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Japanese band AAA's rapper SKY-HI new album 'OLIVE' and it's on everyone's lips!
SKY-HI is a member of well known popular J-POP group AAA. He released his album 'OLIVE' on January 18th. This same album is an example of a major movement that began last year, and it has now gone viral, featuring collaborations with other artists active on this scene.
SKY-HI aka Mitsuhiro Hidaka is a member of AAA but is also active as a solo rapper. He made his first solo major debut back in 2013 and has been working with great vitality on both AAA and solo projects ever since.
He has released collaboration numbers with other popular HIP HOP rappers who perform in Japanese such as KREVA and SALU, and his fan base continues to grow year on year. His tour 'SKY-HI HALL TOUR 2017 ~WE LIVE~' will also kick off in March. As one of the performances as part of that tour, a date has been fixed at the Budokan theatre, a stage that most artists throughout Japan can only look at in awe. This year's looks to be all the more promising for SKY-HI, so make sure to keep an eye out for him!
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Popular Idols 'Tokyo Performance Doll' have released eagerly awaited first album
Momokuro's annual summer live show 'Momo Shinsai 2016' video production.
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The young, talented and supremely hard working Paul Raffaele has quickly earned a reputation as one of our city's best artists. Regularly playing some of the city's best parties and venues (including 718 Sessions four times, we learned) In addition to being an outstanding DJ, Paul has been putting time in at the studio and is running his vinyl imprint, Most Excellent Unlimited We recently caught up with Paul to discuss what is upcoming in the world of Paul and how a slice of pizza helped shape his label.
The last 12 months have certainly been extremely busy for you, but we assume that one of the highlights had to have been the Hyte Festival. Tell us a bit about that experience and how it compares to a club gig.
Feeling very fortunate to be playing a lot lately. Each gig, no matter what the size, presents a new challenge that I'll never get sick of figuring out.
Playing Hyte was unique for sure. It was a beautiful sunny day, and I played some of my favorite summer records on a giant festival-style rig with monster sound. It takes a while for people to get to the venue due to the boats dropping people a half hour at a time, so I was quite happy to be able to play some dub, funk, and hip hop records as folks got situated. Awesome day.
You also have recently played a live set at SXSW. Did you enjoy the "live" experience and are there any plans to continue that in the future?
Yeah, that live thing Phil Moffa and I did was to support our record that had just come out on Idol Hanse called 'Don't Come Back Alive'. Phil was actually the one who did a full live show of his original material, and I just jumped on at the end and banged a few pads on the MPC, ha. No plans for live stuff as far as I can see into the future. The material just isn't there yet, and I'm focusing on being the best DJ I can be right now.
Back in NYC, you have found a solid niche at one of our cooler venues, Le Bain. What is about that room that is so special?
Neil Aline & Jerome Viger make Le Bain the special place that it is. Yeah, the Funktion-One, gorgeous views of the city, and the hot tub full of naked girls are great, but what would that matter if it were another meatpacking top 40 douchehole? Their music programming over the years has been rock solid, and it's become a place that people can rely on for a great party, even if they've never heard of the DJ. I've had some of my favorite gigs there, and hope to have lots more. Like Aug 15 with my buddies, RINSED.
Sorry, we stopped listening after the "hot tub full of naked girls part"…. anyway, one event that is not going away anytime soon and is still hands down one of the best that our city has to offer, is 718 Sessions. You have now had the pleasure of playing 718 twice. How did those nights go?
Four times actually! 😉 Twice this year. 718 is so special to me. Anyone who knows me, knows it. Every time I go it's like the first time. It's the main party where I got, and continue to get my musical education. Danny is a meticulous, and masterful selector, and by far my favorite DJ. The crowd and the vibe are the very best I've experienced anywhere. I feel very blessed to have been able to play there, and those gigs were career highlights for sure. Absolutely everyone, regular clubber or not, should go and experience this party. It's in a class of it's own.
Four times! Even better! We couldn't agree more on your assessment of Danny. Aside from being one of the hardest working DJs out there, you have also been spending some time in the studio with Phil Moffa, cooking up extremely interesting techno. One of our favorites from 2013 'Next Phase' was recently featured on a Get Physical compilation. Have you and Phil been working on anything new for this year?
Thanks! Seeing 'Next Phase' end up on that comp was a nice surprise. We're always working on stuff, but have nothing else planned for release yet. Look out for a ton of solo material, and heavy-hitting collabs from Phil next year, though, on some new (and old) exciting labels.
Last year you also started your own label Most Excellent Unltd. With two vinyl only releases under your belt, the releases have already picked up some steam from heavy weights such as Seth Troxler, Ben Ufo, Jacques Renault, Taimur Agha, Severino and many more. Two questions for you – what is your ethos behind the label and what are your main reasons for going the 'vinyl only' route?
After shuttering up my party in late '12, I felt kind of lost. After a few weeks I'd realized everything I worked really hard for, and spent my money on was gone in a blink. Sure, the memories, and relationships that were made are priceless, but I had nothing physical to show for it. Doing a label had been on my mind at that point for quite a while, but I never had the time to focus on it. As I started to regroup, I realized I was in a great place to take the project on, and decided to go for it. The name lends itself to the ethos, really. I'm going to put out the most excellent music I come across, with no genre or style limits.
I like buying, and paying records, so it was natural for me to want to press up wax. There was enough to learn, and fuck up working with just vinyl, as I started out. I have nothing against digital, I just want to do it when the time is right, and when I think the right release will really benefit from it.
Well said, that definitely shows in what you are doing! The sister label to Most Excellent is something that every DJ should get their hands on and that is the Mr. K Edits series. How did you link up with Danny Krivit on getting these gems out into the wild and what can we expect in the future from this series?
Benny Soto introduced us at some point over the years of hanging out at 718, and we became friends. Sometimes he'd send me his track lists from his parties (he logs every track in full detail, down to the time played for every party he plays). I noticed a lot of what he played were his own personal edits, and most didn't appear to have ever been released. One day I thought, "Fuck it, I'm going to see if he wants to release these with me," so I asked him if he wanted to grab some pizza and talk about it. To my surprise, he was really into it, so almost immediately, I launched the sister label that has and will only release his personal edits. The plan is to put a set out every other release, so the next one is on the horizon, and hopefully will be in stores mid-September.
There is a lesson to be learned here – all good things begin with pizza. You have three very interesting gigs upcoming, RINSED with Blacky II & Braille at Le Bain on Aug 15, The Return of Garth & Jeno on the Output Roof on Sept 7 and on Sept 12 you will be at the Dolphin in Philadelphia with the aforementioned Danny Krivit. The variety of these DJs in just these three gigs alone is deep and is a testament to your versatility as an artist to play with them. Do you approach and prepare for your gigs any differently based on the artists that you are playing with?
For sure. I prepare a ton for every gig. As I mentioned earlier, every one presents a different challenge, and I just do my best to select the best records for the time and space I'm playing, and for whom I'm playing with.
Lastly, we see on Twitter you raving about La Sanwicherie every time that you are in Miami – while we agree that its great, we are New Yorkers and you cant beat our food. Where are your top sandwich joints at home?
Ha! I have Sandwicherie for breakfast, lunch, and dinner when I'm down there, and will forever be spreading the word!
1. John's Deli, Brooklyn
2. Lioni Italian Heroes, Brooklyn
3. Royal Crown Bakery, Staten Island
4. Cataldo's, Brooklyn

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TRO-NJO-I will resume their recording session this Saturday 15th May 2010 from 10am until the wives complain!
Bentara has prepared a few basic drum tracks where the main guitar riffs will be recorded. More or less improvised as what has been shown in the first track, The Asymptote of Eek-Fee-Tou.
Expect the unexpected!
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
2 comments:
- kamal sabran said...
for sure my wife will complain hehehe
- May 12, 2010 at 6:53 PM
- MOLOKO said...
I'm here...sounds explosive already haha!
- May 12, 2010 at 7:44 PM
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As we enter into 2015, Microsoft is on the verge of recapturing some of the cool factor that they lost nearly a decade ago to the likes of Apple and Google. No longer is the Redmond company looked at as the "Necessary Evil" or "800 Pound Gorilla" but rather a new view of the company has slowly but steadily taking hold. That is a company that provides services, software and solutions that you don't necessarily have to add the additional costs of hardware to run. Microsoft is full-on running to the Cloud and we as consumers will see the benefits but so will the Enterprise. This run to the Cloud also has forced Microsoft to in many ways completely rethink their income streams. No longer, especially in the consumer space, is the company able by-and-large to charge a flat fee for software. Consumers have become conditioned to the App World and subscriptions and actually Microsoft probably has Apple to thank for that.
But how do you shift a company that has long been charging for software as a one-time license fee to a Software as a Service (SaaS) or Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) model without going bankrupt doing it and not alienating your customer base, particularly in the Enterprise? Carefully. Very carefully. The challenge for Microsoft isn't so much the consumer end of the equation. It is the Enterprise. Corporations large and small have for decades purchased software, installed in on hardware and paid maintenance on that software to keep it up-to-date and to get access to the latest version. Complicating this matter has been Microsoft's eye watering number of SKUs for what seemingly is the same product. Even the most savvy Enterprise has been caught out by getting incorrect versions of product or, worse, been out of license compliance unbeknownst to them. While a lot of what Microsoft has been driving to the Cloud has been consumer focused, there is also a lot moving there for Enterprises which should also benefit them in the long run.
Now make no mistake: Microsoft will continue to sell software licenses in the traditional way to Enterprises. Windows, for example, likely will always have a license cost model available. But other things that we traditionally think about as premise only solutions are moving to the Cloud: Exchange, Active Directory, SQL, Dynamics and other solutions. All of these are driven from the monolithic Azure solution that can be many things to many organizations. This is where SaaS and MRR for Microsoft becomes critical. Microsoft, for a fraction of the cost of buying a software license and installing on a server in the traditional sense, can go to the Enterprise and offer a bundle of solutions and services based in the Cloud. Enterprises big and small then simply see a one-line Operations Cost every month in their P&L instead of spikes of IT spending when new license agreements come into play or renewals happen. It makes the conversations between a CFO and a CIO much easier and in some locales, these monthly costs come with tax benefits for the Enterprise.
There are other benefits of course to a MRR model to the Enterprise. First, it allows for the CIO or IT team to focus their budgetary dollars to bigger, more projects that will benefit the agility and competitive element of the company. Secondly, it assures an organization that they will have access to the most current line of products from Microsoft. Ironically, these exact same benefits also help Microsoft.
From a pure sales perspective, if you as an Enterprise have more money to spend each month, that means vendors know there is more budget to spend – with them. Microsoft is no different than any other company. They are in business to make money and even if they add $1 per month per user it will add up to literally billions for the company due to their shear size of their customer base. Some will frown on this notion but let's be honest: If Microsoft were to go away tomorrow the world would be an a world of hurt very, very fast. Microsoft is quite literally everywhere from your desktop PC to your car or to the elevator you took up to your office floor this morning. They have to make money and there is no need to defend this point any further.
The other benefit for Microsoft is keeping their Enterprise customers on current releases of their solutions. Microsoft has been plagued with having to support a huge number of versions of software solutions over their history. Folks, there are still enterprises that are running Windows XP. It is a burden for that Enterprise and in some cases it has been a necessary evil because of the way that Microsoft products have been developed in the past. There are plenty of horror stories out there of a bespoke application for an enterprise not working after an upgrade to their Microsoft platforms so, to avoid this, companies have simply stayed on old code. Smaller companies in some cases simply don't have the budget to go re-code an application to get it to work with Internet Explorer 10 or Windows 8.1. That brings in risks around security and stability that more contemporary software avoids. Microsoft has in part dealt with this by leveling the API playing field both internally and externally. Going back to the SaaS/MRR discussion for a moment, having software as a line item in the P&L also frees up budget for organizations to do that re-code work. They can fund it simply by shifting budget dollars from software license fees to internal development.
For Microsoft, Software as a Service (SaaS) therefore helps cut down the time that particular software versions have to be supported. They can get their Enterprise customers to upgrade to the latest versions, often which are pushed to them via a Cloud service. Yes there are still application considerations for the Enterprise as well as general workflow processes to consider but, ultimately, the upgrade cycle should shrink in this model which is mutually beneficial to the customer and to Microsoft.
This brings me back to my first question in this post which is how does Microsoft roll out an Enterprise class cloud and various software solutions in it without going bankrupt. The challenge is very real. Microsoft is spending billions on Azure and other services and in some areas completely revamping their licensing model. Take Office 365 as a great example. You can buy the Office 2013 suite out right for about $400 or you can subscribe to Office 365 and get both the web and desktop versions of the software for $99 a year. That's the consumer pricing – Enterprises pay far less for these as they buy them in large numbers. What it does however is open up new revenue streams that in the software license model simply don't exist. Take Office on iOS devices. Just two years ago the idea of having Office on your iPad for free was unthinkable and Microsoft was having an almighty time trying to get into the iOS world as a mainstay player. That's clearly no longer the case.
For Microsoft the question is funding the transition in the short term over the next 3-5 years. They have the capital to do it and do it big which is a luxury that very few organizations can afford to do. IBM, Apple and Google all come to mind as potential players who could (or are in the process of doing) what Microsoft is doing in their move to SaaS and MRR but they don't have the one thing that Microsoft does in the Enterprise with the possible exception of IBM: The customer install base.
The company also has to tread carefully when it comes to introducing this SaaS model into the Enterprise so as not to offend that customer base. The argument from customers goes something along the lines of "Why would I want to pay monthly for something when I can just buy it one time?" The answer is back to budgets, IT spend and internal projects to make the company competitive. It is a delicate conversation to be sure but one that must take place if organizations are going to continue to grow and be competitive in their respective marketplaces. Further, as IT staff and CIOs become younger and more open to this consumerization of software, the conversation will get easier over time. But the key for Microsoft – and anyone going in to the SaaS/MRR market in general – is the next 3-5 years as this transition happens.
SaaS and MRR will benefit Microsoft but it is not a one sided equation. It will benefit the Enterprise just as it has the consumer. It will free up big, one time purchases which in turn frees up budgets for other projects. It assures both Microsoft and the Enterprise customer that the latest, most secure and stable software releases are being run and it cuts down on support costs for both. It is a win-win and if there is one company that can pull this off in the Enterprise space, it is Microsoft. They are already there and they have the funds to do it right.


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Challenges of Earning a Grad Degree Abroad
Pursuing a graduate degree overseas is an incredibly enriching experience, yet there are challenges of earning a grad degree abroad that you should consider. However, you can prepare for your experience abroad by maintaining an awareness of the possible issues and problems you may encounter.
What is most important is that you keep a positive, open attitude, and a balanced, realistic overview of what you can accomplish.
Admissions and selection
Seeking advice and adjusting to different admissions infrastructures
The admission process in your host country may differ vastly from the system you're accustomed to in the United States. You may not get the same level of support and advice from admissions offices and faculty. You may also face challenges that wouldn't arise in the States, such as demonstrating the equivalency of your previous studies or your mastery of the local language.
Action steps:
- Allot at least three months for researching programs and admission processes. You can follow this timeline as a guide.
- Get in touch with U.S. students who are studying or have studied in your host country through professors, alumni networks, admissions offices, and personal contacts.
- Check to see if there are any professors or students from your host country who are currently in your city. They may be able to offer you advice on the admissions process.
- Contact admissions and faculty early on in the application process to ask specific questions about the process and programs. Try not to get discouraged if administrative staff and professors do not get back to you right away. Remember to follow up regularly, and keep your emails friendly, direct, and concise. Also, do not hesitate to phone if you have any pertinent questions.
- Check to see if there are any blogs or forums where you may seek advice outside of your university.
- Find out if the school will be sending representatives to an Idealist.org Graduate Degree Fair for the Public Good near you.
- Some countries have national agencies that promote their universities to students abroad. These can be a great source of information about the academic experience in another country; one way to discover these is by visiting the website of the consulate or embassy of your intended destination.
- Triple-check your application and admission requirements. Recruit friends, family, professors, and mentors—preferably those who are familiar with the admissions process in your host country—to review your application.
Visiting campus
"I got into four schools and it was not possible to go ahead of time to tour them," says Dan Brown, a U.S. national who received a Masters in Public Communication and Public Relations from the University of Westminster in England. "So I had to make a decision based on their websites and brochures." You may not have the time or money to see your campus before the start of your program. However, just because you can't visit in person doesn't mean you can't visit at all.
Action steps:
- Conduct a virtual tour of your university. Most schools, such as the Trinity College at the University of Melbourne, have videos illustrating what campus life is like.
- Create your own personalized tour through Google Maps. You may also search for videos and photographs on Flickr, YouTube, Vimeo, and Google Images.
- Get in touch with professors and students via email, Skype, Facebook, or Twitter.
- Search for brochures, journals, student newspapers, and websites maintained by the school or department where you are considering studying.
Starting over
Living in a new culture
Adapting to different ways of living is a great challenge, but it provides the opportunity to gain a tremendous amount of knowledge both in and outside of the classroom, and to become a much more worldly, well-rounded individual. Keep in mind the program and university themselves will have their own distinct culture—and that school cultures may also differ throughout your host country.
Action steps:
- Adopt a mentor or someone to guide you through your new cultural surroundings once you are in your host country to help you navigate idiosyncratic language and cultural experiences.
- Keep a journal or better yet, a blog where others can support you. Expressing your feelings can be therapeutic.
Cost of travel and living
When you are planning your graduate school budget, remember to look not only at the cost of tuition, but also at the costs of travel and living. In addition to understanding local prices, it's also important to account for currency fluctuations as much as possible in your budgeting. If you've saved in U.S. dollars and suddenly the local currency appreciates, your budget will be squeezed.
Action steps:
- Research the cost of living by talking to current and former residents of your host city or town, conducting searches on the web, and visiting your prospective universities' websites. You also may check cost of living websites, such as Numbeo and the Expat Forum. Schools, such as the University of Edinburgh provide a sample list of expenses.
- Create a monthly and annual budget through Excel, Google Docs, or Mint.
- Make sure you have enough savings for not only your daily expenses, but also any potential emergencies.
- If you need funding, allot ample time for researching financial aid, loans, grants, scholarships, and—if permitted—local employment options suitable for students.
- Check not only the current exchange rate, but also its history over the last year or two, looking for highs and lows. Run some calculations with a less favorable exchange rate and see how currency fluctuations might impact your budget.
Making new friends and extend your network
Being away from family and friends is perhaps one of the hardest aspects of being abroad. You will have the opportunity to make new friends, but it does take time to build a strong network of connections.
Action steps:
- Join student organizations and societies. International student organizations are a great place to start.
- Take recreational classes, like yoga, cooking, or silk screening.
- Join a local sports team. This is a great way to make friends and stay in shape.
- Audit other classes and join study groups.
- Find a job (if your visa permits).
- Ask new classmates to join you for lunch or a study session.
- Attend cultural events.
- Volunteer.
- Don't be afraid to try new things.
- Avoid the pitfall of becoming a homebody—remind yourself of the reasons you wanted to go abroad in the first place, and find ways to realize those intentions
If you don't speak the language of your host country, you may have great difficulty carrying out your daily life. There are many ways to prepare for the linguistic challenges ahead. It is quite nerve-wracking at first, but it does get easier over time.
Action steps:
- Take classes or lessons. While in-person interaction is ideal for language learning, there are many great online alternatives, such as Spanish Pod. Your program fees may cover the cost of local language courses, or you may be able to audit a language course given at your university.
- Download music, podcasts, or applications for your computer or multimedia player.
- Get a language exchange partner or tutor. Many universities have official language exchange programs
- Purchase a paper or electronic dictionary.
- Join a language group. You may be able to search for language groups through social networking sites, like Meetup and Couchsurfing. Local city papers often advertise weekly meet-ups at cafes or bars for inter-language conversations. This can also help you make friends and build a social network.
- Practice, practice, practice. Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your language skills.
- Have fun, and don't be afraid to make mistakes.
Cultural learning curve
Adapting to new approaches to your field is one of the most enriching aspects of studying abroad. Initially, you may feel behind your classmates if the philosophy, terminology, and methods are significantly different from those in the States. This may be of great concern for students who work in team-based projects.
"The differences in pedagogy can be both a challenge and a selling point for a graduate program. While it can take some time to get used to a style of teaching and learning that is different from the U.S. style, making the effort is worth it in the end," says a U.S. national who received a Masters in Development Management and Public Policy from Georgetown University in Washington, DC and the Universidad Nacional San Martín in Argentina. "I've found that while a U.S. style learning tends to be much more practical, Argentine education on the other hand tends to be much more theoretical. The interaction between the two can be quite fruitful as they compliment each other's shortcomings."
Action steps:
- Request a program handbook, required reading, and information prior to the start date.
- Talk to students who are currently in the program.
- Initially, listen more than you speak.
- Pay attention to how classmates speak and what goes unsaid. Also note situations when they are formal or informal (e.g. Do they always address the professor by an honorific title, or are students and teachers on a first-name basis?)
- Notice how classmates tackle assignments and how it may differ from your own approach—for cultural or other reasons.
Finding work
Your chances of finding paid work while you're studying abroad may be difficult. Your visa may not permit you to work for money. In order to gauge your employability, understand the limitations of your visa and follow up with your university's career center (if they have one). Make sure to research the limitations prior to your arrival in your host country to take full advantage of your work options. "I was under the impression that my visa wouldn't allow me to work in the United Kingdom during my studies," says Janette Hendrix, a U.S. student who received a Masters in Comparative Literature from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. "It was only after visiting the United States and returning that I was informed by customs that this was not the case. By that point my studies were nearly finished."
Action steps:
- First, check to see if you have enough time and energy to work while you are studying. Graduate school is very demanding, and your first priority should be your education.
- Make sure to research which career services are offered at your university if you are concerned about employability. Most schools have a job listings board and job-hunting workshops.
- Schedule an appointment with a university career advisor to discuss work options or conduct a mock interview.
- Conduct informational interviews with people who work in your chosen field.
- Research the main websites, listings, and resources for job searching in your host country.
- Network with students and faculty in your department. "Talk to current students—especially host country nationals and Ph.D. students that may be around about jobs," says Nicole Merrill, a U.S. national who received a Masters in Culture, Communication, and Globalization from Aalboorg University in Denmark
If you pursue a degree in another country, your degree may not be recognized by employers or universities (if you plan to seek a higher degree later) in the United States. Be especially conscientious of degrees, leading to licensure, that are required to practice in certain fields, such as law, teaching, social work, and medicine.
Action steps:
- If you plan to pursue a masters degree abroad and return to the States for a doctorate, check with the U.S. schools you are interested in to see if your degree will count towards your doctorate.
- Ask potential employers how getting a degree abroad may affect your future marketability in your chosen field.
- Talk to alumni in your field who have gone abroad and returned to the States.
- Create a portfolio or save work from you graduate program abroad to provide potential professors or employers samples of what you have done.
Some U.S. scholarships are not applicable to overseas degrees. Schools that don't charge tuition or fees may not have a way to process scholarship funds, while the scholarship-granting organization may be required to remit scholarship awards to an institution, rather than to you personally. This Catch-22 is something to be aware of in your financial planning for school.
Action steps:
- Before you apply for scholarships, verify that the funds may be used overseas. The AmeriCorps Education Award may be used with some programs in countries outside the United States.
Personal contacts and network
"My biggest challenge was that all the connections made during my masters program did not carry over to when I came home," says Ash Shepard, a U.S. student who received a Masters in Environment and Development from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Keep in mind that your network of contacts may not be as accessible when you return to the States.
Action steps:
- Connect with contacts made abroad through email, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks.
- Keep in touch via Skype or phone.
- Set up informational meetings with contacts prior to leaving your host country to discuss your academic and career goals.
- Return to your host country to visit friends, professors, university staff, and other contacts.
Adjusting your expectations
Paris syndrome
It is quite easy to idealize a place prior to arriving, and fall into something akin to the Voyager or Paris syndrome shortly after arrival. The reality of the place often does not live up to its representation in film, literature, and popular culture, or you have much more trouble fitting into your new location than you ever expected.
Action steps:
- Remember to keep your focus on the specific program rather than the place in which it is located.
- Bear in mind that life abroad may not be as romantic or beautiful as you hoped it to be. Be realistic about what your experience will be like.
- Maintain a positive outlook.
- It's fine (and sometimes fun) to compare where you are presently with back home from time to time, but avoid making a persistent habit of it. Part of feeling settled in is accepting that some aspects of life in your new location are just different.
Differences in the educational systems
Your higher education experiences in the States will not be the same as your experiences abroad, and make sure to factor in the differences when applying for schools. For example, if you are thinking about pursuing a degree in the United Kingdom, bear in mind that there often is less coursework, class time, and grade inflation than in U.S. schools. "The grading system in the United Kingdom is notoriously difficult compared to the United States," notes Pema Domingo-Barker, a British-American who received a masters from the University of the Arts London. "For example, a C is more like a U.S. B+ and an A or better is a near perfect assignment. This was mentioned by the administration and professors before the program started, and every semester, just to clear everything up because of lots of past problems!"
Action steps:
- Research educational differences between the States and your host country by talking to professors, students, and administrative staff.
- Keep an open mind.
- Observe and if possible adopt the positive academic habits of local students.
- Do not take anything for granted.
Thesis and dissertation requirements
Bear in mind that the research expectations, faculty advising, writing guidelines, and academic policies for a thesis or dissertation can vary considerably by university, and even more so by country. Especially if you are typically geared to a hands-on approach, check to see if your final project can take the form of a non-textual medium. Some graduate programs are fairly conservative and do not permit students to replace their masters dissertation or thesis with a more practice-based project.
Action steps:
- Thoroughly research graduation requirements. Ask professors and local students when you are in doubt about the best way to proceed.
- If possible, examine the dissertations of former students in your program. This can be a great way to assuage your concerns about the preferred styles and approaches.
- If the program does not allow non-textual formats, inquire if they may make an exception.
Fewer university resources and services
If you are attending a university abroad, the minimal number of resources and services available may surprise you. For example, the library hours or the opportunities for practical experience and career transitioning may seem limited in comparison to U.S. schools.
Action steps:
- Investigate resources and facilities prior to applying.
- On the flipside, take advantage of resources that are rarely offered to U.S. university students, such as discounted tickets for transport and cultural events.
Conclusion and further resources
The challenges of pursuing a degree abroad may seem daunting, but the benefits more often than not outweigh these challenges. Solid research and preparation in advance can ensure a great experience when you arrive in your chosen destination.


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Nets 101
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Things felt right again for the Nets. Finally.
For two years, they had ruled the Eastern Conference – and at home in their beloved Swamp, they were near invincible.
So when they lost six of their first eight at home this year, there was lots of wonder and worry in Jersey. But no more.
The Nets' young forwards, Richard Jefferson and Kenyon Martin, had monster games last night. Jason Kidd played like Jason Kidd. There was running and rebounding and defending. There was a team-wide effort on both ends. All normal stuff.
But nothing felt as right as winning at home with a 101-88 romp past the Sonics for the Nets' first three-game winning streak since late last season.
"I can hear the fireworks going off now," Kidd (14 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds in 28 minutes) deadpanned about the three-game win streak. "We won three in a row, but the big thing is we won them at home."
The Nets (10-11), who had routed the Sonics in Seattle at the start of their recent road trip, put away this one with their starters playing the entire third quarter.
Kidd, Jefferson (season-high 31 points), Martin (25 points, his fourth straight game of 20 or more) and Kerry Kittles (13 points) combined for all the scoring in the 31-18 third quarter that upped the lead to 83-63.
"That is a very good team, not some cupcake team that doesn't know how to win," said Sonic coach Nate McMillan.
The Nets' advantage escalated to 31 before their subs gave a new stench to garbage time and were outscored 18-0 to end the game. But again, that was against the subs.
"The reason we're playing better is we're defending better and it's igniting things on both ends of the court," Kittles said. "When this team defends and locks guys up, we're at our best."
After the Sonics, who got 27 points from Flip Murray, unloaded their customary perimeter game early (five trifectas in the first quarter), the Nets answered back. Big.
Jefferson (40 free throws in his last five games) and Martin (seven rebounds, four steals) were superbly aggressive as they rebounded, ran and combined to shoot 22-of-31, a big reason the Nets shot a season-high .551 (38-of-69). When the forwards play well together, the Nets normally win.
"It's hard to beat us when both of us are going and we're running with J. Kidd up and down the court," said Martin. "And with J. Kidd and Kerry knocking down open shots and [Jason Collins] holding people down, we're tough to beat."
So the Nets, who last took three straight during a successful four-game run from March 26-31, are feeling good. But they're not quite ready to proclaim themselves all the way back.
"I think we're all happy we played better, but if anybody in that room thinks we've arrived or we're there, they're fooling themselves," coach Byron Scott said. "We've got some things we need to improve on."
But for one night, at least, Scott could pretty much sit back and relax. Not since a Halloween night rout of Minnesota has he enjoyed that luxury. He was able to sit Kidd the entire fourth quarter.
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Linda Vojtova - the Fashion Spot
"When you walk for a designer or pose for a photographer, you try to give 100% of yourself because in the end it's like a romantic relationship: you want them to like you so much that they call you again".
Her style
Feminine, provocative, even ironic. Her clothes are only one of the ways she expresses her creativity. With those legs, there is nothing she can put on that wouldn't make her look elegant.
Born in Prague, she started modeling at the tender age of 15. She was launched by the Elite Model Look and after having walked in the shows in Paris (for Sonia Rykiel, Louis Vuitton and Givenchy), Barcelona and Milan, she moved to New York at age 16 and that's where she still lives today. She did her first cover at age 16 for Elle France. She has worked with the biggest photographers in the world from Steven Meisel to Patrick Demarchelier, from Peter Lindbergh to Steven Klein. She has a beautiful face and a sensual body and has represented many international campaigns for brands like Escada, Armani Collezioni, Diesel, Miss Sixty, Max Mara, but especially for lingerie brands like Palmers, Anna Club by La Perla, Wonderbra and, obviously, Victoria's Secrets. She has blue eyes and dark blonde hair. Her face has been on the cover of many magazines from Vogue (France, Italy, Brazil and Australia), Elle, Acne, L'Officiel, Harpers Bazaar, Dazed & Confused, Allure, Flair, W and Velvet. Since her debut on the international runways in 2003, she's walked for some of the most prestigious brands: Oscar de La Renta, Marc Jacobs, Chanel, Hermès. Calvin Klein, Alexander McQueen, Etro, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Miu Miu, Christian Dior, Céline, Chloè and Blumarine. In February during New York's Fashion Week, a show celebrating her incredible ten years as a model opened. Linda is only 25 but the show Love Linda Vojtova features dozens of portraits of the model taken by masters of photography from veterans like Sante d'Orazio to younger photographers like Francesco Carrozzini, and many others including Amy Troost, KT Auleta, Paola Kudacki, Matthias Vriens, Ben Weller and Taka Mayumi. The show also aimed to help launch a new fashion line that is a project near and dear Linda's heart: these jewels, called Love Universe, were sold during the show along with portraits of the model. Part of the proceeds from the auction went to the charity Sunflowerchildren, which was founded by the model Helena Houdova, another Czech model.
What can be said about her
She is charismatic, a perfectionist, versatile. All of these qualities that have guaranteed her a top career.
What's next?
She's young enough that she could walk the runways a few more years, but obviously a lot of her energy is dedicated to making jewelry.
Her style
Why settle for black when she looks good in all colors? She's not intimidated by red carpets or major events and wears whatever she feels like, typically short dresses in pastel colors. In her day-to-day life she focuses a lot on accessories. Her preferred designers include Chanel (for bags as well), Balenciaga, Isabel Marant, Burberry and Louis Vuitton.
Favorite food
Sushi and Thai food.
Free time
She likes reading Milan Kundera and is very interested in economics.
Make up
She often does her own make-up and is very meticulous. She has learned to wash her make-up brushes in baby shampoo to keep them soft and long lasting.
In Nolita and the Meatpacking District in New York, but she's always on the lookout for original ideas on the market, and that includes for her own creations.
Perhaps at the beach in the Caribbean. But she has traveled so much and at such a young age, that she likes to stay home in New York a lot.
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Styling and interview: Vittoria Cerciello
Hair and make up: Nico
Clothes and accessories: Adriano Goldschmied, America Apparel, D&G, Dolce & Gabbana, Miu Miu, Mtorcycle federation, Too much posse, Prada.
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So the number one question that I have been asked about my hiking trip was:
What did you eat?
A lot!
I ate so much food whilst I was hiking. I was like a hungry hungry hippo.
Oats. Either cooked or soaked overnight with lots of dried fruit and nuts mixed in.
Lunch / Dinner;
- Quick cook rice packets (this one cooks in 5 minutes)
- Pasta and sauce packets
- Cous-cous
- Bean and soy mince chilli – just add water and cook
- Sundried tomatoes to make things more exciting
- Vegan biscuits
- Olive packets
- Dried fruit
- Cereal bars
- Chocolate
- Nuts
- Cup soup
- Crackers and pate in a tube
- Chia seeds
Some tips I picked up along the way;
Cook your lunch the evening before when you are making your dinner to save time and washing up.
Take tupperware with you to carry your lunch in.
Rehydrate dried pineapple overnight and in the morning you can have plump pineapple to eat and pineapple juice to drink.
Take way more food than you think you need. I ate so much more than I imagined I would. It is so important to get enough calories when undertaking any long endurance hike as food is fuel. You don't want to be losing too much weight and running out of energy reserves when you still have a week of hiking to go.
Dried foods are your friend! They are super lightweight so perfect for when weight is a problem.
Jars are not your friends! They are too heavy to carry and it is near impossible to find recycling facilities when you are out in the sticks!
Take calorie dense snacks. I'll say it again – you will need more calories than you think! My favourite was halva and 9Bars.
Pack some good coffee. I didn't and I regretted it deeply. I'm taking my aeropress next time for sure. You can't beat a good cup of strong coffee to get you out of your tent in the morning.
Take your favourite snacks. You will be away from home and without your usual creature comforts. You may find your favourite snacks and treats comforting as well as satiating, especially if you are travelling alone.
Take a nalgene or a metal flask for your water – these can double as a hot water bottle in the evening! Just pop your spare socks over it so you don't burn yourself.
Though I wouldn't normally eat a lot of these foods at home, it is really important to get calories when you are out hiking! When you're out in the fresh air and hungry from the hike food tastes so much better than it ought to!!
What foods do you take hiking?
What foods do you avoid taking?
Where are you going on your next adventure?
Peace out beansprouts!
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|Three unique vessels found their way under the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge in the last few days.
A ship we have all come to know, or at least observe at the anchorage just beyond the Duluth piers, is the Cornelia (right). After over 40 days out there, she came in last night to get fuel and take care of some maintenance issues.
The Coast Guard reports that they "have reached an agreement. The vessel is making preparations to depart the Great Lakes prior to the seasonal closure of the locks."
She is expected to depart Duluth, under the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge, late tomorrow morning or early afternoon. As with any departure time, it may be later. Duluthboats.com will have updated information as soon as we find any new information on Friday morning.
The brand new Federal Bering (right), built for Great Lakes service in Japan this year, came in Tuesday to load grain.
There used to be a Canadian flagged boat called the Manitoulin. It is no longer in existence but a brand new (again) Manitoulin arrived in port last night. She was built in China where they combined the stern of a chemical tanker called Lalandia Swan with a brand new self-unloading bow section. She is here loading iron ore pellets at the CN dock in West Duluth (below).
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Nice portrait! I thought it a nice gesture for the Cornelia and bridge to offer the Captain's salute.
the 'new' Manitoulin sure is an odd looking ship. must be difficult to maneuver on the rivers with unloading equipment on the bow.


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Age doesn't necessarily bring wordy wisdom because some folks still spell refrigerator with a "d." Imagine having 45 seconds to spell a word and the judges telling the audience, "heckling is encouraged."
Welcome to Word on the Street Halifax's second annual spelling bee for adults.
About 70 people filled Murphy's Cable Wharf restaurant Friday evening, some in matching costumes and team T-shirts, all vying for the title of spelling champions.
For judge, Neville MacKay, the idea of an adult spelling bee was very interesting.
"I thought it would all be filthy words and dynamic…it's hysterical how some people are so intensely involved in the matter," MacKay said.
There were 12 teams at this year's spelling bee contest. Teams were made up of three to four members and each team had to win their round in order to advance to the finals. Teams could be saved by a "buzz," a $100 donation from the audience.
"(The) English language has been so bastardized over the last few years and simplified and dumbie-down to the point where it's annoying," said MacKay, owner of My Mother's Bloomers flowershop.
Yet, he feels reading can be enjoyable and the more we participate, the more we can activate. He predicts that although there may be a sense of urgency to keep up with technology, reading is making a comeback. "You'll see a shift back to the written word," he said.
Although they didn't advance, Goldilocks and the Three Spellers stuck out with their matching bear ears, stuffed teddy bear and porridge bowls.
The three ladies on this team, all employees of Woozles, a children's bookstore in Halifax, said they had a fun experience.
"(The event) highlights the importance of reading and literacy and how reading and writing can be fun" said Lisa Doucet.
"It's nice to incorporate the dictionary and focus on spelling," said Mollie Cronin, a Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and University of King's College student.
"We live in such a spellcheck world and you need to spell things, it's become a lost art," added teammate Katherine Crooks.
Colleen Ritchie, the event organizer and executive director of Word on the Street Halifax, said the spelling bee was a way to supplement revenue for Word on the Street Halifax, the annual celebration of Canadian literature, literacy and reading, held in cities across Canada.
She said she wanted to connect the spelling bee to "literacy, and a fun, competitive pub night."
The registration fee for the second annual spelling bee was $400 per team ($100 per person) and Ritchie said many people raised money through personal fundraising such as bake sales.
Word on the Street Halifax attracts 12,000 people every year and will be entering its nineteenth year in September. The evening's spelling bee raised between $5,000,-$6,000 and next year's goal is $10,000 said Ritchie.
Team Alphabelles came in second, losing by an "s." All four ladies felt sure about their final spelling word against the team from Nova Scotia's Department of Education.
"It almost seemed too easy," said team member Elisabeth Kleven.
Eventual winners, Canon Fodder, were also last year's champions. The team said they are all avid readers who didn't prepare extensively for the competition.
"I didn't know it would be such a thrilling experience," said Dorothy Allen after receiving her team's trophy cup.
Spelling has always been cool according to Allen. "There are lot of people out there who love language, who love reading," she said.
Unlike the runners-up, the winners were nervous about spelling the night's winning word —sassafras. A deciduous North American tree with aromatic leaves and bark. The leaves are infused to make tea or ground into filé.


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Spray dog training collars provide a safe, humane option to shock collars along with other ways of aversion training for your pet. Breaking your dog of improper habits, for example barking incessantly or stealing food, could be a difficult and challenging chore. Many pet owners turn to aversion training using devices like electric collars to show their pets to not hop on people or participate in other objectionable behaviors. Spray dog training collars attain the same benefits with no painful consequences.
What are Spray Training Collars?
Spray training collars make use of a remote radio control release a a harmless, non-toxic spray or gas if you catch your pet participating in the behaviour you need to eliminate. The spray doesn't burn or sting - it really surprises your dog by having an unexpected stimuli. The momentary startle interrupts the misbehavior, which provides the opportunity to immediately reward him to be a great dog. Inside a surprisingly short period of time, your pet will become familiar with that being "good" elicits praise and reward instead of learning that being bad elicits pain.
Available Dog Training Collars
Several companies have spray training collars on the market, all of them counting on a rather different method or kind of spray. The main one you select is determined by your choice. As the collars could be a bit pricey, many retailers rent the machine and also you only buy the gas or spray cartridges to be used using the collar.
Petsafe Remote Spray Dog collar is really a remote training device that includes a collar that emits a lemon-scented spray or perhaps a tone when activated through the radio handheld remote control. The control works from the distance as high as 300 meters. It provides four amounts of spray to be able to pick the one which gets your dog's attention. You should use spray and tone, alone or together, to strengthen your teaching.
The Masterplus Pro training system includes a receiver collar along with a small remote transmitter. When activated, the collar emits a harmless, odorless spray that interrupts your pet and enables you to regain his attention and divert him to some more desired activity.
The Jetcare Education Pro dog collar is comparable to the Masterplus Pro but provides a tone too as the spray to be able to tailor working out. Radio stations transmitter works well as much as 300 meters, and may emit whether cold spray or perhaps a tone that's audible for your dog.
Spray Commander provides the same features as the more costly options, including a waterproof collar that continues to be effective even when your dog decides to consider a dip within the lake with it. Such as the others, radio stations handheld remote control works well at as much as 300 meters, and also the batteries for that remote are rechargeable.
All from the dog collars are adjustable to suit necks as much as 28 inches, so there is a collar which will match your pup. The spray collar technology provides quick, good success without relying on shouting, electric shock or any other aversion techniques. Why train your pet with fear or pain when there's an alternative choice available?


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All you kiddies out there, we would love to know more about you and your dog. Do write
in your poems, short stories or anecdotes of your loving doggy and see them splash here. Here is the checklist of information we would love to have, e-mail it to us at email@example.com
Just Fur Fun! All About My Buddy:
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|My Buddy's Name is:
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|My Buddy's Favourite Treats:
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|My Buddy's food i:
|Celebrity My Buddy Resembles the Most:
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|A Song Dedicated to my Buddy:
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(Few of our favourite things)
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The Anxiety 4 Historic Hereford Print - is currently on backorder. You may still purchase now though and we'll ship as soon as more become available.
Show your support of Hereford youth and hang one of these beautiful 11" x 14" prints in your home. The Anxiety 4 bull is credited as being the father of American Herefords and was imported in the early 1800s. This historic print by artist Herman de Jori is being offered by the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA).


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[$3 // Edition of 20 // https://alligatorpeaches.bandcamp.com/album/split-2]
When I saw this split on Bandcamp I knew I recognized Socialites as I reviewed their cassette "Pretty Ugly", but having never heard of Jowls before this was going to be fun because as much as I enjoy OJC Recordings I'm never really sure what their artists are going to sound like. I'm not sure why, but sometimes I think of them as having a certain sound and whenever I think I have it pegged I end up listening to a cassette like this and think, "Nope, OJC is not *that* label". (If I had to guess based on past memories I would have said that Jowls would be something between punk and pop, but not too poppy. Maybe not quite the Mr. T Experience but something along those lines. Yeah, I don't know where I get these assumptions from anymore)
Jowls is the first four songs of this split which also happens to be Side A. It begins with a scream which brings out some distorted rock that I feel has this certain punk quality to it yet also felt demonic somehow. It's not quite TSOL or someone along those lines, but there is certainly an old school punk feel to it with a slight bit of hardcore mixed in. It's not really something I can explain though, which is probably for the best because it just helps Jowls to stick out that much more.
Their third song, for example, has this distorted loop going through it that could bring out a number of influences from early era Nirvana to Sprung Monkey (their earlier stuff too) yet I just can't help but thinking of it as having some sort of metal influence as well, falling somewhere between A Perfect Murder and Black Sabbath only with Jowls' own personal twist. To have these four songs straight up old school punk mixed with hardcore would have been awesome but the metal and whatever is going on during the fourth track just makes it that much better.
While listening to this cassette for the first time, and as such hearing Jowls for the first time, I went over to Bandcamp, did a search and found Jowls and immediately downloaded all of their music up for grabs. I highly recommend that you buy this cassette and then do the same because when this cassette sells out and you download something by them and want it then I don't want to have to be the one to say "I told you so".
For the second side of this I actually went and did something that I've never done before and read my review of "Pretty Ugly". I'll tell you that I never like to read prior reviews when reviewing something new by any artist because I feel like it might hinder my new review. If I said once before that an artist sounded like someone else, then sometimes that's all that I can see going into the new review and I question whether or not it's worth writing a review since I'd feel like I was repeating myself.
Since this is a split though, you really should already be sold on this based upon the Socialites side because, well, if you read my review of "Pretty Ugly" and liked it then you're presumeably already all over this cassette. If you aren't then it's just your loss because Socialites crank it up somewhere between H2O and The White Stripes or a raw version of Tora Tora Torrance, who were already pretty raw in their own rights.
One thing that stood out about my previous review that remains here is the fuzz and, yeah, it was one of my first notes prior to reading my review of "Pretty Ugly" and it still stands for the first two songs. The strange part though is that after the first two songs (which are noted both on Bandcamp and in the j-card) there is this slower, instrumental guitar hum that could be a bridge in a Nirvana song from "Something in the Way" or the like. I feel like it might have been done and not documented to fill the side but it's still rather good and worth sticking around for as much as the other two songs which have the truer sort of Socialites sound.


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Compression – A Matter of Life and Death
Nice piece today in Bioinform about our compression solution for genomics data. Carter George of Ocarina spoke to the author of the piece, Vivien Marx, last week, as did Dave Lifka at Cornell. The article details the work we're doing with Cornell University's Center for Advanced Computing (CAC) in partnership with DataDirect to increase their capacity by up to 90 percent.
Gene sequencing has opened up new vistas in medical research that could lead to a completely new era of "personalized medicine," with targeted treatments and few or no side effects from medications. Momentum for this type of medicine is building–the FDA announced today that it has created a new position dedicated to "coordinating and upgrading" the agency's involvement in genomics and other elements of personalized medicine.
The potential is huge, and it's truly horrifying to think that all this progress could be slowed or stopped due to the cost of storage. Thus, freeing up disk space truly can be a matter of life and death.
We've addressed this by developing compression solutions specifically designed for sequencing technologies such as those from Illumina and Affymetrix. The Bioinform article offers significant detail on the types of files we compress as well as the checksums Ocarina performs on each before any shadow files are deleted. We hope you'll take a look at the piece.


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When it comes to Valentine's day, nothing beats a beautiful cocktail to impress your valentine. This cocktail, dubbed "Cupid's Arrow" is one such drink. Combining a variety of flavors such as blood orange, lemon and berry, this is sure to impress the one you love.
It's also a very easy cocktail to make and takes about 5-10 minutes to make, meaning you can make more when they ask you for a second round (which they will, it's that good!). You can use any type of berry in this cocktail that you wish, although in this particular photo I used cherries and cranberries for a splash or colour but feel free to mix things up as desired. If you want to get extra fancy, you can also sprinkle some chocolate shavings on top as a garnish. The choice is yours!
1Combine vodka, liqueur, orange juice, lemon juice and sugar / splenda and shake vigorously.
2Add berries to the glass.
3Fill glass with ice cubes.
4Pour shaken mixture over ice.
5Add Sprite and stir to mix.


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The path along the Fox River through Fabyan Forest Preserve may be the most popular section of running trail in all of Kane County. The preserve itself has been named a favorite for years in reader polls by local newspapers and magazines. The property was once the estate of an industrial magnate. It has its own Frank Lloyd Wright home and the remnants of cages where bears and other animals were kept.
There is a Japanese Garden and the beautiful arbor sidewalk (at left) on the west side of the preserve, through which the Fox passes in its alternately roiling and lazy glory. When the river floods the isthmus section of the park is submersed, leaving behind long trails of river findings like a testament to natural archeology.
So there is plenty to enjoy while running through Fabyan. One morning a band of five bald eagles flapped out from the protection of a white pine, and in winter there are mergansers feeding in the open water when the rest of the river freezes over.
On many days it feels like a peaceful place. Runners and cyclists share the path, which does a huge S-curve over the isthmus to clunk over a metal and wood bridge on the east side. Turning north the trail heads to Geneva through even more dense woods, and a pastoral windmill stands atop a mowed grass hill. The windmill actually operates at times, its huge warms waving vacuously at the passing cyclists and runners.
The trail can get crowded at times, and many races are held that pass through the park. Soon the Fox Valley Marathon and Half Marathon will take place. The Fox River Trail Runners put on the increasingly popular race, which runs north and south along the river trail.
The trails were once a set of rail lines following the river. Trolley trains carried turn-of-the century commuters from town to town. There were plenty of industrial trains as well, headed north to factories in St. Charles like the Howell Furniture Company.
For years after the train lines closed down there were traces of its former existence. But as the pole lines slowly collapsed and fell, and cement mile markers leaned and fell over, there were no longer any signs of the trail's history as a train track.
But I've lived here a long, long time. And just after the trains stopped running I took birding hikes along the cinder beds where the train tracks rusted into place. Weeds choked the lines shut eventually.
Then our county took over the trails and turned them into greenways. In 1982 the first river trail opened, and I was the first runner to lead the Geneva Community Classic 10K down the barely finished path. Two years later I won again in perhaps my best race ever.
So there are many happy memories, and also deep tidings of consideration and care. My late wife in her failing health liked to walk along the trail. Our walks grew shorter and shorter as cancer did its work. During a walk for Living Well Cancer Resource center she could not make it back the mile we'd walked up to Fabyan Park. So she sat down while I ran in my hiking boots back to the car to come get her. It was a desperate and strange run indeed.
But before that there were many health-restoring walks along that river. I teased her often about the time she estimated the size of a beaver we'd seen at 300 lbs. It was a huge animal, but no more than 80 lbs. at the most.
Such are the absent-minded exchanges while traversing such trails. But there are deep thoughts as well. Thinking through life's challenges is what many of us do while out running or riding. That's a good thing.
And when life's transitions bring you to a point where all familiarity is overwhelmed by change, you seek out these places for space to consider what it all means. Sometimes it's actually possible to think it all through while we're on the move. But other times you simply must stop for a moment and catch your emotional breath. I know I have.
Ten years ago this November my mother passed away. She was 80 years old. My mom was a great fan of my running. She also loved peaceful places like forest preserves, and growing up she used to take me to a spot by a stone waterfall south of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We'd sit listening to the peaceful sound of water tumbling over the dam and eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches by the brown and muddy Mill Creek.
We need these places to catch our breath at all ages, you see. We also need them to help us get out of breath. Because through effort our true and best thoughts are often revealed.
Now I share my time with a running companion named Sue, and we sometimes run in silence together just taking in the beauty of the trail. North from Fabyan to St. Charles and back is about eight miles. We have the river for company as well as each other.
"This reminds me of marathon training," she recalled a week or so ago. This summer she's been training for an Ironman that takes place September 13th. Many days we've run down that trail gladly in prep for that race.
But a week ago she got stuck in a wicked rainstorm and texted me t0 come pick her up. She stood under the Fabyan Bridge out of the rain and away from the lightning. Climbing into the car, she was shiny and wet like an otter that had just crawled up from the Fox River. "Well, I didn't get the whole run in, but it went well until the rain," she laughed.
And that's how we go down a trail gladly. Through it all, and all for one…as in one more good ride or run.