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Take Goliath Down
by Max Lucado
Goliaths still roam our world. Debt. Disaster. Dialysis. Danger. Deceit. Disease. Depression. Super-size challenges still swagger and strut, still pilfer sleep and embezzle peace and liposuction joy. But they can't dominate you. You know how to deal with them. You face giants by facing God first.
Focus on giants—you stumble.
Focus on God—your giants tumble.
You know what David knew, and you do what David did. You pick up five stones, and you make five decisions. Ever wonder why David took five stones into battle? Why not two or twenty? Rereading his story reveals five answers. Use your five fingers to remind you of the five stones you need to face down your Goliath. Let your thumb remind you of …
Goliath jogged David's memory. Elah was a déjà vu. While everyone else quivered, David remembered. God had given him strength to wrestle a lion and strong-arm a bear. Wouldn't he do the same with the giant? A good memory makes heroes.
"Remember His marvelous works which He has done" (1 Chronicles 16:12). Catalog God's successes. Keep a list of his world records. Has he not walked you through high waters? Proven to be faithful? Have you not known his provision? How many nights have you gone to bed hungry? Mornings awakened in the cold? He has made roadkill out of your enemies. Write today's worries in sand. Chisel yesterday's victories in stone. Pick up the stone of the past. Then select …
Note the valley between your thumb and finger. To pass from one to the next you must go through it. Let it remind you of David's descent. Before going high, David went low; before ascending to fight, David descended to prepare. Don't face your giant without first doing the same. Dedicate time to prayer. Paul, the apostle, wrote, "Prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long" (Eph. 6:18 MSG).
Prayer spawned David's successes. His Brook Besor wisdom grew out of the moment he "strengthened himself in the Lord his God" (1 Sam. 30:6). When Saul's soldiers tried to capture him, David turned toward God: "You have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble" (Ps. 59:16).
Invite God's help. Pick up the stone of prayer. And don't neglect …
Let your tallest finger remind you of your highest priority: God's reputation. David jealously guarded it. No one was going to defame his Lord. David fought so that "all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord's" (1 Sam. 17:46-47).
David saw Goliath as a chance for God to show off! Did David know he would exit the battle alive? No. But he was willing to give his life for the reputation of God.
What if you saw your giant in the same manner? Rather than begrudge him, welcome him. Your cancer is God's chance to flex his healing muscles. Your sin is God's opportunity to showcase grace. Your struggling marriage can billboard God's power. See your struggle as God's canvas. On it he will paint his multicolored supremacy. Announce God's name and then reach for …
David ran, not away from, but toward his giant. On one side of the battlefield, Saul and his cowardly army gulped. On the other, Goliath and his skull-splitters scoffed. In the middle, the shepherd boy ran on his spindly legs. Who bet on David? Who put money on the kid from Bethlehem? Not the Philistines. Not the Hebrews. Not David's siblings or David's king. But God did.
And since God did, and since David knew God did, the skinny runt became a blur of pumping knees and a swirling sling. He ran toward his giant.
Do the same!
Let your ring finger remind you to take up the stone of passion.
One more stone, and finger, remains:
David didn't think one rock would do. He knew Goliath had four behemoth relatives. For all David knew, they'd come running over the hill to defend their kin. David was ready to empty the chamber if that's what it took.
Imitate him. Never give up. One prayer might not be enough. One apology might not do it. One day or month of resolve might not suffice. You may get knocked down a time or two … but don't quit. Keep loading the rocks. Keep swinging the sling.
David took five stones. He made five decisions. Do likewise. Past. Prayer. Priority. Passion. And persistence.
Next time Goliath wakes you up, reach for a stone. Odds are, he'll be out of the room before you can load your sling.
From Facing Your Giants
Copyright (Thomas Nelson, 2005) Max Lucado
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I don't think my family has what it takes to be "America's Next Top (family) Model." We just completed the annual Christmas picture shoot, and, well, it's done. And while I can't say no one got hurt — there was blood, sweat and tears — we all survived.
I don't think my family has what it takes to be "America's Next Top (family) Model."
We just completed the annual Christmas picture shoot, and, well, it's done. And while I can't say no one got hurt — there was blood, sweat and tears — we all survived.
There are four of us: my wife, Sharon, me and our two boys. Jay is 3; Finn is 8 months, not a lot of time to develop his modeling chops.
I went into the family Christmas shoot with eyes wide open. That's because I've watched a few episodes of "America's Next Top Model." This is my wife's fault.
I know what's at stake. I know the challenges and obstacles that stand between a great photo shoot and a dud because Tyra Banks has armed me with the wisdom. Banks, a former supermodel, hosts the show that sees women compete to become "America's Next Top Model." Little did I know, Banks' success has turned her into a self-appointed modeling Yoda ("want it, you must"). The show's model hopefuls flitter around her in hopes of siphoning off some of that brilliance.
Well, I applied some of that brilliance to the family photo shoot, which is the make or break family picture of the year. Sure, family vacations, Halloween and birthday parties are big, but none provide the exposure of the Christmas picture. It goes to some 70 homes with our Christmas letter.
We went into the shoot with my father-in-law as the photographer and my mother-in-law as the coach, whose tools consisted of stuffed animals and things that jingled. Yes, those were for the boys. Mostly.
The goal is to capture four natural, gleaming images representing the members of my family, using the most unnatural of devices: The posed photo.
Let's review the strengths and weaknesses of the models. My wife is clearly the money player here. She's beautiful and has a comfortable smile that she could hold through a tornado. Tyra may tell her to "go for sexy, without being hoochie," but those waters are far too deep for this young Luke Skywalker.
And then there's Finn. Finn has a light. The question is will the stress of the shoot dull that? He has to learn to push all of that stress — you know, from being unable to reach his rattle — out of his infant head. The other challenge for Finn is that because he's so cute, he tends to be a little too commercial. He's got to find an edge.
Jay, at age 3, already has taken some amazing photos, but now he, as Tyra-Yoda might say, "seems to be doubting" himself. He's a great looking kid, but can he translate that to film?
And the really weak link in this frame is yours truly. I don't have the gift of modeling. I've never gotten past the fact that if I smile, I look stupid and 20 pounds heavier. It's true.
When I took a job at one newspaper, people from the community who'd seen my picture in the newspaper couldn't recognize me in person because they expected I'd be pulling a wagon.
The smile has become my Achilles' heel. I can't stop thinking about it. I don't dare part my lips and reveal my teeth — who knows what kind of damage that could wreak? So I go with a lips-sewn-shut grin. And this grin has a shelf life of only about 2.5 seconds.
After that, it looks like I'm trying to overcome indigestion. I don't have the courage to climb out of this rut. It's hard to sell happy when you look miserable.
As you can see, we had a lot of unknowns heading into this all-important photo shoot.
Moments into the shoot, there was trouble between the models. Jay took a swipe at Finn's face and drew a little blood. Finn was unable to persevere. He needed pureed fruit before he'd again step in front of the camera.
With our coach jingling things and me trying to coordinate my 2.5-second-smile with those brief windows when the boys actually looked in the direction of the camera, it took all 36 frames of the film (yes, we still use film), and still our photographer wasn't sure he had a winner.
When the pictures came back, our flaws were magnified. We'd lost our necks, and our legs obviously didn't go on forever.
There were no winners. We picked the frame that seemed the farthest from a loser. Our family and friends will likely be happy to see our flawed but smiling faces; however, I don't expect we'll get a call from Cover Girl anytime soon.
Sorry, Tyra. Obviously, we didn't want it enough.
Tom Martin is editor of The Register-Mail. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com or 343-7181, Ext. 250.


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A smart CEO understands the inherent value of goal setting in steering a growing business in the right direction. Unfortunately, figuring out exactly what the right direction is—and the road map to get there—isn't as much of a no-brainer.
More than 80 percent of the 300 small business owners surveyed in the recent 4th Annual Staples National Small Business Survey said that they don't keep track of their business goals, and 77 percent have yet to achieve their vision for their company. iStock
Though the statistics are grim, they should make sense: establishing business goals involves afair amount of introspection into what makes your business tick, and what you want its future to be. Devoting the properamount of time to do that can be difficult in a struggling economy, but your goals will be more achievable and effective if youdo.
"You have to know what you're going for, and do it with your eyes wide open," says Francisco Dao, founder and president ofThe Killer Pitch, a firm based in Tarzana, California, that helps companies and entrepreneurs refine their message, and formerbusiness coach and columnist for Inc. "Look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself what it's going to take to achieve yourgoals."
Start by distinguishing your long-term goals from your short-term ones. Your long-term goals should have a timeline of aboutthree to five years, says Maria Marshall, an associate professor at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, who hasconducted research on small and family-owned businesses.
They should articulate your company's mission statement, reflecting the reason your company was founded. "When you thinkabout why the company is there in the first place, goals take on a whole different meaning," says Bill Baren, a business coachand founder and president of Bill Baren Coaching, based in San Francisco. "There's more energy behind them. They don't feelforced."
Marshall says that these types of visionary goals usually fall within four general areas: service, social, profit, or growth:
• Social - Goals that focus on giving back to the community, through philanthropy or volunteer organizations, for example.
• Growth - Goals related to the expansion of the company, through new employees, for instance.
Marshall likens each type of goal to a vacation destination, and the related short-term goals and objectives you establishafterward as the road map for getting there.
To emphasize the distinction between long- and short-term goals, Baren suggests using different language. "Look at a long-term goal as an initiative," he says. "If you're constantly calling them goals, people will say they've heard it before. [To them,] itwill feel like a marathon. Sometimes, a goal needs to be positioned as something bigger."
If you're truly thinking big, you might want to consider creating a B.H.A.G., a "big, hairy, audacious, goal." The term—coined byJames Collins and Jerry Porras in their 1996 article "Building Your Company's Vision"—refers to the 30-year game changinggoals, like Sony trying to change the worldwide perception of Japanese products being of poor quality.
Dao also points to the example of Boeing building the 747. "They were going all in," he says. "If it didn't work, Boeing wasgoing to go bankrupt. B.H.A.G.'s aren't impossible, but the company better be willing to bet the farm."
Regardless of just how long you want your long-term goals to be, be cognizant of how quickly they can change. Lori Becker,founder and CEO of Boston-based education publishing firm Publishing Solutions Group, says she is a fan of the five-yeargoal, but the current economy and some major changes in her industry have forced her to reevaluate. "Instead of a few yearsout, I'm now looking quarter to quarter," she says. "My goal is just to make more money than I did last year."
Now that you've figured out what you want in the long term, you need to figure out how to get there. Marshall recommends aneasy way to think about your short-term objectives for accomplishing your long-term goals. Make them S.M.A.R.T.:
• Specific. In order to work, objectives need to be concrete (not as abstract as your long-term aims) and highly detailed.
• Measurable. Put a figure or value, such as a dollar amount or percentage, to the objective.
• Action-oriented. Lay out which actions need to be taken by which people, and when.
• Realistic. Make goals challenging, but consider your resources so that you can actually achieve them reasonably.
"You have to understand what the long-term goal means on a daily basis," Dao says. "How do you establish the goal at itsmost fundamental level? If I want to increase sales annually by 24 percent, how many new customers or orders a day is that?"
The short-term objectives should ideally have a much narrower timeline. "Increasing sales 24 percent a year is a pretty bignumber," Dao says. "But increasing sales two percent each month seems totally doable."
Break down specific actions to be taken by specific people, assigning someone in each department involved to beaccountable—and to help motivate employees.
Perhaps the most important component of these short-term goals is tying them into the long-term ones. Because you'vealready identified those long-term goals, it's easier to see how focusing on seemingly small details can be a step towardachieving a broader long-term aim.
For example, one of Becker's long-term goals is to keep costs and overhead under control. When she saw that she was payingover $1,000 a month for pay per click color prints on her publishing firm's copier, she invested the time to figure out why thefees were so costly. It turned out that employees were needlessly printing out e-mails with blue hyperlinks in color, so Beckermade it a priority to reconfigure each computer to print in black and white by default.
Baren suggests that inspiration and accountability are also two essential components for turning goals from abstract intoreality. "Accountability without inspiration is like a prison sentence," he says.
"Goals are not separate from the culture of the organization," he continues. "It's not an accident that Zappos.com has doneover $2 billion in business. They've created a culture of caring—when they ask their employees to do something, they go anddo it."
You may have a clear vision of where you want your company to go, but it's also crucial to motivate employees so they'relooking in the same direction you are. So, instead of issuing a top-down initiative, try co-creating goals with employees.
"It's really important that there is enthusiastic buy-in from your employees," Baren says. "Everyone feels like they have someownership in the goal, as opposed to [the CEO acting as] a dictator mandating something."
Once you've asked employees to help you create your goals, get everyone on the same page. "We're very communicative, andvery hands on," Becker says. "Know what your neighbor is doing so, you can help each other out." She organizes Mondaymorning meetings and Wednesday midweek check-ins to keep each one of her employees on track.
"Even a really good boss can't see it all," Dao says. "Get the feedback of people who are executing it on the front line."
The reality is, a growing business will have more than just a few goals. That's when a vigilant focus and a commitment toorganization comes into play.
For example, Becker keeps checklists of her short-term goals, and also uses to programs like Microsoft Excel to keep track ofthem. Each Monday morning, she checks in on the status of her goals. "I don't want to forget about long-term goals becauseso many tiny things can come up during the week to distract me," she says.
It might make sense to tackle one goal at a time. "If you become unfocused, it's like getting off on every exit of the highway,"Marshall says. "You have to pick the exits you want to take very carefully, so you can maximize your strengths and minimizeyour weaknesses as a company."
Another problem that can arise with having many distinct goals for your business is the possibility they will conflict with eachother.
"Companies will say that they want 100 percent customer satisfaction," Dao says, "but they'll also want the highest margins.Customer service is expensive, so that's not going to happen. You have to pick. Look at the big picture."
Also look out for a situation where you're unwittingly preventing employees from accomplishing a goal.
Dao points to the hypothetical example of a company that wants to improve customer service ratings, but which has anextensive automated phone tree before customers can talk to an actual person. "By the time they're on the fourteenth level,customers are already pissed off," Dao says. "How is that guy they finally speak to going to be able to get customersatisfaction back up to a 10 when there is nothing he can do about the system?"
One important (and often overlooked) part of the business goal setting process is rewarding the employees who are actuallyworking to achieve those goals. This isn't always a financial incentive.
"You've achieved a set of goals, and the next day you hand out a new pile of goals to work on," Baren says. "What happened toa simple thank you, and celebrating what's gone right? If you work in a company long enough where that's not practiced, themotivation starts to disappear."


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The Result of the Body Examination Is Actually…
Lu Yao's request seemed preposterous, but the two had already bowed to heaven and earth. They were already a properly married couple, and it could not be considered too improper.
Yao Shu had a kind heart. Seeing that the culprit of Lu Cuo's death had already been found, and although he felt a bit uncomfortable about Lu Yao's people framing Feng Yu Heng, she was now his wife. They had concluded the proper rituals, and it was already properly filed with the government. In any case, he should provide his wife with some protection. Thus he did not say anything and helped Lu Yao while guiding granny Gui to the bridal courtyard.
With such a thing happening at the wedding, nobody was in the mood to continue. But the people enjoyed gossipping. The results of Lu Yao's body examination had not yet come out, thus there was nobody in a rush to leave. They just slowly sipped on the tea brought up by the servants. At the same time, they wanted to laugh at the expense of Lu Song, who was still kneeling at the feet of the seventh prince.
Feng Zi Rui was at his elder sister's side and quietly said to her: "Cousin-in-law looks really fierce. I really don't know what eldest cousin sees in her."
Feng Yu Heng laughed and said: "You're still young, but you seem to understand quite a bit." But after thinking a bit, didn't most children mature earlier? Thinking back to when she had just returned to the capital, Xiang Rong and Fen Dai were no more than ten years old. Xiang Rong was still a little more innocent, but that Fen Dai even knew to try and seduce Xuan Tian Ming. Looking back around at the nine-year-old Zi Rui, she did not dare treat him as a young child any further.
Looking over again at Lu Song, who was kneeling there with his head down, he felt that he could not show his face. A dignified standard-first rank official was kept kneeling like this in front of so many people. If this was in court, it would be fine, but this was just a family's residence. What sort of situation was this?
But the complaints in his heart and the feelings of shame were pointless. The person that had him kneeling was the seventh prince, Xuan Tian Hua. Normally, he was kind and gentle to all; however, everyone knew that he was the one person that must never be angered. Today, the Lu family had fallen into this situation. Lu Song thought to himself that this trial would most likely not be easy to pass.
Feng Yu Heng tilted her head shifted herself slightly to say to Xuan Tian Ming: "Take a guess. How will seventh brother mess with prime minister Lu?"
Xuan Tian Ming shrugged: "I don't know, but it will be enough suffering. Offending this prince just results in being whipped, but offending seventh brother can result in any number of outcomes. Let's take a look at Lu Song's luck and the results of the body examination."
Xuan Tian Ge also came over at this time and began to gossip with the two: "Say, if that Lu Yao does not have a pure body, how should this matter be handled?" While she spoke, she looked toward Feng Yu Heng seriously, "A-Heng, would the Yao family acknowledge that granddaughter-in-law?"
Feng Yu Heng sneered, "If she really does not have any shame and lost her purity before marriage, this imperial daughter cannot do without cleaning house for the Yao family. Even if eldest cousin ends up hating me, this would be something that I must do." At the very least, she could not allow Yao Xian to look at this sort of disgusting person every day. She did not have too many deep feelings for the other people of the manor. After all, the time that they had spent together was short. They were all good people, but when it came to feelings, it all relied on the blood relations with the body's original owner. It had to be the case that Yao shi was incompetent and caused these blood ties to become a bit weaker. But with Yao Xian present, everything was different. The two were close. He was an existence that could not be replaced by anyone.
"I like this bit of your personality!" Xuan Tian Ge praised her sincerely, "Only someone like this will not be bullied by others."
Xuan Tian Ming snorted coldly, "You think that you're any better than her? This prince heard that when we were in the North, the son of lord Liao's family went to inquire about marriage, and you threw all of the gifts that they had brought out of the palace's entrance."
"Tsk." Xuan Tian Ge expressed her disdain, "Wasn't it all learned from you guys. I wonder which elder brother it was that taught me to not hold back against the people that I do not like but still come to visit. Just hold them down and give them a beating first before talking. In any case, I gave them some face and did not really beat them."
Xuan Tian Ming smiled bitterly. Was this not what he had taught her from a young age. In this generation, the old Xuan family only had this one little girl. There were nine grown boys that would occasionally conflict in their official business, but they all doted on this single younger sister. After thinking a bit, Xuan Tian Ge had reached the marrying age, but with her status as a palace princess and the only palace princess in Da Shun, how much room did she have to make her own decisions?
In an instant, all three thought of this, and the atmosphere became a bit gloomier. Zi Rui noticed that something was off and went to tug on Xuan Tian Ge's hand, quietly saying: "Elder sister Tian Ge, how about you marrying our cousin! We still have so many cousins, and they are all good boys. The Yao family is really good. You won't be bullied if you marry into the family."
Xuan Tian Ge let out a "pft" then laughed. Pinching Zi Rui's small cheeks, she said: "How could this palace princess be bullied."
Feng Yu Heng also laughed, "It's already good enough if she doesn't bully others."
While they spoke, Feng Fen Dai stomped over to their side. Following this came the fifth prince with a worried expression.
Speaking of, the fifth prince, Xuan Tian Yan, had been quite worried about Fen Dai, especially when he saw Feng Fen Dai heading over with a provocative look. Xuan Tian Yan even thought of pulling her back. But there were many people nearby and could not really charge forward.
At this time, Fen Dai had already arrived. She first saluted the ninth prince and Xuan Tian Ge. She then said to Zi Rui: "Younger brother returned to the capital but didn't come to play in the Feng residence. Fourth sister really missed you."
Zi Rui was always very courteous in front of others, thus he gave Fen Dai a salute then respectfully said: "Fourth sister." The words that then came out of his mouth were not at all lacking in dignity: "If fourth sister is saying for Zi Rui to go and play in the Feng residence, pick an appropriate day. Zi Rui will prepare a gift and visit properly. But if you're saying to go home and take a look, I can go at any time."
These words caused Fen Dai to lose her temper. She repeatedly thought to herself that with a sister like that, the younger brother would also be the same. Feng Zi Rui's mouth was becoming more and more similar to his elder sister's. However, she did not know how Yao shi gave birth to these two strange ones. Thinking of Yao shi's weak personality, it was completely different from these two siblings! But she immediately recalled the time Yao shi had stabbed Feng Jin Yuan, thus she knew that she just did not explode. When she exploded, she would move straight to using a knife.
She settled herself. Her goal with coming over naturally was not to concern herself with Zi Rui. It was to cause Feng Yu Heng to feel disgusted. At this moment, she deliberately looked around then feigned shock when asking: "Today is the wedding of the Yao manor's eldest young master, but why do I not see madam Yao in attendance? She is the eldest young master's aunt!" She then looked at Feng Yu Heng with a smile that had bad intentions, "Could it be that second sister did not have a chance to go and visit madam Yao after returning to the capital? This is second sister's mistake. In any case, she is your mother."
Xuan Tian Ming turned around and did not want to pay any attention to Fen Dai. The arguments between girls really were annoying. Fortunately, his A-Heng would not eat a loss; otherwise, he could not go without concerning himself with this. He did not mind shutting the Feng family's fourth young miss' mouth completely.
When he turned around, he happened to see the fifth prince looking over in his direction with an apologetic expression. Xuan Tian Ming looked away and did not continue looking. He did not need any sort of apology. If apologies had any use, what was the point of his whip? It was fine if his wife did not suffer any grievances, but once she was bullied, even if he destroyed the world, he would seek revenge until his wife was happy.
Once Fen Dai's words were spoken, Feng Yu Heng did not rush to reply. She very calmly picked up her cup of tea and took a few sips. As for Fen Dai, she just stood in front of her while feeling awkward.
When Feng Yu Heng finally decided to reply, she ended up saying: "Fourth sister is so concerned about mother. Thinking about it, it seems that kindness will always be remembered! Second sister does not know how to thank you. How about this, when the banquet has come to an end, come with me to the Yao family's other residence to visit her! Mother was talking about how she wanted to eat some grapes from Fan Jiang. Thinking about it, the fifth prince's palace should not be lacking any. Fourth sister should bring some, that way you won't be impolite for visiting without a gift."
When she spoke, her voice was not quiet, and the fifth prince was only a few steps away. He heard every word that Feng Yu Heng said. It would be fine if he was not mentioned, but since he was mentioned, he had no choice but to immediately say: "If madam Yao likes red grapes, this prince will happily send some. Fourth young miss will go to the Li Palace later to fetch some. This prince will also go along to visit. Speaking of, we will also be related in the future. We naturally ought to go and visit."
Fen Dai heard this. Not only had she not come out victorious, she even ended up taking a loss. For a while, she felt extremely indignant and wanted to say some more; however, the fifth prince was already giving her a look, warning her to not cause any further trouble.
Fen Dai would not listen to others, but she would still listen to some of what the fifth prince said. Thus she immediately closed her mouth and turned to return. But when she saw the girls at her original table looking over, they all knew that she had not come out on top. She did not want to go back and be laughed at by them. Looking once more, there was an empty chair next to the fifth prince, thus she simply turned once more and quickly walked over.
The fifth prince did not have any objections to this. In any case, it would be easier to keep an eye on her with her nearby. He just nodded apologetically to Feng Yu Heng before turning back to console Fen Dai.
At this time, it had been a while since Lu Yao had gone to the bridal chamber to be examined. Everyone craned their necks to look; however, they did not see her come back. They could not help but begin to discuss this.
Feng Yu Heng also felt that it was a little off. Just as she was about to send someone to take a look, they heard someone present suddenly say: "They've returned!"
Looking over, sure enough, Lu Yao's group returned with granny Gui from the small path, and she could not help but let out a sigh of relief.
Xu shi personally went forward to greet granny Gui and respectfully brought her back. She did not express anything to Lu Yao, as she remained peaceful and at ease. She no longer expressed the same warmth as when welcoming in a new bride.
At this time, everyone's gaze was focused on granny Gui, as they waited to see if she would say anything that would ignite discussion around the capital.
Feng Yu Heng, however, looked past granny Gui and looked straight at Yao Shu. She just saw that he was supporting Lu Yao with one hand and holding her shoulder gently with the other. It seemed that he had a very loving expression.
Her heart went "thunk." At this time, she heard granny Gui loudly announce the result of the body examination: "Through this old servant's personal examination, the Yao family's young madam, Lu Yao, is… a virgin!"


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Hello Good People who still read this blog…(amazingly)
I haven't written here for so long, was very put off by the lack of privacy online and prosecutions after the London riots and then so many things happened in my daily life. Last night I stayed up late and watched old music videos with my son and it made me remember how much I enjoyed writing my blog here and ranting, and planting the odd youtube video in between my ranting as backing music.
I just like to rant to people I know these days and life has been so weird since the recession. I think being a hippie is becoming cool again, or far less frowned upon by youth in 2015,than when I first started this blog.Even becoming a Labour supporter is becoming cool again after years of three main parties advocating capitalism. But as I said the other day, we're all fed up with relentless caterpillars ( my tired play on words). The money never trickles down from the rich to the poor, instead the rich get more maids, probably with a string of "domestic service" qualifications.The superich can pick and choose among the desperate. But even the rich are more insecure since this global economic downturn, with the rise of apocalyptic religious fanaticism, the spread of 24 news channels to scare us all, refugees and the poor arriving in the countries of the wealthy – giving rise to more servants! and more xenophobia(see Footnote 1) to scare suburban-minded voters whose herd instinct is too strong to use their brains independently of the right-wing media.
We all share this planet, and for a long time the rich countries, and exploited countries were kept far away from one another, but eventually as travel gets easier, it seems not implausible for every country to end up with the same wealth and resources, that means us westerners will become a lot poorer! But then that's equality. Countries and borders are drawn in sand, we are just animals roving a small planet most trying to find a way to survive while others try to conquer. ( not conker, to fight all our territorial battles with conkers on bits of string in the autumn ("Fall" for Americans) would be far more fun).
An old friend from a psychedelic band sent me a link to this wonderful piece of Hippie history, Notting Hill as it used to be. A short film entitled "Getting it Straight in Notting Hill Gate",(1969-"Blissful Company" album) the title of a song by local band Quintessence who jam at the end of the film. Notice how little traffic there is and how many people are black, yes Notting Hill was known as a "West Indian" (Afro-Caribbean) area. Now most residents are white and superrich but also many like me don't have much but have been living here for a very long time.
This is a link to the short film which was put up online by the lovely people at the British Film Institute:
I still live there but feel totally alienated from all the posh residents, I blend in but I remember when Notting Hill was a dangerous and exciting place. I remember each time I walked down certain roads at night on my own, particularly down "All Saints Road", anyone who spotted me assumed that I was a prostitute or in search of a drug deal. In fact I was more interested in just exploring different ways of being. I've never enjoyed danger, but boredom is like death, so sometimes one has to make a compromise and take risks for the sake of avoiding a depressing existence.
Who can afford to live in Notting Hill now? Who can afford to live in London? The prices of houses has got so crazy now that it can't go on forever, the prices have to stabilise in the next couple of years. There simply aren't enough millionaires to buy all the houses in London, or rent them. They say that Russian Oligarchs are to blame, but I think they are making them into (rich) scapegoats, after all it is a UK decision not to cap the prices of houses and to keep the "fair rents" at the same level as the going local market cost for rents. Rampant Caterpillars!
I have to put some other music videos up here. They are not hippie videos but are just weird and entertaining. This is the Eurythmics. Here someone is either making fun of the ridiculously extravagant British pop videos of the eighties or this is a genuinely silly pop video.
Great song though! and interesting video, note the cows (why?), the forerunner to the personal computer ( we only had word processors at that time) and obligatory period costume ( see also Boy George Karma Chameleon video and others)
The Eurhythmics – Sweet Dreams 1983 ( I hope this link works!)
Then here's a great live/not live performance of Radar Love by Golden Earring. Have you ever seen a more bored audience? Note the blonde girl teenagers forced to sit on the stage, frankly I don't think any of these people like rock music and I think they were all told they would be tortured if they did not sit quietly until the end of the song ( I'd be the same if I had to sit through an Ed Sheeran gig).There's a very angry looking woman with big glasses in the background, that would be me at a Mumford & Sons gig.Meanwhile the band do a great "stonking" semi-live performance. It looks live they are performing live over a recording, it doesn't matter, the song is great. I never used to think so but I am old and any music of the 1970s is better than the bland brain death that is Mumford and Sons ( I can get away with saying this because you haven't heard my own songs).
Golden Earring -Radar Love (1973)(Yey turn it up and dance round the room and ROCK!!!)( Mumford and Sons are so square!)
Now staying on the topic of rock..until last night I never knew who was responsible behind that wonderful song "Black Betty" which used to be played at my school disco right after "Black Knight" (Deep Purple), " Play that Funky Music" (Wild Cherry), " You ain't seen nothing yet" (Bachman Turner Overdrive), and "Jive Talking" (The Bee Gees). But it would seem that all of the dudes performing the aforementioned songs were white and "Ram Jam" who played "Black Betty" looked like this, but hey, as long as you have a Gibson guitar with gold fittings who cares about image?
( I hope this like works!) Black Betty -Ram Jam (1977) Great Glasses!
Today's "square" and dreary songwriters who find Johnny Cash wildly exciting, and who perceive the music of Mumford and Sons as orgasmic as a Carlos Santana solo, as he melds into one with his instrument, surrendering to a climax of sustained peals of electric sensual screaming guitar ecstasy, will no doubt get very excited by my next music video. ( I can be a dreary songwriter too, and I must get back to my corny song rehearsal later- actually I think perhaps Mumford & Sons have got a bit less dreary recently, but still not as great as my next video).
If you are too young to remember the 1970s then you won't fully understand the context of the wonderful comedy of "Father Ted". However this following video will assist you in understanding "the lovely girls competition" and this lovely girl would have won. Dana singing "All Kinds of Everything". The lyrics start off like Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" but without any of the philosophy. I love the lyrics, totally absurd in places!
"Seagulls and aeroplanes
things of the sky
winds that go howlin',
Carlos Santana's orgasmic guitar solos,
breezes that sigh
city sights
neon lights
grey skies or blue
all kinds of everything remind me of you"
( I hope Dana doesn't read this, I'm sure she's still a lovely lady)
Dana- All Kinds of Everything (1970)
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1. Originally I wrote "Zenophobia" instead of "Xenophobia" . I don't think the word "Zenophobia" exists, so I have decided that it means the fear someone experiences when realising they are thinking, behaving or dressing like a hippie, or otherwise enjoying hippie music (i.e. most 60s and early 70s guitar based music).Zenophobia afflicts a broad-spectrum of society regardless of religion, economic class, racial background or education. This blog is one of the projects that tries to help people with "Zenophobia" and to re-assure them that it is OK to be a hippie and that once people start to think with their minds, they will realise that rampant caterpillars and Osiris have brainwashed them away from a sensible, peaceful and creatively free way of living on this planet.
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There is a missing link in many lawn care programs — an underutilized cultural practice that boosts turf health and, potentially, your bottom line. Vertical mowing is a healthy habit and a beneficial component of an annual turf care routine. Simply put, vertical mowing encourages turf to take its vitamins.
The practice turns up thatch and opens the turf canopy so it can drink up nutrients and water, and clear out room for fresh growth. Verticutting is an energy boost, setting the stage for green-up in spring and preparing turf for overseeding in fall. And most turf varieties appreciate verticutting — the vigorous mowing isn't limited to sports turf or commercial properties.
Consider verticutting part of a balanced diet. Here are some ways to make sure your turf receives the correct dose and some details on choosing appropriate equipment to deliver the best results.
Verticutting is a deep-cleaning process for the turf canopy. Vertical blades — arranged .025 to 1.5 inches apart on a disc — rotate through turf, dredging up thatch and opening the canopy to allow the turf to breath. Vertical mowing in the traditional sense is a remedial mechanical process to remove excess thatch, reduce turf canopy density and extract organic material from the turf region at or below the plant crown area. Verticutting isn't aeration, and it isn't grooming. But often, there is a mix-up between the two.
Golf course superintendents who groom turf understand the regenerative benefits of conditioning their turf. Though the concept is similar to verticutting, the results are quite different. Groomers are a lightweight version of a verticutter. The vertical blades are thinner and the cutting depth is less — targeting the growing points and tips of the grass stem. Results from groomers are less drastic, allowing turf to recover quickly and look relatively untouched.
Verticutters, on the other hand, dig deeper into the turf canopy and penetrate the crown area of the plant, possibly below, severing stolons and stems. While groomers are designed to condition or stimulate new growth, verticutters are more rigorous and remove thatch. When a verticutter passes over a section of turf, results are visible. Vertical mowing can be disruptive if you cut deeply into the canopy. Upturned soil and debris rest on the turf surface.
Cleanup is simple, requiring one pass over the area with a mower to collect residual debris. This step is critical to ensure what's left behind doesn't compact into soil and reverse verticutting benefits. Removing debris and opening the turf canopy also reduces humidity, promotes drying and reduces the opportunity for disease development.
Sure, verticutting can be dirty work. But the benefits are worth the cleanup — and recovery is minimal if you perform the process properly, gauge verticutting vigor based on turf requirements and utilize the right equipment for the job. Light vertical mowing (being less aggressive and more frequent), can benefit both active growing and aggressive turf by promoting superior turf performance and persistence.
What turf types will benefit from vertical mowing? And why is the management method such a crucial part of turf cultural practices?
First, verticutting isn't limited to regional divides. The highest concentration of use seems to be in northeastern states where operators use verticutters to manage thatch in bentgrasses during summer months. However, those in arid climates who rely heavily on irrigation will find that vertical mowing opens the turf canopy, eliminates accumulation of organic layers and improves irrigation efficiency and moisture penetration into the soil profile.
Areas with significant rainfall naturally accumulate thatch, so verticutting is a smart way to whittle away grass mass and lessen the chance of disease. Southern states harbor warm-season grasses, which experience lateral growth. Rotary mowers draw up some of the overlapping stands on this "creeping grass," but verticutters will reduce density drastically.
Every turfgrass species benefits from occasional verticutting — two to three times each year — especially those that grow by stolons or rhizomes. Some examples include the bluegrasses and bentgrasses in the more northern climates and Transition Zones. Southern states use considerable amounts of bermudagrasses and ever-increasing acreage of zoysiagrass, which respond favorably to periodic heavy vertical mowing.
A light vertical mowing or grooming program can also aid in managing thatch accumulation and scalping tendencies. Traditionally, bermudagrass greens and fairways on sports fields and golf courses will undergo verticutting at the end of the season in preparation for overseeding of winter grasses.
Verticutting intensity depends on the application and frequency. The process produces various results on turf, depending on depth and aggressiveness (how deep blades penetrate into soil). Closely spaced vertical blades and a deep cutting depth vigorously churn up soil and results can require a longer recovery period. You should complete an aggressive vertical mowing program only during the most active growing period of the season, which promotes rapid recovery.
Because superintendents typically groom turf throughout the season, verticutting intensity can be lessened. Landscape contractors who choose to vertical mow properties more than twice a year should also decrease cutting depth for mid-season cuts.
Typically, you should perform vertical mowing three times each year. First in the spring, which helps remove dead and dormant organic material and promote fresh growth. The spring application helps expose turf crown areas to improve soil warming and green-up.
Turf specialists can schedule the second application mid-season, during the most active growth. This timing increases turf recovery and promotes performance, pushing turf to maximum health. Some turf managers hesitate to verticut during this time, and aggressive cutting can stunt grass growth and force turf into stress conditions if you aren't careful. Decrease cutting depth and "go easy" on turf mid-season to achieve best results. For example, if you mow at 1.5 inches, you should set vertical blade depth at 0.75 inch — half the depth from the height of cut and the soil level. Performed properly, this application will allow more sun, nutrients and moisture to enter the soil profile so it stays strong for the rest of the season.
Finally, fall application prepares seedbeds for overseeding. If light verticutting isn't performed during the season, you might take a more robust approach in fall to open canopy so it can accept seed. Be careful not to remove excessive canopy from the base plant, which can impact its ability to recover in the spring.
Depending on the application, you can choose vertical cutting attachments to fit turf type and venue. Depending on mower type, attachments can provide vertical cutting capabilities. Dedicated vertical mowers can be attached to a tractor and are well suited for heavy-duty cutting requirements.
While rotary, reel and flail mowers cut horizontal growth, vertical mowers cut on the vertical axis. Achieving this cut can be as simple as replacing your existing cutting unit with the vertical reel, which has the same footprints. Verticut reels are available for fairway mowers and greens mowers. The vertical reel shaft features ¾-inch blades and will perform only vertical cutting.
Landscape contractors generally run rotary mowers, which do not accept the attachment. In this case, operators can utilize a dedicated vertical mower to produce the same — if not more intense — results. For example, a dedicated mower that attaches to a tractor with a three-point hitch. Operators engage the PTO, which turns on the hydraulic system. Bi-directional blades spin in forward or backward motions, depending on operator preference. Forward spinning is more aggressive. The independent heads follow ground contours to ensure a complete, vertical cut. Operators can control cutting height and depth by adjusting rollers.
These features further explain the difference between vertical mowers and groomers. Vertical attachments and independent vertical mowers allow operators to cut only in that motion. Because they must replace existing cutting units with the vertical option, they are not achieving a "two-in-one" cut, so to speak.
Groomers, on the other hand, attach in front of fairway mowers, so the machine cuts horizontally and vertically in one pass, three dimensional mowing in effect. Again, this attachment conditions turf and it isn't as damaging. This makes it possible for operators to use groomers for the simultaneous cut.
Vertical mowers are sturdy machines, and the capital investment pays off for landscape contractors who sell the service as an add-on. The rough-and-ready equipment piece is reliable, slow and steady. And for turf care specialists who manage properties with fairway mowers, having a vertical mower attachment on hand takes little space and little time for the change-out.
Verticutting benefits turf and also can boost business. The remedial process is a rare offering on most landscape contractors' service menus.
The practice is highly underutilized and not widely sold to residential or commercial clients. Meanwhile, it represents profit potential and is simply a turf health-minded move. Because it is a well-kept secret, those who offer the service can market the value and charge accordingly, securing generous profit margins.
Landscape contractors can incorporate the turf restoration technique into customers' comprehensive lawn care programs, and the offering can separate a quality-minded service provider from the next fly-by-night operation. Verticutting is another value-added option contractors can add to their service menus.
Explain to customers the value of verticutting in the spring to jumpstart turf growth and why light, mid-season verticutting can dethatch turf and ensure fertilizer applications are reaching into soil.
Adding a vertical cut to customers' lawn care programs is a matter of service smarts. The beneficial boost sets a precedent for high-quality turf before the season starts, and it closes by preparing turfgrass to withstand winter.
Larry Jones is product manager for Jacobsen's golf and fine turf division (Charlotte, N.C.). As product manager, Jones is responsible for several brands including Cushman, Ryan and Jacobsen.
Vertical mowing delivers a bevy of benefits to turfgrass, such as:
- Clears out thatch and removes excess turf growth
- Provides channels for water infiltration
- Opens turf canopy so sunlight and nutrients can settle into soil
- Promotes new, healthy turf growth
- Prepares seedbed for overseeding
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During our recent EdTechTalk Community Development meeting, we discussed the professional benefits of EdTechTalk community membership. As several of us noted, we now reference our participation in EdTechTalk during professional development discussions and within applications for jobs and school.
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Zeitgeist is a borrowed word, from an English language point of view. It means "signs of the times". Yes, I realize that zeitgeist is singular, but somehow we seem to have made it plural in the process of adoption from German. Or maybe not, as it is sometimes capitalized, as a proper noun, the Zeitgeist. Perhaps it is one of those mysterious, uncountable words?
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I'd like to offer this jar containing 19 multi-class (1-of-n) text
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G. Forman. A Pitfall and Solution in Multi-Class Feature Selection for
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The hardest thing about having NS-10M Studios, aside from an exhausting listening experience, is picking the right power amp. I had a chance to demo an SBS Designs S1 for a few weeks and found it interesting how big of a difference a power amplifier can make on your speakers. SBS Designs S-1
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SBS Designs operates out of New Jersey and was founded by Craig Bernabeu in 2001. They do HiFi installations and have their own amps, isolators, and a unique tube processor. Their line of amplification includes the Series M mono block amplifiers and the Series S stereo amplifiers. For the last few years SBS Designs Series S have been making replacing the power for studio main monitors like Augspurgers. The S1, as recommended by SBS, is for tweeters, compression drivers, and bookshelf type speakers. Performance specs are 65 watts per channel @ 8 ohms, Class AB output with a 10 Hz-100 kHz frequency response. I decided to give this one a try over the 125watt S2 and the 275watt S3 because my current amp is a Bryston 2B.
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The front of the panel has to steel hands (presumably to protect the power switch or to help carry in out of racks), a nice big power switch, and 3 pairs of LEDs to indicate output level: Ready, Active, Max Out(clipping). The rear is surprisingly clean and simple: a really big heat sink, two XLR line inputs, knob-less gain pots, recessed banana connectors for speaker out, AC input, and a reset button for the thermal/current sensing circuit breaker. The circuit breaker is a good idea since, to have amp be suited for a recording studio environment, it is without a cooling fan or a built limiter.
SBS Designs S1 Rear
Getting it out of the box and racked was easy enough. The unit itself weighs just a bit over 15lbs and the handles on the front help keep it steady while I screwed it in. Turned it on and started listening to music. The highs on the NS-10s opened up quite a bit and the bump on the 2kHz crossover smoothed out. With earlier NS-10s this would probably prompt a user to do the tissue trick but since my pair are the studio version its not a problem. I turned on a few go to tracks that I am most familiar with and noticed things like distortions, reverbs, and noise that I hadnt noticed before. The response from mid to high revealed detail that I was previously missing. This would probably be due the 10 Hz-100 kHz frequency response and 100v/us slew rate giving it greater definition and transients. The lows were much tighter than the Bryston. The NS10M Studios, being a closed-cabinet, need high wattage and damping to get more out of the lows. Engineers will go with an amp that is 100watts or more per channel to get the lows to come out more and make sure the signal is above distortion. An SBS Designs S2, which is 125watts per channel @8ohms, would better drive the low end. Hooking the S1 up to a less stubborn speaker like the ProAc Studio 100s or Alesis Monitor1 MKII that have a ported design will give a complete sound from low to high. For my personal use the S1 worked just fine since I listen to the NS-10s at a strictly whisper quiet level and with these high end amps you dont have to worry as much about low level distortion burning your voice coils.
At the end of the three weeks of using the SBS Designs S1 I came to listen more to my NS-10s. Mixes were translating and I could work long hours without fatigue. The S1 gave me more detail and a comfortable listening experience than my current amp, which by comparison sounded like it had holes in the upper-mids and sluggish overall. I would recommend an S2 for NS-10 users to get the detail on top and the wattage for the low end.
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Graduate Council Meeting
October 22, 2007
I. The meeting was called to order at 2:35 p.m.
Voting members and alternates present were: A. Chamberlain, G. Bernhardt, D. Cipollini, D. Cole,
D. Curry, R. Dodge, M. Emmert, K. Engisch, B. Farmer, R. Grandhi, B. Jang, D. Ketcha, N. Klingbeil,
P. Martin, S. Narayanan, S. Nelson, J. Petrick, T. Rafferty, L. Ream, M. Rucker, T. Sudkamp, C. Taylor, J. Thomas (Chair), L. VandeCreek, D. Voss, D. Weber, A. Wendt, R. Williams, E. Wolf
Non-voting alternates and other attendees were: J. Bantle, K. Bullinger, J. Champagne, M. Cronenwett,
J. Kimble, G. Malicki, M. Miller, C. Ryan, W. Sellers, C. Sulentic, K. Wilhoite
II. Approval of Minutes
It was moved and seconded that the minutes of the April 23, 2007 meeting be approved as written. Motion carried unanimously.
III. Invited Comments
Thomas Sudkamp, a Graduate Council member serving this year as Faculty President, pointed out that not only is this the 40th Anniversary of Wright State University, this is also the 40th Anniversary of Graduate Programs which began with 355 students and has grown to over 4,000 students today. He stated the Graduate School office is instrumental in this growth, along with J. Thomas promoting new programs to the State Board of Regents. As Faculty President, he thanked them for their work. He further stated that the goal of Graduate Council is to maintain the quality of these programs.
T. Sudkamp asked for a volunteer to be Marshall at the November 17, 2007 Commencement as he cannot serve both as Marshall and as Faculty President.
IV. Report of the Dean (J. Thomas)
J. Thomas listed three standing committees, Policies, Membership. and Student Affairs, and their members. A fourth, Research Council, may be restructured.
Fall enrollment headcount is 3,439, which does not include the M.D. and Psy.D. programs. We have experienced flat headcount enrollment over the past five years. However, graduate credit hours are up about 18%, over this period indicative of having more full time students.
With electronic submission of theses and dissertations becoming mandatory beginning fall 2006, we received about 170 ETD over the past year, a large increase from the 30 received at the previous year. This has been a very smooth transition. Students should be encouraged to attend the Thesis and Dissertation Workshop which will be presented by Graduate Studies on October 30. Faculty supervisors are also invited.
An update on the Ohio Board of Regents' is that they are no longer the deciding body in approving new degree programs and related changes. Those decisions are now made by the Chancellor.
Program Development Plans for the Ph.D. in Sustainable Renewal in the Helping Professions and the M.S. in Leadership Development are under review by RACGS.
J. Thomas reviewed the procedure for approval of new graduate programs. This involves the originating college, the Graduate Council, the Faculty Senate, and the WSU Trustees. It is a lengthy procedure complicated by overlapping committee meeting schedules. The Faculty Senate Executive Committee agreed to one simplification by agreeing to schedule full proposals for new business once they have been approved by the Policies Committee as long as the Graduate Council acts before the Senate meeting at which they come up for a vote as old business. This will help streamline the process. Each College has its own approval process and will be asked to submit that process to J. Thomas for review.
L. Ream was nominated to serve as Graduate Council Secretary and was unanimously approved.
V. Invited Comments
J. Bantle, VPRGS, spoke about the mandated Strategic Plan for Higher Education in Ohio being developed by the Chancellor which should evolve by next March. He also emphasized the need to recruit quality graduate students to support faculty research... We might be able to build on DAGSI and STEM scholarships, which would allow us the opportunity to bring on more students. We need to bring in students from other parts of the United States and the world.
VI. Committee Reports
* Policies Committee (L. Ream)
Since the last Graduate Council meeting, the Policies Committee met May 29, October 9 and October 17, 2007 and discussed and acted upon the following ten items:
At its May 29 meeting, the Committee approved changes in the Library Media Concentration in the M.Ed. Classroom Teacher. Some required courses changed and a new Library Media License was added. Licensure requires an additional 12 credits beyond the 48-49 credit hour degree.
Also at the May meeting, the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Dept. proposed new concentrations in "Alternative Energy" in both the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering master's programs. These were to be in anticipation of a new master's degree. Following discussion, the Committee approved the new concentrations.
At the October 9 meeting, the Committee discussed a proposal from the College of Liberal Arts to formalize Dual Degree Programs between the MPA and the M.A. in International and Comparative Politics. These would be first and second master's degrees in either order. Since the proposed degree requirements exceeded 45 and 33 credit hours for the first and second degrees respectively, no approval was required.
The Raj Soin College of Business proposed a curriculum change in the Master of Accountancy. The change involved adding an Ethics course to the core and decreasing the elective component accordingly. This was approved unanimously.
The Dept of Earth and Environmental Sciences has requested a title change from M.S. Geological Sciences to M.S. Earth and Environmental Science. This follows on similar changes in the department name, undergraduate degrees and course prefixes. This was approved by the Committee. It is unclear from our policies if this requires a vote of the Council or can be approved by Policies. A motion was made that Graduate Council approve the title change. This was seconded and given unanimous approval.
For similar reasons, plus to better reflect faculty interests, the Department of Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering requests a title change from M.S. in Engineering in Human Factors Engineering to M.S.E. in Industrial and Human Factors Engineering. A motion for approval was made and Council approved unanimously.
These two title changes need to go to the RACGS for approval to modify the degree authority. It is possible that they may be considered new programs, in which case a proposal may be required.
Following the approval of new degree tracks last May, at its October meeting, the Committee considered a Program Development Plan for a separate M.S.E. in Alternative Energy. This is the first of two stages in the State approval process. The degree would be the first in this subject area in the state and is to be collaborative with UD and AFIT following the DAGSI model. Following discussion and with some changes, the Committee voted to recommend approval of the PDP. A motion to approve was made and seconded and approval was unanimous.
A second Program Development Plan for a Master's in Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship was considered by the Committee. This is a joint program between Engineering and Business. The committee recommended and received unanimous approval for this PDP.
The Faculty Senate is notified but does not vote at this stage. The PDP is sent to RACGS for preliminary review. The Alternative Energy PDP will await additional coordination with UD and AFIT. Full proposals will be developed.
In May, the Committee voted provisional approval, for conduct during fall quarter, for a Graduate Certificate Program in Lean-Ergonomics for Manufacturing. To continue, the Certificate requires approval by the Council and Faculty Senate. A motion to approve was received and Council approved unanimously. Per the new procedure, this Certificate was put on the Senate agenda as new Business in October. It will now be voted on at the November meeting.
At its April meeting, the Council approved a PDP for an M.S. in Leadership Development. This fall, the Policies Committee acted as a Reading Committee for a Full Proposal for this degree. Changes suggested by Policies have been implemented and the Committee recommends approval of the proposal to go forward. Motion to approve was made and was unanimously approved. This will be on the Senate agenda as New Business in November.
* Membership Committee (J. Petrick)
The Committee met October 15, 2007 and considered and recommended five nominations for full graduate faculty status nominations and five nominations for adjunct full graduate faculty status.
The full member nominees are:
Erin Flanagan Eng/CoLA
James Guthrie Eng/CoLA
Doris Johnson Teacher Ed/CEHS
Richard Schuster Comm Health/BSoM
Michael Sincoff Mgt/RSCoB
It was moved and seconded that the nominees be approved; the motion passed unanimously
The adjunct nominees are:
Scott Galster Psy/CoSM
Jeffery Gearhart BMS PhD/CoSM
Frederick Harmon EE/CECS
Stephen Page BIE/CECS
Jake Vander Zanden ES PhD/CoSM
It was moved and seconded that these nominees be approved; the motion passed unanimously.
* Research Committee (W. Sellers)
Record breaking amounts were awarded this year with over 170 awards totaling over $71,000,000. Funding is up from this time last year, largely due to an NIH program project award with T. Cope as P.I.
RSP has two new staff: Connie Dudley is the Technology Transfer Director and Toni Walchner is Business Manager for Research and Graduate Studies. RSP hopes to hire a licensing associate to help Connie with her duties.
Faculty are invited to attend Faculty Orientation on Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 8:45-11:30 a.m. in the daytaOhio Appenzeller Visualization Lab, which is located in the Joshi Center.
Wright State Research Institute (WSRI) was established this year to develop opportunities for applied research in engineering, sensors, emerging technology, and advanced materials.
CITI (the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) is available to WSU faculty, staff, or students who are required to have training in human subject's protection, animal care and use, and responsible conduct of research.
We need to make use of daytaOhio as consultants and the facilities for research. This resource center is just one of eight Wright Centers of Innovation in the State funded by the Third Frontier Program and the only one focused on information technology.
The annual Research Challenge Early Start/Augmentation competition is approaching. In order to be eligible to compete, a faculty member must have submitted a proposal during the past 12 months for more than $40,000. The deadline is November 13, 2007. This is a very competitive program as Research Challenge funds from the state have not been growing.
VII. Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:25 p.m.


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Paniman Beach is one of the jump-off points for island hopping in Caramoan located at Barangay Paniman. The beach is around 30 -45 minutes by tricycle and around 20-30 minutes by "habal-habal" from Centro or Town Proper. You may also go straight to the beach from Guijalo Port around 1 hour travel time( by tricycle starts at Php150 for special trip). Here are some of the resorts and lodges in the area if you want to stay near the beach.
A two-storey building with its own bar and restaurant. You can order fresh seafood to be cooked the way you want it. They also arrange island-hopping tours for the guests.
Tel: 09082911072, +639198319497
Contact: Freddie
Room Rates: Php 1300 (good for 2 persons)
Php200 additional person
A native filipino lodge that offers basic accomodation. It has 3 airconditioned rooms each with its own toilet. It has a simple living room and a small veranda outside. Another alternative lodge if you don't mind hearing people belting out some songs at night at the nearby videoke bar.
Tel: 0919-8821879, 0919-3089675
Contact: Mr. Rex B. Hernandez
Room Rates: Php1200 airconditioned (good for 4pax)
Php1500 airconditioned with hot and cold shower (good for 4pax)
Php200: additional pax
Another native Filipino lodge that offers basic accomodation. It has two air-conditioned rooms with its own toilet (good for 4 pax) and one non-airconditioned room good for 5 pax or more. The lodge has its own minibar and it serves food as well. They also offer tent rental. Island View is located beside Rex Tourist Inn.
Tel: 0919-3932223, 09088729668
Contact: Chie
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Room Rates:
Php1300 – rooms with AC and its own toilet (4pax)
Php1300 (formerly 1500) – non-AC loft room good for 5 pax
Php200 – extra person
Ok, I invented that name just because it doesnt have a name yet and it is owned by the barangay captain. The lodge has 2 air-conditioned rooms and offers the most spartan accommodation. The toilet is outside. It is located near Rex Tourist Inn also along the beach.
Tel: 0912-4105934
Contact: Analyn Alvarez
Room Rates:
Php1500 – good for 4pax
Php100 – extra person
It has 12 rooms consisting of 9 AC rooms and 3 non-ac rooms. (8 cottages have common toilet while 4 apartments have their own toilets. It has its own clubhouse for receiving guest and dining. A recommended spot for backpackers who would like to camp in a quite, safe and wide area. Water supply used to be a problem but it is located further from the rest of the cottages so it affords its guest a quiet atmosphere.
Contact: Ome +63 (920) 281-6362 Elvis +63 (920) 816-6362 or at 63+919-813-6766
Website: http://www.eyeoncaramoan.com/eyeoncaramoan_009.htm
Room Rates:
Php2500 – AC room apartment type with its own toilet (good for 6pax)
Php1200 – AC cottage with communal toilet (good for 3pax, extra person Php200)
Php900 – Non-AC cottage with communal toilet (good for 3pax)
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text: It's not the smattering of records that former model/groupie Bebe Buell has issued that she's best known for, but rather her stormy affairs with a variety of rockers, as well as being the mother of actress Liv Tyler. Born on July 14, 1953, and raised in Virginia, Buell was smitten by rock & roll at an early age, first by Elvis Presley, before the Beatles and the Rolling Stones invaded the U.S.. Buell's mother encouraged her daughter to pursue a career in modeling, and when she was 18 years old, she relocated to New York City and began a career as a Ford model. Shortly thereafter, Buell began a relationship with Todd Rundgren, who had just begun one of the most commercially successful periods of his career. It was through Rundgren that Buell met rock photographer Lynn Goldsmith, who convinced the model to take some test photos for Playboy magazine. The plan worked, as Buell became a Playboy Playmate in 1974. Besides Rundgren, Buell subsequently dated some of rock's biggest names -- Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, Iggy Pop, Rod Stewart, the Dead Boys' Stiv Bators, and Elvis Costello. Buell also had a whirlwind romance with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler during 1976 -- which ended when Buell was alarmed by Tyler's drug abuse. But the brief fling resulted in Buell giving birth to daughter Liv in 1977. Despite Rundgren knowing that he wasn't the father, the pair reconciled and Rundgren supported the baby (it later became known that Liv thought Rundgren was her father until the '80s, when a by-then clean and sober Tyler re-entered the picture). But Rundgren and Buell's relationship eventually ended for good, which Rundgren documented in his 1978 hit single, "Can We Still Be Friends?" Having been around the rock & roll scene for a long time by then, it was only natural that Buell would eventually put together her own band, as 1980 saw the formation of the B-Sides. The group issued an EP in 1981, Cover Girl, which featured contributions by the likes of Rick Derringer and the Cars' Ben Orr and Ric Ocasek (the latter two of whom guested on readings of Iggy Pop's "Funtime" and the obscurity "Little Black Egg," both of which would turn up years later with Orr's vocals replacing Buell's on 1995's Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology). By 1985, Buell was fronting a new band, called the Gargoyles, which only resulted in an obscure self-titled single several years later. Buell was interviewed extensively for the superb book, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk (by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain), as well as for Aerosmith's tell-all bio, Walk This Way. Buell decided to pen her own tell-all bio shortly thereafter, resulting in the release of Rebel Heart: An American Rock N' Roll Journey in 2002. Buell has also issued solo albums on a sporadic basis, including such titles as 2004's Retrosexual (which included covers of Johnny Thunders' "Little Bit o' Whore" and Motörhead's "I'll Be Your Sister," along with originals) and the four-song EP Free to Rock, 2010's Sugar, and 2011's Hard Love. ~ Greg Prato, Rovi


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i have one transaction table, each transaction has 5-6 contacts involved. each contact has the same fields like name, address, cell, email etc.
So the best thing I guess is to use the same contact table and relate it 5 times to the transaction table.. So I don't need to make the same kind of table 5 times.
The problem starts when I connect with the entity-framework this only takes one relation.
My question is should I make 6 copies of contact for each contact type or I would be better with 6 join tables (A table with just the 2 id's so I could do a join)?
I think its a very common problem but I couldn't find clear information what the best way is.


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