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Sunday, November 16, 2008
I Was Harrassed By Police and all I got was...
Saturday, March 22, 2008
People Are Strange
People are like snowflakes. There are no two exactly alike, yet, each is complex and beautiful.
When I was really little, before I had 13 siblings, I always wanted a friend who was just like me. I was an only child, but I was a social butterfly. Unfortunately, it got me into trouble, because I was always in "grown folks' business."
So, I used to have a make-believe friend that lived on the other side of the world who would think like me, act like me, and look like me. When I got older, I realized that I was seeking a doppelganger, an alter-ego. Well, my mom remarried, had a bunch of kids as did my dad, and my make-believe friend disappeared.
I never stopped seeking a doppelganger. But, I realized that it didn't matter. I recognize the beauty in people as snowflakes. I learn so much about myself and others from my new friendships, and through meeting so many different kinds of people.
"O Mankind, We have created you from male and female, made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the best among you in the sight of God is the one who is pious and loves God much. Verily, God is All-Knowing, All-Aware." ~The Noble Qur'an, Chapter 49, Verse 13
You know, eventually I gave birth to my doppelganger. I'm absolutely amazed by my child. She astounds me everyday, and I'm blessed with the privilege of being her mother. My mother, and all my friends tell me all the time that she is just like her mother. My very own Mini-Me. All I can say to that is, "Be careful what you wish for." :)
My Favorite Lyrics This Week:
People are strange
When you're strange
People are strange
When you're strange
When you're strange
Monday, March 17, 2008
Where Have All The Smart Men Gone?
Who shall come to free us from the ignorance that has invaded our country?
It's an epidemic run rampant, and there is no hope in sight.
Unless, we elect an INTELLIGENT POTUS this time around...
(And, I don't mean Hillary.)
(And, I damn sure don't mean McCain!)
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Ambitious Notions of Existential Importance
I have Asthma.
It sucks.
I haven't really been well lately, but, I'm better.
And, a lot has been on my mind. The notion that I have that my empirical knowledge has been leading me forward in life, has really been buzzing about in my mind lately.
I mean to say, based upon my own life experiences, I learn and grow and achieve a sort of development in my own existence.
But, I think that's bullsh*t. Well, in a way...
Because everything I am is a culmination of my understanding of experiences, and yet, my experiences are a creation of God. God created me, and created my circumstances, therefore, I am a product of God. And, my experiences are a product of God.
And all of this is important, why? You might ask yourself.
Because, in a wordy way, I'm simply stating the obvious: my knowledge and experiences are not that which make me who I am, but GOD makes me who I am. And, so I must thank God. :)
It all comes back to God.
So, don't get lost in all the sauce.
My Favorite Lyric this Week:
Pastime Paradise
~by Stevie Wonder
They've been spending most their lives
Living in a pastime paradise
They've been spending most their lives
Living in a pastime paradise
They've been wasting most their time
Glorifying days long gone behind
They've been wasting most their days
In remembrance of ignorance so disgraced
Tell me who of them will come to be
How many of them are you and me
Race relations
to the evils of the world
They've been spending most their lives
Living in a future paradise
They've been spending most their lives
Living in a future paradise
They've been looking in their minds
For the day that sorrows gone from time
They keep telling of the day
When the savior of love will come to stay
Tell me who of them will come to be
How many of them are you and me
Of race relations
Of revelations
World salvation
to the peace of the world
They've been spending most their lives
Living in a pastime paradise
They've been spending most their lives
Living in a pastime paradise
They've been spending most their lives
Living in a future paradise
They've been spending most their lives
Living in a future paradise
We've been spending too much of our lives
Living in a pastime paradise
Let's start living our lives
Living for the future paradise
Praise to our lives
Living for the future paradise
Shame to anyone's lives
Living in the pastime paradise
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Moment of Clarity
I have come upon a milestone. I've hit upon an epiphany. I'm no longer Sisyphus.
I am Athena.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
No Ordinary Love
Damned if I know!
Wait, I think I have an idea. It can mean so many things...
I LOVE the way God takes care of me. He LOVES me unconditionally.
I LOVE my Mommy. She is the only human being that I put before all others, except God.
I LOVE my children, and the LOVE they have for me is immeasureable.
I LOVE my puppy, Sugar. She LOVES me unconditionally, even when I don't take her for a walk when she whimpers at me through the screen door.
I understand LOVE to be something that comes from surrender. I mean, I surrender my will to God's. I trust that my faith in Him is sufficient for me, and He provides all I need.
Love is not something to be bargained. It must be given freely. And, in turn, it will be received. The more you give, the more you receive.
Love is a gift. You can't buy it, though.
Love is something of which this world needs a whole lot more.
Spread the love.
Give love.
Be love.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Kick Rocks!
Sunday, March 9, 2008
The Unexpected
It is often looked upon as a coincidence, serendipity, bad luck, irony, a sick twist in fate, whatever...but the unexpected is the spice of life.
We are often thrown curveballs, or wild pitches. Then, we swing wildly and miss the point.
Stand still when life throws you the unexpected.
Often, we miss the opportunity to learn something from the experience, expending valuable energy on the why and how. Just live in the moment.
Life is meant to be experienced, so when the unexpected happens, it's a good thing.
Go with it, learn from it, and grow.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Ride It!
Hold on tight!
Sometimes it helps to just recognize that life is full of ups and downs, and they are unexpected. Although, you know when getting on the roller coaster that there are twists and turns, and sudden drops, you are still caught off-guard and scream when they happen. And, it's scary. But, that's what makes it fun.
When I first moved here to L.A., I had no idea how hard it would be. But, I realize that it's a roller coaster. Ups include networking with the right people, and getting positive feedback on my scripts. Downs include living paycheck to paycheck, and wondering if I'll ever be de-stressed enough to write.
After being here for nearly three years, I believe that I've got the hang of it. I understand the ride I'm on, and I can lean into the sharp curves, and ride out the huge dips. I'm actually enjoying the ride. I've had my film featured at a film festival. I've been written about in the newspaper, and on the internet. I actually have fans who support my film and my future projects.
If you have a dream, no matter how big, go for it. Get on the roller coaster and ride it. It may be scary at first, but after a few ups and downs, you'll feel the rhythm. It won't get easier. There will be the same sharp turns and gut-renching drops. But, it will be an experience that you'll have mastered. You will anticipate the dips, and lean into the twists and turns. You will feel the wind on your face, and it will be sublime.
Life is a roller coaster.
Just ride it. And, don't look down.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Tell 'Em That It's Human Nature
I wonder about the reasons why people do what they do. Sometimes, I think about my life and the path I've been taking.
It really is about choices. Each choice a person makes leads them to the next choice. It's our choices that define us.
I think, by being born in the '70s, I make choices that are reflective of those times. Turbulent times they were. A decade of change. I also think that being born and raised in Baltimore is reflected in my life choices as well. The biggest one being getting the hell out of there.
The one choice that I truly believe is my guiding force in life is my choice to be Muslim. My beliefs keep me stable. My faith in God is my anchor. It's also my rudder. And, the wind in my sails.
I belive that to have faith in God is human instinct. So, trust your instincts. And if they ask you why, tell them that it's human nature.
My Favorite Lyric This Week:
"Human Nature" by Michael Jackson
Looking out
Across the night-time
The city winks a sleepless eye
Hear her voice
Shake my window
Sweet seducing sighs
Get me out
Into the night-time
Four walls won't hold me tonight
If this town
Is just an apple
Then let me take a bite
If they say -Why, why, tell 'em that it's human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
If they say -Why, why, tell 'em that it's human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
Reaching out
To touch a stranger
Electric eyes are everywhere
See that girl
She knows I'm watching
She likes the way I stare
If they say -Why, why, tell 'em that it's human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
If they say -Why, why, tell 'em that it's human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
I like living this way
I like loving this way
Looking out
Across the morning
The city's heart begins to beat
Reaching out
I touch her shoulder
I'm dreaming of the street
If they say -Why, why, tell 'em that it's human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
If they say -Why, why, tell 'em that it's human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
I like livin' this way
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Lean and Hungry Look
Hillary Clinton is looking to me a lot like yond Cassius.
She has that 'lean and hungry look' that spells trouble.
I never trusted her as a candidate from the start. Now, she's truly mucking it up for the democrats.
Obama is in the lead with delegates, right? So, Hillary needs to pack it up and go home.
The Dems need a united front against the fundamentalist Republicans. (Yeah, I said it! They are a bunch of fundamentalists over in that camp. Those Republicans have "cells" all over the country. We have to watch out for them! For the safety of our United States of America!)
Let's elect some hope and change, and head into this presidential election ready to bring Democracy to a land that has been under a dictatorship rule for too long.
We don't need troops for this mission, Operation U.S.A. Freedom.
Well, only at the voters' booths.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Can I Get A Little Kindness?
A smile is even hard to come by these days. Is it because times are hard? Has life got everyone in the pits?
Let's start by giving ourselves a little kindness. Look in the mirror and smile. Then, pass it on. Maybe it will come back to you in ways you might not imagine.
Smile at your neighbor. Smile at the bus driver. Smile at the crossing guard. During your commute, smile at the driver next to you stuck in traffic. As you inch along, give a little kindness to the fellow commuter who may be having a rough morning. You may be able to make a big difference in his/her day.
In turn, you will feel good for having made someone else feel good. And, karma is good.
Try it. And start a Kindness Revolution!
Monday, March 3, 2008
No Community For Old Men
Marvin Gaye sang it, back in the day. And I want the question asked again.
There really is no "community" left anymore. Everyone's out for him/herself.
The bees have all flown away seeking bigger and better things, leaving the hive empty.
It saddens me to see our fate: A fractured humanity. No one's raising the children; the village is empty.
To each his own, and survival of the fittest.
If the fate of our future generations is dependent upon cooperation and mutual respect, then may God have mercy on us.
There's nothing in the way of community like it was for my grandparents, or my parents.
I wish the 'good old days' would return.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
OK, so Norbit did get a nomination. But WHY?
So what if Eddie Murphy can act a fool as 12 different characters using the latest technological advances in make-up and special effects!
I really would like to see a quality film about people who look like me. Not that good, old-fashioned, buffoonery gone the way of the Beta-Max, VHS, and HD-DVD...
Oops, my bad. That's my wishful thinking.
I'm tired of the low-rate, dance movie, family reunion comedy, homeboy heist movies that Hollywood seems to like to churn out to make a fast buck at the expense of the dignity of Black people.
Somebody put Bamboozled, on the T.V. so the audiences can wake up!
No, never mind.
Well, it appears that audiences are eating it up at the theaters, otherwise studios wouldn't be making such twaddle. A cavalcade of performances from buffoon after buffoon. I'm starting to think that's what America thinks of us: neck-snappin' sistas and their good-for-nothing, sit-on-his ass, churl of a baby-daddy.
And, don't think I didn't notice that a superbly created film called American Gangster got snubbed.
This consistent marginalization of people of color, and their stories, (REAL STORIES) will not continue forever. I'm making my moves. I'm planning some change. And, with God's help I will succeed, because "one monkey don't stop no show."
"It's been a long, long time coming.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Stupid People Shouldn't Breathe
I saw another one that said, "Stupid People Shouldn't Breed."
They're out there. What can you do about it? Nothing.
I get a little frustrated now and then, but I realize that God has blessed us each differently.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not an intellectual elitist. And, I don't claim to be the smartest grape in the bunch. But, sometimes the things people say and do make me want to hit them upside the head, and tell them to at least TRY to use the good sense God gave them.
Just to clarify, here are a few pieces of information that could definitely help the intelligence-impaired community:
1. Not all Black people who are Muslim are from the "Nation of Islam."
That's just the tip of the iceberg.
Believe it or not, there are these things called books that are chock full of quality information to help the thinking-impaired. If you prefer a more digital learning experience, use your friendly neighborhood library. Along with books, they have audiobooks, CDs, DVDs, and computers equipped with the Internet. There's also friendly staff available to help you locate the information you need. Proceed with caution. You will have to use your brain to process the information you find, so be sure that it's engaged and properly turned on prior to uploading.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Success Obsessed
~Black Thought
I'm obsessed with success. Not the kind you're thinking about.
And, as I leave Black History Month, and move into Women's History Month, I feel incomparable. I feel unparalleled. Recherché. Now, all I need is Muslim History month in April to complete the trifecta...


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This post is one that I pray my words come out right. That you are moved in the same way that I was. That you read and you are nothing short of inspired.
This weekend I did not expect to be pushed or challenged. This past weekend at a retreat, I was anticipating a spiritual, but relaxing, experience. I planned to be be refreshed, not frightened.
Then our speaker asked us: "what would you do if you weren't afraid?" I tried to answer this, but I honestly couldn't think of anything. Most of the things I want to do are just not feasible right now, because I'm still a student without credentials (or money). I didn't believe there was anything I "feared" (other than the obvious, tragedy related things).
Then she read us a poem that turned that thinking upside down…
Wow. How many times have I thought, "who am I?" Who am I to make big changes or to try to influence others? Who am I to do things that will bring attention to me? Who am I to think what I say could make a difference?
In recovery from anorexia and onwards, I was happy to simply be alive. I didn't want recognition or attention. I was content with just being. This was fine for a little while… but then I began to minimize my story and experience. I felt like it was either irrelevant to those around or too typical for those afar. I felt like standing out made me further from everyone else. Who was I to think I was something special?
But now I see how making myself small did nothing for those around me. My belief that what I had to offer couldn't change the world led me to feel inadequate which led me to inaction. Allowing myself to get comfortable being "average" made me believe I couldn't make a difference.
By minimizing myself, I actually minimized the value of the people I encountered. Maybe I can't change the entire world, but what if my story and experience could change the perspective of just one person who is suffering? Wouldn't my story and experience then be automatically meaningful, because who knows what that person will go on to do or be?
It is my light- the potential I have to be powerful- that is most frightening. Once this capability is realized, this light demands itself to be shared.
I am currently about half through my journey to become a registered dietitian nutritionist. When I finally realized this career path was the one I absolutely had to take, I was very nervous. With my history of anorexia, even in my recovered state, I feared that people would think I chose this career path because I was still "disordered". Yet, when I told people what my plans were, they often said things like "yes, that makes so much sense", "you have to much knowledge to give", or "this will be a great opportunity to help people going through what you did."
When I heard these responses, it scared me. I didn't want my career to be involved with eating disorders. I wanted to help people with things like heart disease, diabetes, and food allergies.
After this weekend, however, I can't deny the itch I have to help individuals heal their relationship with food. I can't deny the passion that burns inside me when I think of all the people still in the chains of an eating disorder. I can't pretend that fire is not there.
It's a beautiful thing to see how the things that once caused suffering go onto make good. Our suffering, our experiences- those things that make us who we are have the potential to bring a light of hope into the life of someone still stuck in the middle of it.
We have it in us to make the difference- we were born "to make manifest the glory of God that is inside of us."
Go on, it's okay to recognize the greatness inside of you.
"As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
What would you do if you weren't afraid?
Thanks Amanda for letting us think out loud.

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Jim Beam and Budweiser Are Making a New Barrel-Aged Beer Together
Not since apple pie met ice cream has there been a more all-American marriage quite like the one that's about to descend upon bars and beer aisles. That's because America's favorite cheap beer, Budweiser, is teaming up with iconic bourbon maker Jim Beam to produce a new limited-edition brew this fall. Apparently, beer dreams really do come true.
The two booze brands announced on Tuesday that they're getting ready to kick off a special partnership to celebrate their shared American heritage and America's love for drinking by embracing the popular "shot and a beer" combo. Specifically, that means you'll likely be seeing a lot of "shot of Jim Beam and a Budweiser" deals in bars starting this month. Then, in the fall, they'll be unleashing the Budweiser Reserve Copper Lager, a special release that's brewed with two-row barley and aged on Jim Beam bourbon barrel staves.
The limited edition beer will have a "toasted oak aroma" with a nutty taste and notes of rye and vanilla, and be available starting in September, per a joint press release. The collaboration is also meant to mark the 85th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition, which both brands managed to persevere through despite not being able to make their signature products.
"We are very excited about this partnership not only because both brands share common history but also an obsession for quality and a decade's long connection to America," said Ricardo Marques, vice president of marketing for Budweiser. "This is a truly unique partnership and innovation that will surely drive excitement with our drinkers."
True, you'll have to wait a few months to try the new beer, but the good news is it sounds like spring and summer are fixing to feature a whole bunch of deals on Jim Beam and Bud combos. After all, you may need to switch it up after all the super affordable rosé that's out there.
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Prosciutto Wrapped Shrimp with a Balsamic Glaze
By Sue Serves 6
Wow! The burst of flavor that the baslamic glaze gives these shrimp is out of this world!
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- 2 cups balsamic vinegar
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 4 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 6 tbsp dark brown sugar
- 18 whole large shrimp, raw shelled
- 18 slices prosciutto
- 18 whole small basil leafs
You may also need:
Aluminum Foil, Baking Sheet, Kitchen Knife, Oven
Less than 3 oz of prosciutto packs over 200 calories, 14g fat, & 5g saturated (the un-healthy kind) fat. Plus, a significant amount of sodium & dietary cholesterol. Try swapping prosciutto for thinly sliced honey roasted turkey to truly trim the fat.
If you treat this recipe as the small-bite appetizer that it is, please savor the flavor. Any more than that and the fat and sodium from the proscioutto will add up quickly.
Step 1:
Place each shrimp on a prosciutto slice, topping with a basil leaf. Carefully wrap the prosciutto around the shrimps, making sure the prosciutto fit tightly.
Step 2:
Place the shrimp on a cookie sheet (or a low pan and tin foil). Bake at 300 deg. for 5 to 8 mins. on each side.
Step 3:
Reheat Baslamic glaze.
Step 4:
Drizzle with Balsamic Glaze.
Big Dave from SLN says:
Sounds yummy, but I agree with Jessica's note that perhaps turkey could be a weight-conscious option in place of the prosciutto. Either way, it sounds like a really rich dish that could go well in small batches as part of a decadent salad with a bit of balsamic and lemon juice for dressing and hefty bunches of fresh basil, parsley, and spinach.
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Ford Model A Pickup Restoration April 2015
All electrical devices have been connected to my switch box and they are all running without smoke or blown fuses …
My switch box under the seat is running perfectly, only two cables were wired the wrong way but in the meantime the light, trafficators, hazard lights, Ahooga horn and even the windshield wiper is running.
I had to make some fine-tuning on the light switch, since the switch was very hard to turn. On the displayed picture on the left you can see the original shape with the three dimples in the black plastic part. I have used a large drill (15 mm) to cut the edge which can be seen on the right hand side. Now I can turn my light switch without any big force.
Since the fall of a screwdriver or a wrench could cause some sparks when they get in contact with the top of the battery, I've made a simple cover out of a 1 mm plastic sheet (PET).
This covers now the poles and interconnections of the cells, protecting them from an accidental short circuit.
Since the wooden dashboard is mounted, I can also mount this part. It is used to fix the windscreen in any position and you can let some fresh air into the cabin on hot summer days.
This is the position when the window is slightly opened.
Since the wiper motor works, I know the two end positions and can also mount the wiper blade in its final position.
I have fixed the instrument panel with a cable, so it was easier to connect the ignition switch and the speedometer cable.
Inside the cabin the side covers were mounted on the driver and passenger side.
Now it looks almost finished.
The seat is missing but the rest of the interior is complete.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Style Misia & Scarub: The Dorm Sessions 1997-1998 (2003)
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10 comments:
- AnonymousFebruary 7, 2012 at 10:05 PM
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- AnonymousFebruary 8, 2012 at 9:20 PM
big props to this blog...i had tons of these taps in the late nineties and still have a few. that password doesn't work though. Sup with that?ReplyDelete
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Thanks, we'll be posting more underground stuff soon so stay tuned.ReplyDelete
The password should work, just try it again. Make sure to click the green "download" button too.
- AnonymousFebruary 9, 2012 at 2:52 AM
Do you guys happen to have Manual Labor Pains and Who Woulda Thunk by Imprints/Tommy V? I know there are copies on other blogs (I hooked up Jack Devo with the copies he posted) but all the copies of Manual Labor Pains I've found are missing track 12 (Friends (ft. Zez)) and all the copies of Who Woulda Thunk are missing Intellectual Holy Chessmen (I know it's on Know Future) and track 8 (Most Likely) skips all over. If anyone has the actual tapes, it'd be you guys.ReplyDelete
Thanks a bunch for any help!
I've uploaded those tracks here:ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 9, 2012 at 2:30 PM
Hello. First of all I'd like to thank the operators of this awesome awesome blog.ReplyDelete
I do have a request though.
I was wondering if you guys would have the Cosmic - Labin Fever and the Cosmic and Optimus Rhymes - Relative albums. An upload of these two releases would be very dope
Thank you for wonderful hours filled with wonderful music
- AnonymousFebruary 9, 2012 at 5:42 PM
You can get Labin Fever and Relative for 5-7 bucks at http://www.jediknightscircle.com/JKC/JKCmusic_Store.htmlReplyDelete
Or just drop them a mail.
Support the artists, it's not that expensive...
I agree with the poster above, you should contact JKC and ask for those cd's. (http://www.jediknightscircle.com/JKC/JKCmusic_Vault.html)ReplyDelete
We don't normally upload albums that are still available for sale, but I might post some other out-of-print JKC material later.
- AnonymousFebruary 10, 2012 at 3:05 AM
Thank you for those Tommy V tracks! It's much appreciated!ReplyDelete
Have you ever come across these out of print albums?
Tommy V. "A Boy and his 4-track" Cassette (1999 Homeless)
Tommy V. "The Tails and Trails of Tommy V." CD (2001 Homeless)


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Whatcom Community CollegeHome Whatcom Community College. Core themes: Achieving Success. Building Community. Advancing Equity. Enhancing Effectiveness.Home Menu
Essential Functions of a Physical Therapist Assistant Student
Students of Whatcom Community College's Physical Therapist Assistant program must be able to meet these minimum standards, with or without reasonable accommodation, for successful completion of the program requirements (separate from academic standards for admission).
They must be capable of meeting these skills in a safe, reliable and efficient manner, in order to fully participate in all aspects of the training and educational program.
Prior to Admission: It is important for applicants to review this list to become familiar with the expectations of a PTA student herein after referred to as "Essential Functions."
Experience hours requirement for application is reduced
Applicants only need 25 experience hours - no additional points will be awarded for earning more than 25 hours. Applicants will earn additional points for accruing hours at three or more locations. Also refer to the complete PTA program admission selection criteria.
Applying to the PTA program
The on-campus PTA core courses start each fall quarter and the online/hybrid PTA core courses start each spring quarter. There is an application deadline prior to each program start as follows.
- Fall 2020 on-campus PTA program deadline: has been extended to Monday, June 8, 2020. Application packet available now.
- Spring 2021 online/hybrid PTA program deadline: Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Application packet available now.
All application requirements and steps must be complete by the application deadline.
STEP 1 - Apply to Whatcom Community College
Students must be enrolled at WCC and have an active student identification number (SID) in order to apply to the PTA program and pay related fees.
Apply to WCC online or request a WCC application by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone at 360-383-3001. Once you receive your SID number, proceed to STEP 2.
STEP 2 - Obtain and complete PTA selective application forms
Download the application packet for the program to which you are applying:
- Fall 2020 on-campus PTA program application packet
- Spring 2021 online/hybrid PTA program application packet
Or, contact the selective entry coordinator by phone at 360-383-3030 or by email at email@example.com.
STEP 3 - Pay application fee
Students must pay a program application fee ($50) on or before the application deadline to be considered. ***See below for payment instructions.***
STEP 4 - Submit PTA application form and all supporting materials
Submit the completed PTA application forms and all required supporting documentation in one complete packet. All materials must be received at the WCC Registration/Records Office by the deadline. Your packet should include:
- Completed Application for Selective Entry Admission form
- Completed Applicant Checklist
- Official transcripts from all previously attended colleges where you earned credits that may apply to the PTA program.
- A minimum grade of C+ (2.3 grade point) is required in each prerequisite and general education course. While a minimum grade of C+ (2.3 grade point) is required in each prerequisite and general education course, an overall competitive cumulative grade point should be at least a B+ (3.3 grade point).
- Experience verification forms
- At least one form is required documenting 25 hours of experience in a physical therapy facility.
- Experience may include paid or unpaid hours including observation, volunteer work, job shadows, and informational interviews. Experience in more than one physical therapy setting is also beneficial (e.g., a hospital and a nursing home; an outpatient clinic and a school).
- Experience verification forms must be signed by a PT or PTA and returned to you in a sealed letterhead envelope from the facility in which your hours were obtained. Submit these with the sealed envelopes intact.
- Recommendation forms
- Recommendations should be completed by employers, supervisors, current or former instructors -- not friends or family members.
- Recommendation forms must be returned to you in a sealed, letterhead envelope from the recommending person. Submit these with the sealed envelopes intact.
- Personal statement
- For online students only: Smarter Measure results (see personal statement on the application packet for details)
- Receipt for the $11 purchase of a Washington State Patrol Background check through the WCC Business Office. ***See below for payment instructions.***
Background Check Information
Clinical placements, employment and licensure in a healthcare field often require a background check. WCC will conduct a Washington State Patrol background check on PTA program applicants. Results of the background check will be given to the PTA program coordinator. Students with a negative finding will be required to meet with the program coordinator prior to admittance to discuss possible options. Entrance and acceptance into the program is contingent upon background checks.
Incomplete files will not be considered for PTA program acceptance. All selective admission application materials will be placed in a confidential student file for review by the selection committee.
Application fee and background check payment instructions
While in-person services are temporarily not available on Whatcom's campus, mail one check for $61 ($50 application fee and $11 background check) made payable to "Whatcom Community College" to:
WCC Business Office
ATTN: PTA Application Fees
Laidlaw Building
237 W. Kellogg Rd.
Bellingham, WA 98226
Include a completed application fee payment form (page 1 of the application packet) with your check. Note your SID number and "PTA program" in the memo line of your check.
Admission is through a competitive application process
The PTA program selection committee will review applicants for acceptance into the PTA program based on the number of available seats. The selection committee consists of the PTA program coordinator, program faculty and representatives from the admissions office.
Selection criteria - For detailed information about how the applications are scored, refer to the PTA program admission selection criteria.
Applicants with a degree from outside the US may also be awarded the additional 0.5 points. To be awarded additional points, applicants must submit documentation - official or unofficial copies - from an international transcript evaluation such as AACRAO, confirm the degree is equivalent to a degree from a regionally accredited institution in the US.
Applicants will be notified of their status (accepted, alternate, or not accepted) six to eight weeks after the application deadline.
Admission to the college does not guarantee admission to a selective entry program. Applicants who were previously accepted into the PTA program and declined acceptance or withdrew after the program started need to reapply and are not guaranteed priority consideration.


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Stop the presses! Thirteen months after the city of Miami told David Beckham it wouldn't give him prime waterfront land for a new stadium for his expansion MLS team, the two sides have come to an agreement on a new site! Sort of:
One of Beckham's partners, Marcelo Claure, met with Miami mayor Tomas Regalado on Friday in what both sides hope will lead to a privately-funded soccer stadium located just west of Marlins Park.
Okay, sure, Beckham had indicated that he was open to a Marlins Park site before. But this time there was an actual meeting! Well, a Skype chat. And a Beckham press release said "several viable options still exist, but our preferred stadium location is the former Orange Bowl site," so, progress!
As for how that "privately-funded" would work (btw, South Florida Sun Sentinel, you don't need a hyphen after an adverb there), there's previously been talk of Beckham getting free land and a property tax exemption, and it sure sounds like that's still on the table: Regalado told the Miami Herald he's not looking for "traditional" ground rent (i.e., actual money) but rather "'community benefits' that could include special programs for youth, free tickets for residents and other non-monetary offers." And Miami-Dade County could be asked to own the stadium and lease it to Beckham (again, no actual price put on this) so that the team wouldn't have to pay property taxes.
All told, it wouldn't be a hugely expensive deal for Miami — I previously estimated the property tax exemption as being worth around $35 million, though free land would add a bunch to that as well — but it would still be a significant subsidy, possibly more than what Minnesota United has been trying and failing to get out of Minneapolis. And while there isn't a whole lot on the site now, there are some public ballfields, a private apartment complex, and some commercial buildings, which means likely eminent domain proceedings (which Beckham's group indicated it will repay the city for, at least). Add in that it would be a tight squeeze at best to fit a soccer stadium on the site, and it's probably going to take a bunch more Skype meetings to figure out exactly what's being planned here.
The lesson here: When newspaper reports say there's a "deal," it doesn't so much mean there's a deal as that there are elected officials and developers trying to create momentum for a deal. I'm not sure what it'll take to get headline writers start saying "plan" or something similar instead, but if chiding them in the last paragraph of blog entries is the trick, I'm all over it.


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Welcome to the Horse & Jockey Hazel Grove. A friendly local pub offering great entertainment and branded drinks selection in a fun relaxed atmosphere.
Drinks Selection
Party Events
DJs & Karaoke
Sky & BT Sports
Stocking only top quality branded spirits, take a tipple from the extensive Gin Bar, Spiced Rums or Pitcher cocktails to share, plus all your favourite shots & bombs.
Our selection of draft beer includes Estrella Damm, Stella, Coors Light, Carling, Guinness plus Strongbow, Dark Fruits & Worthingtons Bitter, all at competitive prices.
Following an amazing Christmas & New Year we are excitedly planning the next events for 2020. With VE Day, Easter & the May Bank Holidays coming up, we have so much to look forward to! Keep up to date with our events by visiting our events page & also find us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.
We bring you the best in live DJ's, whatever your pleasure we have something for you... Indie, 80's, 90's, Soul, R&B, Northern Soul... plus Karaoke on request.
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The Royal Family Mix is a standard old heirloom selection that needs to be grown in cool spring weather. Cascade these from hanging baskets or decorative containers, or provide them with something to climb. The flowers are very large and solid colored with sweet fragrance. The long-lasting cut flowers are very beautiful with many stunning colors, including red, purple, mauve, pink, blue and white.
Michigan Seeds grown on our farm, Renegade Acres, in Howell, MI!
Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth.
Additional Info
|Botanical Name
|Lathyrus odoratus
|Life Cycle
|Min. Time to Germinate
|10 Days
|Max. Time to Germinate
|15 Days
|Depth to Sow Seeds
|2 in.
|When to Sow
|Indoors 8-10 weeks before last spring frost, Outdoors after all danger of spring frost is past
|Growing Height
|4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
|Plant Spacing
|6-9 in. (15-22 cm)
|Sun Exposure
|Full Sun
|All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested, Seed is poisonous if ingested
|Bloom Color
|Coral/Apricot, Pink, Purple, Scarlet (Dark Red), Violet/Lavender, White/Near White
|Bloom Time
|Late Spring/Early Summer, Late Summer/Early Fall, Mid-Summer
|Other Details
|Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater, Flowers are fragrant, Flowers are good for cutting
|Soil pH Requirements
|6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
|Propagation Methods
|Direct sow as soon as the ground can be worked, From seed; direct sow after last frost, From seed; sow indoors before last frost, From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
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ATMA which is the short form of AIMS Test for Management Admissions which is conducted every year by the Association of Indian Management Schools. This examination is held in December, February, May, and July.
A considerable number of candidates from various locations of India take part in this National Level of Exam.
ATMA is the single window entrance test that measures the candidate's numerical reasoning capabilities, comprehension skills, verbal reasoning capabilities, etc. The examination will be held in paper and computer-based mode.
In this section, you will get the updates for ATMA 2020: Application Form, Eligibility, Pattern, Dates, Syllabus.
ATMA 2020 Important Exam Dates
Here you will find all the necessary details related to ATMA 2020; the university has released the official dates.
|Dates 2020 (Tentative)
|Registration Date
|3rd week of January
|Last day of Payment
|3rd week of February
|Registration last date
|3rd week of February
|Last date to re-print filled-in application form
|the 3rd week of February
|Admit Card issuance
|4th week of February
|Examination Date
|4th week of February
|Result declaration
|1st week of March
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ATMA 2020 Eligibility Criteria
In this section, you will find the eligibility criteria led down by the ATMA, only the students that qualify the criteria will be able to apply for the exam:
- Qualifying Exam: The candidate should have completed their graduation in any discipline from a recognized university which is established by the Indian Law.
- Minimum Marks: Candidate should have scored at least 50% marks in their qualifying exam.
- Age Limit: The minimum age required is 21 years.
- Appearing Candidates: Candidate who is in their first year of graduates can also sit for the test.
ATMA 2020 Exam Pattern
In this section, candidates will find the ATMA 2020 exam pattern:
- The question paper contains 180 questions divided into six sessions.
- The paper-based test may be attempted serial-wise in online mode only; there is no such requirement.
- The total time which is allotted for the exam is 3 hours.
- The question paper type of the exam will be MCQ having four alternatives; the candidate has to choose one correct answer.
- Each correct answer contains one mark.
- 25 marks will be subtracted for every wrong answer.
- No marks will be deducted for the question left un-attempted.
ATMA 2020 Syllabus
The syllabus for ATMA 2020 will be of the sections on verbal, quantitative and analytical reasoning skills. The authority will not prescribe any specific curriculum for the examination.
However, a mock test will be made available for the candidates on the official website for practice and to make them understand how the exam format.
ATMA 2020 Application Form
The candidates qualifying the eligibility criteria will be able to register for the exam, In this section, the candidates will find all the details about ATMA 2020 Application Form:
- The registration for ATMA 2020 will be started from the third week of January 2020.
- The candidates will be able to apply for ATMA 2020 through online mode only.
- The candidates are required to fill all the important details such as name and address of the candidate along with the educational qualifications.
- The candidates should also submit their scanned photo and signature in proper JPEG format.
- Once the application form has been filled, the fee for application form has to be paid Rs 1298.
- Candidates can pay the application fee using a debit card, credit card, net banking or bank Challan.
- After submission of registration form, an auto-generated mail containing username and password will be sent to the candidates.
- Candidates have to take the two printouts of the filled-in registration form.
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ATMA Admit Card 2020
The ATMA will issue the admit on their official website, the candidates can download their admit card from the fourth week of February 2020.
The candidates need to carry the admit card with them while appearing for the examination, failing to do so will result in expulsion from the exam.
The admit card will contain all the important details like candidate name, roll no, venue of the exam, date & time.
ATMA Result 2020
After the successful commencement of exam, the ATMA will publish the result on their official website in the first week of March 2020, the students will be able to download the admit card from university website using their application number & date of birth.
Candidates are advised to take the printout of it and preserve till the admission procedure.


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Slight wear to extremities. Spine lettering faded. Binding could be tighter; The story of the noted society patron ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 255 pages
Title: ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER AND FENWAY COURT
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Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company: 1925
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The audio's a little confusing as it switches quickly between 2007 and 2018 and back again more than once. But CNN's write-up is clear enough: That's "Bubba the Love Sponge" confirming that when he asked Daniels 11 years ago to name a famous man she had slept with, she wrote down Trump's name. And he wasn't the only one in the room who saw it. The small clue she gave about where they met — in Nevada but not Vegas — also checks out with what she's said elsewhere. Supposedly it was at a golf event in Lake Tahoe in 2006 where they got together.
Bubba the Love Sponge Clem, known as Todd Clem before he legally changed his name in 1999, played portions of the interview on his radio show Friday and Monday, in which Daniels was asked to write down the names of famous men she had slept with. Clem says the first name on that list was Donald Trump. Although neither Daniels nor the host says Trump's name in the 2007 audio, she can be heard describing key details that match the description of her alleged affair with Trump.
Clem said on his radio program that Daniels was talking about Trump, and later verified the same information to CNN. CNN independently corroborated the story with another person who was in Clem's studio that day, who would speak only on the condition of anonymity. That person also said Donald Trump's name was the first on Daniels' list…
[Daniels] said [at the time] she found it "horribly embarrassing" that this person was the best in bed of the three people on her list and added that the person contacted her "twice a month."
This is further evidence, if more was needed, that Daniels didn't wait until he became a presidential contender to start telling people she'd had an affair with Trump. Her interaction with Clem would be the earliest example of her spilling the beans that's publicly known but she allegedly told a political consultant circa 2009 and did the infamous In Touch interview in 2011. Various friends of hers have claimed to have been present during phone calls between her and Trump while the relationship was ongoing. At least two say that she put him on speakerphone so others could listen in. If this whole thing has been a big lie, it's a lie she's apparently been telling for more than 10 years with no big-money reason to do so until three years ago.
Also, a striking thing about the Daniels saga is that, as far as I'm aware, she's never been caught out in a contradiction. The detail about Lake Tahoe in the radio interview is a tiny thing but it reminded me of this post about the In Touch story, in which she revealed all manner of trivia about her time with Trump — some of which, it turns out, can be corroborated. My favorite example is her remembering in 2011 a particular episode of "Shark Week" that they'd watched together, one involving the USS Indianapolis. If you google around you'll discover that there was indeed a program devoted to that subject that ran during Shark Week 2007, when they would have been seeing each other. Maybe she was such a cunning liar that she researched four-year-old TV listings in 2011 to find something she could drop into a story to lend credence to the claim that she was with Trump at the time, but probably not. But then, no one's seriously arguing that Daniels is lying at this point, right? Not after Michael Cohen admitted that he gave her $130,000 for mysterious unspecified reasons.
According to CNN, POTUS is consulting with friends and advisors on what he should do. Quote: "The source said Trump is being told by advisers not to fight Daniels' decision to break a confidentiality agreement because it would make him look guilty." The path of least resistance makes the most sense, as she'll tell her story, he'll go on denying it, people will get bored after a few days, and then he won't have to worry about her anymore. The wrinkle is what happens with any other women who are under NDAs. If Daniels gets to speak up with impunity, why wouldn't they decide to speak up too? Why should Stormy be the only presidential mistress to cash in? It's weird that superlawyer Michael Cohen didn't have a plan for what to do in the event that some former paramour simply decided to ignore a hush-money agreement that she had signed and start blabbing. Maybe, like everyone else, Cohen assumed Trump would lose the election and could quietly sue Daniels if she broke the contract. Oops.
Per her lawyer, it looks like she's ready to go nuclear:
The President and Mr. Cohen have purposely ignored our settlement offer, thus doubling down on their efforts to muzzle Ms. Clifford and prevent her from telling the American people what happened. Time to buckle up. #basta
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) March 13, 2018
One thing I keep wondering is whether Cohen might eventually come after her for violating the part of the hush-money agreement where she was asked to list everyone who'd received "confidential information" from her about Trump. She listed four friends, conveniently omitting the In Touch interview in 2011 and also omitting the 2007 interaction with Bubba the Love Sponge. If he's prepared to litigate this, and if the agreement holds up in court, he'd seem to have her dead to rights for breaching that part of it.
But Cohen has bigger things to worry about. Here's a fascinating little post at Medium that purports to use probability to "prove" that he was reimbursed for the $130,000 payment to Daniels not by Trump himself but by the *campaign*, in which case it would need to be disclosed per campaign finance laws. Turns out that a series of payments were made by the campaign in late October 2016 to various entities that total $129,999.72 — almost the precise amount paid to Daniels. The authors of the Medium post used a statistical analysis to try to determine how likely it is that the total of a set of payments made around the same time would correspond so closely to the amount of a known payment as a matter of pure chance. Result: One in a thousand. Huh.
Your exit question, via the liberal New Republic: Why is it that Monica Lewinsky was reviled for her affair with a president while Stormy Daniels is practically being celebrated for hers? Any theories?


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5 Movie Themed Nail Art Ideas From 'TFIOS' To 'TMNT' To Let Everyone Know What A Complete Cinephile You Are
I love themed manicures, since they're such an in-the-know way to proclaim your allegiance to whatever pop culture tidbit you're obsessing over at the moment. It's loud enough for everyone who you want to notice your nails to notice them, but more subtle, than say, a Team Aniston T-shirt (or something more contemporary; my references are obviously stuck in a time warp circa 2005). Nail art also doesn't have the permanence of tattoos or the semi-permanence of haircuts or hair color, so you can feel free to go buck wild.
Scrolling through way too many nail-art blogs, I really wish there were more manicures based on movies and TV shows. Wouldn't an Orange Is the New Black -inspired mani be brilliant? Quick, someone come up with one (and you're welcome for the free idea). Although, I should say that there are plenty of things that are nail art but probs shouldn't be — the one based on Woody Allen's Manhattan , for one thing, seems to be created for a limited audience. If you're dying to express your love for this year's star-studded blockbusters on your nails, though, you're in luck: Here are some tutorials based on The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1, The Fault in Our Stars, and more.
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Release date: May 23
This awesomely nerdy manicure comes from Onyx Nails. Pinkie though thumb: Jean Grey, Mystique, Magneto, Beast, and Professor X. Rogue, Wolverine, Shadowcat, and Storm are on the other hand (click on her blog to see it).
Release date: May 30
Follow IHaveaCupcake's YouTube tutorial to give your nails an eerie makeover à la one of Disney's most iconic villains.
The Fault in Our Stars
Release date: June 6
Kelsie's Nail Files created a manicure that perfectly embodies the movie's sob-worthy love story.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Release date: August 8
Follow the easy how-to from Never Nude Nails to get all your '80s nostalgia out in one sitting. I love that pizza.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1
Release date: November 21
The Nailasaurus reimagines Katniss' mockingjay pin, in nail art form.
Main image: Base Coat/Top Coat. Other images: Onyx Nails; IHaveaCupcake; Kelsie's Nail Files; Never Nude Nails; The Nailasaurus


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Yoga Classes and Workshops in the Charente, France.
The classes are based on either a Vinyasa Flow Yoga, which is a style of Hatha Yoga, or Yin Yoga, which works on releasing deeper tension in the connective tissue. The different classes aim to give you a full body workout to improve flexibility, strength and release blockages in the body. Which ever class you attend, each posture will be guided in relaxed, informative way, helping you re-connect the mind body and spirit and bring your awareness back into the body.
But we also focus on the alignment of the pose, not to create the 'perfect' posture, but to find the perfect posture for you at this moment, at the place you are today.......with any tightness, stiffness and chronic injuries and restrictions. This allows me to work with you from the foundations up, and help you build strength, flexibility and relieve chronic tightness and restrictions.
As a published author of Breaking the Attention to Pain and registered Yoga Elder with the International Independent Yoga Network, which represent the highest level attained in teaching yoga, achieved through extensive training and teaching experience, I bring you a wealth of knowledge and experience to help you on your Yoga and health journey.
Our Yoga workshops and classes in France offers an amazing capacity to transform your life and help you live stress free, feel strong in yourself and full of vitality.
Weekly Yoga Classes:
Wednesday Morning: Ruffec TIC Estate Agent Conference Room.
9.30 am Gentle Vinyasa Flow Yoga:
This class is suitable for all levels of experience, included beginners and experienced practitioners. It is a gentle flow class which aims to slowly strengthen and increase flexibility. We concentrate on building core strength to help protect and heal the body.
10.45 am Healing Yin Yoga:
This class is suitable for everyone, at any level of ability, mobility or experience; and aims to work on a deeper level to relieve deep rooted tension and stress in the connective tissue. We work through various supported postures, with either bolsters, blocks or cushions to actively seek out areas that have either received past trauma, tightening or just areas of habitual tension, such as neck, shoulders and lower back. This can also be a deeply relaxing and meditative practice, made more nourishing by blankets, candles, essential oils and soft music.
Thursday Morning: Ruffec. TIC Estate Agent Conference Room
9.30am: Gentle Vinyasa Yoga
This class is suitable for all levels of experience, included beginners and experienced practitioners. It is a gentle flow class which aims to slowly strengthen and increase flexibility. We concentrate on building core strength to help protect and heal the body.
10.45 am: Vinyasa Flow Yoga
This class is suitable for people who are injury free and with a reasonable level of fitness. You do not need to be familiar with Yoga, as each posture is thoroughly explained.
Class is 8 euros. Or you can buy a card of 10 sessions at 70 euros to use in any of the classes, but must be used within 3 months.


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The Connect Grants Overview
The Connect Grants program, currently in its 7th funding round, supports faculty career development and advancement as well as academic unit-level culture change initiatives and faculty recruitment approaches through awarding mini-grants. Funded projects align with the goals and objectives of the AdvanceRIT program. Connect Grants are offered through the AdvanceRIT program within the Office of the Provost with advisory support from Faculty Career Development, the Division of Diversity and Inclusion, and Sponsored Research Services. The program's target audience is all tenured and pre-tenured faculty at RIT and proposals are accepted from individual faculty and from academic units.
As of the fall of 2019, six past rounds of Connect Grants have been awarded ($330K overall with average award of $5.7K) with 58 awards supporting over 111 unique faculty members. Scholarly products commonly result from this funded effort including funding proposals, peer-reviewed publications, short animations and films, etc. There have been a total of 143 tenured and pre-tenured faculty awardees serving as grant PIs and Co-PIs over the past seven funding rounds, 80% self-identify as female. Of the 58 awarded grants to date, 95% of PIs self-identify as female. The grant "award rate" overall is 55% and the award rate for the last round (Round 6) was 42% (8/19). Refer to Connect Grant Evaluation and Impact for more information.
The Connect Grants are designed to broaden faculty opportunities and enhance overall career advancement. Creative unit-level efforts to engage in cultural change, guide and manage faculty through various career stages are encouraged. During this current round, approximately $30K is available for the Connect Grants program with the number of awards depending upon the review and evaluation of the proposals in relation to the posted selection criteria.
Examples of past funded efforts (more detailed examples below):
- Strengthen faculty's professional visibility in national/international networks.
- Utilize social resources to support the creation and expansion of networks among RIT faculty and within professional disciplines.
- Support research proposal development or re-submission efforts for external funding.
- Expand research and/or writing capabilities to enhance competitive proposal development and submissions.
- Promote interdisciplinary collaborations among faculty internal and external to RIT which could include formal peer-to-peer reciprocal visits to mutual institutions.
Professional Development
- Sponsor and coordinate a visiting scholar's colloquium series.
- Present research at national/regional conferences.
- Specialized training to support scholarly collaborations.
- Engage the assistance of an external career/leadership coach.
Community Building and Engagement
- Unit-level efforts focused on recruiting and retaining exceptional faculty from broadly diverse backgrounds.
- Efforts designed to support organic efforts, organizational development, research to inform change or other self-identified areas of need
Proposal Submission Details
Use the following links for required forms and more information:
Executive Summary from the AdvanceRIT Annual Faculty Data Report
Connect Grants 2019 Review Criteria
Connect Grant 2019 Proposal Template
All proposals shall identify at least one mentor, either internal or external to RIT, and include a description of their role on the proposed project. See the current RFP for more information.
Use the Executive Summary from the AdvanceRIT Annual Faculty Data Report to inform and support your proposal. See the current RFP for more information.
Funded projects align with the goals and objectives of the AdvanceRIT program.
Proposal Template: Complete the proposal template and submit as a pdf file to email@example.com. See the current RFP for more information.
CV/Biosketch: Email to email@example.com a two page (maximum) CV or NSF style biosketch for the PI which lists current rank, department, and contact information.
Recommendation Letter(s): For proposals submitted by faculty, email to firstname.lastname@example.com a recommendation letter from the Department Head of the PI. For unit-level proposals, upload a recommendation letter from the college dean and from constituents/department members indicating department support for the proposed effort. Letters should concisely describe the potential impact of the proposed effort on the proposer and on their respective department, college, and the university.
Direct questions to email@example.com.
Grant Schedule for Academic Year (AY) 2019
The schedule for the current round follows (updated 24 March 2020)
- Request for Proposals: December 2, 2019
- Proposals Due: January 31, 2020
- Decisions Announced: March 2, 2020
- Funding Available: May 1, 2020
- Funding End Date: April 30, 2021
- Final Report Due: May 14, 2021
All Recipients
Connect Grant Recipients by Year
2018-2019 Recipients
In AY 2018, eight projects and their PIs were awarded Connect Grants:
Homecoming: A Web Series of Three Short Form Documentaries about Law Enforcement and Community Action in Upstate NY
PI - Ambarien Alqadar, Assistant Professor of Film and Animation, CAD
Co-PI - Cathleen Ashworth, Professor of Film and Animation, CAD
Automation and Artificial Intelligence in Newsrooms: A Comparative Analysis
PI – Ammina Kothari, Associate Professor of Communication, CLA
Saunders Women Faculty Support Group
PI – Emi Moriuchi, Assistant Professor of MIS, Marketing, and Digital Business, SCB
Co-PIs – Sorim Chung, Assistant Professor of MIS, Marketing, and Digital Business, SCB; Archana Jain, Assistant Professor of Finance and Accounting, SCB
Green Informatics: Development of a Scholarly Collaboration for Robust & Resilient Building Management Systems
PI – Jennifer Schneider, Eugene Fram Chair, Academic Affairs
Co-PIs – Yewande Abraham, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Technology/Environmental Management and Safety, CET; Lisa Greenwood, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Technology/Environmental Management and Safety, CET; Nana-Yaw Andoh, Assistant Professor of Architecture, GIS; Minh Pham, Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences, COS
Developing Spatialized and Volumetric Audio in Virtual-Reality Storytelling
PI – Mari Jaye Blanchard, Assistant Professor of Film and Animation, CAD
Building & Diversifying Color Science Research & Recruiting Networks
PI – Michael Murdoch, Assistant Professor of Color Science, COS
Co-PIs – Susan Farnand, Assistant Professor of Color Science, COS; Mark Fairchild, Head of the Integrated Sciences Academy, COS
Journal Development and Mentorship Project for the Launch for an Afrofuturism Journal Project
PI – Myrtle Jones, Assistant Professor of Media Sciences, CAD
Building the Foundations for a Computational-Materials Research Nucleus at RIT
PI – Poornima Padmanabhan, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, KGCOE
Co-PI – Patricia Taboada-Serrano, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, KGCOE
Connect Grant Review & Selection Committee
Callie Babbitt, GIS
Margaret Bailey, AdvanceRIT (committee co-chair)
David Bond, Sponsored Research Services
Edward Brown, KGCOE
Larry Buckley, COS
Anne Marie Canale, Faculty Career Development
Marcos Esterman, KGCOE
Hadi Hosseini, GCCIS
M. Ann Howard, COLA
Stan Rickel, CAD
Carol J. Romanowski, GCCIS (committee co-chair)
Jennifer Schneider, CET
Taj Smith, Diversity & Inclusion
David Wick, Diversity & Inclusion
Frequently Asked Questions
I have a question about my proposal. Is there someone I can ask?
Please email any questions to email@example.com.
Connect Grant Evaluation and Impact
The AdvanceRIT Connect Grant program has resulted in strong impacts for the grantees of the programs as well as the broader RIT community, based on an evaluation of the program.
Individual impacts of the Connect Grants have been related to improving women's work life, professional development, career advancement, and improving their working environment. In particular, Connect Grantees strengthened internal and external networks which led to career advancement, benefitted from mentoring relationships as mentors and mentees, built skills (including leadership skills) to support their professional development, increased their research autonomy and project visibility, increased their confidence in disseminating and being experts of their work, increased their value and influence, and supported the advancement of women and other underrepresented groups in their field, through their grant projects.
Organizational impacts of the Connect Grants at RIT are related to refining institutional structures and installing practices to promote representation and advancement of women faculty. Some grantees worked to transform their institutional environment by strengthening community and raising internal awareness of their work, and also created new learning and leadership opportunities which helped to modify institutional policies, practices, and procedures.
(The above is an excerpt from the November, 2019 Connect Grant Program Internal Evaluation conducted by Dr. Liz Litzler, Emily Affolter, and Lexie Maister, University of Washington Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity)
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Continued growth and success appear imminent for the Avalanche.
Going 7-5 in the playoffs and coming up a win shy of advancing to the Western Conference final is an experience that will help mold the core players in what still will be considered a young NHL team next season.
The Avs will continue to build around all-star forwards Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Gabe Landeskog, their most-talented and deepest blue-line in more than 15 years and goalie Philipp Grubauer, who was excellent late in the regular season and into the playoffs.
MacKinnon is just 23, Rantanen 22 and Landeskog 26. Grubauer, 27, plays behind a blue-line that features 20-year-old, puck-moving sensations Sam Girard and Cale Makar.
By all accounts, the Avs will trim some of the fat this offseason and come back leaner and stronger in September, and possibly with a free-agent splash or a 2019 first-round draft pick. They likely will replace four unrestricted free agents with a combined salary of more than $15 million (Semyon Varlamov, Colin Wilson, Derick Brassard, Patrik Nemeth) with promising youth — and allow the team to afford to re-sign a handful of young restricted free agents such as Rantanen and fellow forwards J.T. Compher and Alex Kerfoot.
Look for forwards A.J. Greer and Logan O'Connor, defenseman Ryan Graves and goalie Pavel Francouz to become full-time NHLers after getting just a taste of it in 2018-19. Francouz can test the market as a UFA in July but chances appear good that the American Hockey League all-star with the Colorado Eagles will remain in Colorado with an opportunity to be Gruabauer's backup.
"It's a real bright future for this organization, this hockey team. It's really exciting to be part of this," Landeskog, the Avs' captain, said Wednesday night after their 3-2 loss in Game 7 of the WC semifinal series against San Jose. "But we're not going to say that every year, either. We want to win. We want to be that last team standing in that last game of the season. That's really it. But I know there's a lot of good things in store for this group. We're still young, and guys are going to develop."
He added: "That's a veteran team (San Jose) on the other side. Pulling those guys to a one-goal game in Game 7 — I think we pushed them pretty good."
A year ago, the Avalanche made the playoffs for just the third time in 10 years and lost in the first round against Nashville, which won the series 4-2. This season, the Avs again slipped into the eighth and final playoff spot but upset conference champion Calgary in five games before taking the Sharks to seven.
Next season, expect the Avs to have a more consistent regular season, obtain a home-ice advantage seed and make another playoff jump — advancing to the conference final or beyond.
"I'm certainly proud of the way we handled ourselves — especially in the last portion of the season and in the playoffs," coach Jared Bednar said. "It was a huge step for a lot of our guys."
Colorado went 15-6-2 in its last 23 games, including 8-1-2 to complete the regular season.
"We'll learn from it. The further we went in the playoffs, the more we learned about our team and just how hard it is to win and how we need to adapt," Bednar said. "We'll take what we learn here in the playoffs and down the stretch into next year's regular season and hopefully make it easier on ourselves."


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Objectives: The aim of this research was to study whether plasma microRNAs (miRNA) can be used for early detection of pancreatic cancer (PC) by analyzing prediagnostic plasma samples collected before a PC diagnosis. Background: PC has a poor prognosis due to late presenting symptoms and early metastasis. Circulating miRNAs are altered in PC at diagnosis but have not been evaluated in a prediagnostic setting. Methods: We first performed an initial screen using a panel of 372 miRNAs in a retrospective case-control cohort that included early-stage PC patients and healthy controls. Significantly altered miRNAs at diagnosis were then measured in an early detection case-control cohort wherein plasma samples in the cases are collected before a PC diagnosis. Carbohydrate antigen 19–9 (Ca 19–9) levels were measured in all samples for comparison. Results: Our initial screen, including 23 stage I-II PC cases and 22 controls, revealed 15 candidate miRNAs that were differentially expressed in plasma samples at PC diagnosis. We combined all 15 miRNAs into a multivariate statistical model, which outperformed Ca 19–9 in receiver-operating characteristics analysis. However, none of the candidate miRNAs, individually or in combination, were significantly altered in prediagnostic plasma samples from 67 future PC patients compared with 132 matched controls. In comparison, Ca 19–9 levels were significantly higher in the cases at <5 years before diagnosis. Conclusion: Plasma miRNAs are altered in PC patients at diagnosis, but the candidate miRNAs found in this study appear late in the course of the disease and cannot be used for early detection of the disease.
BACKGROUND: A lack of disease-specific symptoms and good tumour markers makes early detection and diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) challenging. OBJECTIVE: To analyse the tissue expression and circulating levels of four stroma-derived substances (type IV collagen, endostatin/type XVIII collagen, osteopontin and tenascin C) and four conventional tumour markers (CA 19-9, TPS, CEA and Ca 125) in a PDAC cohort.
METHODS: Tissue expression of markers in normal pancreas and PDAC tissue was analysed with immunofluorescence. Plasma concentrations of markers were measured before and after surgery. Patients with non-malignant disorders served as controls.
RESULTS: The conventional and stromal substances were expressed in the cancer cell compartment and the stroma, respectively. Although most patients had increased levels of many markers before surgery, 2/12 (17%) of patients had normal levels of Ca 19-9 at this stage. High preoperative endostatin/type XVIII collagen, and postoperative type IV collagen was associated with short survival. Neither the pre-nor postoperative levels of TPS, Ca 125 or CA 19-9 were associated to survival.
CONCLUSIONS: PDAC is characterized by an abundant stroma. These initial observations indicate that the stroma can be a source of PDAC tumour markers that are found in different compartments of the cancer, thus reflecting different aspects of tumour biology.
Objective: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is characterised by enhanced proteolytic activity, and extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling in the vascular wall. Type IV and XVIII collagen/endostatin are structural proteins in vascular basement membrane (VBM), a specialised ECM structure. Here the association between plasma levels of these collagens with the aortic diameter and expansion rate is studied, and their expression in aortic tissue characterised. Methods: This was a retrospective population based cohort study. Type IV and XVIII collagen/endostatin were analysed in plasma by ELISA assay in 615 men, divided into three groups based on the aortic diameter: 1) normal aorta <= 25 mm, 2) sub-aneurysmal aorta (SAA) 26-29 mm, and 3) AAA >= 30 mm. Follow up data were available for 159 men. The association between collagen levels and aortic diameter at baseline, and with the expansion rate at follow up were analysed in ordinal logistic regression and linear regression models, controlling for common confounding factors. Tissue expression of the collagens was analysed in normal aorta (n = 6) and AAA (n = 6) by immunofluorescence. Results: Plasma levels of type XVIII collagen/endostatin (136 ng/mL [SD 29] in individuals with a normal aorta diameter, 154 ng/ml [SD 45] in SAA, and 162 ng/ml [SD 46] in AAA; p = .001) and type IV collagen (105 ng/mL [SD 42] normal aorta, 124 ng/ml [SD 46] SAA, and 127 ng/ml [SD 47] AAA; p = .037) were associated with a larger aortic diameter. A significant association was found between the baseline levels of type XVIII/endostatin and the aortic expansion rate (p = .035), but in the multivariable model, only the initial aortic diameter remained significantly associated with expansion (p = .005). Altered expression patterns of both collagens were observed in AAA tissue. Conclusion: Plasma levels of circulating type IV and XVIII collagen/endostatin increase with AAA diameter. The expression pattern of VBM proteins is altered in the aneurysm wall.
Localised breast cancer can be cured by surgery and adjuvant treatments, but mortality remains high as some tumours metastasize early. Perlecan is a basement membrane (BM) protein involved in tumour development and progression. Here, mRNA and protein expression of perlecan, and mRNA expression of matrix degrading enzymes were studied in normal breast and invasive breast cancer, and correlated to prognostic risk factors, in particular oestrogen status. Moreover, plasma levels of perlecan were measured in patients with breast cancer and compared with controls. mRNA data was extracted from the Cancer Genome Atlas database. Perlecan protein expression was visualized using immunofluorescence and plasma levels measured by ELISA assay. Perlecan mRNA levels were twice as high in normal breast compared with breast cancer tissue. A strong correlation was found between mRNA expression of perlecan and several matrix-degrading enzymes in oestrogen receptor positive (ER+) tumours. Perlecan protein was localized to both epithelial and vascular BMs, but absent in the stroma in normal breast. In breast cancer, the expression of perlecan in epithelial BM was fragmented or completely lost, with a marked upregulation of perlecan expression in the stroma. Significantly higher levels of perlecan were found in plasma of ER+ patients when compared with ER- patients. This study shows that perlecan expression and degradation in breast cancer may be linked to the ER status of the tumour.
Cisplatin (cisPt), Pt(NH(3))(2)Cl(2), is a cancer drug believed to kill cells via DNA binding and damage. Recent work has implied that the cellular copper (Cu) transport machinery may be involved in cisPt cell export and drug resistance. Normally, the Cu chaperone Atox1 binds Cu(I) via two cysteines and delivers the metal to metal-binding domains of ATP7B; the ATP7B domains then transfer the metal to the Golgi lumen for loading on cuproenzymes. Here, we use spectroscopic methods to test if cisPt interacts with purified Atox1 in solution in vitro. We find that cisPt binds to Atox1's metal-binding site regardless of the presence of Cu or not: When Cu is bound to Atox1, the near-UV circular dichroism signals indicate Cu-Pt interactions. From NMR data, it is evident that cisPt binds to the folded protein. CisPt-bound Atox1 is however not stable over time and the protein begins to unfold and aggregate. The reaction rates are limited by slow cisPt dechlorination. CisPt-induced unfolding of Atox1 is specific because this effect was not observed for two unrelated proteins that also bind cisPt. Our study demonstrates that Atox1 is a candidate for cisPt drug resistance: By binding to Atox1 in the cytoplasm, cisPt transport to DNA may be blocked. In agreement with this model, cell line studies demonstrate a correlation between Atox1 expression levels, and cisplatin resistance.
Cisplatin (CisPt) is one of the most common anticancer drugs used against many severe forms of cancers. However, treatment with this drug causes many side effects and often, it results in the development of cell resistance. A majority of side effects as well as cell resistance are thought to develop due to CisPt interactions with proteins prior to reaching the nucleus and the DNA target. The copper (Cu) transport proteins Ctr1 and ATP7A/B have been implicated in cellular resistance of CisPt, possibly exporting the drug out of the cell. Recent in vitro work demonstrated that CisPt also interacts with the cytoplasmic Cu-chaperone Atox1, binding in or near the Cu-binding site, without expulsion of bound Cu. Whereas Ctr1 and ATP7B interactions with CisPt have been shown in vivo or ex vivo, there is no such information for Atox1-CisPt interactions. To address this, we developed a method to probe if CisPt interacts with Atox1 in human melanoma cells. Atox1-specific antibodies were linked to magnetic beads and used to immune-precipitate Atox1 from melanoma cells that had been pre-exposed to CisPt. Analysis of extracted Atox1 with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry demonstrated the presence of Pt in the protein fraction. Thus, CisPt-exposed human melanoma cells contain Atox1 molecules that bind some derivative of CisPt. This study gives the first indication for the intracellular presence of Atox1-CisPt complexes ex vivo.
Aim: The decision for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AM) repair is based on aneurysm size. However, smaller aneurysms can rupture, while larger ones can remain stable. New variables and markers are needed to better select patients at high rupture risk. The study was done to analyse if AAA patients have increased levels of circulating basement-membrane (BM) fragments.
Design: Circulating levels of BM components type IV and XVIII collagen were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 10 patients with AAA, nine patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and 10 healthy controls (CON).
Results: AAA patients had significantly increased levels of type IV and XVIII collagen compared with CON (134.0 +/- 24.8 ng ml(-1) vs. 104.5 +/- 16.4 ng ml(-1); p = 0.005 and 149.0 +/- 56.9 ng ml(-1) vs. 59.6 +/- 8.7 ng ml(-1); p < 0.001, respectively). The PAD patients did not have significantly increased levels of these fragments when compared with CON. In addition, the AAA patients had significantly increased level of type XVIII collagen (149.0 +/- 56.9 ng ml(-1) vs. 58.3 +/- 25.4 ng/ml(-1); p < 0.01) when compared with the PAD group.
Conclusion: Based on this preliminary analysis of a small number of subjects, patients with AAA had significantly increased levels of circulating BM components. BM fragments should be studied further to establish their potential role as biomarkers for AAA.
Three cell lysis methods-freeze-thaw, osmosis, and a chemical detergent-based method-were evaluated as sample treatment procedures for platinum metallomic studies of in vitro grown human malignant cells exposed to cisplatin. The lysis methods are relatively mild, resemble those commonly used in proteomic studies, and were selected because of the proven reactivity of platinum drug metabolites and indications that platinum in exposed cells and plasma is mainly associated with proteins. The chemical method gave an absolute lysis efficiency of greater than 80%, whereas the freeze-thaw and osmosis methods gave approximately 30% lower efficiency. The within- and between-batch lysis reproducibilities were, for all methods, better than 20 and 24% relative standard deviations, respectively. Total platinum concentration normalized to lysate protein content was statistically the same for all lysis methods. Reagents in the chemical lysis buffer did, however, react with platinum analyte compounds, making this method unsuitable for analysis of reactive compounds or for metallome profiling encompassing analytes with unknown reactivity. Of the lysis methods evaluated here, osmosis gave the highest cisplatin recovery, likely because this protocol is chemically inert and can be carried out at a constant low temperature. Therefore, it is the recommended cell lysis method for the determination of reactive and unknown intracellular platinum compounds.
Background: Pancreatic cancer shows a highly aggressive and infiltrative growth pattern and is characterized by an abundant tumor stroma known to interact with the cancer cells, and to influence tumor growth and drug resistance. Cancer cells actively take part in the production of extracellular matrix proteins, which then become deposited into the tumor stroma. Type IV collagen, an important component of the basement membrane, is highly expressed by pancreatic cancer cells both in vivo and in vitro. In this study, the cellular effects of type IV collagen produced by the cancer cells were characterized.
Methods: The expression of type IV collagen and its integrin receptors were examined in vivo in human pancreatic cancer tissue. The cellular effects of type IV collagen were studied in pancreatic cancer cell lines by reducing type IV collagen expression through RNA interference and by functional receptor blocking of integrins and their binding-sites on the type IV collagen molecule.
Results: We show that type IV collagen is expressed close to the cancer cells in vivo, forming basement membrane like structures on the cancer cell surface that colocalize with the integrin receptors. Furthermore, the interaction between type IV collagen produced by the cancer cell, and integrins on the surface of the cancer cells, are important for continuous cancer cell growth, maintenance of a migratory phenotype, and for avoiding apoptosis.
Conclusion: We show that type IV collagen provides essential cell survival signals to the pancreatic cancer cells through an autocrine loop.
BACKGROUND: Pancreas cancer is a dreaded disease with high mortality, despite progress in surgical and oncological treatments in recent years. The field is hampered by a lack of good prognostic and predictive tumour biomarkers to be used during follow-up of patients.
METHODS: The circulating level of type IV collagen was measured by ELISA in pancreas cancer patients and controls. The expression pattern of type IV collagen in normal pancreas, pancreas cancer tissue and in pancreas cancer cell lines was studied by immunofluorescence and Western blot techniques.
RESULTS: Patients with pancreas cancer have significantly increased circulating levels of type IV collagen. In pancreas cancer tissue high levels of type IV collagen expression was found in close proximity to cancer cells in the tumour stroma. Furthermore, pancreas cancer cells were found to produce and secrete type IV collagen in vitro, which in part can explain the high type IV collagen expression observed in pancreas cancer tissue, and the increased circulating levels in pancreas cancer patients. Of clinical importance, our results show that the circulating level of type IV collagen after surgery is strongly related to prognosis in patients treated for pancreas cancer by pancreatico-duodenectomy with curative intent. Persisting high levels of circulating type IV collagen after surgery indicates a quick relapse in disease and poor survival.
CONCLUSION: Our results most importantly show that stroma related substances can be evaluated as potential cancer biomarkers, and thereby underline the importance of the tumour microenvironment also in this context.


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Francesco Cardona posted a link in OrganisationsS.T.A.B.L.E. is the most widely distributed and implemented neonatal education program to focus exclusively on the post-resuscitation/pre-transport stabilization care of sick infants. Based on a mnemonic to optimize learning, retention and recall of information, S.T.A.B.L.E. stands for the six assessment and care modules in the program: Sugar, Temperature, Airway, Blood pressure, Lab work, and Emotional support. A seventh module, Quality Improvement stresses the professional responsibility of improving and evaluating care provided to sick infants.
13th European Conference on Pediatric and Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation
Francesco Cardona posted a calendar event in Community CalendaruntilFrom the website: The 13th European Conference on Pediatric and Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation will again be in Montreux (Switzerland), which will continue to provide the unique and ideal environment for our meeting. As in previous year, thematic sessions include lecturers by key experts and wellknown speakers on various topics related to ventilation and respiratory failure in newborns and children. With the previous very positive and exciting experience integrating nursing in the educational program. http://www.epnv-montreux.org/
Port said neonatology society will launch its Fifth neonatology conference, at the 23rd -24th of October 2014, Al Fayrouz resort, Port said. Sessions will start at 5.30 pm Thursday 23rd & Friday the 24th at 10 am & 5.30 pm. There will be a preconference NRP doctors' workshop at the 22nd 23rd of October, another workshop about neonatal echocardiography will be held at Friday 24th . Attending the conference sessions is free but for accommodation at Al Fayrouz resort, a sponsoring company is needed. Registration is needed to attend conference sessions by sending personal data (name, address, workplace, mobile & email), by an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Our organizer: Spark travel, Telefax: +20(2) 240 33 427 / Mob: 01007557666 Address: 8Dr. Mohamed Hamam St, Nasr City, Cairo-
London Neonatal Neuroprotection Symposium 29 & 30 May 2014
Guest posted a topic in Congresses and coursesFew places left for this unique symposium. It is a collaboration between UCL, KCL and Imperial College London and brings together 3 active research centres in the field of Neonatal Neuroprotection. The course will cover current and future treatments, Insight in imaging modalities and discuss outcomes Will also offer the opportunity for practical small group workshops on imaging, EEG, aEEG, legal aspects To register please go to http://www.guysandstthomasevents.co.uk/paediatrics-training/london-neonatal-neuroprotection-symposium/ A4 flyer - Neuroprotection 2014 low res.pdf
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maulikdr posted a topic in dermatologyWe recently had a full term normal vaginal delivered baby. Who had bilaterally on flanks scar like marks(see photo). His antenatal history and other examination is unremarkable. No associated anomaly as well. Don't know what it is at 'zero' hours of life...! Please share your views.


text: Law State What the Real ID Act Means for You By Zach Richards Posted on October 24, 2018 3 min read 0 0 508 John Carey was recently chosen to be the director of the Governor's office of Appalachia. Photo from Wikipedia. The Real ID Act has gone into effect in the state of Ohio, and it makes some changes to state IDs. Ohioans will be seeing updates to new federal standards for state driver's licenses in the next few months, as a result of the 2005 Real ID Act. Any Ohio driver's license the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) issued before July 2, 2018, is no longer compliant with new federal regulations, according to BMV spokeswoman Lindsey Bohrer. Under these new regulations, anyone who wants to board a plane or enter an exclusive government building without a passport will need a federally, Real ID-compliant ID. This goes into effect October 2020, Brian McNeal, public affair specialist for the Transportation Security Administration, said. "People don't need to rush," Bohrer said. According to the Department of Homeland Security's website, Congress passed the Real ID Act in 2005 at the recommendation of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. The intention is to enhance national security. Ohio is one of 35 states now fully compliant with the Real ID Act. The process of getting a new federally compliant license is similar to getting a standard, non-federally compliant license. Any Ohioan can go to a local BMV and request either a federally-compliant license or a non-federally compliant standard license. There is no difference in the process of obtaining a federally compliant license for people under 21 and those over 21. The cost of getting a federally compliant license and a standard license is the same, anywhere between $21.75 and $23. The BMV will take approximately 10 business days to send a new license. In the meantime, individuals can use their old license and a temporary ID printed by the BMV instead. The BMV requires more documentation to receive a federally compliant license compared to a standard license. No one without an appropriate combination of documents will be able to obtain a federally compliant ID. A list of acceptable combinations of documents is available on the BMV website.


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