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After shaking off the disappointment of losing a 21-point lead and dropping their home opener to the New Jersey Nets, the Washington Wizards will head to Atlanta to face the Hawks on Wednesday. It will be a homecoming of sorts for rookie Chris Singleton.
From Canton, Ga., Singleton said he received dozens of messages from family and friends who were excited to see him make his NBA debut, but he is only thinking about wins and losses.
Following Monday's 90-84 setback, Singleton tweeted, "This losing is for the birds."
"We didn't get the win, that's the only thing I'm worried about," Singleton said after the team's practice session Tuesday.
"I don't want it [losing] to be a reoccurring thing. I want to change this culture, and there's too much losing the last couple of years. Some people might just like that. I'm not used to it and I'm not trying to get used to it."
The Hawks opened their season Tuesday night in New Jersey before returning home to host the Wizards. Atlanta was a playoff team last year, a fifth seed with a 44-38 record, and boasts four-time All-Star guard Joe Johnson.
For Wizards guard Jordan Crawford, the return to Atlanta will bring different emotions.
Crawford, a first-round pick in last year's draft, learned a lot while being mentored by Johnson, but he also was relegated to the bench much of the time. Now, Crawford return as a starter.
"It's going to be fun being the away team," Crawford said. "I played them last year, but it was here. It'll be fun being back in that gym."
Crawford was traded to the Wizards with Maurice Evans and Mike Bibby last February.
"It was tough [being on the bench in Atlanta]," Crawford said. "With my confidence and the way I feel about my game, I always feel I should be playing."
Crawford cracked the starting lineup last season when Nick Young went down with an injury and is in the starting lineup now. Young missed all of training camp before re-signing with the Wizards.
But while Crawford has confidence, and chemistry with John Wall, he has struggled from the floor in the preseason and in the home opener. Young, on the other hand, continues to show that even without camp he's still a deadly shooter.
Young led the Wizards in the opener with 16 points in just less than 18 minutes, even after sustaining a foot injury when teammate Andray Blatche accidentally rolled over it. Young was helped off the court, had his ankle taped and spent some time on the practice court trying to work out the soreness before returning to the game.
Young said the foot still is sore, but he ran well in practice and is expected to play Wednesday.


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Virginia Opera: Orpheus in the Underworld
- October 3, 2015 at 8:00 pm
- October 4, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Concert Hall
Virginia Opera's season begins with Offenbach's rollicking and irreverent operetta, a romp through heaven and hell, which spins one of the most famous ancient Greek tragedies into a witty satire. Unhappy in their marriage, Orpheus and his wife pursue exciting relationships with new lovers, but as it turns out, Eurydice's new beau is actually the God of Death in disguise. She is willingly whisked away to the Underworld, and Orpheus, while perfectly content with the arrangement, is cajoled into retrieving his wife. Meanwhile, when the bored and rebellious gods of Mount Olympus decide to pay a visit down below to sort things out, and to partake in some forbidden festivities, all hell breaks loose! Orpheus was considered quite scandalous by Parisian high society when it first premiered in 1858, but its magnificent melodies, risqué humor, and its lively "Infernal Galop" — the spirited tune that launched the French dance hall craze known as the Can-Can — now make this farcical comic operetta one hell of a party! Sung in English with English supertitles.
Pre-Performance Discussion: Member of the Company (Oct 3, 2015)
Pre-Performance Discussion: Member of the Company (Oct 4, 2015)
$98, $80, $48. 1 Free Student Ticket Available with Mason ID
RIOULT Dance NY
- October 9, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Concert Hall
This exquisite ensemble enchanted our audience when it appeared at the Center and now it returns for a spellbinding evening of contemporary dance. For more than two decades, RIOULT (ree-you) Dance NY has established a sterling reputation for blending breathtakingly beautiful movement with luminous symphonic works by Bach, Ravel, Stravinsky, and Mozart, creating contemporary dance that is truly sublime. The brainchild of former Martha Graham principal dancer Pascal Rioult, this outstanding company has received accolades from around the world and returns to the D.C. area with an all-Bach program that includes such awe-inspiring works as Views of the Fleeting World, City, Polymorphous, and Celestial Tides. "[Pascal Rioult] has an ability to balance the innate orchestral power of such music with an equally powerful sense of precision and innovation." (Huffington Post)
Pre-Performance Discussion: Pascal Rioult; Founder & Choreographer for RIOULT Dance NY (Oct 9, 2015)
$48, $41, $29. 1 Free Student Ticket Available with Mason ID
Turtle Island Quartet with special guest Cyrus Chestnut: Jelly, Rags, & Monk
- October 10, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Concert Hall
Ragtime meets the string quartet when four string players and a jazz pianist take us on a lively journey through the history of ragtime music. This collaborative genre-crossing concert reveals the sweet, soulful connections between classical music and jazz. The Grammy Award-winning Turtle Island Quartet — a singular force in the creation of bold, new trends in chamber music for strings — collaborates with acclaimed jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut to explore ragtime music from its beginnings with the music of Jelly Roll Morton and Scott Joplin to the modern genius of Thelonious Monk. Praised by Billboard for its "bow-etry in motion," Turtle Island Quartet is a pioneer in the chamber music world, fusing classical music with contemporary American music to create its own signature style. Cyrus Chestnut has a sterling reputation in both jazz and gospel circles for his broad appeal, superb showmanship, and masterful technique. The New York Times called him "a highly intelligent improviser with one of the surest senses of swing in jazz."
Pre-Performance Discussion: David Balakrishnan; Founder and Performer with Turtle Island Quartet (Oct 10, 2015)
$48, $41, $29. 2 Free Student Tickets Available with Mason ID
Aquila Theatre: Romeo and Juliet
- October 11, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Concert Hall
William Shakespeare's immortal tale of star-crossed lovers falling victim to family hatred is brought to our stage by this acclaimed British-American troupe. Romeo and Juliet are the archetype of two young lovers desperate to be together despite the fact that their families have been feuding for years. Romeo first beholds Juliet when he sneaks into her family's masked ball. They become infatuated with each other, and the teenagers quickly succumb to the passion of their forbidden love. Filled with romance, heartbreaking tragedy, and Shakespeare's delicate prose, this is a story that has touched the hearts of theater lovers for centuries. "Beautifully spoken, dramatically revealing, and crystalline in effect." (New Yorker)
Aquila Theatre will be performing The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes at the Hylton Center in Manassas on Oct. 10 at 8 pm., and again, here in Fairfax, Jan. 22 at 8 p.m.
Pre-Performance Discussion: Member of the Company (Oct 11, 2015)
$44, $37, $26. 2 Free Student Tickets Available with Mason ID
Direct from Beijing: The National Circus and Acrobats of the People's Republic of China: Peking Dreams
- October 16, 2015 - October 17, 2015 at 8:00 pm
- October 17, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Experience a jaw-dropping spectacle of Chinese circus, acrobatics, and Peking Opera performed by China's most revered circus artists! The whole family will marvel at the unparalleled grace, agility, flexibility, and athleticism displayed by these highly trained artists in their various acts of juggling, contortion, and balance. Enhanced with traditional Chinese music, brightly colored costumes and makeup, and elaborate props, this exciting production is sure to be a hit with children and adults alike. Founded in 1953, this company is one of China's longest running and most esteemed circus troupes. It has been instrumental in reviving the circus genre, and has directly influenced circuses around the world, including Cirque du Soleil and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. Bring the whole family to this spectacle of entertainment!
The National Circus and Acrobats of the People's Republic of China will also perform Peking Dreams in Manassas on Oct. 18. Learn More.
American Sign Language interpretation will be available for the October 17th 1:15 pm Pre-Performance Discussion.
Pre-Performance Discussion: Ms. Deng, Baojin; Artistic Director (Translator: Lihong Wang) (Oct 16, 2015)
Pre-Performance Discussion: Ms. Deng, Baojin; Artistic Director (Translator: Lihong Wang) ASL Available for this PPD. (Oct 17, 2015)
Pre-Performance Discussion: Ms. Deng, Baojin; Artistic Director (Translator: Lihong Wang) (Oct 17, 2015)
$50, $43, $30. 2 Free Student Tickets Available with Mason ID
Sign Language Interpretation Available
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Chopin and Grieg – A Musical Friendship
- October 25, 2015 at 7:00 pm
In his second concert of the season, Jeffrey Siegel presents music of two of the most popular composers of the Romantic era in a performance of engaging melodies and nationalistic pride! Edvard Grieg was known as "the Chopin of the North" and put Norway on the classical music map in the same way Chopin celebrated his Polish heritage and homeland. This delightful program features Chopin's exhilirating Polonaises, Op. 22 and a group of his soulful Mazurkas, as well as Grieg's zesty Norwegian Dances, and his heartbreaking, narrative Ballade. Part artist, part educator, and part entertainer, Jeffrey Siegel has enchanted Center audiences for nearly a quarter century with his brilliant artistry, massive piano technique, and a remarkable gift for making the audience a part of the classical music experience. "Siegel lit the stage…piano playing to delight the ears." (San Diego Evening Tribune)
In addition to the remaining two Keyboard Conversations performances at the Center for the Arts, Mr. Siegel will also be performing at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas on March 6, 2016. Take a look.
$40, $34, $24. 2 Free Student Tickets Available with Mason ID on October 13, 2015
L.A. Theatre Works: Dracula
- October 31, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Concert Hall
Spend a bone-chilling Halloween evening experiencing the timeless Victorian tale of an aristocratic, refined vampire. Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel about the iconic Count Dracula sparked a worldwide fascination with the undead creatures that thrive on human blood; a fascination that can be seen today in the phenomenal success of the Twilight and True Blood sagas. In this acclaimed adaptation by Charles Morey, Dracula quietly moves from his native Transylvania to Victorian London and terrorizes the city as he preys upon its helpless citizens. The heroic Dr. Van Helsing is the only person who can stop the carnage, but to do so, he must uncover the vampire's lair and pierce Dracula's heart with a wooden stake. America's premier radio theater company brings this chilling story to life with live readings and creepy sound effects made "the old fashioned way." Have a frighteningly fun Halloween with this "national theatrical treasure." (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pre-Performance Discussion: Member of the Company (Oct 31, 2015)
$44, $37, $26. 2 Free Student Tickets Available with Mason ID on October 20, 2015
Boleros for the Disenchanted
A Mason Fringe Performance
Written by: José Rivera | Directed by: Matt Succi
- October 7, 2015 at 8:00 pm
- October 9, 2015 at 8:00 pm
- October 10, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Passion, humor and infidelity collide amid the warm, sunny breezes of 1950s Puerto Rico when Eusebio sweeps Flora off her feet and off to America — away from her family and her familiar life. Nearly 40 years later, the cracks in their marriage have begun to widen as old secrets are revealed, causing Flora to question the life she has tirelessly built in a foreign land.
Pay what you can ($5 increments only). 1 Free Student Ticket Available with Mason ID
A Bright New Boise
A Mason Fringe Performance
Written by: Samuel D. Hunter | Directed by Nathan Vasquez
- October 8, 2015 at 8:00 pm
- October 10, 2015 at 8:00 pm
- October 11, 2015 at 2:00 pm
In the bleak break room of a run-down hobby shop in Boise, Idaho, Will, a disgraced evangelical touched by scandal, chases a modern miracle –reconnection with his estranged son. Soon, his fellow employees uncover his secret past, his son falls even deeper into depression, and Will must choose between rebuilding a normal family life or returning to the faith that at one time gave his life meaning.
Pay what you can ($5 increments only). 1 Free Student Ticket Available with Mason ID
The Crucible
A Mainstage Performance
Written by: Arthur Miller | Directed by: Howard Vincent Kurtz and Maggie Rodgers
- October 22, 2015 - October 24, 2015 at 8:00 pm
- October 24, 2015 at 2:00 pm
- October 29, 2015 - October 31, 2015 at 8:00 pm
- October 31, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Harris Theatre
In a tight-knit community, personal grievances and deception give way to superstition and madness. Bear witness as Miller's timeless parable is brought vividly to life in a newly conceived production.
Join us for a talk-back with the directors and cast after the October 31 2:00 p.m. performance.
$25 adults;
$15 students, faculty, staff, seniors and groups
1 Free Student Ticket Available with Mason ID on October 13, 2015
Mason Symphony Orchestra Concert
- October 14, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Concert Hall
The Mason Symphony Orchestra presents a concert celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Reunification of Germany. The orchestra will offer Beethoven's complete Incidental Music from Goethe's "Egmont", the "Entre Acte and Carnival Music" from Franz Schmidt's opera "Notre Dame", and Paul Hindemith's "Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria Von Weber".
View the program for this event here.
$12 Adults
$8 Seniors
$5 Children/youth through grade 12
2 Free Student Tickets Available with Mason ID
Wind Symphony Concert
With the Fairfax Wind Symphony
- October 22, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Concert Hall
Mason School of Music Professor Mark Camphouse leads the University Wind Symphony in a shared concert with the Fairfax Wind Symphony and their conductor, Stanley Schoonover in an evening of outstanding wind band literature ranging from the 16th century to the present.
$12 Adults
$8 Seniors
$5 Children/youth through grade 12
2 Free Student Tickets Available with Mason ID on October 13, 2015
Fall Choral Invitational Concert
- October 25, 2015 at 3:00 pm
Concert Hall
The annual GMU Fall Choral Festival will feature the University Singers and University Chorale along with area high school choirs. Each ensemble performs its own program and then the concert concludes with a rousing finale presented by over 150 singers onstage! Selections include a wide range of traditional concert repertoire as well as rhythmic spirituals and world music.
Festival Conductors: Dr. Lisa Billingham and Dr. Stan Engebretson
$12 Adults
$8 Seniors
$5 Children/youth through grade 12
2 Free Student Tickets Available with Mason ID on October 13, 2015
Mason Percussion Festival
- October 27, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Concert Hall
Featuring the Mason Percussion Group Faculty Artists - John Kilkenny and Victor Provost Guest Artist - Michael Burritt - Internationally Acclaimed Soloist and Director of Percussion Studies at the Eastman School of Music.
Evening to benefit the Mason Percussion Program and Begun Scholarship fund.
$12 Adults
$8 Seniors
$5 Children/youth through grade 12
2 Free Student Tickets Available with Mason ID on October 13, 2015
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra: Sean Chen, piano
- October 24, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Concert Hall
Sibelius: Valse Triste and Scene with Cranes
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2
-Sean Chen, piano
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Hailed as a charismatic rising star, pianist Sean Chen won over fans and critics at the 2013 Van Cliburn Piano Competition as the Crystal Award winner with "an exceptional ability to connect with an audience combined with an easy virtuosity" (Huffington Post). Chen is the first American to earn a Cliburn award since 1997, just months after being named the 2013 Christel DeHaan Classical Fellow of the American Pianists Association.
"It was a muscular, impassioned performance, and you felt that he is an artist with something to say." – Cincinnati Enquirer
$58, $46, $34. 1 Free Student Ticket Available with Mason ID on October 13, 2015
The Goddess Diaries
- October 22, 2015 at 7:30 pm
The Goddess Diaries, as a series of monologues, are based on true-to-life transformative stories of women. The Diaries stay current by combining humor and everyday life with current issues women face. Since its inception in 2010 the Diaries has raised funds and awareness for programs on GMU's campus, including the Victim's of Violence Fund. This year's spotlight monologue features a riveting story about a Mason student from the transgender community.
$20: Adults
$10: Seniors 65 and over, Kids 10 and over
$5: Students with valid ID
Fall for the Book: Diana Gabaldon
- September 27, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Concert Hall
Pre-Show Reception on Grand Tier III at 5:00 pm
ASL Interpretation will be available for this event.
Fall for the Book: Davina Porter Reading
- September 27, 2015 at 3:30 pm
Harris Theatre
Fall for the Book: Beth Cabrera - Center for Well-Being
- September 29, 2015 at 4:30 pm
Harris Theatre
Visual Voices #4 - Fall
- October 1, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Harris Theatre
Fall for the Book: Paula McLain
- October 3, 2015 at 3:00 pm
Harris Theatre
ASL Interpretation will be available for this event.
Speak of the Devil, Steve Badanes & Linda Beaumont - Visual Voices Speaker Series
- October 8, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Harris Theatre
School of Music Faculty Artist Showcase Recital
- October 9, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Harris Theatre
View the playbill for this event here.
CHSS Distinguished Alumni Reception
- October 15, 2015 at 5:00 pm
Grand Tier III
New Sound Collective Concert (formerly M3E)
- October 17, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Performing Arts Building Room 3001
Jazz Combos Concert
- October 28, 2015 at 8:00 pm
de Laski - Room 3001
An evening with the Center for the Advancement of Well-being
- September 29, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Concert Hall Lobby
The Beauty of Sichuan Night, Chinese Cultural Festival
Presented by The Greater Washington Chinese-American Community
- October 30, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Concert Hall
Part one will be performed by the Sichuan professional art ensemble led by one of the best Chinese Singers on the world opera stage today, Liao Changyong.In recent years, Liao Changyong has toured the United States, France, Japan, Australia, United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Germany, and Russia. He was the first Chinese singer to perform with the Washington Opera and worked on Verdi's "Trovatore" with Placido Domingo at the John F. Kennedy Center where he received a standing ovation. The Washington Post hails him as "one of the brightest starts from China." Liao Changyong is also hailed as one of the most talented singers.
Part two is a magical act titled. "Face changing." In this piece, the actors will portray emotions through mask work. At one point they will wear 10 masks in less than 20 seconds!
- October 24, 2015 at 6:00 am
The GMU Artsbus is a School of Art (SOA) sponsored day trip to New York City. For more info click here.
Fall for the Book: Martha Hodes
- October 3, 2015 at 11:00 am
Concert Hall Lobby
Fall for the Book: Alan Cheuse
- October 3, 2015 at 12:00 pm
Concert Hall Lobby
Tribute reading.
Fall for the Book: Alumni Reading
- October 3, 2015 at 1:30 pm
Concert Hall Lobby
Huan Hsu, Karen Guzman, Kirsten Lopresi
Fall for the Book: So to Speak Reading
- October 3, 2015 at 4:00 pm
Concert Hall Lobby


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Sony has also managed to fit the Vaio Z with a backlit keyboard, something that the MacBook Air doesn't currently offer (it's rumoured a new model is due any day now).
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Is your business benefiting from Pinterest?
Pinterest is an effective tool for businesses of all sizes and sectors.
From B2B to B2C, there are a number of goals you can pursue—from driving web and foot traffic to increasing visibility with influencers and consumers.
In this article, you'll find 26 tips, an A-Z guide for making Pinterest work for your business.
#1: Add an On Hover Pin It Button to Your Images
To drive referral traffic from Pinterest, your blog images have to make it to Pinterest.
The on hover Pin It button appears over images on your blog when a user mouses over them.
In the image below, you can see the on hover Pin It button on Social Media Examiner.
7 Ways to Grow Your Blog With Pinterest
Would you like more traffic to your blog?
Are you looking for creative ways to use Pinterest to benefit your business blog?
Pinterest offers a robust path to help you build your blog.
You can use Pinterest to find content for your blog, grow your audience and increase your website traffic.
In this article, I'll show you 7 easy ways to use Pinterest to grow your business blog and engage further with your online audience.
#1: Create a Blog Think Tank
Are you constantly clipping articles, studies, posts and pictures and placing them in an idea folder—online or off? Pinterest is tailor-made for doing this quickly and easily online.
Create secret boards for your blog post ideas and use them as placeholders for images, videos, quotes, etc. that you want to blog about in the future. Curate boards for single posts, a series you're working on, even potential guest bloggers.
4 Pinterest Tools to Grow and Measure Your Pinterest Presence
Do you need help measuring your Pinterest activity?
Are you wondering which tools can help you grow your followers on Pinterest?
In this article, I'll show you 4 tools to help you analyze and grow your presence on Pinterest.
Why Pinterest Tools?
The average Pinterest user follows nine brands and spends just over 15 minutes on the platform.
That means to compete, you have to be able to serve up fantastic images, measure the impact of your efforts and connect with new followers on a regular basis.
If you don't have a large budget to sink into your Pinterest strategy, integrating the time-saving shortcuts and functions of a few affordable tools can work wonders.
Here are four tools worth consideration…
5 Ways to Get Your Pins Noticed on Pinterest
Is Pinterest important to your business?
Do you want to get your pins in front of more people?
In this article, I'll show you 5 ways to get your pins noticed on Pinterest.
Why Pinterest?
Pinterest has over 70 million users globally.
The site also drives more referral traffic than Twitter, LinkedIn and Reddit combined. That's a lot of traffic.
And if you want to take advantage of it, your pins have to be seen not only by users who follow you, but also by new users.
Here are the tips:
#1: Optimize Your Name, Boards and Pins for Pinterest Search
Your Business Name
Many branded companies make the mistake of using only their branded name for their Pinterest user account name. This is not ideal, as they lose out on people searching for them with other terms.
Add a descriptive keyword that you want to be associated with to the end of your business name to increase the chances of your Pinterest business account being found through a search for Pinners.
How Constant Contact Uses Pinterest to Reach a B2B Market
"You can use any social media channel for B2B," said Erica Ayotte, social media marketing manager at Constant Contact.
"Anyone who says you can't is not being creative enough."
She should know. Her team has grown their Pinterest following to over 18,000 in less than two years.
How does a company that is not retail and not inherently visual use Pinterest to reach a B2B target audience?
The keys are to expand your idea of what your brand is, think visually and have a curating mindset. Here's how Constant Contact appeals to their small-business market on Pinterest.
12 Ways to Get More Pinterest Followers
Are wondering how to get more Pinterest followers?
Are you looking to increase your Pinterest engagement and drive traffic?
In this article, I'll share 12 tips on how you can get more Pinterest followers and promote your business.
Why More Pinterest Followers?
More Pinterest followers can help you get more likes, repins, comments, clicks and impressions.
This can then help drive traffic, increase sales, generate leads and build your Pinterest brand.
It also provides an opportunity for you to generate more engagement with your customers.
Here are the tips:
#1: Add the Pinterest Follow Button
The Pinterest follow button diverts website visitors to your Pinterest page, thereby attracting followers. This can be effective if you have a high-traffic website.
Install the button in several prominent places on your website and blog—the header, footer, sidebar, etc. Make it easy for people to find your brand page and convert them into followers.
To create your button, use the widget builder page on Pinterest or create a custom button that matches your branding.
MindBodyGreen placed Pinterest buttons on the header and the sidebar of their website to divert website traffic to their Pinterest page and attract some of their thousands of followers.
3 Unique Ways to Use Pinterest for Business
Does your business have a clear Pinterest strategy?
Have you been struggling to figure out how Pinterest could help market your business?
Pinterest represents a massive opportunity for both consumer-focused and business-to-business companies.
In this article, I'll show you three ways to build a successful Pinterest presence for your business.
Pinterest Success: Creative Ways to Use Pinterest for Your Business
Do you use Pinterest for business?
Are you wondering how your business can benefit from Pinterest?
To learn some creative ways to use Pinterest to help your business, I interview Cynthia Sanchez for this episode of the Social Media Marketing podcast.
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The Social Media Marketing podcast is a show from Social Media Examiner.
It's designed to help busy marketers and business owners discover what works with social media marketing.
The show format is on-demand talk radio (also known as podcasting).
In this episode, I interview Cynthia Sanchez, host of the Oh So Pinteresting Podcast. She freely admits that she's addicted to Pinterest. It's changed her life in a major way and now she helps other businesses figure out how to tap into this growing network.
Cynthia shares how you can use Pinterest for market research and how to get your content seen by more people.
You'll learn about some of the most popular trends on Pinterest and how to create attention-grabbing images.
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Last week, as I was fixing my morning coffee I looked out the window and saw my husband burning some brush in our fire pit. I had a pile of paperwork that I was planning to shred and decided to just toss them in the fire.
Once I got outside, I discovered that I had also grabbed a small notepad and as I tossed the papers into the fire I felt a tug of inspiration that urged me to make a list of things that I wanted to dispose of. Ya gotta burn it down, to allow it to rise up.
I finished my initial task and ran back into the house for a pen and a coffee refill. I grabbed one of our big, old heavy Adirondack chairs and hunkered down in front of the fire to spill it all out. These were things that I wanted to root out, look at in the light of day and then burn to ashes.
At the top of the page, I simply wrote "let go". Here is my list:
Not fitting in
Conventional wisdom
Second guessing
Crusty, old beliefs
Cultural knots and entanglements
Behaving as you "should"
Material lust
Status seeking
This was stream of consciousness. Things that I felt were holding me back in some way. I didn't over-think or take more than 10 minutes to compile the list. I then stood before the fire, read it aloud, asked for guidance from spirit and tossed it in to the fire.
Done. BAM! Burned.
I looked up and saw a big, beautiful hawk soaring overhead. I watched him for a few minutes and as he circled closer and closer, I thanked him for acknowledging my ceremony.
Ceremony and ritual are important parts of the human experience and in modern times, we often forget. There is no time or inclination any longer. Fewer and fewer of us attend church or any kind of spiritual gathering and we suffer for it.
There is something inside us, that has been there from the very beginning that craves connection with the Divine and we ignore it at our peril. I believe that is why we have such a callous attitude toward others and toward the Earth. We've lost touch with this spark, but we can make the time, even if it's just us, all alone, to reignite it.
As I walked back to the house after my 'cleansing', I felt lighter, freer, empowered, calm, loved. I'd taken just a little time and made a connection with not only my soul, but with what animates it. Spirit and energy and God and creator are all around us, at all times. Tap in. When you feel an urge, as I did, follow it. Be with yourself, create some minor rituals and try to develop a daily practice, even if it's 5 minutes, to connect with the thing that is greater than you.
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What the HELL is going on in the world? What is wrong with people? We could turn those phrases into a drinking game this week and we'd all be drunker than skunks if you took a shot every time those words were spoken.
It's crazy right now, but the interesting thing is that even though we do have some common pains and worries, we don't really have common solutions. Another mass shooting: one side calls for stricter gun laws, another for looser ones. Another instance of alleged police misconduct resulting in a civilian death: one side says police have a hard job and we should always respect that, while the other side says that the police are the enemy.
And the frustrating thing for me is that these issues seem to always divide along party lines. If you're in one party, you must believe this, which will of course, be the exact opposite of those 'idiots' in the other party. Sound familiar? And then there are those who actually use their brains and their other emotions besides fear and anger, who reside in the Venn Diagram where our values and common sense and empathy intersect.
Unfortunately, the places where we get our news, particularly on TV, rarely enter that fairly large area of agreement. Not good for business. Much better to keep people afraid and angry and suspicious of 'the other side' because it's great for ratings.
So, here we are. Stuck. Angry. Frustrated. Overwhelmed. Afraid. Dug in. Barricaded in our belief system, with no intention of learning about how others came to their world view.
Now, that is scary. A bunch of humans, glaring at each other through their tiny peepholes in the giant door that protects them from people who disagree with them. What a way to live, eh?
You know how on the internet or Facebook or whatever, videos of cute baby animals and baby humans tend to spread like wildfire? That is because we all universally (okay I know there are some of you with very dark and scared souls who refuse to enjoy puppies and kittens…which is a shame) feel a swelling of good emotions while watching them. They are cute and innocent and funny and we just wanna squeeze 'em. That is because we are connected. By universal love. Massive, global warm and fuzzies.
There are also those stories and shares of brutality and pain and suffering that receive millions of views and hits. In these cases, we are all connected by that universal pain. We all feel it. We all suffer. We all are connected. Do you understand what this means?
It means that we have to begin to acknowledge our commonality, rather than our differences. We are connected. When one suffers, we all suffer. When one triumphs or feels joy and love, we all do. It spreads and covers us and lifts us up and knocks us down. We are all one on a soul level.
This is the basic teaching of every single major religion and spiritual path. Love your fellow beings, for they are you. But, it's hard, isn't it? Everyone is so flawed and complicated and imperfect and blah, blah, blah.
We are at a tipping point. I believe that this is a time to awaken to the clarity that is available to us. I would not presume to know how you will do that, as we are all on our own path to awakening…or not. But, if you feel like things are not working, begin to question your beliefs and the collective beliefs we've taken as hard truth.
That is step #1. Question everything. What you have carried around as a belief for years and years is probably not really based on anything but what you were taught by other flawed humans. Core beliefs can evolve, despite the conventional wisdom that says otherwise. We've seen a huge evolution in our lifetime on various issues.
What have we been taught as Americans? Growth, progress, technological supremacy, military superpower, USA is #1, work over family, we know best as a nation, might makes right, money and wealth is the ultimate goal, we have dominion over the earth, etc.
A lot of us are questioning those values because they don't seem to be valid any longer. We are fat, sick, mired in massive debt, destroying our environment, working longer and harder for less, feeling as if we have to aspire to great wealth, but not having the means or training or education or connections to achieve it.
So, re-think. Re-tool your belief system. Maybe fulfillment comes from a more nurturing place. Maybe you'll begin to feel those connections to all things on earth, including other humans that you don't quite understand. Love yourself, find yourself, connect with your soul.
Find a way. We're all depending on you.
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Love CAN win
Love Wins. The celebratory statement after the Supreme Court's ruling legalizing marriage equality was handed down this past week. What a beautiful statement in a world that is, as it always has been, burdened by hate. Two simple words that, if taken to heart can transform our existence on this planet.
Which is why I'm here to co-opt that phrase for my spiritually evangelical purposes.
Those two words are what we are missing as we struggle to find our way forward in these very confusing times. The world seems to be exploding in violence and conflict. We are in the middle of another potentially explosive racial divide here in America.
Last week, 9 people died at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina when a young, white man who was motivated by racial hatred, shot them while telling them they "had to go".
He spent over an hour with them in Bible study, where they welcomed him into their church and their group with open arms. When he was arraigned on these murders, various family members of the victims showed up to tell him that even though their hearts were broken, they forgave him and would pray for his soul. Love wins.
This is what religion teaches. These people live their faith in a way that most cannot or will not. Most of us call immediately for revenge before justice. We want to strike back at those who cause us pain. It's all about 'getting even'. Jesus advised turning the other cheek. Buddha said hate doesn't dispel hate; only love dispels hate. Dr. Martin Luther King told us that only love can drive out hate. Yet, in times of great pain and anguish, we ignore those who we admire for their wisdom.
I honestly believe that some of the events of the past week may be the beginning of a tipping point toward love winning. I've felt such despair over so many global events and issues. I don't even need to list the things that are happening that cause me to want to weep or vomit every time I read or watch the news. You know. You feel it too, but you feel powerless.
This is why this past week is so powerful. In just a few short years, gay marriage has become not only accepted by a majority of Americans, but it is now the law of the land. I know that many are not happy about it and try as I might, I cannot understand their opposition. How can allowing more commitment, more love, more families to form ever be a sin? How can allowing all of our fellow humans to have the same legal protections that straight humans have had, be a bad thing?
You can of course, remain true to your religious beliefs by following them. All of them. Because it seems to me that Jesus' main message to his flock was Love Wins. In the face of anger, crime, bigotry, hatred, insults, misunderstanding, miscommunication, impatience, somebody cutting you off in traffic or irritating you by paying with a check at the supermarket, Love Wins.
That's it. Two words that we all need to adopt as our mantra going forward. WE are the ones that have to fix what's broken. Don't rely on politicians or pundits or various know-it-alls who populate our media and culture. YOU. ME. We have to start loving our fellow humans, particularly when they irritate or insult or even attack us.
This is the hard stuff that we have to face as spiritual beings having a human experience. You can think and analyze and ask why, as I often do; as I constantly do. Let me do that for you, if you'd like; it's a dirty job, but I'm happy to carry that burden. The bottom line is that we need to be more forgiving, more compassionate, more kind and more charitable to the other residents of this planet, be they human, animal, plant, etc.
This week gave us a beautiful lesson in the midst of tragedy and triumph for gay rights. Take this lesson and run with it. Spread it around. Re-think some of your beliefs. Share this blog post freely. Let's start a bigger movement.
Love Wins.
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I'm thinking a lot about conventional wisdom, mostly because I am rejecting a lot of it. Of course, conventional wisdom morphs all of the time, which makes it hard to even label it anymore. That's actually a good thing I suppose because we do reject many outdated and often inhumane, oppressive or outdated practices.
But, all too often, conventional wisdom becomes tyrannical group-think. One example is the continuing nonsense that prohibits women from earning their full potential, financially, legally and culturally. Conventional wisdom tells us that women must be very attractive because that makes it easier for the dudes to put up with our 'crazy emotional side'. It's all about being hot and sexy and just a little subservient and passive. Don't be too strident or pushy, ladies. Unattractive. And we gals are complicit in allowing this. Shame on us.
Another bit of conventional wisdom that I reject is that our 'leaders' are smarter and more competent than we are. They may have a certain skill set or knowledge base that many of us lack, but they remain human and are often victims of the human condition, i.e. they can be bribed and intimidated. They often put their needs ahead of ours. They often help their friends or sell their influence. They protect other members of their tribe/profession/institution. We see this with most of our institutions anymore. How many bad priests, cops, politicians, corporate boards, teachers, doctors, military personnel, etc. have been protected and surrounded, in order to cover-up immoral and illegal acts?
It kinda makes you want to drop out of the whole system doesn't it? How many times do you learn of these things and practically scream "What is wrong with people"? If you answered daily, you're not alone. And yet, we go along to get along, right?
That's what's bugging me. Everyone is scared. Scared to go against conventional wisdom. Scared to speak out. Scared of the direction we're headed. We feel as if we're caught in the stream of history and can't do a damned thing. I get it. And I think in a sense that's true. My latest incantation to myself is "what's gonna happen, is gonna happen". Fatalistic. I've surrendered. Sort of.
A big part of me still believes that if more and more people start to wake up and question conventional wisdom and authority, MAYBE we can make a dent. Maybe we can start to expose the incredible corruption that is happening to pollute the planet and in turn, pollute everything on it. Yes, that includes us. We are swimming in a toxic soup, 24-7. Our food is toxic, medicine is toxic, our homes/work places/cars/make-up/cleaning products are toxic. Is it any wonder that our politics, global situation, discourse and human relationships are also toxic?
And yet, we float along believing that those who are 'in charge' are looking out for us, protecting us from harm. Even though there is a huge body of evidence to the contrary. So, when do we peel off this layer of apathy? When do we shed our fears and begin to reject and question what we are fed, day in and day out?
If you speak of peace and say no more war, you are soft; you are anti-military. If you stand up for the poor and unempowered, you're a socialist or a nanny. If you question or point out flaws or bad behavior in any powerful institution, whether public or private, you are subversive, dangerous and are shouted down. You are called unpatriotic. So, we hunker down and live with this growing insanity because it's just too hard to change.
Here's your call to action and you know, it can be as simple as the food or products you buy. You don't have to march in the streets, although I think we need MORE of that, not less. Speak up. Share your thoughts and your values and your solutions.
Sit quietly and clear your brain and you will find that many of your entrenched, clingy and often, wrong beliefs will begin to dissolve into more clarity. I know this from personal experience. It's freeing, but frustrating. Because you will see so much that's wrong. So much of our lives that are controlled by misinformation, money, power and yes, evil.
Most people are good. Most people are just like you. They want to be good, do good and see the good. Make that your goal. Short term, long term. It will change you. You will begin to look for and appeal to, the good in people. That is compassion and grace and we lack it within our institutions and conventional wisdom.
Question everything. It's okay to be a pain in the ass. In fact, it's imperative. Do it.


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(July 14, 2010)--The Transportation Division of UTSA Business Auxiliary Services announces a change in operating hours for the ADA Cart Service. Starting Monday, July 19, the hours will be 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, except on university holidays.
Last year, the courtesy shuttle provided approximately 30 rides per day between the ADA (Americans With Disability Act) parking spaces adjacent to the Convocation Center and the Multidisciplinary Studies Building on the Main Campus
While starting 30 minutes later and ending 30 minutes earlier, the service will continue to meet customer needs while reducing the cost to provide the service.
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The UTSA College of Architecture, Construction and Planning, in partnership with AIA San Antonio's Latinos in Architecture, presents architect Andrés Jaque, founder of the Office for Political Innovation, an architectural practice dually based in New York and Madrid.
Buena Vista Building, Aula Canaria Lecture Hall (BV 1.328), Downtown Campus
The UTSA Women's Studies Institute invites you to Take Back the Night, an international initiative to raise awareness and empower survivors while educating allies through a march, poetry, and testimonios. This is a gender-inclusive movement to shatter the silence surrounding sexual and domestic violence.
Sombrilla Plaza, Main Campus
Grad Fest is an event designed to prepare you for commencement while celebrating your achievement. You will have the opportunity to purchase commencement regalia, order class rings, diploma frames, explore graduate school opportunities, learn about successful Stafford loan repayment and discuss career outcomes.
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Grad Fest is an event designed to prepare you for commencement while celebrating your achievement. You will have the opportunity to purchase commencement regalia, order class rings, diploma frames, explore graduate school opportunities, learn about successful Stafford loan repayment and discuss career outcomes.
H-E-B University Center Ballroom
Looking for a good read? Shop for yourself or for gifts and help change a life at the same time. Browse and buy children's stories, novels and more at the 2015 SECC Book Sale.
Sombrilla Plaza, Main Campus
What would Dr. John Bartkowski say if it were his last lecture? The UTSA professor of sociology will speak about "The Power of Listening" in this annual event sponsored by the UTSA chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. A reception will follow.
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The UTSA Music Department presents Emmy-award winning Composer Larry Groupe. Groupe has composed music for films such as "The Contender," "Straw Dogs" and "Miami Vice," and TV shows such as "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Ren and Stimpy" and "American Gladiators." Lecture is free and open to the public.
Arts Building (ART 2.03.15-18), Main Campus
The Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series continues with Dr. Matthew Hughey, a scholar of race, racism and racial inequality.
Buena Vista Building (BV 1.328), Downtown Campus
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At UTSA, the handwriting is on the wall for a library that doesn't have any printed books.
Since March 2010, the bookless library in the Applied Engineering and Technology Building has given UTSA students an innovative way to read, research and work with each other to solve problems.
With ultra-modern furniture and a décor featuring desktop computers, scanners and LCD screens, the AET Library is designed to engage students in an online format. But it also offers group study niches and study rooms with whiteboards and glass walls on which students can write. The space encourages teamwork, communications and problem solving for the next generation of scientists and professional engineers.
Did you know? The UTSA AET Library is the nation's first completely bookless library on a college or university campus. It served as a model for Bexar County's first-in-the-nation public bookless library system and one of its branches, the Dr. Ricardo Romo BiblioTech.
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Restaurants are expected to add 448,000 jobs this summer season, a 4.5-percent increase over the March 2013 employment level, according to National Restaurant Association projections released today. The projected gain represents an improvement over the 2012 summer season.
"Summer is the busiest season for restaurants in most parts of the country, and the stronger business leads to additional employment opportunities at all levels of a restaurant operation," said Bruce Grindy, chief economist for the NRA. "The projected addition of 448,000 summer restaurant jobs will be driven by a national economy that continues to improve, as well as consumers' pent-up demand for restaurant services that remains at historically high levels."
Nationally, eating and drinking places added 427,200 jobs during the 2012 summer season, 465,400 jobs during the 2011 summer season, and 427,100 jobs during the 2010 summer season. The restaurant industry is usually the nation's second-largest creator of summer jobs, ranking only behind the construction industry.
"In many states with tourism-driven economies, restaurants satisfy both tourists' cravings for food, as well as job-seekers' hunger for employment," Grindy added.
The states projected to add the most eating and drinking place jobs during the 2013 summer season are California (41,700), New York (40,700), Massachusetts (29,000), Texas (22,000), New Jersey (21,900), Michigan (21,200), Ohio (21,000) and Illinois (20,000).
The states projected to register the largest proportional employment increase during the 2013 summer season are Maine (31.2 percent increase), Alaska (22.5 percent increase), Delaware (16.8 percent increase) and Rhode Island (15.6 percent increase).
Complete state-by-state 2013 projections, plus a national 10-year review, of restaurant summer employment can be found on the NRA's website.
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