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- Fonkou Djoendia
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What is your biggest regret so far?
I am a teenager. And I love asking questions. Especially to adults. And TED is a wonderful community filled with intelligent people! I think we learn more by asking questions. Please tell me, What is your biggest regret so far in life?
Jun 9 2012: Thinking of the past too much instead of focusing on the present. Live the moment.
Cory Lintern
Jun 7 2012: I regret all of the things I've said in my life that have hurt other people. Humans have a very difficult time expressing their feelings, and in that moment of anger, emotion, etc we tend to just blurt out whatever we are feeling. We all need to take very serious time to learn not to react and not take things personal. Allow others to express in a negative way, but don't respond that way. Take a deep breath, remember who you want to be... peaceful, loving etc... let some time pass, then address the issue. Nothing good ever comes from getting sucked into an argument or verbal battle, we just say dumb, hurtful things, that sometimes may always effect that person. Be kind hearted and speak in this moment as though what you are saying will have a life long effect, because it just might. Sorry Dad ! Sorry Michelle ! Apologies to everyone else I've hurt via my words.
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Jun 7 2012: Very insightful discovery Cory:>)
So, you have hurt yourself (regret) with your hurt to other people? I ask this because I believe that we are all interconnected. When we realize this, we have no desire to lash out at others, because we realize we are only hurting ourselves. When we are aware of the interconnections, we no longer experience the destructive cycle of lashing out, regret, more lashing out, more regret....etc.
That's why I said it is a very insightful discovery on your part. Change the way we think....we change the way we feel...and it might change our life experience:>)Jun 7 2012: That was very touching. It hit me. And helped me a lot. Thank you for sharing Cory, you are amazing.
Jessica Wang
Jun 9 2012: Giving up my interest of Art by listening to my father,choosing the major that I m not adept.Jun 8 2012: Learning from mistake makes one to have regret free life.....I am in quest of that.......
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Kylie Dunn
Jun 11 2012: I don't think it is regret free, I think that it helps you come to terms with the regrets and let them go, but you cannot identify the mistake and the lesson to be learned if you don't experience regret about the situation in the first instance.
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When you truly work out how to do this let us all know. I'm trying to let go of my regrets as well, some successfully but others not so much. If you learn how to do that, then that is an idea truly worth spreading :-)
Jun 11 2012: Kylie,
Living a life free of regret is very possible...I do it, and I am aware of many other people who experience a regret free life as well.
My first comment on this thread:
3 days ago: "Hi Fonkou,
No regrets. As far as I am concerned, regret uses energy I can use in a more productive way. I try my best to learn and grow with each and every life experience, so there is nothing to regret:>)"
How does it serve us, or anyone else to hold onto the feelings of regret? Of course we can identify the lesson without regret. That is exactly how to live a regret free life. If we spend our energy learning from the experience, there really is no room in the heart and mind for regret.
When I was young, I sometimes held onto the feelings of frustration and regret because of certain experiences. As I matured, I realized that I learned something, and I decided to go directly to the learning, rather than holding onto fear based feelings/emotions.
Ask yourself..."how does holding onto this feeling serve me or anyone else"? If you can answer that it does serve you in some way to hold onto regret, then carry on. If you answer that it does not serve you in any way, then let it go. Holding onto regret is a choice in each and every moment.Jun 11 2012: Dear Kylie
It depends on perspective......you can say the moment one did mistake and understood that a mistake was done...right that moment s/he is not free from regret....so nobody is regret free all time...you are right from that perspective and I am not going to debate on that. I took "Regret Free" as term which usually we use in a longerterm perspective....
Colleen has shed some insightful light on it above......
What I feel and observed also here from some practical examples (I admire those , some of which really heart breaking as well) we tend to even regret for something which is beyond our control....I am not saying that's bad ...rather it's a sign of great mind one can have......but regreting for things out our control drains out lot's of energy as well..........so what I wanted to tell consiouly I am trying to avoid.....that's why I wrote "Quest" didn't write "achieve"....
Thanks for your thoughts which made me to reflect a bit more....have a good day.Jun 11 2012: Kylie and Salim,
Good point! Perhaps "regret free" is misleading. I was also looking at "regret" as a long term perspective, and something we do not need to hold onto for a long term...in my perception.
There is, as you both point out, a time when we may feel sorry about what we did or said, and in that respect we feel "regret" for a certain amount of time.
In my perception and practice, as soon as I realize that I did or said something that was not useful, I immediately change the words, behaviors, apologize, or whatever is needed to change the situation to the best of my ability.Jun 7 2012: One of my favorite quotes of all time:
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
- Mark Twain
I believe we waste too much time with regret and guilt. Do your best to learn from your mistakes, but do not harbor them; do not insult the past version of you with hindsight. If we all had a crystal ball, we would ultimately come to regret our inability to be careless or to make mistakes.
One of the best pieces of advice I ever received was from an art teacher in college who told me art was about "happy accidents." Embrace entropy. For although you cannot control your past, you can most definitely influence your future.
Jun 7 2012: So well said Brian:>)
"In order to discover new lands, we have to be prepared to lose sight of the shore".
Learn from the past and let go.....move forward into new experiences:>)Jun 7 2012: Hi Fonkou,
No regrets. As far as I am concerned, regret uses energy I can use in a more productive way. I try my best to learn and grow with each and every life experience, so there is nothing to regret:>)
Jun 7 2012: Thank you so much for your time Collen:)
Jun 7 2012: My pleasure Fonkou:>)
I like asking questions and exploring thoughts, feelings, ideas and opinions too.
I've asked myself this question before and I am interested in your thoughts.
Do you percieve any benefit at all in spending energy on regret?Jun 9 2012: Listening to my family & the church who told me I was worthless & stupid.Jun 8 2012: not thinking twice
Sean Brother
Jun 10 2012: This one is also (one of) my biggest regrets. And I always forget not only to do it so, but the fact that everytime I think twice of something, I always find new perspectives over the topic. Why it so difficult (for some of us) to revise the worthy ideas or the important decissions?
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specs 2
Jun 8 2012: Biggest regret - all those mornings I slept in What a terrible waste of peaceful consciousness raising time.Jun 8 2012: Fonkou, this is a very good question.
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Fundamentally, I believe in striving to live by a simple mantra - to learn and to growth. That is, time offers the opportunity to make new discoveries (about yourself, others, the context or world around you, etc), the more we can tune into these opportunities - the better.
For myself, so long as I hold to this there is no regret. There are only things I have learned/grown from in the past. Some might have been painful (or even very painful) lessons. But once the emotional intensity passes enough for me to gain perspective, I don't regret the experience. Instead, I push myself to *try* to learn and to grow from it. I then *try* to leverage this learning moving forward. (And don't always succeed, and that's ok too. But, for myself, giving up is not)
I think what's important is to give yourself the freedom to fail (i.e., to take risks, chances), but not the freedom to fail to learn or to grow. The only mistake we can make is believing we can't or shouldn't make mistakes. The only failure we can make is the failure to learn (and thereby rob ourselves of the opportunity to leverage our experiences).
Live. Learn. Grow. When we do these things while loving and being fair to ourselves, regret is fleeting and experience is everlasting and never ending.Jun 7 2012: My main regret is not speaking up when I should of. I needed to take a risk but I was too scared and young to comprehend.
Jun 7 2012: Now you are older, wiser, you comprehend, and I'm sure you will do something different?
Sounds like there was a good lesson learned:>)
Stuart Woods
Jun 7 2012: I believe we most regret what we DON'T do. The failure to take action lingers for a long time (sometimes forever), I think it's the element of the unknown that makes it enigmatic and lasting. When I'm faltering to decide on a big (or small decision) I say to myself ..' imagine if I don't do it, what do I stand to regret?'
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.......So I regret decisions that have limited my potential.
.......I guess I'm saying that action is the antidote to regret.
Jun 7 2012: I agree Stuart...
I volunteered in a terminal care facility and experienced people expressing regrets as they were dying. People often have regrets regarding what they DID NOT DO, and that made the dying process more difficult for them. It seemed that their life was incomplete, so they seemed afraid or unwilling to leave. Those who lived a full life, with no regrets, died more content.
Jun 8 2012: Thanks Colleen for that moving example of how regret can affect individuals.
Sarah Ronan
Jun 7 2012: I regret that I was so afraid of what might happen(or not happen) in the future, that I held on to what I had in the present, even if I knew it wasn't right. Don't ever stay with a person, job, college major, anything that you know isn't the right fit for you just because you are afraid that the "right" thing will never come along (or not come along in the timeline you want).
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It will come along. It may not be in the timing or the way you expect, but it will happen.Jun 7 2012: The amount of time and energy I waste trying to get friends and family around me to LIVE their lives to the fullest. It's a catch 22 of sorts: If I go out and do what I want, when I want it... then I'm labeled anti-social and self-absorbed. But if I sit around trying to cheer lead others into joining me...I never get to do what my heart desires. I've finally gotten myself to the point where I ask once if they want to go with me...give them a second to decide - then I go with no regrets. I only wished it didn't take me to my late 40's to develop this mindset.
Jun 7 2012: Maybe dare not to reveal my willing to persue my favorite fields like maths and something else. But in my deep heart, the mania for them exists ever and will never vanish. Afterwards the fate of facing the gap in the performance on these fields is inevitable, while I am still here to soppurt my curiosity and soul with them.
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Debra Smith
Jun 7 2012: Your skill in math will help you excel in every field especially ones unrelated to math because they tend to attract those without this skill and you might be the only one who can figure the issues out in a way that demonstrates clearly the issues and the solutions. Good luck!
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Jun 7 2012: You're a wonderfucl woman Debra! And you too YAN!Jun 7 2012: Nice question Fonkou,
During my college days I always used to regret :Why did n't I follow my passion 5 years back but now its different, I realized that any age is the right age to follow once passion .
So we must never focus on regrets, as that always holds one back. We gain nothing in regretting.
We will definetly be able to connect the dots at a later point of time in our life .
During my college days , I had only 1 passion : Music
Now,I have so many passions : Music, Clinical Psychology , Social Entrepreneurship , Counselling ,Philosophy
So have a goal and then set some sort of action items to realize it and enjoy the process of achieving the goal .
Hope it helps
Jun 7 2012: Wow that changed my views on regret. Thank you soo much!
Kylie Dunn
Jun 11 2012: I think that Kathryn Schulz's talk on Don't Regret Regret http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/kathryn_schulz_don_t_regret_regret.html is a great talk for people to watch about this topic.
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Of course I have regrets: two failed marriages; missed opportunities in advancing my career; not spending more time with elderly relatives before they passed; losing contact with some amazing people in my life and so on. But I own my decisions and my roles in these events, and I feel that I have grown from them. I still beat myself up about things that go wrong, but for less time than I used to. I still feel sick to my stomach when I think of some things from my past and my role in them, usually when I wasn't strong enough to stand up for what I truly believed in, but I know that I am a different person now, and those things helped me become who I am today.
So in answer, my biggest regret would be that it has taken me so long to learn all of these lessons and understand what I might be able to achieve with my life.
Linxuan Xie
Jun 9 2012: Haven't realised that the most important thing in life is to enjoy the moment.
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I've wasted a lot of time and kept blaming myself.
But luckily, I've got it all. It's not too late...Jun 8 2012: Not getting to grips with other languages. I'd love to be able to speak French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese...
eric wexler
Jun 7 2012: Cut off everyone you know that you feel could hold you back. Be cold-hearted when it's needed and do everything it takes to get as far as you can in life.
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Fritzie -
Jun 7 2012: One regret is that I didn't push a little harder or more strategically to get accurate information about my mother's life before I was born. She was secretive about it, so it is possible I would not have succeeded in any case, but I wish I had a more concrete picture of my mother's history, which might explain better the trajectory that her life followed during my lifetime.
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Another more minor regret is that I sometimes don't jump ship fast enough from degenerating, no-win situations. Several times I have been in environments that changed in my tenure there from open and progressive to narrow and regressive, and I have hung on too long, working hard to revive the corpse. It is a useful skill to know "when to hold 'em and when to fold em," as they say in an old country song.
T Rose
Jun 7 2012: Getting married was by far my biggest regret and roadblock in life. I often wonder what my life would have been like if I didn't get married at 23 and divorced at 30. My life is not bad but I think it could have been much better if I did not marry.
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Debra Smith
Jun 7 2012: Mine is walking into that surgeon's office and allowing him to do surgery. I should have said "thanks but no thanks" after he started complaining about surgical scrubs that are alcohol based. His worry was that his skin would absorb it. I know that the Mullahs of Saudi Arabia made a ruling which permitted this use in the run up to the pandemic. They decided it was no problem and that it would save lives so why would I know this when he- a practicing man of his faith- appeared to have no idea. The stuff he was complaining about was not even a product I handle! However, I allowed politeness to over rule my gut instinct. Why would he waste the time talking about surgical scrubs when I had a very serious tumour in my spine? My situation was not apparently foremost in his mind and he took advantage and dealt with his own issue rather than my health issue at my expense and he got paid for dealing with his own spiritual issues. I of course must deal with the results of his lack of focus (and apparently another woman paid the ultimate price-she's dead and probably can't complain about it). On my first visit back to him post surgery -we looked at the mri where the 2 clots in my brain (he maintains some sort of ruse that there is only one- I guess it must travel- (or maybe Deepak Chopra helps him move it on the physical plane) he took one look at it and said "You should be dead" So much for morgside humour! There is an adage that says that surgeons bury their mistakes and I insist upon staying alive- how inconvenient for him!
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Jun 7 2012: WOW. Cant you sue him darling?
And how are you now? Are you getting better or?
Jun 8 2012: Dearest Fonkou!
I still do therapy for more than 6 hours a week and I absolutely love it and the amazing therapist. I have almost no balance- it is so weird. I helped all my babies learn to walk and now I have to apply it to myself. If I close my eyes while I am standing I have no idea that I am falling until it is too late. I am definately getting better- there is more sunshine inside my head than there used to be!
Thank you for asking sweet Fonkou!
Jun 8 2012: If I have done anything good in my life.....and if there is any good return for those scanty things......right this moment sending all those small goodies for you Debra......
Stay well .........Jun 11 2012: I thought that the way I am and the way i used to be were less significant to make a life that is interesting and meaningful. There is so much fun in the way others are. These thoughts wasted my energy. I believe I could have done much more to make my life happy. Anyway, trying to let go of the past. Still young and life is to live, not regretting but learning from the past.Jun 9 2012: Not spending more time with my sister while she was in better health before she passed away. I can't stopped getting choked up about it. The only comfort I now have is being present the minute she no longer had to be confined to her sick and withering frame. My beautiful sister was one month from her 37th birthday. I hate Lupus!Jun 9 2012: Breaking up with my girlfriend...Jun 8 2012: Seeing Don Adams at a Hollywood memorabilia show sitting alone waiting to sign autographs and not going up to him to tell him how he changed my life, would you believe altered it slightly? He died a week later and I always regretted not telling him how much I enjoyed his comedy.Jun 8 2012: rushing early and not waiting till knowing what i really wanted..whenever i ignored my instincts and totaly went with my safe plans, i had to regretJun 8 2012: That's one thing I know it's going haunt me forever... The day before my cousin committed suicide back in 1998, I was with him, and I couldn't see that coming. I blamed myself and endless regret on why I couldn't spot that and do something to stop that.
I know, it will be very hard to walk out of this shadow as I have been trying for the past 14 years...
Jun 8 2012: Dear Leslie,
That is a hard one to let go of....I understand.
Years ago, there was a friend released to my care from the hosp. after trying to end her life. For about three years, she stayed with me for a few months, and went home to an abusive relationship off and on. During all of this time, I was connected with her health care team (M.D. Psychologist, councelor, etc.) as we all tried to support her in her life journey, which always seemed to be very challenging for her.
Finally, she got to the point where she was ready to end the abusive relationship, she got a job that she liked, and wanted to get an apartment on her own. We all felt that she was ready to take these steps, so we supported her in the move.
I visited her in her new apartment, which was lovely...she seemed content, well adjusted...still liking her job....everything seemed to be going well. The next day, her daughter found her dead in that lovely apartment. She had taken an overdose of perscription drugs...again....and this time she was successful in ending her life.
I still sometimes ask myself....was there more I could have done? Did we ( health care providers) miss something? Were we not in tune enough to realize that she was still vulnerable? I tell you this story because sometimes, no matter how much we do....how aware we are...how much we try to encourage others, they will often still make decisions which we do not understand.
Be kind, understanding, compassionate, empathic and unconditionally loving of yourself. We are not responsible for the choices others make. We can be as aware as possible, and still not be totally aware of what another person is thinking or feeling, unless s/he chooses to share that information with us.
My thoughts and love are with you...give yourself the love you need to "walk out of this shadow".
Jun 8 2012: Thank you, Colleen! Thanks for sharing your experiences. Maybe it was hard for me because I was 17 when that happened. It was a life changing after that, I left my country after 2 years, because I felt hopeless back then. My cousin was close to me, we grew up together, everywhere in the city seems kept reminding me of him...
Thank you!
Jun 8 2012: Leslie,
I'm sure it was very difficult for you. You will probably be reminded of him always...all ways. Remember the togetherness you shared...remember the good times you had together. Remember that you probably gave your cousin a great gift with your times together, as he gave you. Remember that we don't always know what battles a person is waging within him/herself. Most of all, remind yourself every now and then that as a 17 year old person, you did your very best, with the information you had at that time.
You can hold onto the joy that you and your cousin experienced, and maybe you can let go of regret or responsibility for the choice your cousin made....yes?Jun 8 2012: Leslie:
The most influential and inspiring TED speakers with degrees ranging from psychology to astrophysics to english could probably not have been able to decipher the level of depression your cousin endured. Regrets should emerge from activities or actions within our control – for the past fourteen years you have let someone else's actions control your regret. While I do not know the exact situation, I do know that your cousin's suicide was not your fault, nor could it have been prevented.


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Over the last five years, a number of manufacturers have introduced a category of camera known as Mirrorless Cameras. Mirrorless cameras share many of the same features and advantages of SLRs, such as their large-sized image sensors for highly detailed photos and low-light shooting prowess, and of course, the ability to swap lenses to match specific shooting conditions.
Unlike SLRs, Mirrorless cameras don't use an internal mirror to transmit images of your subject through the lens to an optical viewfinder. In fact, some mirrorless cameras don't have viewfinders at all, and the ones that do use an electronic finder rather than the optical ones found on SLRs. By eliminating the mirror (and the bulky mechanism around it required to make it work) mirrorless cameras have the advantage of reduced size and weight, taking up way less space in a backpack or handbag. And the lenses they use are smaller, too, making an entire mirrorless "system" more compact overall.
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If you're used to a pocket-sized camera, make sure you're ready for the larger size and weight of an SLR. Most digital SLR owners feel that the improved response time, versatility, and picture quality are worth toting some extra bulk, but you should decide whether that trade-off is right for you. If weight and bulk are primary considerations, take a another look at the Mirrorless Camera category, or Canon's slimmed-down SL1 DSLR.
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If this sounds fine, you're well on your way to digital SLR happiness. If you're still not sure, it may help to spend some time handling one of these cameras. You'll rapidly get a sense for whether SLR shooting makes sense for you.
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Saturday, October 05, 2002Johnson City, Tenn. (October 5, 2002) - Appalachian State's Jerry Beard caught a touchdown pass and ran for two more as the Mountaineers defeated East Tennessee State 29-10 in Memorial Center on Saturday night. ETSU found itself in a 20-0 hole at halftime, a deficit the Buccaneers would never recover from. The Mountaineers kept piling on early in the second half when quarterback Joe Burchette hooked up with Jermane Little on a 55-yard touchdown strike. East Tennessee State kicker Jon Godfrey (Johnson City, Tenn.) finally was able to put the Bucs on the scoreboard later in the third with a 30-yard field goal to make it 26-3. Quarterback Jatavis Sanders (Stone Mountain, Ga.) went downfield to All-American wide receiver Cecil Moore (Morristown, Tenn.) for a 68-yard touchdown pass to bring the Bucs within 16. However, ASU wasn't done yet, adding a 32-yard Mark Wright field goal to seal the victory. Beard led all rushers with 90 yards on 13 attempts. Sanders led the Buccaneer running effort, mainly on QB scrambles, scrapping up 66 yards on 16 carries. ETSU only managed 177 yards from scrimmage against a stingy Mountaineer defense. Appalachian State had a total of 17 tackles for loss, amounting to 53 yards. Defensively, the visitors were led by K.T. Stovall who had 2.5 sacks and eight tackles. On the other side of the ball, ASU racked up 373 offensive yards and won the time of possession battle at 30:09, edging ETSU by a mere twenty seconds. The Buccaneers are on the road next week, where they will attempt to get back on the winning track versus the Citadel. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in Charleston, S.C.
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Eric Goldberg Animation Master Class
Laguna College of Art and Design is proud to announce the Eric Goldberg Animation Master Class for Summer 2012. This workshop will be held for 12 consecutive Saturdays at the Animation Department of LCAD in Laguna Beach, California from June 9th-August 25th.
Sixteen students will have the opportunity to work on all phases of a traditionally animated short film mentored by internationally-known director and animator Eric Goldberg.
The workshop is designed for advanced college level animators and recent graduates - this is not a beginning class. Acceptance into the class is by portfolio and reel review and participants should expect to devote 40-50 hours each week to the project (classroom facilities and equipment will be provided Monday-Saturday by the LCAD Animation Department.)
The deadline for application is May 1st, 2012. Tuition is US$2500 (payable upon acceptance.) To apply, please send a portfolio including a cover letter with your e-mail contact information and a $25 non-refundable application fee to:
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All portfolios must be on CD-ROM and include digital images at 1920x1080 resolution of the following:
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Portfolios not in the correct format will not be reviewed. Accepted students and wait-listed candidates will be notified by May 7th, 2012 and full payment of tuition is due by June 1st, 2012. Students who miss the payment deadline will lose their place in the class to a candidate on the wait list.
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This is an amazing, first time opportunity to work alongside and learn from one of the modern masters of character animation!
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Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD) and The Creative Talent Network (CTN) have partnered to offer one complimentary registration in the Eric Goldberg Animation Master Class this summer.
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Note that while the skill level of the class is designed for advanced college level animators or recent graduates, both the contest and the paid enrollment in the class are open to all artists, including international applicants. Final selection of the participants will be made by Eric's review of portfolios and reels.
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Last year's Animation Master Class with Eric Goldberg at the Laguna College of Art and Design was a big hit. Here's the result of the experience. It's completed its film festival run and is available to view online.
Here's "Attack of the 50-Foot Hero"...
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Nope not even close. However he's less of a diva so there's a bright side.
Brandon Marshall had 4019 yards and 25 td's after 4 years
Mike Wallace Has 4032 yards and 32 td's after 4 years
I would say its close, Brandon Marshall is more Physical and can play any where on the field because of his this.. Mike Wallace can play any where on the field Because every corner has to respect his speed and cant bump him, They are totally different receivers. Imo Wallace and Brandon Marshall would be a great DUO. totally different receivers though. I'd take either guy if i was a GM. Both Deserve #1 receiver money.. 10-12 mil a year is what it sounds like.. sign the guy up.
Greg Jennings> Both
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Yeah Marshall is a much better player and probably a top 5 receiver in the league right now... You can make an argument for Wallace being top 10 but I think that's a bit of a stretch. Both can get a case of the drops but while Wallace can be one dimensional at times, Marshall can really do it all and is way better at the 50/50 ball. Marshall is also much better at scoring from inside the 10-15 yard line. Lol 2 third round picks...ONLY US!!! CHRIST!
Please... End this misery this season.
oh yeah and his question has the word "was" in it. so i think the past is relevant.
its not an argument if he is a top receiver... im not arguing that fact. Wallace #'s say hes up there with Brandon Marshall... if Td's dont matter I guess Brandon Marshall is head and shoulders better.
How many times has Brandon Marshall laced his shoes in a play off game, does that number matter?
If Brandon Marshall is not a Joe Philbin guy but Brian Hartline is, then Joe Philbin hates touchdowns and sucks at coach.


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Tsan Xiao, Ph.D.Building 4, Room 228B4 Memorial DriveBethesda, MD 20892-0430Phone: 301-402-9782Fax: email@example.com
The research program at the Structural Immunobiology Unit (SIBU) is composed of two integrated themes: the mechanisms of nucleic acid recognition by innate immune receptors and the study of large macromolecular signaling platforms known as the "inflammasomes." We use X-ray crystallography as the primary method to dissect the molecular details of innate receptors and signaling adapters, integrated with chemical tools that target these signaling pathways for potential therapeutic applications.
Nucleic acids are among the most potent stimulants for cells in the innate immune system that subsequently induce robust adaptive immunity. However, immune responses to nucleic acids, the universal genetic material, pose a unique challenge. By definition, pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) from the host (self) typically recognize structural and chemical signatures that are specific for microorganisms (non-self). In contrast, innate DNA recognition is largely independent of sequences or modifications, and DNA from host, microbial, and synthetic sources are all known to induce inflammatory responses. Certain safeguards are therefore built into the nucleic acid sensing pathways, such as the compartmentalization of receptors in the cytosol or endolysosomes and the widespread presence of nucleases to prevent receptor activation under normal conditions.
However, these safeguards can be overwhelmed during infection or excessive tissue damage. For example, infections by intracellular pathogens such as Francisella tularensis, Listeria monocytogenes, vaccinia virus, and herpes simplex virus type 1 result in the presence of significant amount of cytosolic DNA. In autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and psoriasis, DNA is a major auto-antigen. We are working on a number of cytosolic and cell surface receptors that mediate immune responses to nucleic acids, with the goal of understanding the mechanisms of nucleic acid recognition and harnessing such knowledge for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and autoimmune disorders.
A subset of the NLR and PYHIN family of receptors form large macromolecular signaling scaffolds known as the "inflammasomes," a concept introduced by the late Jürg Tschopp in 2002. Inflammasomes are large signaling platforms composed of the receptor (such as NLRP1, NLRP3, NLRP6, NLRP7, NLRC4/NAIP, AIM2, and IFI16), the adapter protein ASC, and the effector enzyme procaspase-1. Activation of the inflammasomes leads, at a minimum, to maturation of proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-18 and to "pyroptosis." Blocking IL-1 activities using Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs Anakinra, Rilonacept, and Canakinumab has shown promise in the treatment of several inflammatory disorders, a testament to the physiological importance of the inflammasomes.
Because inflammasomes are implicated in a wide array of inflammatory processes in infectious diseases and autoimmunity, they are becoming one of the pillars of the innate immune system. A major unresolved issue in the field has been the lack of definitive evidence for direct receptor:ligand association for most inflammasomes: Seemingly unrelated stimuli are all capable of activating inflammasomes. Therefore, the true identities of the respective ligands and a unifying mechanism of inflammasome activation remain elusive. In contrast, double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) has been identified as the bona fide ligand for the AIM2 inflammasome. Our structural studies on the AIM2 inflammasome reveal the mechanisms of inflammasome activation through sequence-independent DNA recognition, the autoinhibition of the receptor via intramolecular domain-domain interactions, and the formation of the inflammasome through oligomerization at the multivalent DNA ligand. Building on our structural work, we are investigating mechanisms to modulate the function of the AIM2 and other inflammasomes for therapeutic applications.
Dr. Xiao received his Ph.D. in molecular biophysics from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, where he studied essential signal transducing molecules involved in Drosophila innate immunity and development. Following his postdoctoral research on integrins at the Harvard Medical School, he joined the Laboratory of Immunology in the spring of 2006.
Immunology, Structural Biology, X-ray Diffraction
Members of the Structural Immunobiology Unit, April 2013
Watchalee Chuenchor, 301-402-7523Jiansheng Jiang, 301-594-2097Tengchuan Jin, 301-594-2114Geoffrey Ravilious, 301-443-2125Patrick T. Smith, 301-496-5070Peter E. Hemenegildo, 301-594-2202
Snyder GA, Cirl C, Jiang J, Chen K, Waldhuber A, Smith P, Römmler F, Snyder N, Fresquez T, Dürr S, Tjandra N, Miethke T, Xiao TS. Molecular mechanisms for the subversion of MyD88 signaling by TcpC from virulent uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Apr 8. Epub ahead of print.
Jin T, Perry A, Smith PT, Jiang J, Xiao TS. Structure of the AIM2 pyrin domain provides insights into the mechanisms of AIM2 autoinhibition and inflammasome assembly. J Biol Chem. 2013 Mar 25. Epub ahead of print.
Jin T, Curry J, Smith P, Jiang J, Xiao TS. Structure of the NLRP1 caspase recruitment domain suggests potential mechanisms for its association with procaspase-1. Proteins. 2013 Mar 18. Epub ahead of print.
Jin T, Perry A, Jiang J, Smith P, Curry JA, Unterholzner L, Jiang Z, Horvath G, Rathinam VA, Johnstone RW, Hornung V, Latz E, Bowie AG, Fitzgerald KA, Xiao TS. Structures of the HIN domain: DNA complexes reveal ligand binding and activation mechanisms of the AIM2 inflammasome and IFI16 receptor. Immunity. 2012 Apr 20;36(4):561-71.
Xiao TS, Ting JP. NLRX1 has a tail to tell. Immunity. 2012 Mar 23;36(3):311-2.
Unterholzner L, Keating SE, Baran M, Horan KA, Jensen SB, Sharma S, Sirois CM, Jin T, Latz E, Xiao TS, Fitzgerald KA, Paludan SR, Bowie AG. IFI16 is an innate immune sensor for intracellular DNA. Nat Immunol. 2010 Nov;11(11):997-1004.
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A postdoctoral fellow position is available at the Structural Immunobiology Unit (SIBU), Laboratory of Immunology, NIAID/NIH for a highly motivated individual to study the molecular mechanisms of innate immune recognition. Our research program is composed of two integrated themes: the mechanisms of nucleic acid recognition by innate immune receptors and the study of large macromolecular signaling platforms known as the "inflammasomes." We use X-ray crystallography as the primary method to dissect the molecular details of innate receptors and signaling adapters, integrated with chemical tools that target these signaling pathways for potential therapeutic applications.
SIBU is well funded with state-of-the-art equipment for molecular biology, protein chemistry and crystallography, including participation in dedicated synchrotron beam time. There are numerous opportunities for collaboration and acquiring new skills at NIH with one of the leading scientific communities dedicated to immunology research.
We are seeking future career scientists capable of independent thinking and interested in learning new techniques. The ideal candidate must have a M.D. or Ph.D. degree with less than five years of postdoctoral experience. Strong skills in protein expression, purification and molecular biology are essential. Knowledge in protein crystallization and X-ray crystallography is desirable. The candidate must possess excellent written and oral communication skills, and will be expected to work in a diverse and collaborative environment.
Salary will be highly competitive and commensurate with experience, supplemented with excellent fringe benefits.
To apply, please send your curriculum vitae and names and addresses of three references to
T. Sam Xiao, Ph.D.Chief, Structural Immunobiology UnitLaboratory of ImmunologyNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesNational Institutes of HealthBuilding 4, Room 228B4 Memorial DriveBethesda, MD 20892-0430, USAPhone: 301-402-9782Fax: firstname.lastname@example.com
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"I want to thank my Asian Friends at work for bringing some very tasty dishes to our potlucks and Cindy Ly for taking the time to write down the ingredients for me. This dish can be made with either chicken or pork."
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2 tablespoons
vegetable oil
1/2 pound
boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
2 cloves
garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons
oyster sauce
1 cup
chopped broccoli
1 cup
sliced green bell pepper
1 cup
sliced carrots
1 cup
sliced napa cabbage
1 cup
sliced celery
1 cup
fresh bean sprouts
1 cup
sliced zucchini
1 cup
chopped green onions
1 teaspoon
1/2 cup
2 tablespoons
mushroom soy sauce
1 tablespoon
I stir-fry all the time, and I thought this was delicious, but the cooking times a methods needed a little tweeking! I always blanch my veggies for about 4 minutes in boiling water (everything that is raw, even the celery and onions) and then run cold water over them as soon as they come out of the water. This makes them nice and crisp-tender. Also, the heat should be on almost the hottest setting and preheated well before adding the pork or chicken (I used teriyaki-marinated pork tenderloin sliced thinly). Stir-fry meat for about 3 or 4 minutes, just until no longer pink, then add garlic (I also added fresh ginger at this point) and oyster sauce and cook for 1-2 minutes before adding the blanched veggies. Cook until everything is heated through, then add the water/cornstarch mixture and any canned veggies (I used baby corn and canned bean sprouts) and cook for 1 more minute until sauce is thick. Stir-fry cooks very quickly, so have everything ready and set up on your counter to be tossed right in when needed! I served this over rice, and it was a big hit!
Wow, looking at the amount of vegetables called for, any Asian person would say that this is enough food to feed an easy 8-10 people. Serve with boiled rice, with the portion being 2 parts rice, to 1 part entree. This is how an Asian family would serve it. A whole lot less calories, for sure. Oh, and hold back on the green onions, only one or two stalks are needed as they are to enhance the dish, not over-whelm it.
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This recipe is not complex and not difficult to prepare, but it sure is good. I had a heavy dish for supper last night so I wanted to take it easy tonight and make something healthier. This was what I needed. I modified this a little, using shrimp and the vegetables I had in the crisper: napa cabbage, mushrooms, green onion, orange bell pepper, zucchini, broccoli and celery. I sautéed the shrimp in sesame oil, not vegetable oil, removed it from the pan, then sautéed the vegetables, adding the napa cabbage, green onion and garlic at the end. I returned it all to the pan, then added the mixture I brought together of chicken broth (rather than water), traditional soy sauce (never heard of mushroom), cornstarch and oyster sauce. When it had thickened slightly, just a minute or so, I gave it a very light drizzle of toasted sesame oil. Again, I wanted to keep this on the light side, so while I really preferred this over rice, I tried this product called "Pasta Slim" – it's wheat and gluten free and ready in 1 minute. I have to put in a plug for this stuff because it was good enough to be worth mentioning to those of us watching our carbs and calories. I discovered it in the produce section of my market. It's a precooked "spaghetti" made of tofu (trust me, you wouldn't even know it!) and konjac flour (whatever the heck THAT is). All I know is, each serving has just 20 calories and 4g of carbs! Anyway, back to the stir fry. This was so good I ate a 2-serving recipe all by myself.
I didn't have all of the veggies available that were called for so I substituted quite a few ingredients. I used about a pound of chicken cut into chunks, 3 cloves of garlic and some "red pepper flakes" as suggested by another reviewer. I stirfried this for the 10 minutes. I would not cook the chicken this long next time. For veggies I used broccoli, carrotts, celery, green pepper, snow peas, onion, and sliced mushrooms. I found when stir frying this large amount I needed to add a little extra oil and I added a few tablespoons of water so nothing would stick. I didn't have mushroom soy sauce so I used Kikkoman's light soy sauce. I served this over thin spaghetti and sprinkled extra soy sauce over my serving. This came out very good and my grown son and daughter told me it was a keeper. I will use the correct ingredients next time and see how it comes out. This was great though. Thanks for the recipe.
Enjoyed this a lot! It is such an adaptable dish. I substituted cold slaw mix for the carrots and cabbage and used mushrooms instead of the broccoli and zucchini. Also added several chopped cloves of garlic and some sweet brown onion. Served over cooked linguini noodles with extra soy sauce - Yum!
I thought this recipe was absolutely delicious. My husband asked for seconds!! I think the napa cabbage was a great addition.
I tried this recipe a couple of nights ago for dinner, but instead of adding the meat, I used just with the veggies as I already had my meat planned and was looking to stir fry some veggies as my side dish. This turned out to be excellent, I didn't use all the veggies called for as I didn't have everything, so improvised with broccoli, bean sprouts, mushrooms, gr onions, yellow peppers and celery. Luckily it's very forgiving and will adapt well with what you have in the fridge! The only other thing I cahnged was not using the mushroom soy sauce (did not have and have actually never even looked for it). I used just regular reduced sodium soy and it turned out great. I didn't add the salt either and was glad as I found that this recipe did not need the additional salt. Hubby and I both really enjoyed, thanks for sharing!
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Calories: 192
Calories from Fat: 72
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SEWilco writes: Yet another optical flash on Jupiter has been spotted. The obvious explanation is that it's due to an impact event. If it is an impact, it's probably the third sighting in 14 months. Either large impacts are happening more often or they've been happening a lot more often than was previously believed. There are now many more automated telescopes with TV cameras watching the skies, so we're probably simply looking more often.
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Caribou Rising
Defending the Porcupine Herd, Gwich-'in Culture, and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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The eloquent voice of Rick Bass has been raised often in celebration and defense of America's surviving wilderness and the big wild animals that live there, in acclaimed books such as Wild to the Heart, The Ninemile Wolves, and The Lost Grizzlies. Now, in Caribou Rising, he journeys from his beloved Yaak Valley in Montana to Alaska, to witness firsthand one of the sole remaining landscapes on Earth where the wild is entirely untrammeled--America's Serengeti, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It is a place where great caribou herds gather, calve, and migrate as they did in the Pleistocene, and where the ancient bond between animals and human hunters still informs daily life.
Bass's avid desire to meet this landscape and its native people, the Gwich- in, had several sources. A hunter himself since his Mississippi childhood, he now pursues game with a primal passion coupled with an environmentalist's conscience, providing nearly all the meat his family consumes. He hoped to kill one caribou and bring home its meat. But the deeper intent of that act was to enter, even briefly, the experience of the Gwich- in, who have been following, relying on, and praying to the caribou for 10,000 years, in a relationship parallel to that of the Plains tribes and the buffalo. The more urgent impulse for his journey was that the Refuge, along with the caribou and the Gwich- in, faces ruin if the oil industry and its minions in government get their way. Rather than fight for it in the abstract, Bass wanted to find out for himself--and share with readers--what we really stand to lose if the Arctic Refuge is opened to drilling.
Bass's Arctic sojourn brings surprises and unexpected rewards. The caribou's late arrival gives him some downtime in remote Arctic Village, the Gwich- in's home at the base of the Brooks Range. Waiting to travel upriver, Bass walks the land, talks to villagers about their lives, and interviews their leaders. Through him we meet Sarah James, a matriarch wise in the ways of Beltway politics; Trimble Gilbert, an Episcopal priest who kills a caribou for a village-wide barbecue while Bass is in town; and the mysterious Jimi, designated the village's chief hunter. Bass ponders the profound differences between this culture and ours: "the gunmetal hardness of their lives," their casual acceptance of physical risk, and their visceral knowledge that none can exist outside the community. And he reflects on the timeless dance of human, caribou, and land in this place.
While a great many Americans are concerned about assaults on the Arctic National wildlife Refuge, not all are aware that a culture is at risk along with the 129,000 caribou of the Porcupine herd--so, as Bass observes, "the caribou. . . will either save the the Gwich- in one last time, or not." Those who read his extraordinary testament to the place, its animals, and its people will understand the interconnectedness of the three and will have all the more reason to make a stand with conviction.
"It is here that we are being challenged," Bass writes, "with the responsibility of imagination and of discipline, attributes we as a country once had in spades. . . . It is not the caribou, nor the Gwich- in, who are being given one more chance. It is we who are being given one more chance."
Rick Bass is the author of eighteen books of fiction and nonfiction, including The Ninemile Wolves, The Hermit's Story, Colter: The True Story of the Best Dog I Ever Had, Winter: Notes from Montana, and The Book of Yaak. He is also the editor of an anthology, The Roadless Yaak Valley, one of the wildest and most biologically diverse landscapes in the northern Rockies.


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ETSU baseball falls to Lipscomb in series opener, 9-4
Friday, March 26, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 26, 2010) - Lipscomb's Josh Smith was dominant striking out fifteen as the ETSU baseball team dropped the series opener to the Bisons 9-4 Friday night at Dugan Field in Nashville, Tenn.
Smith earned a complete game victory improving to 4-1 allowing four runs on five hits as Lipscomb improved to 7-15 overall and 2-2 in Atlantic Sun play.
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ETSU took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first as first baseman Paul Hoilman (
Lipscomb tied the game at 1-all in the bottom of the third on a Lee Wilson RBI single. Later in the inning, the Bisons took a 2-1 lead as M.L. Williams came in to score on a sacrifice fly by Zach Messer.
The Bisons jumped out to a commanding 8-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth as Lipscomb scored six runs on two hits and three ETSU errors. Messer had a three-run in the park home run in the inning.
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ETSU cut the lead to 8-4 in the top of the eighth as
Lipscomb capped off the scoring in the bottom of the eighth as Ryan Wilkins came in to score on a Tyler Wilson sac fly to make the final 9-4.
The Bucs are back in action tomorrow as they will face the Bison in a doubleheader to close out the series. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. Please visit www.ETSUBucs.com for more information on ETSU baseball and all other Buccaneer athletic news.
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Music Department
Welcome to the Music Department at Hunter College
The Department of Music at Hunter College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY), offers a variety of courses and degree programs catering to the needs of a diverse student body. Courses include a large selection of topics in music performance, theory, history, ethnomusicology, and music education. Private lessons are available on all instruments and voice, either with Hunter faculty members or with expert teachers outside the College. Most degrees can be completed in the evening, as well as during the day.
There are approximately 150 undergraduate music majors (B.Mus. and B.A.) and 80 M.A. students (in Composition, Ethnomusicology, Music History, Music Theory, Performance, and Music Education, via Hunter's Teacher Education Program) in the department. Classes for majors rarely include more than twenty students, and much individual attention is given to each student in the classroom. In addition to academic courses and private lessons, the Music Department presents numerous events each semester, including concerts, guest lectures, master classes, and festivals on different themes.
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NEWS: We are extremely pleased to announce that the International Keyboard Institute & Festival, for the past 16 years at Mannes College, is moving to Hunter College this summer, in full partnership with our Music Department. Profs. Geoffrey Burleson and Quynh Nguyen will join the faculty, and both will be performing on the Masters Series in the Kaye Playhouse in a joint solo recital on July 20. Other artists performing on the series include Marc-André Hamelin, Alessio Bax, and Xiayin Wang.
The IKIF will take place July 18-August 2. Please check out the website for Faculty Artists, Application, Schedule, Tuition, the MacKenzie Competition and more.
A limited number of full scholarships will be available to current Hunter College piano majors, and current Hunter students will have opportunities for free or half price tickets to Masters Series events in the Kaye.
Concerts tickets will be available online and in person at the Kaye Playhouse Office starting March 1.
For more information, go to ikif.org
NEWS: Newly arrived in the Hunter Music Department! A 1969 William Dowd double manual harpsichord, based on a 1782 instrument by Shudi and Broadwood, in the Victoria and Albert Museum. It was the largest harpsichord made in England, and the sound of this instrument is righteously resplendent. The instrument itself was just very generously donated to us by a retired department faculty member, Evelyn Kugler.