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I don't typically write reviews, but since I've found others' reviews helpful so I want to return the favor. I'm about 15-20 lbs from my ideal weight and need help losing a few inches since healthy eating and exercise aren't doing it. I'm having love-handles & abdomen done. I've decided there's enough fat to have 2 treatments performed on both areas. The first is on 9/5/13. I will keep you posted.
Night before treatment
I am having my treatment tomorrow and must admit I'm very nervous. After reading how much pain some people have suffered, and the worry that after spending so much, the procedure won't be effective, I can't wait to get it over with. Anyway, I took my measurements to verify any change: 5'5 at 150 lbs. My hip and abdomen circumference is 41 inches. More soon....
1st Treatment Done
A few things: the abdomen device does feel strange and about a level 5/6 uncomfortable for about 10 minutes. After that, it's not too bad. The love-handles don't feel too bad, but when I was on the side farthest from the device, it got loose after moving very slightly. The technician had to re-attach it and then I could not move at all for an hour, which is a lot harder than it sounds. The other side went smoother since it was closer to the device and so it didn't pull as much on the cable. It isn't too easy to read when on side, so if there's a TV in the room, I recommend putting it on. Other than that, I did not feel pain during the massage like some people do. The frozen sensation is also strange; like frozen meat. I'll continue posting.
Day 4
My experience so far has been okay. I am bruised and swollen. I do feel some mild pain in the abdomen, but it's a strange feeling: bee sting, burning, and like cramps on and off. I've noticed that bending down from the stomach instead of the legs aggravates it; as well as touching the stomach even if it's just slightly. The technician told me that most people feel pain after about a week, so I still have a few days to be on 'edge'. I asked her whether there was any trend in people that felt pain (my theory was those that didn't have that much fat to begin with), but she said she didn't notice any trend. I think it would be a good research topic though so doctors could warn those more likely to experience negative side effects and let them decide knowing the risk. There's enough of a sample on real-self to see if a trend exists. Anyway, I will post in a few more days.
It's been one week
After 7 days, I have not experienced excruciating pain yet. But I will say that the bee sting feeling is very irritating. It feels as if the bees are stinging on the inside. Needless to say, I feel like my body is a bit out of control. I am still swollen and bruised. I don't feel like I can resume my exercise routine because any little touch to the abdomen makes it worse, so I'm a little paranoid. I do not see any change, but I assume it's way too early. Other than that, I hope it's worth it.
10 Days
During the past few days, I've felt new sensations: more burning and pulling than bee stings. I'm still bruised and swollen, and a bit numb. I definitely haven't seen any effects yet, but of course it's still early. Although I had my 2nd treatment scheduled for 10/5, I've decided to postpone it since I don't want to risk any negative side effects while on my vacation later that month. I forgot to mention in prior posts that I've been taking 800mg of ibuprofen every 6-8 hrs since the first day of treatment. I'm not sure if that has made a difference with the pain, but I didn't want to take the chance of finding out. Other than that, the side effects are subsiding, finally.
Not much
It's been a little over a month since my first treatment, and I haven't noticed much of a difference. I took my measurement again and I'm down 1 inch in hip/abdomen circumference. I hope it's true that it takes 4 months to see total results because 1 inch for the cost isn't worth it. I will update again next month.
3 months
It's been 3 months since my first treatment and I've noticed a small difference. I took my measurements and I'm done another inch. So, I suppose 2 inches is the most I will get with this treatment. I am getting my second treatment on 12/20 and hope that it will give me better results since I'm still not happy with my results. I will keep you posted. I may have pics to upload once I go back for the 2nd treatment.
2nd treatment
I go in for my second treatment tomorrow; 3 1/2 months after my first. Truth be told, I am not loving my results. I guess I can't come to any conclusion until I have my second and wait another 4 months, but for what I have paid and the discomfort, I don't think it's worth it thus far. I will be getting photos again tomorrow so I will upload the before and after (for the 1st treatment). Maybe I will see more results once I see my photos.
$3K Later & Nothing to Show
Okay, it's official. This procedure did nothing for me except take my money, my time, and give me pain. I would not recommend it unless you don't mind the risk of it not working for you. It was an expensive lesson for me. No more miracle cures!
Second Treatment
The "after" pictures are after my first treatment. But given that after 3 1/2 months there have been zero changes, I am not optimistic that my second treatment will do anything. I am 3 days post my 2nd treatment and I still don't feel the pins and needles, burning sensation. But last time that started around the 5th day. I'll keep you posted.
1 Week Post 2nd Treatment
It's been a week since my second treatment. Strange thing is that the second treatment itself was a bit more uncomfortable than the first time around. But the days following the procedure have been less painful than the first time. I have no idea why that is; or if there's even a reason. But I have felt minor pins/needles and some pulling sensations. Of course, I still have about 3 more days to be in the clear...
Two weeks post 2nd Treatment
It's been 2 weeks since my second treatment. The side effects were a lot milder this time around. I do not expect much in terms of results given the first treatment results. I will post updates every month from now on. Someone below asked about using the money for lipo instead. I have researched lipo, and there are some significant studies showing that those that do not maintain their body may end up with visceral belly fat (fat near the organs). The risk of disease isn't worth a more appealing body; at least for me.
1 month post 2nd treatment
Well, as if it wasn't bad enough, the 2 inches that I 'lost' originally are back. I am really kicking myself for the amount of money I wasted; not to mention the time and discomfort of it all. I wish I could take it all back!
I didn't meet with the doctor or any qualified medical professional. I was told that the technicians have performed the procedure for the past 2 years and that they are qualified to perform the procedure. We shall see....
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Report your findings to the FDA. This will get someones attention. FDA.gov
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bartonmichael; how would I go about doing that? I think it has been FDA approved as safe, but not sure they did anything regarding effectiveness. Is effectiveness under the FDA? Thanks!
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http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ReportaProblem/default.htm This is the link I found if anyone is interested.
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This link should do great. They are very prompt and will take action.
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Yep, I'm right there with you. Total waste of time and money. But it was a learning experience. I wrote a review and ppl didn't believe that it doesn't work. Maybe it does for some... But I'm thinking they haven't waited long enough for the fat to return.
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Sorry to hear that! I'm trying to move on; although sometimes it still pisses me off:)
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Salero, I hate paying for treatments that don't work. I had lipo on my abs and flanks 2011. It's been a battle trying to get rid of the crappy job the ps did. I tried endomology, Velashape, Venus freeze. It's all a bunch of bs...IMO. Spent $1000s plus waste of time driving. I've resolved to just say screw it. Def understand why your pissed. Not gonna do anymore laser stuff.
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Sorry to hear about your bad experiences. The industry preys on our vulnerabilities for sure. I think we should start a new real-self strategy where we support what each of us looks like!
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Haha, I agree. I keep telling myself I'm blessed for what I have and to be thankful. I did the palomar starlux 1540 for wrinkles above my lip. Doesn't work. The concept of all these things makes sense..just doesnt work on me. I like botox and juverderm. I want to try that new juverderm for saggy face skin. Do u know anyone who has done that? I'll be 55 in march and I want to avoid a mini lift. Not gonna do ultera or any of that nonsense.
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I don't know anyone; sorry!
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I had Voluma 2 weeks ago - LOVE the results
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I don't see the after photos Id like to see if you lost anything
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I did include them; that's what's so sad about it! The last 3 are the after pictures. I'm starting to believe that many of these reviews are fake because I did not lose any fat at all; not even a little bit. It's very depressing.
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perhaps should of put that 3K towards lipo?
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I will share that I had the procedure done on my abdomen 11 days ago. I am still in pain. On day 9, I had to go to the ER and was put on morphine for the intense pain. I would not recommend this procedure to anyone and wish I had been warned by someone who had had it done. I am in pain killers and have had to miss a week of work.
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I'm very sorry you're going through such a horrible experience. I've seen other reviews where some experience a lot of pain after the procedure, but not to your extent. Also, it seems to happen in about 10 percent or so; unless more people that experience pain are not writing about it. Has anyone else suffered this much after coolsculpting?
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I just wrote a reviewed. I experienced a good deal of pain, which is starting to settle down a little today, which is day 9.
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First, in this day and age, it is important to recognize that the staying power, effectiveness and peace of mind options offer are well worth the cost.
I insure my house and my car to be sure that I am not at risk of financial loss. My house insurance is probably double or triple what it was 8 years ago. But I insure my house, because if it burns down, I'd be bankrupt if I had no house and still had to pay a mortgage. That's why banks require people to have insurance on a car loan. They want to be able to get their money back if you wreck the car.
Same thing applies with commodity markets. When prices collapsed in the last year, $8 corn became $3 or $4 corn. That's like totaling your car and not having insurance. Especially if you bought expensive fertilizer.
Second, it takes knowledge, care and discipline to use options well.
They must be managed and executed at the proper time. If you manage them properly, they can perform well for you, and they can be well worth the cost.
Third, there are ways to cut the costs of using options.
The most practical way to cut options costs is to use more advanced option strategies such as laddering, bear put spreads, ratio spreads and fences. These strategies take education, effort and--most of all--discipline.
Managing the timing of options also helps cut costs.
It's important to buy the right option and manage it and get out of it before the last 60 days when the option loses its value really quickly. If you buy an $80,000 car, it depreciates at the exact same percentage rate as a $30,000 car. But the dollar amount you're losing on it is phenomenal, because you have $50,000 more losing 20% of its value.
It's the same thing with options. There's a time to buy the expensive one; there's a time to buy a cheap one; there's a time to buy a far-away one; there's a time to buy a nearby one. Those decisions are all instrumental in the success of your program. Being covered and insured when you need it, and not being left out in the cold when you need to have coverage, is key. That goes back to knowledge and discipline and execution of the proper tools at the proper time.
EXAMPLE OF AN ADVANCED OPTION STRATEGY TO CUT COSTS: Let's say you have 80 percent of your old crop priced. If there is an early frost and prices make a substantial rally, you are not going to capture a significant part of that price improvement when you only have ownership of 20 percent of your entire crop.
Buying out-of-the-money distant call options can work to achieve reownership. You can ladder your purchases by varying the strike prices of the call options that you buy, by buying some that are closer to the current market (in the money) and some options that are further away from the current market (out of the money). The more expensive in-the-money options will give you greater leverage and respond quicker to market moves, but cost more. Larger quantities of out-of-the-money cheaper options will have less impact for small price moves, but will hedge you against any major significant upward price move that occurs.
You also can ladder your option purchases by spreading them out over a number of months. Possibly start with call options toward the July contract and then spread them further out into the new crop contract such as December. By spreading the time frame around, you can save some money with the more nearby options; however, you also have greater risk that you will run out of time and they will expire worthless.
One key point about laddering options:
If all of the work and decision-making overwhelms you to the point that you don't make a decision, you will not succeed. As with buying machinery, it takes extra time and effort to be a smart option shopper. If you don't have the time or discipline to be an expert, you need to hire one.
"Ah, yes,"
you may be saying.
"I tried working with an advisor and I lost money using options."
I understand that many producers have had experiences with advisors that have led to frustration. I am willing to bet that those poor experiences were the result of an advisor who based his or her advice on market outlook and not on a solid, strategic approach. (If you missed earlier installments of my blog where I talk about this key principle, you may want to look back in the archives.)
I would not preach the value of using options if I did not believe they could be used effectively and well to give producers as much protection and opportunity as possible.
Two facts from our own consulting client base give me confidence in the value of options:
Our consulting team uses options consistently, to the tune of thousands of contracts per year. The combined result for all of our consulting clients, over a 5-year time period (2004-2008 calendar years), was a positive return on their hedging accounts for both corn and soybeans. This is after all commissions and fees are paid.
We have a 95.9% renewal rate for our consulting services.
I wanted to share these facts to back up my opinion that options are a necessity for today's successful marketer. The approach I outlined does indeed serve the best interest of producers.
Scott Stewart is president and CEO of Stewart-Peterson, a commodity marketing education and consulting firm based in West Bend, Wis. You may reach Scott at 800-334-9779 or email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) — The Netherlands team got a royal seal of approval after its hard-fought 3-2 win over Australia.
Sports-loving King Willem-Alexander, a former International Olympic Committee member, is a regular cheerleader of Dutch sportsmen and women ranging from field hockey players to footballers and speedskaters, and he wasn't about to miss the chance of another celebration after flying to Porto Alegre for the Group B World Cup match.
"The king and queen were in the changing room and congratulated us," coach Louis van Gaal told reporters. "That was fantastic, beautiful."
Photos of the meeting quickly circulated online showing Willem-Alexander and his Argentina-born wife Maxima, draped in orange scarves, standing in the midst of smiling Dutch players and coaches.
— By Mike Corder — www.twitter.com/mikecorder
SAO PAULO (AP) — Forget the French manicure. It's Brazil during World Cup, and women here want to flaunt their love of the national team with wacky nail designs.
It's not only the Brazilian flag on the hands of many women here. It's jerseys, footballs, pitches, the World Cup official mascot, and even the face of striker Neymar.
"We like to make our nails look pretty, and we are also big fans of Brazil," said Luciana Costa, the nail designer at the Loar Beauty salon, in central Sao Paulo.
Using a thin brush, Costa painted half the Brazilian flag on one nail of a costumer. She decorated another nail with a ball.
The client, 31-year-old Mara Campos, said it's the second time she is getting a Brazilian design on her nails. Last week, she painted them the three colors of the flag: green, yellow and blue.
"I like not having to worry about what I wear in order to support Brazil," she said. "My nails will be consistent."
After decorating two of her fingers on each hand, she wanted the rest of the nails a royal blue, the favorite color of the moment, not only because of the country's flag but because it's worn by one of the prime-time soap opera's main characters. It's the show starring Neymar's girlfriend, Bruna Marquezine.
— By Adriana Gomez Licon — www.twitter.com/agomezlicon
SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — He bounces down the palm tree-lined avenue running along a beach in this northeastern Brazilian city, excitedly waving to cars zooming by on their morning commute.
Arioste Farias, a 66-year-old retiree, has become something of a local celebrity in this World Cup city — for spreading his intense cheer and often receiving big smiles, waves and high-fives in return.
So what drives Farias to spread the love?
"I often see that people's minds are full of regret, as if they have done something wrong," he said recently, taking a brief break from his duties to delight. "But you don't need to be so hard on yourself. You don't need to be so stoical."
Even in a nation known for its convivial people — Brazilians routinely rank among the "happiest" populations in international polls — Farias' exuberance stands out.
Farias is "the embodiment of happiness," said Juliana Dourado, who encounters the "Waving Man" on her morning jogs. "Every day, he is always laughing, always positive. He is just an example of a great human being."
— By Ed Brown
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Match day is a holiday in Manaus, and that makes it a perfect opportunity for local students to head out on the river.
With schools closed Wednesday because of the Croatia-Cameroon match at the Arena da Amazonia, a small group of students learning English hopped on a boat with tourists to see the meeting of the rivers and practice their language skills.
The high schoolers approached foreigners and started conversations with the regular pleasantries, but then proceeded to take the time to explain about the rivers.
Manaus is mainly on the Rio Negro, but just off one side of the city it meets the Amazon River.
The black water of the Rio Negro and the brown water of the Amazon then run side by side for several kilometers, partly because of the different temperatures and partly because of the different speeds at which they flow.
The flow of the students' English wasn't bad, either.
— Chris Lehourites — www.twitter.com/chrislehourites
FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) — Their capes and mariachi outfits now looking a little rumpled, there are Mexican fans still celebrating in Fortaleza a day after their team held the hosts 0-0.
After the match, Mexico supporters flocked to the beachfront in this northeast city, joining Brazilians in rollicking festivities around the Fan Fest, generator-powered roadside food stalls, and makeshift alcohol stands where the drinks are kept cool in Styrofoam boxes.
At Habib's Restaurant, offering a mixture of local and Middle Eastern food, Brazil and Mexico fans laughed, danced, and posed for photographs into the wee hours as they took turns singing insults to each other, with staff joining in.
The visitors chanted "Messi, Messi, Messico!" taunting the Brazilians with the name of Argentine star Lionel Messi. The locals responded with the national anthem.
One rowdy Mexican dressed in an embroidered folk costume was lifted off a table by a security guard, but they later hugged one another and the celebrations resumed.
A city of about 2.5 million, Fortaleza has delighted in seeing foreign visitors. A taxi driver might snap a selfie with his customers if their home country sounds exotic.
— By Derek Gatopoulos — www.twitter.com/dgatopoulos
DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland didn't qualify for the World Cup, and it's not faring so well in the broadcasting department either.
The country's most outspoken football commentator, Eamon Dunphy, let the nation know what he really thought — live on national broadcaster RTE — before the Brazil-Mexico match.
And no, Dunphy had no idea he was on air. He blamed the rain-soaked field and team nerves for Brazil's lackluster opening-night performance.
"The pitch was a (bleeping) bog," Dunphy declared to his fellow panelists as the RTE host, Bill O'Herlihy, tried to talk over his R-rated language.
Dunphy, undaunted, kept going as though he was having a private chat in a Dublin pub.
"When Neymar was shaping up to take that penalty, I thought he was (bleeping) dreading it," he declared.
This time, O'Herlihy gasped to get his attention.
"We're not on air?" a flustered Dunphy asked, covering his mouth with a hand.
That stunned moment, capped by a rushed O'Herlihy apology for the "inexactitude" of Dunphy's commentary, is the top item Wednesday on Irish social media.
— By Shawn Pogatchnik — www.twitter.com/ShawnPogatchnik
Associated Press reporters will be filing dispatches about happenings in and around Brazil during the 2014 World Cup. Follow AP journalists covering the World Cup on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Sports/world-cup-2014


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In an idealistic and "abstract" way, the play tells the story of Margaret Fuller (1810-1850), a writer at the center of the American Transcendentalist movement and the avant-garde of feminism. Ralph Waldo Emerson selected her to edit "The Dial," the leading publication of the Transcendentalists that also included Henry Thoreau, Nathanial Hawthorn and Orestes Bronson. All of these men and others are characters in "Charm." Horace Greeley and the New York Tribune hired her as the first full-time book reviewer in journalism and the publication's first female editor. Fuller's life as a critic and journalist took her to Italy where she was a witness to the 1848 revolutions in the Italian states. In 2010 the bicentennial of Fuller's birth and a website devoted to her (margaretfuller.org) is still available on line.
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Aug. 29, 2014
Ketchikan Daily News: Welcome citizens
Welcome aboard.
In a maritime town like Ketchikan, that's the way to greet America's newest citizens living here. Or it should be.
Ketchikan watched as 17 people from the far reaches of the world — China, Nigeria, the Philippines, Russia and Saudi Arabia — took the Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America this week.
The U.S. District Court served as the venue for such an event for the first time in a decade.
And, serve well, it did.
Becoming a citizen is as big a deal as it's ever been. It's as big as Americans' traditional way of achieving citizenship — being born into it, which often generates great excitement. The difference is in that the newest citizens didn't just happen here by accident of birth, but instead came by choice, much like many Americans' ancestors.
In the coming, the new citizens often faced challenges ranging from the time commitment to the expense required to become a citizen. Citizenship also comes with no small investment of energy, including study that prepares one to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and answer what should be for all Americans remedial questions about the country.
These new citizens have done their homework. As a result, they have a new country, and, we, we have new Americans — friends, neighbors and family members setting sail together on the good ship Citizenship.
Again, welcome aboard.
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Peninsula Clarion: A fish board meeting on the peninsula is long overdue
A measure going before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, as well as city councils around the peninsula, encourages to Alaska Board of Fisheries to meet in the Kenai-Soldotna area when it next considers Upper Cook Inlet finfish issues in 2017.
We second that motion. It's been 15 years since the full fish board deliberated Kenai Peninsula issues on the Kenai Peninsula, and a return to this community is long overdue.
"Holding the meeting on the Kenai Peninsula would show local residents, businesses and communities that the Board of Fisheries listens, cares about and understands the local impacts of its decisions," Joint Resolution No. 1 reads.
Kenai City Manager Rick Koch notes that 80 percent of the proposals taken up by the fish board during an Upper Cook Inlet meeting deal with Kenai Peninsula issues.
"Peninsula residents are involved from every facet whether they are sport fishermen, setnetters or drifters," Koch told the Clarion in a recent interview.
But with the meetings in Anchorage over the past 15 years, the fish board's proceedings have become less and less accessible to the people directly impacted by board decisions.
The Upper Cook Inlet meetings, which take place once every three years, are typically two-week affairs. While many peninsula residents are able to take a long weekend to attend a public testimony session, the expense and time required makes it difficult for most to stay to the bitter end.
Glenn Haight, executive director for the board, said that with people coming from the Mat-Su region, Anchorage was seen as a middle ground. While we appreciate the sentiment, the argument just doesn't hold water. People interested in participating in the process can commute from the Valley in an hour or less; that option doesn't exist for central Kenai Peninsula residents.
And being present for the whole meeting does make a difference. At the conclusion of this year's meeting in Anchorage, board chairman Karl Johnstone told the Clarion that people who submitted proposals but were not present at the meeting to defend or explain themselves could be less effective than those who were present.
"I don't know why they're not here to support their proposals, there's a lot of legitimate reasons I'm sure. If they're not here then we can't hear them," Johnstone said.
The Kenai-Soldotna area meets all the criteria necessary to host a board meeting. There are multiple venues that fit the bill. There's commercial airline and road system access. There's clean, comfortable lodging and plenty of dining options. There's adequate Internet access.
More importantly, the people with a direct interest in the vast majority of the proposals that will be considered are here, too.
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Vampires and collisions rejuvenate stars [heic0918]
Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have uncovered two distinct kinds of "rejuvenated" stars in the globular cluster Messier 30. A new study shows that both stellar collisions and a process sometimes called vampirism are behind this cosmic "face lift". The scientists also uncover evidence that both sorts of blue stragglers were produced during a critical dynamical event (known as "core collapse") that occurred in Messier 30 a few thousand million years ago.
Date: 23 December 2009
Initial results from Herschel's science demonstration phase
Initial results from the Herschel science demonstration phase have been presented by and to the scientific community at a recent workshop. Both SPIRE and PACS instruments have been tested to their full capabilities and have passed the tests with flying colours. Initial science results include the first image of a previously hidden region of star formation, observations of one of the coldest objects in the Solar System, and new perspectives on the highly energetic processes in the environments of newborn stars.
Date: 21 December 2009
Cosmic Vision M-class missions - technical review reports
The technical review reports for the six medium-class (M-class) candidate missions in the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan are now available. The reports present the outcome of ESA's internal review of the six M-class candidate missions.
Date: 18 December 2009
ESA Member States give green light to ExoMars programme
The ESA Council has just given the go-ahead to proceed with the implementation of the ExoMars Programme. This decision paves the way for two Mars exploration missions in cooperation with NASA in 2016 and 2018.
Date: 17 December 2009
ESA Member States give green light to ExoMars programme
The ESA Council has just given the go-ahead to proceed with the implementation of the ExoMars programme. This decision paves the way for two Mars exploration missions in cooperation with NASA in 2016 and 2018.
Date: 17 December 2009
Forthcoming ExoMars Orbiter AO
Announcement of Opportunity for ExoMars Orbiter instruments to be released in January 2010.
Date: 14 December 2009
Born in beauty: proplyds in the Orion Nebula [heic0917]
A collection of 30 never-before-released images of embryonic planetary systems in the Orion Nebula are the highlight of the longest single Hubble Space Telescope project ever dedicated to the topic of star and planet formation. Also known as proplyds, or protoplanetary discs, these modest blobs surrounding baby stars are shedding light on the mechanism behind planet formation. Only the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, with its high resolution and sensitivity, can take such detailed pictures of circumstellar discs at optical wavelengths.
Date: 14 December 2009
A decade of XMM-Newton
On 10 December 2009 XMM-Newton, the most powerful X-ray observatory ever launched, celebrates its 10th anniversary. In the past decade XMM-Newton has peered into some of the most energetic phenomena in the Cosmos, and has revolutionised our understanding of the hidden and violent Universe.
Date: 10 December 2009
XMM-Newton celebrates a golden decade of X-ray astrophysics
On 10 December 1999 Ariane 504 blasted off from Kourou in French Guiana carrying onboard the European Space Agency's flagship X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton. In the intervening decade this astronomical workhorse has played a significant role in revolutionizing the field of X-astronomy.
Date: 10 December 2009
Hubble's deepest view of Universe unveils never-before-seen galaxies [heic0916]
The new Wide Field Camera 3 aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken the deepest image yet of the Universe in near-infrared light. The faintest and reddest objects in the image are likely the oldest galaxies ever identified, having formed between only 600-900 million years after the Big Bang.
Date: 08 December 2009
Yearly reporting for all PRODEX countries (except Austria)
Every Project Responsible who has a PRODEX Experiment Arrangement running with the ESA/PRODEX Office covering (part of) the year 2009, should according to the rules of the PRODEX Programme and in line with the original task description of the contract, deliver a yearly report to the ESA/PRODEX Office.
Date: 03 December 2009
Details of M-class Cosmic Vision candidates now available
A series of formal presentations on the 6 medium-class candidate missions in the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan was made to a large gathering of Europe's scientific community on 1 December. This meeting marks the end of the assessment phase and the start of the down-selection process. The assessment study reports are now available.
Date: 02 December 2009
Blushing dusty nebula [heic0915]
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Date: 01 December 2009
Herschel's splendid spectra
Herschel spectroscopy takes centre stage today as new spectra, obtained with the SPIRE, PACS and HIFI instruments during the performance verification phase, are released by ESA and the instrument teams. Taken together with earlier images the observatory is now on the way to demonstrating that the promised imaging and spectroscopic capabilities are being met.
Date: 27 November 2009
ESA's new SOHO science archive now online
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Date: 23 November 2009
Herschel Science Demonstration Phase - Presentations of Initial Results
A Herschel workshop will be held on 17 to 18 December 2009 to present the initial results of the on-going Herschel science demonstration phase (SDP). The workshop will take stock of results achieved to date with the Herschel SDP observations.
Date: 18 November 2009
Baffling boxy bulge [heic0914]
The evolution of bulges in the centres of spiral galaxies puzzles astronomers. A recent NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4710 is part of a survey that has been conducted to learn more about the formation of bulges, which are a substantial component of most spiral galaxies.
Date: 18 November 2009
Magnetic moment testing of LISA Pathfinder flight-model units
Flight-model units for the LISA Pathfinder spacecraft are undergoing a series of tests to determine their magnetic characteristics. The purpose of the tests is to ensure that the stringent magnetic cleanliness requirements of the LISA Pathfinder mission will be met.
Date: 10 November 2009
Rosetta's observations during the third Earth swingby
Rosetta's third Earth swingby on 13 November 2009 provides an important opportunity to obtain calibration measurements for the science instruments and to perform science observations of both the Earth and the Moon from a unique vantage point.
Date: 10 November 2009
My Moon Campaign – competition for school students
My Moon Campaign is engaging students all around the world in the study of the Moon, using whatever means they have available to them, be it naked-eye observations, robotic telescopes, imagination or creativity. To enter the competition classes of school students can submit their entries as a report, an essay, present a project or anything that makes our natural satellite worthy of being called 'My Moon' by the students. The competition is open until 10 November 2009, so there is still time to submit your entry. If you are in need of some inspiration why not take a look at ESA's lunar mission, SMART-1.
Date: 04 November 2009
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What Your Babysitter Wishes You Knew
Vandenburgh finds it best when parents are proactive and share specific rules and routines with their nanny or sitter. "If the parents don't tell you, then the kids might say, 'Mom lets me do this,'" says Vandenburgh.
Mileska Ortiz, a professional caregiver of several years, says it's important for kids to know that she and the parents are on the same page when it comes to watching TV. "The kids will say, 'I watch TV all day with Mom and Dad,' but you know they don't," she says.
Once Ortiz learns the parents' rules, she follows them—and expects the parents to do the same. After following a parent's instructions and telling a little girl she couldn't have ice cream, the little girl ran to the other room and received permission from her mom—an experience Ortiz says is frustrating for caregivers. Ortiz adds that it's easier for her to maintain authority with the children in her care when the parents leave the home.
Authority: Put Your Foot Down
Parents, once you set a policy or are trying to make one, don't give in to the temptation of exceptions, advises Michele Giannini, who's worked as a nanny for three years and as a babysitter for eight years.
Giannini is especially passionate about establishing firm bedtime routines. She tells the story of parents who were trying to reclaim their bed but frequently allowed their little girl to climb in for the sake of a good night's sleep. Giannini, who often spent the evening or the entire night at the family's home, realized the little girl expected her to give in, too.
"lt became frustrating to me, because I also had two other kids to babysit and put to bed. After a few times of babysitting, I decided we were going to try it my way."


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To record God's creation of the
world and his desire to have a
people set apart to worship him
The people of Israel
In the wilderness during Israel's
wanderings, somewhere in the
Sinai peninsula
The region presently known as the
Middle East
"So God created man in his own
image, in the image of God created
he him; male and female created
he them" (1:27). "And I will make
of thee a great nation, and I will
bless thee, and make thy name
great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
and I will bless them that bless
thee, and curse him that curseth
thee: and in thee shall all families
of the earth be blessed" (12:2, 3).
Adam, Eve, Noah, Abraham, Sarah,
Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, Joseph
BEGIN . start . commence . open .
There's something refreshing and optimistic
about these words, whether they refer to the
dawn of a new day, the birth of a child, the prelude
of a symphony, or the first miles of a family
vacation. Free of problems and full of
promise, beginnings stir hope and imaginative
visions of the future. Genesis means "beginnings"
or "origin," and it unfolds the record
of the beginning of the world, of human history,
of family, of civilization, of salvation. It is the story of God's purpose
and plan for his creation. As the book of beginnings, Genesis sets the
stage for the entire Bible. It reveals the person and nature of God (Creator,
Sustainer, Judge, Redeemer); the value and dignity of human beings
(made in God's image, saved by grace, used by God in the world); the
tragedy and consequences of sin (the fall, separation from God, judgment);
and the promise and assurance of salvation (covenant, forgiveness,
promised Messiah).
God. That's where Genesis begins. All at once we see him creating the
world in a majestic display of power and purpose, culminating with a man
and woman made like himself (1:26, 27). But before long, sin entered the
world, and Satan was unmasked. Bathed in innocence, creation was
shattered by the fall (the willful disobedience of Adam and Eve). Fellowship
with God was broken, and evil began weaving its destructive web. In
rapid succession, we read how Adam and Eve were expelled from the
beautiful garden, their first son turned murderer, and evil bred evil until
God finally destroyed everyone on earth except a small family led by
Noah, the only godly person left.
As we come to Abraham on the plains of Canaan, we discover the beginning
of God's covenant people and the broad strokes of his salvation
plan: Salvation comes by faith, Abraham's descendants will be God's
people, and the Savior of the world will come through this chosen nation.
The stories of Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph that follow are more than interesting
biographies. They emphasize the promises of God and the proof
that he is faithful. The people we meet in Genesis are simple, ordinary
people, yet through them, God did great things. These are vivid pictures
of how God can and does use all kinds of people to accomplish his good
purposes-even people like you.
Read Genesis and be encouraged. There is hope! No matter how dark
the world situation seems, God has a plan. No matter how insignificant or
useless you feel, God loves you and wants to use you in his plan. No matter
how sinful and separated from God you are, his salvation is available.
Read Genesis . and hope!
We sometimes wonder how our world came to be. But here we find the answer. God created
the earth and everything in it, and made man like himself. Although we may not understand
the complexity of just how he did it, it is clear that God did create all life. This shows not only
God's authority over humanity, but his deep love for all people.
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without
form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God
moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was
good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the
darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the
waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were
under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. 8 And
God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and
let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering
together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. 11 And God said, Let the
earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind,
whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, and
herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his
kind: and God saw that it was good. 13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from
the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: 15 and let them be
for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. 16 And God
made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he
made the stars also. 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the
earth, 18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness:
and God saw that it was good. 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life,
and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. 21 And God created
great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly,
after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and
let fowl multiply in the earth. 23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and
creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. 25 And God made the beast
of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and everything that creepeth upon the
earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion
over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all
the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man
in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish
the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the
air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face
of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall
be for meat. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing
that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat:
and it was so. 31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.
And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
2 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh
day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day
from all his work which he had made. 3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it:
because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Learning about our ancestors often helps us understand ourselves. Adam and Eve, our first
ancestors, were the highlight of God's creation-the very reason God made the world. But
they didn't always live the way God intended. Through their mistakes, we can learn important
lessons on how to live rightly. Adam and Eve teach us much about the nature of sin and its
1. Adam and Eve
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the
day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, 5 and every plant of the field before it
was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it
to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. 6 But there went up a mist
from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 7 And the Lord God formed manof the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a
living soul.
The Garden of Eden
8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he
had formed. 9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to
the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of
knowledge of good and evil.
10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and
became into four heads. 11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the
whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12 and the gold of that land is good: there is
bdellium and the onyx stone. 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that
compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. 14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is
it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to
keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou
mayest freely eat: 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it:
for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Eve is created
18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help
meet for him. 19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and
every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and
whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 20 And Adam gave
names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam
there was not found an help meet for him.
21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one
of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22 and the rib, which the Lord God had
taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And Adam said, This is
now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was
taken out of Man. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave
unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife,
and were not ashamed.
Adam and Eve sin
3 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had
made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of
the garden?
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat
of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 for God doth know that in
the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good
and evil. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant
to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did
eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both
were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and
made themselves aprons.
8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day:
and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the
trees of the garden. 9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art
10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and
I hid myself.
11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof
I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree,
and I did eat.
13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done?
And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art
cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go,
and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15 and I will put enmity between thee and
the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt
bruise his heel.
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow
thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule
over thee.
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and
hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is
the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18 thorns also and
thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 in the sweat of
thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken:
for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. 21 Unto
Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil:
and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
23 therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from
whence he was taken. 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of
Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree
of life.
2. Cain and Abel
Cain kills Abel
4 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a
man from the Lord. 2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of
sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain
brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. 4 And Abel, he also brought of
the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to
his offering: 5 but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth,
and his countenance fell.
6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? 7 If
thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.
And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.


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Blaze your way from the peak to the park.
Designed to set the entire mountain ablaze, the Salomon Spark Women's Snowboard features a slightly setback, directional twin shape and a Pres-Sure Rocker profile for a forgiving and fun ride. Built with an Aspen Strong core, the Womens' Spark Snowboard features high-density wood strips for improved impact resistance and predictable, soft flex.
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Most Viewed Inspirational Video Explains How I Feel About Yoga [VIDEO]
After the video below was forwarded to me, I realized how perfectly it expresses my feelings about yoga. Almost as soon as I started practicing yoga, I had the 'a-ha' moment that so many people who practice are blessed to have. It came from the blend of mental, physical and spiritual connections that it inspired within me.


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From showers to birthdays or any other special event, these folded note cards add a charming touch to correspondence. Send warm thank you notes and sentiments with these bright pink and orange note cards for any time of year.
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Men & Women Fourth at SMU
September 6, 2009
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Evergreen Cross Country opened their season today at the Saint Martin's University Invitational with both teams finishing fourth in the five school meet. Sophomore Britta Peterson had an excellent opening race, running in the front pack the entire race. She finished 6th overall with a time of 24:52 for the 6 kilometer distance.
Senior member Brian Rakestraw also had a strong day to finish fifth overall in the men's 8 kilometer race. Rakestraw bettered his '08 time on this course by 15 seconds with his 26:29 performance.
Evergreen's harriers have an off week before heading to the Conference course preview meet on the 19th that is hosted by Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Oregon.
Unfortunately for the nationally ranked (32nd NAIA) women's team, the early season rankings were to be short lived when last years number one runner Ana Casillas (Puyallup, WA) was diagnosed with a broken bone in her foot. The injury will end her season. Also lost is last years All-Conference honoree Annie Mullen who left Evergreen to pursue other educational options.
Peterson of Port Orchard, Washington will be the front runne for the team and was last years second runner at the '08 Conference Championships.
The men's team was ranked 8th in the pre-season CCC polls and will be looking to better that prediction this season.
Rakestraw (Woodinville, WA), the '08 All-Conference and NAIA National Cross Country Champs participant, is looking good based on his SMU performance and put in a solid summer of high mileage training.


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Problems of Non-Intelligence Factors During College Students Training
As society develops and time progresses, in order to achieve comprehensive and free development, college students need not only a strong ability to learn, but also the right motivation, a strong interest, full enthusiasm, strong perseverance in learning as well as a healthy personality. Among which, motivation, interest, emotion, will, character and others are considered non-intelligence factors. In the process for young students to grow up and become a useful person, training for non-intelligence factors not only help college students establish the correct direction and goals, but also help them go from motivation to purpose, from cognition to practice. It encourages them to persevere and advance consistently toward their established goals. Thus, the various issues that arose in the course of training college students for non-intelligence factors have become one of the topics that draw increasing attention from college ideological and political education workers.
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Cao, L. L. (2006). Functionality of education on developing non-intelligence factors of college students (Unpublished master's thesis). Changchun: Northeast Normal University. (In Chinese).
Yin, G. E. (1990). Discussion on non-intelligence factors. New Buds Publishing House. (In Chinese).
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They gave it heart and they made it happen. These are true professionals and they rose to the challenge.
Rebecca Noran, chair
Kate Sophia, chair emerita
Honey VanderVenter, vice chair
Sarah Hollerich, at-large director and designer
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Kess Knight, recorder and newsletter editor
Nicole Price, treasurer
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Sarah Howard, programs committee chair
Lani Payette, technology committee co-chair
Mandee Nguyen, technology committee co-chair
Programs Committee: Derrick Aly, Jenna Egan, Kelsi Klaers, Laura Krueger Vitko, Vickie Lee-Her, Martin Moen, and Holly Santiago
Events Circle Workgroup: Julie Bartels, Geida Cleveland, Sue Couling, and Christina Owen
Awards Committee: Echo Martin, Maggie Catambay, Amelie Hyams, Pamela Vold, Matthew Tveter, JoAnne Makela, and Sara Cannon
Membership Committee: Tracey Bartlett
Technology Committee: Vickie Lee-Her
Conference Committee: Lindsay Bork, Karina Carlson, Crystal Fernandez, Wokie Freeman, Sara MacKenzie, and Nathan Waldvogel
Member Spotlight Editor: Janelle Nivens
Lindsay Bork, conference committee
Echo Martin, awards committee