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Have you ever looked at your career, your relationships, or your role in life and wondered, "Is this why I'm really here?" If so, then you are ready for your "midlife crisis"—the pivotal time when you have the opportunity to become the person your soul seeks to be.
"When the illusions of our youth begin to crumble," explains James Hollis, "we reach a turning point that the poet Dante called the 'dark wood.'" With Through the Dark Wood, this author and Jungian analyst reveals the steps we all must take on our road to true maturity, meaning, and fulfillment.
When the Second Half of Life Begins
How do you know when you've reached the "second half "of life? According to Hollis, the first sign comes when you feel dissatisfied by where you are today—and hear a call from within to live a more purposeful life. This marks the collision between your "False Self," created from the expectations of others, and your instinctive "True Self."
Drawing upon his experiences with hundreds of clients, Hollis provides an essential map for traversing the universal challenges of midlife, such as building genuine relationships, cultivating a mature spirituality, and letting go of old beliefs that no longer serve you.
An Invaluable Guide through the Challenges of Midlife
"The second half of life isn't about looking for easy answers," James Hollis says. "It's about honestly exploring the questions that bring richness and value to your life." With Through the Dark Wood, this penetrating thinker shares a lifetime of insights about how to navigate your life's most turbulent passages—and emerge from the darkness wiser, stronger, and in greater harmony with your soul's purpose.
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- A truly rich book Review by alexandra
I find this a mandatory book for anyone in the second-half of her/his life.
(Posted on 3/8/2017)
- Immediately helpful, rich in wisdom! Review by Regina
Although just beginning my listening experience I have been so deeply moved by the extraordinarily wise and helpful content. Sending along much gratitude to author James Hollis and also to Sounds True for making this cd set quickly available - exactly when I needed it!
(Posted on 11/29/2015)
- Excellent Review by Franck
This is really an extraordinary program; timeless in its analysis, so you should find it relevant every time you listen to it. Even Dr. Hollis' voice is healing!
(Posted on 6/4/2015)
- Deepest and best book yet Review by Den
I bought this audio book a few years ago and continue to listen to it regularly. It is by far the deepest and best book I have read on the subject of life, meaning, the search for self. Hollis's voice is sincere and you can see he speaks from experience. Magical!
(Posted on 3/15/2015)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by Tomi B
One of the most profound pieces I have listened to. I found the information compelling, mesmerizing and life changing. If you want to listen to something that will impact every aspect of your life and shift your thinking, this is it!
(Posted on 9/5/2014)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by Catherine B
Very interesting. I am learning a lot. I highly recommend this audio program.
(Posted on 9/4/2014)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by Neo Pachisia
Superb, excellent material and very annoying delivery. I don't know if there is any sound editor listening to people record and tell them to slow down a bit....james zips through his stuff like on fire and I'm having to go back after 15 mins to re-listen to what he's said. If you are distracted for a few seconds you've missed whole paragraphs! And this kind of stuff is not light 'reading'--this is heavy material which needs a few seconds to register. I'd have given five stars if the whole thing were recorded better..
(Posted on 9/4/2014)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by Karl B
In this six-CD set, Dr. Hollis imparts much pithy wisdom. His mellow voice and down-to-earth, humor-enriched style is easy to follow and never boring. The topics he discusses and the questions he poses are great fodder for thought and discussion, long after listening. I highly recommend this set!
(Posted on 5/20/2014)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by Jill F
Really enjoy his interpretation of Jungian concepts. His voice is calming and engaging. The content is stimulating and Hollis comes across as wise yet humble. Would recommend to a friend.
(Posted on 3/12/2014)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by Patricia B
I enjoyed this program very much. The presenter, Ian Hollis, spoke from his considerable professional expertise but also from his experience as a human being who has experienced both the joys and tragedies of life and has managed to weave them into a profound philosophy with which to meet the second half of life.
(Posted on 2/1/2014)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by Clare N T
In-depth overview; sounds like oxymoron but isn't.
Hollis uses Jungian archetypal material, myth and symbol to create understandable explanation of the major life shift from outer reality to inner reality.
High on my list of support material in search of living a more fully conscious life.
(Posted on 12/17/2013)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by Marjolein D
Very good
(Posted on 7/4/2013)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by Irene S
I love James Hollis. His style of teaching, writing is great. The wisdom shared helps me to understand
my life so much better.
(Posted on 7/4/2013)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by Sherryl W
I really like it. Good material. Walks you through some deep self-analysis.
(Posted on 6/19/2013)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by Trevor Simpson
If I were to have one book on a desert island, this would be the one. Articulate and insightful it is an invaluable support for anyone interested in self awareness and finding meaning in their experience. It is the perfect companion for the journey of the Soul.
(Posted on 2/5/2013)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by Sheila A
Wonderful -- so thought provoking -- helpful to make sense of life. :-)
(Posted on 12/29/2012)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by Roland Wilhelmy
A wonderfully rich set of CDs. A lifetime's worth of wisdom. It will take me at least a year absorb it.
(Posted on 3/8/2012)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by marlene melcher
OUTSTANDING!! Exactlly what I needed to put the last few missing pieces together in MY puzzle of life! I'm 64 and it really spoke to me... Where were you when I was looking for answers 20 years ago?? Thank you Thank you!!! You are brilliant! I give you not 5 but 10 stars!!
(Posted on 2/10/2012)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by Jim Brillon
James Hollis provides a deeper understanding of the core issues of individuation, and the existential and spiritual questions that come to the surface in the 2nd half of life. I love this audio book - and the book it's based on! I read it several year ago and it had a huge impact on my understanding of my path.
(Posted on 5/25/2011)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by Susan B
This program has had a deep impact on me and it would not be exaggerating to say it is the finest product on personal growth that I have comes across. Dr Hollis is a wise and compassionate man with a gentle and intimate manner of speaking. His extensive knowledge of philosophy and psychology, gained through a long academic career and then over 30 years of practice as a psychotherapist, suffuses the entire program but is never condescending. On the contrary, it sounds as if Dr Hollis is talking to the listener personally, with compassion, understanding and humor. This program is an investment that can be listened to many times in future, and will continue to offer further insights for those who are willing to do the work of living a more meaningful life. If there were any more programs from Dr Hollis available on Sounds True I would purchase them without hesitation.
(Posted on 2/26/2011)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by Lamees Mansur
This is one of my favorite audio CDs. The work and the teachings by this marvellous man are priceless - down to earth yet transforming. I also listened to it over and over and still do for as I listen, I am working on transforming myself and the material sinks in deeper and deeper. Highly recommended by me. This program is a gift.
(Posted on 2/1/2011)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by Janet Steinwedel
This is a phenomenal work filled with so many gold nuggets you will be compelled to listen again and again. Dr Hollis is an extremely knowledgeable and gifted speaker, and he comes across very effectively on the CD's. Don't miss out!
(Posted on 5/10/2010)
- Review for Through the Dark Wood Review by David Brown
Outstanding audiobook - I've listened to this many times through the dark nights but I still keep hearing new and original insights.
I keep looking on the website for more by James but no luck yet - work on him Tari!
(Posted on 3/31/2010)
Contents 6 CDs (7 hours, 25 minutes) Date Published February 01, 2008 ISBN-10 1-59179-679-2 ISBN-13 978-1-59179-679-4 Dimensions 6 7/8 x 6 5/8 inches Product Code AF01310D
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Don't they know we've got budget cuts and staff reorganizations to gossip about?
finds need to identify new basics
in Illinois math, science
A newly-released survey completed by
more than 1,200 Illinois
teachers underscores a 21st Century dilemma in education: How can our schools
keep pace with rapidly expanding areas of knowledge?
The online Illinois Survey of
Critical Technologies conducted by the Public Opinion Lab at Northern Illinois
University found that a majority of math and science teachers do not feel
prepared enough to instruct their students in cutting-edge fields of study
expected to boom in the next decade.
The study is available online at http://www.ilcriticaltechnologi
At the same time, teachers who
participated in the survey expressed a strong desire to learn more about
emerging science fields, as well as some frustration about efforts to stay
current in the rapidly changing world of science, math and technology
State curriculum experts say
teachers' enthusiasm for learning more about such concepts as biotechnology,
alternative fuels and stem cell research suggests a starting point for
productive conversations among educators, employers and policy makers.
Colleges and universities that prepare new educators are also grappling with
these challenges in teacher preparation and professional development programs.
State Superintendent of Schools Randy
Dunn acknowledged the challenge. "If our state wants to continue to
be on the cutting edge of developing and implementing critical technologies,
then a focus on these concepts must exist in schools for the students who will
look to them not just as career options, but also as global citizens who are
informed about their risks and benefits," Dunn said.
Among the findings in the Illinois
Survey of Critical Technologies:
Too few Illinois high school and middle school
students are learning about the array of emerging technologies that researchers
and business leaders expect to drive the new economy. Those topics include nanotechnology,
proteomics, fuel cells, bioinformatics, biodefense, gene therapy, alternative
fuels, green technology, graph theory and quantum computing.
"For Illinois to flourish, our
state's current and future employees must be prepared to work with the
cutting-edge concepts that will drive innovation and economy vitality,"
said Dr. Penny Billman, senior research associate with the NIU Regional
Development Institute and author of an upcoming study on
math/science education in Illinois.
Billman points to this months'
massive "BIO2006" event at Chicago's
McCormick Place
as an example of the importance of enhanced math/science education. The
conference, expected to attract thousands of scientists and venture
capitalists, showcases the best of Illinois'
biotechnology offerings. More than half of the concepts
studied in the Critical Technologies survey are directly associated with
biotechnology research, the area experts say offers Illinois its best opportunities for long-term
economic revival.
"The survey demonstrates a need
to identify the 'new basics' in science and mathematics," said Marilyn
McConachie, NIU education policy expert and author of the Critical Technologies
study. "We hope our findings will generate a serious conversation
about how and when to incorporate new information into coursework in Illinois schools. The
state's commitment to innovation requires that we find ways for ensuring
success of students and workers in the technology-driven global
In the wake of national reports
identifying the declining quality and quantity of science, technology,
engineering and mathematics professionals, the Illinois State Board of
Education commissioned the NIU-conducted survey.
In consultation with scientists and
business and industry leaders, the Illinois Math and Science
Academy identified a total of 26
technologies that are emerging as critical to Illinois' innovation and economic vitality.
Most of the concepts examined in the
report are so new that only a few are included in teacher preparation programs.
Still, the Illinois Survey of Critical Technologies analysis found that some
concepts do seem to be gaining traction in the classroom*meaning they are
increasingly being taught by teachers who want to learn more in these areas.
The traction topics include biotechnology, alternate fuels, graph theory, gene
therapy, natural products, green technology and fuel cells.
Advanced and innovative concepts are
making their way into Illinois
classrooms, but penetration is limited. Thirty-eight percent of all teachers
were already teaching at least one of the concepts and 44 percent planned to
add at least one more concept to their classrooms next year.
About half (52%) of the
teachers surveyed acknowledge awareness of at least half of the concepts; one
in five indicated that they were teaching three or more of the concepts, but
fewer than half are including any of the concepts at this point.
However, topics with lowest levels
of classroom use and interest among teachers included biopolymers,
astrobiology, bioinformatics, biodefense and quantum computing.
High school teachers consistently
were more aware of new concepts than their middle school counterparts. Of the
high school educators who understood concepts well enough to teach them, 68
percent were indeed teaching one or more of the topics. Eighty-four percent of
these knowledgeable teachers indicated they would add at least one more concept
next year. Teachers also made it clear that many of the topics were not age-appropriate
for their students, especially at the middle school level.
Survey results show the problem
isn't a lack of desire on the part of teachers to learn and introduce new
concepts in the classroom. When teachers indicated awareness of an advanced
concept, 60 percent took the initiative to learn more.
Yet more often than not, barriers
prevent new advanced concepts from entering school curriculums. These barriers
include time constraints, a lack of financial resources, state and local
policies, and a shortage of opportunities to acquire knowledge and teaching
materials, according to survey findings. Teachers were especially interested in
the efficiencies of the Internet for learning about new content and finding
teaching materials.
The report concludes that helping
teachers develop their expertise in emerging technologies would seem to be an
important role for higher education, regional offices of education and other
providers of professional development.
"There are so many new and
important areas of knowledge, but Illinois
lacks a system for deciding when new concepts should be added and where to
focus scarce training resources," said ISBE science consultant Gwen
Pollock. "This study provides a blueprint for future discussions on
where to invest our time and dollars," she added.
Superintendent Dunn has offered
study and commitment to the findings of this report, focusing especially on the
realization that "It is time to define the 'new basics' in science and
"Our efforts in high school
reform, mathematics and science partnerships and the increase in graduation
requirements can become focused more clearly with this directive from Illinois teachers for
improving our future together," Dunn said.
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Series Preview: Reds v. Cubs, May 3 – May 5, 2013
Ah, my first series at Wrigley this year. It's been too long.
By way of reminder, the Series Preview hooks you up with what you need to know about every series this year – streaks, broadcast information, pitchers, expected lineups, etc. That way, if you want to check only one place to get a sense about an upcoming series, or to plan ahead, you've got it. There's also some fun stuff, because fun stuff is fun.
We're Going Streaking
The Cubs split their four-gamer with the Padres after taking three of four from the Marlins. It was a nice-ish stretch against some bad teams.
The Reds are scuffling a fair bit, having dropped a three-game set to the Cardinals after dropping three of four to the Nationals. They're now ahead of only the Cubs in the NL Central – of course they're only two games out of first.
Game Times and Broadcasts
- Friday, May 3 at 1:20 CT on CSN.
- Saturday, May 4 at 12:05 CT on CSN.
- Sunday, May 5 at 1:20 CT on WGN.
Expected Starters and Lineups
These lineups are likely to be pretty close to what actually gets fielded, but you'll want to check each day's Pre-Gamin' post for the actual lineup.
Starters: Carlos Villanueva (1-1, 2.29), Jeff Samardzija (1-4, 3.35), Edwin Jackson (0-4, 6.27)
- David DeJesus, CF
- Starlin Castro, SS
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Alfonso Soriano, LF
- Nate Schierholtz, RF
- Welington Castillo/Dioner Navarro, C
- Luis Valbuena, 3B
- Darwin Barney, 2B
- Pitcher
Starters: Mike Leake (1-1, 4.34), Tony Cingrani (2-0, 1.50), Mat Latos (2-0, 1.83)
- Shin-Soo Choo, CF
- Zack Cosart, SS
- Joey Votto, 1B
- Brandon Phillips, 2B
- Jay Bruce, RF
- Todd Frazier, 3B
- Chris Heisey, LF
- Devin Mesoraco, C
- Pitcher
Hot or Not and Whom to Watch
Anthony Rizzo is on something of a tear, with a .268/.328/.607 line over his last 14 games.
Starlin Castro had been really scuffling, but has seven hits – including a double and a homer – over his last four games. He's got a 1.059 OPS in that stretch.
Scott Hairston hit a homer in the Padres series, which qualifies as noteworthy.
Mike Leake was solid against the Cubs a week and a half ago, but he gave up four in just three innings against the Nationals last time out.
Since the start of the last series against the Cubs, Joey Votto has gone ice cold, hitting just .238/.273/.357 since the Cubs pitchers took him apart (clearly).
Series She-View
The Series She-View is one beautiful woman representing the Cubs taking on another (usually) beautiful woman representing the opponent. The Cubs' representative will change as the team's needs change – in other words, if the Cubs are winning, the rep will stay the same. But if the Cubs' performance calls for a change, someone new will step in. The opponent's representative will change from series to series, at my whim. But at least she'll probably be wearing the opponent's colors or have some connection to the team or something like that. It is immature, and the connection to baseball is tenuous at best. These things, I know.
This year, the Series She-View will live over at the Message Board. Here's your She-View for the Reds series.
Caption the Enemy
A new feature for the Series Preview this year – since folks on the Internet can't get enough of cracking wise about pictures, I thought it might be a fun addition to the Series Preview. I'll drop in a picture (hopefully one ripe for captioning), and you'll drop in your clever captions into the comments. Then, if there are good ones, we can meme-ify them for use down the road.
Today's picture is of an angry Jay Bruce, who recently took to Twitter to dump on some haters …


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Welcome back to Dead Letters, the feature in which we reprint our favorite fan mail from throughout the week. It's like Deleted Scenes, but without all the scuzz money. We should take this moment to remind you that all emails to Deadspin and its editors are on the record unless otherwise specified. Now for your letters.
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From: Bryan Goldberg
To: The Staff
You guys have written a ton about Bleacher Report in the last few months.
Here is my response to you guys.
I addressed my response to Will Leitch rather than Deadspin, since he is a good writer and decent guy, whereas Deadspin is full of crap when it covers BR.
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Subject: Panthers
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Fuck off if you ever go after my owner again ill spend every last minute of my life bringing down this joke of a website I'm a sports fan I don't give a shit about teo or lance or the fact that the owner of my team made a bunch of money in a billion dollar industry y'all are pathetic, what's next a story on Michael Jordan's shoe company making lots of money. I want to know things about sports you stupid GOD DAMN FUCKING IDIOTS
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To: Tom Ley
read your piece. the clickable ad words sprinkled throughout is worse crap than what danny knobler had to say.
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Those aren't ads. They are intentionally placed hyperlinks to related stories.
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no i know which are the hyperlinks to stories - words like "grinder" "people" "complete" etc. are clickable on my computer to ads. hmmm, so that's not a deadspin ad revenue implanted thing?
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That means you have some kind of virus. Sorry bro.
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To: Tom Ley
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Secondly the NCAA investigation has to do with academics that resulted in 2 suspensions from team play - - Fab Melo last year and Southerland this season.
The basketball team's academic advisor was terminated for poor performance. Fab Melo was a Brazilian with mix English capability - - more speaking than writing, hence no surprise. Southerland this season was exonerated after a flap ..
Concerning the imagery you posted, it looks like a very good Photoshop effort. That's all I have for reporting by anatomical features like you.
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I love lamb, in every way and every cut, but I dont eat it very often because of the same thing that tends to make it so very delicious its fattiness.
Still, all bets are off during Easter, when I happily bow to tradition. In Easters past, Ive roasted a whole leg of lamb or part of a leg, and prepared it in a Mediterranean fashion. Trouble is, theres always so much left over. So this year, Im going with smaller lamb steaks that are cut from the leg, one of the leanest cuts of lamb (especially if you also trim away any fat).
In fact, the leg is so lean you have to figure out how to replace the flavor and moisture that goes missing when you kiss the fat goodbye. In this recipe, that is accomplished with a rosemary-garlic rub with added salt. When you rub a piece of protein with salt and let it sit, the salt eventually makes the meat juicier. It works like a brine, minus the liquid.
Having chosen a lean cut of meat, I also wanted a lean way to cook it. Grilling fit the bill. The problem is that grills are banned here in New York City. And elsewhere in the country, many people still havent hauled their grills out of storage for the season yet.
The solution is a grill pan. In my opinion, every home should have one. Grilling done properly that is, as long as you dont incinerate the ingredient in question is a healthy way to coax flavor out of meats and vegetables, not least because it requires very little fat.
Grilled marinated lamb all by itself is pretty darn tasty, but I wanted to gild the lily a bit. After all, it is Easter. Because I already was giving the lamb the Mediterranean treatment with a rosemary-garlic rub, I thought why not top it with an egg-lemon sauce, a stalwart of the Greek culinary repertoire?
But egg-lemon sauces can be tricky because the sauce is thickened only by the egg. If you dont cook it enough, the sauce wont thicken. If you cook it too much, the eggs scramble. So I stabilized the sauce by adding cornstarch, which makes it creamy and curd-less, and allowed me to keep it hot over low heat without any worries.
I finished the sauce with chopped baby artichokes because artichokes and lemon are such a happy pair. I like frozen artichokes because unlike the canned or bottled varieties, theres no salt or oil added to them. Then I caramelized them under the broiler for a few minutes to concentrate their flavor. Of course, if you have the time and inclination to prepare and cook fresh baby artichokes, please go ahead. You can poach them in acidulated water until tender, then add them to the sauce.
How to serve this dish? One of our problems these days is what is delicately referred to as portion control. Less delicately, we eat too much. My strategy is to present protein on a plate so that it looks plentiful, even though the portion isnt huge. In this case, 4 ounces of sliced steak, fanned out a bit, looks like more than 4 ounces of an unsliced steak.
Just be sure to let the steaks rest before you slice them so that theyre nice and juicy. And remember to add the juice from the plate with the resting lamb to the sauce, which will marry the two. See for yourself; its a happy marriage. Every bites a winner.


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When you have a baby, it can feel like you're in your own little world, comprised of just you, your partner, and your perfect little progeny. But one Brooklyn couple seems to think they actually are the center of the universe, as evidence by an obnoxious "helpfuls" list they created for friends and family.
The list, which was leaked to Gawker, outlines very specific ways to help soothe the new parents' "body and soul," like:
- Drop off a big super greek salad with grilled chicken. We will dress it ourselves at home. Or, drop off frozen homemade food like lasagna we can reheat later. *Allergies/intolerances include: Soy anything (including tempeh and tofu), carrageenan, guar gum, gum acacia, xanthan gum, carob bean gum (anything with the word GUM in it), lentils — Please read labels. Many of these ingredients are in store bought food.
- Come over at about 2 in the afternoon, hold the baby while I have a hot shower, put me to bed with the baby and then complete one or more household chores, such as:
-fold laundry
-scoop the litter box
-take [our dog] for a well deserved walk or run around the neighborhood or park
-clean the kitchen or the bathroom
- Come over at 10am, make me eggs, toast, and ½ a grapefruit. Clean my fridge and throw anything out that you doubt — don't ask me, just use your best judgment. Clean the kitchen stove and the kitchen floor.
- Make a giant pot of vegetable soup in our kitchen and clean the kitchen completely afterwards. Then take a big garbage bag and empty every trash basket in the house. Reline the kitchen garbage can with a fresh bag.
We're all for asking for and accepting help during those first few blurry weeks with baby. If friends ask, by all means, give them a task. But it's not gracious to supply them with a Jennifer Lopez-style backstage rider. New parenthood is no excuse for being a jerk.
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What do you think? Is it ok to tell friends and family exactly what you want, or this list over-the-top? Leave a comment.


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IT hiring : Not just for techies
Among US technology companies with a market value of more than $100 million, almost 50 increased employment by more than half in the most recently reported two-year period, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Some small and mid-size businesses boosted payrolls by almost fivefold, underscoring the resilient demand for Internet services, software and electronics.
Rohit Dhingra is one face behind the statistics. He went to Columbia Business School in New York so he could land a consulting job. Instead, he got hired by a company making computer gear in Silicon Valley.
"A few years back, it just would have been a slam dunk that you want to do investment banking," Dhingra said. "The future of financial services does not seem as bright."
Dhingra is joining thousands of workers who have switched to technology careers during the economic slump, lured by an industry that kept hiring while other businesses cut jobs or forced current employees to take heavier burdens.
While the broader unemployment rate dropped to 8.5 per cent in December, reaching a three-year low, few companies outside of technology have as voracious an appetite for workers. In the software and services industry, 74 companies with more than $100 million in market value expanded their workforce by at least 10 percent. That was more than any other industry group measured by Bloomberg.
Apple, Google
Apple Inc, Google Inc, Amazon.com Inc were among the companies that increased their wor
Workers who would have shied away from the volatility of 1990s-era startups are seeing the technology industry as a haven of stability. Web.com Group Inc, a Jacksonville, Florida-based provider of website services to small businesses, grew the most on the list in percentage terms. It has 1,148 employees, according to its most recent annual report, a 380 percent gain from two years earlier.
Silicon Graphics International Inc ranked second, increasing its employment 372 per cent to 1,500, followed by Kit Digital Inc at 319 per cent and Riverbed Technology Inc at 208 per cent. Apple, which started with a larger employee base, grew 76 percent. That amounted to 26,100 new jobs.
'Tough battlefield'
At Riverbed, an in-house recruiting team of 20 people scours the country for new hires.
"We operate it like a search firm," said Mike Guerchon, senior vice president of employee services at the San Francisco-based network-equipment company. "It's a tough battlefield for talent all the time."
The appetite for employees isn't showing signs of waning. Amazon and Facebook Inc each plan to add thousands of jobs in 2012, many in new satellite offices. EBay Inc and Tibco Software Inc also are stepping up their recruiting.
"We are hiring quite rapidly now, all in sales and service," Tibco Chief Executive Officer Vivek Ranadive said last week at the World Economic Forum's annual conference in Davos, Switzerland. "It's a good time to hire."
Some employers are concerned that the hiring spree resembles the go-go days of the dot-com bubble. When technology stocks crashed in 2000, thousands of jobs vanished. Silicon Valley lost more than 85,000 positions between 2001 and 2008, and the other technology hotbeds suffered similar losses.
Bubble 2.0?
"After some real dark days, there's a lot of excitement and innovation happening again, but as a guy who has been through Bubble 1.0, I can't help but see a lot of similarities," said Stuart MacDonald, chief marketing and revenue officer at Freshbooks.com, a maker of online business software in Toronto.
"I can't help but think I've seen this movie before." For many graduates, technology still seems less risky than Wall Street. East Coast MBAs, who might have opted for financial jobs in the past, are more willing to go to the West Coast. Google and Amazon are two of the top employers for graduates of Columbia, according to Associate Dean Regina Resnick.
In 2011, more than 9 per cent of the school's graduates went to work for technology and media companies, up from 6 per cent in 2009, according to university employment reports.
"You're always reading good news about tech, despite what's happening in the economy," Dhingra said.
New locations
Job candidates who have engineering and technology-related skills are in higher demand than before, said Jesse Harriott, senior vice president and chief knowledge officer at Monster Worldwide Inc., the world's largest online recruiter.
Silicon Valley companies also are bolstering offices outside the San Francisco Bay area. Facebook is opening an engineering office in New York and plans to hire thousands of workers in total this year.
eay, which runs the largest Internet marketplace, is expanding its operation in Redmond, Washington, the home of Microsoft Corp. It plans to about double the number of employees there to 150 by the end of 2012, according to Johnna Hoff, a spokeswoman for EBay. The San Jose, California-based company also is staffing up at its New York office.
Intel Corp, the world's largest chipmaker, increased its employment by almost 18,000 people in 2011, driven by acquisitions and hiring in research and manufacturing. Amazon, meanwhile, plans to open fulfillment centers throughout Tennessee and Virginia in 2012, creating more than 4,500 jobs.
Matthew Kambic spent three years handling investments at Nationwide Insurance. Now he's getting an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management to ease his move into technology.
"There's a fusion of young talent in the tech space," said the 26-year-old resident of Evanston, Illinois. "There's not a whole lot of innovation in insurance."


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text: Latest Analysis Lifestyle BREAKING: Syrian Arab Army and Iraqi units liberate final ISIS held town in Syria ISIS has been effectively destroyed as a fighting force in Syria and Iraq. Published 9 months ago on November 8, 2017 By Adam 6,300 Views Share Tweet ISIS is now officially destroyed as fighting force in both Syria and Iraq. While small pockets of ISIS terrorists and lone-wolf attackers are still roving in both countries, as a battle capable force, ISIS is now effectively dead and along with it, the notion of its always illegitimate so-called "Islamic State". After the liberation of the majority of Deir ez-Zor governorate, including Deir ez-Zor city, ISIS retreated to the town of Al-Bukamal, sometimes referred to as Abu Kamal on the Syria/Iraq border which was recently liberated from ISIS by Iraqi Armed Forces and Iraq's volunteer anti-terrorist Popular Mobilisation Units. The anti-ISIS operation was over in a matter of hours after the joint operation by Syrians and Iraqis overwhelmed the demoralised and weak remnants of the once powerful ISIS terror force. While Syria still has to contend with pockets of ISIS and FSA fighters in Hama, parts of Homs and the increasingly militarised south western parts of the country near the border with the illegally Israeli occupied Golan heights, the vast majority of the country is now free and ISIS which gained a reputation as the most vicious of all the terrorist groups, now stands in ruin. The victory for Syria, also helps cement Iraq's good relations with Damascus after decades of mistrust stemming from the Ba'ath Party split of 1966, followed by the illegal US occupation of Iraq. An Important Message from the Editor of The Duran Today however, both countries are united in a common struggle and with common ancient fraternal bonds. After years of contending with ISIS terrorism, the group is on the verge of ceasing to exist in the Levant and Mesopotamia. Related Topics:SyriaISISIraqAbu KamalAl-Bukamal Up Next The Creation of RussiaGate Don't Miss From Feudalism To The Future: How the "Red Prince's" "Revolution" could modernize The Monarchy Advertisement You may like With Russian help, Damascus gains territory in the fight against terror Russia sends more goodies to help Assad in upcoming offensive against ISIS Merkel takes heat for secret meeting with Russian officials Comments Latest Republicans call Justice Department's Bruce Ohr to testify, but where is British Spy Steele? (Video) The Duran – News in Review – Episode 78. Published 6 hours ago on August 14, 2018 By Alex Christoforou Representative Mark Meadows tweeted Friday… "DOJ official Bruce Ohr will come before Congress on August 28 to answer why he had 60+ contacts with dossier author Chris Steele, as far back as January 2016. He owes the American public the full truth." DOJ official Bruce Ohr will come before Congress on August 28 to answer why he had 60+ contacts with dossier author, Chris Steele, as far back as January 2016. He owes the American public the full truth. — Mark Meadows (@RepMarkMeadows) August 10, 2018 Lawmakers believe former Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohr is a central figure to finding out how the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee paid PR smear firm Fusion GPS and British spy Christopher Steele to fuel a conspiracy of Trump campaign collusion with Russians at the top levels of the Justice Department and the FBI. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) said Sunday to Fox News' Maria Bartiromo… So here you have information flowing from the Clinton campaign from the Russians, likely — I believe was handed directly from Russian propaganda arms to the Clinton campaign, fed into the top levels of the FBI and Department of Justice to open up a counter-intelligence investigation into a political campaign that has now polluted nearly every top official at the DOJ and FBI over the course of the last couple years. It is absolutely amazing, According to Breitbart, during the 2016 election, Ohr served as associate deputy attorney general, and as an assistant to former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates and to then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. His office was four doors down from Rosenstein on the fourth floor. He was also dual-hatted as the director of the DOJ's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force. Ohr's contacts with Steele, an ex-British spy, are said to date back more than a decade. Steele is a former FBI informant who had helped the FBI prosecute corruption by FIFA officials. But it is Ohr and Steele's communications in 2016 that lawmakers are most interested in. Emails handed over to Congress by the Justice Department show that Ohr, Steele, and Simpson communicated throughout 2016, as Steele and Simpson were being paid by the Clinton campaign and the DNC to dig up dirt on Trump. The Duran's Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris examine the role Bruce Ohr played in Hillary Clinton's Deep State attack against the Presidency of Donald Trump, and why the most central of figures in the Trump-Russia collusion hoax, British spy for hire Christopher Steele, is not sitting before Congress, testifying to the real election collusion between the UK, the Obama White House, the FBI and the DOJ. Remember to Please Subscribe to The Duran's YouTube Channel. Via The Washington Times… Republicans in a joint session of House committees are set to interview former Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohr this month to gauge whether a complex conspiracy against Donald Trump existed among Hillary Clinton loyalists and the Justice Department. "DOJ official Bruce Ohr will come before Congress on August 28 to answer why he had 60+contacts with dossier author Chris Steele as far back as January 2016. He owes the American public the full truth," tweeted Rep. Mark Meadows, North Carolina Republican and member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. His panel and the House Judiciary Committee plan to hold a joint hearing to interview Mr. Ohr, according to The Daily Caller. FBI documents show that the bureau bluntly told dossier writer Christopher Steele in November 2016 that it no longer wanted to hear about his collection of accusations against Mr. Trump. But for months afterward, the FBI appeared to violate its own edict as agents continued to receive the former British spy's scandalous charges centered on supposed Trump–Russia collusion. Continue Reading Latest The US-Turkey Crisis: The NATO Alliance Forged in 1949 Is Today Largely Irrelevant Published 13 hours ago on August 14, 2018 By Philip Giraldi Authored by Philip Giraldi via American Herald Tribune: There has been some reporting in the United States mass media about the deteriorating relationship between Washington and Ankara and what it might mean. Such a falling out between NATO members has not been seen since France left the alliance in 1966 and observers note that the hostility emanating from both sides suggests that far worse is to come as neither party appears prepared to moderate its current position while diplomatic exchanges have been half-hearted and designed to lead nowhere. The immediate cause of the breakdown is ostensibly President Donald Trump's demand that an American Protestant minister who has lived in Turkey for twenty-three years be released from detention. Andrew Brunson was arrested 21 months ago and charged with being a supporter of the alleged conspiracy behind the military coup in 2016 that sought to kill or replace President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan has asserted that the coup was directed by former political associate Fetullah Gulen, who lives in exile in Pennsylvania, but has produced little credible evidence to support that claim. In the aftermath of the coup attempt, Erdogan has had himself voted extraordinary special powers to maintain public order and has arrested 160,000 people, including 20 Americans, who have been imprisoned. More than 170,000 civil servants, teachers, and military personnel have lost their jobs, the judiciary has been hobbled, and senior army officers have been replaced by loyalists. Gulen is a religious leader who claims to promote a moderate brand of Islam that is compatible with western values. His power base consists of a large number of private schools that educate according to his curriculum, with particular emphasis on math and sciences. Many of the graduates become part of a loose affiliation that has sometimes been described as a cult. Gulen also owns and operates a number of media outlets, all of which have now been shut by Erdogan as part of his clamp down on the press. Turkey currently imprisons more journalists than any other country. It is widely believed that Erdogan has been offering to release Brunson in exchange for Gulen, but President Donald Trump has instead offered only a Turkish banker currently in a U.S. prison while also turning the heat up in the belief that pressure on Turkey will force it to yield. Washington began the tit-for-tat by imposing sanctions on two cabinet-level officials in Erdogan's government: Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu and Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul. Ankara has now also been on the receiving end of a Trump tweet and tariffs have been placed on a broad range of Turkish products, to include steel and aluminum. The view that economic pressure will force the Turks to yield could be mistaken and demonstrates that the Administration does not include anyone who knows that Americans have been unpopular in Turkey since the Gulf War. The threats from Washington might actually rally skeptical and normally pro-western Turks around Erdogan but U.S. sanctions have already hit the Turkish economy hard, with the lira having lost 40% of its value this year and continuing to sink rapidly. Foreign investors, who fueled much of Turkey's recent economic growth, have fled the market, suggesting that a collapse in credit might be on the way. Those European banks that hold Turkish debt are fearing a possible default. It is a spectacle of one NATO member driving another NATO member's economy into the ground over a political dispute. Erdogan has responded in his autocratic fashion by condemning "interest rates" and calling for an "economic war" against the U.S., telling his supporters to unload all their liquid valuables, gold and foreign to buy the plummeting lira, a certain recipe for disaster. If they do that, they will likely lose everything. Other contentious issues involved in the badly damaged bilateral relationship are conflicting views on what to do about Syria, where the Turks have a legitimate interest due to potential Kurdish terrorism and are seeking a buffer zone, as well as Ankara's interest in buying Russian air defense missile systems, which has prompted the U.S. to suspend sales of the new F-35 fighter. The Turks have also indicated that they have no interest in enforcing the sanctions on Iran that were re-imposed last week and they will continue to buy Iranian oil after the November 4th initiation of a U.S. ban on such purchases. The Trump Administration has warned that it will sanction any country that refuses to comply, setting the stage for a massive confrontation between Washington and Ankara involving the Turkish Central Bank. In terms of U.S. interests, Turkey, which has the second largest army in NATO, is of strategic value because it is Muslim, countering arguments that the alliance is some kind of Christian club working to suppress Islam in the Middle East. And it is also important because of its geographic location close to hot spots where the American military is currently engaged. If the U.S. heeds Trump's call to cut back on involvement in the region, Turkey will become less valuable, but currently, access to the Incirlik Airbase, near Adana and the Syrian border, is vital. Indeed, Incirlik has become one of the flashpoints in the argument with Washington. Last week, a group of lawyers connected politically to Erdogan initiated legal action against U.S. officers at Incirlik over claimed ties to "terrorists" linked to Gulen. The "Association for Social Justice and Aid" has called for a temporary halt to all operations at the base to permit a search for evidence. The attorneys are asking for the detention of seven named American Colonels and Lieutenant Colonels. General Joseph Votel, head of U.S. Central Command based in Germany is also cited. If the lawyers are successful in court, it will mean a major conflict as Washington asserts the rights of the officers under the Status of Forces Agreement, while Turkey will no doubt insist that the Americans are criminals and have no protection. Another trial balloon being floated by Erdogan is even more frightening in terms of the demons that it could be unleashing. Abdurrahman Dilipak, an Islamist columnist writing in the pro-government newspaper Yeni Atik, has suggested that there might well be a second terrorist attack on the United States like 9/11. Dilipak threatened that if Trump does nothing to reduce tension "…some people will teach him [to do] that. It must be seen that if internal tensions with the United States continue like this that a September 11 is no unlikely possibility." Dilipak also warned that presumed Gulenist "U.S. collaborators" inside Turkey would be severely punished if they dared to go out into the streets to protest in support of Washington. If recent developments in Turkey deteriorate further it might well suggest that Donald Trump's instinct to disengage from the Middle East was the right call, though it could equally be seen as a rejection of the tactic being employed, i.e. using heavy-handed sanctions and tariffs to compel obedience from governments disinclined to follow Washington's leadership. Either way, the Turkish-American relationship is in trouble and increasingly a liability for both sides, yet another indication that the NATO alliance forged in 1949 against the Soviet Union is today largely irrelevant. Continue Reading Latest Is This The Most Important Geopolitical Deal Of 2018? After more than 20 years of fraught diplomatic efforts, the five littoral Caspian nations agreed upon a legal framework for sharing the world's largest inland body of water. Published 13 hours ago on August 14, 2018 By The Duran Authored by Olgu Okumus via Oilprice.com: The two-decade-long dispute on the statute of the Caspian Sea, the world largest water reserve, came to an end last Sunday when five littoral states (Russia, Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan) agreed to give it a special legal status – it is now neither a sea, nor a lake. Before the final agreement became public, the BBC wrote that all littoral states will have the freedom of access beyond their territorial waters, but natural resources will be divided up. Russia, for its part, has guaranteed a military presence in the entire basin and won't accept any NATO forces in the Caspian. Russian energy companies can explore the Caspian's 50 billion barrels of oil and its 8.4 trillion cubic meters of natural gas reserves, Turkmenistan can finally start considering linking its gas to the Turkish-Azeri joint project TANAP through a trans-Caspian pipeline, while Iran has gained increased energy supplies for its largest cities in the north of the country (Tehran, Tabriz, and Mashhad) – however, Iran has also put itself under the shadow of Russian ships. This controversy makes one wonder to what degree U.S. sanctions made Iran vulnerable enough to accept what it has always avoided – and how much these U.S. sanctions actually served NATO's interests. If the seabed, rich in oil and gas, is divided this means more wealth and energy for the region. From 1970 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1991, the Caspian Sea was divided into subsectors for Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan – all constituent republics of the USSR. The division was implemented on the basis of the internationally-accepted median line. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the new order required new regulations. The question was over whether the Caspian was a sea or a lake? If it was treated as a sea, then it would have to be covered by international maritime law, namely the United Nations Law of the Sea. But if it is defined as a lake, then it could be divided equally between all five countries. The so-called "lake or sea" dispute revolved over the sovereignty of states, but also touched on some key global issues – exploiting oil and gas reserves in the Caspian Basin, freedom of access, the right to build beyond territorial waters, access to fishing and (last but not least) managing maritime pollution. The IEA concluded in World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2017 that offshore energy has a promising future. More than a quarter of today's oil and gas supply is produced offshore, and integrated offshore thinking will extend this beyond traditional sources onwards to renewables and more. Caspian offshore hydrocarbon reserves are around 50 billion barrels of oil equivalent (equivalent to one third of Iraq's total oil reserves) and 8.4 trillion cubic meters of gas (almost equivalent to the U.S.' entire proven gas reserves). As if these quantities were not themselves enough to rebalance Eurasian energy demand equations, the agreement will also allow Turkmenistan to build the Trans-Caspian pipeline, connecting Turkmenistan's resources to the Azeri-Turkish joint project TANAP, and onwards to Europe – this could easily become a counter-balance factor to the growing LNG business in Europe. Even though we still don't have firm and total details on the agreement, Iran seems to have gained much less than its neighbors, as it has shortest border on the Caspian. From an energy perspective, Iran would be a natural market for the Caspian basin's oil and gas, as Iran's major cities (Tehran, Tabriz, and Mashhad) are closer to the Caspian than they are to Iran's major oil and gas fields. Purchasing energy from the Caspian would also allow Iran to export more of its own oil and gas, making the country a transit route from the Caspian basin to world markets. For instance, for Turkmenistan (who would like to sell gas to Pakistan) Iran provides a convenient geography. Iran could earn fees for swap arrangements or for providing a transit route and justify its trade with Turkey and Turkmenistan as the swap deal is allowed under the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA, or the D'Amato Act). If the surface water will be in common usage, all littoral states will have access beyond their territorial waters. In practical terms, this represents an increasingly engaged Russian presence in the Basin. It also reduces any room for a NATO presence, as it seems to be understood that only the five littoral states will have a right to military presence in the Caspian. Considering the fact that Russia has already used its warships in the Caspian to launch missile attacks on targets within Syria, this increased Russian presence could potentially turn into a security threat for Iran. Many questions can now be asked on what Tehran might have received in the swap but one piece of evidence for what might have pushed Iran into agreement in its vulnerable position in the face of increased U.S. sanctions. Given that the result of those sanctions seems to be Iran agreeing to a Caspian deal that allows Russia to place warships on its borders, remove NATO from the Caspian basin equation, and increase non-Western based energy supplies (themselves either directly or indirectly within Russia's sphere of geopolitical influence) it makes one wonder whose interests those sanctions actually served? 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Sun readers share their views on guns, progressive politics, President Obama, Israel, the fiscal cliff and the Haile trail.
A gun epidemic
Sunday's Sun provides an arresting snapshot of life in these United States. Front page: "Grim details of (Connecticut shooting) rampage emerging." Page 3A: "Report: Man kills deputy in Mo. Ambush," and "Suspect in triple slaying killed." Page 6A: "Shots fired at California mall; suspect in custody." Page 10A: "Man fatally shoots woman, self at Excalibur in Vegas." Page 12A: "Man wounds 3 at Alabama hospital, gets killed."
As the Atlantic Cities website reports, there were over 30,000 gun-related deaths in the U.S. in 2011. This number almost equals the nearly 33,000 auto deaths for 2011, which reportedly were the lowest in terms of the overall population in 60 years.
Aggressive steps have led to lower car deaths. Passivity characterizes our national response to the epidemic of gun-related deaths as we await the news of yet another horrific shooting incident.
R. Hunt Davis Jr.
Santa is a liberal
In response to the cute Dec. 12 letter to Santa by Ralph Kubicsek Sr.: Respectfully, Ralph, your political irrelevance grows in direct proportion to your sadly, lame inability to read the tea leaves of America's future.
President Barack Obama is the new American Thomas Jefferson, and the folks on the right, because of their intransigence, are destined for a future of loud denials and very limited input into our ever-growing national consensus in favor of progressive governance.
The future is writ large and bold. Join us, Ralph, in meaningful collaboration, or leave as your legacy to future generations the dying, tea party.
Liberal/progressive vision encompasses the voice and power of our ongoing American egalitarian experiment. Join us in honest, common effort at all levels of our national life.
By the way, Ralph, Santa is a flaming liberal.
George W. Swinford,
Let us grieve as a nation, not whine
George Martin (Voice, Dec. 17) is upset that our president "couldn't even speak about the tragedy in Connecticut on Friday with reading from a script, probably written by someone else."
As a Republican who doesn't like many things about our current president, I am able to discern when not to be petty and childish!
He was grieving in a room filled with parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandparents, teachers, classmates and friends of 20 of God's children who were slaughtered by a human manifestation of evil! During his entire speech, you could hear people crying.
And who cares who wrote it?
Do you honestly think he's a heartless robot who couldn't care less about what happened in Connecticut?
Let us grieve as a nation ... not two whining parties!
Marcus Moore,
Critic of Israel had her facts wrong
Elizabeth Stuhlberg (Voice, 12-13) continues to invent facts about a history that is unambiguous. She writes that Palestinians "were expelled at gunpoint during the two years that preceded the creation of the state of Israel."
England controlled the Palestine Mandate with 80,000 British army troops and policemen until midnight, May 14, 1948. Until that date, owning a gun, by any civilian in Palestine, was punishable by death.
Palestinian Jews declared their independence on May 15, 1948. On that same date, five Arab armies plus the Palestinians' Arab Liberation Army invaded the territory assigned to the Jewish state by the United Nations.
Israel lost the lives of 4,000 Jewish soldiers and 2,000 Jewish civilians, but won the war, which ended in March, 1949.
That war, initiated by the surrounding Arab states and the Palestinian Arabs, was the principal cause of the Arab refugee problem.
Ralph Lowenstein,
Over the cliff
Here is my prediction: We will go over the fiscal cliff and then a short time later they will come together and take action and be looked upon as "heroes" instead of the overpaid, do-nothing group of legislators that are supposed to represent us.
Catherine Fraser,
Keystone Heights
Trail is no heartache
About the heartache that residents at one of the most desirable subdivisions in Alachua County are feeling because our government had the audacity to construct a bike/walking trail alongside their comfortable existence. I think musician Tom Waits said it best: "Buddy, you don't even know the meaning of heartache."
Ken Hawes,


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Trainees in both fellowship programs will attend joint conferences, didactic lectures, and Journal Clubs together. Exchange rotations would result in equally diverse experience in all aspects of hand and upper extremity conditions. Between the two fellowships, there are a total of seven positions for candidates completing their residency training in Plastic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, and/or General Surgery. Matched candidates will have the opportunity to be trained by 10 full time faculty members, perform surgical procedures in a newly established state-of-the-art freestanding surgery center, as well as complex upper extremity reconstruction and microsurgical procedures at the University Health Center of Pittsburgh. The faculty members include Joseph Imbriglia, MD, W.P. Andrew Lee, MD, Glenn Buterbaugh, MD, Robert Goitz, MD, William Hagberg, MD, Marshall Balk, MD, Robert Kaufmann, MD, Kodi Azari, MD, Aaron Grand, MD, and Ronit Wollstein, MD. All physicians have Certificates of Added Qualification in hand surgery or are eligible for the CAQ.
Over the 12-month fellowship-training period, experience and responsibility are gradually increased and by the end of the program each fellow is comfortable and competent in all areas of shoulder, elbow and hand surgery, and microsurgical techniques.
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Clerk of Courts, Superhero
Almost everyone in the United States knows that Hurricane Katrina was one of the most devastating storms ever to hit the country—the most costly and third most deadly. Often overlooked, however, is the damage caused by Hurricane Rita, which struck approximately one month later. Especially hard hit was Cameron Parish along the Gulf Coast near Texas; the parish seat of Cameron was essentially obliterated, and 90 percent of its buildings and homes were destroyed. In fact, the only structure left standing in Cameron was the Cameron Courthouse.
The clerk of court in Cameron Parish, Carl Broussard, and his staff of eight heeded the lessons of Katrina and were able to save a significant portion of the court records by responding quickly to the threat of severe damage. Although most of lower Cameron Parish was literally blown away in the storm, they saved all of the evidence for pending cases as well as five years of criminal records—400 boxes' worth—by moving the material to the second floor of the courthouse before the storm struck.
Beyond their efforts, however, were an additional 200 boxes of legacy records stored in the courthouse basement, which were soaked when the basement flooded. Broussard noted that the courthouse is the only structure in Cameron that even had a basement, although it was only partially below ground. After evacuating the courthouse, Broussard was unable to return to it for two days; he recalls that the scene greeting him was "like a bomb blast": "Everything on the main highway was destroyed, all of the debris from the nearby businesses was piled up against the courthouse, and not a telephone pole was standing in Cameron Parish."
The basement of the courthouse remained flooded for about a week, until U.S. Army personnel were able to use tanker trucks of clean water to flush out the mud, which was then removed by a large vacuum truck. The basement records had been ripped from their shelves and lay buried in mud and debris. Given all the restoration work going on in New Orleans, Broussard was unable for a while to locate a document restoration company to save his wet records; he finally contracted with a company from Fort Worth to remove and freeze dry them until they could be cleaned.
Work on salvaging these records is still ongoing; the most damaged documents will be digitized as soon as possible and the originals destroyed because they have water damage and carry mold and odor. Broussard is going to such extraordinary steps to preserve these legacy records because the microfilm backups he inherited when he took office have deteriorated over the years. Broussard surely was farsighted when he began digitizing records from the time he took office. He also began digitizing older records; these electronic files now stretch back to 1969. In addition to the hard copy materials that made it through undamaged, all the court computers and hard drives containing the digitized documents were also undamaged. These circumstances enabled his office and the courts to begin functioning again in a remarkably short period of time.
When asked how they were able to save so many of his office's records, Broussard cites early action: The staff "began pre-evacuation steps the Tuesday before the storm and, in addition, had the help of trustee prisoners in moving the critical records." Commenting on the parish's overall level of preparedness, Broussard explained that "folks down here don't get really scared until the wind gets above 100 miles an hour, and then they really get concerned. Rita was a category five hurricane before it hit Cameron. Even before the evacuation was ordered, we started moving and didn't wait on the civil authorities."
Two weeks after Rita hit Cameron Parish, the clerk's office relocated to a bank building in nearby Jennings. The following week, it was back in operation, utilizing the computers and records that had been saved. On February 1, 2006, the office was able to return to the Cameron courthouse—even though the "office" was a construction trailer on the front lawn. Broussard's first order of business upon return was to ensure that all records now are maintained above ground level, on the building's second floor. The Cameron courts reopened in nearby Lake Charles in October 2005 and resumed trials in the Cameron Courthouse on April 1, 2006. Built in the 1930s as part of the government's Works Progress Administration, which used materials extracted from the riverbed 500 yards away, the courthouse has withstood the assaults of two category five storms. Parish residents are understandably very proud.
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Secondary Piano Program
Acceptable Proficiency Repertoire
Graduate Woodwind majors are required to play a woodwind accompaniment. Preapproved accompaniments will be posted here.
Voice majors are encouraged to play an accompaniment: preapproved accompaniments are here.
(All taken from Vol. 17, Music for Millions: Easy Classics to Moderns, edited by Denes Agay. This book is available from the TIS bookstore. Pieces not listed below should be verified at the Secondary Piano Office for acceptability)
The following pieces are suitable for items N1 or N2 of the undergraduate proficiency requirements, or item 8 of the graduate proficiency requirements:
Kabalevsky, Dmitri
- In the Country, p. 147
- Scherzo, p. 146
- Toccatina, p.140
Köhler, Louis
- Chromatic Polka, p. 102
Kullak, Theodor
- Cradle Song, p. 86
Miakovsky, Nicolas
- Fugue in Classic Style, p. 126
Prokofieff, Serge
- Tarantella, p. 132
Schubert, Franz
- Four Ländlers, p. 77 (number 4, or any other two)
- Waltz in B Minor, p. 70
- Tchaikovsky, Peter
- Reverie, p. 110
Villa Lobos, Heitor
- Circle Dance, p. 150
- Constante, p. 149
The following are all pieces which are minimally acceptable. The examiners will expect a very polished, up-to-tempo performance of these pieces.
Clementi, Muzio
- Sonatina in C, p. 66 (first or third movement)
Schmitt, Jakob
- Sonatina, p. 62
Schubert, Frank
- Allegretto, p. 78
Finally, here are a few favorites which are NOT acceptable:
Bach, Joh. Seb
- Minuet in G, p. 13
- Musette in D, p.15


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The federal government should provide more specific regulations dictating policies regarding compensatory time for religious observances, a government oversight agency has said.
The Government Accountability Office found that federal agencies have conflicting policies toward time off for religious observances and it called on the Office of Personnel Management to create new rules to standardize guidelines.
GAO's report cited examples from seven law enforcement and flight monitoring agencies, including the FBI, Federal Aviation Administration, and Customs and Border Protection. GAO found some agencies provided as many as 120 days for employees to use accumulated compensatory time off for religious observances, while others gave only six.
Title IV of the 1978 Federal Employees Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules Act "provided the authority for federal employees to work overtime and receive equal compensatory time off in order to meet requirements for religious observance," the report said.
GAO found a lack of standardization in the policies used to implement this mandate. Workers at some agencies simply use their regular annual leave when taking off for religious observances, investigators found.
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My Japanese friend came yesterday with a news of his friend....... that Canon is going to release a Medium Format Camera next Year.Do you know something about that?Martin[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=80219\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
not we forget that canon next to Sony, are the unique camera-makers with own digital technology.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=80228\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
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pss, you would need to keep the diagonal of the capture area to no longer than the diagonal of 24x36, which is around 43mm, to keep within the expected image circle of existing lenses.There would also be an issue with "flower"-type lens hoods, which expect the current aspect ratio. Coming out with new hoods would seem to be a minor problem, though.Edit: If my math is correct, a 4:3 sensor with the same diagonal as standard 35mm is 34.6x26. That only gives you a 4% increase in sensor area.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=80294\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
to come on this rumor game also ( and allow you to blame me if you like to do so.... ): i have heard from a big canon distributor before photokina the following things:( he itself order some hundreds of 1ds2 before! photokina cause he knew for sure that there will no new model,- he expected a big run on the camera after photokina again and wanted to have enough in stock ).1. no new 1ds2 at photokina ( go to openphotographyforum , there i posted that also 2 weeks before photokina ).2. 1ds-mk2n next year at PMA. same updates than formerlywith the 1d-mk2, larger lcd etc.3. canon goes to mf 2007 at pma or photokina,- which sensor size ever this will mean. sounds not unlogic to think in 30x36mm, although i think more in the actual size with 36x48mm and 33 mp,- they just need to stitch their actual sensor therefore. for me the canon-mf thing has logic,- they made much more money beeing the technologic leader in 35mm digital than with the 1ds itself (same than formel1 for car manufactors ). and it becomes very hard to improve here the cameras more. even the 5d has in fact the same resolution, so also the nikon 2dx,- all other come closer and closer. hard to see here in35mm an visible improvement in terms of resolution without making significant better lenses.so they would need new lenses in any case, it is not cheaper to develop them in 35mm than in mf,- mf could be a 2, lineup without putting the existing 35mm lineup to the 2. place.i believe that rumor.and the market could grow significant up again, many 1ds2 users would climb the mf way if there would be similar performance for a better price than now.i know a p25 or p20 becomes cheap now,- but compare honestly what performance deliver a 1ds2 or a 5d, and how problemless these canons do what they promise( no colorcasts, no magenta flare, really low hi-iso noise, fast shooting speed, great af, weather sealed, )........ it would be very tempting for many people to have similar features in a mf bodywith the canon simplicity and experience.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=80447\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
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Former Lt. Gov. Sheehy fined $1,000 for phone use
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Former Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy has agreed to pay a $1,000 fine for improper use of a state cellphone as part of a settlement with the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission.
Commission members voted 8-0 to impose the civil penalty after ruling that Sheehy had used the phone for purposes other than state business. Sheehy's attorney said Monday that the ruling came late last week.
Sheehy, a Republican, has already reimbursed the state $500 for thousands of calls he had with four women other than his wife on the phone. He resigned in February and bowed out of the 2014 governor's race after the calls came to light.
Sheehy's former wife filed for divorce in 2012, and the divorce became final April 30.