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Chris Calabrese
Director of Student Services
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Student Services Secretary
Downloadable Documents
Enrollment Forms
NOTE: Please fill out the forms below and bring to your school of residence to enroll. In addition to the forms below, please be prepared to provide an original birth certificate, proof of immunizations and proof of residency to your appointment.
Residency Requirements en español
BUSD Registration Form en español
Emergency Information Form en español
Student Information Form en español
Student Health Survey en español
Home Language Survey en español
School Enrollment and Residence Address Information - English / Spanish
Tdap/Pertussis Links
2011 Letter to Parents en español
Frequently Asked Questions en español
Information from "Shots for School"
NEW LAWS - Personal Beliefs Exemption
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After 'Paglee', Assamese film 'Ruf & Tuf' is going to hit the theatres on December 16. The produced by Narendra N. Sinha under the banner of 'Norman Studio Works', has story, screenplay and dialogues penned by the director Mani Sinha himself. The story revolves around a boy and a girl of contrasting characters. The boy, a suspended police officer, is quite aggressive with little self-esteem, whereas the girl, a physician by profession, is sweet and simple. But despite their contrasting characters, situations bring them closer, and before long, love ensues. However, things are not that rosy for the love birds, as they confront a lot of problems and difficulties on the road ahead.
'Ruf & Tuf' contains some heart-stopping action scenes, but its basically a romantic story. The various roles in the film are essayed by Gunjan Bhardwaj, Gargi Khristi, Pran Krishna Mahanta, Satyen Sarma, Biren Hazarika, Anurupa Deka Raja, Jharna Bishaya, Rajen Neog, Bangkim Rabha, Gunajit Boro, Doli Rani Devi, Debojit Majumdar, Rupam Chakraborty, etc. Although Gargi has appeared in a brief role in 'Adomya', 'Ruf & Tuf' features her in the lead alongside rising star Gunjan Bhardwaj. The film's music is scored by Rideep Das. A romantic number in this film is rendered by Zubeen Garg and Priyanka Bharali.
The film's cinematography is done by Mumbai based Aman Jha with the Red-Epic camera. The action scenes are directed by Pradhan Dewri, who has, over the course of his journey in the film and theatre industry, honed his art to a different level. Make-up is done by Nihar Ranjan Goswami. The director is confident of reaching out to the audiences in a big way.

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4.7Pinning her tall body against the hard wall, he looked into her beautiful emerald green eyes as he spoke in a deep voice, "I have two options for you," his body came closer to hers as he continued, "Be my girlfriend. Or," his lips turned into a sly smile as he whispered close to her ear, "Be my boyfriend." He even dared to wink right before her as his dark orbs glinted amusingly. ----- There are plenty of things that break not just a heart but a person as a whole. Some people get broken by love and some by family. But she was broken by life itself. She left her clan to discover the world but she forgot something her grandfather once told her, 'The world outside is a scary place. It's filled with people who would want to befriend you only to devour you alive. People like us are an anomaly. And the world calls us monsters but they forget; they are also the monsters wearing a mask of an angel.' To grow stronger, she seized as much power as she could by Ruling Europe under the disguise of a man- Lord Alev Knight. But now, she's forced to come back to China where she buried her memories along with herself over a decade ago. What will happen when those buried painful memories will come to haunt her again. Will she choose the path to destroy the people who betrayed her or someone will alter her idea of revenge? And what exactly pushed her to live with multiple identities? What made her disguise herself as a man? Will she be able to find the hidden truths of her own existence? Or she'll be buried herself with those truths? Xiao Zhiren left China when he was a teenager. Now, he's back in China to find the answers that were left unknown as he watched his mother being murdered before him. Will he be able to find the enemies wearing the masks of friends? Or he'll have to wear a mask himself? 'I can conceive death but betrayal is not allowed.' She had left those words behind for him. Will he be able to find the person who left him with a promise to come back? Or like every promise, he'll be forced to believe that promises are only made to break you? ---------- Side Note: This book is actually a standalone book. You don't have to read my other book to know this one's story. Other Works from the Author: "Mr. CEO Loves The Devilish Beauty" Completed "Imperfect Desires" Ongoing
4.6She, was the daughter of the 3rd Prime Minister whose name was bathed in glory and fame. With this type of status, one could roam around proudly and confidently. But what a joke! This girl was mistreated, tortured, slandered, used and thrown away like nobody's business! Upon returning to home, she had to face ruthless torture and relentless pain inflicted by her family members behind their mask of kindness... Her marriage was a total hoax, forcing her to marry a waste of a prince who had no chance of becoming king. But her, the naive her was completely loyal to these snake-hearted people, doing whatever necessary, working like an ox to help her husband ascend to the throne. The result? The scum that was her husband after becoming the Emperor, made her sister the Empress and threw her into the cold palace as a lowly concubine, eventually even executing her! Who knew, she would be reborn... Now she swore vengeance on these people! Swore to use any means to fulfill her blood vendetta! Swore to make their life a living hell! Only then would she be satisfied...
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"You are never mine to begin with." - Wen Xinyi "Though you are not my mate, why does my heart aches for your love?" - Wu Yijun Trampled fates. Endless love. Chance Encounter. Defying destiny? A world where people were divided into three ranks. The highest were those who belong to the alpha, followed by the beta then the omega.
A transmigration story?? And one thing My English kinda suck ok [Suddenly find out that she actually dead??!! Did she really die and transmigrate?? Read and find out!] I'm not a professional writer.... Plus I'm only 16 so I'm quite a simple thinker... 《My original novel》 (The picture not mine)
Dong FanMing, A cold but very dense beautiful young CEO/assassin man died by saving a four years old young boy from gang fight. Ming'er: "ohh...I guess...well whatever it ok the little boy is fine" After being killed our beloved MC reborn in a world filled with mysteries and out threw our mc lives it going to change his life forever... Author~sama: BEACUASE IT HIS LOVE STORY DUUUUHhh *cough cough* sorry~ don't mind me hehehe off you go. ML: 'When I'll meet my wifey?!' MC: "Wei when are yo—?" ML: "WIFEY!" *hugging and trying to kiss* MC: *shove away* Someone younger brothers, sister, and a little dumpling: "Don't touch our Gege!!!" "Don't touch my Mommy!" MC: 'My little dumpling!' *WARNING* This is BL DO NOT READ IF NO LIKE! Lover that come~. *contain smut, fluff, blah blah, and etc. *If your kid age 10 or younger please don't read this it no good* also language warning!
She, who at first glance, is a young and cute girl with a sweet and innocent appearance, but contrary to her appearance, she's a top-class spy, a poison specialist, and the secret service's trump card. One day due to an incomplete black magic, she was sent into the body of a girl who was deemed as a good-for-nothing. What is to be her fate in this continent? A certain regretful prince said with hatred, "I thought she was weak and easily bullied, therefore I broke off the engagement. I really didn't expect she is such a shrewd girl. I made an error of judgement." A certain crown prince wishfully signs, "She is such a sexy evildoer! Obviously, she had a frail and tender body, but I am not able to overwhelm her..." Finally, a certain Emperor hit the bullseye, "She is just a bit two-faced!" She answered, "You're just a big pervert!" The Emperor carried her into a room and announced, "You are predestined to be mine! a two-faced girl and a pervert are a perfect match, right?!" -------------------------------------------------------------- ~Fyi! (for your information) <-only for people who are like me and suck as understanding abbreviations. -.-"~ DISCLAIMER! This is not my story! First few hundred chapters can be found on www.volarenovels.com. The only difference is that some of my chapters are edited in hopes that it makes more sense. I am only translating this because I was just like you guys, who was looking to read a novel and came upon this. Only after reading, to find out that it was not completely translated yet, and nu one would continue translating new chapters. Since, I knew Chinese, I though why not translate this myself! Someone else had also translated this book on Webnovel but had never finished it, so due to that my title is a bit off the original, "Poisoning the World: The Secret Service Mysterious Doctor is a Young Beastly Wife".
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*** YOUR COMMENTS ARE HIGHLY APPRECIATED *** Prem was sitting inside a well known restaurant with his old friends waiting for their food, when one of them started blabbering about his wealth, "I have money , bungalows" other said, "I have bank balance , gold" other said, " I have my old mother." and everyone laughed because they were copying famous dialogue of 90's movie. when everyone looked at Prem with look, 'what are you going to say now!?' our MC smugly said, " I have a overprotective daughter!!!" ...... this story is about pure love between father and daughter. about single parent Prem and his cute little daughter Riya. also this story takes place in India. I hope you will support me.
Having a two-faced personality and being a liar is a sin? But for our main character Xia Yaoyao that is a need. It means that she can protect herself from people on her household that tried to do harm on her. From an early age, lying is just like breathing to her. She developed the skill to lie through her teeth without twitching. She appeared as a delicate girl that always has a smile plastered on her face but her true personality different from what she shows on the outside. 复黑 Black belly - They may appear to be nice but are actually wicked as the belly in the term means a hidden part of them. This is not a translation. This humble writer need to express her sorry if it's not up to your standard, Please excuse this humble writer's grammar as English is her third language. But overall, this humble writer wish that the readers can enjoy the story as much as how she enjoy writing it.
Its really painful when fall in love with someone who has already given up loving you. Chris Wu the handsome guy at college whom every girl has eyes on, somehow falls in love with a girl who has already given up loving him. and now she is getting married to his step brother.... who is marrying her just to take revenge.... chris marries her by foling everyone but here now he is telling her " we are married but we would never share the same bed" but who will loose resistance first.....
A noble vampire, who was betrayed by his own kin, was forced to slumber for an unknown amount of time, only to reawaken many years later. With a cold heart, he returns to where he had used to reign, only to find an amusing woman lying in wait. Unable to resist teasing her, he finds himself slowly elevating her position from "toy" to something else.
It had never occurred to Athena that one day, she would be stuck in a different World, a Demon World. Her daily life was disrupted with unnatural and surreal events, one after another. Now in a completely new world full of weird creatures and dark secrets, she was forced to go through numerous hardships and pains just to keep her life. Emerald Pendants, Nightmares, A young boy with wolf ears... Just what the hell was happening?! And this all started with a white haired demon who gave her a mark... A mark that twisted her fate and tied their destiny... Fate, isn't it knowing who you are, and finding what you want to be?
Earl, a twenty-nine-year-old special forces operator, was set up by his superiors and led into a deadly trap. Faced with impossible odds, he managed to make it out alive, himself. Blacklisted by the government and forced to live on a pitiful paycheck, Earl finds himself indulging in liquor. However, his dreary life is turned upside-down when the "game" starts...
HHe was darkness, she was light. How could she resist? How could she not be pulled towards him like a moth to a flame? With those hypnotizing eyes, his virile scent - he was pure muscle, all male. All hers - was what she had thought. The two meet; An unexpected meeting arranged by the fates themselves. With enemies, friends, lovers and allies showing themselves. Will Naeva be able to handle the heat? The torture that his rejection brings her? Or will she burn from the fire in his fingertips - like all that came before her?
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A comprehensive list of student organizations within the PHAP program at CSUEB
The PHAP Student Association (PHAPSA) was created to establish an official student-run PHAP club for students to participate in active leadership roles, to help organize and unite other PHAP clubs, and be liaisons for the student body, faculty, and staff. The PHAP-SA believes in the helping pre-health students become prepared and well-rounded applicants during their time at CSU East Bay. The mission of the PHAP Student Association is to provide mentoring, networking, and opportunities to help pre-health students excel and succeed in the journey to get into professional schools while fostering the growth of the community around them.
Contact Information:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/phapcsueb/
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: PHAPSA.org
PowerPoint: Click Here
PHAPSA Programs/Projects:
Community Health Outreach Project (CHOP)
Community Health Outreach Project is an organization that works collaboratively to provide health education and resources to the underserved communities. We empower our communities through the creation and presentation of various workshops, events and screenings. The workshops we create have been aimed to improve community wellness, including nutrition, exercise, blood pressure screenings, diabetes, health literacy, mental health etc.
We have worked with the community members at The Arbor at Hesperian, Casa Verde, and Kent Gardens, which are all affordable living complexes in San Lorenzo and San Leandro.
We are always looking for vibrant individuals who truly care about their surrounding communities and enjoy working collaboratively with like-minded peers. If you are interested in getting involved check out our facebook link below and feel free to get in contact with us.
We look forward to working with you!
Contact Information:
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CSUEBPHAPCHOP/
PowerPoint: Click Here
Health Policy Education Committee (HPEC)
The purpose of the Health Policy Education Committee (HPEC) is to increase general knowledge in health policy and how it influences medical practice. We achieve this goal through fruitful discussions, informative talks, attending lobby day events, etc. The HPEC is a PHAPSA, Primary Care Progress (PCP), and Pre-SOMA collaboration.
Contact Information:
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Health Policy Online Resources: Click Here
Student United for America's ToothFairy (SUAT) is the pre-dental club run by Post-Baccalaureate students at Cal State University, East Bay. Our mission is to provide vital oral health education programs and delivery of preventative services for at-risk children and their families. CSU, East Bay students take on a leadership role in building healthier communities by promoting positive oral health behaviors.
Our largest impact in the community stems from outreach programs such as Give Kids a Smile where SUAT in conjunction with Chabot College Dental Hygiene Program provides free dental services to over 60 children under the age of 13. We continuously teach oral health practices to children at Harbor House Ministries in Oakland through on-site visits and interactive activities. We also aim to equip our members with the leadership skills, networking connections, and volunteer experience that will aid in their journey to dental school. Our ever-growing organization is one that thrives on teamwork and our shared passion of dentistry. Come join the family!
Contact Information:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/csuebsuat
Website: https://csuebsuat.wordpress.com/
Instagram & Twitter: @CSUEBSUAT
PowerPoint: Click Here
OFFICER APPLICATIONS: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBISx38MWDddTU3BVVHsSlGYgSsnJI1EtBzmcZWSSjwKm6Rw/viewform
CSUEB PRE-STUDENT OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (CSUEB Pre-SOMA)
Osteopathic medicine focuses on the role that the musculoskeletal system plays in the maintenance of overall health and emphasizes a personable and holistic approach to patient care. As Cal State East Bay's pre-osteopathic medicine club, the mission of CSUEB Pre-SOMA is to increase awareness of osteopathic medicine among pre-medical students, teach and promote the osteopathic philosophy, advise and support fellow pre-medical students interested in the osteopathic medical route, and participate as active members of the greater health and wellness community through advocacy and volunteer work. CSUEB Pre-SOMA is recognized by both the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the National Pre-Student Osteopathic Medical Association (Pre-SOMA) and has many close-knit relationships with local DO schools and health-related causes, including Touro University and the MS and muscular dystrophy (MD) societies of the Bay Area. Membership in CSUEB Pre-SOMA offers numerous opportunities to learn more about this promising medical career, including organized tours of Touro University in Vallejo and access to DO student, clinic, and physician shadowing resources.
Contact Information:
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/csuebpresoma/
Website: http:// presomacsueb.wix.com/csuebpresoma/
PowerPoint: Click Here
Primary Care Progress (PCP) at CSU East Bay is an organization that seeks to foster interest in the field of primary care, a cornerstone of healthcare. Whether you are primary care-oriented or not, or premed or not, join us in learning and raising awareness about current issues in health care as a whole. Events we hold include health documentary nights, mock interviews, socials, and networking with sister PCP chapters, most of whom are comprised of students from the various professional schools—medical, pharmacy, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, etc.
Contact Information:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PCP.CSUEB/
PowerPoint: Click Here
Students Empowering Young Minds (SEYM) is a community of collaborative minds aiming to foster the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering & mathematics) among young children in the East Bay community.
We seek to increase awareness and to empower young minds about STEM by providing fun and educational service events such as mentoring events, health and science fairs, workshops, and special guests who support the values and goals of our organization.
Ultimately, our intended goal is to provide a positive outlook on STEM to young students in underserved communities.
Contact Information:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/studentsempoweringyoungminds/
Email us: firstname.lastname@example.com
PowerPoint: Click Here
Who We Are: Spanish in Healthcare (SHC) is an organization of Pre-Health Academic Program students dedicated to learning Medical Spanish terminology and providing health education to underserved communities.
What We Do, Learning Spanish: SHC offers Spanishmodules with high-yield clinically based words and phrases in an online portal. Each module has a corresponding quiz that is graded automatically for instant feedback. We regularly hold meetings in which our members apply newly learned terminology to real conversations using a mock patient-provider framework.
In the Community: SHC offers health education programs that focus on relevant health issues such as diabetes, hypertension, and nutrition for underserved communities.
Contact Information:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com
Facebook: Spanish in Healthcare
Instagram: @Spanish_In_Healthcare
PowerPoint: Click Here
New Member Form: Application
The POM organization of California State University East Bay will strive to provide opportunities for students to learn, understand and destigmatize mental health awareness. As future health professionals, we strive to educate the community regarding mental health education and ways to promote wellness. We do this through emphasis of understanding the sciences behind mental health and engaging workshops.
What We Do:
Hold educational workshops on mental health for middle schoolers
Collaborate with teachers, schools, and mental health professionals in the Bay Area
Present different topics on mental health
Establish educational workshops on campus for PHAP & CSUEB students
Contact Information:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Facebook: CSUEB Peace of Mind
PowerPoint: Click Here
OFFICER APPLICATIONS: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6ZwpDMJOzDazq0J1IHQ9tLxXq8pUYwJvaWyQWnctA_s0tZg/viewform


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Proud to be your preferred Norfolk veterinarian.
Breathe easier knowing your four-pawed pal is in good hands at Cody Pet Hospital of Norfolk, Massachusetts. Backed by more than 20 years of experience, we take care of both our clients and their owners. Unlike other local clinics, we also see small mammals, reptiles, and other exotic animals.
More than 20 years of experience in Norfolk, MA.
Thank you for making us your preferred Norfolk veterinary hospital. Below is our contact information, schedule, and a form to complete if you need to contact us. We're more than happy to provide additional information about our services. If you have any questions, you can also call us directly at 508-384-5904.
5 Sharon Ave
Norfolk, MA 02056
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Norfolk, MA 02056
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Located off of 1A, South of the 1A & 115 Intersection
AAHA Accredited
AAHA establishes exacting standards for veterinary practices and fosters professionalism and excellence in all phases of hospital operations. We voluntarily meet these high standards so we can provide you with superior service each and every time you visit.
Hospital Schedule
Mon + Thurs: 8 am to 6 pm
Tues + Wed: 8 am to 7 pm
Fri: 8 am to 5 pm
Open Alternate Saturdays: 9 am to 1 pm
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Tues + Wed: 8 am to 7 pm
Fri: 8 am to 5 pm
Open Alternate Saturdays: 9 am to 1 pm
Sun + Holidays: Closed
Our ServicesWe are a complete full service animal hospital offering surgery, anesthesia, dentistry, digital x-rays, wellness exams, geriatric care, nutritional management, and parasite prevention programs. We also feature an in-house lab and offer on-site blood testing for faster results.
Book an Appointment OnlineCody Pet Hospital strives to provide an overall efficient and compassionate veterinary experience which is why we offer online booking. Request an appointment online in minutes by clicking the button below. Please note: this form is only a request and a member of our team will confirm your appointment.
Pet Boarding and House CallsCody Pet Hospital is a full service animal hospital in Norfolk MA providing veterinary services for companion animals. We also offer pet boarding and house calls for your convenience and peace of mind. Our facility is designed to provide your pet with maximum comfort while you're away.
What makes us great?
Our mission at Cody Pet Hospital (formerly Whispering Pines) is to provide veterinary services to our patients and clients which are unmatched at other practices. Specifically, our practice believes in treating each patient as a member of the client's family. Our vets and staff members strive to offer a friendly environment, quality medicine, thorough client education and emotional support for all your important decisions. When your pet is here, they're family.
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Online and Onsite
MBA in Creative Enterprise
What will your IMPACT be?
"Business has become, in this last half century, the most powerful institution on the planet. The dominant institution in any society needs to take responsibility for the whole...Every decision that is made, every action that is taken must be viewed in light of that responsibility. This requires more than incremental adjustment; it calls for a fundamental redefinition of business as a social partner."Willis Harman, World Business Academy; author, Global Mind Change
Our Students
Students in our MBA program imagine business differently. They imagine business fueled by visionary shifts in thinking, new business models, the power of collaborative alliances, how to unlock creativity through crossing disciplinary and organizational boundaries.
Our students are change leaders. They are visionary, interested in fourth sector and hybrid organizations, excited about emergent trends in conscious capitalism, hanging out at HUBs, business professionals with a passion for living in a beautiful world, women leaning into their unique role in transforming business, and social entrepreneurs expressing deep purpose through their organizations.
Why Creative Enterprise?
Our Creative Enterprise MBA is important in two ways.
First, it is how we teach the program. Our approach is based on principles of transformative learning where we honor the whole person – equipping the student with a mindset that takes on multiple perspectives, plus a skillset that provides competency in self-awareness, performing skillful actions, creating meaningful stakeholder relationships, and building effective systems.
Second, it is what we teach in the program. Our curriculum is designed on principles of creative enterprise theory where we honor the whole system (organizational + social + environmental + global). On the foundation of core business functions we build fluency in relation to four interwoven elements:
- Cultivating Right Relationship
- Restoring the Planetary Commons
- Producing Transformative Innovation
- Transforming Business as a Profession
This curriculum enables our students to be progressive business leaders who practice generative and creative enterprise in a way that deeply honors human relationship and celebrates our role in being stewards of the global commons.
At Meridian University our students imagine business differently because we practice business education differently.
The following concentrations are offered for the business program:
- Global Enterprise
- The Meridian MBA concentration in Global Enterprise focuses on the business systems and knowledge domains required for creative enterprises with niche markets that span the globe.
- Social Enterprise
- The Meridian MBA concentration in Social Enterprise focuses on the relationship between the public and private sectors and the impact of business on society.
- Sustainable Enterprise
- The Meridian MBA concentration in Sustainable Enterprise focuses on sustainable policy, practice and technology that transform the ecological impact of business on society.
- Developmental Enterprise
- The Meridian MBA concentration in Developmental Enterprise focuses on the complexity capability that 21st century business leaders, management consultants, and entrepreneurs must mobilize to transform the complex marketplace challenges associated with emerging technologies and diversified global markets.
- Transformative Innovation
- The Meridian MBA concentration in Transformative Innovation focuses on the theory and practice of transformation as applied to the integration of technological innovation with cultural and social innovation, informing the impact of entrepreneurship on society.
Diverse Learning Formats
Our MBA uses a number of learning formats to support your education. We use weeklong face-to-face seminars twice a year, online courses, regular activities at the Oakland HUB, internships, and teleseminars. Together these formats provide a very rich learning context that supports personal transformation, deep relationships, and professional skills.
MBA students spend two one-week sessions each year, once in the Winter and once and the Summer. Online Courses will be taught online and will include synchronous and asynchronous elements. This combination makes our program easy to integrate into your current professional and personal life.
Impact HUB Oakland
The Impact HUB is an international network of workspaces and communication platforms for engaged social entrepreneurs. Meridian's classes and events at Impact HUB Oakland foster student interaction with inspiring social entrepreneurs and other leaders of creative enterprise acting at "the intersection of money and meaning".
Meridian has over two dozen intern sites throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area that students can choose from to match and expand their interests. Click here to learn more details.
In addition to the formats detailed above we also provide lecture series, mentoring, and other participative activities that build upon the core curriculum, helping students develop the business savvy, ability to respond to rapid change, and networking opportunities they need to be successful social entrepreneurs and executives.
The Spirit of Enterprise Conversation Series
Can the impact of business shift from exploiting to serving and regenerating the commons? How can we best learn the skills and capacities to actualize these aspirations? Come explore these and related questions during Meridian's online conversation series with organizational leaders and social innovators. Registrants get access to future conversations as well as the archive.
Register for The Spirit of Enterprise
"We are currently preparing students for jobs that don't yet exist, using technologies that have not been invented, in order to solve problems we don't even know are problems yet."Karl Fisch
Information Session for Prospective MBA Students
If you're interested in an introduction to the MBA at Meridian University, we invite you to participate in an information session where you'll have the opportunity to:
- Meet with Meridian faculty and staff.
- Speak with Admissions staff regarding the application process.
- Schedule individual information meetings for a later date with faculty and admissions staff.
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For 40 years, Murray Ball's Footrot Flats has ruled both the New Zealand and Australian comic strip roost. In fact, "Dog" — the central character in the Footrot Flats cartoon strips — has been voted New Zealand's best-loved fictional character. Now Upstart Press presents the best of Footrot Flats. From more than 5,000 strips produced since the mid-1970s, the Ball family has hand-picked 450 strips, including 32 colour illustrations, to make up this 'best of' compilation. This beautifully presented volume will incorporate the highest possible production values and will be the finest Footrot Flats book ever produced. Accordingly, The Essential Footrot Flats will be a must-own for all fans of iconic strip.
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1. Meaning:
above, up, elder, ascend, summit, surface, on, superiority, etc.
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3. Etymology
上 belongs to the 指事文字 (しじもじ, shijimoji, i.e. set of characters expressing simple abstract concepts). The original idea expressed by the oracle bone script (甲骨文, こうこつぶん, kōkotsubun) forms, as well as some of the kinbun (金文, きんぶん, kinbun, i.e. "text on metal") forms, which preceded later forms of tenbun (篆文, てんぶん, i.e. "seal script text"), suggests that 上 was a conception of an object placed above a curved human palm (Figure 1).
According to the 說文解字 (pinyin: shūowén jiězì, i.e. "Explaining Simple (Characters) and Analyzing Compound Characters") from the 2nd century C.E., compiled by a philologist of the Han dynasty (漢朝, pinyin: Hàn Cháo, 206 B.C. – 220 C.E.), 許慎 (Xǔ Shèn, ca. 58 C.E. – ca. 147 C.E.), the character 上 originally meant "the higher part (or place)", and it was represented by two horizontal lines, as shown in Figure 1. In later stages its meaning was broadened to the general idea of "above", or "on top of", etc.
Later seal script forms of the character 上 were derived from those of oracle bone script and kinbun. Its meaning was represented by a horizontal line at the base of a character with the top part indicating an object placed above (Figure 2).
The character 上 was, and still is, used to represent a higher social status. The kanji 下 (した, shita, i.e. "below") is based on a similar concept, (originally) being the exact opposite of 上 (read more here).
4. Selected historical forms of 上 .
Figure 1. Oracle bone script (甲骨文, こうこつぶん, kōkotsubun) forms of 上, Shang dynasty (商朝, 1600 – 1046 B.C.).
Figure 2. Two forms of the character 上 found in the book 說文解字 (pinyin: shūowén jiězì), small seal script (小篆, しょうてん, shōten).
Figure 3. Clerical script (隷書, れいしょ, reisho) form of the character 上, ink rubbing from the stele "Stone Gate Eulogy for Yang Menweng" (楊孟文石門頌, pinyin: Yáng Mèngwén shímén sòng), 148 C.E. The text is often used for the study of the clerical script of the late Han dynasty (漢朝, pinyin: Hàn Cháo, 206 B.C. – 220 C.E.)
Figure 4. Ink rubbing of the character 上 taken from the calligraphy entitled Gushi Sitie (古詩四帖, pinyin: gǔ shī sìtiē) by 張旭 (Zhāng Xù, unfortunately, the exact dates of his birth and death are unknown) of the Tang dynasty (唐朝, pinyin: Táng Cháo, 618 – 907 C.E.) in cursive script (草書, そうしょ, sōsho).
Figure 5. Ink rubbing of the character 上 in standard script (楷書, かいしょ, kaisho) taken from the stele in the Mausoleum of Confucius (孔子廟堂碑, pinyin: Kǒngzǐ miàotáng bēi), 7th century C.E.
Figure 6. Ink rubbing of the character 上 in semi-cursive script (行書, ぎょうしょ, gyōsho) from the calligraphy 千字文寶墨軒 (Chinese: Qiānzìwén bǎomò xuān) by 智永 (pinyin: Zhì Yǒng, unfortunately his exact dates of birth and death are unknown) of the Chen dynasty (陳朝, pinyin: Chén Cháo, 557 – 589 C.E.).
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Abstract: New approaches to solving combinatorial problems are a major challenge in modern computer science. This challenge spills over into physics at numerous points, from the fundamental thermodynamics of information through to, e.g., the device physics involved in implementing computation. Although quantum computation garners much attention lately, there are other candidate approaches to solving combinatorial problems such as DNA computation, microfluidics-based parallel computation, etc. A new approach is maze-based biocomputation, where the problem is encoded as a maze searched by biological agents. The ability to attack brute force problems here relies, essentially, on Avogadro's number being enormous and biology being intrinsically cheap. This approach was recently demonstrated for the subset sum problem using the Actomyosin protein motor system [1]. The two proteins involved, actin and myosin, are the same ones responsible for muscle contraction and cell movement. We have recently been working on a method for electrical read-out in this computation system using carbon nanotube transistors. I will talk about our progress on this project so far.
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What is racial profiling? Who exactly does it affect? These, among many others, are some of the questions that will be answered in this paper. As defined by West's Encyclopedia of American Law, racial profiling is the consideration of race, ethnicity, or national origin by a law enforcement officer in deciding when and how to intervene in an enforcement capacity. For laypeople this term means having an officer take action against you only based upon your appearance. When the word 'race' is used in the dictionary, they do not include specifically what race.
Racial profiling is committed towards minorities. What exactly is a minority anyway? Also from West's Encyclopedia of American Law, minority refers to the opposite of the majority, in context of the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection, minority does not have merely numerical denotation but refers to identifiable and specially disadvantaged groups such as those based on race, religion, ethnicity, or national origin.
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New York, NY, January 4, 2013 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has ongoing concerns about the pan-Arab satellite network Al Jazeera, which it says has "a troubling record" of providing a platform to all manner of virulent anti-Israel and even anti-Semitic extremists and of serving as a propaganda tool against the State of Israel, particularly in its Arabic-language broadcasts.
While it is true that Al Jazeera has toned down its anti-Israel propaganda in the network's English broadcasts, ADL said the Arabic-language channel's content "continues to be of great concern." The League voiced those concerns following the Qatar-based network's acquisition of Current TV in a deal which will provide unprecedented access for the network's English-language programming to a potential audience of millions of viewers in the United States.
Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:
Al Jazeera, whose major broadcast focus is in the Arab world, has a troubling record and history that is very disturbing, particularly in its Arabic language broadcasts. It has exploited and exaggerated the Arab-Israel conflict in a heavy-handed and propagandistic manner, and always at the expense of Israel, while giving all manner of virulent anti-Israel and even anti-Semitic extremists access to its airwaves.
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For the past several years, each day of November I have posted on Facebook about what I am thankful for. Or, I have posted every few days a few things I am thankful for. I find it challenging to stick to doing any given task every single day beyond the basics required for hygiene and decent parenting, even if it is a task I want to do and set out for myself.
In recent weeks (maybe months?) I have found myself more anxious and stressed than usual (which is saying a lot). I have struggled to focus my attention on anything for more than a few minutes at a time. I am getting plenty of sleep. I am walking a lot. But my brain is just on overdrive all the time. It feels chaotic in my head.
I am contemplating the causes of this (not that hard to figure out, really) and working on solutions (harder). One thing I know I need to do is express gratitude. I am absolving myself from any requirements of eloquence or grace or even complete sentences. I just want to put some things out into the universe.
I am thankful that
- Zeke has finally made two friends in his first grade class and I've finally managed to contact one of the moms and have actually arranged a playdate for next weekend. I am both relieved and excited.
- My sister has been coaching me in how to say no. You might think this would be simple for me, but you would be wrong. I am rehearsing these lines in my head and planning to use them soon. In fact, earlier today I offered to do something for a group I am in and then I thought about my lines and I rescinded my offer! It felt good.
- Several people I care about are dealing with life-threatening illnesses or taking care of loved ones with life-threatening illnesses right now. This is not what I am thankful for. What I am thankful for is that these people all have access to excellent medical care, and more importantly that they are surrounded by family and friends who are providing unwavering love and support. AND that some of these people are willing and able to share what they're going through online so that the wider community of people who care about them can know what's going on and offer continuous love and comfort and encouragement. It's so unnecessary to suffer alone.
- Tonight I watched Zoe help Zeke with some martial arts techniques with confidence and patience I have never before witnessed in that situation. It would seem that becoming a black belt and taking a recently added leadership class at EvolveAll have really made a positive difference. She was kind and enthusiastic in instructing him and he was receptive to her teaching and demonstrated immediate improvement. I was proud of both of them.
(I was going to try to write 30 thankful things here because there are 30 days in November but as the words seem to be just spilling out of me I'll go for 10 tonight and do the other 20 later).
- I have a new client that I am so thrilled to be working for and whose work is making an enormous impact on our country with the potential to seriously change things for the better in the next year. This client completely fell into my lap unexpectedly and I am thankful for the referral from someone I worked with years ago and for the new relationship.
- My husband is keeping up with the impeachment hearings so he can explain everything to me. He is more attuned and seemingly better able to understand political news and analysis than I am and he loves to discuss it and doesn't mind answering my questions. And I am thankful that (hopefully) some people are finally going to be called to account for their unethical behavior. There's so much more they should be called to account for, but I guess we have to start somewhere.
- There are so many extraordinary books in the world and I get to read some of them. I have read (or listened to) some absolutely stunning books in recent months, including The Dutch House; Olive, Again; The Miseducation of Cameron Post; Normal People; Every Note Played; The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl; Children of Blood and Bone; Unsheltered; Sing, Unburied, Sing; Evvie Drake Starts Over; Starworld; Little Fires Everywhere; How Not to Die Alone; City of Girls; and The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. This is not an exhaustive list. But a good one.
- We have a washing machine and dryer and a dishwasher in our house. These are the kind of conveniences we often take for granted, but they are actually huge. We do so much laundry in our house. I am so grateful that I don't have to take it all to a laundromat. We have nice clothes. We have warm clothes. We have plenty of choices of what to wear every day. We can be as clean and as cute as we want to be.
- I have choices. I am so fortunate to have plenty of options in my life. At times it may seem like too many, but what a luxury to have too many choices. What to eat, where to go, what kind of work to do, who to spend time with, how to raise our kids, what kind of vacation to take, what camp to send our kids to, how to entertain ourselves. We have immense amounts of freedom and privilege in how we conduct our lives.
- I play soccer with a phenomenal group of women. I love my team and I love playing with them on Monday nights and I am pretty happy with the fact that I have become a better player over the past eight seasons. And we have new jerseys for the spring season! Stay tuned for pictures come April.
It's time to put Zeke to bed. I am thankful that he still loves to read and snuggle with me.
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My main skill
on the soccer field
is getting in people's way
Also I can cheer
I am not fast
No matter how many
games I play
or watch
I cannot see
what needs to happen
beyond my need to kick
the ball away from me
toward someone who will
know better than I do
what to do with it
Nothing that happens
on a field
or with a ball
or on a court
or in a pool
or on a track
or on a mat
comes easily to me
This is not to say I am weak
because I AM strong
I can be fierce
and determined
and endure
but it is
I watch my teammates
sprint toward the ball
maneuver around our opponents
boot the ball gloriously
through the air
with what seems
to me like
no effort at all
I hear them talk about the other team's
offense and defense
and which players
are the ones
to watch
"All we need to do is…"
they explain
on the sidelines
but I don't
still I will jog onto the field
and see who I need to
get in the way of
when she has the ball
and maybe steal the ball
if i'm lucky
and pass it
and cheer loudly
for whoever
takes it down the field
to score
Yesterday at church I shared a reflection on resilience.
You can read it below, or watch the video of the service here (Click on archives and the service called What Freedom Is For) or watch it here.
Reading it is fine, but if you watch you'll get to hear some cool theme music in the middle of my reflection. And there's a wonderful baby dedication before my reflection. Also my call to worship sets the stage for my reflection, so you should really watch the whole thing. 🙂
After Marine Sergeant Joe Merritt returned from his deployment in Afghanistan in 2009, his life began to unravel. Not surprisingly, he had experienced a traumatic brain injury on his tour and he was dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, but neither issue had been officially diagnosed so he wasn't yet receiving treatment. Then his wife suddenly left, so he was on his own caring for his baby boy and his two-year-old son with autism.
With the help of a visiting nurse from the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Joe found support for his family, received treatment for depression, and experienced catharsis in art therapy. He started participating in a program called Combat Paper, which helps veterans articulate their combat experience through art by literally turning their uniforms into paper. Once the cloth becomes pulp and is pressed into paper, veterans can do anything they want with it. "Everybody's got a story about combat," Joe told me. "Those stories are hard to tell sometimes. Combat Paper gives you a medium. You're taking something you're so attached to and breaking it down and making it your own. When you're deployed, you don't always have a say in what you do. Once your uniform becomes paper, you can have a say. You can paint on it or just shred it and throw it away."
Joe made progress, but he didn't magically get better. As he prepared to leave the Marine Corps so he could focus on caring for his boys, Joe's mental state plummeted and he attempted suicide. Thankfully, he survived, and entered an inpatient treatment center, where art and writing helped him truly come alive again.
Now Joe is an artist whose work often explores the darkness of his combat experience. Joe also teaches art to fellow veterans at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda and helps connect them with artistic outlets in the community. He bought a home on the Eastern Shore and he and his boys have experimented with all kinds of artistic techniques to decorate it.
I've interviewed Joe several times and I follow him and his boys on Facebook. He is a long way from the edge of the abyss that threatened to claim him years ago, but his life is not easy. He still falls down and stands up all the time.
In my own story of resilience, I literally fall down. I get real black and blue bruises. And, slowly but surely, I stand up again.
When I was growing up, I did not play sports. My family is about books and music and plays and museums. It took me years to learn to ride a bike and to swim. I was accused, not unjustly, of being uncoordinated and clumsy. I could find no evidence to the contrary.
In 2003, I met my husband Randy, a lifelong soccer player. You know how you do crazy things when you fall in love with someone? I joined his soccer team. Because they loved
Randy, his teammates were generous in welcoming me onto the field, despite my utter lack of athletic ability or knowledge of the game. I was terrified before and throughout every game.
Twelve years later, after my daughter Zoe had been playing with her soccer team for a while, I learned about a summer soccer clinic for adult beginners. The class was primarily aimed at parents who had never played or had played as kids, but who wanted to learn or improve their skills because their kids were playing. I signed up. The clinic was fantastic. I had so much fun. Many of the people on the field with me had as little experience and as many apprehensions as I did, but we had a great time together. When it ended, we were encouraged to sign up for pickup games sponsored by the parks department, so I did. At my very first actual game, I was knocked down—twice—within the first five minutes of play. I did not return to the pickup games.
The following spring, a fellow freelance writer who had also taken the adult beginner soccer clinic, asked me to join the women's soccer team she was forming to play in the 40+ division. She had never been on a team before but was willing to try. The team was called Ice & Ibuprofen. We were realistic.
The first game was rough. Playing left back, I froze as a striker from the other team blew past me and scored. I assumed it was all my fault. I felt slightly better when the same player blew past other defenders when I was subbed out on the sidelines. She scored three goals. I guess it wasn't just me. Still, I felt clumsy and embarrassed. After that game I went home and cried.
But the next Monday I showed up again, and over the course of the season I got a little better. Our team got a little better. More importantly, I started having a lot of fun. I was proud of myself just for playing a whole game. Actually I was proud of myself for showing up. The women on my team were kind and encouraging and played with heart. Only a few of us had soccer experience, but it didn't matter. I got knocked down many times. I bruised some ribs. A few of my teammates have sustained injuries on the field that required surgery. But every one of them has come back the next season, stronger and more determined.
When you're five and you draw a picture of your family, everyone says it's wonderful even if your family members bear no resemblance to people. It doesn't matter. When you're a kid you are heralded as a great artist or athlete or inventor whether or not you have any talent. You're encouraged to try and allowed to have fun engaged in any activity.
Then at some point between that state of grace and adulthood, we stifle that energy and enthusiasm. People say, "Oh I can't sing," or "I can't draw," or "I'm not athletic" because somewhere along the line that's what we felt or were told. Instead of standing up after that final insensitive blow, we simply crawled away.
It is hard to get into our heads as grownups that it's ok to do something even if we're not very good at it. We can enjoy it anyway. Even if we never get better!
Ice & Ibuprofen plays in the spring and fall, but I decided this year I wanted to keep up the momentum and get some exercise by playing in the summer. A friend from high school recruited me to play on a team in a different league in a different county. Once again, I was kind of terrified. I showed up and I didn't know a soul on the field—my friend hadn't arrived yet—but I jumped in the game. I did not play well. I was nervous and also everyone there was far more skilled than I was. And most of the women seemed to be 10 or 20 years older as well. It was tough. But I went back the next week, and I played with just the slightest bit more confidence. I fell down. I have a big bruise on my calf right now. But I stood up again.
My resilience role model is my daughter, Zoe. She is sensitive, but fierce.
Three years ago, when she was seven, Zoe was about to advance from a yellow belt to a green belt at her martial arts studio. She has practiced martial arts since kindergarten, and mastered many techniques, and under her bed she has a big box of boards she has broken. At this ceremony, however, when she was moving from yellow to green, she had to break a thicker board—a much thicker board—than at previous levels.
She had actually broken one of the thick boards before—during summer camp at the martial arts studio—and on the first try. But there's no pressure at summer camp. Nothing at stake.
At the growth ceremony, however, all the students are there. Hundreds of parents, grandparents, and siblings are there. Everyone in the room counts down 3-2-1 while pounding the floor when it's time for each group to break their boards.
Understandably, it's not uncommon for a kid to not break the board on the first try. It's hard and it's nerve wracking. Everyone is watching. But the instructors at this school are wonderful, and they give the kids many chances, and coaching, and opportunities to practice. Usually, everyone gets it within a few tries, or in some cases, a dozen or two.
For whatever reason, on this day, Zoe just wasn't connecting with the board with enough force to break through. The instructors gave her extra chances and then eventually had to move on to the next part of the ceremony. They took her into another room to practice. She practiced. They coached her. Master Emerson asked her if she thought she could break the board. She said yes. He asked us if we thought she could break the board. We said yes.
They gave her another opportunity back in the ceremony. She kicked. No break. She bowed. They took her into the next room to practice. She practiced. They coached her. They gave her yet another opportunity to break it in the ceremony. She kicked. No break. They said after the ceremony was over she could try again.
The ceremony ended and most students and families filed out. A few dozen people stuck around to watch Zoe make her final attempt. Master Emerson explained to her that this was her last chance, and he couldn't promote her to green solid if she didn't break the board. Her instructors continued to coach, reminding her to use her heel instead of her toes, and to fall forward toward the board as she kicked. They let her try different kicking techniques to see where she could draw the most power.
Finally, somehow, she gathered her strength and power and hit it with her heel and the board broke. At last.
Zoe told me later that she was embarrassed—NOT that it had taken her so long to break the board—but because I jumped up and down and screamed and picked her up and spun her around after she did it. Everyone who had stayed was cheering wildly for Zoe and taking pictures.
Throughout the whole ceremony, Zoe never once said, "I can't do it," or "This is too hard," or "I give up." She didn't cry. She just kept trying.
I took her to lunch after the ceremony and asked how she felt and she said, "This is a great day!" She was smiling and happy and in no way discouraged. That's what I always remember when I fall down. She just remained standing. She wouldn't let that board keep her down.
May we all have the resilience to keep kicking until we break that board, even if it takes all day. And then at the end to simply be proud of ourselves for not giving up. Fall down and stand up for the millionth time, and say, "Hey, I stood up again. This is a great day!"
Our fourth grade class had just returned from recess or PE when a classmate–nominally a friend–looked at me with disdain and said, "Betsy, you sweat too much."
It's true, I do sweat a lot. From what I've heard, it's the body's ingenious way of keeping itself cool while exercising. And at the time, it was perfectly reasonable that I'd be sweaty. We'd just been outside–exercising. But of course I didn't point that out to her. I was just stunned by the way she'd taken a natural human bodily function–which of course I had no control over–and made it–and me seem disgusting. Thirty-two years later I can still picture the look of revulsion on her face.
Add to that my addiction to books as a kid (which happily continues) and aversion to sports, and that I was made fun of for years for being uncoordinated and lacking any athletic skills. I never joined any teams. I didn't even learn to swim until I was 12, embarrassed by so many years of taking beginners lessons with five-year-olds.
So what am I doing on a 40+ women's soccer team now?
Loving it.
When I first met my husband, I joined his co-rec soccer team because I wanted to challenge myself and because I was in love. His teammates were friendly and welcoming but I was consistently terrified at every game because I didn't know what I was doing and everyone else did. Sometimes they would shout across the field, "Betsy, I'm passing to you!" just to give me the chance to participate (I'm looking at you, Chris Newton), but whether I would make contact with the ball was anyone's guess.
My husband left the league because too many opposing players were trying to knock him down as if they were in the World Cup, so I joined a women's team. They were, for the most part, insane. Everyone had played soccer in college and I was WAY out of my depth. I only lasted one season. I had kids. I wished I would someday find a team that was basically soccer moms, who didn't necessarily know what they were doing, but who maybe had a coach or someone kind and patient to offer guidance.
A year ago I signed up for an adult beginner soccer clinic sponsored by the parks & rec department. Aimed at soccer parents who wanted to be able to keep up with or play with their kids and get a little exercise, it was tremendous fun and no pressure. I really enjoyed the opportunity to learn and play and the fact that I was surrounded on the field by other novices and there was nothing at stake. Not scary at all!
Unfortunately, after the clinic ended I signed up for a parks & rec sponsored pickup game, where I was knocked over twice within the first five minutes by giant steamrolling men who left me with a bruise on my leg that lingered for weeks. I took a hiatus.
During my first game I messed up two throw-ins, prompting the referee to blow the whistle and award the ball to the other team. Playing left defender, I froze as a striker from the other team blew past me and scored. I assumed it was all my fault. I felt slightly better when the same played blew past other defenders when I was subbed out on the sidelines and scored three goals. It wasn't just me. Still, I felt clumsy and unfocused and embarrassed. After that game I went home and cried. My soccer-loving husband reassured me that everyone has good days and bad days and that I hadn't humiliated myself or cost the team the game or done anything terrible, really. I decided to go back.
And I got better, and our team got better, and I started having a lot of fun. I was proud of myself just for playing the whole game. Actually I was proud of myself for showing up. And I wasn't terrified. It turns out these women were extraordinarily friendly and kind. Most, if not all, of the opposing teams told our team that we were nice to play with and that they were glad we had joined the league. Everyone on the team–to a person–was encouraging and patient with everyone else. Only a few of us had serious soccer experience, but it did not matter. Those of us who were new gratefully took direction from those who had more expertise, always offered in the most helpful and constructive way. When players got injured, everyone else rallied around to offer support and see how the person was doing. After one game we celebrated someone's birthday. We had a family night where all the kids and some husbands and even a dog or two came out to watch us play. We went to a Legwarmers show and got our 80s dance moves on and afterward half the team stuck around to keep me company while I waited for my Uber to arrive. I got knocked down (maybe tripped? Who knows?) a couple times, bruised a rib, but I recovered. I looked forward to playing every Monday night and felt exhilarated afterward.
At the end of the season I wrote an email to my team telling them a little about my previous fear of organized sports and utter lack of confidence in my abilities. One of my teammates–who I'd seen in every game run hard, kick well, evade opponents, and generally play fantastically–said this about her own history: "I was the scrawny, skinny kid who was picked last EVERY DAY on the playground for our daily kickball game."
Our goalkeeper, who thankfully came to us already armed with mad keeper skills, said this: "I don't think there are many things more powerful (except for perhaps your faith and your family) – than the sisterhood of a TEAM. You meet, from all different paths, and you work TOGETHER. You figure it OUT. You celebrate each other. You laugh. You help. You are a cheerleader, you are a grinder. You sweat. You hustle, and you try to shine and you try to make you teammates stars. Why?
So that you win together.
You grow together."
Another player, who ruptured her achilles tendon in the last two minutes of the first game, but nonetheless cheered us on in person or virtually for the rest of the season, offered this: "I am also in awe of the courage all you newbies have shown, and not just because of the, ehem, element of danger involved. I thought it took guts to get back out there after 17 years, but it's nothing compared with the guts it took to get out there for the first (or nearly the first) time after 40. Your ferocity was a joy to watch."
Did I mention the team is called Ice & Ibuprofen? And that we had jerseys printed up with nicknames on the back? A self-described intense and perfectionist teammate called Sparkles said this, which I would never in a million years have guessed after watching her energy and tenacity on the field. "I decided to take a risk and play soccer for the first time since college intra-murals. And I was scared.to.death. What if I sucked (I did)? What if it was too hard (it was)? What if everyone was better than me (the majority of you are!)? What if I wanted to quit (sometimes I do because of all the reasons listed before this)? But five minutes into that first game I knew it was exactly the right place to be and this group is like a warm, cozy blanket of positive energy, support and crazy-ass enthusiasm."
Which reminds me of something I've been thinking about and struggling with for a long time–this idea of not being good at–or good enough at–something and therefore not doing it. This is an idea that we grow into as adults. When you're a kid, you're typically encouraged to try everything and (until or unless you have teachers or parents or coaches who unintentionally destroy your little developing ego) it's ok to do something that's fun even if you don't excel. But then we decide that if we're not excelling at it, we can't do it. Maybe we're told that or maybe we just turn our back on a thing that may have brought us joy because we're not the best at it. I was taught to excel, and be the best at whatever I did. In my mind that meant, if I wasn't the best, I might as well move on to another arena where I could be.
In one of our games late in the season, my teammate Jonisaurus said I'd played the best game of my life. While the bar for me may be low, she was only commenting on what she'd observed and that she'd seen me working hard and playing well. I have to say that felt pretty good. I know I am not going to become some kind of all-star athlete. I am not fast, as Baymax says in Big Hero 6, and I am overweight and I love junk food. But I am also strong, fierce, and determined. And it is so much fun to play soccer with these women.
For the past couple years I've been trying to change my definition of myself from the kind of person who…always returns calls and emails, always gets things done by the deadline, always remembers birthdays, always does the right thing, etc etc etc. The more mistakes I acknowledged making, the more I thought, "oh no, I'm not the kind of person who…" I didn't give myself permission to make mistakes until pretty recently. I am working on eliminating this idea of being a certain kind of person from my identity. I am a human who tries hard to return calls and emails, get things done by the deadline, remember birthdays, do the right thing. But because I am human–and the mother of two kids and an entrepreneur and a daughter and a friend and a volunteer–I don't always do it right. Things slip through the cracks. If you look closely at the cracks, you'll find a lot of stuff stuck in there. And that is ok. It does not mean I have failed or am failing as a person.
In celebration of the Summer Solstice, on Sunday (and Monday at a special service) at church we had fire communion, where we symbolically let go of something that was holding us back by lighting it on fire and throwing it into the air. You might think this is dangerous and a fire hazard, but Rev. Aaron has all these tricks up his sleeve, including using flash paper (technically nitrocellulose) in church. This is a little square of translucent paper that burns into nothing after you light it on fire. It's used in magic tricks and theater. What we did was write down the thing we were letting go of and burn it up. I am letting go of this script that I am a certain kind of person, that there's any reason to deny myself the opportunity for fun and joy and to try something I might love and never excel at. I am letting go of the absurd notion that I can avoid making mistakes.
The mantra on this t-shirt runs through my head a lot.


text: Young Tiger's most awaited movie Ramayya Vasthavayya Audio may release in August 2nd Week.Director Harish shankar confirmed this news in twitter yesterday. Harish Shankar busy with lyricist Sahithi for Romantic song. Thaman trying hard to complete the album with in the time. As of now producer Dil Raju conirmed that movie going to release on September 27. But going by the latest new movie may come in mid September.Movie progressing in Hyderabad now.


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If your kids are like mine, they are big fans of videos games and of Disney Infinity specifically. Now that Infinity 2.0 has been released, it is at the top of my youngest son's Christmas list. If you happen to already have the latest version or you have someone in the family that receives it for the holidays, Disney has a special surprise available. In the newly released Infinity 2.0 version, anyone with a MagicBand can unlock the "it's a small world" attraction into their Toy Box. All you have to do is place your MagicBand on your Disney Infinity base, it will detect it and unlock the "it's a small world" attraction with no internet connectivity required. And that's not all; you will also be able to enchant other game players with the iconic "it's a small world" theme song. You will need to create a saved game in order to always have access to this content. I absolutely love this extra little bit of Disney magic and I hope they do more of this in the future!
What do you think of this idea and have you tried it yet? Please leave a comment!


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The project "Universum der Ozeane" produced for and with ZDF in collaboration with Shiftcontrol, Copenhagen, and Unity Studios, Aarhus won an iF Communication Design Gold Award 2011 in the category online / offline application. This year a total of 861 entries from 27 countries were submitted. The awards ceremony took place at the BMW Welt in Munich on March 18, 2011.
Station square and station roof in Herisau, Switzerland
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Benninger Areal, housing and retail development
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Interior design for an apartment in Park Tower, Zug
Recently completed
Mobility Hub / parking facility with retail component, Zug
Current phase: preliminary design
Parking garage with shop in Zug, Switzerland
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Riedmatt Ebikon / housing, retail, ateliers
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Qube Ebikon / housing, retail, offices
Current phase: framework plan
House Chile, innovative single family home in forrest setting
Current phase: building permit documents
Buchs Areal Fegeren, building for precision-industry
Current phase: study
House Kyoto, community living, Japan
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Lachen SZ Alpenblickstrasse / high-rise housing
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Bahnstadt Nürtingen, Nürtingen
Current state: masterplan and function plan
Neugasse Zürich, urban design concept with public participation
Current state: presentation of urban design concept
Dessauer Strasse, Wolfsburg
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Herisau site development, Herisau
Current state: process support and test planning
Technologiecluster Zug Masterplan, Zug
Current state: urban framework plan and design concept
Masterplan Dierikon, Switzerland
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HafenCity Elbbrückenquartier, Hamburg
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Wilhelmsburg Elbinselquartier, Hamburg
Current state: masterplan, function plan and typology studies
National Innovation Park Switzerland, Hub Zurich
Current state: Study on mobility-infrastructure
Leica Areal
Current state: study completed, next phase in planning
Innovation- and production park Patton Barracks, Heidelberg
Current state: urban framework plan
Wil West, Kanton Thurgau
Current state: urban framework plan
Visp Sägematte, Valais
Current state: study
Urban framework plan for the city of Zug
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SmartUse / Space, Growth and BigData
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Winterthur 2040
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Harvard University Graduate School of Design / The Industrious City
Current state: in preparation
Development strategy for 3 communities in the Kanton St. Gallen, Switzerland


text: A type of battery has been invented that uses muscle contractions to generate enough electricity to power pacemakers and other devices, Aoife Hardesty investigatesPacemakers, cochlear implants and internal defibrillators are just a few of the implanted devices that people have come to rely on to maintain their health and quality of life.Other such devices that act upon the nervous system disorders, such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy, also work to significantly diminish, through the use of deep brain stimulators and neural stimulators respectively, the symptoms associated with these diseases.All of these devices (and many more) require surgery to be implanted inside the body, and subsequently more surgery just to replace the batteries powering these devices.Would it ever be possible for implanted devices to continue functioning normally in human bodies until death? The answer is looking like a resounding yes, and not just by creating and building longer life batteries.A type of battery-like device has been created that is powered by muscle contractions, dubbed a mechanical energy harvester. We've all heard that 'energy cannot be created or destroyed', so by using the natural vibration energy generated when muscles contract, the harvester can store and use the bodies natural power.Dr John Rogers, of the University of Illinois, and his colleagues have built the harvester and recently tested it in animals. The harvester is based on the piezoelectric effect. This effect results in particular materials becoming electrically charged when under pressure.For the harvester, a material called lead zirconate titanate (PZT) was used in its crystallised form. The PZT was made into an ultra-thin, flexible ribbon and was then sandwiched between two layers of silicone.Dr Rogers has done work on silicone in the past, and he and his team have found that by splitting the silicone until it is several times thinner than the width of a human hair, the silicone loses its rigidity and becomes flexible and bendy. The overall flexibility of the harvester allows it to move with the movements of the body organs rather than against them.Within our bodies, movement is constantly taking place. In the recent experiments performed on cows, sheep and pigs, the harvester was stitched onto the surface of the continually moving heart, diaphragm and lungs.The idea of using our own natural, bodily functions to power implants is not a novel one. A wave of research has cropped up dedicated to harnessing the energy within our bodies.While other scientists looked into using glucose breakdown and fluctuations in body temperature, Dr Rogers and his team focused their efforts on harnessing the power of movement from muscle contractions.What really makes this breakthrough stand apart from other previous experiments is that the harvester was here shown to work on organs of cows, sheep and pigs, organs that are comparable in size to those of humans. What has been demonstrated means that it is possible that the harvester will work in the human body.In the experiment, the harvester was able to release enough energy that would power a pacemaker. The silicone coating also appeared to be biologically compatible with the animal's organs. The harvester has been shown to last for half a day, but in order for it to be a better alternative to current battery powered implants, it must be able to last for at least ten years.Although the results of this experiment are promising, they may not be a true reflection of the harvester's ability to work in normal, everyday situations. The conditions in which the harvester was tested were very controlled, the animals were under heavy anaesthetic and their chest cavities remained open.It is unknown how the harvester will function when the entire body is moving. It is possible that friction could occur from other bodily organs and that this friction could interfere with the performance of the harvester.It is also possible that in high stress situations, when the heart is under pressure and contracting at high rates, too much electrical energy could be generated that could cause the implant to be overloaded with power and stop working.To examine these concerns and others, further testing on the harvester is required. The team have received permission for a long-term project for the harvester to be inserted into animals. The harvester's activity would be regularly monitored, allowing the researchers to assess the functionality of the device, and see if it would be a viable long term option.If successful in these tests, the harvester may advance to human trials. The harvester could be used with implants to keep the battery fully charged and operational or it could be used as a replacement for batteries to directly power the implant.The end goal is that with devices such as the mechanical energy harvester, patients with battery-powered implants will never require subsequent invasive surgery for battery replacement, thus improving the patients' quality of life to no end.


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Getting The Love You Want, A Guide For Couples by Harville Hendrix, PhD Book Review
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Book Review by Bettie Corbin Tucker from Independent Book Reviewers
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"Equality: The Quest for the Happy Marriage" Book Review
The Quest for the Happy Marriage
Tim Kellis
Gilgamesh Publishing
440 pages
When I began reading Equality: The Quest for the Happy Marriage, by Tim Kellis, I expected to read a typical counseling book such as those that fill the shelves of bookstores. Most of these are written by experts in the field of counseling who have degrees in psychology, psychiatry, or pastoral ministries. I was totally wrong in regard to the word "typical." This book delves deep into the mind, reminding readers of historical happenings, successful businesses, politics, education, religion, family backgrounds, and the scientific work of many individuals, all which, according to the author's findings, can unlock some of the mysteries as to what is behind the 50 percent divorce rate among couples who promised to love one another "for better or worse."
Although written for couples, this is also a self-help book for individuals who may find answers as to why happiness has always seemed to elude them. The author stresses that individuals must be happy within themselves before they can be happy in a relationship. It is not a book to be read in one setting since it is scholarly, philosophical and informative—a book that needs to be studied with an open, fervent mind. Much of the book is autobiographical as Mr. Kellis describes his early home life, education, successful career, various dating experiences and finally what happened when he met Suzanne who captured his heart—someone he truly believed that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. At first the relationship was wonderful…it was beautiful…it was exciting…it was passionate…it was everything they both wanted. Tim and Suzanne got engaged, fought, went to therapy sessions, and eventually broke up. How could such a perfect beginning end so badly? There had to be answers, and he would find them!
The words "common sense" and "logic" are the threads that connect the chapters of this book through the author's insightful research and obvious intellect. Let's take a look at the word "equality" and its role in a couple's relationship. Though Mr. Kellis talks about past traditions, he emphasizes that the movement toward equality between men and women was, and continues to be, a progressive move that is morally and legally justified. He states that in a relationship both individuals must share equally in the feeling and thinking side of the psyche of the relationship. Men do feel and women do think; also men do think and women do feel! The author also believes that common sense leads a couple to take on the world together, rather than arguing with one another. Instead of becoming involved in faultfinding, both parties need to concentrate on problem solving by using logic and common sense to help resolve issues.
Among the many resources for his research, the author uses and critiques relationship books written by various authors and also studies the findings of scientists and health professionals—those from the past as well as those considered to be experts in today's society. Mr. Kellis has concluded that most of today's therapists do not actually understand the problems in a relationship, or if they do, they don't go far enough to actually find answers. He also believes that they don't know how to stop disagreements from turning into arguments. As someone who has done considerable counseling, I, too, believe this is true and that something is amiss with the training these professionals have received. The author emphasizes that faultfinding and simply defining a negative relationship does not lead to happiness; problem solving, on the other hand, gets to the root of problems and can save marriages. Readers are given a lot of information as to how the mind works, including how we all too often fall in love with someone because of looks and money, not understanding that we stay in love because of character. A very important lesson to be learned is that we must choose to get over our past experiences—including anger toward parents—or we will transfer such negative emotions onto our spouses. Face and forgive are two key words to avoid such transference. When an individual first falls in love, this is experienced in the conscious as happiness; however, if there are unresolved issues in the unconscious that have not been dealt with, the result will be fear and unhappiness. The author, through the help and advice of friends, was able to forgive his parents for negative childhood memories that he had carried around for years; only then did he find the key to experiencing real happiness. Suzanne, on the other hand, had never confronted her past and subsequently found fault after fault with him, a man she had loved so much—in the beginning.
Tim Kellis touches briefly on the works of Dr. Sigmund Freud whose hypothesis was that our behavior is determined by the brain we are born with. This leads to the conclusion that we can do nothing about our troubles. The author does not accept this theory but does embrace the work of Dr. Carl Jung who theorized that we have minds that develop and that we can correct our insecurities through the impact of our unconscious on our conscious. Dr. Jung spent his entire life delving into the workings of the mind.
This book encompasses a vast amount of information for the reader to digest; however, it is a book for those who have chosen to find the path to real happiness—perhaps to turn their backs on many established therapy practices and think for themselves. Think, feel, and behave! Equality: the Quest for the Happy Marriage will help make this possible.
At his last therapy session, the author received permission from his therapist to record the conversation. Readers are given a word-for-word transcript of the session and can reach their own conclusions as to what was accomplished.
It is my opinion that this book is unique and could prove to be a very helpful resource for individuals, couples, and professionals involved in counseling.
Bettie Corbin Tucker
For Independent Book Reviewers
March 12, 2009
Tim Kellis
Relationship Rescue by Dr. Phillip McGraw Book Review
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Kit: Big & Beautiful ENGLISH
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Kit to make "Big & Beautiful", containing 2 skeins of Rosy Green Wool Big Merino Hug (100% wool) à 100 g (200 g of yarn in total) plus the printed pattern in English language.
As you may know, I live in an old pub in the northern German countryside, built in 1906, remodeled in the late 1980s. It's beautiful and I really love it, but the house is quite big (big enough to hold knitting events and classes!), so we only turn on the heating in the rooms we actually use – plus the wood stove, of course. When I am sitting at my desk, I usually wear three layers of wool plus something cozy around my neck, and this big and beautiful cowl out of a soft and eco-conscious Aran-weight yarn is my new favorite: The reversible cables spiral elegantly around it, so it's a little wider at the shoulders and narrower around your neck. Up or down, inside or out: just big and beautiful!
The finished cowl is not part of the kit.
The price for the kit does not include the electronic (pdf) version of the pattern, only the printed pattern.
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|Circumference: approx. 56 cm / 22 inches, Length: 38 cm / 15 inches
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New-mom mogul Ivanka Trump is said to be launching an apparel line with Hickey Freeman parent company HMX Group, WWD reports. According to the daily, the line could be unveiled as early as September.
Despite just having given birth to a new baby girl, Trump doesn't show signs of slowing down when it comes to her expanding fashion endeavors. On top of the addition of clothing to her empire, which started with fine jewelry and has since come to encompass sustainable bridal jewelry contemporary footwear and handbags, she announced last week she would be relocating her fine jewelry collection's Madison Avenue shop to Soho.
Trump has maintained a variety of high-end and contemporary-level price-points among her collections, so where the clothing will fall in the spectrum remains to be seen. If her personal style is any indication, we predict curve-hugging but boardroom-appropriate power-glam outfits.