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Legendary Performer Garth Brooks to Play Los Angeles to Raise Money for the Recent Fire Victims and for the Future of Fire Fighting in the State of California
LOS ANGELES (November 28, 2007) Having been approached by California state elected officials as well as civic leaders from areas affected by recent wildfires, music superstar Garth Brooks has agreed to perform a benefit concert to raise money for the recent fire victims and for the future of fire fighting in the state of California.
Tickets for the January 26, 2008 9:00 PM benefit concert at Los Angeles' STAPLES Center starring Brooks will be available this Saturday, December 1 at 9:00 AM.
Tickets priced at $38.60 (plus 1.40 city amusement tax and $5.00 handling charge) for all seats will be available via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone network and on-line at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets will not be available at the STAPLES Center Box Office or other outlets. There will be a limit of six tickets per person.
Organizers AEG and Garth Brooks announced that all ticket sale proceeds from the concert sponsored by American Express and official media sponsor the Los Angeles Times, will be donated to the "Southern California 2008 Fire Relief Campaign," a campaign of the McCormick Tribune Foundation. The funds will be granted to agencies providing aid to victims and the first responders of the Los Angeles and San Diego wildfires in addition to providing financial assistance to California firefighting departments and organizations in need of additional or replacement firefighting equipment to better perform their heroic duties. The Foundation will also be responsible for grant administration and recordkeeping.
Concert sponsor American Express announced that their organization will donate $20 for each ticket purchased with an American Express card with a guaranteed commitment to the fund of $1 million. The McCormick Foundation has also pledged to match the first $2 million raised at 50 cents on the dollar (up to a $1 million match) in addition to promotional support from the Los Angeles Times. AEG has donated the use of STAPLES Center for the night of music starring Brooks who last appeared in Los Angeles in 2001.
"Please let everyone know I hate to ask so much for a ticket but, 100% of the money is going to victims of the recent fires and to the firefighters facing future fires," said Brooks.
"Garth was extremely aware of what our region has had to endure and was on-board the very moment our City and State leaders requested that he perform," said Tim Leiweke, President & CEO, AEG. "Having the ability to play a role in helping Californians who have lost their homes and possessions get back on their feet in addition to helping our firefighters, the true heroes to us all, be better prepared to do their jobs was all it took. Those lucky enough to be at STAPLES Center on January 26th will not only experience one of the greatest live performers of all-time but will be joining Garth in helping firefighters and our fellow Californians who are in need."
"We are eager to partner with Garth Brooks, a dynamic musician and philanthropist, to help revitalize the California communities affected by fire devastation and will donate $20 for every ticket purchased by our cardmembers to further help the cause," said Rich Lehrfeld, Vice President, Global Sponsorship, American Express.
"The Times is honored to join Garth Brooks, AEG, American Express and the McCormick Tribune Foundation in this effort to bring much needed fire-relief aid to Southern Californians." said David D. Hiller, Los Angeles Times Publisher and CEO."
Elected officials on both the state and local levels have already spoken with Brooks to pledge their support for his appearance and tremendous efforts to make this important event a reality.
On behalf of the State of California, Speaker of the State Assembly Fabian Nunez commented, "On behalf of the people of California, I want to thank Garth Brooks for taking the initiative to provide critical leadership during this time of need. When I spoke to Mr. Brooks last week, he immediately responded and will make a difference in thousands of lives not only now, but in the future by helping fire agencies throughout Southern California."
"This is an incredible gesture of unparalleled generosity by Garth Brooks for which we are all sincerely grateful. It really counts for a lot as we move forward with the healing and recovery efforts," commented Zev Yaroslavsky, Chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
"On behalf of all San Diegans, I commend and thank Garth Brooks, his band, American Express, the Los Angeles Times, McCormick Tribune Foundation and STAPLES Center for making this benefit concert a reality," said San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders. "To have a star of Mr. Brooks' stature dedicate his talent and time to help raise funds for those who lost their homes and to better equip our brave firefighters is truly uplifting."
"All of Orange County thanks Garth Brooks and appreciates his efforts to bring needed relief to those suffering from the recent fires," said Chris Norby, Orange County Supervisor, Board Chair.
"Garth Brooks is an American music legend, and his benefit concert is going to be a huge boost for the fire relief efforts in Southern California," San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Chairman Paul Biane said. "Garth's efforts will surely gain him some new friends in 'high places' here in the San Bernardino Mountains where more than 500 homes were damaged or destroyed by the recent fires."
"The residents of California owe a debt of gratitude to Garth Brooks for supporting this worthy cause, commented Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. "This event will not only benefit the victims of the recent wildfires, but the firefighters who risk their safety to protect our lives and property." "The recent tragic fires have taken lives and destroyed property in this region, but they have not destroyed the spirit of giving that exists here, commented John F. Tavaglione, Chairman of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. "We are incredibly fortunate to live in Southern California, not only for its environment and active lifestyle, but for its generosity and caring. I'm confident this event, featuring the great Garth Brooks, will raise a lot of money for the victims of these fires and I'm certain it will lift their spirits. Thank you to Garth Brooks and the promoters of this concert, for helping improve the lives of the fire victims."
Garth Brooks
Certified by the RIAA as the #1 selling solo artist in US history, Garth Brooks has sold in excess of 123 million albums. He is the only solo artist in RIAA history to have 6 albums top the 10 million mark. This year Garth became the first artist to put out a simultaneous edition of his latest collection for a charitable cause. November 6, 2007 saw the launch of the pink edition of The Ultimate hits available only at the Susan G Komen website. His body of work including the groundbreaking No Fences, Ropin' The Wind, The Hits, and Double Live propelled country music as a genre to the front pages of newspapers worldwide and the covers of magazines, to the point where Forbes declared on its cover, "Country Conquers Rock" and featured Garth in a major music piece. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Garth Brooks is the top-selling solo artist of the 20th century.
The key to his record-setting success lies within the personality and talent of Garth Brooks. It has been said that through the 1990s, Garth's only real competition was himself. He brought daring individualism and a love of music to the table. His wide range encompasses a variety of styles which include working class blues, honky tonk, bluegrass, and arena rock. His easy-going, approachable charisma was matched only by his fearless willingness to take chances and step outside the lines. He has had an unprecedented run so far, and opened the doors for many more country artists to follow.
Garth has received every accolade the recording industry can bestow on an artist, including: 2 Grammys, 17 American Music Awards, 11 Country Music Association Awards, 18 Academy of Country Music Awards, 5 World Music Awards, 12 People's Choice Awards, and 36 Billboard Music Awards. He was named Artist of the '90s at the 1997 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, received the Artist Achievement Award at the 1997 Billboard Music Awards, and was named Artist of the Decade at the American Music Awards in 2000 and the Academy of Country Music Awards in 1999.
In the midst of one of the most successful careers in music history, Garth retired from touring in 1998. His days are now spent raising his three daughters and in the company of his soulmate, wife, and fellow entertainer, Trisha Yearwood. Garth is a man of great humanity. His retirement is often placed on hold to perform for charities that are close to his heart.
About AEG
AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, owns or controls a collection of companies including facilities such as STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, CA), NOKIA Theatre Times Square, NOKIA Theatre at Grand Prairie (TX), the El Rey Theatre (Hollywood, CA), the WaMu Theatre (Seattle, WA), Target Center (Minneapolis, MN) and three just opened arenas, Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO), Prudential Center (Newark, NJ) and The O2, a 28-acre development located in the eastern part of London along the Thames River which includes a 20,000 seat arena and over 650,000sf of leisure and entertainment use; sports franchises throughout the world including the Los Angeles Kings ( NHL), Los Angeles Riptide (MLL), the Los Angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo (MLS) in addition to overseeing privately held management shares of the Los Angeles Lakers ( NBA). AEG developed and operates The Home Depot Center, a $150 million national training facility on the Campus of California State University Dominguez Hills in Carson, California designated as an "Official U.S. Olympic Training Site" by the United States Olympic Committee that includes major facilities for soccer, tennis, track & field, cycling, lacrosse, rugby, action sports, beach volleyball, basketball and other sports. AEG's live entertainment division, AEG LIVE is one of the world's leading concert promotion and touring companies.
AEG is overseeing the development of L.A. LIVE, a 4 million square foot / $2.5 billion downtown Los Angeles sports, residential & entertainment district featuring NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE, a 7,100-seat state-of-the-art live theatre which opened this October, a 54-story, 1001-room convention center "headquarters" hotel, Club NOKIA at L.A. LIVE, a 2,400 capacity live music venue, a 14-screen Regal Cineplex, "broadcast" facilities for ESPN, along with entertainment, restaurant, residential and office space and additional arenas, O2 World, on a 45-acre site in the heart of Berlin, Citizen's Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California and in Las Vegas, Nevada.
About American Express
American Express Company (www.americanexpress.com) is a leading global payments, network and travel company founded in 1850.
About the Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the country, with a daily readership of 2.2 million and 3.2 million on Sunday. The Los Angeles Times and its media businesses and affiliates including latimes.com, The Envelope/theenvelope.com, Times Community Newspapers, Hoy, and California Community News reach approximately 8.1 million or 62% of all adults in the Southern California marketplace.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times, has been covering Southern California for over 125 years and is part of Tribune Company ( NYSE: TRB), one of the country's leading media companies with businesses in publishing, the Internet and broadcasting. Additional information about the Los Angeles Times is available at www.latimes.com/mediacenter.
About the McCormick Tribune Foundation and its Communities Program
The McCormick Tribune Foundation is a nonprofit organization committed to making life better for our children, communities and country. The Foundation's communities program is a unique effort that stimulates local philanthropy and improves community life. Each year thousands of people make donations to the Foundation through various fundraising activities, including direct mail, online giving and special campaigns. Together with newspapers, broadcasters and sports teams nationwide, the Foundation raises money from the public for important local and national causes, including disaster relief. The Foundation encourages donations by adding 50 cents to every dollar contributed, up to set limits. Then, the Foundation makes grants to nonprofits in the communities from which the donations originated. The Foundation and its partners absorb all campaign administrative costs, so 100 percent of every dollar donated, plus the Foundation's match, goes directly to thoroughly screened agencies that provide critical services to those most in need. For more information, please visit our Web site www.McCormickTribune.org.
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Students at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus can now earn an Indiana University Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English degree on the IUPUC campus, thanks to approval from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) to confer the degree in Columbus.
In addition, the commission approved a transfer agreement that will enable Ivy Tech Community College–Columbus/Franklin graduates to easily transfer credits from their Associate of Arts (AA) in Liberal Arts degrees toward the BA program at IUPUC.
The transfer agreement makes possible another seamless "2+2" pathway between IUPUC and Ivy Tech, bringing the total to nine. Under the agreements, students complete two years of classes at the community college and then complete two years at the university.
Previously, IUPUC students majoring in English completed all courses required for the major in Columbus, but their degrees were conferred by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) when they graduated, explained Dr. Gary Felsten, associate dean for academic affairs at IUPUC.
"IUPUC graduates have strong connections to Columbus and the surrounding region. The majority of our students stay in this part of the state after graduation. Having an Indiana University diploma demonstrating they earned their degree in Columbus is important to them," Felsten said.
Ivy Tech and IUPUC have a long history of working together to raise the bar for educational attainment in the greater Columbus area. IUPUC offers eligible Ivy Tech graduates a $1,000 Passport Scholarship, which is renewable for a second year.
Under the terms of the agreement, Ivy Tech students are eligible for admission to IUPUC with grades of "C" or better or a 2.0 or higher grade point average. They can apply 60 credit hours from their completed associate degree toward the BA in English at IUPUC, where they will be admitted as juniors.
"Seamless pathways are an incredible benefit to Ivy Tech and IUPUC students. These program articulations allow students to take advantage of cost savings at Ivy Tech in their first two years of college before transferring and continuing their pursuit of a bachelor's degree," said Steven Combs, Ivy Tech vice chancellor of academic affairs. "Students interested in a bachelor's degree in English now can remain in the same educational complex to complete their degree and benefit from the high quality of programs at Ivy Tech and IUPUC."
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According to The Princeton Review, English language and literature is the sixth most popular college major, in part because it fosters development of desired workplace skills, including effective writing, verbal communication, creativity, critical thinking, and an understanding of the human condition.
Students who graduate with English degrees often pursue careers in fields like publishing, journalism, marketing, public service, or sales. Employers typically hire English majors because they are versatile and able to utilize their training as writers, thinkers, and editors of information for positions in media and business.
Many students who graduate with bachelor's degrees in English go on to pursue graduate study and eventual careers in education, law, political science, and other professional fields.
George Towers, head of the Division of Liberal Arts at IUPUC, credits university faculty with building the English program.
"This degree program demonstrates the sustained efforts of our English faculty led by Dr. Katherine Wills who coordinates the program. Course evaluations by our English students consistently reveal that they enjoy learning from teacher-scholars who care deeply about their academic success. In addition, students report they are receiving an excellent education in the English language and literature," Towers added.
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News and updates from the IHS Press, publisher of books and periodicals on the history of the Nineteenth State
Friday, January 09, 2009
Small Press Month Workshop
March is Small Press Month and you are invited to learn more about publishing opportunities in Indiana by participating in a "How to Get Published" workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2009, at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, 450 W. Ohio Street, Indianapolis.
Three Hoosier small presses--the Indiana Historical Society Press, Indiana University Press, and Hawthorne Publishing--will be involved in the program. Ray Boomhower and Teresa Baer from the IHS Press, Nancy Baxter from Hawthorne Publishing, and Janet Rabinowitch from IU Press will give their insight on small press trends. You will learn about what these publishers focus on and what they and other small presses have to offer writers.
Participants will also explore how the process works and what they need to consider when approaching a press with a book idea or manuscript. Participants will receive complimentary magazine and book copies and will be entered to win additional prizes.
The cost for attending the workshop is $15; $12 for IHS members. Reservations are required as seating is limited. To make a reservation, call the Society at (317) 232-1882.
Small Press Month is a nationwide celebration highlighting the valuable work produced by independent publishers. Held annually in March, Small Press Month raises awareness about the need for broader venues of literary expression. From March 1 to 31, independent, literary events will take place from coast-to-coast, showcasing some of the most diverse, exciting, and significant voices being published today.
As best-selling author Sherman Alexie—the face of this year's Small Press Month Poster—states: "The small presses represent what is most brave, crazy and beautiful about our country and our literature. So let us all sing honor songs for the independent publishers."
Small Press Month, now in its thirteenth year, is a grass-roots effort co-sponsored by: the New York Center for Independent Publishing, the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses, and the Independent Book Publishers Association.
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The Rhine has been personified as a mythical god, Rhenus Pater (lovingly nicknamed "Father Rhine" by the Germans), for centuries. The river, castle ruins and rock formations have inspired generations of painters and poets to create romantic works.
The lyrics of one German song ask why it is so beautiful along the Rhine. The answer is in the landscape. The river, which carves its way through the Middle Rhine Valley in such spectacular fashion, is in a class of its own. Rocks (e.g. the Lorelei), castles (e.g. the Marksburg) and romantic towns (e.g. Kaub and Rüdesheim) complement the diverse ensemble from the natural world. So it is no surprise that the Upper Middle Rhine Valley was granted UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2002. This is world heritage that you can enjoy in hiking boots.
The Rheinsteig Trail is one of the most popular tours in Germany. On the right bank of the Rhine, hikers can discover the myths behind the famous river between Wiesbaden and Bonn for themselves. This hike has everything an excellent route needs. It truly is a five-star experience of the great outdoors. Nevertheless, a hike along the Rheinsteig can be a physical challenge. Hikers need to cross a number of tributary valleys carved deep into the landscape. Many stages of the Rheinsteig Trail are at such towering heights that you would think you were in the Alps. But you can take the trail one stage at a time. The Rhine Valley has excellent train and river cruise connections, so you can easily find your way back to the start no matter where you decide to stop.
Almost every stage of the trail is exceptional, whether you are in the Rheingau region between Wiesbaden and Rüdesheim, in the narrow Middle Rhine Valley or the Seven Hills. Nevertheless, you should take time on this premium trail to stop and admire the view, see the cultural attractions along the route such as theNiederwald Monument or the Drosselgasse lane in and around Rüdesheim and have a glass of Rhine wine.
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"I love sitting in the beer garden on the Drachenfels hill and admiring Father Rhine. It's almost as good as sitting and having a cold one in the beer garden at Ehrenbreitstein Fortress in Koblenz, which boasts a sensational view of the Deutsches Eck (or "German Corner") where the Moselle flows into the Rhine."
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The purpose of hunter education is to develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become safe, responsible hunters.
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Dell's much vaunted smartphone has finally debuted officially in China as part of the China Mobile Application Platform.
The leaks over the last few weeks have all proved true, with the phone called the Mini 3i, using a modified version of Android and packing some distinctly average specs.
We're talking no 3G, a 3MP camera, no Wi-Fi, a microSD slot and a 950mAh battery, which is more powerful than it sounds seeing as it doesn't have 3G or Wi-Fi to worry about.
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The new Mini 3i is part of the Application Platform, which also includes handset from the likes of Nokia, and has also been known as 'oPhone' in the past.
The Mini 3i is certainly slim and sleek, but looks like a Samsung wannabe more than anything else. It's also only China-bound for the moment, although it seems that this will be something of a test bed for the rest of the world should the Chinese go ga-ga for it.
And who knows? Average specs might come with a less than average price - if Dell manages to bring Android to the world for a very cheap price point, then it could be the springboard into smartphones the company has been craving.
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Optimistic people are happier and more successful than their pessimistic counterparts. So says the highly respected UPenn professor, Dr. Martin Seligman, known as the "father of positive psychology." For example, in one of his studies, he found that salespeople with the highest optimism scores outsold their pessimistic counterparts by 20 to 40 percent.
But if you're a small business owner or manager, it's not always easy to stay upbeat when you've got a scaled-down, overworked, worried workforce--and sluggish sales to boot.
It reminds me of the downtrodden 2006 St. Louis Cardinals. When they brought me onboard as their first-ever Director of Mental Training, I coached them on the fundamentals of being positive, optimistic, and resilient in the face of challenges. They went on to win their first World Series in 20 years. Now I show businesspeople how to use these same techniques and get equally winning results.
Here are five of my Mental Toughness strategies that will boost optimism at your company and make you a better manager, performance coach, and role model to your employees.
Encourage everyone at your company to answer three questions every day: What am I doing well? What do I need to
Call a vision session. What do you all want for the company? Where do you expect it to be in a year? The more detailed the vision, the better. For example, you want sales to increase by 50 percent, a new in-house IT department, and a brand makeover. Post these goals where everyone can see them daily. Expectancy theory says: that which we focus on expands.
RSF is a technique that takes practice, but once you and your employees get the hang of it, it will have a dramatic effect on people's mood and your company's success. RSF is one's ability to quickly transform every problem-focused thought into a solution-focused thought. Whenever someone points out a problem, train your people to promptly ask, "What's needed?"
The tortoise won the race one small step at a time. Companies tend to forget this when their bottom lines are flat, sales are flagging, and morale is low. As a small business leader, one of your jobs is to see even a tiny improvement in any situation as a win and part of the solution. It's a positive mental technique that you can share and teach to others as well.
Staying upbeat is more than just a set of thought processes. It's also linked to discipline. Permeate your company culture with the practice of finding a way to "get it done." Employees gain optimism by knowing that they can control outcomes. They do this by tirelessly translating hope and confidence into success through disciplined action. Make discipline a core value.
Jason Selk EdD trains companies and organizations --including professional athletes, sports teams, coaches, and business leaders --on how to achieve optimal performance. He's the bestselling author of 10-Minute Toughness and Executive Toughness, both published by McGraw-Hill. He's a regular television and radio contributor to ABC, CBS, ESPN, and NBC, and has appeared widely in print. Learn more at http://www.enhancedperformanceinc.com/.
Jason Selk EdD trains companies and organizations — including professional athletes, sports teams, coaches, and business leaders — on how to achieve optimal performance. He's the bestselling author of 10-Minute Toughness andE xecutive Toughness, both published by McGraw-Hill. He's a regular television and radio contributor to ABC, CBS, ESPN, and NBC, and has appeared widely in print.
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How to: Follow the Herd
With the whirlwind of changes this season in and around the ballpark, I thought it would be helpful to review the number of easy steps you can take to help stay current on the Bisons breaking news heading into and throughout the season.
Bisons.com: The locomotive that will power the train of information all season long. Since you already have your Bisons desktop wallpaper – make Bisons.com your homepage.
Bisons Baseball Network – WWKB 1520: Radiating 50,000 watts of Bisons Baseball all summer long, you can listen to the Bisons whether you in the South Towns or living in South Carolina! (or from Medina to northern Maine for that matter) As in years past, the WWKB 1520 radio call will also be available on your computer as part of the Game Day Audio feature, free of charge.
Time Warner Cable SportsNet: This season you'll watch the Bisons like never before. Once again Time Warner Cable SportsNet will serve as the television home airing games live and available On Demand by utilizing channel 997. Telecast dates for home and road games will be announced soon. The Bisons will also have video webcasts of each home game and a heavy dose of those away from the Nickel City.
"The Dish" – the Bisons official blog: Since you're already reading it, I'll assume you'll be able to navigate back, frequently. As you've seen, we'll have posts, helpful links, pictures, uploads of files, video and audio so you can have it all in a 'one stop shop' getting ready for the game.
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Precipitation levels in southern Africa exhibit a marked east–west gradient and are characterized by strong seasonality and high interannual variability. Much of the mainland south of 15°S exhibits a semiarid to dry subhumid climate. More than 66 percent of rainfall in the extreme southwest of the subcontinent occurs between April and September. Rainfall in this region—termed the winter rainfall zone (WRZ)—is most commonly associated with the passage of midlatitude frontal systems embedded in the austral westerlies. In contrast, more than 66 percent of mean annual precipitation over much of the remainder of the subcontinent falls between October and March. Climates in this summer rainfall zone (SRZ) are dictated by the seasonal interplay between subtropical high-pressure systems and the migration of easterly flows associated with the Intertropical Convergence Zone. Fluctuations in both SRZ and WRZ rainfall are linked to the variability of sea-surface temperatures in the oceans surrounding southern Africa and are modulated by the interplay of large-scale modes of climate variability, including the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Southern Indian Ocean Dipole, and Southern Annular Mode.
Ideas about long-term rainfall variability in southern Africa have shifted over time. During the early to mid-19th century, the prevailing narrative was that the climate was progressively desiccating. By the late 19th to early 20th century, when gauged precipitation data became more readily available, debate shifted toward the identification of cyclical rainfall variation. The integration of gauge data, evidence from historical documents, and information from natural proxies such as tree rings during the late 20th and early 21st centuries, has allowed the nature of precipitation variability since ~1800 to be more fully explored.
Drought episodes affecting large areas of the SRZ occurred during the first decade of the 19th century, in the early and late 1820s, late 1850s–mid-1860s, mid-late 1870s, earlymid-1880s, and mid-late 1890s. Of these episodes, the drought during the early 1860s was the most severe of the 19th century, with those of the 1820s and 1890s the most protracted. Many of these droughts correspond with more extreme ENSO warm phases.
Widespread wetter conditions are less easily identified. The year 1816 appears to have been relatively wet across the Kalahari and other areas of south central Africa. Other wetter episodes were centered on the late 1830s–early 1840s, 1855, 1870, and 1890. In the WRZ, drier conditions occurred during the first decade of the 19th century, for much of the mid-late 1830s through to the mid-1840s, during the late 1850s and early 1860s, and in the early-mid-1880s and mid-late 1890s. As for the SRZ, markedly wetter years are less easily identified, although the periods around 1815, the early 1830s, mid-1840s, mid-late 1870s, and early 1890s saw enhanced rainfall. Reconstructed rainfall anomalies for the SRZ suggest that, on average, the region was significantly wetter during the 19th century than the 20th and that there appears to have been a drying trend during the 20th century that has continued into the early 21st. In the WRZ, average annual rainfall levels appear to have been relatively consistent between the 19th and 20th centuries, although rainfall variability increased during the 20th century compared to the 19th.
Keywords: southern Africa, rainfall variability, 19th century, precipitation reconstruction, documentary sources
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31 artists...31 days. Spend every day of March with me at The Altered Page to meet the 31 spotlight artists in my book The Pulse of Mixed Media: Secrets and Passions of 100 Artists Revealed. See their beautiful faces, read their 'quirky' bios written in their own words, see some of their art that led me to invite them to be a part of my book, and hear my story of what they each mean to me. Then click on over to their sites and see what they have to say about The Pulse of Mixed Media.
Some days my "true self" has paint on her elbow for more than one day at a time, and can't find the TV remote under the pile of socks that have lost their mates, but there are days when her skinny jeans fit and all is right with the world.
I strive to convey the importance of the things in my life that matter most to me through my art.
I have always been inspired by the path that Pam has taken as an artist. I cannot remember how I first came to know of her or when I first visited her blog. But I do remember that as time passed, she seemed to be everywhere. All at once. She is an unstoppable force, as evident by her many published articles, her must-have book Art at the Speed of Life, her line of clear stamps, her mixed-media product line, her workshop DVD, her live and online courses, and in all the plans that are probably in the works that none of us know about yet. Oh, and did I mention she is working on her second book?
And the kicker is that she is a truly wonderful person too. I had the good fortune to spend some time with her at Art is...You last year. My only disappointment was how fast that time passed. I have always loved her artwork but until we met I had only seen it online and in print. Take it from me, as good as it looks in pictures...it is even better in person. I am already looking forward to seeing her again in October at this year's Art is...You. Pam...will you sign my book this time?


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The Creation Of The Universe
The Religion of the Ignorant
The Psychology of "Courting" in Ignorantism
Another culture of Ignorantism that starts during this period or shortly afterwards is the psychology of courting. Young men and women raised in a self-interested, selfish way begin to form distorted male-female relationships and prepare themselves for an equally distorted concept of marriage in the period that follows. A young man who suggests to a girl that they go out together is also offering her a complete package, including his behavior, his manner of speech, troubles, caprices, the places he goes and manner of approaching people. The structure of this package, based on mutual insecurity, is such as to demean both parties and help cause them lose their personalities when put into practice. This relationship model between people maintains its fundamental elements for years, altering only in terms of places attended, clothing, style and behavior in accord with conditions of the time.
During the courting period, both parties share the same state of mind, ways of thinking and looking at events. Indeed, the precondition to experience such a period in the first place is to possess the state of mind it requires. It is impossible to adopt the behavior this system requires with a normal state of mind. This particular state can be experienced only in an environment when emotions hold sway and reason and moral judgments cease to apply.
In deciding whether to go steady, the major factor is how much display this partnership can achieve. Even if the other party isn't much liked, still it's important to have someone around to show and so not to have to go places all alone. It is hugely embarrassing for a student to have no one to go out with. Neither party uses their own true personality or behaves honestly in order to bind the other to them. They assume a second personality instead.
There is a certain way of meeting and beginning to talk and to date, for every two people who want to date each other.
The girl starts going to particular places in order to meet the person she likes. She first identifies someone at a party, in school or on holiday. She starts to walk around and laugh in such a way as to attract his attention, and seeks to join the group and meet the other party's friends. It's essential in doing this not to allow the boy to sense her interest, though her attention is actually entirely focused on him.
After they have met, the first features to come up for scrutiny are physical appearance and wealth. Make of car, where the other person lives, where they spend the summer, the school they attend, the accessories they wear—all give a fair idea of whether to take an interest. All these are analyzed and a plusses and minuses drawn up before making a decision whether to invite this person out.
There then follows an exchange of phone numbers and an invitation to go somewhere. It's important that the boy should be the one to issue the invitation. He also has to pay when they go out. The next day, the girl spends all day waiting by the telephone and generally doesn't leave the house. The boy will generally not call immediately, so as not to appear too keen. When speaking on the phone, they behave in a manner learned from films, and all contact with the outside world is cut off. The girl has to put on a show of reluctance, even if she actually feels nothing of the sort. After they have spent a certain amount of time in each other's company, romantic behavior begins. They lose themselves in romantic songs and in an artificial mist.
Once they have started going out together, all their tastes are readjusted. A process begins of dressing according to the taste of the other party and listening to music of the other party's choice, of giving the impression of understanding things one really does not—in short, falsehood. Seeking the other's approval, which is the fundamental motive of the Religion of the Ignorant, takes place at the very highest level. As matters grow more serious, gifts begin to be purchased, and their price tags increase over time. These presents are shown to their respective families and friends. The recipients make it clear that they are sufficiently well liked to be worth such valuable presents. Both parties seek information about the other's families and acquaintances. If one's family is rich, they will immediately seek to show the other where they live. If the family is not rich, then false appearances will be given and the other party kept at a distance. The dissemblers will behave as if they own things they do not, and have gone places they've never been to. Since they know that this will determine the value the other places on them, great expertise will be demonstrated in this area. Having a wide circle of acquaintances is a sign of wealth. They will speak of people they have never met as if they actually know them. There are always certain subject matters of conversation.
In male-female relations, no effort is made to seek the approval of Allah or to observe the bounds set by Him, just as in all other areas. In this ignorant and wicked rationale, it is not acceptable to be known to be devout and in awe of Allah. The subject is closed by meaningless expressions such as "Everyone has his own beliefs."
Going out is extremely important in terms of showing off to one's friends. The more people a man is seen with, the greater his status. In addition, the point of his going out with a pretty girl is to provoke his friends' envy and admiration. Girls generally prefer to go with a boy who has a flashy car, because their prestige will rise enormously when their friends at school see it. It's also important for the other party to have a nice home, for their friends to see and admire.
Their relationship is never based on love and respect. It is based on spending empty time together, wandering about, eating, showing off, mutual whispering, so signs of conflict and boredom eventually begin to appear. Girls generally weep every time there is an argument, while boys seek to appear indifferent and unemotional. Their seeking to impose their will and place pressure on each other, and the climate of insecurity between them, soon develop into major problems.
There are no such concepts as devotion and loyalty between them. Both parties know that when the other finds someone more attractive or more handsome, more wealthy or more popular, then they will be dropped at the first available opportunity. They live constantly under the strain this causes. Indeed, this subject is raised whenever possible and used as a threat. Mutual respect soon evaporates. Since they gradually realize that the one they so admired is actually just a helpless human being, even the slightest hint of this puts them off, and their love gradually fades away. Seeing the other person after they have just gotten up, sweating, with acne, or ill with a cold causes the love they feel to diminish rapidly.
They frequently humiliate one another in public. In order not to appear stupid, they say they don't like the other person, talk about their faults and laugh at them in front of friends.
Despite all this, the relationship still persists—out of the fear of failing to find anyone better. Despite all the arguments and break-ups, they still get back together if they fail to find anyone else. It seems better to have someone to go out with, no matter how unsatisfactory, than for everyone to know one is all alone.
When breaking up, it's also very important to make the first move. People often split up just for the sake of not being the one who gets dumped. Arguments and caprices are important with regard to not being easy to get along with. In the event of getting back together after a break-up, the make-up gift is of the greatest importance, because its cost will show how much that person is valued.
The courting period is when the boy and girl's personalities, moral values and self-respect gradually disappear. Such a period, largely built around show, materialism, pessimism and insincerity, will have permanent destructive effects on the later life of young people just beginning to mature and learn about life.
All this shows how empty and troublesome the relationship model of Ignorantism known as courting or going out together truly is. Yet for many people looking in from the outside, that period appears most enjoyable and delightful. Films are largely responsible for that image. Thousands of movies have depicted this period as one that makes two people in a relationship see the world through rose-colored glasses, and constitutes the happiest moments of their lives. However, this fine picture has nothing to do with real life. Just as with all other relationships in the Religion of the Ignorant, male-female relationships are conducted with insincere and self-interested logic. Both parties enter a troubled, depressive state of mind due to their pride, urge to show off, insincerity and insecurity.
This is in fact a consequence of the hollow life of this world being adorned with baubles, which fact is frequently emphasized in the Qur'an. The main characteristic of satan, who will endeavor until the Last Day to turn people from the true path, is portraying the world as so attractive. Satan's promise on this subject goes:
He said, "My Lord, because You misled me, I will make things on the Earth seem good to them and I will mislead them all, every one of them." (Surat al-Hijr, 39)
If a person fails to use his reason, he will fall under satan's spell and be deceived by the false façade of things in this world that are actually hollow, transitory and troubling.
This also applies to courting, or dating. A young man or woman enters the emotional atmosphere they have viewed in films or learned about from those around them. They imagine that by entering a relationship, they will be the happiest people on Earth. But the fact is, they will soon realize that there is no perfect relationship such as they had imagined. Yet even that will not inspire them to think. They will simply believe they got bored with their old flame and need to start looking for a new one.
Alternatively, they see marriage as a great ambition, imagining that true happiness will begin once they have achieved it. They thus enter a vicious circle, which they can never escape until the day they die, since they fail to use reason. They have now fallen under the scope of the verse in the Qur'an that reads:
To those who disbelieve, the life of this world is painted in glowing colors... (Surat al-Baqara, 212)
They have joined the ranks of those described here:
And what of him the evil of whose actions appears fine to him so that he sees them as good?... (Surah Fatir, 8)
As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have made their actions appear good to them and they wander about blindly. (Surat an-Naml, 4)
The adornments of this world are deceptive, because they are not real and permanent. The blessings in this world have been created only as an imperfect example of the true blessings in the Hereafter. It is possible to take true pleasure from these blessings only when one realizes that they have been created by Allah as poor examples of the true blessings of the Hereafter. The only way of attaining peace and comfort in this world is to turn to Allah. As revealed in one verse, "... Only in the remembrance of Allah can the heart find peace" (Surat ar-Ra'd, 28).
Since members of Ignorantism are unable to comprehend this, they forget Allah and, imagining that the adornments of this world are real, solid and permanent, they turn from the true path—and suffer as a consequence. The way that deniers are taken in by the life of this world is described as follows in one verse:
But the actions of those who disbelieve are like a mirage in the desert. A thirsty man thinks it is water but when he reaches it, he finds it to be nothing at all, but he finds Allah there. He will pay him his account in full. Allah is swift at reckoning. (Surat an-Nur, 39)
In terms of hopes, dreams and expectations, there is no difference between a male-female relationship lived according to the criteria of the Religion of the Ignorant and far from the approval of Allah, and a mirage, which looks highly attractive and adorned from a distance. When one encounters the truth, however, one sees that these expectations and dreams are hollow and worthless, full of trouble and tension. In the model described, people live in a manner that runs contrary to their true natures. In fact, a person will be pleased by the moral values revealed in the Qur'an and by those values being shown. Since the opposite behavior, words and deeds contradict this nature, they cause everyone unease and distress. For example, there are compassion, trust and tolerance in the love revealed in the Qur'an. In the love that prevails in Ignorantism, on the other hand, there is jealousy, ruthlessness and a general lack of respect.
This conception of love needs to be avoided rather than chased after. The right thing to do is to act in the light of the human nature created by Allah, to show compassion and nourish love.
"Flirting" in The Religion of Ignorance
Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Interview On Kral Karadeniz Tv (January 30, 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR: First of all, romanticism itself is ridiculous. It is both ridiculous and difficult, and it is a torment for a person to act like an artist; he acts and hides his real face and has totally artificial gestures, style and speech. They live as if on a theatrical stage. It is also very difficult to talk to such a person. I see many people being very artificial. A rational person strongly avoids being artificial. It is very disturbing to watch and talk to an artificial person. Women also display such artificial attitudes towards men and vice versa. A grown-up man cries like a woman, acts in an unnatural manner and speaks emotionally. All this behavior makes a woman angry and annoys her greatly. The woman, on the other hand, also displays artificial behavior, pretending to love although she does not, she states that she has suddenly been smitten and has never experienced such feelings before when she meets someone wealthy, handsome who owns his own home and thus deceives that poor fellow and gets him just where she wants him … The truth is, a giant theatrical play is going on in a large part of the world. There are the actors in many plays. They perform for one another. In the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as), the curtain will come down and people will become real people. They will approach one another with real love, they will reveal gunuine wisdom and show their genuine faces. Masks will be removed. A great majority of people use masks. These masks will be removed. People are not happy due to these masks. When I go out, I do not see people smiling, I do not see them happy because people just see masks. A person likes a genuine human being. A mask is hugely disturbing. Likewise, artificial attitudes are very disturbing.
In other words, there is a genuine violet and a plastic violet. These are also sold, made of plastic. Artificial ones are used in many places. That is, they try to imitate real violets. Likewise, a person imitates a lover. Like an actor he acts the role of a lover. But the other person immediately catches on; when asked; "Why do you love him?", she answers, "For his car, house and good looks." It is evident that there is no love there, because when the man's good looks are gone, she will hate him and abandon him. In case he loses his car, it is again evident that she will leave him. So what is the point in this game? But they deceive such poor people, who really believe in them.


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GRIGORENKO ASSIGNED TO QUEBECby Kevin Snow / Buffalo Sabres
|Mikhail Grigorenko
With Ville Leino and Tyler Ennis getting ready to return to active duty on Saturday, Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regier had to make a roster move. The final decision came down late Friday afternoon with the announcement that rookie forward Mikhail Grigorenko was being sent back to the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Grigorenko was in his first NHL season after being selected 12th overall by the Sabres in the 2012 Entry Draft.
The 18-year-old Russian center had just one goal and four assists in 22 games this season, and was averaging only 9:44 of ice time per game. He has also been a healthy scratch five times. This is the first year of Grigorenko's three-year entry level contract that he signed on July 18, 2012.
Grigorenko heads back to Quebec, where the sixth-place Remparts have two regular season games remaining on their schedule, and have already locked up a spot in the postseason. Grigorenko can come back to Buffalo – or Rochester – at the conclusion of the Remparts' season, and could also be recalled prior to that if the Sabres reach their third emergency situation.
Grigorenko was among the QMJHL's leading scorers with 50 points (29+21) in 32 games, before joining the Sabres once the lockout ended. He also had six points (2+4) in seven games for his bronze-medal winning Russian team at the 2013 World Junior Championship.
While some would consider this as a setback for the youngster's career, Regier said it was just the opposite.
"When we talked to him today – and we've been talking about this for a while – I think this is an opportunity for him to keep growing and building on his experience here, building on the start in the Quebec league," said Regier. "He had a terrific World Junior tournament. He surprised all of us by being here for the length of time he has been here. And depending how far they go in the playoffs, he will return here after the season."
In his 22 games in Buffalo, Grigorenko only reached double-digits in ice time 11 times. He peaked at 17:10 against Washington on January 27, but also played just 4:51 against the Rangers on Tuesday – his lowest of the season. In making the decision to send Grigorenko back to Quebec, the issue of his limited ice time weighed heavily in the final outcome.
"We wanted to give him an opportunity to see whether or not he could get his minutes up to a level where he could continue the development," Regier explains. "Where we ended up, and really what drove the decision was, we were really using him in a fourth-line type role. We were hoping to get him in to create some offense. But his minutes topped out at 10 minutes.
"In the end, he's got an opportunity to go back to Quebec, be the go-to-guy and play 20-22 minutes. He's got a terrific coach there in Patrick Roy. It's an experience that he can build on the World Juniors, and be the go-to-guy in Quebec. And I expect that at some point in his NHL career, that's what we're going to expect here out of him. But it's not fair to look for that out of an 18-year-old."


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FLASHBACK: Feliciano finally gets call
It took 14 years, but Jesus Feliciano is finally going to the big leagues. The now former Bisons outfielder had his contract selected by the New York Mets tonight and will join the club as a 30-year-old rookie.
"All the hard work that I have put in the past years has finally paid off and I am really excited," said Feliciano with a huge grin on his face.
READ: Feliciano selected by Mets
"It is a dream come true!" exclaimed Feliciano.
2010 Notes:
-Because of his significant time in the majors, he fell 20 plate appearances shy of qualifying among league leaders. His .339 average would've ranked 2nd, only 2 points behind Gwinnett's Barbaro Canizares.
-Began the season with the Bisons, but was promoted to the Mets four different times for his first taste of the major leagues. Was with Mets, June 7 – July 15, July 30 – August 8, August 22-28, September 6 – end of the season.
-Led the Bisons in hits (114) for second straight season.
-Led the Bisons with 31 multi-hit games. Had two, 5-hit games. Was 5-5 (R, 2 2B) on May 30 in Toledo and 5-6 (2R, 2B, RBI) on June 5 in Norfolk. Also had two, 4-hit games and six, 3-hit games.
-Went 13-19 (.684) in four-game stretch, May 27-30.
-Named IL Batter of the week, May 17-23 (.483, 4 2B, 3B, 5RBI).
-Team-high 12-game hit streak, May 12-23 (.458, 22-48).
-Led the Bisons for second straight season in outfield assists (11). Total ranked T2nd in International League.
-Hit .377 (43-114) with runners on base.
-Hit in 22 of his final 24 games with the Bisons, July 27 – September 5 (.330, 32-97).
-Made 44 starts in RF, 21 in CF and 15 in LF.


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Once the nerdy niche player, Apple is now officially mainstream: the majority of American households own at least one device from Cupertino, according to a CNBC survey of gadget ownership.
The survey found that the typical Apple owner still tends to be male, college-educated, younger and lives on the West Coast. (CNBC collected no personality data so other fanboy stereotypes cannot be confirmed.)
But 51 per cent of American households now have some kind of Apple device, and 61 percent of households with children own Apple devices, compared to 48 percent of homes without kids. So Apple's market-share looks assured for the next generation.
The other great news for the Foxconn rebrander, is that people who have Apple gadgets tend to want more Apple gadgets: the average number of Cupertino products per Apple-owning house is three. Out of the households that didn't own any Apple products, 1 in 10 planned to rectify that within the next year.
CNBC polled 836 Americans by landline and cellphone in March.
In other news, a Nielsen poll shows that the iPhone has made huge gains in the smartphone market, pulling market share from Blackberry and Nokia and now owns 32 per cent of the smartphone market. Android has 48 per cent and RIM has 12 per cent.
Judging on sales from the past month, Apple is doing even better with 43 per cent of smartphone sales in February 2012 being iPhones. ®


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March 1, 2011 -- Women who sought treatment to relieve the pain, heavy bleeding, or other symptoms caused by uterine fibroids report a better quality of life after their procedure, a new study shows.
But several years after recovering from one of three different interventions -- an abdominal hysterectomy, uterine artery embolization (UAE), or an MRI-guided focused ultrasound procedure, patients who had a hysterectomy said that, looking back, they might put off having that procedure almost two months longer than women who had the less invasive treatments.
That ranking, something doctors call a waiting trade-off, is a way to measure how long someone might opt to continue to live with their symptoms, rather than go through a procedure involving some discomfort, risk, and healing.
"Basically, we asked patients that knowing what they now know about the treatment that they had, how long would they put off having it?" says study researcher Fiona M. Fennessy, MD, MPH, a radiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
The 62 women in the study who had abdominal hysterectomies, in which the uterus is removed through an incision on the stomach, said they put off having that procedure an average of 21 weeks.
The 74 women who'd had a UAE, in which a catheter is threaded through the arteries to the fibroid and particles are injected that starve the fibroid of blood, said they'd put off having that procedure for about 14 weeks.
The 61 women who had an MRI-guided focused ultrasound procedure, in which a patient lies on an MRI table while ultrasound waves are used to pinpoint and destroy the fibroids, said they'd also wait an average of about 14 weeks.
The study will be published in the May issue of the journal Radiology.
"I think the study's good because in some ways it quantifies for us kind of the risk-benefit analysis that patients do when we present them all the options for their fibroids," says Catherine A. Sewell, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of gynecology and obstetrics and director of the Johns Hopkins Fibroid Center, in Baltimore.
"The results are pretty clear that people prefer to do the least invasive thing possible to get the biggest benefit," says Sewell, who was not involved in the study. "And for most people, unless they're really having a lot of trouble with their fibroids or have dealt with them for a long time, for most people, hysterectomy will be their last choice."
Dealing With Fibroids
Fibroids are benign masses that grow in and around the uterus.
Most of the time, they are very small and cause no symptoms.
But in some cases they can be large, sometimes weighing several pounds each, and they may cause problems with heavy and prolonged bleeding, pain, difficulty urinating, and abdominal bloating or fullness.
Studies estimate that as many as seven in 10 women will have fibroids at some point in her life.
"Fibroids are very, very, very common," says Lisa Jane Jacobsen, MD, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. "Most of them are asymptomatic and don't really cause any issue."
Jacobsen says women typically seek treatment when fibroids cause irregular bleeding or heavy bleeding, or when the uterus has gotten so big from the fibroids that pelvic discomfort has become an issue. Fibroids can also cause infertility.
Only about one in three women, however, will need treatment.
Choosing a Treatment
Often, the kind of treatment a person is eligible for will depend on her age, the size and number of her fibroids, and whether or not she still wants to have children.
For example, Sewell tells WebMD that UAE isn't usually a good idea for people who have fibroids that are growing on stalks into the cavity of the uterus, "where a baby would be," she says.
Also, if a scan shows that the fibroids don't have a good blood supply, then UAE may not be effective.
When it comes to MR-guided focused ultrasound, which was approved by the FDA in 2004, "They're still establishing who's a good candidate for that procedure," Sewell says. "But if someone has lots of fibroids in disparate locations, that may not be the best treatment option because they may need multiple treatments, or if someone has had prior abdominal surgery and there's a lot of scarring, the energy might focus on the scar tissue instead of the fibroid."
One weakness of the study, which is acknowledged by the authors, is that it only focused on abdominal hysterectomies, which involve an incision on the stomach to remove the uterus.
"They are comparing the most invasive surgical option with minimally or noninvasive interventional radiology options," Sewell says. "So they're comparing a big incision with no incision."
But there are also less invasive ways to remove their uterus, either laparoscopically or vaginally, which may be more acceptable to patients.
Fibroids can also sometimes be treated medically, with birth control pills, for example.
"Birth control pills sometimes help people," Jacobsen says, "but often not. Medical therapies aren't the best, but they're fairly low cost, and they may be useful if someone is trying to avoid a bigger procedure."


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Each Saturday for the next five weeks, I will be writing about one barrier of the raid healer. Healers are often overshadowed and looked over since we are expected to simply know what to do. With luck, this five part series will help you to become a better raid healer whether you are a varsity or a freshman.
So far, I have covered:
- Being the indecisive healer
- Handling criticism from other players
- Limiting yourself because of tunnel vision
- Healing more than you can chew because of overconfidence
Barrier 5: Healing Under Duress
"It's choice – not chance – that determines your destiny."
Jean Nidetch
I firmly believe that different people are catered for different skills. Some players are meant to DPS. Some are meant to heal. Some are destined to stand toe to toe with a boss and his attention for as long as possible. Then there are the rare few who excel at any task demanded of them. These players are special. Why? Because not everyone can fulfill dual roles. Need an extra tank? Drop 50 gold for a Paladin's respec and they can do it in a pinch
Unfortunately, not all of us can fulfill dual positions like that. My friends and guildmates can tell you I'm a worldclass healer but I can't DPS worth crap.
Now imagine the reverse.
Let me introduce to you the Raid Leaders dilemma:
- Short a healer
- Excess DPS
- Does not want a pickup player
The thought process going through his head is to take a DPS hybrid and ask that player to switch to a healing spec. If the player has no qualms or issues about doing so, then by all means go for it. But you should realize that this is only a temporary solution to a temporary problem. Sooner or later, the grind of switching back and forth between holy and DPS is going to take it's toll on that player. The fact is, that Shadow Priest you asked to go holy does not want to raid holy.
So why is he doing it? Two reasons:
- Wants to raid
- Wants to progress
Loyal guild members will obviously take the hit to go forward because they want to see some real progress made. But it's not the best thing to do. Players that have DPS'd their entire WoW career undergo a period of adjustment. They need to get familiar with spell cast sequence, positioning, healing strategy and so forth.
I've seen extreme cases where GM's have asked players to either respec or risk not raiding. I understand where they are coming from since some encounters require a certain number of healers. Depending on your server, you might have a limited pool of talented players to choose from. But don't force a respec in the name of Guild progression. The player you get after the respec could be turn out to be a disgruntled player who will not enjoy his new role in the game. Given enough time, the bitterness could result in that player leaving the Guild. You are now back in square one without a healer. Instead, you have suffered a net loss of a player.
Solutions for the GM
Recruiting is the first viable option. If you can somehow find yourself a full time healer, then you will never need to ask a DPS player to respec again.
This one might be not-so-smart option, but consider grabbing a pickup healer from a different Guild. It might be possible to find a healer who isn't raiding that week or anything with their Guild to fill in a spot for you. Do your research in armory and do some background checks of that player.
Solutions for the player
Assuming you don't want to heal, make it known right away how long this arrangement can go on for. Give a set number of raids or pick a date. Having a deadline will apply a bit of pressure to your GM to get the ball rolling instead of not actively looking and being lazy. But have a talk with him or her and let them know that if it continues to go on, you'll have to consider leaving and looking for another Guild that's more receptive of your abilities.


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Jack Oakes didn't like what he was seeing. As director of the Career Development Center at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, Oakes had watched the Great Recession choke off his students' job opportunities. The outlook was no better for the MBA Class of 2010.
By the end of February only 64 percent of students reported having received a job offer, even worse than the recession-era low of 69 percent in February 2009 (and well below the 81 percent in pre-crash 2008). In the world of elite MBA programs such as Darden, where graduates have come to expect multiple six-figure offers, this qualified as a disaster. Something had to be done.
On March 16, Oakes asked three of the school's best-known and longest-tenured professors to send an e-mail to alumni explaining the crisis and asking for help. The subject line: "A Darden Call to Arms." "It might not have been war, but for many of these students who were still looking for jobs, it sure felt like it," Oakes says.
Within hours, dozens of Darden alumni responded with job leads. By graduation in May, 77 percent of the class had job offers; three months later the figure reached 87 percent. "It was something we had never done in the past," Oakes says. "We didn't have to. But things are different now."
Because the financial crisis killed or downsized some of the biggest MBA employers, including Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, the B-school job search has grown far more arduous. That's clear from Bloomberg Businessweek's 2010 ranking of the top full-time MBA programs.
Consider this contrast: Three months after graduation in 2007, only 4 percent of grads at the 30 top U.S. schools did not have a job offer. That figure has risen to 12 percent, and at some schools it's more than double that. Even top schools lost ground. At No. 1 University of Chicago Booth School of Business, 9 percent of students were jobless at the three-month mark, vs. 2.4 percent in 2007, while No. 3 University of Pennsylvania Wharton School saw its three-month unemployment rate more than triple, from 3.9 percent to 13 percent, over the same period.
No longer can students rely on the traditional on-campus recruiting process. More than 40 percent of B-school career services officers saw a decline in on-campus visits this spring, according to the MBA Career Services Council (CSC). And when companies do come to campus, instead of having a dozen positions to fill, they might have two or three.
Starting salaries among all MBAs surveyed by Bloomberg Businessweek have dropped nearly 6 percent, from an average of $104,500 in 2008 to $98,400 this year. And students' plans are changing, with many settling for lesser positions. More than half of those surveyed expressed concern about the job market.
"I had to expand my job search to include potential jobs and industries I would otherwise have never considered," says Tyler Fenelon, a 2010 graduate of UCLA's Anderson School of Management (No. 17). He was able to find the private equity job he'd hoped for. "I consider myself very lucky," he says.
Schools are finding new ways for students to connect with companies that might not recruit on campus. At top-ranked Booth, the employer outreach team has tripled in size, from two to six, in the past two years. Last summer the team met with more than 350 companies, up from 100 in 2007.
"We definitely have more corporate relationships now than we did a few years ago," says Julie Morton, associate dean of career services. "We used to assume the relationship began when a company recruited on campus. Now a strong relationship is one where a firm thinks of Booth in terms of sourcing talent — posting a job, coming to campus, or simply interacting with students."
Schools are also teaming up to bring students to recruiters. In April, 128 students from seven schools — including Michigan's Ross School of Business (No. 7), Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management (No. 13), and Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business (No. 24) — traveled to San Francisco for "A Day in the Bay MBA Interview Forum." The event allowed 36 Bay Area employers, including eBay, Electronic Arts, and the San Francisco Fed, to meet top MBA talent without having to incur the expense of traveling to each campus.
Technology also makes it easier for students to connect with recruiters. At Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management (No. 4), Skype has become a familiar tool for job seekers, and when Stanford's Graduate School of Business (No. 5) begins its transition into its new Knight Management Center next spring, two Cisco TelePresence videoconference facilities will be available for remote interviews. Videoconferencing "gives students an opportunity that they might not otherwise have," says Cynthia Bush, director of recruiting at Houlihan Lokey, the Los Angeles investment bank.
The technology is especially valuable to companies that might hire only a handful of MBAs each year, says Gideon Gradman, vice-president for corporate development at Boston-based Ze-gen, a venture-backed energy startup. "It's not a perfect replacement for in-person interviews, but it's an enabling technology for companies like ours that are small and don't want to be limited geographically."
Before the job market soured, regional companies would not have been on the radar for many top MBAs, but now career services advisers are recommending that students not limit their job search to a single function, industry, or location. Those who have their hearts set on a "go-to" MBA position in finance should think twice. In late September, Bank of America began laying off employees in its investment banking unit; just a few days later Morgan Stanley announced a hiring freeze in its i-bank group for the rest of 2010.
"In the past, students have focused their internship and job search with one specific, singular path," says Nicole Hall, president of the MBA CSC and executive director of career services at Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management. "Now students have to have a flexible outlook with two or three viable options that they pursue aggressively."
For some students, the best option is to change course entirely. After watching MBAs from the Class of 2009 at Brigham Young's Marriott School of Management (No. 27) struggle to find work, Anthony Strike decided to forgo his second year at the school. Instead of accumulating another year of debt, he dove into a full-time job search. After three months he landed a job as product manager at Apria Healthcare in Orange County, Calif. "It was the nontraditional choice," Strike says, "but it was the right choice for me."
Students are also being called on to provide assistance to job-seeking classmates. At Chicago, 39 second-year MBAs are serving as career advisers, meeting one-on-one with first-years to share their experiences in the internship and job search. Last spring student leaders at Indiana's Kelley School of Business (No. 19) created a group informally called the Jobless Lonely Hearts Club. Each week leading up to graduation, about 30 job seekers from the Kelley Class of 2010 met to share leads and commiserate over pizza and beer. Classmates who had already secured employment served as facilitators.
"At first it was awkward," says Darshan Shah, one of the facilitators, "but after those first couple of sessions, we started seeing results. It really brought our class closer together." Shah says at least five participants ultimately found jobs using contacts picked up from the club.
Happily, there are signs that the job market for MBAs is picking up. More than half of the top programs reported that a higher percentage of students from the Class of 2011 had returned to campus from their summer internships with firm offers. Sectors such as health care and energy are also increasing their full-time job recruiting activity, according to the MBA CSC. Peter Giulioni, assistant dean of career services at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business (No. 26), expects the recruiting landscape to return to a more traditional model of primarily on-campus recruiting within 18 to 24 months.
Good news for the Class of 2012, perhaps, but cold comfort for this year's graduates.
Gloeckler is a staff editor for Bloomberg Businessweek in New York.
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We begin with Grace, meeting with her solicitors..
"We'd better present her as sane….They laughed and poked their cigarettes in the air and talked about me as if I wasn't there as we walked back to the courthouse where, along with two other women… I was to stand trial for my life."
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The number of IT jobs at large corporations is declining significantly, but within 10 years this exodus may end as companies run out of jobs suitable for moving to low-cost countries, a new study says.
The Hackett Group , a management consulting firm, examined services occupations in the bull's-eye of offshoring -- finance, human resources, procurement and IT. What it found is that only about 4.5 million of the 8.2 million jobs in these fields that existed in the U.S. and Europe at the start of 2002 will still exist in 2016.
This estimate of the jobs decline is specific to 4,700 companies with annual revenue of $1 billion or more in the U.S. and Europe, Hackett said.
Of the 1.8 million IT jobs at the companies represented in the report, Hackett said about 270,000 jobs in the U.S. and Europe will be moved offshore between now and 2016. Hackett said the U.S. share accounts for about half of the total jobs lost, or 135,000.
By 2016, if Hackett's estimates hold, the 1.8 million IT jobs in North America and Europe at these large companies today will have declined to about 1.5 million, despite the growth of many of these companies.
The number of jobs lost to productivity improvements is roughly offset by the new jobs created through growth, "so the net change is about equal to the decline due to offshoring," said Erik Dorr, the senior enterprise research director at Hackett.
To some extent, this decline in IT jobs reflects decisions to buy IT services, in the form of cloud -based services. But the IT industry, which has been seeing employment growth , will still move some of those jobs moved offshore.
As bleak as these numbers may seem, Michel Janssen, Hackett's chief research officer, said U.S. companies are doing what they need to do to be globally competitive.
"If you didn't have this productivity improvement, we would be seeing actual drops in profits, which would be a bad thing for everybody," said Janssen. The profits, however, don't necessarily translate into new jobs, he said.
What will ultimately deter outsourcing will be the decline in the types of jobs that are suited for offshore.
"You can't offshore everything," said Jansen, "you can't offshore the CIO."
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