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HOLLY ANGELIQUE, Coordinator
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Penn State Harrisburg
777 W. Harrisburg Pike
Middletown, PA 17057-4898
Master of Arts in Community Psychology and Social Change
The graduate program in Community Psychology emphasizes planned social change, and is based on both sociology and psychology. The program equips students with skills useful in coping with the multifaceted problems facing communities. Students learn (a) to assess problems at the level of communities or organizations, (b) to plan and implement possible solutions to these problems, and (c) to evaluate the effectiveness of the solutions. Learning takes place both in courses and in a master's project that entails fieldwork and the writing of a master's paper.
To act as a change agent, the student must be aware of contemporary community needs, along with the impact of the community structure upon its individual members and the techniques best suited to initiate productive changes. After completing this interdisciplinary program, the graduate should be able to approach problems with a more integrated point of view and work cooperatively with community individuals and agencies toward practical solutions. Problems related to crime, education, child and family development, employment, the lack of effective social power, and other factors affecting psychological well being are approached from bases in community service agencies or informal community groups. The majority of students work full-time in agencies or governmental units. To accommodate these working students, 500-level graduate courses are scheduled in the evening.
Requirements listed below are in addition to general Graduate School requirements stated in the GENERAL INFORMATION section of the Graduate Bulletin.
For admission to the program, a student must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited academic institution, earned under residence and credit conditions equivalent to those required by Penn State. The minimum grade-point average (GPA) in the junior and senior years must be 3.00 or higher (on a 4.00 scale). Students with experience in carrying out planned social change are particularly encouraged to apply. Most applicants hold degrees in psychology, sociology, or related disciplines. Ideally, applicants will have taken courses in developmental, personality, and social psychology, along with work in social change, social problems, and social conflict. Students from diverse other backgrounds are welcome to apply, particularly if they have had work or other experience effecting change in community settings. Applicants will be asked to take additional course work without graduate credit, chosen after consultation with an adviser, if they have had no psychology or sociology courses beyond the introductory level. Applicants must have received a C or better in an introductory statistics course covering parametric and non-parametric inferential statistics; they will be requested to make up any deficiency without graduate credit.
Off-campus and transfer credits from accredited institutions will be evaluated by the Program Coordinator for recentness and appropriateness to the student's course of study. Approval for up to 10 transfer credits may be given. Documented applications for credit for work experience will be evaluated by students' masters committees, made up of members of the graduate faculty. Approval for up to 6 credits may be given. If granted, approval for this credit can take the place of the fieldwork usually undertaken in CMPSY 522, Practicum. The student must register for the number of credits approved, either in CMPSY 522, or, if the student prefers, after having asked for a waiver of the CMPSY 522 requirement, in additional elective course work, chosen with help from an adviser.
Courses in the program are sequenced on the assumption that students will be entering in the fall semester. Students may apply for admission for the spring (but not the summer) semester, but they may not start taking 500-level required courses until the following fall.
Admission to the Community Psychology program is based on clear suitability for the program as evidenced by the application as a whole; it is limited to the number of spaces available for masters project supervision.
Applicants must submit the following:
C. Wright Mills wrote: "The sociological imagination enables its possessor to understand the larger historical scene in terms of its meaning for the inner life and the external career of a variety of individuals….The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society. That is its task and its promise. To recognize this task and this promise is the mark of the classic social analyst … ."
Discuss the intersection of your biography with history and society. How have the society and the times in which you live helped to shape who you are? What do you hope to accomplish in life? How do you think our graduate program will help you to reach your goals?
An important part of this degree is a master's project, made up a total of 9 credits, comprising from 3 to 6 credits of Practicum (CMPSY 522), and from 3 to 6 credits of Research (CMPSY 594). The project is planned in the context of the course Roles and Methods in Community Psychology (CMPSY 521); it is supervised by a master's committee of graduate faculty. The particular mix of practicum and research is worked out by the student in consultation with the faculty. The variable mix of practicum and of research credits results in the student's being able to choose course work that emphasizes study in the area in which she or he needs most skill-development. In the usual case, a student with a strong background in fieldwork would be asked to emphasize research in her or his master's project, and a student with a strong research background, but with limited fieldwork, would be asked to emphasize the practicum. The output of CMPSY 522 is a practicum; the output of the research course CMPSY 594 is a required master's paper of at least 3 credits. The master's paper may be based on the field experience. Students often choose to structure their master's paper around a specific community research problem. Again, students can apply for Practicum (522) credit, or, at their choice, ask for a waiver of the requirement, on the basis of documented prior experience. Decisions about such applications are made by the student's master's committee.
Part-time students who are able to take two courses at a time can complete the degree in seven to eight semesters. Since the processes of designing a master's project and of writing a master's paper are labor-intensive and frequently take more time than the student expects, even full-time students will often take six or more semesters to complete the degree.
The program offers three concentrations, each including all the required Community Psychology courses. The Children, Youth, and Families Concentration uses as its electives 9 approved credits from courses in psychology, education, and sociology. The Environmental Issues Concentration uses electives approved by an adviser and drawn from special courses in environmental issues and from various other programs. The Individualized Concentration uses as its elective courses chosen to meet individual needs, with the approval of an adviser.
To qualify for the degree, 36 credits are needed, 24 of which must be at the 500 level. There is a sequence of substantive courses, starting with Theories and Issues in Community Psychology (CMPSY 500).
Required Courses (27 credits)
Elective Courses (9 credits)
In addition to the core curriculum, students will complete the requirements of one of the three concentrations described below:
Students working toward a Master of Arts degree in Community Psychology and Social Change with this concentration must complete three of the following courses. Students should check for prerequisites when deciding on which courses to take.
Students working toward a Master of Arts degree in Community Psychology and Social Change with this concentration must complete three of the following courses. Students should check for prerequisites when deciding on which courses to take.
Students choose electives from a wide variety of courses offered by the Behavioral Science and other faculties. The object is to support a special interest or mix of interests, in, for instance, environmental issues, adult education, criminal justice, urban sociology, women's studies, or issues of class-ism, racism, or sexism. Students work with faculty advisers in gaining approval of electives and in choosing topics for master's projects.
A number of scholarships, fellowships, and graduate assistantships are available. Graduate assistantships available to students in this program and other forms of student aid are described in the STUDENT AID section of the Graduate Bulletin.
Graduate courses carry numbers from 500 to 599 and 800 to 899. Advanced undergraduate courses numbered between 400 and 499 may be used to meet some graduate degree requirements when taken by graduate students. Courses below the 400 level may not. A graduate student may register for or audit these courses in order to make up deficiencies or to fill in gaps in previous education but not to meet requirements for an advanced degree.
CIVIL ENGINEERING (C E) course list
COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY (CMPSY) course list
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (ENVE) course list
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (P ADM) course list
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Written by the author of such famous children's books as The Polar Express and Jumanji this simple story is a delight.
One day Monsieur Bibot, the cold-hearted dentist find an old lady in front of his office who has a toothache. Bibot reluctantly helps her out only to find out that she cannot pay him in francs, but gives him two figs. She claims that they are special figs, with the ability to make your dreams come true. He eats the first fig that night and finds that his dream does come true! Not wanting to waste the second fig he takes some time and learns to dream that he is the richest man in the world. Finally the day arrives to eat the second fig. The problem is, his dog gets to it first and the next morning Monsieur Bibot awakens to find his dog's dream has come true!
Positives: Simple and fun with great illustrations and perhaps a little life-lesson to be learned!
Negatives: None
Talking Points: I think this story lends itself to discussion from Matt. 7:12 and what is often referred to as "the golden rule." Monsieur Bibot certainly did not treat others as he would like to be treated and in the end it got him in a bit of a pickle. Eph. 4:32 tells us that we are to be kind to others and Phil. 2 speaks of always looking out for the interests of others. Also James 1:27 speaks of taking care of widows which Monsieur Bibot was not too happy to do when the old woman came to him with a toothache.
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Her little Parasol to lift
And once to let it down
Her whole Responsibility --
To imitate be Mine.
A Summer further I must wear,
Content if Nature's Drawer
Present me from sepulchral Crease
As blemishless, as Her.
Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 1038.
Her little Parasol to lift
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
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This Car Stops Working When You're Not Paying Attention
Distracted driving causes a lot of accidents. Reading maps, fiddling with the radio, talking on the phone or--worst of all--texting on the phone can get people killed. So as an experiment, Emotive, a neuroengineering company, and the Royal Automotive Club of Western Australia built the Attention Powered Car.
Sensors on the driver's head measure brain activity. When a computer reads the signals and determines that the driver is switching between mental tasks too often, it slows down the car. Geoff Mackellar, the CEO of Emotive, says that the system is highly effective:
Most interesting is the fact that Mackellar could tell when a driver was about to be distracted. The headset and machine learning were about to be distracted even before you grabbed your phone to send a text. "I was surprised that we could detect the level of intention to do something," he says.
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Daniel Radcliffe felt too ashamed to approach Katy Perry when he finally had the chance to meet her as he was worried the pop star would have read about his crush.
Last year (12), the Harry Potter actor confessed to harbouring a massive crush on the I Kissed a Girl singer, but admits he subsequently blew his chance to get to know her when he found himself across the room from her at an event.
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Working on a proper README/Install doc, and looking for volunteers to assist in further dev and maybe creating an self contained Virtual Appliance containing the App.
Feedback would be good. Am aware that it needs improvement, but as the screenshot suggests, it does what it says on the tin ;-)
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Mary Tyler Moore Passes Away At 80.
Written by Daniel Butler on January 25, 2017
Courtesy of TMZ.com
Mary Tyler Moore — the television icon who charmed America with comedic brilliance and charisma on her hugely successful '70s show — died in a Connecticut hospital … TMZ has learned.
MTM's longtime rep, Mara Buxbaum, issued a statement to TMZ saying, "Today, beloved icon, Mary Tyler Moore, passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine."
"A groundbreaking actress, producer, and passionate advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mary will be remembered as a fearless visionary who turned the world on with her smile."
We're told Mary had been on a respirator for more than a week.
Mary — who battled diabetes and underwent brain surgery in 2011 — became famous after starring on the "The Dick Van Dyke Show" from 1961 to 1966. She dazzled her way to 7 successful seasons on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" from 1970 to 1977, decimating skeptics who viewed her show as destined to fail.
She earned an Oscar nomination for best actress after crushing it in the 1980 flick "Ordinary People."
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Mary, who in 1986 was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame, starred in well over 10 films and wrote 2 memoirs. She married 3 times … forming power couple status when she married TV exec Grant Tinker in 1962.
Her only son, Richard, from her first marriage to Richard Meeker, died from an accidental gunshot in 1980.
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Nagmimistulang dyaryo ito. May mga balita kang mababasa. Magiging salamin ng iyong buhay at pagkatao ang bawat tula, sanaysanay atbp. Isa itong talaan ng pang-araw araw na kahulugan. May mababaw at malalim na pang-unawa sa mga bagay bagay sa paligid. Iba't iba tayong interpretasyon. Minsan, dito mo makikita ang kaligayhan. Isang komik na puno ng kwento, puno ng pangyayari. Ito rin ang nagigi kong kwaderno. Sinusulat ko lahat ng naririnig, nakikita at nararamdaman. nagsisilbi din itong magasin, pampalipas oras at pagal. Pampatakbo ng oras.
Sana masiyahan kayo sa pagbabasa ng aking mga malikhaing panunulat. Dito ko nahahanap at naibubuga ang aking kaligayahan.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
EDWARD CULLEN was down on one knee asking me to mother his children. He took out a small black velvet box from his left pocket, opened it, and there sat a 24-karat Tiffany diamond ring like a lone evening star shining in the northern sky.
My vision was blurred with tears of joy and I was about to say "YES" when suddenly Lil' Wayne came singing "Mrs. Officer". This is really weird, I thought to myself, because her voice seemed to get louder and louder and I started to feel a strange vibration on my left temple.
I looked down to where Edward was kneeling and he was gone.
Oh no! this can't be happening.
Good Lord God! Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
With my eyes sealed with morning glory muck and my brain still rebooting, my right hand looked for my quivering cellphone and found it under my pillow.
"Hello?" I said, doing my best to sound like an OGRE with a really bad case of laryngitis, which I found is a foolproof way of telling whoever was calling that I will have him or her skinned alive if what he or she is about to tell me is not a matter of life and death. Whoever is calling this time better be telling me that great balls of fire are falling from the sky, or else...
"Good morning BAKLA"
It's JECKAY. Apparently, the Ogre Method does not apply to her.
"Ui bakla.. Ba.."
"Ay sorry. Mabilis ba mashado?"
"Oo, bakla ka. Wala akong naintindihan"
"Kaya nga parati nilang sinasabing Asoaso ako kasi ang bilis bilis ko daw magsalita tapos kinekeme pa nila na ang pranka pranka ko daw kaya maraming naasar sakin ang bilis daw ng bunganga ko wala daw silang maintindihan na..."
"BADING!" I almost screamed. My God, it's too early in the morning for her.
I took a deep breath. "Bakit ka tumawag?"
"Ay, oo nga pala. Okay, babagalan ko a. Sabi ko, 'Bakla, kakalerki! Di ka maniniwala sa sasabihin ko. Kakaloka'. Ayan"
"Anu bakla?" I said while thinking of something to say that would get her to end this undeserved torture.
"Sige. Maniniwala ako sa lahat ng sasabihin mong bakla ka para lang makabalik ako sa pagborlog ko"
Silence on the other end, and then, "Talaga?"
"Yez bakla."
"Kahit ano pa yun?"
"Kahit anong keme pa!"
Another pause, and, "Oh, Okay, good! Borlog ka na ulit.. Bye Bye AICEL.. Lavyu bakla!"
And Jejkay hangs up the phone. She is like that sometimes. Okay, I take that back, she's like that all the time!!"
I tried to go back to sleep after that intellectually-stimulating conversation with Jecka. (If you call it one, better yet, if you could call it a conversation.) After minutes of tossing and turning and concentrating really hard to start my Edward Cullen dream all over again. I gave up!
Staring at the ceiling, the organizer in my head reminded me that it is Friday morning and we had a midterm exams. I turned and looked at the alarm clock on my beside table. It was screaming 07:00 in big bold red digital numbers. HOLY SH*T!!
I jumped out of my bed, grabbed my phone and running towards the bathroom in my over sized white T-shirt and polka-dotted underwear.
"Ay Tae." I said with a sigh of relief and squeezed the white paste out of the tube of Colgate, "Hindi na naman ako nagising ng alarm clock."
"Ay nako parati na lng ganito! kakaloka na.. Tapon ko na nga tong PUTANG INANG alarm clock na toh.. Wit kwenta amputa!"
After what could hardly be considered a shower, I dressed up quickly haist.. showing up late on my midterm exams looking I'd just been embalmed would cost me my living!
In the stairs going down my house to the street, something just didn't feel right and i can't quite put a finger on it. I didn't leave my reviewers needed for my exams because it's right here on my left hand. I am wearing my underwear, my bag and my shoes. I have my earrings both of them from my earlobes. I couldn't figure out what was wrong until I checked my bag and saw ATM card. Suddenly, the cash in my wallet flashed in my memory: 50 pesos and the word WITHDRAW quickly followed after that. Put them together, equals me having to COMMUTE to RTU on a Friday morning!!
ANAK NG mmmm... NAMAN OH!!!
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All Films.All Above Board.NOW INCLUDES TV SHOWS & TV LISTINGS
Psychological thriller. Mitchell (Josh Duhamel) and Carter (Dan Fogler) are old college friends who haven't spent much time together in the past couple of years due to commitments at work and home. They set off on a long journey through the desert in the hopes of gaining a much-needed catch up and a chance to vent any concerns they might have about where their lives are headed. Unfortunately for them, the truck breaks down; leaving them isolated and without the means of sustaining themselves for much longer. As they work to find a way out of their predicament, the apparent futility of their situation causes great tension between them and it isn't long before they're at each other's throats. Will they make it out of the desert alive?


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The Sword Of Truth Ranks On The Following Lists:
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Reviews/Comments On The Sword Of Truth
God awful.Was this review helpful to you?
So pornographic that I wanted to vomit. Got halfway to the book and put it down without a second thought.Was this review helpful to you?
One of the greatest fantasy epics ever written. This is not a series for the weak of heart, stomach or mind.
Consequences hold weight in this realm. George Calin's quote of "teach your kids to question everything" comes to mind when examining the value stance of the author. So to does the role of choice vs fate; self determination vs learned helplessness; Love as an act of free will and interdependence vs love as possession and ownership.
Ironcially I can see it gets right up the noses of people of fixed and rigid beliefs whether they be political, religious or cultural. There are many battles in this series so the politics of war plays pinical role in the plot development and it's great to see the sparks fly as readers debate the very real consequences of the "good guys" on various forums - e.g. the role of pre emptive strikes and civilian targets comes to mind.
The author is not subtle about his value viewpoint at times: sometimes it can be laid on a bit think... But inevitably some of this type of narration is the characters coming to terms with the obstacles that confront them.
The chacters are neither one dimensional, nor are they static. There are female characters that can be admired for their brains, the wit and their humour as well as their stunning beauty.
The high drama and epic scope of the story is often earthed by the nature, good will, wit and humour of the various characters throughout the series.
'fixed and rigid belief' is the big problem of the books, with an increasing amount of text devoted to the authors simplistic fascist political beliefs
It's ok. I don't see why there is so much love for this book or so much hate either. Somewhat kinky though, at times. It took me an incredibly long time to get through.Was this review helpful to you?
Oops. Meant to give it 3 stars not just 1.
One of my favourite fantasy series and have read all 12 books at least three times!
I have as well. They tend to become repetitive and sometimes it takes awhile for the story to gain some steam but the series does not deserve to be headed under "The Worst". This guy has "The Wheel of Time" (which should be
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why does this keep cutting me off. Wheel of Time is the worst series ever!!!
It may behold some controversy with different personalities. If you have a open mind it turns out to be a great series. But on the other hand the same things seem to happen on a certain pattern. It's just about predictable at times. There's also nothing wrong with the author's philosophy of life. Life isn't as easy as the series is depicted yet it holds a strong mentality for people to stand up for themselves. it's an overall decent read if you have the time.Was this review helpful to you?
Worst fantasy novels ever written. Mind numbingly repetitive. If you are simple of mind enough to enjoy Ayn Rand philosophy then you may find some enjoyment in them.Was this review helpful to you?
My first foray into fantasy started with Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever. That was in high school. Then, I picked up The Wheel of Time and then The Sword of Truth. I love the Sword of Truth series and have read it twice. I was bothered by the graphic sex and death/torture (unrelated to sex) scenes. However, I don't think they were gratuitous, but contributed to the angst of the main character and moved his character forward. Also, in the later books, the author does get a little preachy, but it did not take away from my enjoyment of the series.Was this review helpful to you?
This was right on point! I read the first one, second, third... debated getting the fourth... but I'm no quitter. Then, I had enough. Who can stand to read that obnoxious bullshit which obviously has nothing to do with a plot and everything to do with telling me how I'm supposed to think. I can truly respect this website now.Was this review helpful to you?
I think it is a crime that I, being of the blind community, have to listen to books on tape and am unable to just go tho the library and check out books. Oh, but wait I can. There is a library for the blind on the internet free for blind members thanks to the library of congress. Oh, in that case I'd like to read the Black Company by Glen Cook. No sorry, then I'll buy it. Nope not an option. Fine then how about Mark Lawrence, nope. Lies of lock Lamora yes but you have to buy it. What do you have Library for the Blind? Oh we have, all the Terry brooks books of shannarah, all the Terry Goodkind sword of truth books, All of the Mercedes Lacky books or most of them since we have 43 book recordins listed, most if not all the R.A Salvatore books, David Eddings, Brandon Mull, and Richard Pulman His Dark Materials (I think those two should be on here). How much are you paying people to read this stuff? Nothing they are volunteers. We jsut finished the Eragon series AAAAAHHHHH! Twilight yes, house of night of course we have that trash, Vampire acadamy here you go, Anita BLake why wouldn't we include it? Please authors and readers recomend the library for the blind AKA BARD good books to have volunteers read.Was this review helpful to you?
Goku pulled out a super new ability only once, and proves more than once he's selfish and naive. The two are not even remotely comparable here. Goku also often loses and makes poor choices (see: Cell Games).Was this review helpful to you?
I'm actually amazed that people love this book. I'm one of those people who have read through Dostoyevsky and the supplements for LoTR without breaking a sweat, but I JUST COULD NOT GET THROUGH this series!
I'll put this in plain words: THIS SERIES IS AWFUL. Usually the characters waver, wonder, make bad choices, learn from them, have moral struggles... but nope, not this one. It's basically Batman with a babe on his arm. Oh wait. Make the babe like twelve babes. Richard just can't make wrong choices, he IS the right choice! Whatever he does is right! Ugh. Gary Stu much? And his main babe... is a Mary Sue. If you want to read about Gary Stus and Mary Sues and 50 Shades of Grey, go to fanfiction.net... you can read all that for free.
If you want to read about a love between a strong man and an independent woman, you're better off with Jennifer Roberson. If you want to read about special peeps with special powers doing special things, you're better off with Melanie Rawn (and I hated that series). If you want an epic loooong series, you're far better off with Erikson or Martin. And if you want morals, don't read fantasy like this, go read Ayn Rand or some other, more substantial texts. Good grief.
I have to say that DRAGONLANCE is written better than this series. At least that series had memorable characters that weren't so black and white.
I don't think you actually read the book, he wavers, and it's only one babe he loved and even married, what the heck's wrong with you guys, read first before speaking, don't just open to the middle of the book and say uve got the whole story down.And I happen to like stories where the hero is a bad ass but falls sometimes which Richard surely did, I'll ask u to take the book and read it properly this time before coming here and blabbing gary stus and mary sues
The series started out well and then lost the plot. One thing that really grated on me was the idea of "freedom" and what appeared to be the writer's fear of communism. Hell, the fact that women were not even allowed to have long hair isn't exactly freedom.... I stopped reading it after the first 8...Was this review helpful to you?
Pornographic my ass, as if game of thrones doesn't contain more. biased foo's.Was this review helpful to you?
The owner of this site should write his own book and let me read it, then he can come before to spoil a good book if his is better than it.Was this review helpful to you?
Badly written, ill-concieved drivel.Was this review helpful to you?
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Why Isn't My Hard Drive Good Enough?
Getting into the music industry is a hard skill (though it's not so much skill as it is luck), but having great equipment can bring your chances up just a little bit. If you're using the popular program "Pro Tools" to make your music, there is one piece of equipment that can bring your functionality and efficiency up to an even greater degree: Hard drives.
"But Austin," You ask, "Why isn't my poor little hard drive good enough for you and your evil article-writing?"
Now hold your horses, I didn't say that. But I did say that you can do better, especially if the hard drive you're currently working with is the default hard drive for your system. Still, I encourage you to check your specs against the ones of the drives I'll be talking about in a moment to make sure you don't accidentally downgrade (though I seriously doubt that will happen).
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The Important Factors: Speed and Size
So what do you suppose the most important thing is when it comes to hard drives and making music? Is it the size? Is it the shape? How about the price? Musicians are incredibly poor, after all! But nay, it is none of these things; the most important thing when it comes to music-oriented hard drives is speed. How fast you can copy and load files to and from it is important because it means you can instantly take that track you made last week, load it up, and in seconds get that great idea recorded before it leaves your brain.
So, how does this translate into hard drives? Well, let's get some perspective for a second: Most hard drives that come with computers transfer at around 300MBPS. This is about 100 songs (NOT project files) per second, or a few thousand text files. Sounds pretty amazing, right? Now, imagine you can triple that and get a speed of 1GBPS (1000MBPS). This is incredibly fast, and if you have a hard drive that is this fast, you should feel very happy about that.
The second most important thing with hard drives? The size. Most built-in hard drives of computer from 2006-2010 have about 500GB of storage space. This is more than enough for most practical purposes like storing music and recording videos, but as musicians, we need something more. Double the 500GB average and you get 1TB (equal to 1000GB). This is about as big as anyone, musician or not, would ever need. Keep this in mind as we go through the list options.
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Western Digital WD Caviar Black 1 TB SATA
First up on this list is the Western Digital 1TB hard drive. Let's check out the specs:
Like I said, the average size of a hard drive now is about 500GB, and this drive doubles that, giving you a full 1TB of space to play around with. Definitely enough to go around.
This is where this hard drive absolutely decimates the competition in a lot of ways. Remember how I said the average write speed for something is about 300MBPS? This hard drive takes that, multiplies it by twenty and then gives it back to you. Yea, twenty. The write speed for this hard drive is 6GBPS. In English that translates to somewhere between "Really really fast" and "Faster than you ever thought possible."
Another great thing about this drive? It isn't even that expensive. You'll shell out just $90 for this one, depending on where you buy.
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Seagate ST32000641AS Barracuda XT Hard Drive
The other hard drive here that will have you set for life if you're using Pro Tools is one from the popular company "Seagate". It's the Seagate ST32000641AS Barracuda XT Hard Drive (Rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?), and even standing next to the other one on this list, it comes out on top.
The Western Digital drive on this list was 1TB in size, which (like I said) is going to be more than you can probably ever fill up even if you completed an entire song every day for the next ten years. This Seagate drive, however, tops even that. It gives you twice as much storage space, clocking in at 2TB.
The other factor in this race is speed, and Seagate has you covered on that front as well. Matching what is without a doubt the fastest write speed I've seen on a hard drive, this one ties for first at 6GBPS.
The only front that this little guy loses on is pricing, because it is a handful of dollars more expensive than the aforementioned drive. You'll be shelling out around $140 for this one, if you choose it. Less than twice the cost and you get twice the storage space? Not an awful deal, as far as I'm concerned.
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A sad day today, as we see the passing punk rock musician, Sarah Kirsch. Born Mike Kirsch, Sarah was hugely involved with the Bay Area scene, as well as underground scene at large. She was a member of many bands including, but not limited to, The Skinflutes, Fuel (the emo-core band from the early 90's), Torches to Rome, Bread and Circuits, Baader Brains, and Pinhead Gunpowder (of which she was a founding member but left due to conflicts with Billie Joe Armstrong after Green Day signed to a major label).
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"Benderama" is the seventeenth episode of season six of the animated sitcom Futurama, and originally aired June 23, 2011 on Comedy Central. The episode was written by Aaron Ehasz and directed by Crystal Chesney-Thompson. American comedian Patton Oswalt guest stars in the episode, voicing an "unattractive giant monster". In the episode, Bender duplicates himself into two smaller copies in order to avoid work. However, the duplicates also want to avoid work, so they create their own smaller duplicates, resulting in a vast number of increasingly smaller copies of Bender ultimately threatening to consume all of the matter on Earth.
The premise of "Benderama" is the grey goo theory, an end-of-the-world scenario in which out-of-control self-replicating robots consume all matter on Earth while building more of themselves. "Benderama" received mostly positive reviews from critics, many of whom praised Patton Oswalt's guest appearance and noted that it was an improvement over the preceding episode "Neutopia".
The Professor invents a machine that can scan an object and produce two smaller copies, consuming matter provided to it in the process. He uses it to make smaller sweaters for himself, since he is shrinking and feeling colder as he ages. Bender originally refuses the Professor's request to fold them, and then stuffs the replicator into his chest cavity and uses it to make two duplicates of himself so they can each fold one sweater. Before they can do so, the Planet Express crew (including the two new Benders) is sent to deliver a shipment of personal hygiene products to an ugly, giant alien humanoid who lives in a cave. He endures the crew's comments about his appearance until Fry inadvertently insults his mother, causing him to lash out and nearly destroy the ship before it escapes.
Back on Earth, Bender's two duplicates (each of whom has a small version of the Professor's replicator in his chest) copy themselves in order to get four cigars for Bender. The process continues until there are 11 generations of Benders running around the office; the crew quickly moves in to exterminate all the duplicates, but Bender admits to setting one free. As this one gives rise to a new swarm that keeps reproducing and consuming matter, including Bender's couch and beer, the Professor worries that they will eventually eat the Earth. Leela points out that since the Benders are fueled by alcohol, they will run out of power once they have used up the world's supply. When this happens, the crew sweeps up the Benders and flushes them down the toilet.
As the Professor takes a bath, he is surprised to find that the water in the tub has turned into alcohol. Some of the Benders survived and have reached the atomic/molecular scale, where they can synthesize alcohol directly from water and carbon dioxide molecules. As a result, the entire population of Earth becomes extremely drunk and the planet's fresh water supply is gone. At this point, the giant alien arrives on Earth to apologize for his earlier outburst, even though the crew keeps drunkenly insulting him and Zapp Brannigan tries to destroy him with a tank. Unable to get hold of the therapist who has been helping him deal with his anger issues, the alien flies into another rage and starts tearing up the city. Bender, the only sober crew member, agrees to fight the alien if Fry will fold the Professor's two sweaters. Bender uses the hordes of tiny duplicates to form "Big Bender" and fight the alien hand-to-hand. He loses the fight after insulting the alien's mother, but the swarm quickly consumes the alien to leave only dust. Bender urges them to help him solve other worldwide problems, but they are too lazy to take part and leave Earth instead.
As the other crew members recover from a terrible hangover the next morning, the Professor is happy to note that someone finally folded his sweaters. When Fry asks Bender if he did this and learned a lesson about being lazy, Bender cryptically replies that perhaps he did, or perhaps he kept one of the mini-Benders around to do the job for him. He then exhales cigar smoke, which turns out to be composed of thousands of microscopic, maniacally laughing Benders.
The episode was written by Aaron Ehasz and directed by Crystal Chesney-Thompson. Before its airing, the first act of the episode was read by the show's voice actors at Futurama's 2010 San Diego Comic Con panel.[1]
Cultural references[edit]
"Benderama" features an episode of "The Scary Door", Futurama's ongoing parody of anthology television series The Twilight Zone.[1] Bender says the line, "Hi, I'm Bender, this is my robot Bender and this is my other robot Bender."; this is a reference to the TV series Newhart, specifically the character of Larry, who introduced himself and his brothers with the line, "Hi, I'm Larry, this is my brother Darryl and this is my other brother Darryl."[2]
Broadcast and reception[edit]
"Benderama" originally aired June 23, 2011 on Comedy Central, immediately following the episode "Neutopia".[3] In its original American broadcast, "Benderama" was viewed by an estimated 2.473 million households with a 1.1 rating in the 18–49 demographic.[3]
"Benderama" received mostly positive reviews from critics. Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club wrote: "'Benderama' works because the script holds together, starting from the original premise, and then introducing complications over time." He graded the episode A-, praising the premise of the episode, as well as Patton Oswalt's voice work in the episode.[4] Sean Gandert of Paste, reviewing both "Benderama" and "Neutopia", wrote: "Both of these are what other shows would call gimmick episodes, but with Futurama pretty much everything is a one-off and taking on these strange premises is really what the show's about." He gave both episodes an 8.4, and added: "If these two are any indicator, there's a good summer of episodes to look forward to."[5] Blair Marnell of CraveOnline wrote: "'Benderama' had a lot of fun moments that helped negate the bad taste left behind by 'Neutopia'." He rated the episode 8/10. However, Marnell wrote that the writers should refrain from reusing what he called "'Bender uses experiment x' storylines", adding "There are only so many ways to reuse a plot and I don't want to see this series go downhill before its time."[6]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c TheGeekEvan (2010-07-25). "Comic Con 2010 Futurama Panel Table Read". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ Fowler, Matt (2011-06-24). "Futurama: "Benderama" Review". IGN. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ a b Seidman, Robert (2011-06-25). "Thursday Cable Ratings: Burn Notice, Swamp People, Suits, NBA Draft, Wilfred top Night + Futurama, Louie & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ Handlen, Zack (2011-06-23). ""Neutopia"/"Benderama"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ Gandert, Sean (2011-06-24). "Futurama Review: "Neutopia" and "Benderama" (6.14/6.15)". Paste. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ Marnell, Blair (2011-06-24). "FUTURAMA 6.15 'Benderama'". CraveOnline. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
External links[edit]
- "Benderama" at the Infosphere, the Futurama Wiki.
- "Benderama" on IMDb
- "Benderama" at TV.com


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THIS WON'T shock you, but the four members of Columbia City Council who fought so hard to prevent a referendum on whether the mayor should be an empowered executive who runs day-to-day affairs believe it would be a mistake for voters to approve the change.
Sam Davis, Tameika Isaac Devine and Leona Plaugh — who were re-elected to the council — and Moe Baddourah, who lost his bid to become mayor but still has time on his council term, all declared strong opposition to strong mayor during endorsement interviews with our editorial board in the weeks prior to Tuesday's election.
But while they gave lengthy and varied reasons why they oppose strong mayor, none mentioned the biggest, most personal drawback for council members: If the mayor is empowered, council members would lose some power and influence. No, council members won't be powerless as some people suggest: They still would set the budget and policy and make local laws; the mayor still would have only one vote on the seven-member body.
Currently, the council's seven members stand as equals as they supervise the professional manager who runs the day-to-day operations. But if the mayor is empowered, the city manager would answer to him and not the council.
Such a change would make it much more difficult for council members to meddle in daily affairs — whether it's to get a favor for a constituent, get a favored person hired in a given department or insist that more police officers be posted on a street in their district. That's the way it should be.
There is no doubt in my mind that Columbia's government would be more effective and accountable with this change. That said, I'd likely be upset too if I were on the council. I mean, if I've been able to bring home the bacon and get pats on the back and be the go-to guy for my district or for citizens at-large, I'd have a problem with someone taking some of that clout away. That's a human reaction.
But at some point along the way, those elected to lead must look out for what's best for the people and not what's best for their own personal political stature. And that's what needs to happen in this instance: If voters approve this change on Dec. 3, those council members who oppose it might be unhappy, but they are duty-bound to get over it, play by the new rules and work with the mayor in the best interest of our capital city.
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Councilman Davis said he has always opposed strong mayor because it puts too much power in one person's hands, opening up the possibility for corruption and patronage as has occurred in places such as Detroit and Chicago. He lamented the possibility of a new mayor coming into office and firing people, local citizens, just because they aren't "in the loop, so to speak."
"I don't want any mayor to play me against my colleagues on a project that he wants," Councilman Davis said. Nor does he want to point out priority projects in his district only to have the mayor to say " 'You've got to wait; that's not in my budget.' What do I go back and tell my constituents?"
"My opposition to that form of government has nothing to do with Steve Benjamin," he said. "Steve Benjamin is my friend, always has been. He is now and will be regardless of the outcome. My basic concern about that is what happens down the road. You've got a good mayor now — visionary, making things happen. But what happens when you get a nut in there? You get those kinds of people."
Both Ms. Devine and Ms. Plaugh said one of their biggest concerns about strong mayor is that it would replace a professional manager with a politician who might not be capable of running a large city government.
"You need a professional as opposed to a political manager," said Ms. Plaugh, who was elected to City Council after being forced out as city manager.
She noted that whoever runs city government will be responsible for 2,300 employees and hundreds of millions of dollars in public money, and she said that "I am very concerned that we have somebody extremely capable in that capacity running the city."
Councilwoman Devine said that there is no real reason to change the form of government. She believes that the current form is most responsive and responsible.
She said that people stress the need for a strong mayor system to allow the mayor to implement his vision but that Mr. Benjamin has been able to do that — with the council's aid — under the current system. "Having a mayor with vision is one thing," she said. "Having someone who is hired to deal with day-to-day operation is another thing."
Yes, it is. And on Dec. 3, the people could — and, I dare say, should — choose to make that person one and the same.
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|TEH NEWS = The news
OV TEH WURLD = of the world
MAKE ME = makes me
Even though "news" ends in -s, it is considered to be a singular noun: the news makes me sleepy.
SLEEPEE = sleepy.
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The SIL program at the University of North Dakota is a close-knit community of learners that seeks to integrate academic scholarship with preparation for service to language communities throughout the world. It offers a program which equips students for successful cross-cultural language learning and for further work in linguistics and related fields. It has been making linguistic theory practical and fun since 1952.
The SIL-UND program is offered only during the summer, allowing students to pursue their other studies or occupations during the rest of the year. The nine-week session is challenging, but manageable.
Students may apply many courses taken at SIL-UND to a master's degree in linguistics or a certificate in community-based literacy through UND's School of Graduate Studies. Undergraduate students may use SIL courses as part of a minor in linguistics. Or, students may transfer courses to undergraduate or graduate programs elsewhere.
Special programs include the Literacy Megacourse for training in international literacy work (with the option of earning a graduate Certificate in Community-Based Literacy), and courses in the linguistics of signed languages.
The faculty of the SIL program at UND are active scholars with many years of real-world experience. A core of faculty teaches yearly or on a regular basis, others are invited to teach for a specific course or year. The faculty includes linguists with extensive experience all over the world: Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Pacific.
Why linguistics?
Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It is concerned with how all languages are alike and how they are differ from each other—the way words are formed, what they mean, how they are combined to form sentences and whole discourses, how people learn languages, and how they use language in relationships with each other. It includes both spoken and signed languages, and unwritten languages as well as those with an established writing system. For a linguist, the intensive study of a language with only a few hundred speakers or signers is no less important than that of a language used by millions. All provide crucial insights into this unique and fascinating human capacity.
For example, our course in learner-directed second language acquisition helps you move beyond normal limitations and make steady progress towards bilingualism, especially if you have to learn a language on your own, outside of a traditional classroom. It provides theory that you immediately apply in daily interaction with a speaker of another language. (Check out this video on YouTube.) You'll be surprised at how much you can learn in just nine weeks!
SIL-UND strives to integrate linguistic theory with the practical tasks of learning and describing languages in many different field situations around the world. This provides a strong background for those who are interested in learning about the wonder of human language and for those interested in expanding their world. SIL-UND students often go on to careers as linguists, anthropologists, teachers, Christian workers, community-development workers and translators, especially in other countries.
A special feature at SIL-UND is that we cover signed languages too, not just spoken languages. There are special courses on signed languages, and most general linguistics courses include coverage of signed languages, sometimes to a substantial degree. Most summers, Deaf people are involved as students and staff, and approximately 15-20% of our community knows some sign language. ASL-English interpreters are provided whenever needed for classes, faculty-student appointments, colloquia, parties, etc.
Whatever your major, whatever your goals, you need language. Understanding it better can enhance your college studies, your career — and your whole life.
What's the SIL community like?
Most students and faculty choose to live together in the SIL residence hall and eat together in a group dining room. This provides in-depth informal interaction between students and faculty with rich experience in many countries. This close community and family atmosphere—where teachers, students and their families become friends—and the real-life learning that comes from it, is the most valuable part of the SIL-UND experience. You won't find anything like it elsewhere.
Opportunities are also provided for recreation and spiritual growth, including sports, weekend trips, parties, and optional daily chapel services.
Students living in the SIL residence hall help keep costs low by contributing an hour's work each day to the program.
Children live in rooms next to their parents, play with each other and build healthy relationships with many adults. Most children participate in an on-site child care program administered by SIL, similar to a summer day camp.
"The atmosphere is extremely friendly, the people care about each other a lot and aren't afraid to laugh with you. I've become friendly with a number of my classmates and also with people outside of class. I appreciate the children. They are secure enough here to 'adopt' other adults. That's great."
What does it cost?
Costs are kept low to encourage people to attend from developing countries, or to help people prepare for careers in those countries without accumulating debt. A person can receive ten semester hours of college credit, plus housing and meals for nine weeks, for about $3000-3400.
What degrees are available?
Many students come just for a summer or two of classes, without enrolling in a degree program. But, for those who want a degree from UND, there are three choices.
The SIL-UND program offers an M.A. in Linguistics and a graduate Certificate in Community-Based Literacy as Applied Linguistics through the School of Graduate Studies at the University of North Dakota. M.A. students typically complete the M.A. in 3-4 summers; the literacy certificate can be completed in one summer.
The M.A. requires a thesis, usually based on data that students have collected themselves. In recent years, theses have focused on such diverse languages as Bora (Colombia), Afghan Sign Language (Afghanistan), Fur (Sudan), Indus Kohistani (Pakistan), Me'paa (Mexico), Rakhine and Marma (Bangladesh), and Sarikoli (China).
Some students who have completed the M.A. program have gone on to Ph.D. programs at other schools. Many have gone overseas to act as consultants for linguists in field programs. Others have used their degrees to support careers in teaching or interpreting.
There is also an undergraduate minor which allows students pursuing a B.A. at UND to include linguistics in their degree program.
Who teaches there?
The teachers at SIL-UND have wide-ranging experience from all over the world, with advanced degrees in linguistics or related fields. They (and all the staff) are deeply interested in the lives of their students and work hard to help them succeed.
They are active scholars, proud of their tradition of innovative application of linguistic theory to teaching and to fieldwork. Textbooks and curricula developed for courses at SIL-UND have been adopted at other SIL programs and other universities.
Many faculty are members of SIL International, an organization which works with minority languages in over 40 countries, but other organizations are also represented. The faculty of SIL-UND includes linguists who are active in the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific during most of the year. A core of them returns every summer; others spend longer periods overseas before returning to teach.
"Every day was chock full of new ideas and activities. Never a dull moment! I appreciated the swiftness with which we received feedback on assignments, and the esprit de corps, the commitment of the teachers."
What can I do with what I learn?
Students at each session have a variety of motives for coming. Some are undergraduates who are interested in a thorough introduction to linguistics, perhaps for a career in translation or literacy. Some are planning to go overseas and learn a language that is very different from European languages, working in service with its speakers to improve their linguistic and educational situation; the majority of these students are considering a career in Bible translation. Some are teachers of English or foreign languages, interested in linguistics as a means of gaining a new perspective on their specialty. Some plan to go on to doctoral work in linguistics. Some know they love languages and linguistics; others want to find out.
Where can I go afterward?
Practically anywhere in the world! The linguistics program at North Dakota is international in scope. In recent years, participants have come from places such as Sweden, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, Kenya, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Panama, Jamaica, Mexico and Canada, and go on to places just as diverse. Classes discuss a wide range of languages from all around the world, both spoken and signed, including many that are not well known outside of their home country. In the M.A. program, students are encouraged and enabled to conduct field research in other countries under the direction of one of the faculty members.
Oh, and by the way, why North Dakota?
The University of North Dakota is a major university with a beautiful, stately, and friendly campus. You will feel welcome by the UND community, as we have for over 65 years, starting with an invitation from UND to SIL in the early 1950s.
Grand Forks is a small city of 50,000 located near the geographic center of North America. The typical high temperatures for June and July are in the 70s and 80s. The setting is excellent for a summer of intense study. Students appreciate the safe, quiet atmosphere of the town and the convenient living situation on a peaceful campus. For weekend trips away, students often visit cosmopolitan Winnipeg (Canada) or camp in one of many state parks in North Dakota and northern Minnesota.
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Passage Colossians 2:6-8
2:6 Therefore, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, 2:7 rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. 2:8 Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you through an empty, deceitful philosophy that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
Soul Search Essay
I have worked in a variety of work environments and businesses – for-profit, non-profit, entrepeneurial, established businesses, family businesses, etc. I have read many business and management books. Only a very few of these books are based in scripture. Fewer secular business environments actually reflected Christ like influence. Many of the environments I worked in were populated with a scattering of Christians (I live in the Bible Belt), but from what I could tell the race to influence mentioned in the prior devotional essay was being lost by these believers. Most did not seem to know a race was even happening.
In any new social environment there is a race between you and the environment on who will influence whom more. Yes, your entry into the environment, your shared thoughts, your actions, etc. are having an impact, but are you not also adjusting your thinking and actions based on the responses to you from the environment? You are. This means you are changing, even if you do not realize it. OK, maybe you are in management and you may be a strong leader making an observable impact. Even you, however, are not unchanged by others in that environment. You do not have sufficient power to impose your will with no impact on you by other's behaviors, even if you are the CEO. Also, your observable impact may be more in line with human tradition than Christ.
Consider your work history. How often were the relationships you have now and those you have had at work been infused with Christ-based input coming to you (again to you, not from you)? What where all the influences that you experienced? Were there Christ-based influences impacting you that were both pervasive throughout this history and defining of these environments (See footnote)? Why in the world would I ask these questions of someone in a secular business environment? Do I not understand the trends in America today? The removal of Christianity from many American forums. Do I as an author have no clue about this distancing in American businesses, whether small, medium or large? This distancing is precisely the trigger for this essay.
Since most Christians work in secular business systems led and staffed by non-Christians, these believers are at least strongly influenced and sometimes strongly controlled by evil. Whoa! Am I saying all business is evil? No. I am saying all businesses (unfortunately even ministries) have many, many deep tendrils of evil running through them.
To believe that Satan ignores or is excluded from business culture and philosophy is foolish. It is laughable. We live in an unavoidably fallen world. Falleness dominates the world. Why? Satan is the current ruler of this world and his goals are spiritual. Satan is committed to lying his way to the destruction of anything Christ-based and/or Christ-connected. Anything. One of his most effective tools at insinuating his lies into your life is your work within a business. Why?
Business offers power, money and status. These are powerful ways "…to captivate you through an empty, deceitful philosophy that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ." The modern American business is founded on human traditions. If you disagree with me, take a serious look at your workplace. Really look hard. How many things in that environment influence you to "…continue to live your lives in [Christ], rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness?" Many? Maybe a few, but do you work in an environment that actively supports your spiritual development? Or does it offer other solutions? For the vast majority of the answer is "No, it does not support my spiritual development." Yet, work and business definitely offer solutions. Do you recognize the solutions you are being offered? The solutions are too often destructive and therefore are tremendous threats to you.
So, what is the greatest threat to your being "…rooted and built up in him…?" Success. Success itself. Continue in the essays to understand why I say this.
FOOTNOTE: Notice that I did not ask you if you worked in a Christian ministry. This devotion essay has nothing to do with working exclusively in a church or ministry. Most Christians do not work in ministry delivery businesses. I am addressing Christians in the secular business world, which is where most Christians work.


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NELSONVILLE (July 20, 2010) - Since breaking ground October 13, 2009 on Ohio's single largest transportation stimulus investment, Phase II and III of U.S. Route 33 Nelsonville Bypass, workers have logged more than 70,000 hours building the new 8.5 mile realignment.
With investment from the American Recovery and Reinvestment ACT (ARRA) construction on the new highway was catapulted nearly six years ahead of schedule – with an estimated completion date of July 2013.
"This historic investment has been decades in the making," said ODOT District 10 Deputy Director, Karen Pawloski. "Not only is this project going to make travel safer for motorists, but thanks to Governor Strickland's support of the stimulus package, the bypass has already put more than two hundred fifty Ohioans to work in only nine months."
As of January 1, 2010, contractors have paid out more than $2.1 million dollars in paychecks.
Phase II Update
To date, Kokosing Construction Company has excavated more than 1.1 million cubic yards of dirt and embankment. In addition, the new alignment requires two valleys to be filled with more than 3 million cubic yards of dirt.
"We have three crews aggressively excavating dirt," said ODOT Project Engineer Cary Betzing. "In a ten hour shift we can excavate up to twenty-four thousand cubic yards of dirt."
With millions of yards of dirt left to excavate, soil stability is an important factor when building a new four-lane highway. To mitigate settling and increase soil stability, ODOT and Kokosing are using a wick drain apparatus to quickly remove water 30 feet below ground. Throughout the project, ODOT will use more than 200,000 feet of wick drain.
Phase II of the Nelsonville Bypass includes more than three miles of highway earth work and 4.56 miles of four-lane paving. Phase II also consists of construction of the west interchange as well as the construction of four bridges.
Phase III Update
The larger of the two phases, Beaver Excavating has excavated more than 3.2 million cubic yards of dirt and embankment since October 2009.
A unique construction feature of Phase III includes mine grouting, in which Phase III requires an estimated 500,000 cubic yards of grout to fill old abandoned mine voids.
"At one time Nelsonville had a huge coal mining industry," explained Daniel McDonald, ODOT Project Engineer. "However, there were minimal mining regulations in the early 1900's and many of the mines were just abandoned. These old mine voids need to be filled to prevent any slippage along the highway."
Phase III is most visible from existing US Route 33, where on the eastside of Nelsonville motorists can see construction of the twin bridges over Elm Rock Rd. As well, workers are finishing up paving on the new State Route 78 and installation of various wildlife culverts which are used to allow wildlife to safely travel from one side of the highway to the other.
Phase III will begin near Doanville and focus on constructing 3.87 miles of four-lane highway. Also included in Phase three is the construction of the US 33 / SR 78 / SR 691 interchange. The project will reroute SR 78 1.63 miles through the Happy Hollow Area to form the interchange.
Joined by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland officially kicked off construction on Ohio's largest single investment of stimulus funds with the groundbreaking of Phase II and III of the U.S. Route 33 Nelsonville Bypass on October 13, 2009.
The Ohio Department of Transportation is investing up to $150 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for immediate construction of the final two phases of this new eight mile, four-lane highway, which is scheduled to be completed by July 2013. The Nelsonville Bypass is the final upgrade of the U.S. 33 corridor in southeast Ohio.
For more information contact: David Rose, ODOT District 10 Public Information Office, at (740) 568-3904
Visit www.dot.state.oh.us/districts/D10/nelsonvillebypass for more information on the Nelsonville Bypass


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Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way;
On purpose,
in the present moment, and
Paying attention "on purpose"
Its relatively a new technique whereby by paying attention to the current situation and by asking why is it happening, one cant solve mental anguish of one is undergoing depression, anxiety or other existential issues.
First of all, mindfulness involves paying attention "on purpose". Mindfulness involves a conscious direction of our awareness. We sometimes talk about "mindfulness" and "awareness" as if they were interchangeable terms, but that's not a good habit to get into. I may be aware I'm irritable, but that wouldn't mean I was being mindful of my irritability. In order to be mindful I have to be purposefully aware of myself, not just vaguely and habitually aware. Knowing that you are eating is not the same as eating mindfully.
Let's take that example of eating and look at it a bit further. When we are purposefully aware of eating, we are consciously being aware of the process of eating. We're deliberately noticing the sensations and our responses to those sensations. We're noticing the mind wandering, and when it does wander we purposefully bring our attention back.
When we're eating unmindful, we may in theory be aware of what we're doing, but we're probably thinking about a hundred and one other things at the same time, and we may also be watching TV, talking, or reading — or even all three! So a very small part of our awareness is absorbed with eating, and we may be only barely aware of the physical sensations and even less aware of our thoughts and emotions.
Because we're only dimly aware of our thoughts, they wander in an unrestricted way. There's no conscious attempt to bring our attention back to our eating. There's no purposefulness.
This purposefulness is a very important part of mindfulness. Having the purpose of staying with our experience, whether that's the breath, or a particular emotion, or something as simple as eating, means that we are actively shaping the mind.
Here are a few basic things that we can do to practice mindfulness.
1. Start a Gratitude and Self-love Journal
One part of mindfulness that we neglect is to spend time reflecting on is those positive moments and circumstances in our lives. It is so easy to get into a habitual mindset of all that we must worry about and all that is wrong — nothing could be more destructive.
There are a couple of things you can do about this. First, put a sign someplace prominent with the word "Gratitude" on it. Place it where you will see it every day, like the refrigerator. Make it big and colorful enough that you will notice it.
The second thing you can do is keep a positivity journal. Every night, take a few minutes and write just one or two things that made you happy that day, one or two things that you were grateful for, one or two things that you did that made someone else happy. When you are especially low or cannot think of anything, start reading the other pages.
2. Squeeze in a Short Meditation and Some Breathing Exercises During the Day
Meditating is not that difficult to learn. According to QuietKit, it can be something as simple as closing your eyes, getting your body quiet, and focusing on your breathing. One of the pieces of advice given to job candidates before they go in for an interview is to take several deep breaths. This is so calming.
During periods of great stress or anxiety or anger, stop. Close your eyes, take those deep breaths, and with each exhale, picture that negative feeling leaving your body. This will prevent you from acting impulsively and will "connect" you with your better self — someone who does not get upset, nervous, worried, or lash out at others. Negativity also impacts your health, especially your immune system. Don't do this to yourself.
3. Increase Your Awareness
Ask yourself at several points throughout your day how you are feeling. Why is that feeling in the pit of your stomach? What is really bothering you? What is the reason for your lack of ease? When you can identify the real causes of your uneasiness, you can tackle them and counter them with thoughts of peace, with one of those quick meditations, with a happy memory, or by doing something randomly nice for someone else.Getting rid of negativity is something that we must push ourselves to do every day.
4. Master the Art of People Watching
This is fun and a wonderful diversion. And it develops some pretty important traits — observational skills, empathy, and great insight. When we observe others, we become much more accepting and non-judgmental, and when we can lose our need to judge others, we gain more peace.
5. Stop Rushing
This is very difficult for what we identify as Type "A" personalities — the people who are driven, the workaholics, the people who must speed through every day to get just a bit more accomplished. Of course, there are times when we must hurry. There are appointment times to keep, there are kids to get somewhere on time, and there are others counting on us to get something done. But to develop this as a habit means that we do not stop, breathe, go within, and get ourselves "grounded" with important priorities — peace, awareness of what is positive in our lives, and loving and doing for others.
Learning to slow down takes practice, and, yes, there are apps for that. A recent study conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health identified what these researchers believe are the best mindfulness apps that will help people slow down and listen to themselves. The apps that received the highest scores based upon specific factors all included the following:
- Attention to breathing and breathing exercises
- Body scans
- Seated meditations (especially helpful at work)
- Meditations through walking
- Sending thoughts of love to the self and to others
- Letting go of negative thoughts and feelings
- Visualizations of the self as geographical features (e.g. mountains, lakes)
Other features included timers and reminders, which some find helpful. One free guided meditations for beginners that includes many of these features is QuietKit. If you are a beginner, this is an excellent place to start.
6. Become a Better Listener and Communicator
One of the great things that mindfulness accomplishes is that we become aware of the feelings of others as well as our own. When we do this, we are more willing to listen. Practicing the art of listening also means asking the questions that encourage others to express themselves in honest ways. It means developing trustful relationships with others and valuing them, though their views, principles, and values may be very different. When we do this, we open our hearts and minds. And our mindfulness of others improves cooperation, collaboration, and acceptance of one another.
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