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1 Magazines of Special Interest to Teachers and Kids National Geographic Pre-K 1 Brings animals, nature, and science 6/year National Little Kids alive for the youngest learners. Geographic Comes in individual issues. National Geographic K 1 Short articles on science and 7/year National Young Explorer social studies topics with high Geographic quality photos. Classroom sets only. National Geographic 2 3, Short articles on science and social 7/year National Explorer 4 6 studies topics with high quality Geographic photos. Classroom sets in two edi- tions for grades 2 3 (Pioneer) and 4 6 (Pathfinder) contain the same articles at different reading levels. National Geographic 3 8 Explores animals, entertainment, 10/year National Kids science, technology, current events, Geographic and cultures from around the world. Comes in individual issues. National Geographic 7 12 Award-winning writers and 12/year National Magazine photographers. Geographic National Geographic 9 12 Discover the world. 8/year National Traveler Geographic National Geographic 9 12 Action-packed exploration and 10/year National Adventure adventure. Geographic National Geographic 9 12 New. Get healthy, get smart, 6/year National Green Guide and go green! Geographic National Geographic 9 12 International news, travel, and 4/year National Glimpse culture magazine featuring Geographic compelling narratives written by young adults living abroad. 1
2 2 Comprehension & Collaboration Scholastic K Language arts, science, and social 8/year Scholastic, Let s Find Out studies topics. Inc. Scholastic News 1 6 A curriculum-connected current 32/year Scholastic, events news weekly. Good source Inc. of short text for instruction and practice. Grade-specific editions come in classroom sets from grades 1 to 5/6. Grades 1 3 editions available in Spanish. Scholastic 3 6 Current science topics and news 8/year Scholastic, Super Science stories. Inc. Junior Scholastic 6 8 Current national and world events. Bi- Scholastic, Supports middle school social weekly Inc. studies curriculum. Good features such as pro and con discussion prompts. Scholastic Scope 6 10 Classic and contemporary literature, 17/year Scholastic, nonfiction articles and first-person Bi- Inc. true teen stories. Includes Readers weekly Theater scripts. Scholastic Art 4 12 Integrates studio art with art history. 12/year Scholastic, Inc. Scholastic Choices 7 12 Topics include health issues, nutri- 6/year Scholastic, tion, substance abuse prevention, Inc. and consumer economics. Scholastic 6 10 The latest science news and 14/year Scholastic, Science World discoveries. Physical science, life Bi- Inc. science/health, earth and space weekly science, environmental science, and technology. Weekly Reader Pre-K 2 Four magazines graded for difficulty 28/year WRC Media address curriculum topics in social (PK K) readers.com studies, language arts, science, 32/year health, and career development. (1 2)
3 Magazines of Special Interest to Teachers and Kids 3 WR Science 3 5 Engaging classroom magazine from 8/year WRC Media Weekly Readers that encourages students to think and read like scientists. WR News 3 6 Weekly news magazine from 25/year WRC Media Weekly Reader that comes in two editions WR News Edition 3 for third graders; WR News Senior Edition for fourth sixth graders. Current Health 4 12 Covers nutrition, fitness, and 8/year WRC Media personal health. Current Health #1 published for grades 4 7. Current Health #2 for grades Current Events 6 10 High-interest national and 25/year WRC Media international news. Current Science 6 10 Uses today s news to make science 16/year WRC Media more relevant. Covers life, earth, and physical sciences; health; and technology. Read 6 10 Classic and contemporary fiction 15/year WRC Media and nonfiction. Career World 7 12 Guidance for school, career, and 6/year WRC Media life after high school. Time For Kids K 6 Weekly magazine at different 30 or Time Inc reading levels for K 1 (The Big 26/year Picture Edition, which comes with a poster); 2 3 (The Newscoop Edition); 4 6 (The World Report Edition). Kids Discover 3 6 Topical issues focus on social 10/year Kids Discover studies and science. Order as a single-copy subscription or by specific edition. Challenging reading but good teaching content.
4 4 Comprehension & Collaboration Animal Baby Pre-K K Simple, illustrated read-alouds 10/year National about the natural world. Wildlife Federation Appleseeds 3 6 Real-life stories about people and 9/year Carus places of the past and present. Publishing Challenging reading but good teaching content. Ask 2 4 Themed issues on arts and science. 9/year Carus Publishing Boys Life 2 10 Boy Scouts of America. 12/year Boy Scouts of America Calliope 4+ Explores world history. 9/year Carus Publishing Children s Playmate 1 3 Articles and creative stories about 6/year Children s health and science. Better Health Institute Children s Digest 4 6 Articles on science, fitness, and 6/year Children s safety. Better Health Institute Cicada 9 12 Literary magazine for teens. Stories 6/year Carus and poems explore age-related Publishing issues. Click Pre-K 2 Science, exploration, nature, 9/year Carus history, technology, and the arts. Publishing Cobblestone 4+ American history. 9/year Carus Publishing Cricket 4+ Folktales, fiction/nonfiction, 12/year Carus biographies, fantasy, poetry, Publishing science fiction, and history. Dig 4+ Archeology. Each issue focuses on 9/year Carus one theme. Publishing
5 Magazines of Special Interest to Teachers and Kids 5 Faces 4+ Cultures of the world and 9/year Carus geography. Publishing Footsteps 4+ African American history, culture, 5/year Carus and achievement. Publishing Humpty Dumpty Pre-K 1 Promotes health and fitness. 6/year Children s Better Health Institute Jack and Jill 2 4 Stories, articles, and activities 6/year Children s about science, health, and fitness. Better Health Institute Know 1 3 A science magazine for curious 6/year Peter Piper kids explored the worlds of Publishing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Ladybug Pre-K 1 Easy to read stories 9/year Cricket Carus Publishing Muse 4+ Features intelligent writing and 9/year Carus amazing photographs and Publishing illustrations. National Wildlife 7 12 Wildlife and nature stories and 6/year National photographs. Wildlife Federation Newsweek 7 12 The magazine includes a feature 54/year Newsweek, great for middle and high school Inc. kids called My Turn, an essay written by a different writer every week. Odyssey 4+ Adventures in science. 9/year Carus Publishing Ranger Rick 2+ Stories, activities, and articles 12/year National about exploring and caring for Wildlife natural wonders. Federation
6 6 Comprehension & Collaboration Spider 1 4 Stories, poems, and articles on 12/year Carus nature. Publishing Sports Illustrated 4+ Devoted to sports. Articles on sports 12/year Time, Inc for Kids figures of note, sports-related issues, and advice from athletes. U.S. Studies Weekly K 9 Grade-specific magazines for social 24/year American studies (K 6) and science (1 6). Publishing Legacy come in a national edition and standards-based issues for over 15 states. YES! Magazine 4 9 Stories of people from around the 4/year Positive world young and old who are Futures yesmag.ca creating a better, more sustainable Network world. Your Big Backyard Pre-K 2 Interesting creatures and places 12/year National of the world. Wildlife Federation Zoobooks K+ Everything there is to know 12/year Wildlife about the world s most fascinating Education, animals, birds, reptiles, and insects. Ltd. Zootles Pre-K K New publication. Introduces 6/year Wildlife animals in their natural habitats. Education, Ltd.
7 Magazines Suitable for Older Students The Economist 9 12 International perspective on 51/year business, politics, and more. The Horn Book 9 12 About books for children and 6/year The Horn Magazine young adults. Timely reviews of Book, Inc. best titles. The New Yorker 9 12 Culture, art, politics, design, 47/year Conde Nast technology all well-written. The New York Times 9 12 Published jointly by Scholastic and 14/year Scholastic, Upfront the New York Times. Created to Inc. make it easy for teachers to connect the news to the curriculum. Major national and world news features. Sports Illustrated 7 12 Magazine ends with Rick Reilly s 56/year Time, Inc essay always interesting and worth chewing on. Stone Soup 3 8 Magazine by and for young writers 6/year Stone Soup and artists. Time Magazine 7 12 The standard news magazine. 56/year Time, Inc U.S. News and 7 12 Weekly national and world news. 52/year World Report Also, depending on classroom interests, check out the multitude of topic-oriented magazines offered: individual sports, politics, psychology, travel, computers, health and fitness, animals and pets, film/tv, music, art, fashion, religion, city/region specific, hobbies, food, photography most anything you can think of! Great way to honor a student s interest in an area or topic. (Try 7
8 Newspapers Check local and state-wide newspapers for their Newspapers in Education programs. Most offer complimentary classroom sets on a daily or weekly basis. Many offer a weekly Kids Page. NEWSPAPER GRADE FOCUS ISSUES PUBLISHER PHONE/WEBSITE The L.A. Times; 7 12 Check out well-written columns, The New York features, editorials, Sunday Times; magazines, book reviews, etc. The Washington. Great to have a copy of the Sunday Post, etc. edition available for use during the week. The New York Times 3 12 Student connections for teachers, Daily New York Student Connection parents, and students. Times The Onion 12 Political satire. Daily The Onion USA Today 2 12 No specific online kid page but Daily USA Today most written for general audience. The Wall Street 9 12 News and information on the world 9/year Dow Jones Journal Classroom of business. Sets of 30 copies. and Co., Inc. Edition.com Washington Post: 2 12 Online news, games, reviews Daily Washington KidsPost 18 yrs. for kids. Post kidspost 8
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Redfern started brightly and hit the bar early on, then we counter attacked and did the same only minutes later. Their two forwards are fine players and the Rebels use them well; when we pressed in midfield they hit accurate long balls. As our backs got to grips with their forwards' movement, the faster of the two pulled his hamstring and went off. Their heads dropped and the advantage swung our way.
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Redfern have several good midfielders who tried to get the ball down and play but they looked uncomfortable every time we won possession. We still passed the ball around well with ten men, we scored two more goals and they got that soft pen. Our movement and passing in the lead up all of our goals was terrific; they came from Pete x 2 (20 for the season), Ade (13 for the season), Chris, Matt T, Gig and Keith P. All well deserved and really well taken; three from the forwards and four from midfield.
Pete Daniel took a lot of pressure off with his two goals, particularly his last one that killed them off. He played well throughout but particularly when we went down to ten and he was alone up front, always preoccupying three of their players and moving them around. Outstanding performance and our man of the match.
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PANDEMONIUM – interview Dark Recollections 2011 – Mark (guitar) answered the questions.
1.Dark Recollections: For those not familiar with the abomination known as Pandemonium, introduce the band. (who does what, plays what instruments, etc)
M. Hellish regards guys! We're a band from Poland and we perform music that draws from many metal trends, especially death, black, doom metal. Some people call it Dark Metal but the best idea is just to listen to this stuff and fuck the schemas.
Paul is vocalist, as well as guitarist, he is the author of all lyrics. Michael is bass player, he is also the main headbanger at the stage, haha. Simon the drummer is like war machine, he is fanatic, he trains even 5 hours a day, drums are his whole life. I am the second guitarist and also composer. I have to mention our fifth band member – his name is Greg from Godz ov War Productions and he is the band manager, great guy who takes care for all the marketing stuff and more.
2. Dark Recollections: Give us a brief band bio.
M. OK, I could write a book with thousands of interesting stories that happened during Pandemonium's existence but… let me focus on essential things. Band's existed for 20 years, last year was our 20'th anniversary so it's a serious opportunity to have a couple of drinks, hah. Regarding the crew, it changed many times through those years and only the leader Paul stayed from the beginning. The group was originally formed in autumn 1989 under the name PANDEMONIUM. The founders were PAUL (guitar, vocal) and PETER (drums). During that time there were no music bands of this nature in Poland and in West Europe there were only SAMAEL, CELTIC FROST and BATHORY. The lack of such bands was the reason why they gained so many fans. In December of 1990 PANDEMONIUM registered its first Reh Tape. After several concerts PANDEMONIUM became one of the most popular bands in Poland right next to KAT, IMPERATOR and VADER. The end result was a contract with CARNAGE Records and officially published material called "Devilri". Tens of thousands of copies sold made it probably the best selling demo in the world, which was a great achievement those days. The next album "The Ancient Katatonia" was published in 1994 at the music festival Metalmania, where such bands as MORBID ANGEL, SAMAEL, and CANNIBAL CORPSE performed. This concert was the culmination point for the whole existence of PANDEMONIUM. Some time passed and things went wrong, Pandemonium ended… a few years later Paul started "Domain" episode with different musicans. It lasted for many years, of course Paul and the horde still created great music of similar style. During the spring of 2002 DOMAIN entered studio to record a sensational new album "GAT ETEMMI". The album was highly valued even by old fans of PANDEMONIUM, though a considerable amount of electronic sounds. Unfortunately, a lack of appropriate promotion and some personal misunderstandings among the members of DOMAIN caused that band itself had to suspend its activities for several months.
Then, at last, many fantastic situations appeared and Paul was able to reactivate Pandemonium. I joined the new crew and we record an experimental, dark and atmospheric "The Zonei" album that effected in the Poland Tour with BEHEMOTH. In opposite to electronic "The Zonei" we started to think about "live" drums and oldschool black&roll times. That was what we missed, old good youth times when death metal was being born. Then the new rhytm section joined us – Simon and Michael, we play together so far. We signed contract with Mystic Prod. label and recorded raging, death/black metal old school album "Hellspawn" which met with great reviews. Unfortunatally we met again with a lack of any promotional moves so "Hellspawn" was known mainly in Poland. In a meantime we played on many prestigious festivals like Metalmania, Mystic Festival, Strashydlo with bands like CELTIC FROST, SAMAEL, SLAYER. Now, we are working on the new stuff "Misanthropy" and we are close to signing a contract with Pagan Records. A few weeks ago we also released a Promo 2010 CD with two new tracks and some live video clips. Simultanously limited a version of Devilri LP went out thanks to our Godfather Greg.
3. Dark Recollections: How long has current line-up been together.
M. Actual crew is probably the most stable and tuned , we played dozens of gigs together and we're working on the second album. I have no fucking idea how long exactly we are together in this adventure but it must have been about 5 years. It's hard to believe but for the last 2 years every one of us lives in a different city.
4. Dark Recollections: Pandemonium has been in the underground scene for a long time, what has it been like to be around for so long, see so many bands come and go, and still be around now?
M. Life. Very often a trifle or an accident decides about band's life. Sometimes it is some unnecessary argument, sometimes someone's death, you never know what life will bring you tomorrow. Many great bands went into oblivion but there are still some names that became a legend. Of course now is a different time: lots of bands, Internet, TV. Underground metal in Poland is still underground but everything is easier. There's lot of fucking metal lords and there is plenty of shit too. I don't care. There is no time to think about the past, it was magic but won't back. We are trying to find ourselves in a new situations and do what we can do best in music staying honest to ourselves. Now or never.
5. Dark Recollections: Pandemonium was inactive for a few years, what inspired you to start doing Pandemonium again?
M. You can stop playing but there is always a fucking longing, you just sometimes need breake to take a breath and start doing some things in a different way. New point of view and some distance brings new forces. Sometimes it is a kind of impact, a cosmic impulse. New opportunities appeared, Pandemonium logo and name were free to use by Paul.
6. Dark Recollections: Talk about your last album " Hellspawn"?
M. After we had finished recording that stuff, we listened to that many times. My first impression and visualisation was a fucking red mocking devil wearing a hat and showing finger to people. So far this is Pandemonium's most brutal album. Homage to oldschool black and death music with some groovy, some doomy riffs. Ok, I don't want to speak about this stuff, you must listen to that and love it or hate it, it's only now when many new reviews appeared on metal zines. Lyrically "Hellspawn" is very antyreligious, expresses human's dark side and rebelion.
7. Dark Recollections: What is the song " hypnotic dimension" about?
M. Like the rest of the album the message is not unequivocal. It refers to Sumerian beliefs and demonology but it is more universal. Fear, expectations, hopes, death, unknown… How would Sumers imagine the end of time, and how Christians do ? Is it
reality or a morbid vision or maybe some kind of… hypnotic dimension ?
8. Dark Recollections: Have you had any offers to release "Hellspawn" on Lp?
M. Not yet, but I think it is worth that, especially concerning its raw, oldschool guitar sound. Would be great but maybe it is too early.
9. Dark Recollections: Tell us about re-release of kult "Devilry" demo on LP?
<M. I guess many people waited for this release. You know, when "Devilri" was released there were no CDs in Poland so the stuff went out on magnetic cassette. A few years later Pandemonium remastered "Devilri/Ancient Katatonia" and recorded it on CD because fans wanted to have this legendary album on new modern media. This time "Devilri" has been released by Godz ov War Productions in a limited number of 250 black and 250 white vinyl copies with twelve pages booklet. To every LP Pandemonium Promo 2010 a digipack is added for free.
10. Dark Recollections: Can we expect a new Pandemonium Cd in the near future?
M. Fuck yeah! We're still working on it and it's approaching the finish. We plan to record it before holidays and if no shit happens, "Misantrophy" will be released in fall 2011. It will be a succesor of "Hellspawn" but more black, more dark. You can listen to one new track "Black Forest" on our Myspace profile.
11. Dark Recollections: Have you had any offers to play outside of Poland?
So far we played some gigs abroad: in Germany, Ukraine, Czech Republic – that were great journeys, we had a lot of fun and I suppose, metal hordes too 😉 In nineties Pandemonium played also in Switzerland. We're planning to play in Austria this year, and probably in other European countries.
12. Dark Recollections: Any merchandise available from you?
M. Yes, we've got plenty of fantastic hellish stuff. All that you can find on our MySpace profile and also on EBay. Being more specific we've got t-shirts and long sleeves of excellent quality, embroidered patches, printed stickers, keyholders and of course CD's, for now availabe are "Hellspawn" and "Promo 2010". Not to forget about the most important – "Devilri" LP.
Most of things, we create in limited quantities, so you can expect new patterns and designs every now and then.
13. Dark Recollections: Any last words, comments? Thanks for the interview!
M. Best fucking regards from Pandemonium to all metal fans, I hope we'll have opportunity to play some gigs in the USA in a nearest future. Until that time get familiar with our music, you won't be dissapointed. Horns up bastards!


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I speak regularly at national and regional conferences on topics ranging from open source systems to strategic planning and innovation in libraries and higher education. If you are interested in having me speak at your event or workshop, please take a look at my Speaking page and if interested, get in touch with me at vacekrae at gmail.com. Thanks!
Keynote Presentations
Vacek, Rachel. Keynote. "Re-Imagining the Library Website." Re-Imagining the Library!, Oklahoma Chapter of the Association of College & Research Libraries Annual Conference, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK, November 6, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1310
Vacek, Rachel. Keynote. "Preparing for Technological Changes within Academic Libraries." Library Futures Series, Oklahoma State University Library, Stillwater, OK, November 13, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1370
Vacek, Rachel. Keynote. "New Technologies that Could Affect Libraries." North Texas Conference on Library Technology, Decatur, TX, August 3, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1326
Vacek, Rachel. Keynote. "Funding Mobile Innovation in the Library: The Why and How." Consortium of Academic Libraries and Learning Resources Spring Meeting, Houston, TX, April 29, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1353
Vacek, Rachel. Keynote. "The Current Landscape of Mobile Libraries." Central Texas Library System Annual Technology Conference, Georgetown, TX, December 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1355
Invited Presentations
Vacek, Rachel. "Challenges and Opportunities in Library Discovery" Big Ten Academic Alliance Conference on Discovery, Urbana-Champaign, IL, May 30-31, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/143855
Vacek, Rachel. "Challenges and Opportunities in Customizing Library Repository User Interfaces." Webinar by NISO and NASIG. March 14, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/142785
Vacek, Rachel, Kat Palmer, and Iris Bierlein. "Smoothing the Path of the Research Journey: Designing for User Experience Excellence in Academic Libraries." Webinar by Library Journal and Emerald Publishing. September 27, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/138151
Vacek, Rachel. "The Changing Nature of Web Design and User Expectations and How Libraries Can Respond." Houston Area Law Librarians Annual Meeting, South Texas College of Law, Houston, TX, April 8, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1306
Vacek, Rachel. "Assessing Your Library Website Using User Research Methods and Other Tools." Re-Imagining the Library!, Oklahoma Chapter of the Association of College & Research Libraries Annual Conference, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK, November 6, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1318
Vacek, Rachel. "Library Websites of the Future." Special Library Association Texas Chapter Annual Meeting, Rice University, Houston, TX, November 13, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1315
Vacek, Rachel, Ken Varnum, Victoria Estrada, and Annemarie Haar. "Content Management and Technical Infrastructure." New Media Consortium Virtual Symposium on the Future of Libraries, Online, November 12, 2014.
Vacek, Rachel, Vince Lee, and Catherine Essinger. "Leadership in Professional Organizations." Library Leadership Series, University of Houston Libraries, Houston, TX, June 5, 2014.
Vacek, Rachel. "Strategies for Identifying Collaborators & Writing Collaboratively." Write Your Scholarly Publication Month Kick-off, University of Houston Libraries, Houston, TX, July 9, 2012.
Vacek, Rachel, and Richard Guajardo. "Web-Scale Discovery: Post Implementation." Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Houston, TX, April 20, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1317
Vacek, Rachel. "Considerations for Your Mobile Library." Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Houston, TX, April 17, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1319
Vacek, Rachel. "Overcoming the Challenges to Creating a Single Online User Experience." Amigos Online Conference: Technology: Unexpected Consequences of Legislation and Policies in Libraries, February 8, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1320
Vacek, Rachel. "Considerations for Your Mobile Library." North Texas Conference on Library Technology, Decatur, TX, August 3, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1327
Vacek, Rachel. "Giving Your CMS Users a Content Strategy and a Positive UX." North Texas Conference on Library Technology, Decatur, TX, August 3, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1328
Vacek, Rachel. "The Future of Academic Libraries." Scholarly Communications Forum: The Future of Libraries, Rice University, Houston, TX, July 21, 2010.
Vacek, Rachel, Meghan Sitar, and Emily Puckett Rodgers. "Transforming an Organization through Service and Space Design Strategy." Designing for Digital, Austin, TX, March 7, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/142413
Vacek, Rachel, Zoe Chao, and Carrie Moran. "Fostering Great Experiences for UX-Tasked Student Workers." Designing for Digital, Austin, TX, March 5, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/142412
Vacek, Rachel, and Ken Varnum. "Customizing Discovery Interfaces: Understanding Users' Behaviors and Providing Better Service." Electronic Resources & Libraries, Austin, TX, March 5, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/142719
Vacek, Rachel, Meghan Sitar, and Emily Puckett Rodgers. "Fostering Organizational Change through Service and Space Design Strategy." Coalition for Networked Information Fall Membership Meeting, Washington DC, December 12, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/139883
Vacek, Rachel, and Ken Varnum. "Own the User Experience: Provide Discovery for your Users." Library & Information Technology Association Forum, Denver, CO, November 10, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/139049
Vacek, Rachel, Eddie Neuwirth, Jesse Koennecke, and Jacquie Samples. "It's Personal! One-size Discovery Does Not Fit All: Customizing Discovery at Michigan." Electronic Resources & Libraries, Austin, TX, April 4, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/136222
Vacek, Rachel, Josh Boyer, Debra Kolah, Courtney McDonald, and Nadaleen Tempelman-Kluit. "Can a UX Department Really Make a Difference?" Designing for Digital, Austin, TX, April 3, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/136223
Vacek, Rachel. "Contextual Inquiry: How Ethnographic Research Can Impact the UX of Your Website." Library & Information Technology Association Forum, Minneapolis, MN, November 14, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1311
Vacek, Rachel. "Impact Your Library UX with Contextual Inquiry." Texas Library Association District 8 Fall Conference, Houston, TX, September 26, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1313
Vacek, Rachel, and Louis Rosenfeld. Interview. "LITA President's Program: An Interview with Lou Rosenfeld." American Library Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 28, 2015.
Vacek, Rachel, Santi Thompson, Annie Wu, Andy Weidner, and Sean Watkins. "Hitting the Road Towards a Greater Digital Destination." Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, Austin, TX, April 27, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1314
Vacek, Rachel, and R. Nicole Westbrook. "How to Rock the Planning Process for your Next Digital Library Web Project." Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, Austin, TX, May 7. 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1316
Vacek, Rachel, Jeannie Castro, and Kelsey Brett. "How to Build a Better Mousetrap or Developing an Easy, Functional ERM." Charleston Conference, Charleston, SC, November 10, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1371
Vacek, Rachel, and Berika Williams. "Library Mobile Web Design: Tips, Tricks and Resources." Texas Library Association District 8 Fall Conference, Houston, TX, October 22, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1321
Vacek, Rachel, Jason Battles, and Nina McHale. "Building a Single User Experience." Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA, October 18, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1322
Vacek, Rachel. "Discovery at the University of Houston Libraries." Part of larger program, "The Age of Discovery: Understanding Discovery Services, Federated Search, and Web-scale." American Library Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, June 26, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1349
Vacek, Rachel. "Therapy for Your CMS: Improving the User Experience." J. Boye Conference, Philadelphia, PA, May 4, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1350
Vacek, Rachel, and Anita Riley. "Bridging the Gap Between Print and Digital Environments." Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference, Lee College, Baytown, TX, November 11, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1352
Vacek, Rachel. "Cool Tools to Help Libraries Bridge the Gap Between Print and Digital Environments." Texas Library Association District 8 Fall Conference, Friendswood, TX, October 30, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1354
Vacek, Rachel, Catherine Essinger, Rosalind Alexander, and Christina Gola. "The Importance of Politics." Association of Research Libraries Leadership Fellows Program, University of Houston Libraries, Houston, TX, September 21, 2010.
Vacek, Rachel, and Robin Dasler. "Get Your Game On in Instruction." Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference, Lee College, Baytown, TX, November 12, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1332
Vacek, Rachel, Christina Gola, and Robin Dasler. "The Current Landscape of Mobile Devices." Texas Library Association District 8 Fall Conference, Sugar Land, TX, October 17, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1331
Vacek, Rachel, and Anna Creech. "Collaborating in the Clouds: The Tools." Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA, October 26, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1334
Vacek, Rachel, and Robin Dasler. "iTouch and Go: Funding Innovation in the UH Libraries." Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA, October 27, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1333
Vacek, Rachel, and Michael Porter. "Content Contribution & Distribution." Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA, October 28, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1356
Vacek, Rachel. "Libraries Using Mobile Devices." Unconference, American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, July 10, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1357
Vacek, Rachel, and Michele Reilly. "Digital Libraries & Institutional Repositories." Scholarly Communication Forum: The Future of Scholarly Communication, University of Houston, Houston, TX, June 2009.
Vacek, Rachel, Veronica Arellano, and Robin Dasler. "Research Where You Learn: Incorporating Research and Information Literacy Modules into WebCT." University of Houston System ACE Conference on Student Success, Houston, TX, March 27, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1346
Vacek, Rachel, and Karen Coombs. "Mashing Up and Remixing the Library Website." Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA, October 20, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1348
Vacek, Rachel. "Putting the Library Website in Their Hands: The Advantages and Challenges of a Homegrown Content Management System." Library & Information Technology Association Forum, Cincinnati, OH, October 18, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1358
Vacek, Rachel. "Apps in Facebook & Google OpenSocial: Why Librarians Should Pay Attention." BIGWIG Social Software Showcase, American Library Association Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, June 25, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1359
Vacek, Rachel. "My Experience with the ALA Emerging Leaders Program." Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, July 2006. https://www.slideshare.net/vacekrae/my-experience-with-the-ala-emerging-leaders-program
Virtual Presentations
Vacek, Rachel. "Impact the UX of Your Website with a Contextual Inquiry." Library 2.015 Worldwide Virtual Conference, October 20, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1312
Vacek, Rachel, and Anita Riley. "Seeing the Library through the Terminator's Eyes: Augmented Reality." Amigos Member Online Conference, May 18, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1329
Vacek, Rachel, and Anita Riley. "QR Codes and Augmented Reality Help Libraries Extend Services." Trendy Topics Online Conference, March 16, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1351
Vacek, Rachel, Christina Gola, Robin Dasler, and Billy Hoya. "Mobile Innovations in the UH Libraries." Handheld Librarian Online Conference II, February 18. 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1330
Poster Presentations
Vacek, Rachel, Veronica Arellano, Miranda Bennett, Karen Coombs, and Robin Dasler. "The Library Makes Its Small Screen Debut: Using the iPod Touch to Trial Library Services on Mobile Devices." Association of College & Research Libraries National Conference, Seattle, WA, March 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/1347
Vacek, Rachel, Sandra Besselson, Chris Harris, Katy Herrick, and Wanda Nesbit. "Making the Library Workplace More Millennial Friendly." American Library Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., June 2007.


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The question surprised me. My first response was that I read so much stuff like Tolle's, and material far more powerful, that there wouldn't be a shift in consciousness from reading anything.
The question is whether there is ever a shift in consciousness. There is. There are. They include
1. The shift from confusion and disillusionment to the intuition that there is Truth.
2. The shift from the intuition of Truth to the realization that you exist and that the world exists.
3. The shift from the realization of existence to a valuing of existence such that you study your existence — your thought patterns — through spiritual practices.
4. The shift from erratic success in your practice to stability.
5. A shift from stability in practice to effortlessness with practice.
6. A shift from effortlessness to oneness, no attachment, still with practice.
7. A shift from oneness to non-separateness. All arises as mind. No one to practice. The final shift. Sciousness.
8. The world recognized as "this."
9. Selfless service; the natural playing out of "this." Steps 8 and 9 describe the disposition of neo-advaita.
The steps are a very abridged version of the Ten Oxherding Pictures. You could awaken directly and apparently spontaneously to any of these steps.
Some would say you experienced the previous steps in former lifetimes. That may be your understanding, but with step 7 the idea is another arising within a mind that is no one's and gives rise to the apparent truth that there are separate minds. The perception of separate minds gives rise to confusion and disillusionment, which might lead to the first step above: the intuition of something beyond, which is known as Truth, God, Reality… .


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Join us as the Toronto Jewish Film Festival pays tribute to SHARON, LOIS AND BRAM, with this free, ticketed programme. For thirty years they have entertained families with their music, and won the hearts of parents and children alike. Now, those children are bringing their own families to hear the magic!
Sharon, Lois and Bram will perform live, followed by the marvelous TV special celebrating 25 years of entertaining children called "25 Years of Skinnamarink." After the screening, they will do a few more songs, followed by a question-and-answer period and an opportunity for autographs. Limit of four tickets per family.
Please pick up tickets at the TJFF Box office after April 14.


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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Tyrannical Nurse Ratched rules her ward in a mental hospital with a strict and unbending routine, unopposed by her patients, who remain cowed by mind-numbing medication and the threat of electric shock therapy. But her regime is disrupted by the arrival of McMurphy - the swaggering, fun-loving trickster with a devilish grin, who resolves to oppose her rules on behalf of his fellow inmates. His struggle is seen through the eyes of Chief Bromden, a seemingly mute patient who understands McMurphy's heroic attempt to battle with the powers that keep them imprisoned. A devastatingly honest portrayal of the boundaries between sanity and madness.
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Welcome back! I hope everyone enjoyed their break! I was happy to see all my little friends again today and hear about their adventures during the break.
This week in class we will be finishing up our writing focus of "descriptive writing". Students have been doing an excellent job of describing using adjectives to give a visual image to the reader. Using our senses to describe something has been very helpful to bump up their writing! We have been looking at the characteristics of a Descriptive Paragraph and trying to include these in our writing.
* It must have a "one thing only" topic – the person, place, or thing being described.
* The opening sentence tells what is being described in a way that invites your readers to read on.
* Each developmental sentence should add adjectives, adverbs, strong verbs, and specific nouns.
* The closing sentence should not add details; it sums up the whole word picture.
Later in the week, I will be introducing our new focus of narrative writing (writing stories).
In Math, we will be finishing up our unit on Money and they will be given their assessment in class on Wednesday. This will not be a written test, but rather an assignment to complete in class. We will be moving on to linear measurement / Mass and Capacity!
Here are the agenda messages for the week:
Monday, March 18th, 2013
Day 4
* read 20 minutes and record in your agenda each night
* keep up your reading to "heat things up" !
* Happy Birthday Greg !
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
Day 5
* gym – please come dressed for active participation
* homework: Math – money worksheet
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
Day 1
* Music/Drama/Dance
* Popcorn sales – break #2
Thursday, March 21st, 2013
Day 2
* Math homework
* Library
Friday, March 22nd, 2013
Day 3
* Gym – please dress appropriately
* Happy Birthday Ben!


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There's a neighborhood to the left and a synagogue to the right, and stuck in the middle might be a new Dunkin' Donuts and its drive-thru.
On Monday, the South Portland City Council will consider the first part of a package of zoning changes that could help determine the fate – and the final site – of the proposed Dunkin' Donuts shop.
An initial plan to tear down a former church to make way for the Dunkin' Donuts upset neighbors who said a 24-hour restaurant with a drive-thru would bring light and noise pollution. But a newer plan that would spare the church has drawn criticism from a synagogue, whose leaders are worried about losing valuable sunlight.
The hullabaloo began in December, when Cafua Management, a Massachusetts-based conglomeration of the famous New England coffee and pastry franchises, bought the St. John the Evangelist Church property at the corner of Thirlmere Avenue and Main Street. The company proposed tearing down the church to build a 24-hour Dunkin' Donuts to replace an aging shop nearby on Main Street.
But because of pending zoning changes that would make the church site unworkable for a 24-hour restaurant with a drive-thru window, the city is now considering leasing a 2.3-acre former park a few steps away on Main Street. The park is next to the Bet Ha'am Synagogue, at the corner of Main and Westbrook streets.
The convoluted development process has raised the question of whether the new zoning requirements will save the church's neighbors from the distraction of a 24-hour restaurant, only to raise a new question of whether a tall building containing a Dunkin' Donuts could block sunlight from the synagogue's glass-walled sanctuary.
"I want to make sure the neighbors around the church aren't having a 24-hour drive-thru, because that's upsetting for them, and we want to make sure we still have sunlight coming into our garden and our sanctuary," said Lisa Munderback, president of the Bet Ha'am congregation. "I hope Cafua will come to some mutually agreeable solution."
With the new zoning rules, which are now in the hands of the City Council and could be approved as soon as late May, the church site and the former park will each come under different requirements.
At the church site, the new zoning will prohibit 24-hour restaurants and drive-thru windows, which are now allowed. Called the Main Street Zone, the new guidelines were written to produce a pedestrian experience that mimics Knightville, with its walkable street designs and shops that come close to the sidewalk, said Tex Haeuser, South Portland's planning and development director.
Different zoning, called the Thornton Heights District, will apply to the city-owned green space, where new rules will allow far denser residential development than what was permitted in the past, along with a higher limit on new buildings of 70 feet or six stories – triggering the worries of Munderback and her congregation.
The city is negotiating with Cafua for a multi-year lease of the former park property, said Mayor Jerry Jalbert. Cafua did not respond to a request for comment.
Adding another wrinkle is a 2005 agreement between the city and the synagogue that gives Bet Ha'am the right of first refusal to buy the park property, a provision left over from a sale to the synagogue of the adjacent and then-vacant Alice Sawyer school building. That right of refusal expires Dec. 31, 2015. It does not prevent the city from leasing the space before that date, Jalbert said.
At the time of the sale of the former school in 2005, the synagogue and at least two developers tried to buy the entire property, which included the 2.3-acre former park. The city chose to sell the school building to the synagogue, but separated and retained the park property. At the time, city councilors said that the space could some day return to being a public park, according to Munderback.
Jalbert said the council will have to sign off on any lease with Cafua, giving the councilors and their constituents another chance to weigh in on the plan.
"My perception is that the council is split on this," Jalbert said. "Eventually, the City Council will have to make a decision whether we're going to sign a lease."
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OAKLAND - An 88-year-old Montverde man died and two people were injured when he turned his car into the path of another car on State Road 50 Wednesday.
The Florida Highway Patrol said James J. Shemes, 16838 Apple Road, was injured while turning from Deer Island Road onto S.R. 50 at about 4 p.m. He was pronounced dead at Orlando Regional Medical Center.
Shemes' passenger, Marquerite Cross, 88, was treated for injuries at Health Central Hospital in Ocoee. Driver Socorro Villa Gomez, 36, of Zellwood suffered minor injuries.
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Hi there! Learning to mediate between brothers fights can be a helpful way to ensure your house's harmony. And that's why we are here, to tell you how to react when your two little kids are fighting for something. Also, check our previous articles about how to prevent childhood obesity and some techniques for teaching time tables.
There is nothing worse than seeing our children fighting with each other. But for us to be successful we need to know how to do things. And there are some steps when you are Learning to mediate between brothers fights.
Take a look at them!
Learning to mediate between brothers fights: Be Happy!
The first step is to distinguish whether the fight between them is an ongoing problem, or if it's just a fight for nothing. However, regardless of the cases, we always have to separate them.
It is important to tell them that they should not do. If such arguments are constants, follow some steps.
Learning to mediate between brothers fights cannot be an easy task, but we need to look carefully to the reason those fights are happening.
As I said, the first thing to do is stop the fight. In the case they are assaulting physically separate the children. If they are only assaulting verbally, silence them. Send them to different rooms of the house until they settle down and be ready to talk about what happened.
This is the second step. Once the mood is calmer, it's time to mediate. This is a long-term process that will give us a lot of work, but you will have more lasting effects and better results than punishment. Note that punishment ceases to have an effect later in adulthood.
First, children should explain what happened according to them, focusing on the facts and not in the search for culprits. It is imperative that the other brother listens without interrupting even if he disagrees. They have to learn to listen to others.
Learning to mediate between brothers fights: Step 3
Give solutions to their positions. Now is the time that they should propose solutions, and give some others if we see that these are not appropriate.
Discuss the proposals they gave. Think of what the most rewarding solutions. Remember that the best solution is always when both give up something. The solution should always be consensual.
What is agreed between the two is always better than what is imposed.
Learning to mediate between brothers fights: Final Step
Never leave the monitoring. Any decision rendered in mediation should be monitored for the resolutions adopted are respected by both parties at the beginning.
When you notice that they are not complying with the agreement, sit with them and talk. Try to understand who is not doing his part. Start the conversation there. Remember that you must have patience. The idea is always to find solutions today for tomorrow!
I hope that following these steps you solve your problems with your children. Learning to mediate between brothers fights is crucial to have a peaceful environment in our own home!


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Let me be the first to say, I'd hit it. These super sexy images are courtesy of artist J. Scott Campbell. While we've seen these girls drawn hundreds of ways this is by far the best. If these don't make you feel warm and tingly in your nether regions, check your pulse you might be dead. This weeks fapping material can be found where? You guessed it, after the jump. If you like these images please visit Cambell's Deviant Art page and show him some love, after you love yourself of course. Haha gross. Source
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Laura had selected periwinkle blue and shades of white as the color palette. She loves hydrangeas, so I ordered periwinkle hydrangeas (imported from Holland) as the favorite flower to be included in all of the designs.
Tall dramatic arrangements with similar flowers (and including periwinkle blue hybrid delpheniums) decorated the buffet table. The guests were very impressed with the location of the private home, right on the shoreline, and all of the delights of the evening.


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1. "The leaked New York Times innovation report is one of the key documents of this media age." It's an astonishing look inside the cultural change still needed in the shift to digital—even in one of the world's greatest newsrooms. Read it.
"I confess I didn't feel anything quite so revelatory when I read last week's leaked version—which read like an indoor-voice summary, expected and designed to be leaked to the broader world. This fuller version is quite different—it's raw. (Or at least as raw as digital strategy documents can get.) You can sense the frayed nerves and the frustration at a newsroom that is, for all its digital successes, still in many ways oriented toward an old model. It's journalists turning their own reporting skills on themselves."
2. "Gluten Intolerance May Not Exist." Yes, your gluten sensitivity may be in your head.
"Analyzing the data, Gibson found that each treatment diet, whether it included gluten or not, prompted subjects to report a worsening of gastrointestinal symptoms to similar degrees. Reported pain, bloating, nausea, and gas all increased over the baseline low-FODMAP diet. Even in the second experiment, when the placebo diet was identical to the baseline diet, subjects reported a worsening of symptoms! The data clearly indicated that a nocebo effect, the same reaction that prompts some people to get sick from wind turbines and wireless signals, was at work here. Patients reported gastrointestinal distress without any apparent physical cause. Gluten wasn't the culprit; the cause was likely psychological. Participants expected the diets to make them sick, and so they did. The finding led Gibson to the opposite conclusion of his 2011 research: 'In contrast to our first study… we could find absolutely no specific response to gluten.' Instead, as RCS reported last week, FODMAPS are a far more likely cause of the gastrointestinal problems attributed to gluten intolerance. Jessica Biesiekierski, a gastroenterologist at Monash University and lead author of the study alongside Gibson, noted that when participants consumed the baseline low-FODMAP diet, almost all reported that their symptoms improved!"
3. "Fat Woman Talking" Libby Hill on how Louie starts a necessary conversaion.
"In this way, 'So Did The Fat Lady' ventures into territory rarely explored in pop culture: what it is to be a fat woman existing in a society that views her as less than. In the episode, a lovely, funny, overweight waitress named Vanessa (Sarah Baker) romantically pursues Louie to less than ideal ends. During her pursuit, Vanessa is revealed to be a fully formed, fully realized person; smart and capable; independent and motivated; stepping out of the fat girl holding cell populated entirely with Funny Best Friends and blazing a new trail: She is the Manic Pixie Fat Girl. And for good reason. Vanessa is written in the most droll and likable way because C.K. wants to make it perfectly clear that the reason she is rejected is because of her size. Not even being the platonic ideal is enough when you're an overweight woman."
4. "Why Today's Best Horror Films Come from Australia." Calum Marsh on how the land down under has become the source of some of the most striking horror films of late.
"Oddly enough, however, the most significant boon to the genre's credibility would arrive in the form of a re-release of the 1971 film Wake in Fright. The long-lost cult classic, a harrowing psychological thriller by First Blood director Ted Kotcheff, was re-released in 2012 by indie distributor Drafthouse Films, whose celebrated efforts to return the film to public view brought with it an influx of publicity and attention. It also suddenly seemed apparent that Wake in Fright's blistering portrayal of the outback and the anxieties that curdle under the sweltering Australian sun constituted the principal antecedent of the Aussie horror movement."
5. "Still Radioactive and Spoiling for a Fight." Godzilla, Grandaddy of Movie Monsters, Stomps Back.
"Godzilla shows up fairly late in the new movie that bears his name, and he also shows his age. Though this gigantic monster is, within the film's own mythico-scientific terms, the long-slumbering reminder of a primordial, prehuman age, by the calendar of popular culture, he's a baby boomer. And now, roughly 60 years after he first appeared (as Gojira in the still unsurpassed, recently restored Japanese original), everybody's favorite skyscraper stomper is exhibiting some familiar generational traits. He seems grumpy and underslept, as well as thicker around the jowls and midriff. And though he arrives dragging the usual heavy allegorical baggage, you can detect a trace of wistful worry in his rampages, as if he had begun to doubt his own relevance."
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Nanonics is pleased to announce the first Near-Field NanoPhotonics Workshop and a Multiprobe School. NSOM and MultiProbe NSOM have emerged as the premier tools in Photonics and Plasmonics characterization whether in silicon photonics, photonic band gap materials or plasmonic nanofocusing.
We are proud to announce that Professor Federico Capasso of Harvard University will be a plenary speaker at this event.
This symposium is hosted by the laboratory of Professor Michael Naughton of Boston College's Physics Department and will focus on fundamental and applied developments in near-field optics as a confluence of imaging with super-resolution the amplitude and phase of the electromagnetic field correlated with 3D structure. Nanonics users, who have been at the forefront of this rapidly growing field, will be featured and will present how they are using the near-field in defining new horizons in photonic nanocharacterization. The symposium will be followed by a hands-on near-field Multiprobe School.
Monday July 21 will feature invited and contributed presentations as well as a poster session for students.
The Multiprobe School will convene on Tuesday, July 22 and will feature hands-on instruction dedicated to explaining and exploring the revolutionary multiprobe technology as applied to near-field NanoPhotonics. All events will take place on the campus of Boston College.
Space is limited and early registration is advised. Please check the symposium website (http://www.nanonics.co.il/company/news/near-field-nanophotonics-symposium-boston.html) or contact firstname.lastname@example.com for details.
Focus on probes: NANONICS Nano Toolkit
Nanonics offers a nano-tool kit of glass based probes that enhances the functionality of the MultiView instrumentation series. Specially tailored for Nanonics instruments, these glass-based probes are fabricated and tested in-house and take advantage of over a decade's experience in manufacturing probes for sophisticated measurements. Integrated into Nanonics MultiProbe systems, these probes provide a NanoWorkstation for sample characterization.
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Below we highlight some of Nanonics' unique SPM probes:
NSOM probes. Apertured optical fiber probes for delivering and mapping light on the nanoscale.
TERS probes. Extended and transparent cantilever design allows for all modes of TERS operation: reflection, transmission, and side illumination. The TERS probe (see image below) is a high dielectric constant gold nanoparticle probe with a defined plasmon resonance, coming in a variety of diameters and is embedded at the end of a glass cantilevered probe. This design enables reliable operation on all substrates including non-conducting surfaces with no Raman background.
Raman probes. Transparent AFM probes from fused silica with no Raman background enable true reflection Raman without obscuring the optical path. Allows for easy and accurate positioning. These non-interfereing cantilevers are high and out of the optical focus of the tip.
Cantilevered Au/Pt microthermocouples for on-line thermal imaging. High sensitivity probes allowing for thermal, thermal conductivity and resistivity measurements.
Nanolithography Probes. Gas and chemical delivery NanoFountainTM Probes allow for writing a wide variety of materials on a large variety of surfaces. The cantilevered glass pipettes have a reservoir for over a week of writing.
Lensed fibers. Specially designed lensed optical fibers couple light in or out of small devices such as microwaveguides, microlasers, microdetectors etc. These fibers can be accurately designed by application need. Coupled into the Nanonics Optometronic workstation, these fibers makes for the ideal photonics workstation.
German researchers report, for the first time, generation of azimuthually (z) polarized light from an NSOM fiber tip using Nanonics NSOM tips and a Nanonics Multiview 4000 system (see paper here) using both experiments and simulations. The ability of NSOM probes to generate z-polarized light has important applications in both near-field excitation and illumination protocols in nanophotonics and plasmonics. The generation of azimuthal polarization in the metal-coated fiber tip is attributed to Nanonics patented geometry of bent and tapered probe, symmetry breaking in the probe's bend and the tip's cone which acts as a plasmonic mode filter for selectively transmitting azimuthal and linear polarization. Nanonics NSOM probes allow for significant customization, and so the researchersfurther improved the efficiency of the polarization modes by controlled FIB processing of NSOM tip apexes.
This study took advantage of the unique and flexible design of Nanonics probes to provide important insights into understanding the true output of NSOM probes that will enable further understanding and manipulation of near-field effects.
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Accepted Degree LevelsBachelor's
Grant Period10 Months
The Fulbright U.S. Student Research grants offer an opportunity to conduct individually designed research projects in Tajikistan. Previous research topics included, but weren't limited to sustainable urban water practices, women's rights within an informal system of justice, evolution of and trends in Tajik foreign policy since the fall of the Soviet Union, potential of branchless banking in rural regions of Tajikistan, neonationalism and urban development, development of national-scale legislation related to land reform and pastures, Tajik sign language and history of Ismaili religion, and many more.
10 Months
Post-Arrival Orientation
Upon arrival in the country, grantees are placed with either host families or in the guesthouses in Dushanbe in order to facilitate the process of settling in. Post-arrival orientation program is week-long and is set up by the U.S.Embassy Dushanbe's Public Affairs Section (PAS). Grantees obtain cell phones, learn about options for Internet service plans, begin practicing the language and generally acclimate themselves to the way of life in Tajikistan. PAS registers the grantees with local authorities and often needs to begin work on extending the validity of their visas.
The Cultural Affairs Officer briefs the grantees regarding their interaction with the Embassy and local context. The grantees also receive briefings from the Medical Unit, the Consular Section and two briefings from the Regional Security Office (RSO).
The Medical Unit addresses issues of health and sanitation. This briefing describes some of the more common ailments that affect newcomers to Tajikistan, as well as best practices and resources available to them to safeguard their health. The grantees learn about food storage and preparation, how to shop wisely, issues of general sanitation and what to do if they become ill. Grantees are welcome to telephone the Medical unit for consultation while they are at their posts, should need arise.
The Consular Section gives a presentation on consular services available to all American citizens in Tajikistan. The Public Affairs Section requires grantees to join the warden system, by which Embassy Dushanbe can quickly and efficiently advise American citizens in the event of an emergency such as a seismic event, weather or other situation of which the Embassy believes American citizens should be aware. The warden system can be a faster and more efficient means of transmitting information than individual phone calls or e-mails. Further information is available at https://step.state.gov/step/
The first briefing from the RSO addresses issues of personal and physical safety. They discuss concerns about crime, hazardous driving conditions, inclement weather, and other circumstances that could potentially place a grantee in a risky situation. While the risk of violent crime in Tajikistan is low relative to many places, RSO nevertheless covers personal security measures grantees can take to improve their own personal safety. These include observing cultural and societal norms and expectations, maintaining positive relations within their host community, traveling during the day rather than at night, and advising Embassy of anticipated travel plans outside their host town. The RSO will also brief the grantee on emergency preparedness concerning weather events, natural disasters or political unrest.
The second briefing from the RSO (in conjunction with PAS) specifically covers the process of finding housing. With assistance from Embassy staff, grantees choose their own housing. In this briefing, a representative from the RSO advises grantees on criteria by which they may evaluate residences, specifically with regards to security, structural integrity, dependability of electricity and plumbing, properly sealing and locking doors and windows, etc. As soon as the grantee has chosen a residence, PAS assists in making the appropriate registration with local authorities.
Grantees will be required to participate in a U.S.-based Pre-Departure Orientation in June 2019 as a condition of their grant.
Applications are welcome from articulate and flexible graduating seniors, recent graduates, or graduate students who demonstrate a high level of maturity. All disciplines will be considered. Applicants must have a well-defined research project and must have demonstrated ability to work independently, have a solid foundation in their subject areas, and have demonstrated high levels of adaptability.
Recommended - Intermediate
Knowledge of Russian or Tajik language is recommended and may even be required. Language proficiency commensurate with the nature of the proposed project is expected prior to commencing the grant. Applicants without relevant language skills should include plans for language study in their proposals. Regardless of the grantees' language ability, the U.S. Embassy can provide initial language instruction during the week-long post-arrival orientation and highly recommends that grantees continue language study throughout their grant periods.
Independent Study/Research: Yes
Graduate Degree Enrollment: No
It is strongly recommended that applicants identify appropriate host institutions for their projects and that they include affiliation letters with their Fulbright applications. Affiliations may be with local or international non-governmental organizations, university departments, or other institutions. Otherwise, they may indicate preferences for affiliation if an invitation is not available. When applicants do not indicate a host institution preference, the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe will assist finding the most appropriate placements. The Fulbright grant is not meant to support internships at organizations in Tajikistan, but rather it is meant to support independent research.
As part of the selection process, the Fulbright Commission will invite a limited number of semi-finalists to participate in interviews via Skype. An invintation to an interview is a further step in the selection process and not a guarantee that the semi-finalist will be selected for the grant in Tajikistan.
The Fulbright Commission in Tajikistan will carefully review all Fulbright proposals for feasibility and security concerns. Applicants must be flexible in response to changing conditions and grantees must comply with all security procedures set in place by the U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan.
Applicants must be prepared to deal with minor daily challenges such as occasional power outages, linguistic and cultural differences, and uneventfulness of daily routines. Local attitudes toward gender and religion can be surprising and unsettling, and grantees should be prepared to negotiate these cultural differencies with maturity and diplomacy. Grantees are reminded to observe all security, safety, and health practices appropriate for a developing country.
Dependent support is available