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Huge inning leads Red Sox to blowout of CardinalsBy MIKE SHALIN
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August 16. 2017 12:28AM
BOSTON — Hanley Ramirez and Sandy Leon drove in two runs apiece in an eight-run fifth inning that carried the Boston Red Sox to a 10-4 inter-league victory over the St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday night.
Ten straight Red Sox reached base in chasing Mike Leake (7-11) and propelling Boston to its 11th win in its last 13 games.
Rick Porcello, helped by a fourth-inning triple play turned on a Yadier Molina grounder, allowed three runs in the sixth inning after being staked to a 9-0 lead but worked through seven for his third straight win. The reigning Cy Young Award winner improved to 7-14 — 3-0 in August — after going more than a month without a win.
The Red Sox remained 4½ games ahead of the Yankees in the AL East. The Yankees held on to beat the Mets on Tuesday, 5-4.
The Sox have won all three games against the Cardinals this season, with St. Louis making its first visit to Fenway Park since losing the sixth game of the 2013 World Series.
The Red Sox turned their triple play with relative ease. Molina hit a grounder to third baseman Rafael Devers, who took two steps to tag third, then threw to second baseman Eduardo Nunez, who relayed to first to complete the triple play. It was the first triple play for Boston since August, 2011.
Ramirez drove in three runs, Xander Bogaerts had three singles and Jackie Bradley Jr. also drove in two runs in the 15-hit Boston attack that included two more hits for rookie sensation Devers.
Dexter Fowler had three hits, including a two-run double, for the Cardinals, who lost their second straight after an eight-game winning streak. They came in 1½ games behind the Chicago Cubs atop the NL Central.
In his last two starts, Leake has allowed 20 hits and 12 earned runs in 9 2/3 innings.
NOTES: Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia will be out longer than the minimum 10 days in his second straight stint on the disabled list because of his balky left knee. … Cardinals 3B Jedd Gyorko, who received a cortisone shot in his right knee Sunday, was able to return Tuesday after sitting out the weekend. … Several members of the Cardinals visited the inside of the Green Monster earlier Tuesday. … Boston LHP David Price (elbow) continues to throw off flat ground with no return date in sight. … The Red Sox will honor the 50th anniversary of their 1967 Impossible Dream team that lost a seven-game World Series to the Cardinals. … The Boston Globe reported domestic battery charges against Red Sox TV analyst Steve Lyons stemming from an argument with his girlfriend in January, were dismissed in California. … RHP Lance Lynn pitches for St. Louis against LH Eduardo Rodriguez in the series finale tonight.


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Photos: Infatuated with fashion
Photos: Infatuated with fashion
Jason Wu became a star after Michelle Obama picked his gown for the Inaugural Ball — twice. Pictured, Mrs. Obama in this year's inaugural gown.
His designs wowed New York Fashion Week fans earlier this year despite a blizzard.
Jason Wu's spring collection from New York Fashion Week.
Even among the recent wave of American designers, Wu stands out as the expert of the freshly updated, lady like look.
"Think back to Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, and Christian Lacroix. Those designers are part of the reason why I became infatuated with fashion. They made pretty clothes," Wu said.
Hollywood actresses seeking elegant red carpet attire quickly followed Obama. Jessica Paré at the 2012 Emmy Awards in a Wu-designed gown.
Michelle Williams at the 2012 Golden Globes in Wu-designed gown.
Model Karlie Kloss and Wu at the Costume Institute Gala held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2012.

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Czar Nicholas and his family were canonized by the Eastern Orthodox Church in 1981. Also commemorated are those who faithfully served them: General Elias Tatishchev; Prince Basil Dolgorukov; the physician Eugene Dotkin; the lady-in-waiting Countess Anastasia Hendrikova; the serving-maid Anna Demidova; the cook John Kharitonov; and the sailors Clement Nagorny and John Sednev. Their Feast Day is July 4th.
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Before retiring from Congress four years ago, David Hobson, a powerful subcommittee chairman, says he couldn't fathom why the Energy Department was so determined to build a multi-billion dollar plant in South Carolina for transforming plutonium into fuel for U.S. nuclear reactors.
Although the plant was billed as a noble arms control initiative, meant to dispose of the plutonium so it could not be used in weapons again, Hobson was troubled by its billions in cost overruns, a lack of demand for the reactor fuel, and the existence of cheaper alternatives.
Hobson, now 76, said in an interview that he concluded the project had three real aims: It was a multi-billion dollar jobs program for South Carolina, a Bush White House political gift to then-Gov. Mark Sanford and the state's mainly Republican congressional delegation, and the potential kickoff of a much more ambitious and costly enterprise meant to benefit the nuclear industry.


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Paying the devil his due
With the settlement of the MLLA lawsuit all but done, Mammoth enters into a new phase.
Now we all get to see who walks the walk.
Since 1997, the year Terry Ballas proposed his idiotic airport condo project, our people have talked and talked. Then they talked some more. Along with all that talk-the-talk there were extended periods of finger pointing and blame gaming.
All that comes to an end right now, and over the course of the next three months.
By Dec. 31, Mammoth will have a plan in place to pay off $2 million a year in debt that it incurred in the Ballas/Mammoth Lakes Land Acquisition breach-of-trust fiasco. If it were to play out as it is now written, we'll be paying that debt for the next 23 years or so, with no time off for good behavior.
Yet good behavior is now what we must show—individually and collectively.
At last night's Town Council meeting, residents queried town leaders and administrators as to how we're going to pull this off.
Town Manager Dave Wilbrecht said before the meeting that a lot of the shortfall of services would have to be balanced by we the people.
Here's an example or two:
If the Police Department, say, is denuded, will citizens be prepared to organize neighborhood watch patrols, even in the dead of winter, even in the Sierra Valley sites or the North Village neighborhoods?
Will citizens volunteer to help the parks and recreation department keep playground equipment safe and up to date? If it comes to this, who's willing to mow the grass and keep the tennis courts in decent shape?
Wilbrecht said it is going to take some self-imposed discipline to pull this off. We're hoping we're up to the challenge, but we don't know how we're going to fare.
For many years Mammoth has lived high on the hog. Our roads are smooth and safe, unlike those in towns and cities throughout California and in the United States. Our parks are in good condition. We have two golf courses, one of which uses recycled water.
The Whitmore pool somehow gets by, every single summer. There is a brand new running track at the Whitmore Ballfields, for heaven's sake, and we have a commercial airport serving L.A., Orange County, San Diego, and San Francisco.
No small town ever had it so good.
Our water lines work; our sewer system works; the streetlights work. Our public safety system, even at less than full strength, works.
We're pretty much used to a low crime rate, clean air, clean water and decent schools.
We have a ski area that generates money like a cash cow, employing hundreds and generating revenue for itself, the town, Mono County and the entire Eastside.
Given all that, we don't blame people for whistling past the graveyard, even as Mammoth lost court battle after court battle in the ill-conceived, Ballas-inspired airport development that caused all the trouble to begin with.
But we're not whistling now. The time has come to pay the devil his due—with discipline, hard work, cooperation and elbow grease.


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Lesson Summary
Are all snowflakes truly unique? What are the physical forces that drive snowflakes to come in so many shapes and sizes? In this lesson, students build an apparatus that creates conditions similar to a winter cloud and produce their own snow crystals indoors. By watching the snow crystals grow, they learn about the molecular forces that shape ice crystals, and gain a deeper understanding of the states of matter. By exploring media resources, including microphotographs of real snowflakes, students also learn about molecular forces, the particulate nature of matter, and condensation.
- Understand how water vapor can condense into a solid
- Understand how the forces that act on water molecules at the atomic and molecular levels result in the regular shapes of hexagonal snowflakes
- Understand how snow forms in clouds
- Appreciate that the different shapes of snowflakes depend upon the conditions under which they form
Grade Level: 6-8
Suggested Time
- Two 1.5-hour lab periods and approximately 1.5 hours of teacher prep time before class
Multimedia Resources
- Snowflake Physics Flash Interactive
- Particulate Nature of Matter Flash Interactive
- Molecular Shapes Flash Interactive
- Balls and sticks for making hexagonal molecular models (optional)
- Dry ice (approximately 1/2 kg per student or 15 kg for a class of 30 students). Dry ice (solid CO2) is available through ice distributors in most medium- and large- sized cities. Look in the phone book or search on the Web for "Ice" or "Dry Ice." Dry ice is also used in shipping frozen materials, such as biological samples, and might be available from an ice cream shop, retail ice warehouses, a local hospital, or fish and bait shops.
- Plastic cooler (for storing dry ice)
- Thick work gloves (for handling dry ice)
- Hammer (for chopping dry ice)
- Heavy plastic bags (for chopping dry ice)
Snowflake Photo Gallery PDF Document
Instructions for Growing Your Own Snow Crystals PDF Document
Snow Crystal Growth in Detail PDF Document
Snow Morphology Diagram PDF Document
A Guide to Snowflakes PDF Document
- For each lab group:
- One used, 20-oz plastic soda bottle (prepared with a small hinge)
- Three extra-large-diameter polystyrene foam cups (or similar container that provides enough clearance around the soda bottle—which has a diameter of 2.5 inches)
- Small kitchen sponge (1/2 inch thick)
- Nylon fishing line (thinner is better; one-pound test is good)
- Strong sewing needle
- Pushpin
- Four straight pins
- Paper clip
- Paper towels
- Small magnifying glasses
Before the Lesson
- Arrange computers with Internet access so students can work in pairs or small groups.
- Collect all materials.
- Prepare the soda bottles for students to use for their diffusion chambers. Rinse out each bottle then use a sharp knife to cut the bottles almost all the way around (leave a small hinge), about 1/2 inch above the bottom, as shown in the figure in the Instructions for Growing Your Own Snow Crystals PDF Document.
- Take precautions so the dry ice does not contact bare skin.
- Cut or chop dry ice into gravel-sized pieces. One way to do this is to put the dry ice inside two plastic grocery bags, and pound on it with a hammer (or other blunt object) to crush it. This works best on a hard surface, like concrete or asphalt. Dry ice is much softer than water ice, and it crushes very easily. Put the crushed dry ice back into its cooler. You can then use a spoon to transfer some into the polystyrene foam cups around the students' chambers.
- Review the Instructions for Growing Your Own Snow Crystals PDF Document, which explains the process of growing snowflakes in the diffusion chambers. Then, because the results depend in large part on allowing the diffusion chamber to become cold enough to form the crystals, try the activity yourself. In particular, you should focus on allowing enough room to completely surround the chambers with crushed dry ice, and then cutting a hole for the soda bottle in a piece of cardboard and making a cover for the dry ice. This will keep the dry ice from sublimating prematurely and stretch out the time available for the experiment.
- Students should already be familiar with the water cycle and the particulate nature of matter. If you feel that students need to review the water cycle, assign some readings in their textbooks about cloud formation, condensation, and precipitation, and ask them to be prepared to describe the water cycle in detail. If you feel that some students need to review the particle model, ask them to view the Particulate Nature of Matter Flash Interactive. After completing the interactive activity, students should be familiar with the molecular formula of water, H2O, and know that water molecules are formed from different kinds of atoms, one oxygen and two hydrogen. Ask students to draw the molecules, making sure that they place the oxygen atom in the middle, and the two smaller hydrogen atoms at (approximately) a 120° angle.
The Lesson
Part I: Exploring Snowflakes
1. Tell students that they will begin by viewing microphotographs of real snowflakes collected from different parts of North America. Divide the class into pairs or small groups, and have each group view the Snowflake Photo Gallery PDF Document. How many different kinds of snowflakes can they see? Do they observe any patterns?
2. Show students "Types of Snowflakes" in the Snowflake Physics Flash Interactive and ask them how they might classify the snowflakes they described earlier. Then ask students to hypothesize in their notebooks about how the different kinds of snowflakes form, including the most familiar kind, the six-sided, feathery shaped ones. You may want to ask students to draw the different stages in the development of a snowflake. When they are finished, ask them if they have ever had the chance to look at real snowflakes. Did any of them look like these?
3. Bring the class together to discuss what they've found. Most students will have noticed that many snowflakes are six-sided. Ask them if that seems to be universally true. Are there any cubical or tetrahedral snowflakes? Some students may notice that a few of the snowflakes look like feathers, cylinders, or spindles. Make note of this on the board as it will come up again later in the lesson.
Part II: Classification of Snowflakes
4. Tell students that they will now have the opportunity to watch snowflakes forming in the laboratory. Show "Watch a Snowflake Grow" in the Snowflake Physics Flash Interactive to present actual evidence of how snowflakes form. Discuss the following questions to encourage students to think about how the conditions under which snowflakes grow can affect the outcome of their structure.
- Do snowflakes form by adding material or by taking it away?
- What do you notice about the speed of growth of the points compared to the areas in between?
- If the points grew quickly, and the areas in between grew slowly, how would that affect the final shape?
5. [Optional] Using a number of physical stick models, demonstrate the 109° angle of water molecules. Show how these can be built into a hexagon. Then have students build their own hexagons. Ask them to arrange their hexagons in different patterns that might suggest how snowflakes are formed. They can stack them and make towers, or combine them edge to edge. Once they've explored this for a while, have them view the snowflakes again and compare their ideas about snowflake formation with what they have observed. Finally, they can read the "Snowflake Basics" text in the Snowflake Physics Flash Interactive.
Part III: Growing Snowflakes in the Classroom
6. Tell students that they will now build a diffusion chamber—an apparatus that grows snowflakes. Distribute the Instructions for Growing Your Own Snow Crystals PDF Document, then have students work in pairs or small groups to create their chambers. To save time, make sure the materials are available in a central location.
7. As the snowflakes grow in the diffusion chamber, each student should make a sketch of their growing snowflakes every three minutes. One factor to note is how far down the nylon line the snowflakes are located. Encourage students to try to draw the nylon line to scale and to show all the colonies of snowflakes that are growing at different locations along the line. This time-lapse series of drawings will be used in the follow-up discussion. Remind students that the snowflakes are fragile, and that a slight tap on the bottle might dislodge them.
8. Bring the class back together so that students can share their results. Start the discussion by asking if anyone noticed hexagonal shapes or the traditional 109–120° angles. They may have to look carefully to see these, as the results are often a feathery frost, or "fuzz." Encourage them to look closely. Even students whose snowflakes did not grow to be perfectly formed will have their results validated when they see that the principles followed by the water vapor molecules as they condense hold true whether their result is needles (dendrites), traditional snowflakes, or even the fishbone pattern. Try to elicit student theories about why some of their results differed while others were the same. For example, students may have noticed that the largest flakes tended to grow at the same location on the string for each group—right above the top of the cardboard cover, where the cold air in the bottom meets the warm humid air at the top.
You might want to point out how sensitive the crystals are to the conditions of humidity and temperature under which they are formed. Even a slight difference of a few degrees will greatly alter the size and structure of the crystals. Inside the diffusion chambers, there is a gradient of temperature (warm at the top, cold at the bottom).
Inside clouds, there is also a temperature gradient. As the supersaturated air moves about inside the clouds, the growing ice crystals are subjected to different conditions. As they tumble and fall through the clouds, no snowflake follows exactly the same trajectory, nor does it experience the same conditions as any other. Thus, on the microscopic level, every snowflake is indeed different.
9. At this point, many students will be ready to explore in detail some of the physics behind snowflakes. Show students the Snow Morphology Diagram PDF Document. You may need to explain this diagram, starting with the meaning of the two axes. Temperature, along the bottom axis, varies due to weather conditions and height above Earth's surface (generally the higher the altitude, the colder it is). Saturation can vary within a cloud based on the mixing of different air masses along a frontal system. Based on this diagram, ask students to discuss under what conditions of temperature and saturation their snow crystals would have formed if they had been formed naturally in a cloud. What could they do to their apparatus if they wanted to try to grow a different type of snowflake?
Check for Understanding
Select one of the following activities for all students to complete, or assign each activity to half of the class:
- Ask students to examine the snowflakes in the A Guide to Snowflakes PDF Document and try to describe the conditions under which the different snowflakes were formed.
- Have students review the "Snowflake Basics" text in the Snowflake Physics Flash Interactive. Students will begin to understand that the "bent shape" of the water molecules causes them to link up into hexagons. Students could write an essay on the following question: Why do snowflakes tend to have a hexagonal shape? [Note: To reinforce students' abilities to imagine the shapes of molecules, ask them to visit the Molecular Shapes Flash Interactive. Encourage them to think about how the water molecule relies on its shape as it joins with others to create a crystal structure.]


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Canada's support, in response to a request by the International Red Cross Movement, to earthquake-affected families in Lushan county will help to provide 5,000 family kits, establish 50 temporary latrines in transitional settlement areas, and increase the capacity to establish 100 more latrines for 1,000 displaced people.
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|14th November 2006, 01:08 AM
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Intermediate Windsurfing board
I know you answer this a thousand times...
but I can't sleep for 1 week...
I started windsurfing this summer. I have a Fanatic slalom Bee 125l and a Nova 180l. Although the Bee is 15 years old, it is in good shape and weights 21 pounds.
I only used the Bee 4 times since I've used the foostrap. Since I loves the speed and agility of the Bee (compared to my Nova). I might look to replaced both boards. I weight 180 lb, 34, and I am an agressive intermediate who wants to progress (footstrap, harness and water start OK). I sail 30 times a year in these conditions: 8.5 (35%), 6.7 (35%) and 5.5 (20%) and looking for a 4.5 (10%) to complete my quiver. 12 days are in Cape Hatteras and others in Montreal, Quebec area.
Any board suggestion? Can a board be good in these broad conditions or 2 is required? if so which to replace? Should I only replace the Nova, keep the Bee and buy a board for light wind or the opposite: keep the nova the light wind and get a board for medium wind?
In other words, which one is the most restrainer (prevent me to get air, jibe or chop fun)? A New Big fatso board or an old design medium wind board.
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|7th February 2007, 11:42 AM
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RE: Intermediate Windsurfing board
I am still asking this question every night. I came up with an idea: 2 new board:
- Carve133 with my 6.7 and 8.5 sails (and 5.5 for 1 board family trip)
- Kombat 95 with my 4.5, 5.5 and 6.7 sails
My weight is 195 lbs in winter and 180 lbs on the water!
Thank you for comments
|7th February 2007, 07:40 PM
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RE: Intermediate Windsurfing board
Hello, I think that this is perfect for you.
The carve one easy board and fast, for light winds is perfect.
The Kombat, perfect board for medium-high winds it's dificult to tack because it has little volume in the nose. but in few days you will be ok
|11th February 2007, 04:21 PM
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RE: Intermediate Windsurfing board
Looks like you are on the right track. Have you thought about the 93 SType?? This is going to be a faster board and if you are not going to be in the waves at all you might enjoy it more. Just a thought.
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|16th February 2007, 06:18 AM
RE: Intermediate Windsurfing board
And when buying new boards, one might also think about buying the same boards. This way you will get to know the boards you have better and faster, and will be able to sail your smaller board better because you have a better idea of what the board will do. The S-Type also seems to be (shamefully, I've never ridden one) a very easy, yet very potentional freeslalom board, so I don't think it will be too hard for you
Good luck in buying your board and hopefully you'll catch some sleep from now on
|20th February 2007, 07:23 PM
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You should also consider using the boards that you already have longer. Sailing experience is the key, here. I've gone through a number of boards in my windsurfing years and currently own five. One board I bought more than a year ago, but haven't found the opportunity to use it. Not that I don't put in my TOW as I had 45 days out last season. It's just that if you live in one location, your sailing conditions don't change all that much from my experience. I didn't find the winds to warrant using that board. I also find I can't take all 5 boards to the beach every time. Not only that, I'm still looking to pick up another board. You have to control your aggressive tendencies or they will work against you!!!
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Why Pursue the CGMA?
As a member of the AICPA, you're probably aware of the various credential programs offered. These certification programs are designed to enhance your knowledge and provide a huge "value-add" to your profile as a CPA working in practice or business and industry. Those who have one or more credential, list the initials as part of their name, and promote their knowledge in these areas, most likely have a leg-up on the competition.
The Young CPA Network maintains a page on its website that lists each credential, along with links to more information about each program. However, one of the most often-asked questions with any credential is on the skills required to obtain the credential and what kinds of attributes the candidate needs while working toward the credential and after receiving it.
More importantly, what's the direct benefit? Will it increase your bottom line? Will it make you more knowledgeable?
The AICPA's latest credential, the CGMA or Certified Global Management Accountant, is certainly one of the programs that may not be as clear cut in terms of understanding the skills and traits as the CITP (Certified Information Technology Professional) or the ABV (Accredited in Business Valuation).
As the name of the credential indicates, this one, versus the others, is truly "global." Already, thousands of CPAs, chartered accountants and others across the globe have attained the CGMA because it complements the services they provide and helps them stay focused on the learning programs associated with management accounting.
The AICPA has put a large amount of resources toward the CMGA, and fortunately, there is a dedicated website entirely devoted to the credential. On the site, you'll find pages devoted to the "why you should pursue the CGMA."
You can read all about this on your own, of course, but to give you insight into the CGMA and to understand more about the program, the EDGE newsletter went directly to a young CPA peer, Leisa Stanberry, CPA.CITP, CGMA, principal of Stanberry CPA in Cookeville, Tennessee.
EDGE: Tell our readers the reasons why you decided to pursue the CGMA.
Leisa Stanberry: I chose to pursue the CGMA credential because it shows the world what I already do for my customers. I am a management accountant providing outsourced CFO services and back office accounting services to small- and medium-size businesses. We are risk specialists helping businesses understand what their risks are and ways to mitigate them in order to create value for them. This credential shows my customers and potential customers that I hold a specialized credential in these areas.
EDGE: How does having the CGMA benefit your clients?
Leisa Stanberry: Holding the CGMA shows my customers and prospects that I am committed to continuing my education in the area of management accounting. With this commitment, I can continue to sharpen my skills to stay on the cutting-edge of trends that would assist them in managing risks and create value.
EDGE: What's your advice to other young CPAs who are looking at the CGMA as a credential?
Leisa Stanberry: I say that if you qualify for this credential, have a passion for management accounting, and desire to declare this one of your specialties, you should have this credential. The CGMA is acknowledged worldwide—so, as a result, your opportunities practically have no boundaries! The CGMA shows you are in tune with the global economy, you understand the world is shrinking, and you are open to exploring how to leverage customers' needs and wants within this global economy.
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Using PVC for Candle Projects
Last September I hosted a make & take where Hector of Blackstone Cemetery showed us his tricks for making PVC candles.
While it's possible to make candles using paper towel rolls or cans, you may want something sturdier. PVC pipe is a good choice (assuming you have the tools to cut up the pipe).
He showed us his different methods of creating a shelf inside the PVC pipes where the LED candle lights would sit. The first option was using expanding foam (see the image below, far right). Basically, you fill it up, let it dry and slice off the overflow so it's flush with the edge of the PVC pipe. Then you need to cut out a circle in the middle to drop the candle light in. There are various drill attachments you can use to do so, or you're faced with the task of doing it by hand.
The second method (favoured by Hector over the first method) is using simple pipe insulation.
You simply cut short pieces of insulation (about 3 inches long) and slide them inside the narrow pieces of pipe. It's a rather snug fit.
Push the insulation deep enough inside the pipe so the LED candle light base is below the lip of the pipe (you don't want it visible from the side).
For wider pipes (to make a large pillar candle), you simply roll various pieces of insulation together. There's no real scientific method. Just keep cramming pieces in until there's no gap.
Once that's finished (and you've remembered to leave space for the candle light to sit in the centre), you can use simple caulking to create a top to your candle. Smooth it out with your finger once you've applied it to your insulation.
To make a grouping of candle sticks, simply hot glue the PVC pipes together.
The rest of the candle making process is the same as my stub tutorial. I'll recap for those of you who haven't read it.
Place the pipes on a silicone baking sheet (this way, you can make pools of wax at the bottom of the candle without gluing it to your table). I put my silicone pad on an upside-down baking tray. Remember to turn the tray, not the individual pipes, as you work around the outside of the candles adding glue.
The key is to build the wax drips in layers.
A hot glue gun, rather than the lower temp craft glue gun, works best. But remember, the word "hot" is in the title for a reason (I have a blister to prove this). Run the glue around the top edge of the pipe, using enough so it spills down the outside in wide drips. This is your base. You need to let each layer dry before adding the second layer on top of it, so work on a few candles at a time.
Every time you add a layer, you want to build up that top edge. Alternate the dripping placement as you go, building over the last layer and partly on a new spot. You can also add a line of glue to the top edge, wait a moment for it to start the drying process, and then turn the candle upside down, letting gravity stretch the lip of wax up into shapes.
You also want to start making drips on the inside of the candle as well but be mindful of how thick you make the drips or else your LED won't fit.
Try to avoid glue strings - they occur when the tip of your hot glue gun touches the wet glue. Don't panic if it happens. Most of them can be peeled off when dry.
That's about it. Next up: I'll show you how I made my skull candle holders.
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The pipe insulation is a great idea. I found using the great stuff foam to be a mess. I'm trying it this way!
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WASHINGTON — It's all over but the shouting: Obamacare is working.
All the naysaying in the world can't drown out mounting evidence that the Affordable Care Act, President Obama's signature domestic achievement, is a real success. Republican candidates running this fall on an anti-Obamacare platform will have to divert voters' attention from the facts, which tell an increasingly positive story.
A new report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that, despite all the problems with the HealthCare.gov website launch, 12 million people who previously lacked insurance will obtain coverage this year. By 2017 — the year Obama leaves office — the CBO predicts that an additional 14 million uninsured will have managed to get coverage.
Why was the Affordable Care Act so desperately needed? Because without it, 54 million Americans would presently have no health insurance.
We should do better, and perhaps someday we will. But if you have to work within the framework of the existing U.S. health care system, the Affordable Care Act reforms are a tremendous advance.
Many Republican critics of Obamacare know, but refuse to acknowledge, that the reforms are here to stay. Does the GOP propose to let insurance companies deny coverage because of pre-existing conditions? Does the party want to reimpose lifetime caps on the amount an insurer will pay? Tell young adults they can no longer be covered under their parents' policies? I didn't think so.
More likely, Republicans will continue to mumble vaguely about "private-sector incentives" and "consumer choice." And the GOP will continue to bray about "big government health care," which is an out-and-out lie.
Obamacare, to the contrary, will leave the present system basically intact. The CBO predicts that a decade from now, the great majority of non-elderly Americans will still obtain health insurance through their employers.
So, to recap: The Affordable Care Act is a cautiously designed set of reforms whose impact on most people is approximately zero. It is well on the way toward its goal of providing coverage to the uninsured.
Given all the good news, you'd think that Republicans might start looking for another issue to run on in the fall. But you'd be wrong.
All the apocalyptic end-of-freedom rhetoric that we continue to hear from the far right sounds increasingly ridiculous to moderate voters who have no strong party allegiance. But the GOP's activist base continues to respond with campaign donations and raring-to-go enthusiasm.
To do well in the fall, Democrats have to infuse their most loyal voters with similar enthusiasm. The success of Obamacare will help.
Already, polls are showing upticks in support for embattled Democratic incumbent senators in Louisiana, Arkansas and Alaska. Democrats control their own destiny in November: If they can get their voters to the polls, they'll win.
With minimal immediate impact, the ACA does two tremendously important things.
First, it shifts the incentive structure in the health care industry in ways that promise to hold down rising costs. And second, it establishes the principle that health care should be considered a right, not a privilege.
Of course it's not perfect. It's a thing of beauty anyway. We have liftoff. It's working.
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THE former NSW premier Bob Carr, a keen walker, had a grand vision for a Sydney city foreshore walk: a promenade that would enable people to stroll from Rushcutters Bay to Glebe, taking in the great vistas of the harbour in the east and the post-industrial bays of the inner west.
To achieve his aim he directed that all redevelopment involve returning the foreshore to the people. Some impediments still remain but, gradually during the past two decades, Carr's dream has become reality.
"It's wonderful that all those years after I made it a further directive to the bureaucrats, there is so much of the harbour you can walk around," the current Foreign Affairs Minister says as he strolls through the Glebe section.
The push for access is not limited to the harbour foreshore; the creation of Sydney Harbour National Park and co-operation from the navy and other big landowners such as the NSW Department of Health have opened up other waterfront walks. And local councils have joined in, realising that these paths can greatly improve the amenity of their area.
The City Harbour Walk: Rushcutters Bay to Glebe
It is now possible to take the 15-kilometre route from Rushcutters Bay, through the Botanic Gardens, past the Opera House and Circular Quay, under the bridge and around to Pyrmont and Glebe, with only a few detours from the foreshore.
For the first time, the waterfront on the city's western side has been opened up as Barangaroo takes shape and, once it is completed, will enable walkers to stroll through a headland park and along a boardwalk to Darling Harbour. For now it is a more prosaic meander along the concrete apron of the old container terminal.
Last month, City of Sydney announced plans to open another part of the Glebe waterfront, allowing walkers to pass in front of Sydney Secondary College at Blackwattle Bay instead of heading inland. The $5 million finale will link 27 hectares of parkland for the first time since early settlement.
Some obstacles remain, the biggest being the Garden Island naval base on the eastern side of the city. Perhaps one day the navy will consent to some co-use of the site, and there are perennial talks about the base's future, amid pressure to accommodate more super-cruise liners.
Other obstacles include the old coal loader, which is slated to become a cruise boat terminal, and the cement works in Bridge Road. The Sydney Fish Market doesn't offer much charm either, with walkers forced to squelch through the potholed car park.
Other parts of Carr's grand walk are truly remarkable. The view under the bridge is superb, the stroll among the old wharves of Walsh Bay nostalgic, and the Glebe foreshore a refreshing mix of parkland, Victorian mansions, and maritime relics.
Mosman Foreshore
In 2006, the navy opened up the grounds of HMAS Penguin, allowing the completion of the walk from Chowder Bay across Georges Heights to Middle Head, and down to Balmoral beach.
It is now possible to walk all the way from Cremorne to the Spit, mostly on bush tracks.
The trail stretches for 10 kilometres and takes in some of the most stunning vantage points for Sydney Harbour. But as local author Claire Mitchell details in her new book about the walk, Mosman Meanders and Foreshore Flavours, there is much more to the walk than just heart-stopping vistas.
Mosman might be home to lawyers and bankers these days, but in the 1860s it drew a more bohemian crowd. From the early 1860s, several pleasure grounds were established on the foreshore of Mosman that attracted big weekend crowds. They arrived by boat at dusk to dance, drink and stroll through themed walks, ride carousels, or play skittles and other games.
The first of these was at Cremorne Point and by all accounts its "Ball Masques", illuminated by 5000 lamps and Chinese lanterns, were spectacular. But, by 1862, the event had turned into the Victorian equivalent of a rave party, judging by the description in the Herald:
"Its Ball Masque by moonlight were scenes of licence and vulgarity – the larrikin element too much to the fore."
Fairyland at Clifton Gardens, the most popular, opened in 1863 and Balmoral Gardens boasted a 24-metre roofed dance floor.
The foreshore of Mosman also attracted artists and writers, who rowed across from the city to set up camp in the bush where they could relax and paint en plein air.
Artists Julian Ashton, Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and cartoonist Livingston Hopkins of the Bulletin congregated at these all-male camps.
The most famous was at Balmoral and is marked with a plaque.
Another, Curlew Camp, was at Sirius Cove and is marked by a faded inscription in a rock, which is dated 1890.
By the 1870s, the military had claimed part of Middle Head, Bradleys Head and Georges Heights to protect Sydney from the Russians. Stone fortifications, gun emplacements and tunnels can still be explored at Bradleys Head, though other fortifications at Georges Heights are off limits.
Legislation passed in 1903 allowing public bathing led to the construction of swimming enclosures at Balmoral and Clifton Gardens.
The final stretch of the walk from Chowder Bay to Balmoral Beach was opened in 2006, when the navy provided access through HMAS Penguin. There is a spectacular staircase through an angophora forest to Balmoral Beach.
Concord Foreshore
Sydney's more recent military history is on show at the foreshore walk at Concord. Park at Brays Bay Reserve and stroll down to the strange flat area traversed by what appears to be a railway line, but is actually a slipway. In the cement between the tracks are women's names and dates from the 1940s – a record of the vessels that were produced in quick succession at the Commonwealth Shipyard No. 4, once on the site.
Then follow the track just up the hill to the Kokoda Walkway, an 800-metre stroll though lush tropical gardens, while studying the stations that tell the stories of the main battles along the real path in New Guinea. You can continue along the track past the mangroves towards Concord Hospital. At the gate, you can either cut through the hospital grounds or continue to the left along mangroves until you reach the grounds of Rivendell. By now you have left the war behind and are wandering in a garden reminiscent of Tolkien's elven world, after which the former convalescent hospital is named.
Huge old trees partly obscure the Italianate mansion in the centre on the rise of the headland until you reach the point where its impressive facade stands proud to the Parramatta River. Jutting into the bay is the most elaborate wharf in Sydney, a two-storey building with chimneys, cupolas and balconies.
Now an adolescent psychiatric facility and school, it has escaped the ravages of developers because of its history as a health facility.
Further round the headland are the new psychiatric wards of Concord Hospital, which then give way to World War II buildings of the original repatriation hospital. Cut back through the hospital grounds and through the Kokoda Rose Garden to return.
Bondi to Bronte
Sydney's most famous walk is almost too popular.
In the warmer months it gets crowded in the mornings as locals take their exercise. During the three weeks of Sculpture by the Sea in October, when artworks adorn the rocky outcrops along the path, it is more of a shuffle than a walk. But in winter it can be peaceful and when the surf is up it can be breathtaking.
The paved path, which begins at the south end of Bondi Beach, was built as a state government project in the 1930s and still feels rooted in that decade. Perhaps it is the deco facade of Bondi Pavilion, the nostalgic feel of the Icebergs pool (despite the new development), and the quaint surf club perched on the headland at Tamarama.
High points include vistas of Sydney's most famous beach, wind-sculpted sandstone formations at Mackenzies Bay, and the rainforest gully at Bronte.
The more energetic can forge on from Bronte to Coogee, passing through Waverley Cemetery, the resting place of Henry Lawson.


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Lady Tigers capitalize in fourth inning to spoil Lady Chucks 'Senior Day'
PUNXSUTAWNEY — In an afternoon which felt more like late October than mid May, the Punxsy softball team saw one of its two toughest innings of the season on Monday.
Trailing 3-2, the visiting Lady Tigers of Hollidaysburg capitalized on three Punxsy errors and added some hard hits at the plate to score 10 times to spoil "Senior Day" by a 14-4 final score.
"We lengthened it (the inning) for them. They hit the ball hard as well," noted Lady Chucks' head coach Alan Pifer. "They capitalized on everything."
It was the first time Punxsy had allowed double figure runs to its opponent since falling 10-1 against Williamsport in the second game of the season on April 6.
The Lady Chucks did celebrate the eight senior players of Ashley Bacha, Lauren Ball, Monica Cameron, Chelsea Engeholm, Sarah London, Mary Sloniger, Ashley Walls and Lauren Wolfe before the contest.
The seniors will have one more home contest to play on Wednesday night against Brookville with a 7 p.m. first pitch.
Punxsy produced nine hits despite only plating four of its base runners.
Sloniger possessed the hot bat by ripping singles in each of her three at bats and came around to score one run.
"Mary hit the ball well. She has had two hits in two games in a row now," noted the Punxsy coach.
Engeholm added a pair of hits, including a run-scoring second-inning single and scored one run.
Bacha laced a two-run double as the lone extra-base hit and singled.
Shaina Painter singled to second as the final home hit and scored the team's last run.
Savannah Hallman had an RBI in her one trip to the plate with a sacrifice fly.
The Lady Tigers started off strong in the top of the first.
Leadoff hitter Alyssa Pheasant started the contest by drawing a walk.
Three hitters later, Hannah Mercer, who was a perfect 5 for 5 on the day, belted a two-run homer over the left field fence for a 2-0 tally.
The score did not change until the bottom of the second.
Sloniger led off by legging out a slow roller to shortstop for an infield single.
After an out, London drew a walk. Wolfe laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the runners to second and third.
Engeholm dropped an RBI single to shallow right field for the first Lady Chucks tally.
Bacha did one better than Engeholm by taking an outside pitch down the left field line for a two-run double to edge Punxsy ahead, 3-2.
Punxsy (12-5) held the advantage for only one frame of the third.
Hollidaysburg would make 16 plate appearances and score 10 of them in its big top of the fourth.
Following a leadoff single, the Lady Tigers took advantage of the first Lady Chucks' error before a fielder's choice loaded the bases.
Punxsy recorded the first out on a force at home before Peyton Civils singled to score the first Hollidaysburg run to tie the game at 3.
The visiting damage truly began when back-to-back two-run hits were preceeded by an RBI single to bust ahead, 8-3, still with only one out.
With the bases reloaded with Lady Tigers, the Lady Chucks committed back-to-back miscues to result in one run added on each play.
Civils lined her second RBI hit of the same at bat to chase Punxsy starting pitcher Bacha.
"A couple of pitches for Ashley weren't working today. I was trying to get out of the inning, as I was without another pitcher warmed up at that point," said Pifer.
Cameron took the ball but walked in the final Hollidaysburg run before a fielder's choice retired the side with the scoreboard showing 12-3.
Punxsy was held in check over its next three offensive turns until the top of the sixth.
Painter lined a hard single to second and Sloniger followed with her own identical hit.
After an out, Jensen Constantino reached on a fielder's choice when the Lady Tigers committed an error at second to load the bases.
Hallman lofted a fly ball to right field to plate Painter to make it a 12-4 score.
Hollidaysburg pushed across two final tallies in the top of the seventh for the eventual 14-4 final.
In the junior varsity season finale, Punxsy garnered its 16th victory in 18 contests.
The JV Lady Chucks overpowered the Lady Tigers, 13-0 in five innings.
Punxsy recorded six extra-base hits of its 12 for the five at bats.
Painter belted a pair of doubles and scored three times.
Nicole DiPietro, Constantino and Alyssa Reitz all doubled and singled. Anna Horner added a two-bagger for her one hit.
Beth Barnett singled two times and scored once.
DiPietro picked up the mound victory by allowing only two hits in five innings.
After being rained out on Saturday, Punxsy will make its final regular season road trip today in a contest at Philipsburg-Osceola starting at 4:15 p.m.


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One of the more common types of insect bites seen are from the hobo spider. From July until September the spiders are found in greater numbers throughout the Pacific Northwest. The spider is about the size of a silver dollar, including its hairy legs, and brown with gray markings. It will have parallel markings which run its length and may have a herring-bone pattern on its tail. They live in crawl spaces, wood piles, attics or anywhere spiders tend to hang out. They are not overly aggressive, but then, they probably will not ask you to tea either. Its venomous bite contains a venom and leaves a red mark which may be mistaken for a flea or bed bug bite. Initially the wound is sore but will develop into a blister in the next day or two. This is followed by a scab which may take up to a month or two to heal completely. Red marks left by bites have taken up to a year or more to completely disappear.
Some systemic effects such as headaches or rarely vomiting and diarrhea may be seen. If these occur, a physician should be consulted. Treatment initiated early will save suffering and discomfort later.
A few general rules for the treatment of insect bites will help prevent further spread and discomfort.
1. Wash the bite thoroughly with soap & water as soon after it has occurred as possible.
2. Ice the bite to decrease swelling and spread of venom.
3. Elevate the extremity to decrease swelling.
4. Observe for the spreading of redness which accompanies a bite; this may signify that the infection is spreading and needs to be evaluated by a physician.
5. An oatmeal poultice will help relieve itching if present.
6. Consider using homeopathic Apis, Urtica or Sulphur for the itching & swelling and Ledum if there is a stinger present in the bite.
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Leif described his grandma in a previous post "Glad you liked the pictures.My grandmother Olga was born 1890 in New Mexico, grew up in Florida and married my Swedish grandfather when only 18. They met in Paris where he romantically proposed on the Eiffel tower. She was most innocent and had no idea how children were conceived.She had 9 children. Her wisdom: Always be kind to other people. Never be afraid of anything. Be original."
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Following are general guidelines for these tests. You will receive more specific instructions from your doctor, nurse, or testing center.
MedicationsPlease check with your doctor or testing center for instructions if you are taking any of the following medications:
DietYour doctor may tell you that you can have only clear liquids the day before your test. Do not eat or drink anything after midnight the night before your test.
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SigmoidoscopyYou will lie on your side with your knees drawn toward your chest so you are more comfortable. The doctor will insert a flexible tube called a sigmoidoscope (sig-MOY-dohscope) into your rectum and lower colon. You may feel some discomfort as the tube moves into your colon. This test usually takes about 15 minutes.
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You will receive specific instructions from your nurse and/or doctor upon discharge.
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TAC calls for a global day of action on Thursday 24 August 2006 End 1000 new HIV infections and 800 deaths daily in South Africa Build a global united front for HIV prevention and treatment
Long waiting list for antiretroviral treatment at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Durban
15 June 2006: Report on TAC youth march for prevention in Eastern Cape
An edited version of this article appeared in the Argus on 29 June 2006 under the heading: ARV ruling for prison spotlights access to health for all
Massive youth march for HIV prevention in the Eastern Cape today
Jonathan Berger is a researcher in and head of the Aids Law Project's Law and Treatment Access Unit
Sibani, thanks for your insightful analysis of the TAC.
Jonathan Berger is a researcher in and head of the Aids Law Project's Law and Treatment Access Unit
I have found Jacob Zuma's defence in his rape trial quite disturbing because, if true, it raises difficult questions regarding sexuality and HIV prevention.
Anthony Butler wrote the article below in Business Day on 27 February 2006. It raised some interesting points. In particular, TAC is also concerned about a lull in the media on HIV in recent months.
However Butler makes a few points which need to be corrected and some which require further comment:


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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Legislature's top budget writer sought Monday to reverse two accounting gimmicks used to balance the budget in 2011, a move that would add $2.6 billion to the current budget but leave more money to spend in the future.
Appropriations Chairman Jim Pitts asked a House subcommittee to reverse a delay in payments to schools and stop a speed-up in collecting business taxes. The House already has plugged a $4 billion hole in the budget created when lawmakers failed to adequately fund Medicaid, the health program for the poor and disabled.
Pitts said that reversing the two accounting tricks this year will have a secondary impact of increasing the amount lawmakers can spend in the 2014-15 budget cycle.
Texas lawmakers in 2011 faced a $27 billion shortfall to pay for existing government services and had to cut spending by $15 billion from the previous budget. In order to balance the 2012-13 budget, they delayed a monthly payment to public schools by two weeks, pushing a $1.75 billion check originally due in August into September, the next fiscal year.
Republican lawmakers also convinced some businesses to pay $864 million early to help make ends meet, but those businesses have not yet paid the extra amount.
The Legislature is feeling flush with cash after the Texas comptroller announced in January that the state will collect more taxes than forecast in 2011. Now Pitts wants to use that extra revenue to reverse the accounting tricks.
The Texas Constitution also has a limit on how much the Legislature can increase spending from one two-year budget to the next. Even if both of these measures is passed, the Republican-controlled Legislature will still be $500 million under the spending cap for this budget, said Ursula Parks, the executive director of the Legislature Budget Board.
Texas Democrats had wanted to use some of the extra revenue to restore some of the $5.4 billion the Legislature cut from public education in 2011, but the bills Pitts introduced could stymie those efforts. In the past, lawmakers have left the delayed payment to public schools in place over several legislative sessions and used the extra money to boost spending on public schools.


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Julissa from Naranjito, PR
Reviewer is A current student here.
1 of 9
Categories Comments Tips for prospective students
Study hard and take the night courses.
In three sentences
It is a good university. If you come from another university you have to fight to get the fair and corresponding class accreditation. Overall, good.
Maritza from Bayamon, PR
Reviewer is A current student here.
2 of 9
Categories Comments Campus Safety
There is a good security team on Campus, witch go around all day inside the premises, outside you're on you're own. Also they have on-call nurses in the University for when there's an emergency.
Bang for the buck
The cost is a little bit over a lot of students budgets so that is why I didn't rate it 5 stars. Other than that is good.
What to do for fun
There are many things to do for fun. Among them you could go to the Inter Shop wich is like a small caffe where students go to just sit down and relax with a cup of coffe or whatever the want. There's the Open lab, where you can go and surf the web, the CAI where is the best place to study. By the way, they have an awesome Gym with air conditioning and an indoor basketball court.
Food and Dining
The people in the cafeteria are very friendly and the food is good.
Dorm Life
Not currently a dorm owner so I don't know, but for what I've seen so far from the outside I'd say it's about average.
Tips for prospective students
Be on time, work hard and show the Professors you are a determined student and that you mean business.
In three sentences
I think it's the best University in Puerto Rico. It's very big so although you can get lost in it as a freshmen like I did, you start to get used to it. Everything you need for resources is right there; library books, internet/wifi, computers, cafeteria, gym, research labs. etc.
Viviana from Puerto Rico
Reviewer is A current student here.
3 of 9
Categories Comments Clubs and Activities
there are tons of clubs. every department has its own Club. as for me, I am on the Aviation Students Asociation. its very cool.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
at The inter american university we have traditions like the student day, stressed out partys, we send gift boxes to kids on poor countries.
What to do for fun
yo can go and see the Manatees we have on campus. we also have a game room with pool tables and ping pong. there's always something going on.
Food and Dining
the cafeteria serves the best food ever.
Tips for prospective students
Go two or three days before class start so you get to know the campus. get involve in many avtivities as possible.
In three sentences
The Inter American University is very Pro student. It has so many oportunities for students to develop in their carrer. it offers a wide variety of majors.
Puerto Rico
Reviewer is A current student here.
4 of 9
Categories Comments Tips for prospective students
Always be early for everything...
In three sentences
The Inter American University at Bayamon is a completely quiet place where you can have peace. It has a lot of study placesan the teachers are excellent and comprehensive. Also, this University have a lot of places around to eat, to live, to hang-out and many other things... Is the best experience I ever had.
Angel from Puerto Rico
Reviewer is A current student here.
5 of 9
Categories Comments What to do for fun
In that boring free hour you can head to the student lounge were you can play poll, ping pong among others. Also if non of those are for you, you can head to the library were they have a wide variety of books and computers available to the public or just connect to the universities free wifi from your own portable device.
Food and Dining
The university provides a very diverse meal plan that could delight any and every appetite all for an affordable price.
Dorm Life
I can't provide this information. I don't live in university dorm.
Academic Rigor
The university is well suited to teach the average student and the more advanced learners. This is why they have regular and advanced clases. Also the profesor's take their jobs very seriously and handle every student from a professional point of view.
Tips for prospective students
If you're enrolling to the university be sure to have all youre paper work in a well organized folder, this folder should be with you at least for the first month. This is for the teachers to make sure that you are enrolled in their class.
In three sentences
The Inter American University of Bayamon is very calm and well organised. The campus is not far from the class rooms and its a very well organised institution. Among its population it has a very social variety.
Miguel from Puerto Rico
Reviewer is A current student here.
6 of 9
Categories Comments Campus Safety
Safety first in the parking and who get in and outs
Clubs and Activities
Pool and Tennis
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
We have a College Tour
Bang for the buck
What to do for fun
I get to the CAI for do my homework, get relax and hydrous maby listening some music in my phone!
Food and Dining
The cafeteria is my favorite of the university. They cook so Delicious.!
Dorm Life
Just wake up in the mooning to get the wisdom of the day wirh a clear mind in the education
Academic Rigor
Tips for prospective students
From there you get out with a future career. Ready for the campus of the area of work.
In three sentences
Is a good university. One of the best in the Island with more active students studying. Goods administrations for 100 year making ways.
Genesis from Puerto Rico
Reviewer is Accepted here and planning to attend soon. Reviewer has been to campus.
7 of 9
Categories Comments Food and Dining
Its very good and the prices are good
Dorm Life
No, now Im not having a Dorm life. Maybe, in Arizona.
Academic Rigor
University costs are too much high that's the reason Im trying to win more scholarship. Im very interested in the university
Tips for prospective students
Students just need to study and dedicate most of the time for what are they studying. Need to have a balance between entretainment and studies Never give up
In three sentences
It is a good university where Im planning to study one year because I wan to transfer myself to Embry Riddle Aeronautical University to learn more about Aviation. Inter American University of Puerto Rico is dedicate to help students who wants to make a better future for my country. I was thinking in study what I want since I was a child, to me aviation is my future.
Patricio from Atlanta, GA
Reviewer is Researching this school. Reviewer has not been to campus.
8 of 9
Categories Comments In three sentences
Im interested in attending this school
Josue from Bayamon, PR
Reviewer is A past student here.
3 out of 3 people found this review useful. 9 of 9
Categories Comments Great for these types of students
Students who are looking for a good environment and are given more freedom of what they can do.
Tips for prospective students
This is a very cool university and you will have a great time here. The teachers are great and the environment is clean and quite. The best thing I can tell you is just to study hard and keep it with all the material, is a big university so another thing is to keep up with the surroundings try to find where every thing's at like counselors office, admissions and that kind of stuff. Other than that you should be just fine.


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For most folks, the film "First Position" will be a rare glimpse into the world of competitive youth ballet. "First Position," scheduled to open late May in Scottsdale and early June in Tucson, follows the adventures of six dancers as they compete in the Youth America Grand Prix — the "largest competition that awards full scholarships to top ballet schools."
But Jessica Phillips, who has danced professionally with Ballet Arizona as an apprentice since 2009, has already gone behind the scenes of the prestigious competition — competing several times as a soloist and as part of an ensemble from the Bay Area Houston Ballet and Theatre in Texas.
Phillips began dance lessons when she was eight years old, but says she "didn't take it seriously" until she was 12. That's when a teacher suggested Phillips enter the Youth America Grand Prix, and Phillips was game. "I remember being so nervous," she recalls, "knowing that I'd been working for months and months and months." It all turns on a single dance, and anything can happen.
"Dancers have good days and bad days like any job or day in life," muses Phillips. "The day of the competition there's so much stress thinking about all the sacrifices you've made." No matter how well you do, she says, you never feel like it was exactly how you wanted it to be. "You can always be better," insists Phillips.
Phillips participated in the Youth America Grand Prix when Rebecca Houseknecht, one of the film's six featured dancers, was competing as well — and the two became friends while housed together during their competition days. Phillips recalls admiring Houseknecht because she "really puts herself out there" as a competitor.
Still, Phillips says it isn't all about winning. "It's a learning process," she adds. Though recognized for being in the top 12 during her third year of competition, Phillips went home feeling something more — the inspiration of seeing other beautiful dancers and they ways they work. Also a new sense of her own unique strengths and style.
The world of competitive dance isn't for everyone — but Phillips recommends it for dancers who are are passionate and like performing. Especially those who dream of being a ballerina. Phillips recalls running across some not-so-nice dancers and stage moms, but says she met plenty of folks who were "sweet and kind." Her best advice? "Don't compare yourself with others."
"Stay focused on yourself," suggests Phillips. "Everyone has their own journey." It's self-destructive, she says, to start "freaking out" over people you have no control over. Phillips recalls listening to music before taking the stage because it "helps to get the stress out." Whatever the outcome, competing "gets your name out there." And the travel is another plus.
"First Position" promises to take audiences on a "yearlong journey around the world" — following both the struggles and successes of its central characters. Another dance film, opening May 18 in NYC, offers a behind-the-scenes look at one of the country's longest-running dance festival. It's called "Never Stand Still: Dancing at Jacob's Pillow."
Those who've tired of "Dance Moms" divas can get a glimpse into the world of competitive ballet when the CW Network (in cooperation with the BBC) premieres a reality TV show titled "Breaking Pointe" on May 31 — which features Ballet West in Utah, headed by artistic director Adam Sklute.
I'm eager to see both films, and the new series — but hope folks who enjoy them will take dance appreciation a step further by enjoying live dance performance in their communities. Dance on the big or small screen is lovely. Dance on stage is magnificent.
— Lynn
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