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Sorry Red man Indians.. you are the 2nd Peoples here.
You massed murdered and genocided every single last white person on this continent. Yet you have the audacity to whine about the evul white man.
We at least let you live. You are still here. So please JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP ALREADY. We are sick and tired of hearing it.
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FOR MANY YEARS NOW, THE BARNES REVIEW has been
exposing the huge body of evidence that currently exists
proving beyond doubt that mariners from ancient civilizations
in Europe, north Africa and Asia have made a
mark upon American prehistory. Fromthe Phoenicians,
Egyptians, Chinese, Minoans, Vikings, Kelts, Libyans,
Tartessians, Welsh, Irish and Knights Templar, there is
in many instances irrefutable evidence that has been
completely ignored or suppressed by mainstream historians
who refuse to acknowledge the facts. In this issue
we take a different tack, instead focusing on the ancient
Indian lore of just a few of the hundreds of Indian tribes
of North America who have passed down over many
generations a plethora of tales of tall, fair-skinned and
mostly light-haired culture bringers who evidently
dwarfed the American Indians in physical stature.
By PHILIP RIFE
American Indians who adamantly insist their
Mongoloid ancestors were the first human inhabitants
of the Americas conveniently disregard
one impressive body of evidence that
clearly contradicts this claim: their own oral history.
When the first European colonists penetrated the
interior of North America in the 17th and 18th centuries,
they heard a surprising thing from many of the
tribes they encountered: They weren't the first white
people to take up residence in these lands. According
to stories handed down by the tribes for generations,
there was amysterious fair-skinned race already inhabiting
the eastern part of the continent when the Indians'
own ancestors arrived on the scene.
Rev. John Heckewelder was a Moravian missionary
who spent years among the Lenni Lenapes (Delawares)
and other tribes of the Eastern U.S. in the late 18th and
early 19th centuries. He learned their language and
earned their trust, and the tribesmen told him much
about their past. He collected this information in a
book published in 1819 entitled An Account of the History,
Manners and Customs of the Indian Nations
Who Once Inhabited Pennsylvania and the Neighboring
States. The following passage is from that work:
The Lenni Lenapes, according to the traditions
handed down to them by their ancestors, resided many
hundreds of years ago in a very distant country in the
western part of the American continent. For some reason,
which I do not find accounted for, they determined
on migrating to the eastward, and accordingly set out in
a body.
After a very long journey, they fell in with the Mengwes
(Iroquois), who had likewise emigrated from a distant
country. Their object was the same with that of the
Delawares: They were proceeding eastward until they
should find a country that pleased them.
Spies the Lenapes had sent forward had discovered
that the country east of the Mississippi [River] was inhabited
by a very powerful nation who had many large
towns, built on the great rivers flowing through their
land. These people (as I was told) called themselves Talligeus
or Tallegewis. . . .
The account continues:
Many wonderful things are told of this famous people.
They are said to have been remarkably tall and stout,
and there is a tradition that there were giants among
them, people of a much larger size than the tallest of the
Lenapes. It is related that they had built regular fortifications
or entrenchments.
When the Lenapes arrived on the banks of the Mississippi,
they sent a message to the Tallegewis to request
permission to settle themselves in the neighborhood. This
was refused, but they obtained leave to pass through the
Why American Indian Activists
Should Listen to 'the Ancestors'
country and seek settlement farther east. They accordingly
began to cross, when the Tallegewis, seeing that
their numbers were so very great, and in fact consisted of
many thousands,made a furious attack on those who had
crossed, threatening them all with destruction if they
dared to persist in coming over to their side of the river.
The Mengwes, who had hitherto been satisfied with
being spectators from a distance, offered to join them on
condition that, after conquering the country, they should
be entitled to share it with them. Having thus united their
forces, the Lenapes and Mengwes declared war against
the Tallegewis, and great battles were fought in which
many warriors fell on both sides. The Tallegewis, finding
that their destruction was inevitable if they persisted,
abandoned the country to the conquerors and fled down
the Mississippi River, from whence they never returned.
This story is far from unique. Similar, little-known
American Indian accounts of their ancestors forcibly
evicting members of an earlier white race (usually described
as gigantic individuals) from the land can be
found fromcoast to coast. Despite originating fromdifferent
and in some cases widely separated tribes, these
accounts are mutually supportive and remarkably consistent
Cherokee legend said that when their forefathers
first entered what is now Tennessee, they found a race
of white people already living there. These fair-skinned
people possessed amore sophisticated formof civiliza-
Above are shown the remains of a mysterious stone wall still
standing in Fort Mountain State Park, Ga.
Shawnee Legend Describes
Genocide of White Tribe
In 1912, a Shawnee woman related how
graphic details of the battle at the falls of
the Ohio had been kept alive among her
people ever since in the lyrics of a song:
"When I was a wee bit of a girl, my mother
sang me to sleep with the words of this tune. It
was to the effect that a white people lived here
at the falls—and that they were mighty. A tall
chief with yellow hair ruled over them; and for
ages they fought off the red men and held the
fisheries of the falls and the hunting grounds for
their own. 'Yellow Hair' was a giant.
"Our people had long viewed the land from
afar, and they determined to possess it. The
Shawnees said that if the white people would
not submit peacefully to having them for neighbors,
they would slay them and take their possessions.
Yellow Hair and his people were
awakening from sleep and were falling on their
knees in prayer to their Sun god. They were in
this position when my people, yelling, burst
upon them. Many were slain as they knelt. But
Yellow Hair was a great warrior and, though
taken by surprise, he seized his battle axe and
valiantly defended his subjects. Singlehandedly
he slew more than a score of Shawnees. Then,
when he was weary from fighting, a Shawnee
chieftain, Hawk Wing, confronted him.
"Behind Yellow Hair were his wives and children,
and in front of him were Hawk Wing and
his warriors. The two chieftains sprang at each
other with their battle axes. After a terrible encounter,
during which both were covered with
wounds, Yellow Hair sank exhausted, and Hawk
Wing's battle axe was buried in his brain. Maddened
by the conflict, Hawk Wing turned upon
the women and children and slew them. He and
his men kept up the slaughter until not one of
the whites remained. Every single one of them
had been killed, and the scalplock of Yellow Hair
dangled at the belt of Hawk Wing. Till his death
he kept it, and it was buried with him."
tion than the Cherokees. Because these people had
larger, possibly rounder, eyes than the redskins, the latter
called them Moon Eyes. The Moon Eyes were said
to have lived around the headwaters of the Little Tennessee
River, and had a chain of forts that extended
down the Chickamauga Creek. Despite these fortified
positions, the Cherokees succeeded in driving the
Moon Eyes from the territory.
Some people believe at least one of the Moon Eyes'
defensive works mentioned in Cherokee oral history
still exists. Fort Mountain State Park in northwest
Georgia is the site of a mysterious 855-foot-long stone
wall that spans the top of a mountain. Punctuated at
regular intervals with circular holes, the wall has a
maximum height of about seven feet today, but archeologists
think it may originally have stood higher. No
artifacts have been found linking this enigmatic construction
to any known Indian, Old World or colonial
The following account is from a
local history published in Crawford
County, Pennsylvania in 1850:
When first visited by whites
in 1787, in the valley of French
Creek were oldmeadows, destitute
of trees and covered with
tall, wild grass and herbage resembling
the prairies. By whom
these lands were originally
cleared, will probably forever remain amatter of uncertainty.
The Indians alleged that the work had not
been done by them. A tradition among them attributed
it to a larger and more powerful race of inhabitants
who had previously occupied the country.
Mysterious stone towers were found in the
Kanawha Valley ofWest Virginia. Although partially destroyed,
they were clearly round and appear to have
been at least 20 feet tall at one time. They were situated
next to a stone wall that extended for a distance of
seven or eight miles, one of several such walls in this
part of the Mountain State. When early European settlers
asked the local tribes about these structures, the
Indians attributed them to a "race of white warriors"
who their ancestors had forced fromthe area long ago.
One especially bloody clash between Indian and
pre-Indian is said to have occurred along the Ohio
River. Indian legends described a "race of white or
light-skinned people, originally from the east," who
lived in the Ohio Valley in considerable numbers until
pressed by invading Amerindian tribes. A climactic battle
between the two opposing cultures was said to have
taken place at the falls of the Ohio River near presentday
Louisville, Kentucky. The red men were victorious
and relentlessly pursued the surviving whites (said to
number several hundred) to an island below the falls.
Here the last white people were reportedly all killed.
Lending credence to this Indian account was the fact
that settlers later reported finding large numbers of
human bones on the island.
These may have been the same events referred to
by the noted 19th-century American antiquarian Josiah
Priest in his book American Antiquities and Discoveries
in the West: "In 1800, some Indians of the Sacs
tribe were at St. Louis. [They] . . . said that Kentucky
was . . . filled with the souls of the butchered white inhabitants,
a people who had arts
among them unknown to the Indians."
Based on such accounts, Priest
concluded: "Those white people
were exterminated by the Indians,
we prove from their tradition,
which relates that the Southern
states, but particularly Kentucky,
had been once settled by white people,
and that they had been exterminated
by war."
Judging from still other Indian accounts, some surviving
whites driven from their original home in the
Eastern U.S. were apparently forced to move ever
westward by their warlike and more numerous redskinned
In 1825, a former member of the Tuscarora tribe
recorded that his ancestors once battled a powerful nation
of giants they referred to by the name of Ronnongwetowancas.
According to tribal legend, some 800
Tuscarora warriors succeeded in completely wiping
out their larger adversaries.
The Chippewa tribe had a legend that their forefathers
forced a race of white people from what is today
the upper peninsula of Michigan. In neighboring Wisconsin,
there was an Indian tradition about a race of
extremely tall and strong non-Indians who once lived
in a "great lodge" surrounded by high walls. The members
of this alien civilization were said to have differed
"The Choctaws preserve
a dim tradition that,
after migrating east, they
met a race of men who
were tall in stature and
of fair complexion."
from Indians in another respect besides size: They had
red and light-colored hair—suggesting they were also
light skinned.
References to a hard-pressed race of "giants" also
turn up in the oral history of the Sioux tribe, who lived
in Minnesota at the time. Sioux storytellers recounted
how their people were attacked by large non-Indians
who came from the east. The Sioux claim to have
bested the invaders in battle and driven the survivors
farther west.
Other Indian tribes inhabiting the country between
the Midwest and Far West also have traditions of once
sharing their territory with a race of non-Indian giants.
The Omahas told of a people they called Pasnutas, who
once resided in the lands of their ancestors. In Kansas,
the oral history of another Plains tribe, the Osage, contained
references to ancient giants their tribe called
Around 1541, a scouting party sent out by Spanish
explorer Francisco Coronado was told by members of
the Hopi tribe: "Several days down the (Colorado)
River there are people with very large bodies." More
recently, when asked about rock carvings found high
on the face of a cliff in Arizona's Havasupi Canyon,
local Indians said the artwork was done by "the giants
of long ago."
According to an 1880 history of Mississippi: "The
Choctaws preserve a dim tradition that, after crossing
the Mississippi River (going east), they met a race of
men they called the Na-hon-lo, tall in stature and of fair
complexion, who had immigrated 'from the sunrise.'
They had once been a mighty people, but were then
few in number, and soon disappeared after the incoming
of the Choctaws. This race of men were, according
to tradition, tillers of the soil and peaceable."
Judging from some later observations about one
tribe who came into contact with them, a few Indian
encounters with the non-Indian giants may have been
quite friendly. In 1811, when the males of other tribes
averaged barely 5 1/2 feet in height, a traveler named
John Bradbury made this entry in his journal: "The Osages
are so tall and robust as almost to warrant the application
of the termgigantic. Few of themappear to be
under six feet tall, and many are above it. Their shoulders
and visages are broad, which tends to strengthen
the idea of their being giants."
President Thomas Jefferson, a keen amateur ethnologist,
described Osage warriors as "gigantic" and cited
one chief who was reportedly seven feet tall and
weighed 300 pounds.
Finally, Indian oral history describes the last stand
of one beleaguered group of non-Indians near Lovelock,
Nevada. Legends of the Paiute tribe, who have
lived in the region for generations, were recorded by
Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins in her 1883 book Life
Among the Paiutes. The daughter of a Paiute chief,
hers is believed to be the first book ever written by an
American Indian woman. In her book, she relates how
her tribe waged a three-year war of attrition against a
nation of non-Indian giants who numbered around
2,000members. The non-Indians were described by her
ancestors as being light skinned with "long faces."
Many of them were said to have had red hair. Eventually,
the remaining whites were forced to retreat into
Lovelock Cave.
According to Mrs. Hopkins: "My people watched at
the mouth of the cave, and would kill them as they
came out to get food and water. My people gathered
Among the artifacts found by scientists in the Lovelock
Cave in Nevada were woven cloth, tools, inscribed
stones and a cache of extremely well made
duck decoys for hunting (above). The artifacts prove
that an advanced culture predated the Paiute Indians
in the region, but whether their legend of large, redhaired
whites is based on fact remains a mystery.
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wood and began to fill up themouth of the cave. At last,
my people set the wood on fire. In 10 days, my people
went back to see if the fire had gone out. They returned
and told my great-grandfather that they must all be
Hopkins offered somemacabre evidence in support
of her story: "All members of the tribe who were exterminated
had red hair. I have some of their hair which
has been handed down from father to son. I have a
dress which has been in our family a great many years,
trimmed with this reddish hair."
This all has relevance today. If the great irony and
hypocrisy implicit in these eye-opening revelations
from their oral history were more widely recognized,
it would be harder for some American Indian activists
to stake out the moral high ground and play the victim
card when they make audacious claims of ownership
for vast additional areas of land in this country.
American Antiquities and Discoveries in the West, Josiah Priest, Hoffman
& White (Albany, NY: 1834).
An Account of the History, Manners and Customs of the Indian Nations
Who Once Inhabited Pennsylvania and the Neighboring States, John Heckewelder,
Abraham Small (Philadelphia: 1819).
Ancient American, #36.
New View of the Origins of the Tribes and Nations of America, Benjamin
Smith Barton (1798).
Pursuit, #56.
Sailing to Paradise, Jim Bailey, Simon and Schuster (New York: 1994).
Worlds Before Our Own, Brad Steiger, Berkley Publishing (New York:
Weird America, Jim Brandon, E.P. Dutton (New York: 1978).
PHILIP RIFE is the author of The Pariah Files: 25 Dark Secrets
You're Not Supposed to Know, Was It Murder?—Surprising Facts
About 22 Famous Deaths, Premature Burials: Famous and Infamous
PeopleWho Cheated Death and Hoodwinked History andmany
more. He has also written a book about the stories of archeological
finds of skeletons of very tall individuals in North and South America
called The Goliath Conspiracy.
Whites Where here first as per Indian folklore... Sorry 2nd
Ancient Civilizations and the history they left behind. Who
were the Hittites? Atlantis to Khazaria and who lived in Petra?
were the Hittites? Atlantis to Khazaria and who lived in Petra?
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When I run gksu nautilus from the terminal, after entering my password, nautilus opens to the root folder as usual, but then crashes when I try to navigate within the file system and I get this error in terminal:
(nautilus:7160): DEBUG: Syncdaemon not running, waiting for it to start in NameOwnerChanged
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UNF SPRING ADMISSIONS OPEN HOUSE: The Chemistry Department was represented by Dr. Robert Stern and Dr.
Christos Lampropoulos at the UNF Spring Admissions Open House which was held on Saturday, February 23,
at the Student Union. Six students and their families took a thirty-five minute tour ofthe
Chemistry Department as a result of consultations with our professors.
EXPANDING YOUR HORIZONS CONFERENCE: Dr. David Nyquist led the Parents Workshop at the Expanding Your Horizons
Conference, a gathering dedicated to assisting students andfamilies decide the direction of their
university careers. The conference was held at the Adam W. Herbert University Center on Saturday, February 23rd.
JACKSONVILLE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: Dr. David Nyquistcoordinated the vinegar neutralization
titration experiments of number of 5th graders at the Jacksonville Country Day School on Thursday February 7th.
NORTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR: This year the Northeast Florida Regional Science & Engineering Fair took place at the Morocco Shrine in Jacksonville.
Dr. T.J. Mullen, Dr. Michael Lufaso and Dr. David Nyquist assisted in the officiating on Monday, February 11th.
HARRY KROTO VISITS UNF: Nobel Laureate, Dr. Sir Harry Kroto was invited to UNF to give a talk at a
beginning chemistry lecture while in Jacksonville on October 15th. Ms. Stephanie Benton and others
assisted Dr. Shoumen Datta, a visiting assistant professor in the Chemistry Depratment, in providing the
venue for Dr. Kroto's talk; the lecture hall at Science & Engineering was packed. Dr. Kroto
received the 1996 Nobel Prize for Chemistry along with two others, Dr. Richard E. Smalley (dec.) and
Dr. Robert F. Curl, Jr. These gentlemen are credited with the discovery of buckminsterfullerene (the
renowned "buckyball") a spherical arrangement of 60 carbon atoms.
BOY SCOUTS TOUR CHEMISTRY: On the evening of October 15th, six Boy Scouts and their leader, Dr. Carl
Bilgrien of Arizona Chemicals, and several accompanying adults came for an evening visit to the
Chemistry Department. The tour facilities included stops at several teaching labs,
the instrument room, and included a demonstration of metal activity series: Fe (an
iron nail immersed in) an aqueous copper (II) sulfate solution. Research posters
that linethe hallways demonstrate the broad range of interestour students take in many
different research areas; these were also the subject of lively discussion.
During their tour, they were able to speak with Dr. Christos Lampropoulos, an active researcher
on the faculty, about the benefits of a chemistry career. These young men are
completing the final steps on their way to becoming Eagle Scouts.
2012 UNF OPEN HOUSE: The 2012 UNF Open House was held on Saturday, September 29. Chemistry's table at this event was "manned" by Melissa Bush, Bob Stern, and David
Nyquist. Although Chemistry did speak with a flurry of visitors during the event,
overall attendance was disappointingly low. In spite of the low numbers at this
year's event, we look forward to better things next year.
THE HARVEST COMMUNITY SCHOOL: On April 4th, Melissa Bush, a popular Laboratory Lecturer in the
Chemistry Department , ledten students from the Harvest Community School in a number of lab
experiments in consumer chemistry.The students were accompanied by their teacher who
is an UNF alumna.
SPRING ADMISSIONS OPEN HOUSE: Dr. Bob Stern and several chemistry majors and ACS club members volunteered to
represent Chemistry at this event held on March 24th in the Student Union Ballroom. The event was well
attended and we sincerely hope that one of those potential students becomes a future Chemistry major.
EXPLORE-A-MAJOR FAIR: The Chemistry Department once more participated in the Explore-A-Major Fair sponsored
by UNF's Career Services and the Academic Center for Excellence on March 6th. We were well
represented by Melissa Bush, and David Nyquist. The eventwas held in the UNF Student Union Ballrooms
in Bldg 58W and the Osprey Plaza.
NORTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR: On Monday, February 13th, Dr.
David Nyquist and Dr. Michael Lufaso were among the judges at this regional science fair. They were
impressed by the professionalism displayed by some of the participants aswell as the caliber of the
projects presented. Several other members of the Chemistry Department faculty participated in support
of individual participants.
EXPANDING YOUR HORIZONS CONFERENCE: Once again Chemistry has participated in the North Florida Expanding Your
Horizons (EYH) Conference held February 11th at UNF's University Center and again was sponsored
in part by VISTACON.Members of the ChemistryClub assisted Dr. David Nyquist and Melissa
Bushin manning the booth for us. This event is aimed at young girls in middle school (grades 6
through 8) and their parents in the local areato encourage the girls to pursue science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM) careers. This age group is particularly sensitive to various peer and social
pressures and boys start pulling ahead of girls. Programs like EYH can bolster the girls' self image and
keep them interested in STEM courses and careers which is of particular interest to the Governor of
BISHOP KENNY HIGH SCHOOL: Two high school students were assisted in development of an environmental
experiment testing for thephyto-remediation abilities of several plant species. Melissa Bush
oversaw their bench work as they developed their project which was submitted to the high school's science
fair in January.
WINDEMERE PREPRARATORY: On Wednesday, May 11th, high school students from a private preparatory
school, Windermere Preparatory Academy (WPA), visited UNF with a specific interest in our chemistry
department. Of all the Florida higher education institutions their teachers were able to identify UNF, via
the Chemistry website, as a welcoming place to visit. Forty seven sophomores toured the campus, listened to
a lecture, and performed a lab directed by Dr. Rick Troendle. There were also twenty seven juniors who
toured and then performed a lab directed by Dr. Dave Nyquist. WPA offers an international baccalaureate
program and this was reflected in the diverse nationalities present. The students were excited, engaged, and
communicative. We look forward to them visiting, all the way from Orlando, in the future.
ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL: On April 18th, nineteen high school students from Englewood High School
visited UNF. Melissa Bush, assisted by David Nyquist and two Englewood teachers, instructed the students on
proper techniques for acquiring surface water samples for environmental analysis. The group field-tested for
various parameters in samples collected from the water reclamation pond by the UNF golf course. The event
was successful and quite exciting as a Cooper's hawk repeatedly tried to snatch blue-winged teal ducklings
from the pond while we were there. No ducklings were nabbed! We hope to do this project again in the future.
Maybe the hawk will reprise its role, too.
INTERNATIONAL CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD: On April 16th, high school students from the five-county area
participated in the first-round International Chemistry Olympiad competition which was held here at UNF. The
all-day competition consisted of written examinations and a laboratory practical. While this is an American
Chemical Society-Jacksonville section sponsored activity, it is noteworthy that Melissa Bush, John
Pechonick, and Jennifer Bryant from the Chemistry Department volunteered to help with this outreach project
for high school students who have a strong interest in chemistry.
EXPLORE-A-MAJOR FAIR: The Chemistry Department participated in the Explore-A-Major Fair sponsored by UNF's
Career Services and the Academic Center for Excellence on March 24th. We were well represented by
Melissa Bush, Jennifer Bryant, and David Nyquist. The Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce was a
co-sponsor of the event which was held in the UNF Student Union Ballrooms and the Osprey Plaza.
EXPANDING YOUR HORIZONS CONFERENCE: The North Florida Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) Conference was held
February 26th at UNF's University Center and was sponsored in part by VISTACON. VISTAKON, our
co-sponsor, had a booth as did Duval County School District. The purpose of EYH is to encourage
middle-school girls in grades 6 through 8 to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
careers. This age group is particularly sensitive to various peer and social pressures and boys start
pulling ahead of girls. Programs like EYH can bolster the girls' self image and keep them interested in STEM
courses and careers. Two electrical engineering graduates were on hand to help inspire the students: Megan
Clementi, Miss Florida USA 2010, and Janet McCulloh, Mrs. Florida America 2009.
There were several participants from the Department of Chemistry. Jennifer Bryant, Melissa Bush, and Dave
Nyquist worked many hours over the last eight months to plan and help implement this conference. As well
Jennifer Bryant and Melissa Bush ran workshops for the girls and Dave Nyquist conducted the parent's
workshop. Radha Pyati graciously served as career panelist. UNF gallery participants were COAS, Computing
and Engineering, Math, and Chemistry. We owe an enormous amount to VISTAKON/J&J for doing a great deal
in promoting and staging the event. In particular Dr. Vrushali Korde was our "star". One hundred fifteen
girls andforty threeparents registered for the conference. Our cap was reached very quickly but
there are plans to expand next year. Wish us luck.
NE REGION FLORIDA SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR: On February 7th, Dr. Philip
Davis, Dr. Michael Lufaso, and Dr. David Nyquist were judges at the Northeast Region Florida Science and
Engineering fair held at the Morocco Shrine Hall in Jacksonville.
JW JOHNSON MIDDLE SCHOOL: On January 6th, Dr. Jyotsna Pradhan participated as a judge at the
science fair held at James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle School in Jacksonville.


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January is the month when most people make New Year's resolutions for the coming year. It's traditional, and people are doing it now, just as they have done through the years.
January is the month when most people make New Year's resolutions for the coming year. It's traditional, and people are doing it now, just as they have done through the years.
Take 1949, for example. Someone recently handed me a copy of that year's January issue of the Gadsden High School newspaper.
That was 64 years ago, but members of the GHS Magnavox Staff were urging their classmates to make their '49 resolutions, pointing out that the "Time is Now." Above the cutline was a cartoon of a couple of kids printing on a huge scroll.
At the top of the scroll in big letters they had painted "I RESOLVE" and beneath were such things as:
Get the most out of school
Study for tests
Listen in class
Be on time
Figure things out myself
Be polite to all
Be cooperative
Homework on time
More activities
Be a good sport
Enough sleep each night
Please my parents
The main editorial in that issue of the school's monthly paper was about the student government needing to play a more active role. The editorial pointed out: "Many of us fail to realize just what an important part an active student government could play here at G.H.S."
It went on to say that a student government is very similar to a city government, with the president compared to the mayor; the vice president, secretary and treasurer compared to the councilmen; and the others part of the governing board.
An interesting thing about the paper is that five students made up the advertising staff, and they had seven ads in that edition. None of the businesses exist today, and I've never heard of any of the sales staff. But I'm familiar with some of the others, such as Editor in Chief Robert Mayne, Assistant Editor Jack Collins, Business Manager Benton White, Sports Editor Ted Lowi and Photographer Bobby Scarboro.
One of the ads was from "Your Deluxe Princess Theatre" announcing a Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford movie, "The Loves of Carmen." The Princess also had a classified ad offering "used gum, assorted favors" for sale. And Etowah High School had an ad that read, "Let us rebuild and repaint your General Sherman Tank."
A popular feature was the "Who's Who" section for various freshman, sophomore, junior and senior homerooms.
Here is an example from senior homeroom No. 214: Cutest — Sue Boyles and Charles Tolleson; Best All-Round — Frances Bone and Clark Lewis; Most Athletic — Betty Brown and Bill Dunn.
The "Best Looking" girls and boys also were listed, but considering all the uproar about some TV media person saying something the other night about Miss Alabama USA being a good-looking woman, I think I'll pass on this. But I will point out the school paper in January 1949 mentioned that Jerry Watford and Ted Lowi had been named to some All-State football team. Neither of them was listed as "Most Athletic," but Watford was said to be the "cutest" in Mr. Hand's sophomore class, along with Vivian Borders.


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BP's early program to repair environmental damage from its 2010 oil spill is not moving quickly enough, Louisiana officials said.
BP's early program to repair environmental damage from its 2010 oil spill is not moving quickly enough, Louisiana officials said.
Federal officials have announced the next round of early restoration projects paid for through $1 billion BP set aside. But while there is money to restore turtle and bird habitat in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi, there is no money for Louisiana.
More than a year has passed since BP announced the early restoration program. To date, about $70 million has been approved for coastal projects. About $30 million of that has been released for construction.
"If early restoration continues to progress at this pace, it would take approximately 23 years for BP to spend the full amount," said Garret Graves, chairman of the state's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. "At least BP is consistent. That is about the same time line they are apparently eyeing to clean up the oil they spilled. Early restoration isn't 'early' if it takes years to get projects implemented."
Graves said the goal was to implement these early projects in 2011 and 2012.
BP officials said the process is complicated and all parties must agree before projects can move forward. There are many more projects in the pipeline, including some for Louisiana.
"The two projects announced this week are part of BP's unprecedented commitment to contribute up to $1 billion to early restoration efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. Eight early restoration projects, including efforts to restore dunes, marshes and oyster habitats are already underway along the coast from Florida to Louisiana, and BP continues to work with the federal and state trustees to identify and evaluate additional projects for implementation across the Gulf region," said BP spokesman Scott Dean.
Officials said the nesting projects were fast-tracked because they had to get underway before the next nesting season in the spring.
The first phase of restoration paid for $14.8 million in oyster restoration work in Louisiana, along with a $13.2 million marsh creation project in Lake Hermitage in Plaquemines Parish.
The money is a down payment from the Natural Resources Damage Assessment, a years-long process that systematically catalogues damage to the environment from the oil spill and then creates a plan BP must pay for to restore the environment to pre-spill conditions.
Because that process is expected to take years, if not decades, BP agreed to pay $1 billion quickly and begin environmental-restoration projects along the Gulf Coast.
Public meetings have been held around the coast to solicit ideas about how to spend those dollars. In addition, Louisiana's governor and attorney general, parish presidents, commercial fishermen, coastal leaders and nonprofit organizations collaborated to create the Louisiana Plan, an agenda of more than $500 million in projects they hope the down payment might pay for.
"BP has no trouble spending money on other initiatives. In fact, BP has spent more on self-congratulatory ads that distort conditions on the Gulf than on early restoration projects," Graves said. "Meanwhile, back in reality, hundreds of millions of dollars in projects that can begin restoring the damage from the BP's oil-spill disaster remain on a shelf, and we're still waiting for BP to make it right."
The second phase of projects will cost about $9 million to restore nesting habitat for birds and sea turtles, said Cynthia Dohner, natural resource trustee for the U.S. Interior Department.
The first project will protect bird-nesting, sandy beaches in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. No money was included for Louisiana, though the state has several beaches that host nesting birds in the spring and summer.
The second project aims to reduce artificial lighting on nesting beaches for loggerhead sea turtles in Alabama and Florida.
Simone Maloz, executive director of Restore or Retreat, a Thibodaux-based coastal advocacy group, said she was surprised the announcement was made for relatively small-scale restoration projects.
But she added that she is hopeful the reason Louisiana wasn't included in the announcement is because it is negotiating for bigger-ticket items.
"Louisiana is in the deepest negotiations with BP about what they will pay for," Maloz said. "The hopeful part is that, in the long run. Louisiana is negotiating to get the best projects possible."
Maloz added that coastal advocates are looking at other options to pay for projects because "we obviously can't sit around and wait for this, especially if it's coming in pieces like this."
Graves encouraged BP to go public with its negotiations about these projects in light of the delays.
"It has become evident that Louisiana and BP have very different interpretations of what 'early' means," Graves said.
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Protect BTC transactions by using anonymous mixers
You have to protect BTC transactions ( Bitcoin ) since this is E-Money for excellence today, but it has a flaw, it can be tracked completely.
This means anyone with interest can trace your BTC transactions and see your financial movements, as the transaction history is being recorded in the block chain and it will be publically available for everybody that wants to see a particular transaction, this means BTC is not as anonymous as most people may think. Some parties could be interested in someone's transactions and they can look up this info by just knowing your BTC address.


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Pho Khun Ngam Mueang Memorial
The Pho Khun Ngam Mueang Memorial, located in the public park on the bank of Kwan Phayao, commemorates a former king of Phayao, or Phu Kam Yao, who was in power some 700 years ago.
Ho Watanatham Nithat
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Fedora Infrastructure Leader Chosen
I'm very pleased to announce that Red Hat has hired Mike McGrath to be the Fedora Infrastructure Leader, as first mentioned on this list back in December. Those of you who are active contributors to Fedora already know Mike, and are familiar with his work.
Mike has been a contributor to the Fedora Project for quite a while now, especially the Fedora Infrastructure group, and I'm personally very glad that we were able to hire from within for this job. There are never as many job openings as I wish there were, but when we do have openings in Fedora it is my intention that we will look to fill them from within our community first.
Mike won't be starting 100% until February, but in the sense that he is already involved deeply in Fedora Infrastructure, and it's just a matter of him ramping up his time over the next few weeks.
I won't take up a lot of space on fedora-announce-list with the goals and plans for Fedora Infrastructure (I'll let Mike lead that conversation on the infrastructure list), but I just wanted to announce his hiring here for the rest of the Fedora community to know about it.
At a high level, I'm going to hold Mike accountable for several things:
(1) The technical priorities and implementation of them, for Fedora Infrastructure and system administration.
(2) The expansion of the Fedora Infrastructure community, and the continued health, contributions, and empowerment of the current contributors.
(3) Leadership and fairness. The Benevolent Dictator of Fedora Infrastructure and System Administration.
(4) Being the point person for Fedora<->Red Hat network/sysadmin issues.
Mike will be leading the Fedora Infrastructure Hackfest at FUDCon during February 2-4.
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Georgia State Railroad Museum
Savannah, GA 31401
The Georgia State Railroad Museum is a family-friendly facility featuring several children's play areas. You can see, hear and smell historic steam and diesel locomotives come to life.
The Roundhouse was the Savannah repair shop for the Central of Georgia Railroad and is now the oldest and most complete antebellum railroad manufacturing and repair facility still in existence in the United States. Thirteen of the original structures, which were built beginning in 1855, are still standing. Included are a massive roundhouse and operating turntable (where the engines were turned around) and the 125-foot brick smokestack. Also, see a variety of rail cars, locomotives, and two of the oldest southern-made steam engines. Exhibits include a collection of antique machinery, 1950s print shop, H-O model train layout, and images of the Central of Georgia Railroad during the 150 years that it was Savannah's largest employer.
Tour inside two executive rail cars, take a train ride tour of the museum, and ride on a hand car. Call for operating schedules.
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Sunday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Monday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Tuesday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
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For the Eggplant and Potatoes: Season the eggplant and potatoes with salt and pepper. Add 1/2 inch of oil to a large skillet and heat. When the oil is hot, fry the potato slices, flipping once, until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove the potatoes to a paper towel lined plate. Replenish the oil so there is still 1/2 inch in the bottom of the pan. Fry the eggplant slices in the oil, flipping once, until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Add more oil as necessary. Remove the eggplant from the pan and place on a paper towel lined plate.
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For the Bechamel: In a saucepan, melt the butter. Add the flour to make a roux. Cook the roux over medium heat for 3 or 4 minutes, or until it becomes a very pale tan color. Slowly add the milk, whisking constantly. Add the nutmeg and the lemon juice. Simmer, stirring constantly, over low heat for 15 minutes. The mixture should be fairly thick. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs together. Take 1/2 cup of the hot milk mixture and whisk it into the beaten eggs. This will temper the eggs. Whisk the egg/milk mixture back into the milk mixture. Add the Parmesan cheese and stir. Over very low heat, cook this mixture for 3 more minutes. Be careful not to let the mixture simmer. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and cool.
To finish: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Sprinkle the bottom of a 9x13 inch-baking dish with 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs. Place a layer of the eggplant over the breadcrumbs. Place a layer of the potatoes over the eggplant. Place 1/2 of the lamb tomato sauce mixture over the potatoes. Spread 1/3 of the bechamel sauce over the lamb mixture. Top the bechamel with another layer of eggplant and another layer of potatoes. Top with the remaining lamb mixture. Place one more layer of eggplant and potatoes over the lamb mixture. Top with the remaining bechamel. Sprinkle with the remaining breadcrumbs and the Parmesan cheese. Place in the oven and bake for 45 minutes, or until the top is golden brown. Remove from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with mint and parsley.
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Taking care of this old girl, is somewhat like taking care of a baby, all over again. I sure don't mind it, and as long as it keeps her safe and happy, then I'm all for it.
Being that she has a problem with those old back legs of hers, she really needs a pretty solid surface to be able to walk right. She sleeps on the bed with me at night which is solid, but just soft enough to sometimes have her lose her balance a little. She has taken a tumble off the bed on several occasions - I'll hear a thud in the middle of the night - and sure enough - she's on the floor! One night I heard it and jumped up and couldn't find her - she had fallen down between the bed and nightstand and couldn't get out. Well I sure don't need her breaking anything - or worse - so now I had to come up with a solution to prevent this. So I took the baby gate and put it up at the head of the bed, between the bed and nightstand so she couldn't fall down there anymore. So what does she do??? - falls off a little further down where the gate doesn't protect her. So I ended up having to buy one of those guard rails that are used to keep toddlers from falling out of bed. So far - so good - and no more thuds in the middle of the night. She's actually quite content to sleep up at the head too, since I've been putting the super soft and comfy pillow bed that she and Sparky both loved, on the bed.
She's been doing much better with her potty problem, but I was keeping a baby diaper on her at night. Such a pain to get to fit right and having to cut a hole in them for her tail - and she hated them!!! So I bought her cute panties which I just put a pad in, and they are so much easier to put on her too. She doesn't even seem to mind them - guess because I tell her they look cute on her. I've ordered her another pair too - I got them from the lady that I got Sparky's belly bands from. She does such quality work - all made to order/great workmanship/low price - not like the mass produced junk at high prices that are found most places.
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Fancy graphics aren't everything in a video game, but they sure do help sometimes. Here are 15 that stand out as visually impressive.
Myst (1993)
Mac OS
Myst was three years in the making, yet when it became the best selling PC game ever (until The Sims showed up in 2002), it was dubbed a surprise hit. Most likely due to its simple click-to-move controls that had you waiting as each new, stunningly rendered, picture of the Myst world loaded. Myst's popularity helped push the adoption of CD-ROM drives in an age still dominated by floppy disks.
Resident Evil (1996)
Not only was Resident Evil a pioneer in the horror game genre, but it was a graphical masterpiece. Beautifully pre-rendered rooms, 3D polygonal characters, and fixed camera angles made for one of the most immersive games ever made. The zombies and complex storyline were also a huge factor in its success, of course. But without the beautifully rendered Gill (in an age of Lara Croft fanboys), 6.4 millions copies of the game may not have, so prolifically, been sold.
Quake (1996)
This is still a great first-person shooter, even if it may look pixelated now. From the graphical creators of Wolfenstein and Doom, this was the PC's first fully polygonal 3D shooter to incorporate pre-rendered light maps that held a theatre of entertaining characters, weapons and stories. The Quake engine, as the graphical infrastructure was named, was largely open source leading to fan made spin-offs like Team Fortress – a popular online game that helped grow internet multiplayer gaming numbers.
GoldenEye 007 (1997)
Sniper headshots from hundreds of feet away wasn't even possible on a console until GoldenEye 007 landed on the N64. This is probably still the best film to game adaptation ever created and, along with the rumble pack, made the Nintendo 64 a hugely popular console. Position dependant hit reactions on characters had never been so good. Indeed, shooting an enemy in the arm and watching him dance was more fun than other first person shooters could hope to deliver.
Gran Turismo (1998)
With one of the highest average review ratings ever, more than ten million copies sold, and over ten spin-offs and sequels – this was one of the most successful graphical jumps in driving games. Of course the minute details on the 180 cars, life-like realistic controls, and 11 racetracks with artificially intelligent competitors also helped make this one of the most addictive driving games around. The graphics also made staring at cars in your garage a big waste of time – that did just that. A lot.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
Sure some parts of Link's world in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time were a bit pixelated. But the huge expanse of this magically original world made up for it with a totally immersive environment. An impressive feat on the minimal power of an N64 and its cartridge-based memory system.
Metal Gear Solid (1998)
PlayStation, Windows
The real birth of espionage gaming couldn't have been prettier. Intricately modelled bosses, enemy body manipulation that let you hide bodies within environments (without arms hanging through doors), and cleverly devised props were all part of Metal Gear Solid's charm. The designers' choice to run cut scenes using in-game graphics showed just how good they were, while keeping the gaming immersion seamless, for the 6 million gamers that bought the start of a (still) great franchise.
Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)
Without this game would Microsoft ever have done so well in the console arena? Perhaps not. The brilliant story of the cybernetically enhanced soldier, the Master Chief, defending a twenty-sixth century world from alien threats probably helped. But the character engine that sees ragdoll physics throwing dead bodies, arms and legs flaying about, definitely helped make Halo: Combat Evolved a YouTube sensation as well as a favourite for an army of fanboys.
Far Cry (2004)
Set on a South Pacific island, Far Cry was a beautifully rendered first-person shooter that let you guide stranded Special Forces operative Jack Carver about the dense rainforests, long beaches, towering canyons and deep mines. The game so visually well rendered (thanks to the CryEngine), that you felt like you were on holiday (with more killing). It was also seamless with instant transitions – even between indoor and outdoor areas. The long view (or draw distance) meant sniping enemies a mile away from a mountaintop was graphically possible – as well as very, very cool.
God of War (2005)
PlayStation 2
Remember the fight at sea as the game begins? Or the epic hydra battle? Surely you remember Kratos and his flaming chained blades? We remember all that too, in spite of this being one of the biggest worlds to land on a PS2, and one of the few games to graphically push the console beyond what was previously thought possible. The lack of load times and chapter breaks made this an unrelenting gaming experience that was really, really hard to pause, even when nature was calling – with insistence.
BioShock (2007)
Xbox 360, Windows
Imagine being trapped underwater in a city infested with giant robots and demonic creatures vying for your blood. Now add an art deco influence and render it all with a modified Unreal Engine 2.5 and Havok Physics. That's BioShock – one of the best and most visually enticing survival horror games since Resident Evil.
Crysis Warhead (2008)
Crysis Warhead didn't win the IGN Best Graphics award of 2008 for nothing. Thanks to the new AMD and Nvidia graphics cards of 2008 and Crytek's design acumen, this was ahead of the pack of next generation graphics powered titles. With dense jungles and vast frozen worlds, Crysis Warhead took you to another world, luckily you were well armed when you got there.
Killzone 2 (2009)
With a name like Killzone 2, gory graphics are important. So attention to detail on muzzle flare, exit wounds and blood that sprays on the destructible environment all get appreciated in their HD glory. The fact that it did all this in a smooth multiplayer mode too helped make this one of the best graphical games of 2009.
Red Dead Redemption (2010)
PS3, Xbox 360
The open world graphics are brilliant in a way Rockstar hadn't achieved before. If nothing else this game deserves a mention for the scene where you ride into Mexico along a river creek that opens up stunning scenery coupled with music for a, literally, breath-taking cinematic experience. Its acclaim as one of the greatest games of all time is well earned by those graphical designers that worked the RAGE and Euphoria engines to their limits.
Unchartered 3: Drake's Deception (2011)
Leaving aside the fact that this is the best, most immersive example of 3D gaming to date, Unchartered 3: Drake's Deception is one of the most beautiful games of all time. The opening scene, in a brilliantly choreographed British pub brawl, seamlessly blends video and gameplay to blur the lines between games and films forever. Graphically moving an entire ship (and all its internal contents) on the sea's rough waves, rendering a deliriously thirsty trek through an expansive desert, and setting an entire level on a floating city – now all that's just the publisher, Naughty Dog showing off.
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Learning Circle Preschool, serving children aged 2.9 – 6, is accredited by NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children). The school offers two, three, or five day morning programs, afternoon enrichment programs, and extended day hours to 4:30 p.m. Set at the foot of the Great Blue Hill, the facility houses three spacious classrooms and a state of the art playground in a natural setting. The school features a highly individualized, creative, and engaging curriculum that follows best practice guidelines developed by Massachusetts as well as those developed by the National Association of Educators of Young Children.
The Learning Circle's kindergarten class accepts older pre-k children who are not yet eligible for a public school kindergarten but who may benefit developmentally from a transitional class, as well as children who will make the transition to first grade in the following year.
Learning Circle uses a project approach in curriculum development that is inspired by schools that developed in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Children enjoy engaging, hands on experiences that build a strong foundation for learning with individual attention and project work in small groups, respectful and nurturing interactions, opportunities to plan, reflect on, and work on projects over time, and an integrated arts and science curriculum.
Parents enjoy on-going communication, detailed documentation of each child's growth and development shared in a portfolio system, newsletters and other written information about the program distributed regularly, parent meetings and discussion groups on educational and parenting issues, and a welcoming attitude towards parent participation in the program.
Class sizes range from 10-14 students, each with two highly qualified and experienced co-teachers.


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Jill is ready for a comeback.
She has gone through a year of what felt like sheer hell as she watched the proverbial wrecking ball do its thing with her life. No need to give you all the details. A few words will do the trick:
Husband. Best friend. Betrayal. Discovery. Heart-break. Divorce. Disillusionment.
In other words…
The works.
Jill recently told me, "Okay, so the divorce is done. I'm on my own. I want to get back on track. I want momentum again. But I just can't seem to get going."
Anyone who has had a major set-back in her life knows this feeling all too well. On one level, you can understand the desire to get moving again. But on the other level, there's a deeper, more hidden craving:
"I want to stop feeling this pain. I want to forget this happened. I want my heart to stop hurting."
This is tender territory. You know you're ready for a comeback. But you're still drained and haunted by emotions, questions, shame and blame.
This is not a time to rush headlong into new flurries of activity. Awareness, Intention, and Creativity are the energies required now.
So, let's start with a few reminders. These are the bigger ideas to remember as you move through your day.
This isn't what you are "supposed to believe." (i.e., Another thing to beat yourself up about.)
This is the level of Intention. (i.e., The deeper truth you choose as guidance, even when you're not necessarily feelin' it yet.)
Six Reminders about Set-Backs
1 –The Daytime Television World-View Doesn't Promote Healing.
If you live in the Daytime Television World-View, then you see Jill as the victim. (Or "Good person.") You see her husband as the perpetrator. (Or "Asshole.")
While this world-view might land Jill a guest spot on Dr. Phil, it won't help her move forward or heal. That's because labels, judgments, should's, and shouldn'ts keep us from showing up as Creators in our lives. They are pronouncements, which by their very nature, are designed to keep us "reacting" at all times.
The truth is that in this situation, people behaved unconsciously – and most likely, the unconscious behavior began years before the actual fall out.
This doesn't mean that Jill won't feel like a victim at times. Or that you "shouldn't" get resentful, or jealous, or angry.
However, the deeper healing will come when, at some level, you remember that out beyond the Drama Triangle (victim, perpetrator, rescuer) there's a deeper learning, and that you actively played a creative role in this situation. When you can accept that (without self-judgment), you can begin to heal, let go, and experience transformation.
Feeling better is temporary. Transformation is forever.
2 – You're not going to get back to your "Old Self."
Sometimes during set backs, we just want things to be the way they used to be. We want our Old Self back.
But think about this. Your "Old Self" was the self that was living so unconsciously that this situation was created in order to wake her up!
You don't want "Old Self." You want EXACTLY who you are now. Warts, bruises, disillusionment, and all. These things transmute into wisdom. A New Self. A Wiser Self.
She is there, waiting for this stuff to fall away so she can rise up.
3 –Repressing Emotions Keeps You Stuck
Even when the worst is over, the nature of emotion is that it can creep up and take over at unexpected, and often inconvenient times. Bitterness, shame, self-hatred, jealousy, anger. All of it is a part of the human buffet of emotional ranges in painful situations.
Now, it's not that you should let these things rule your life from here on out. But if you try to push them down, then the creative energy that is meant to propel your life forward, is actually working so hard at repressing these emotions that its ability to help you heal is diminished.
4 – Time May or May Not Heal All Wounds. Time is YOUR Choice.
"Time heals all wounds."
Really? Does it? Cuz most of us know at least a few people for whom time has only deepened their anger or resentment. And we also know some people who healed so quickly and moved on with such velocity that it seemed almost like denial.
The issue is not "time." The issue is you. You can heal in an instant. Or you can take some time. But the truth is that you choose how much time. Don't be a victim of time.
5 – After a Set-Back, We May Often Become "Addicted to Reaction."
Jill said, "I want to get back on track, but all I seem to do now is spend my time putting out fires."
This told me everything.
When we spend any prolonged amount of time in a place of reaction, it is very easy to forget how to get back into the energy of Proactivity (or Creativity). Remember, Reactivity is the opposite of Creativity. And Creativity is the energy that has the power to heal, transform, change, and uplevel our bodies and lives.
Often, when a set-back seems to destroy someone, it wasn't because of the set-back itself. It was because the person never consciously moved herself back into her Creative or Proactive space. She stayed stuck in the energy of Reacting to her life.
One of the first places to begin your comeback must be re-introducing creativity and proactivity back into your being – little by little.
6 – Mental Awareness is one thing. Body awareness is another.
You can mentally understand each of these reminders. You can even tell yourself you've got it down. ("I already know that!")
Well, yes. You might.
However, it can take some time to EMBODY the mental awareness that seems so obvious and true. For instance, most of us were socialized to view tough situations from the Daytime Television World-View. We were steeped in the victim/perpetrator/rescuer mindset. So, turning that around will probably take a bit more than just mentally understanding it. We will have to experience it and embody it. (This is why it will be important to include your body in your comeback. Not just your mind.)
Even though we're placing the idea of a comeback in the context of a potentially traumatic situation, you can also use these same principles for small set-backs. After a week-long illness, an intense travel schedule, or when a problem employee quits suddenly.
So, with these things in mind, we will begin Part 2 of How to Turn a Set Back into a Comeback with a To-Do list of actual steps to take as you begin your comeback.


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Transfer Admission Denial Appeal
If you wish to appeal a denial of admission, submit a personal statement explaining factors that affected school performance and 2 letters of recommendation from college/university faculty attesting to your ability to succeed at WSU.
Any other evidence to support an appeal may also be included.
The appeals committee will review cases and submit a recommendation to the Director of Admissions.
This process can take up to 4 weeks after all materials are received.
Mail to Winona State University Admissions Appeal Committee, PO Box 5838, Winona, MN 55987-5838


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Glossary of HVAC Terms
Here are some common heating and air terms and their definitions. Knowing these terms will help you better understand your dealer's proposal.
Air Cleaner: An air cleaner is the part of your indoor air quality system that filters out harmful contaminants.
Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI): AHRI is the voice for heating and air conditioning contractors and consumers. This institute maintains standards across the industry and lobbies for policy changes in government.
Air Conditioner: An air conditioner is the most common home cooling method. Air conditioners can come in either split or package system varieties.
Air Handler: An air handler is the portion of your central cooling/heating system that works in tandem with your outdoor, condensing unit to force heating/conditioned air through your home's ductwork.
Airflow: This is a measurement of the amount of air that a device is able to supply. In HVAC, airflow is measured in CFM and has implications for the effectiveness of your heating and cooling equipment. If your airflow, CFM measurement, is too low you won't be getting enough air distributed through your home, which can lead to hot or cold spots.
AFUE: AFUE is a measure of heating unit efficiency - specifically furnaces. This percentage tells you just how much energy your heating unit is converting to useful heating power - basically, the higher the number, the greater the efficiency.
BTU: BTUs are a measure of the amount of heat it takes to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit. In HVAC, this typically measures the heating capacity of a furnace or air conditioner - the higher the BTU rating, the larger the heating capacity of your HVAC unit.
Capacity: Capacity refers to the ability of a heating or cooling system to heat or cool a given amount of space. Typically, heating capacity is expressed in BTUs and cooling capacity is expressed in tons. The higher the capacity, the more heating or cooling power that unit supplies.
Carbon Monoxide: An odorless, colorless gas that is harmful and deadly. Make sure to keep your carbon monoxide detector on and operational.
Certified Matched System: The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) puts heating and cooling equipment through rigorous certification processes to ensure systems deliver the promised performance at certain test conditions. If the outdoor and indoor components of your heating and cooling systems aren't matched, you may not get expected performance levels.
Compressor: The compressor is the heart of your air conditioner or heat pump. This component is responsible for pumping refrigerant through your system. It also pressurizes the refrigerant and gets it ready for heat transfer in the condensing coil.
Condenser Coil: The condenser coil is part of the outdoor portion of your central cooling system. This system passes refrigerant through it and facilities heat transfer. It will either release or collect heat from the outside air.
Condensing Unit: Every split system cooling system contains two parts: the indoor coil/furnace/air handler and the outdoor condensing unit. The condensing unit typically contains the compressor and condenser coil (among other things).
CFM: CFM is a measure of airflow in heating and air conditioning equipment.
Damper: A valve or moveable plate used in ductwork that opens and closes to control airflow. They are used to direct air to specific areas of the home. Dampers are particularly useful in zoning systems (See 'Zone').
Demand Flow Technology (DFT): DFT is a process used by Westinghouse manufacturers to make sure that only the highest quality products leave the factory. The unit/part is checked at every part of the manufacturing process to make sure that the correct process was used prior to reaching that station.
Downflow: A type of furnace that takes cool air from the top and blows warm air to the bottom. Typically, downflow furnaces are installed in an attic.
Dry-Charged Unit: A dry-charged unit is a heat pump or air conditioner that is shipped from the factory without refrigerant.
Dual-Fuel: A dual-fuel system is any unit that is powered by electricity and gas. However, when Westinghouse says "dual fuel" we are referring to packaged heat pumps/furnaces in particular that use both electricity and gas to heat a home.
Ductwork: The air distribution system in your home is known as ductwork. Inside these hollow metal pipes air is either delivered to your rooms or returned to your system for conditioning or heating.
ecoLogic: This is Westinghouse's designation for the greenest heating and cooling equipment. These units are exceptionally energy efficient, use earth-friendly R-410A refrigerant and contain additional home comfort features that make them at the peak of HVAC quality.
Electronic Air Cleaner: Electronic air cleaners are electronic devices that filter our particles and contaminants in indoor air.
EER: EER is a measurement of cooling efficiency. Unlike SEER, EER is not the measure of cooling efficiency over a given season. EER is not typically used to label the efficiency of new cooling equipment.
ENERGY STAR: High-efficiency heating and and air conditioning equipment is rated according to ENERGY STAR efficiency standards.
Evaporator Coil: Located in either your air handler or on top of your furnace, the evaporator coil is responsible for converting liquid refrigerant into a gas. During this process, heat from air blown over the coil is transferred to the refrigerant and the cooled air is then distributed throughout the home through the ductwork.
Fixed Speed: Fixed-speed motors are the industry standard for heating and cooling equipment. Fixed-speed units maintain consistent airflow.
Formicary Corrosion: A type of corrosion caused by the combination of organic acids, water, oxygen and copper. This form of corrosion is particularly problematic for homeowner in high-moisture environments and is the leading cause of coil leaks.
Furnace: A furnace is a heating unit that uses either natural gas or oil to heat your home. In split-system applications, furnaces are typically located indoors. They also can be the heating element in gas packs or dual-fuel systems (both packaged elements).
Gas Pack: A packaged heating and cooling unit that contains all of the components of a furnace and an air conditioner.
Genuine Contractor: The top tier of contractor quality as designated by Westinghouse. These contractors offer extended warranty coverage, are up-to-date on the latest training and certifications, maintain positive reviews with homeowners, and more.
Heat Exchanger: The main part of the furnace that transfers heat into the air in your furnace, which is then distributed throughout your home through your ductwork.
Heat Pump: An HVAC unit that handles both heating and cooling. In some climates, a heat pump may be able to handle your heating and cooling needs more efficiently than a furnace and air conditioner pairing.
HEPA Filter: HEPA stands for ÔHigh-Efficiency Particulate AbsorptionÕ and is a standard for the most effective air filters. HEPA filters are high-efficiency filters that block the tiniest particles from entering your home. Westinghouse includes these filters in our HEPA air cleaners.
Horizontal Flow: A type of furnace, installed on its side, which draws air from one side, heats the air and then sends it out the other side.
Humidifier: Humidifiers add moisture to air as it exits the furnace and is distributed throughout the home in order to bring up the relative humidity.
Humidity: Humidity is an indication of the amount of moisture in a given volume of air. In HVAC, humidity levels are measured in terms of relative humidity (the amount of moisture in the air expressed as a percentage of how much water can be in a volume of air at a particular temperature).
HVAC: HVAC stands for ÔHeating Ventilation and Air Conditioning.Õ This term refers to any equipment, contractor, company, etc., that has to do with heating and cooling homes, business, storage compartments, etc.
IAQ: IAQ stands for ÔIndoor Air QualityÕ and is the combination of air cleaners, humidifiers, filters, etc. that help improve the quality of your indoor air.
Inverter: Inverters in Westinghouse's heating and air conditioning equipment work in tandem with a rotary compressor in order to provide some of the most efficient operation in the industry. This inverter converts AC current into DC current and allows a unit to modulate at almost infinite capacities. This technology is crucial for the high-efficiency performance of Westinghouse's iQ Drive line of products.
iQ Drive: This is a line of products that is at the peak of efficiency and quality. iQ Drive products employ temperature modulation for energy-efficient performance and include air conditioner, heat pumps, air handlers and furnaces. These units also include additional home comfort and noise reduction features for premium, quiet performance.
Lineset: The lineset is the component of your central cooling system that circulates the refrigerant through the various, crucial components.
Load Calculation: Load calculations are performed to find the correct sized air conditioner, heat pump, furnace, etc. for your home.
Media Filter: A media filter catches all of the harmful particulates in your indoor air and is located in air cleaners. A media filterÕs effectiveness is measured in microns.
Micro-Channel: Micro-Channel is a specific design used in coils to help create more efficient, more eco-friendly HVAC systems. This technology requires less refrigerant than other coil designs and facillitates better heat transfer.
Micron: Microns are the unit of measure used to define the efficiency of a filter. The smaller the micron size, the more particles your air cleaner/filter will be able to block from your indoor air.
NATE: A technician certification network that designates the best HVAC contractors. If you are looking for contractor excellence, go with a NATE certified technician.
Packaged System: Packaged systems are one of the two types of system setups. A packaged unit combines all of your essential system components in one convenient unit. There are several types of packaged units, including: air conditioners, heat pumps, gas packs and dual-fuel systems.
R-22: R-22 is a type of refrigerant that has been used over the years in cooling equipment. Recently, it has been deemed harmful to the environment, due to its status as an HCFC, and is being phased out and replaced by R-410A refrigerant. R-22 is also known as ÔFreon.Õ
R-410A: R-410 is an environmentally-friendly, non-ozone-depleting refrigerant that is replacing R-22 as the acceptable refrigerant in heat pumps and air conditioners.
Refrigerant: The refrigerant flows through a central cooling system and facilitates the transfer of heat either into or out of the air that is distributed throughout your home. This chemical removes heat from the air as it evaporates and adds heat to the air when it condenses.
Rotary Compressor: A rotary compressor works like any other compressor Ð its job is to compress refrigerant, raising the temperature and pressure. Unlike a scroll compressor, a rotary compressor achieves compression with a roller. Typically, a rotary compressor is viewed as less efficient (when not paired with an inverter).
Scroll Compressor: The scroll compressor is a type of compressor that is typically considered the more efficient, quiet compressor. It spirals inside its cabinet in order to raise the pressure and, thereby, the temperature of the refrigerant as it passes through the outdoor condensing unit.
SEER: SEER is a measure of an air conditioner or heat pumpÕs cooling efficiency over a given cooling season (this is figured out by estimating how many hours your cooling system will be in operation during the season). If the unit has a higher SEER rating, it means it is more efficient.
Single-Stage: Basic heating and air conditioning units operate in one stage. This is the basic system setup.
Split System: A split system is one of the two types of system setups. A split system contains both an outdoor and an indoor component. Outdoor components include the outdoor air conditioner or heat pump condensing unit and the indoor components can include one, or a combination, of the following: evaporator coil, air handler or furnace.
Thermostat: A device that monitors and controls the temperature inside your home. Thermostats come in a variety of different types (like programmable, single stage, two stage, etc.) meaning that your thermostat must be properly matched with your heating and cooling setup to ensure proper operation.
Ton (of air conditioning): A ton of air conditioning refers to capacity in relation to melting one ton of ice in 24 hours. The capacity is measured in British Thermal Units (BTU): 288,000 BTU are required to melt one tone of ice in 24 hours (or 12,000 BTU/hr). A 2-ton air conditioner has a nominal capacity of about 24,000 BTU/h.
Two-Stage: Two-Stage HVAC systems are just as efficient as single-stage systems Ð the difference is in comfort level. These units have two different capacities: a higher capacity and a lower capacity. Two-stage systems are able to operate longer at the lower capacity, allowing for a better mix of air and quieter operation.
Upflow: A type of furnace that draws cool air from the bottom and blows the warmed air out the top. Typically, these furnaces are installed in basements.
Variable Speed: Variable-speed blower motors are able to provide more even temperatures throughout the home by varying the airflow in your ducts to exactly offset your heating and cooling demands.
UV Light Systems: For maximum air cleanliness, a UV light system uses the UV light spectrum to kill and control airborne microbes.
Ventilator: A ventilator captures heating or cooling energy from stale indoor air and transfers it to fresh incoming air.
Zone: Zoning allows you to control the heating and cooling delivered to specific areas of your house for a custom solution. Zoning can increase efficiency and comfort in the area of the house you use most often. Pair a zoning system with a programmable thermostat to set a reliable comfort schedule.
For any additional concerns, call a heating and air conditioning professional to get your questions answered.


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LSU lassoed a pair of five-star prospects Monday — and didn't have to lift a finger to do it.
Rivals released its final ranking of the nation's top 100 prospects Monday, elevating LSU commitments Tre'Davious White of Shreveport Green Oaks and Frank Herron of Memphis (Tenn.) Central to five-star status.
White, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound cornerback, is No. 18 on the final Rivals 100. Herron, a 6-4, 236-pound defensive end, is No. 23 on the list.
White wowed recruiting analysts with his showing at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio earlier this month. He jumped 17 spots from No. 35 on Rivals' previous top 100 and is the highest ranked new five star on the Rivals 100.
"There was thought of White being a five-star in the November rankings meetings, but we held off," said Jason Howell, Rivals' recruiting analyst for the Southwest region. "We had an idea he would state a very good case at the Army All-American game, and he did just that.
"White had a strong week of practice in San Antonio. He plays fearless, he was physical and more than held his own with the biggest receivers in attendance. During the game, he showed his abilities at cornerback, but it was his playmaking ability on special teams that really shined through on the national stage. There was no doubt at that point, the case was made."
Mike Scarborough, publisher of LSU Rivals' site TigerBait.com, said White showed five-star talent on campus at LSU over the summer, holding his own with other Rivals 100 players and future stars like highly rated 2014 running back prospect Leonard Fournette from St. Augustine.
"When the (Rivals) guys were able to see him in San Antonio at practice and with the two returns he had in the game, that solidified him getting a five star," Scarborough said.
Scarborough said Herron also helped himself at the U.S. Army game, adding that he has packed on an extra 20 pounds of muscle and may be heavier now than his listed 236 pounds.
Four other LSU commitments are also in the Rivals Top 100: Lemont, Ill., offensive tackle Ethan Pocic (6-7, 285) at No. 50, Lake Charles Barbe tight end DeSean Smith (6-4, 222) at No. 68 (up from No. 92), Los Angeles Cathedral quarterback Hayden Rettig (6-4, 210) at No. 73 and East Feliciana linebacker/defensive end Kendell Beckwith (6-3, 228) at No. 92 (down from No. 84).
LSU continues to pursue Loganville (Ga.) Grayson defensive end Robert Nkemdiche (6-5, 260), the nation's consensus No. 1 prospect. Nkemdiche visited Florida last weekend and said the Gators had pulled even with Ole Miss and LSU, though the Rebels are still considered the leader for his services.
Nkemdiche is scheduled to visit Ole Miss this weekend and is slated to make an official to LSU on Feb. 1.
LSU is also after Rivals' No. 56 Priest Willis (6-2, 185), a safety out of Tempe (Ariz.) Marcos De Niza. Willis visited UCLA last weekend with Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., safety Tahaan Goodman (6-2, 184).
Goodman, No. 80 on the Rivals 100, was scheduled to visit LSU, but his travel plans never firmed up.
A trip to Baton Rouge now is questionable, though Rivals' site has him listed as a visitor for this weekend.
LSU stands at 26 commitments and one signee after the commitment this weekend of Holy Cross wide receiver Kevin Spears (6-2, 191).
The national signing period begins Feb. 6.


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We live in eastern Washington and are having unusual Thanksgiving weather. We have had snow on and off for 6 days now with about 6-8 inches on the ground.
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