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I get questions from time to time about all sorts of things. How to manage single parenting and homeschooling. Red wine. How to get through a divorce. Red wine. And how to be a less shitty white person. The answer to that question isn't red wine. Sorry, not sorry.
The most recent, "How do I not screw up while being white" question I was asked about was Juneteenth and how to recognize the holiday when you're not Black. I figured it's been a while since my last post so I would put my response here for all my white readers trying to be better in 2020. I've expanded on my original answers to offer a bit more depth to all of you. You're welcome.
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How Do You Do It All?
"You have three kids?!" The question falls out of the mouth of an acquaintance and rings out across the table of a crowded bar. "How do you have time to hang out?!" It's a question I'm not unfamiliar with. Even when I was "happily" married, people often inquired about how I managed to do anything with three kids. Since my divorce came with sole custody of my children, the question comes more frequently.
I respond now, as I did pre-divorce, with a simple shrug and a joke or two about never sleeping. The reality is that I don't do it all. My life happens, just as it always had, because I prioritize what's important to me versus what I or my family wants or needs. How do I have time to run? How do I have time to see friends? Teach my kids? Work? Brush my teeth? Sleep? Get laid? I prioritize what I can do, accept that which I can't do, and buy stock in Energizer.
Truth be told, we can't do it all. None of us. "Doing it all" is a lie sold to us to keep us too busy to enjoy this one little life we have. We're inundated with planners, Pinterest organization ideas, and books about creating a 25th hour in our day. While some of it can be useful, and I utilize a number of tips and tricks to make the most of my time, at the end of my day I still only had 24 hours to use. Those 24 hours are precious. They are little lives inside our minuscule existence. So, what do I do with my 24 hours to give the illusion of "doing it all"?
I trade doing the dishes for a pizza and beer with friends. Sure, I could put having an immaculate house over my friends but, when I'm on my deathbed those dishes won't mean shit to me. The relationships I have and maintain will, though. Why should I put dishes before connecting with friends in person?
I swap teaching time for meetings and arrange meetings around appointments. School can happen at any time of the day, it's one of the perks of homeschooling, most businesses operate during traditional business hours. I acknowledge that and adjust our schedule accordingly when needed.
My grass hasn't been cut in two weeks. It's not a priority and eventually the autumn leaves will overtake my yard and after the boys and I have shared a fun day of rolling in the piles I'll care because who the hell wants to bag all that shit up?
I plan weekly runs and refuse to do anything else during that time that isn't crucial to the health and well-being of my family because my health and well-being are important too.
I delegate chores to my children. I can't afford to have someone come in and clean my home, cut my grass, or run my errands. But I have three healthy kids who can pick up after themselves, make meals, scrub a toilet, and put the groceries away when I get home from the store. It builds character, plus my pee goes in the toilet bowl so why should I scrub that crude on the bottom?
I'm constantly negotiating with Me, Myself, and I. We're always having discussions about what's important and why. There are plenty of people who would, and do, tell me I don't prioritize properly. In their opinion, the clothes should be folded, my car should be clean, and every single deadline I have should be met ahead of schedule before I plop my ass on the couch and binge watch Netflix while plowing through my kids' Halloween candy. I wager there are plenty of people in your life who will have something to say about the way you prioritize your 24 hours.
To those people, I say Fuck You!
Yes, a big giant fuck you. Why? Because our 24 hours belong to us and we are free to make of them what we wish. Ask yourself, are my kids fed and cared for to the best of my ability? Are my bills paid? Do I still have a job? If the answer is yes, who the hell cares if you put the dishes off one more night? No, your house won't be picture perfect, you won't always get to say yes to that night out with friends, or that second bedtime story but, you'll be sane and connected to yourself and those who matter most which is far more fucking important than a spotless kitchen.
As someone who has danced with the depression devil her whole life, I'm far more interested in doing what I need to feel human over "doing it all" to appear superhuman to people whose opinions don't matter in the long run. "All" is an unrealistic goal that no one human can reach on their own. And who of us has the funds for the team of people needed to do it all and do it well? No damn body I know. So say fuck it, prioritize your life based on what you and your family need and in the immortal words of Elsa when it comes to everything else "Let it go".
Let that shit go.
On Sunday night, I made a prediction that on MLK day my newsfeed would be full of "feel good" MLK quotes and painfully silent to the current issues affecting the black community the day after. Naturally, I was right. My newsfeed was alive with King quotes. Or was it? There were plenty of quotes about choosing love over hate, which follows King's philosophy but, I was curious to see how accurate those quotes were. I set out Googling the quote I saw the most, "I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.". What I found was interesting. The quote in question is a cherry picked sound bite from his 1967 speech "Where Do We Go From Here?". Those two lines aren't even sentences or part of the same sentence. The full quote is as follows (with the sections of the aforementioned quote bolded):
"And I say to you, I have also decided to stick with love, for I know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind's problems. And I'm going to talk about it everywhere I go. I know it isn't popular to talk about it in some circles today. And I'm not talking about emotional bosh when I talk about love; I'm talking about a strong, demanding love. For I have seen too much hate. I've seen too much hate on the faces of sheriffs in the South. I've seen hate on the faces of too many Klansmen and too many White Citizens Councilors in the South to want to hate, myself, because every time I see it, I know that it does something to their faces and their personalities, and I say to myself that hate is too great a burden to bear. I have decided to love. If you are seeking the highest good, I think you can find it through love."
The cherry picked quote conveniently ignores that King was speaking about a specific kind of love. A love that is strong and demanding, which links back to the point he was making at the beginning of his speech when discussing love and power:
"Now, we got to get this thing right. What is needed is a realization that power without love is reckless and abusive, and that love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best, power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love. And this is what we must see as we move on."
He wasn't speaking about some magically warm and cozy love where we all take hands and skip merrily down the street. He was speaking, as he often did, about love that got its hands dirty and changed the world. A love that demanded justice for every human that walked this earth. Even if that demanding love brought you discomfort because he knew that in discomfort we create change.
As MLK day fades into the Facebook memory banks of cherry picked quotes and feel good posts that sanitize the man's legacy, stop and think about the love you put into the world. Is it really a love demanding of justice, are you actively working to end racism, homophobia/transphobia, sexism (for ALL women), classism, and every other fucking -ism and -phobia out there? Or are you absentmindedly sharing more noise without thinking further about the actual context of the words spoken and continuing to remain silent about the oppression of others all while happily patting yourself on the back for being a "good" person?
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Simple Truths
Since it's a new year, for shits and giggles, I'm going to take some time to share 10 simple truths about myself. So buckle up, readers!
1. I love the word fuck. I use it every fucking chance I get. It's a beautiful word. It's linguistic magic.
Even my Facebook statuses reflect this love:
Yes… fucking and people were my top two words in 2015…
2. Fucking people annoy me. The results of this annoyance are either well-crafted blog posts or rants on my personal Facebook page *hence those being my most used words*. If you are hip to that whole Myers-Briggs thing, then it makes sense based on my personality. I'm inclined to think it has more to do with the level of stupidity in the world than my actual personality but, hey it's kind of fun to know which Doctor Who character you are.
3. Of all the fucking people that annoy me, I annoy myself the most.
4. My inner circle is full of people whose mere existence brings me so much joy that I don't even care they're humans.
5. A debate over Prop 8 is what finally knocked me off my fence of doubt and into the field of godlessness. Even though I've been an out and proud heathen for 7 years I still listen to K-Love on occasion. NEEDTOBREATHE's song Brother was one of my favorite songs from 2015. Seriously, Google it! It's fucking fantastic! Better yet, enjoy:
6. I was offered a scholarship to Mars Hill College to study Youth Leadership (youth ministry). I had lofty ideas about what young people should learn about love and acceptance. I still have those ideas, minus the Christianity.
7. Losing my religion was one of the most painful experiences of my life. Losing the top spot to a 2009 pregnancy lose and the ending of my marriage last year.
8. I never planned to homeschool my kids. We've been at it, officially, for eight years.
9. When it comes to parenting I have no fucking idea what I'm doing.
10. I'm fairly certain my children are aware of this fact.
What are some of your truths? Do you have the adulting parenting thing figured out or faking it until you make it? Are you still dancing in tube socks to Bruce Springsteen? Tell me more, tell me more, right down there in the comments.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) taking stock of the growing Islamic Finance market has already acknowledged the growth of Islamic Banking Industry on sound footings in Pakistan.
The recent IMF report on Islamic finance said that Islamic banking emerging as the most developed component of the industry.
Commenting on Kuwait's Islamic banking industry the IMF said it has grown rapidly to become an important part of the domestic and global Islamic financial system. The country operates a dual system where Islamic and conventional financial institutions co-exist. The banking sector is the most developed part of the Islamic financial service industry and consists of full-fledged Islamic banks only, whereas Islamic windows are not permitted.
Other segments of the industry include investment companies, investment funds, insurance (Takaful), and reinsurance (ReTakaful) companies. The sukuk market has remained small and has been dominated by corporates issuing outside the country.
On the Sukuk segment of Islamic Finance IMF was of the opinion that the underdevelopment of Sharia-compliant financial markets and sukuk instruments continue to pose liquidity management challenges to Islamic banks.
Even with strong supervision, the scale and complexity of corporate structures of the larger Islamic banks could present challenges for risk management, supervision and resolution, because of the presence of non-financial corporations and cross border operations in countries with diverse legal and regulatory frameworks. Such corporate structures, though central to the business model of Islamic banks, can create potential for related-party lending as well as contagion from other parts of the group.
(Pakistan Observer. 1 July 2017)
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As my mother showed me time and time again, being grateful and showing gratitude are two different things. Being grateful is a gift you give yourself. Showing gratitude, at least in her mind, meant never showing up empty-handed and never leaving without a heartfelt thank you.
1. From your home to theirs
Do you make homemade bread? Have homegrown tomatoes? Like to sew? Your host is sharing their home and recipes with you, which is about as personal as it gets; use your gifts and talents to give something personal in return.
2. Rosemary Trees
I always think it's fun to show up with a rosemary tree when I come to a party. It's quirky, it's tiny, it smells (and tastes) delicious, and it will go with almost any holiday decor from November to January. Wrap the base of the plant in a fun fabric and away you go!
3. Sometimes, simple is best
Go for blooms that last a long time and feature colors that would look beautiful with the host's decor. If you don't know the home's color scheme, go for pretty and something in a vase — you don't want to add to the chaos of the night by making your host scramble to keep your gift alive.
4. A book
Thoughtfulness goes a long way here. If you give a book, make sure to note why you think the host or hostess would love it, and personalize the gift by writing on the first page or leaving a note within the pages.
5. Coffee or tea
A coffee or tea bag set (or a mixture of both) helps replenish the supply and gives the host or hostess something new to enjoy after the dust has settled.
6. Gift card to the favored coffee shop or a new restaurant
Honor the host's delicious meal with a chance to take the night off.
7. Pretty, unscented candles
Give your host something that adds to the ambiance, but doesn't take away from the delightful smells that are always coming out of the kitchen. Bonus points if you also add pretty candlesticks or votives to hold them.
8. When in doubt, bring a bottle of … something
Wine, fancy fruit juice for breakfast the next morning, fixings for a holiday cocktail, a delicious new hot sauce, or some ibuprofen for the headaches of hosting a houseful — any gift with given with good intentions and thoughtfulness will go over well.
There are many ways to say thank you that don't include gifts — including saying thank you. Helping with the dishes, helping with the housecleaning, lightening the load of the host and hostess whenever possible, or (my mother would say "and") sending a card after the fact.
Do you have a no-fail host and hostess gift? We'd love to hear your ideas in the comments below!


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One of the biggest tech companies in the world is making it clearer than ever that it's taking esports seriously.
Microsoft will dole out at least $1 million in prizes for its Halo World Championship this winter, the company announced at the Gamescom conference earlier today in Cologne, Germany. The total prize pool will likely be significantly larger, however, as Microsoft will add in a crowdfunding component that will likely be similar to what Valve offers for its annual, record-breaking Dota 2 championships, The International. That tournament, running this week, will offer $18 million in prizes.
At the briefing, Halo community manager and former professional coach Andy "Bravo" Dudynsky, and Halo shoutcaster Richard Simms provided on-stage commentary for highlights for the final round of a match between pro Halo sides Team Epsilon and OpTic Gaming. The best-of-three, capture-the-flag match premiered the Coliseum map for Halo 5, and was offered as a preview of the Halo 5: Guardians Gamescom Invitational 2015 that will take place in the ESL Arena on the show floor at Gamescom on Aug 7.
The Epsilon vs. OpTic footage also highlighted Halo 5's Spectator Mode, which allows the viewer to see all of the competitor's silhouettes through walls or other obstructions.
Today's Halo 5 presentation at Gamescom mentioned the single-player campaign, the tale of Spartan Locke and Master Chief, only in passing. Most of the Halo 5 portion of the Xbox briefing touted Halo's pedigree as the shooter that defined modern console multiplayer gaming, as Microsoft continues to promote Halo 5's esports cred.
We don't yet know if Warzone mode, the second of two Halo 5 player-versus-player modes highlighted today at Gamescom, is going to factor into esports competition. The small-team battles and tight arena maps that define classic Halo multiplayer are where the esports appeal of Halo 5 is squarely focused.
Halo 5 will be released for the Xbox One on Oct 27.


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It should be clear by now that this article, outlived in a day, was a mere April's Fools Day joke. We're hoping you saw the funny side of it.
The European Commission is all about the community it represents. Its latest project aims to give the EU citizens open access to the European network for disaster prevention via a specialized GSM phone - the Euro phone, if you'd like.
The Euro Phone project is something that has never been done on a scale such as this. Buying a 50 euro worth of a GSM phone will not only allow you to communicate, but you'd also get disaster warnings pushed straight to your mobile screen no matter which network you are on.
The photo on the left is merely an editorial mockup.
The European network for disaster prevention is a trans-European system for monitoring weather and large-scale disasters such as forest fires and even nuclear threats.
"In light of the recent tragic developments in Japan, the European Union must find a way to protect its citizens with timely weather and disaster warnings pushed straight to the mobile phone screen." - says Robert-Jan Smits, Director-General of the EU Commission Directorate-General for Research & Innovation - "We already gather that information in a centralized EU info system but so far there hasn't been a way to actually push meaningful warnings straight to the people it matters the most."
The new phone should not only alert you but it can also be used as a distress beacon working on the Search&Rescue frequencies, which are independent of GSM networks.
The EU Commission has just announced a call for tenders on the development of a custom mobile OS for the Euro phone. We are yet to see who would manufacture it too...
We'll keep you posted.
United States starts a US Phone project, calls for tenders
it is awesom
I think that creating an APP for phones (Android, HP, iOS, BB) is much easier. An app which will constantly deliver you all information about disasters happening in the world. Hmm...I must patent that...


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This outfit is pretty unique in a sense that I made it for when a group of us were playing around on a Naruto sim. The HUD is awesome but the age base is pretty young resulting in a lot of problems sadly.
Skin: PINK FUEL – Sora
Hair: TRUTH – Elsa
Eyes: IKON – Promise Eyes (Azure & Green)
Eyebrows: BUZZERI – Lyra Brows
Nails: SLINK – Default in Nude
Piercing: TWEE. – Liska (modded)
Teeth: DEETALEZ – Tongue with piercing
Mesh Bits: Lola Tangos, Slink Hands
Collar: REDMINT – Posture V-Collar
Vest: MAYS SOUL – In The North Vest
Top: SAIKO – Blue Bandana Top
Pants/Shoes: YASUM – Space Steam Leggings
Jewelry: MIEL – Uva Set
Hand Jewelry: ZAARA – Vyomini Chained Bracelet
Hair Sticks: MAYS SOUL – Loto Sticks


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ETHAN Coen's characters talk, talk, talk. They attack and parry and revel in wordy digressions. And although the lifelike sets and costumes in Coen's "Offices" reek of Staples and Men's Wearhouse, the language isn't so much realistic as hyper-realistic.
Coen may well have created a new genre: cubicle surrealism.
In both this triptych of one-act comedies and the earlier, similarly constructed "Almost an Evening," Coen's writing for the stage displays the same virtuosic quality — and the same problems — found in the movies he makes with his brother, Joel.
Abandoning movement, music and, well, plot in his stage work, Ethan Coen focuses solely on dialogue. He's particularly good at having aggressive characters launch into progressively unhinged riffs, as if the words acquired a life of their own. A quick aside about the Internet in the middle play, "Homeland Security," is a prime example of Coen's touch: It's as if he turned on a tap of bile.
Fixing as he does on the workplace, this type of verbal satire could have been a perfect complement to the more situational approach of TV's "The Office" and Mike Judge's cult movie "Office Space."
Coen comes closest to this goal when the material and the actors (directed with economical precision by Neil Pepe) fall in perfect sync. In the opening one-acter, "Peer Review," Joey Slotnick seethes powerlessly as a black sheep whose anger is both the root and the consequence of his ostracism by colleagues, themselves as mediocre as they are self-satisfied.
The final piece, "Struggle Session," concerns itself with hiring and firing, and whether one should play the game at all, but its biggest achievement is to reveal F. Murray Abraham as the Yo-Yo Ma of cursing.
Taunting his new colleagues with his discovery of a sexual position guaranteed to please the most demanding of women, Abraham is the cunning linguist of any playwright's dreams.
At its best, Coen's writing can achieve an almost hypnotic effect — up until the moment you snap out of a logorrhea-induced trance and realize the show, pleasant as it is, doesn't add up to all that much. The plays may glide by as effortlessly as Riccardo Hernandez's revolving set, but they don't have any traction.
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How to Grow a Sensitive Plant as a Houseplant
Caren White is a Master Gardener and instructor at Home Gardeners School. She has been associated with Rutgers Gardens for over a decade.
As a child, I was fascinated by sensitive plants. I loved to rub my fingers along the stems to see the leaves close. At the time, I thought that they were carnivorous plants like Venus Fly Traps, but it turns out that the leaf closing is a defensive measure.
What are Sensitive Plants?
Sensitive plants (Mimosa pudica) are also called Zombie Plants or Touch-Me-Not. They are woody perennial shrubs that are native to Central and South America. They have since spread to Southern and Eastern Asia as well as the southern United States. They are considered an invasive species in those areas because they are aggressive spreaders. Outside of the tropics, they are grown as annuals or as houseplants.
Sensitive plants are members of the legume family, related to peas and beans. Legumes are referred to as "nitrogen fixing" plants. They have nodules on their roots that enable them to take nitrogen from the air and convert it to a form that can be used both by the legumes and the plants around them.
Sensitive plants got their name from their ability to close their leaves when touched or shaken such as by a strong breeze. This is thought to be a defensive measure to prevent herbivores from eating the plants. Supposedly the movement startles them and they go looking for a less "active" plant to eat. The leaves, which grow in a parallel row along the stem, open again within an hour.
The shrubs grow to 5 feet. At first they are upright, but as they get taller, the branches tend to fall over and the plant appears to be growing along the ground. They are characterized by thorns on their stems and branches and their unique flowers which resemble a dandelion that has gone to seed. The fluffy flowers can be yellow or purple. They are both wind-pollinated and insect-pollinated.
When they are pollinated, they produce a cluster of 2 to 8 seed pods that are ½ inch in length. Each pod contains 3 or 4 seeds. The seeds have very hard coats. It is thought that it is high temperatures such as during a tropical summer that stimulate the seeds to germinate.
How to Grow a Sensitive Plant as a Houseplant
Sensitive plants are only hardy in growing zones 9 – 11. The rest of us have to grow them as houseplants. The plants need full sun. They cannot tolerate any shade. They prefer very poor, well-drained soil. The reason that they can live in poor soil is because they make their own nitrogen, often missing in poor soils, thanks to the nodules in their roots which convert atmospheric nitrogen absorbed through their leaves into a form that the plants can use.
When grown indoors, they grow best under lights. If you don't have grow lights, place your plant in your sunniest window. A south facing window is best.
Grow them in well-drained soil. Add some peat moss or coir to your mix to maximize the drainage. Water them enough to keep the soil moist but not too wet. The roots will develop root rot if the soil is too wet.
Although in nature, sensitive plants grow in poor soils, when grown in a container, they will require a little fertilizer. This is because when you water a container, the water that flows out of the drainage hole takes nutrients with it. Unless those nutrients are replaced, eventually all of the nutrients in the soil will be leached out.
Since sensitive plants can make their own nitrogen, you only need to replace the potassium. Water your plant first, then water with a liquid potassium fertilizer diluted to half strength. Do this every two weeks during the growing season. The reason why you must water your plant first is to avoid burning the roots with the fertilizer.
How to Grow a Sensitive Plant From a Cutting
Sensitive plants are easy to grow from cuttings. Take a cutting from a branch that is at least 4 inches long. Dip the end into some rooting hormone and then gently press it into a container filled with moist soil. These are tropical plants, so you will need to provide a warm moist environment for them. Place a plastic bag over the pot to provide the necessary humidity. Place the container in a sunny window in a warm room that is at least 65⁰F. You will know that roots have formed when you see new growth on your cutting, in about 2 to 4 weeks.
How to Grow a Sensitive Plant From Seed
Growing a sensitive plant from seed is a little more labor intensive that growing from a cutting. The seed coats are extremely hard. To soften them up, you can either soak them overnight or nick them with a knife being careful not to injure the embryo inside. Nicking the seeds makes a small opening where water can get in to start the germination process.
Surface sow your pre-treated seeds in a container with moist soil. Don't cover them. They need light to germinate. Keep the soil moist but not wet. Place the container in a sunny window in a warm room that is at least 65⁰F. Germination should occur within a week. Seeds that have not been soaked or nicked can take up to 2 to 3 weeks to germinate.
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Alexander James Guckenberger from Maryland, United States of America on July 15, 2019:
My uncle's mom grows these.


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Along Highway 13 toward the Caldecott Tunnel and Lafayette is a stretch so picturesque, with high rolling hills and rows of towering trees dressed in fog, that if you saw it in the rain, as I did Sunday afternoon, your mind might lead you where it led mine: How might Beethoven have changed his "Pastoral' Symphony" if he had been inspired by the beauty of California ?
On a damp and wet Sunday afternoon at the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra continued its 36th season, as Nicholas McGegan conducted Beethoven's Sixth Symphony in F Major and Robert Levin performed the Concerto for Fortepiano No. 3 in C minor.
The performance answered quite a few questions, actually.
There are ensembles that remind us of the music we once loved, all while quietly overcoming the obstacles before them. In the weeks before the opening of their 36th season, a fire broke out at First Congregational Church in Berkeley, forcing the PBO to abandon their venue of 30 years.
Well, not to worry. Under the less than ideal circumstances, they answered the bell, and collectively, with a spirited display of fire and intensity in their playing, very well could have burned down their temporary home, too.
From the opening minutes of Beethoven's dark-hued Third Concerto, there was the unmistakable mark of high craftsmanship in the hall. Levin proved not only a master musician, but also one of good taste. Beyond his understanding of form and style, the fortepianist revealed tremendous variation of tone in the Allegro con brio — etchings of sound, each calculated to fit the larger framework of the movement.
On the other hand, the Largo was never milked for any of its lush harmonies or tender melodies, as Levin maintained a steady pulse and allowed only the music to speak and the audience to emote. His improvised cadenzas in all three movements were replete with virtuosic broken octaves, trills and scattered arpeggios – some reminiscent of sections from Beethoven's "Appassionata" sonata.
But the best was yet to come.
"The whole will be recognized as a matter more of feeling than of painting in sounds." Those are the words of Beethoven himself on his Sixth. According to his friend Ferdinand Ries, he often laughed at the idea of musical paintings and other such "trivialities".
Opening at a brisk tempo, McGegan wove together the movements beautifully and rendered a dramatic and powerful account of the Allegro ma non troppo. To hear the PBO evoke the grandeur of the German countryside and nature's strength was an unforgettable thing to experience, and the strings sang, as they did through the "Thunderstorm: Allegro" and the "Shepherd's song: Allegretto" with elegance and brio. But it was in the Andante molto mosso where the magic happened.
McGegan coaxed a warm, thrilling sound from the orchestra, so filled with minute twists and turns that it was impossible to disengage. Where many orchestras often fail to make any sustained impression, here, for once, as I listened to the meticulously balanced music, the mind never wandered to picture a brook – as the movement's title suggests – or a rock, a bird or anything else. I simply reveled in the emotions evoked by the thrilling sounds.
It's hard to say, but Beethoven could have left his glorious symphony completely intact. Whether for the rolling hills of California or the meadow valleys of Heiligenstadt, Vienna, the work was never intended as a sound painting or a postcard of the transcendently beautiful, but for our universal emotions evoked by these types of things, wherever they may be.
Somehow, by means of meticulous artistry and craftsmanship, McGegan and the PBO revealed the distinction between the two. And I'm grateful to them for helping me feel it, finally.
Presents Beethoven's Sixth Symphony and Third Piano Concerto, with fortepianist Robert Levin
WHERE AND WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at Stanford's Bing Concert Hall in Palo Alto; 8 p.m. Oct. 21 at Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, 8 p.m. Oct. 22 at First Presbyterian Church in Perkeley
TICKETS: $27-$108; www.philharmonia.org
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Imagine growing lettuce on your windowsill year-round -- fresh, and pretty much free. Salad for lunch in December? Why, sure, let me reach over and pick some. Well, Linda Jones, a Colorado homesteader and author, can help you turn this into reality.
Jones, a longtime gardener, says, "Living in Southern Colorado is very challenging for growing vegetables. We have a relatively short growing season, and beyond the frost we have other obstacles, like hail and drought. I started looking into hydroponics to continue growing food but by using much less water."
Jones's own experiments inspired her ebook on home hydroponics, her Guide to Easy, Cheap, and Fun Home Hydroponics, which includes five DIY projects you can tackle.
Need more help? Well, she's also spearheaded a vibrant growing community online. "We have nearly 5,000 members now," she says. "We share interesting new growing ideas."
She told us the fastest way to grow lettuce and kale, how to recycle containers for hydroponics, and why more and more people are adopting -- and loving -- this inexpensive gardening system.
Linda, why do you think more people are growing produce with hydroponics these days?
As water shortages become more of an issue, the fact that hydroponics uses up to 90% less water is a very big reason. Less insects, a more controlled environment, and a steady harvest are also big factors. People who sell produce use hydroponics because of the ability to control the growth and harvest, and manage a consistent product.
What are other advantages of hydroponics?
There is somewhat of a prejudice still against hydroponic produce. It has a mystery to it that people don't trust. That's part of the reason I wrote my ebook: I wanted to show people that hydroponic plants are not Mad Scientist's freak experiments! To me, genetically modified plants that are in our food supply now and plants that are sprayed with pesticides and other poisons are far more scary and more of a science experiment (with all of us as the guinea pigs). Hydroponics is water, nutrients, and an easier life for the plant that no longer has to push and strain and work to find nutrition. Starting with heirloom seed and not using pesticides will produce a natural product.
Did you build your own system before you wrote your book? What gave you that idea?
Yes, from small single bottles of lettuce and kale (the Kratky Method) to larger grow beds inside during the winter, and then larger Kratky Method containers outside in the summer. I've tried many experiments with what is really necessary to grow vegetables and receive a harvest of food. An inspiration for the Kratky Method is Bobby from MHPGardener. After seeing the method in use on his video, I communicated via email with Bernie Kratky. He is a great help and has done really excellent work in this area throughout his career at the College of Tropical Agriculture at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
How effective is a DIY system compared to more expensive models?
My entire point of the ebook is to do it yourself. After learning about hydroponics, I saw the high price tags on standard hydroponic equipment and saw that the cost has been a big part of scaring people away from trying hydroponics. People who are curious and would like to dabble just aren't ready to shell out big bucks.
The big secret is that they don't have to! Very simple household items like plastic buckets and storage tubs can be used successfully, as I show. Even better, it's very easy to recycle containers and grow food for almost nothing. This has been my goal -- grow food for free. It never made sense to me to buy a $200 piece of equipment and get three heads of lettuce per season when I can use a recycled juice bottle and get a head of lettuce every 30 days.
Is there a vegetable that's most suited to hydroponic growing?
Greens will do the best indoors, especially using the Kratky Method of noncirculating water. They grow quickly and do not have the extensive sunlight and nutritional needs that fruiting plants have. Lettuces, Swiss chard, kale, herbs, broccoli, and peas all do well inside.
Since our growing season is short, I use the larger indoor grow beds to start plants early. It's a good boost to the season to have large tomato and pepper plants ready to go out right after the last frost.
How much food can an average home system produce?
The Kratky Method of one gallon juice bottle will grow one bunch of lettuce (I tend to plant loose-leaf varieties rather than heads) approximately every 30 days. I like to grow kale in these Kratky bottles during the winter on the windowsill, and they take six to eight weeks. You can harvest all at once by lopping off the plant, washing the bottle, and starting again, or I find that snipping off outer leaves of kale or loose-leaf lettuce or herbs allows the harvest to last longer.
Larger grow beds can produce a large amount of greens and herbs, and by staggering the planting of the seed, a steady harvest can be maintained. My goal has always been to have a steady source of freshly harvested greens at every meal rather than a huge harvest all at once. Even though there are some ways to preserve herbs, such as drying and freezing, the freshly picked leaves are by far the most nutritious and tasty.
Can you give our readers a few pointers on how to start a home hydroponics system?
The bare-bones, most simple system is the Kratky Method. It uses no electricity, no pumps, no special equipment. And with a sunny windowsill, no grow lights are needed, either. A one-gallon plastic bottle (food-friendly, like a juice bottle or an empty gallon ice cream tub), a seed or two, water, and some nutrients (special hydroponic liquid nutrients or even a scoop of Miracle Gro).
To hold the plant at the top of the bottle you need some support for it -- typically a "net cup" and a "Rapid Rooter" plug. These can be purchased, but every part of this system can also be created out of items found around a home. I have used yogurt cups with holes cut in the sides for the net cup, or a $1 bath scrubby.
The Rapid Rooter plugs are the best investment in this system. They are easy to use, reusable, and very handy. That said, they can be replaced by sponge, a homemade soil plug, or a Jiffy peat pellet.
The bottle you use needs to be shaded from direct sunlight or algae will grow inside and compete with your plant for nutrition, so anything from painting the bottle to covering it with paper or fabric or duct tape will work.
Does it take up a lot of space?
No. I put [the Kratky bottles] on my windowsills and grow 15 to 20 at one time. In my laundry room I have a table that holds several tubs that are hydroponic grow beds. I ran light fixtures overhead, and there in the corner that was previously dingy and cluttered is my winter garden. It is a wonderful place to sit.
I also have a bookcase in a different room --I removed one shelf and set up a grow bed. The top and bottom shelves share that space now with 36 early tomato plants in the spring.


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First blast of cold weather set to hit southern Ontario
Southern Ontario is seeing its first bout of chilly weather this season, as Environment Canada extended several weather advisories on Monday morning.
The federal agency extended its Sunday frost advisories across southern parts the province from York, Durham, Dufferin, and Halton regions, to cities like Ottawa, Kingston, Waterloo, and London.
According to the updated advisory, frost is expected Monday night again and right into Tuesday morning. It notes some plants might even get damaged or destroyed by the frost.
Residents are encouraged to cover their plants, and take precautions to protect their more frost-sensitive trees and plants.
Temperatures, which are forecast to be near or below the freezing point, are set to climb up later Monday morning.
According to Environment Canada, Toronto's weather is expected to be sunny with a high of 17 C during the day, though it looks like it will dip down to the single digits overnight. Mississauga are set to cool off to 5 C overnight, while Markham, Richmond Hill, and Vaughan will feel like 2 C.
Environment Canada says it issues frost advisories whenever the area's temperatures are forecast to reach the freezing point during plant and crop growing season, as it can potentially damage or destroy them.
Ontarians can report severe weather to Environment Canada by tweeting with #ONStorm, or emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Trent Alexander-Arnold helps launch Christmas foodbank appeal
Liverpool Football Club launched its Christmas Foodbank Appeal today ahead of Wednesday's Merseyside derby at Anfield.
Trent Alexander-Arnold took time out before training on Monday to drop by North Liverpool Foodbank to donate food, meet with staff and volunteers and find out more about the centre's important work.
The No.66 said: "It was a pleasure to be able to visit the foodbank and meet with the hard-working staff and volunteers. Their dedication makes such a difference to people who need their help. I'm really proud that my club is supporting such an important cause."
Trent's support was matched by a visit from Everton FC players Moise Kean and Alex Iwobi, who also donated food and helped to weigh and sort donations.
These visits, along with other club activity, are helping to raise awareness of food poverty and encourage food donations leading up to and throughout the Christmas period, which can be a difficult time for many people.
LFC staff have worked together to create the club's first ever Christmas Giving Tree, made out of food donations, which proudly features on the club's official Christmas card that is being distributed around the world to thousands of contacts.
The LFC Christmas Giving Tree, which is on display in the Main Stand at Anfield, is accompanied by a text-to-donate number that provides fans with another way to give.
Simply text FOODBANKFC to 70460 – donations will cost £5, plus your standard network message rate. Alternatively, you can donate any whole amount up to £20 by texting FOODBANKFC, plus the value. For example, FOODBANKFC10 to 70460 means you'll be donating £10.
If you live outside the UK, you can donate via Paypal here or click here to go to the St Andrew's Community Network website.
The club, alongside Everton FC and Fans Supporting Foodbanks, are asking fans to donate what they can ahead of the 234th Merseyside derby.
Fans can drop off their donations three hours before kick-off at three locations around the ground – a foodbank van located on Anfield Road, the official LFC retail store and Homebaked bakery on Oakfield Road.
Some priority items include, UHT milk, long-life juice or cordial, coffee, pasta and curry sauce, tinned meat and vegetables, instant mash, rice pudding and custard, jam, toiletries, cup-a-soup, noodles and washing tablets
All collected items are donated to North Liverpool Foodbank and made into three-day emergency food parcels for local people in crisis in North Liverpool, which incorporates the club's surrounding postcodes of L4, L5 and L6.
Simon Huthwaite, operations manager at North Liverpool Foodbank, added: "The continued support from both clubs is massively important and makes a huge difference to the work we do and the vulnerable people we support.
"Each year the food collected at Anfield and Goodison accounts for 25 per cent of the total food that we collect. The timing of this appeal is also really important as the Christmas period is our busiest time of year."
As part of LFC's dedication to tackle food poverty, the club's Red Neighbours community programme backs the Fans Supporting Foodbanks initiative and hosts foodbank collections at every home game.
Everton Football Club also host collections at all home games and fans can make their donations at the following collection points – foodbank van adjacent to the FanZone, St Luke's Church on Goodison Road, the People's Hub and Everton Free School on Spellow Lane and the Blue Base on Salop Street.


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Sheet music for piano for slightly advanced players
Exploring the world in sounds, tracing the colors of life amidst the tones and keys by attuning oneself to the delicate balance between deep melancholy and an immense zest for life. A sparkling playfulness and conscious deceleration that reveals an essence of weightlessness and longing.
In this collection you are invited to discover your own life's journey through the dynamics of world music and jazz miniature.
The Beat of the Piratess
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Your music gives me joy of life, it touches me, and inner strings start to vibrate. It is like an invigorating breath of air that makes life more worth living and more beautiful. Listening to your music is like a place of power and makes me marvel at your creativity. Pure fascination.
When I listen to your music... it suddenly smells like curry and coriander, I feel world-weariness, nostalgia and devotion, I feel melancholy and wanderlust, I see pictures of beloved places, my heart carries a complicated kind of feelings.
Your music is my little "gas station" in the stressful everyday life. Sometimes it corresponds with my melancholy, sometimes it elicits a laugh from me. There is a lot of lightness in it for me and at the same time a pleasant depth.
With your music I like to go on journeys in my mind - be it to distant countries, be it to my own inner worlds.
Sometimes it seems to remind me of my hidden parts and to bring out long lost moments.
This sometimes feels painful, but also relieving, and very often my heart just becomes very soft, light, and free.


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With sustainability becoming a growing field, the University of Virginia is creating future sustainability leaders to work in the sciences, social sciences and humanities. Our students are able to use their academic backgrounds, extracurricular passions, critical thinking skills and knowledge of sustainability trends to prepare for their careers.
Students represent a variety of academic programs and offer different perspectives to issues related to sustainability. Students learn to think critically and approach real-world problems with a strong liberal arts education, supported by faculty from departments across the University. These programs include the nationally renowned McIntire School of Commerce, Global Environments and Sustainability program, Environmental Thought and Practice program, and the Department of Environmental Sciences.
Additionally, UVA has Sustainability Advocates, a peer to peer student network that instills knowledge, empowers students, and creates awareness of the impact of daily decisions to create a sustainable community on Grounds.
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- Student Demographics
- Rankings and Data Points
- Curriculum
- Top Employers
- Student Experiences
- Capabilities and Skills
- How to Recruit
Student Demographics
Undergraduate Enrollment by Major (2015)
- Architecture- 246
- Urban and Environmental Planning- 47
- Environmental Sciences- 181
- Commerce-688
- Environmental Thought and Practice- 25
- Global Studies- 160
- Biology- 604
Students Graduating by Major (2012-13)
- Architecture-71
- Urban and Environmental Planning- 17
- Environmental Sciences- 76
- Commerce- 344
- Biology- 282
Rankings and Data Points
The University of Virginia prides itself for being among the nation's most elite colleges and universities. Both the university and its schools are nationally ranked, and students in schools related to the sustainability industry achieve 3.0 GPAs or higher.
U.S. News and World Report Rankings
- No. 2 public university in the country
- No. 24 among the 310 "national universities"
- No. 5 public university best value
- No. 25 most innovative school
- No. 1 among public universities in first-year retention and 2015 graduation rate
School Rankings
- The McIntire School of Commerce ranks No. 3 among public institutions and No. 6 overall
Average GPA by School (2015)
- Architecture- 3.388 (309 students)
- Arts and Sciences- 3.296 (10,291 students)
- Commerce- 3.64 (696 students)
The Architecture pre-professional program focuses on architecture as the critical step towards a high level architectural practice, but also as the holistic education that prepares students for intellectual and ethical success in any possible direction of his or her professional life. With the Bachelor of Science Architecture, graduates receive advance placement in the professional Masters degree program, a typical 4+2 years education sequence.
The Bachelor of Architecture program attracts a diverse range of students with a wide range of interests that are bound together by an overriding desire to consider and construct environments of enduring value. Two different concentrations are offered: the Pre-Professional concentration and the Architectural Design-Thinking concentration.
Undergraduate students entering the School of Architecture share a common first year curriculum. Students take core courses in Architectural History, Architecture and Urban and Environmental Planning to provide a framework for the study of contemporary culture through observation, analysis, and considered design of our ongoing constructed occupation of the earth. The prime objective of the curricular core of second year is to provide a framework for the study of contemporary culture through observation, analysis, and considered design of our built environment.
During the third and fourth years, students begin to focus on their concentration. This may be either a pre-professional track, for students intent on pursuing a career as a practicing architect, or architectural design thinking, for students interested in interdisciplinary problem solving through exploratory design processes.
In addition, the minor in architecture provides students with an opportunity to develop a basic understanding of, and appreciation for architecture as an important component of culture and the built environment. The Minor in Architecture is offered to all students at the University. Students who complete the minor range from those whose major is in a related field and who wish to expand the boundaries of that endeavor, to those considering graduate study in architecture.
Some highlighted courses from the curriculum include:
- Introduction to Urban And Environmental Planning
- World Contemporary Architecture
- Building Matters
- Foundations in Design Thinking
Urban and Environmental Planning
The Urban and Environmental Planning degree is for students who want to serve communities facing social, economic, environmental, and cultural challenges by working with residents to:
- Enhance a sustainable quality of life
- Protect the natural environment
- Preserve historic buildings and landscapes
- Promote social justice for disadvantaged groups and
- Deal effectively with population growth or decline
The curriculum integrates professional courses, both theoretical and technical, with a liberal arts education focused on understanding our cities and environments. In particular the Program introduces students to the theories of planning, methods of analysis, effective means of communication, planning processes, and creative strategies for implementation. Some key areas of study include:
- Sustainable community development
- Environmental impacts
- Public and private costs of development
- Neighborhood planning and community development
Some highlighted courses from the curriculum include:
- Introduction to Environmental Planning
- Law, Land and the Environment
- Neighborhoods, Community and Regions
- Global Sustainability
Environmental Sciences
The Environmental Sciences major provides strong preparation for employment in natural resource fields through liberal arts science training; professional schools through a focus on the reasoning, analysis and management skills that involve natural processes; and graduate school in one of the disciplines through its in-depth training in theory and method. Students must complete at least 30 hours of graded coursework. The department also requires related work in math and science, including one semester of calculus and two semesters of college-level chemistry, biology, or physics with laboratories.
The Environmental Sciences minor is an excellent addition to any liberal arts, pre-professional, or science graduate-school oriented major. The minor is suitable for students who are interested in legal, business, foreign policy, or other applications in natural resources, in writing and communicating about science, in analytical methods, or simply in understanding how their natural environment works.
Some highlighted courses from the curriculum include:
- Fundamentals of Ecology
- Atmoshpere and Weather
- Physical Hydrology
McIntire's Integrated Core Experience, the curriculum required of all third-year students, is designed to offer a comprehensive skill-set that will enable them to meet the challenges of the business world. The two-semester program is composed of 12 credit hours in the fall and nine credit hours in the spring. In addition, McIntire offers five concentrations—functional or specialized areas of study—to its undergraduate students. Students must complete one concentration to fulfill degree requirements, but may complete two. These concentrations Include:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Information Technology
- Management
- Marketing
Students may also pursue one of six tracks that help prepare them to address the complex, multidisciplinary issues businesses face today. As opposed to concentrations, tracks allow students to focus on topics that cross and integrate disciplines, augmenting their concentration coursework.The tracks are:
- Advertising and Digital Media
- Business Analytics
- Entrepreneurship
- Global Commerce
- Quantitative Finance
- Real Estate
Additionally, some highlighted courses from the curriculum include:
- Global Sustainability
- Invest in Sustainable Future
Environmental Thought and Practice
The Environmental Thought and Practice (ETP) major teaches undergraduates to think about environmental issues within a broadly interdisciplinary framework. Faculty members from Anthropology, Chemistry, English, Environmental Sciences, History, Law, the McIntire School of Commerce, Politics, Religious Studies, Science and Technology Studies, and Urban and Environmental Planning are involved with the Environmental Thought and Practice program.
Some highlighted courses from the curriculum include:
- Introduction to Community and Environmental Planning
- Global Sustainability
- The Nature of Nature
- Environmental Ethics and Sustainability
The ETP major also offers a Distinguished Majors Program to highly qualified students with a minimum 3.6 GPA in the major and 3.4 GPA overall to complete during their fourth year. DMPs take a year-long independent study with a faculty advisor, with the goal of producing a thesis that is evaluated by outside readers.
Global Studies
Global Studies is an interdisciplinary major composed of four concentrations or tracks. These concentrations include:
- Global Development Studies
- Global Public Health
- Envoronment and Sustainability
- Security and Justice
Global Development Studies is an undergraduate interdisciplinary program with a focus on social justice, sustainable economic development, public health, global interconnection, and public service. The Global Public Health track explores the complex cultural, social, political, economic, and environmental conditions, factors and pathways that affect health, health care, access, and quality of life around the world. The Global Environments and Sustainability program prepares students to understand, innovate and lead efforts to sustainably transform the physical environment. The Security and Justice program allows students to explore both empirical and ethical aspects of conflict in the world today.
Some highlighted courses from the curriculum include:
- Global Sustainability
- Global Cultural Studies
- Global Development, Theories and Case Studies
- Capstone Seminar
The Biology program provides intensive study in the biological sciences. Students are encouraged to consider independent research experiences as part of their major. Research opportunities are available in many faculty laboratories at the University of Virginia, and course credit may be obtained for work in laboratories within the Biology Department, in some research laboratories in other departments in the College of Arts and Sciences or in many research laboratories in the basic science departments in the Medical School.
Some highlighted courses from the curriculum include:
- Evolution and Ecology
- Biodiversity and Conservation
- Environmental Public Health
- Management of Forest Ecosystems
The Department of Biology, in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Sciences, also offers an opportunity for students to obtain the Bachelor of Arts or Science in Environmental Sciences with a specialization in Environmental and Biological Conservation. Candidates for the Specialization must fulfill all the requirements for the Environmental Sciences major with additional Specialization requirements.
Top Employers
After graduation, our students across these academic disciplines go into a wide variety of careers within the sustainability realm.
Some employers of our alums include:
- Apex Clean Energy
- McKissack & McKissack
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- LMI Government Consulting
- Stratford Capital Group
- Silka Environmental Services
Student Experiences
Contracted Independent Organizations (CIOs)
There are nearly 1,000 different student organizations at the University of Virginia. Among them include these organizations specifically focused on sustainability:
- Machik Chapter at University of Virginia- Machik is a national non-profit independent organization which supports initiatives that advance innovative and solution-oriented approaches to the challenges of community revitalization and sustainability for people on the Tibetan Plateau.Although this organization has members who are University of Virginia students and may have University employees associated or engaged in its activities and affairs, the organization is not a part of or an agency of the University. It is a separate and independent organization which is responsible for and manages its own activities and affairs.
- Net Impact at the University of Virginia- Net Impact at the University of Virginia is an organization run by students whose mission is to inspire, educate, and provide individuals with the necessary tools to intertwine business and social impact, creating a more socially and environmentally sustainable world. It focuses on creating a positive change on grounds by raising awareness of sustainability careers, offering educational lectures on the importance of social impact in business settings, and giving individuals the opportunity to build relationships with local social impact business leaders.
- School of Architecture EcoReps- Founded by School of Architecture Dean Tanzer in Spring 2012, the EcoReps have since participated in raising awareness of sustainability through projects, initiatives, and events as well as applying for grants. The EcoReps have four specialized focuses: Waste & Recycling, Paper & Printing, Student Engagement & Education, and Energy & Water.
- Student Council Environmental Sustainability Committee- The Sustainability Committee of the Student Council seeks to build a community of students, staff, faculty, and alumni passionately concerned about sustainability and the world we inhabit, as well as to protect and improve the rights, opportunities, and quality of life for the community through environmental sustainability.
- Green Grounds- Green Grounds is dedicated to educating and advocating for sustainable planning, design, implementation and operations on the grounds of the University of Virginia. Formed in 2004 by planning and architecture students to address green design at the University, the group sponsors projects that encompass a range of sustainable design ideas – from green roofs to energy use to transportation. Through each project, Green Grounds works with a diverse set of university stakeholders including administrators, staff, faculty, students and community members.
- RideForward- RideForward is an interdisciplinary project initiated in 2008 at UVA to research, design and build alternative-fuel vehicles. The group is now expanding its efforts to include topics in renewable energy production and more efficient energy consumption.
The following are examples of past research opporunities provided to students through the Center for Undergraduate Excellence:
- Hereford Scholars Undergraduate Research Grants-Hereford Residential College offers research grants to Hereford students interested in pursuing a topic or project of academic research that speaks to at least one of Hereford's core missions of community outreach, cultural diversity, and environmental sustainability. The goals are to enhance undergraduate student interactions with faculty, support students in pursuing individually devised initiatives, and to act to support and further the College's core missions.
- EPA Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Fellowships for Undergraduate Environmental Study- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Fellowships program, offers undergraduate fellowships for bachelor level students in environmental fields of study.
- Morven Summer Institute Scholarships- At the Morven Summer Institute, undergraduate and graduate students with interests in sustainability, design, food systems, and ecology will have the opportunity to escape traditional confines of the classroom while working on projects with real-world applications. In conjunction with time spent in the classroom at Morven, this interdisciplinary program features guest speakers, field trips, active group discussions, and hands-on projects to ignite creative collaboration among students and faculty.
Capabilities and Skills
Students are confronted with complexity from the very first moment, introduced to methodologies to understand and transform creatively complex realities. Innovation is the final aspiration of any intellectual endeavor at any step of the degree. Innovation requires creativity, technical knowledge, historic culture, cross boundaries abilities and awareness. Research is essential to reach innovation, and in the architecture field, research is developed through design and speculation, through the imagination and development of new scenarios and solutions for the new pressing challenges that our society faces now and will face increasingly in the future.
Urban and Environmental Planning
Upon completion of the Urban and Environmental Plainning program, students will have knowledge in ten key areas:
- The link between urban and environmental dimensions of planning
- The concept of sustainability
- Approaches to citizen engagement;
- The implications of global climate change
- Affordable housing
- Ethical dimensions of planning
- Tools such as the comprehensive plan and zoning
- Skills for planning practice
- Sources of planning data
- The integration of theory and practice
Environmental Sciences
Students who complete the Environmental Sciences program will have gained knowledge in the areas of ecology, geosciences, hydrology, and atmospheric sciences. This unique juxtaposition of several sciences in one department fosters cooperation and exchange among students across traditional disciplines that share similar methodological and philosophical problems. Upon completion of the program, students are qualified to be employed by universities and colleges, federal laboratories and agencies, or research institutes.
Environmental Thought and Practice
Students who complete this program have the ability to connect ideas across a variety of diverse disciplines, including anthropology, literature, history, ethics, economics and land use planning.
The Environmental Thought and Practice program produces students who can:
- comprehend and think critically about scientific information, economic analysis, and the various ethical constructs that enter into environmental decisions; and,
- appreciate how political and social context, historical events, and cultural expectations shape the way we perceive and solve environmental problems.
Global Studies
Students develop multiple skills and competencies necessary to understand and develop strategies for solving complex environmental issues:
- knowledge of historical and current environmental conditions
- cross-cultural translation and comparison
- statistical literacy, visual literacy and the visualization of data
- systems thinking and design thinking skills to address complex, open-ended problems
- applied, project-based problem-solving
- research methods for collaboration across diverse disciplines (scientific, technical, social, aesthetic, economic)
- communication, community engagement and leadership skills
How to Recruit
Employers in the sustainability space looking to recruit students have a variety of opportunities to engage.
Our signature events of the year are our Green Job and Internship Fair and our Social Impact and Sustainability Fair. The Fairs are an opportunity for organizations and institutional members to meet with students from these universities who are interested in environmental and social responsibility careers. The programs consist of panels, presentations, and exhibitor showcases. There are several opportunities for organizations and institutional members to participate as a sponsor or as an exhibitor.
This is the information from this year's Green Job and Internship event.
This is the information for this year's Social Impact and Sustainability event.
Engagement is not limited to these events, however. Organizations are encouraged to post their jobs and internships year round through our Handshake job portal.
Handshake is UVA's online recruiting portal that allows you to:
- Post jobs or internships
- Register for Career Fairs
- Manage your On-Grounds Interviewing
- Advertise your presentations
- and more!


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Hard Drive Storage Upper Intermediate PREMIUM
Now that Moore's Law has gotten bored with desktop computers and moved on to smartphones, we don't often find ourselves replacing entire office computers. The amount of data we store is only increasing, though. In this lesson, learn how to discuss your needs for more hard drive storage.
|Dilu, John
|Upper Intermediate
|May 11, 2011
|IT, computers, office
|giving reasons, describing problems, requesting
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I can't hear Luke behind me. Only the howling wind screams into my ears. I put my hand on my beanie to keep it in place as I turn back to check on him. Luke is 20 feet behind me. Bent at the hips, shoulders far over his knees in a feeble attempt at avoiding the extreme wind, he slowly climbs towards me, pushing off one leg at a time. Hands cupped over my mouth, I shout to him as loud as I can.
A half an hour prior we were standing on a large rocky point as the massive waves smashed on the rocks in front of us soaking us with water and filling the air with the thick smell of the ocean. The storm had reached us and was now promising to make our ascent back to the main road one hell of a journey. As we left the point and headed back up the soft sandy trail, we returned to a conversation we frequented while on our runs. We spoke of the run we'd had so far, of the beauty that surrounded us, even with this harsh rainstorm looming over us. The mountains rose high in front of us, elegantly awaiting our arrival. Despite the shivers that ran down my spine and deep into my hands and feet, I remember thinking how perfect everything was. How the world felt like it was sculpted and placed around us for us to be running at that exact moment in time.
There's no reply. Immediately my worst-case-scenario oriented mind went to elaborate plots of me having to weave dragging devices out of the minimal amounts of clothing I was wearing and drag Luke's heavy muscle-laden body down the mountain in the nude, or having to throw him over my shoulder and fireman carry him back to the truck. "Luke!" I shout again. He looks up at me. The face of exhaustion, fear, and anger I expect to see is instead dominated by a large tooth-filled grin. At that very moment, the rain turns to hail and begins to pelt our bodies with impressive force. The bare skin of our bodies is speckled with little red welts as the ice chunks smash into our freezing skin. We continue up and down the ridge to the main trail and back to the truck embracing the discomfort and pain of an amazing thirteen mile run. The smiles never left our faces.
I've been running ultramarathons since I was 19. I am now 24. In the earlier days of my running, I became acutely aware of the concept that through suffering we develop character. That comfort is the breeding ground for mediocrity. It was these theories that slowly propelled me towards the dirtbag lifestyle. To chase these amazing, attainable, and great adventures while giving up the commodities and comforts of daily life. I began to pursue discomforts in my everyday life and becoming even more prepared for emergency situations. I began to love the feeling as the coldest water available would rain upon me in the shower, as I'd ride my bicycle to work weaving through traffic trying to PR from my time the day before. I'd give up on sleep to get an additional six miles in for my daily run. I'd decide to run at night with no headlamp to teach my feet to read the terrain and react in a natural and instinctive way. I'd get up and run with the rising sun to be able to see the animals out on the trails. I began seeing food as fuel rather than gluttonous enjoyment and began to lose weight and become stronger and faster. For a period of about two months, I had quit my job and was simply running in the mountains everyday and could only afford to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches everyday for every meal. I called this my "can you count my ribs?" stage.
It is now January 9, 2015. I am happily married, have a beautiful four month old baby girl, work full time with lots of overtime, and just bought my first permanent residence. My midsection has more insulation than it ever has had before, and my body has become weak and flabby (granted these are my comparisons to my older, more disciplined standards). I've worked nights for the past seven months and sleep most of my day away. Lately, I've been waking up earlier to work on the house. I currently have no races on the calendar, very little free time, and therefore my training is simply nonexistent. But running, for me, is more than training. It's a passion. It's what clears my head, calms my fears, and gives me a sense of purpose in a crazy world. Not getting to run everyday is legitimately detrimental to my daily moods.
As I stood in my shower before coming to work tonight, I remembered the thrill and exhilaration of turning the knob as cold as it will go and feeling the drastic temperature change from hot and steamy to butt-puckering frigid. So I turned the knob to cold. As soon as the temperature dropped, my body tensed, I reactively took a deep breath, and let out a pathetic scream you would imagine would seep from a baby platypus stubbing his beak on a rock. I jumped out of the way of the water as my man-goodies crawled up into my body for warmth. Immediately the water was turned back to hot. I was disgusted with my weak reaction. I was appalled with how pathetic I've become in these last few months. I no longer craved the discomfort. I had no desire to chase the pain like I once did.
I've had people tell me all sorts of things like "Just wait until that kid shows up and you're belly will grow as big as she is." or "You're running career is over now." My brother even bet my buddy Greg $1.00 a pound bet that I'll be out of shape and fat by my daughters first birthday. At first this sort of thing bummed me out. It crushed any glimmer of motivation in me. I would think that everyone was right and I was doomed for a life of fat fatherhood. But sitting here, reminiscing on my adventures with Luke, embracing the unforseen pain, I have realized the opportunity in front of me.
God hasn't doomed me to become a fat Sasquatch of a father, but has given me the ability to raise my daughter to recognize the benefits of being comfortable being uncomfortable. To show her that less can be better. That the world is her playground and I get to be the one to show her how to play in it. To feel that same freedom while running the mountain ridge in high winds with hail pelting our faces and recognize the true beauty of this world grinning from ear to ear. This is my promise to show my baby girl the true joys behind trials and challenges. It really is an amazing gift; To show her the meaning behind living a dirtbag lifestyle.


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The following property transfers have been recorded in the Tucker County Clerk's office:
Bryan Allen Richards, Davis, 0.1366 acre to David P. Morris, Jamie Ferguson and Dan Fry, $16,000.
William Dale Judy and Sharon F. Judy, Parsons Corporation, Lots 16 and 17 and a parcel Block K Park Addition to Raymond K. LaMora and Kathleen M. LaMora, $116,000.
US Bank NA/Trustee Servertis Reo Pass Through Trust 1, Jay E. Deuser and Karen R. Deuser, Dry Fork, Tract 11 Sand Springs Timberline to Christiana Trust/A division of Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB, $442,800.
Risha D. McGill and Michelle D. Phillips, Parsons Corporation, one parcel to Risha D. McGill and Michelle D. Phillips, $0.
Estate of Gladys H. Dumire, William M. Miller/Executor, Timothy Long/Executor, Gladys H. Dumire/Estate of, Lots 23, 24, 25and 26 Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Davis Addition/Plat toKevin J. Mullennex and Diane M. Mullennex, $55,000.
Walters R. Myers, St. Goerge, 1.74 acres/Plat to Timothy W. Owens, II and Krista D. Liller, $95,000.


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The Mind Clash Podcast – Episode 41: State of EVEKael Decadence
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Mens Bulova Watches| Ladies Bulova Watches| Mens Wittnauer Watches| Ladies Wittnauer Watches
Nearly three decades ago, a revolution was to hit the wristwatch industry. Very few watch making companies even saw this new 'disruptive technology' coming, but as surely as the computer revolution has changed our lives today, there was no escaping the 'new' hi-tech watches of tomorrow. The new technology rocked the Swiss industry, long complacent about their place at the top.
Bulova Corporation was one such rare company that not only predicted the changes in the watch industry but worked hard to pioneer innovative technology to bring this revolution about. Bulova had already spearheaded such techniques as the standardization of mechanical watch parts in the 20s and the mass production of jeweled time pieces at everyday prices, but few were ready for what was to be unveiled in 1960.
Accurate to within one minute a month and invented by Max Hetzel in the Bulova laboratory in Bienne, Switzerland in 1953, The Bulova Accutron watch was to set in motion an unstoppable revolution in the watch making industry. Not ticking, like a conventional mechanical watch of the day, the Accutron 'hummed' as power from an internal battery caused the tiny tuning fork (the symbol of Bulova Corporation to this day) to vibrate at exactly 360 cycles a second. It took William Bennett (Bulova's chief engineer in New York) and Egbert Van Haaften another four years before a commercially viable product emerged but when it was introduced into the market in 1960, it was the most accurate wristwatch of it's time.
This 'new' watch mechanism was to quickly be adopted by the current 'technology' of the day for a multitude of applications where an accurate portable time keeper was essential. From early US satellites to the exploration of the Arctic, Accutrons were suddenly everywhere. The Apollo space mission even took one to the Moon and left it behind in the Sea of Tranquility to time critical transmissions that were to help guide them home. Few people realize that without the aid of its Accutron time keeper, Apollo 13 could never have returned safely to earth.
Hamilton Electric 500
The first battery powered watches can actually be traced back to the Hamilton Watch Company, with the introduction of the Hamilton Electric 500 in 1957. Although these were the first electric wristwatches, their technology was far from revolutionary in that they still retained the old mechanical functions of the watch, merely replacing the mainspring with a tiny motor and battery. To disguise the absence of technology they designed futuristic looking watch cases like the Ventura, designed by Richard Arbib. These electric watches suffered from technical problems throughout the product run which lasted until the early1970s.
The need to press a button every time the wearer wanted to tell the time became a nuisance and so the watch was later redeveloped to use the liquid crystal display (LCD). Watches carrying this brand name today are no longer made by Hamilton, who sold out to the Swiss in 1974. The separate division of the Pulsar watch wasn't sold to the Swiss but changed hands several times until eventually Seiko bought the name.
Bulova Accuquartz Men's Calendar Wristwatch
In the United States, the first commercially available quartz watch with an
analog display was the Bulova Accuquartz men's calendar wristwatch. Introduced
in 1970, these watches, with an 18K gold case, retailed for $1,325. It was these
early quartz watches that utilized a technology that was to pave the way towards
integrated circuits, what we know today as the electronic chip. These early
quartz watches were accurate to about five seconds a month (remember that Siegmund
Riefler's pendulum clock of 1889 kept time to an accuracy of about one hundredth
of a second a day - see History of Time which translates to
about one minute a year.
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