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The Louisiana Healthy Communities Coalition seeks to reflect the diversity of our state in the work we do. This means that each of the coalitions may be working on different goal areas. However, several health-related goals are common and should be addressed statewide. These include:
Objective 1: Decrease adult smoking prevalence from 25.7% in 2011 to 20.2% by 2018.
(Data Source: LA Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System)
Strategy 1.1: Increase unit price of tobacco products by $1.00
Strategy 1.2: Strengthen the Louisiana Smoke-Free Air Act (ACT 815) to include bars and gaming facilities
Strategy 1.3: Establish 100% tobacco-free colleges and universities Objective 2: Decrease youth tobacco prevalence from 28.4% in 2011 to 23.4% by 2018.
Objective 2: Decrease youth tobacco prevalence from 28.4% in 2011 to 23.4% by 2018.
Strategy 2.1: Adopt tobacco point-of-sale strategies
Strategy 2.2: Increase unit price of tobacco products by $1.00
Strategy 2.3: Establish 100% tobacco-free school districts statewide
Objective 3: Decrease adult obesity prevalence from 33.4% in 2011 to 30.4% by 2018.
(Data Source: LA Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System)
Strategy 3.1: Create a health-promoting environment (e.g. Community gardens, sale of locally gown food)
Strategy3.2: Encourage breast feeding
Strategy 3.3: Encourage healthy worksites
Strategy 3.4: Decrease calorie-sweetened beverage consumption and increase water consumption
Strategy 3.5: Increase access to healthy food choices
Objective 4: Decrease youth obesity prevalence from 27.1% in 2011 to 24.1% by 2018.
(Data Source: LA School Based Health Centers)
(DATA LIMITATION: Data is only available on those students that present to the school based health center)
Strategy 4.1: Add increased physical activity time to the school day (e.g. Classroom, physical education, recess)
Strategy 4.2: Adopt healthy vending machine policies in schools (food and drink)
Strategy 4.3: Discourage calorie-sweetened beverage consumption
Strategy 4.4: Assist and support youth and obesity prevention programs
Strategy 4.5: Increase access to healthy food
Strategy 4.6: Decrease screen viewing time
Objective 1: Develop and support diverse partnerships to facilitate healthy living among disparate populations.
(Data Source: LA Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System)
Strategy 1.1: Recruit coalition members from multi-sectorial organizations (e.g. public, private, non-profit, faith-based)
Strategy 1.2: Leverage earned and paid media to promote healthy lifestyles
Strategy 1.3: Educate the community about factors and determinants that influence health
Strategy 1.4: Conduct THRIVE trainings to assist coalition members with HCC implementation
Objective 2: Build communities' capacity for identifying and utilizing new and current health resources to better inform the public of their existence
Strategy 2.1: Identify community screening and early detection resources and ensure appropriate organizations are knowledgeable of these
Strategy 2.2: Promote utilization of identified resources (e.g. screenings, quitline)
Strategy 2.3: Educate communities about prevention, early detection, and treatment coverage through the Affordable Care Act as they are implemented
Strategy 2.4: Educate communities on securing additional funds for screenings


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Advice – Tips for Planning Your African Honeymoon Safari in Uganda – Rwanda
How to Plan your Honeymoon Safari in the Heart of Africa
It has been a busy time for you, there are the Wedding Plans and all that it involves and now planning the Honeymoon, of all Places, in Africa. Let us help you…
Planning Your African Honeymoon Safari in Uganda – Rwanda is like creating that special celebratory meal – it takes the best ingredients – the finest spices, splashes of this or that and a lot of meticulous planning, knowing and understanding what a honeymoon couple is looking for and desiring for their Honeymoon Dream Safari in Uganda and Rwanda – that is what we do best.
We are all romantics at heart at Kabiza Wilderness Safaris, our Team, thoughtfully design a tailor-made Honeymoon Safari that befits the two of you as you celebrate your jouhat is ahead of you. Africa, its Pearl Uganda, and the land of a Thousand Hills are just the right countries in the heart of Africa for your upcoming African Honeymoon Safari.
Our Honeymoon Safari team will get it take your input and weave it into the Romantic Honeymoon Safari of your dreams.
Gorilla Permit Notice for Rwanda:
Rwanda has upped Gorilla Permits to an astonishing 1,500 USD as part of Remarkable Rwanda marketing the country as an upmarket destination. The reason given as the reknown conservationist Paul Goldstein reports, was this "The Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Clare Akamanzi defended the rise with the tired old excuse of 'sustainability' and described seeing gorillas as a "highly unique experience."
Uganda stills welcomes all travelers and at the right price of 600 usd per gorilla permit. A 900USD savings over Rwanda. Unlike Rwanda – Uganda is not for the financial elite only, but all African Travelers.
It is a "highly unique experience" but you do not have to pay the premium price now demanded by Rwanda. Kabiza Wilderness Safaris welcomes Luxury – Moderate – Budget Travelers offering Gorilla Permits in Uganda at 900 usd less and offering the unique Gorilla Habituation Experience of 4 hours with a gorilla family at 1500 usd.
Planning Your African Honeymoon Safari in Uganda – Rwanda means:
We have some special surprises that add those extra touches to your Honeymoon safari. Our Honeymoon Safari Staff are Romantics at heart and we like to add unique, one of a kind surprises such as a Romantic Picnic lunch at the most powerful waterfall in the world, Murchison Falls.
An outside soaking tub for two at the most remote romantic Lodge in Uganda, Apoka Safari Lodge in Kidepo Valley Park or on top of one of the Mountains that cook, just above a crater lake on Mount Muhabura, one of the Virunga Volcanoes.
Paddle to a remote island in an ancient dugout canoe and explore one of the islands with a lunch on Lake Mutanda or Lake Bunyonyi. That is just the beginning…of our surprises.
Romantic Lodges and Accommodations:
We handpick Romantic Lodges for you that befit your honeymoon celebration while on your African Honeymoon Dream Safari.
Uganda and Rwanda both have hotels and lodges where a stay there is not just a bed for the night, but an experience in itself.
You can stay on a private Island that is located on the River Nile, a Cottage on a sandy beach, studded with palm trees, a scenic crater lake lodge, or small, intimate camp where some of your visitors range from lions to hippos. Luxurious lodges across Uganda and Rwanda that are beyond your imagination and that in the wilds of Africa.
Planning the Activities for your Honeymoon Safari
- Game Drives with Safari Vehicle – best guides to maximize your African Safari in the Wild Experience – this can be done in both Rwanda and Uganda.
- Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and or Volcanoes National Park
- All Day Gorilla Habituation Experience Safari – Trek in and out of Bwindi – spend 4 hours with a Gorilla Family being habituated
- Cultural Village Walks and Visits including drumming and dance lessons. in both Rwanda and Uganda.
- Walking – Hiking Safaris in various parks of Uganda and Rwanda including hiking through Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Nyungwe Forest including the famous Canopy Walk. Volcanoes National Park and the extended Nile-Congo Trail in Rwanda.
- Chimpanzee Trekking-HabituationKibale Forest, Kyambura Gorge, Budongo Forest, Semliki Valley, and Nyungwe Forest in Rwanda.
- Golden Monkey Tracking – Mgahinga Gorilla Park and Volcanoes National Park
- Relax and chill out on Bulago Island, along the River Nile, Lake Bunyonyi, Lake Kivu.
- Houseboat Safaris – Lake Victoria from Jinja – Lake Kivu in Rwanda
- Canoeing Safaris in a dugout canoe on Lake Bunyonyi and Lake Mutanda
- Fishing – Lake Victoria, the River Nile, Lake Kivu and other places
- Nile River Rafting – from mild to wild, jet boating, kayaking. boat rides on Lake Kivu and even go out with the Sambaza Fishermen with their three boats tied together.
- Horseback Riding Safaris Lake Mburo, Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve.
- Interactive Forest Walks with the Batwa People –the first people of the forest
- Bungee Jumping into the River Nile.
- Volcano Climbing – Virunga Volcanoes – Mgahinga Gorilla Park and Rwanda Volcanoes National Park.
- Boating Safaris – Wildlife, Reptiles, Water Birds,
- Rwenzori Mountains – Foothill hikes.
- Hot Air Balloon Safari – Queen Elizabeth Park and Murchison Falls Park – Wildlife – Scenery
The list does not end here – the possibilities are endless for your African Honeymoon in Uganda – the Pearl of Africa or in Rwanda – the Land of a Thousand Hills.
Kabiza Wilderness specializes in Honeymoon Safaris in Uganda and Rwanda – we give you our undivided attention, revise lodgings, activities with your input – we know Uganda and Rwanda Honeymoon are one of the things we love to do- we know what lodges are best for you, where you will have privacy yet attentive service, where those extra touches will be added to your time on your honeymoon Safari in Uganda.
A Honeymoon is a celebration and an African Honeymoon Safari should have that Celebratory Spirit to it…we know how to go about – Creating Your African Safari Honeymoon the memories of which will remain with you for years to come.
We do not offer one size fits all safari tour package and try to sell it as a honeymoon safari -our Honeymoon Safari Team, with your input create that Honeymoon Safari that will simply be for you…we have more Honeymoon Safari information online than any other Tour Company in Uganda or Rwanda and our Honeymoon Coordinator will take the safari and add those special touches to make your time in the heart of Africa a memorable experience.
Winnie Ninsiima-Our Honeymoon Safari Coordinator:
Once you have decided on your honeymoon safari, our honeymoon coordinator goes to work making your Safari a reality beyond the written safari itinerary. Winnie takes a safari beyond mere words but makes it come alive.
She knows how to add those romantic touches that take your itinerary from being just a safari and turn it into that African Dream Honeymoon Safari.
She coordinates with the lodges your preferences in Mind and lets them know that you are coming to Africa for your honeymoon, She adds those special romantic surprises that set your safari apart from others.
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Girls' Generation member Taeyeon to sing OST for Scarlet Heart: Ryeo
Taeyeon is making her return to the small screen! No, she doesn't act, but her contributions to dramas come in a different, but important facet to it: OST.
It is being reported that she'll be making her return to recording an OST with a song for the upcoming drama, Scarlet Heart: Ryeo, a show that features a star-studded cast that includes the likes of Lee Joon Ki, IU, EXO's BaekHyun, and fellow Girls' Generation member, Seohyun.
While since October 2015, the Girls' Generation member and leader has been formally active as a solo artist releasing her own work, her first venture as a soloist came in the form of recording OSTs. Her singing has effectively captured the feelings of on-screen characters and evoking emotions out of viewers since 2008 with classics like "If" (Hong Gil Dong) and "Can You Hear Me?" (Beethoven Virus). She has been recognized for her work at the 2015 Seoul International Drama Awards when she won a "Hallyu Drama OST Award".
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Chardonnay in my world. 🙂
Works for me too!
No way this kind of temporary, quick fix solution would have been advocated for a gardening problem. Let's have some gardening in the topic instead of a message that says that alcohol is the answer to a problem day. Many of us stay away from toxic chemicals that disrupt our personal ecosystems. Puritanical? Possibly, we have found alcohol has done a lot of damage to us biologically and otherwise.
FANTASTIC gin choice! I was fully converted from Bombay after trying it once. Love!!
1) I think the title to this post was "Here's MY answer to a day like today" (capitals are mine), meaning Elizabeth's answer.
2) From the picture with the lovely garden in the background, I interpreted her day to have been wonderful–warm and sunny, with lots of gardening activity–and the drink as celebratory 🙂
3)BooksInGarden, what's your favorite post-gardening drink? I'm open to non-alcoholic beverages too. I'm not a gin drinker, but I favor a glass of wine or unsweetened ice tea (Earl Grey).
Anne, My favorite post gardening drink is a cup of hot tea if the weather is cool enough. However, this ex-pat Brit is planted in southern California so my usual drink is cold water with a sprig of a garden herb, usually mint.
I expect that Amy Stewart's new book will be featured in this column – which is cool her book, her group blog. For too many, however, the message that an alcoholic drink is an "answer to a day like today" will be read as I read it. Thank you for the perspective of a normal person.
Understood, BooksInGarden 🙂 and water is always good–Salud!
Just to set the record straight, this is not Amy's post. My personal blog is called gardening while intoxicated, and alcoholic drinks (which are all products of the earth in some way) have long been a part of my personal ecosystem. I often post about drinks in relation to the garden. I just didn't want Amy to take the heat for something she had nothing to do with.
Mmmmmm spiced rum with fresh Mariposa plum juice from the orchard. My favorite, well after spiced rum with fresh apricot nectar.
Ooo… let's rant, shall we?
Because surely one gardener imbibing a bit of libation at the end of day is undeniably the coming of the apocolypse.
Personally, I like to combine brewing and gardening.
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Asset Integrity Management of Offshore Petroleum Production and Process Systems
The understanding of Asset Management (AM) is vital in managing corporate assets effectively to gain maximum value, profitability and returns while safeguarding personnel, the community, and the environment. In this context, an Asset Integrity Management (AIM) program provides a backbone and incorporates design, maintenance, inspection, process, operations, and management concepts, since all these disciplines impact the integrity of infrastructure and equipment. This course begins with concepts of AM in the offshore industry (ISO 55000). It then focuses on the concepts of AIM (i.e. design, technical and operation integrity) in safeguarding of operational systems moving along with the approaches to Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Failure Mode Effect and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Risk Based Maintenance (RBM) and Risk Based Inspection of static process equipment, maintenance planning of rotating equipment, mitigating the challenges caused by human factors, effective project management strategies and etc.
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Course Length
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Why You Should Attend
- Recognise and analyse the difficulties, challenges, problems and opportunities presented in offshore engineering and operations in frequently changing operating conditions and regulatory requirements
- Optimise engineering, safety, and operational efficiency using proven and adaptive best managed, controlled and practical solutions
- Optimise operating loss, waste, cost and risks in potentially highly capital intensive and potentially complex and challenging projects
- Examine and critique engineering asset management case studies, asset integrity failures and successful benchmarking practices in different regions of the world (e.g. UK, Norway)
- Allow participants to become familiar in organising, implementing and controlling frequently changing AM (Asset Management), IM (Integrity Management) and AIM (Asset Integrity Management) related projects
By the end of the course, the participants will be able to comprehend the following:
- How to manage assets in petroleum industry in sustainable and safe manner?
- How to assess and control AI of operational assets in production and process systems?
- How to perform integrity management on topside and subsea systems?
- How to realise overall asset process in a systems engineering perspective?
- Problem areas and risks presented in operational assets, understand the importance of due and diligent project management, controls and contingency planning
- Use of adaptive technologies and techniques in engineering projects.
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- Engineering AM and AIM personnel
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Engineers are responsible for enhancing their professional competence throughout their careers. Licensed, chartered, and/or certified engineers are sometimes required by government entities to provide proof of continued professional development and training. Training credits are defined as Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or Professional Development Hours (PDH).Attendees of SPE training courses earn 0.8 CEUs for each day of training. We provide each attendee a certificate upon completion of the training course.
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R.M. Chandima Ratnayake is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering in the University of Stavanger, Norway. He received a B.Sc. in Production Engineering & M.Sc. in Manufacturing Engineering in the University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka and PhD in Offshore Engineering in the University of Stavanger, Norway. He also works as a 'Senior Integrity Management Technical Advisor' with Wood Group Kenny Norway AS. He has also served as a 'Maintenance Engineering Specialist' in ApplySørco, AS, Norway and as a 'Senior Engineer' in Aker Solutions Offshore Partner, Stavanger, Norway. He also served in the capacities of visiting Associate Professor and Assistant Professor from August 2007 to July 2010 in the University of Stavanger, Norway and lecturer to number of universities & educational institutions in Sri Lanka. Presently he lectures: Manufacturing & Production Engineering and Product Development & 3D Modeling for B.Sc. students, Computer Aided Engineering (Integrated operations of production and process systems, RFID and bar code technology and automated systems) for M.Sc. students and two PhD courses (Industrial asset integrity assessment & control and Multi-criteria Decision Analysis) at the Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science, University of Stavanger, Norway.
He also conducts courses for practicing engineers in Oil & Gas industry and manufacturing sector in national and international level. He also has been invited for numerous international level conferences as a speaker within the contexts of Health, Safety & Environmental issues, Sustainability, Maintenance, Criticality Analysis, Risk Based Inspection and Reliability Centered Maintenance, Asset Integrity Control, Data Management, Human factors, etc.Dr. Ratnayake is currently supervising B.Sc. and M.Sc. thesis as well as PhD research projects. He has published a number of articles in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings as well as book chapters. He is an Editor of the Central European Journal of Engineering (Industrial Engineering/Offshore Engineering) and a member of the editorial board of International Journal of Computational Systems Engineering. He has also served as an ad hoc reviewer and member of technical committee for several international conferences and journals.


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Josh Mandel the Latest Example of the Tea Party Palinization of the Republican Party
Despite having one of the worst headlines for an article in recent memory, Joe Vardon's piece in this morning's Dispatch is extremely revealing. It highlights what I would call the Tea Party Palinization of the Republican Party that has been going on since a black guy decided to run for and win the highest office in the land.
Palin famously was a policy and issues vacuum, preferring to rely mainly on empty catch phrases, right-wing rhetoric, and thinly veiled racism. Josh Mandel is like Sarah Palin's cute little nephew, spewing the latest far right buzzwords like some kind of possessed corporate owned puppet.
The Dispatch was able to witness the first head to head rhetorical matchup between Brown and Mandel, and if their experience is a precursor to debates we might see in the Senate race I'd say Sherrod Brown is in pretty good shape. Despite giving the article a completely false headline that seems to indicate both Mandel and Brown came unhinged [ "Mandel, Brown take off glove"], the article does a good job of highlighting the difference between the sitting senior Senator from Ohio and the wingnut boy wonder Treasurer. There was no point in the actual article where you could come close to claiming that Brown took off any gloves. He was, in fact, quite measured and factual – refusing to even acknowledge Josh Mandel's sleazy "un-American" attack.
Mandel not only takes his gloves AND his boots off, he starts flailing around like that kid in the sandlot who knows he's going to lose and decides to start swinging madly in the hopes of landing a good punch:
"I don't toss around the word un-American very often — it's a dangerous word to use. But stripping … Delphi employees of their pensions with that vote — that is un-American,"
Brown doesn't even get nicked and with a cool demeanor simply ducks the windmill flurry of scurrilous attacks Mandel spouts off. Mandel ends up falling flat on his face. They asked Josh to prove his American-ness by offering his alternatives to the decisions Sherrod Brown made and he had this to say:
When Mandel was asked by The Dispatch what he would have done differently at the time the federal loans were offered to the auto companies, as well as what health-care alternative he would offer to " Obamacare," Mandel offered a five-minute response about the free-enterprise system, government regulations and Greece before steering to an environmental regulation he has criticized Brown for supporting.
Five minutes of Palinizing everyone in the room. Five minutes without a real answer. Fives minutes clearly demonstrating you don't really have any ideas.
But it got worse. They pushed – as good journalists should – for Josh to answer the damned question. Were they able to squeeze any substance from the boy candidate? Not exactly:
When he was asked again to answer the initial question, Mandel offered general remarks on regulations, energy production and the U.S. tax code. Twelve minutes after Mandel was asked what he would have done differently during the time of the bailout — and it had been suggested to him that he either did not have or was not offering an alternative — Mandel said: "You can write, 'Josh's plan would've been, and Josh's plan continues to be, to reform regulations and create a better economic environment for auto manufacturing and manufacturing in general.'??"
Translation? Josh doesn't have a fucking clue.
This is the problem with the modern GOP. They are either devoid of ideas while tossing out their evil librul voodoo talking points or they say whatever they think their current audience wants to hear in order to gain favor – completely forgetting the fact that they may have advocated the precise opposite not long ago.
Mitt Romney has this problem. Josh Mandel has this problem. It's why one is harkening back to the birther days of 2007 and the other is accusing his opponent of being "un-American". It's disgusting and shameful, especially coming from someone who supposedly served his country honorably in the armed forces.
Josh can't help it really. He's part of the vacuous Tea Party Palin machine that shouts talking points and criticisms of those actually making progress without having the slightest idea of any policy implications contained in their rhetoric.
It's sad, really, to see someone who clearly wants to be seen as honorable sink so low into such desperation.
Josh could help it if he wanted to – what makes this so sad is the constant relentless use of abysmal judgement – as if he has zero critical thinking skills. Maybe in fact he does have zero critical thinking skills-we have only his words and actions to review and that's what they seem to support.
But the latest polls make me uneasy. Night after night, the TV has multiple anti-Brown commercials running. They will have an impact. And then we have our local paper, The Dispatch. When they're not firing their guns at teachers and schools, they look for Sherrod Brown and empty their chambers. It is sickening and it's not even September.
I am currently enjoying the breeze by the Salish Sea, but will return to the banks of the Olentangy in time to vote and to help Brown and the other Democrats. I think "Josh" is smart but also dumb. Romney is smart but beyond the pale in his pandering. I am sickened to think of what my father's GOP has become, riddled with hatred, racism, and ignorance.
Dave Scott
I dont think The Dispatch has any real influence over elections. Thank God, considering their ugly, shallow editorial views. But you're correct that Big Oil interests and others are sinking unheard of sums of money into Superpac attacks on Brown — often in ways where the donors aren't even disclosed. And anyone who thinks those attackers have anything but their own profits in mind is naive.
Hey, Dave, good to hear you again. I miss your lone voice of reason on The Dispatch comment pages. I think The Dispatch is going all out to exert influence. I believe that they see how Fox and other conservative groups have achieved some influence and John Wolfe thinks he can do the same. I watch how they do not fully report events, leaving critical details out, and how they use eye-catching headlines to bend a story to their liking. They may not succeed in this election, but they will cause some damage.
Dispatch or not…..every time Mandel is asked a question, and he can't answer it, it is duly noted by the smart section of the voting public. Can't wait until the debates….if Mandel continues with more of the same…which is nothing, he's going down like a rock!
Great assessment, Eric. It explains nicely what we've experienced through the Bush years and now with Kasich, Mandel et al in Ohio–the use of fear, anger and the oversimplification of complex issues to ignite an audience that is already saturated with lowest ocmmon denominator TV programming. Of course, their votes are uncontested. It's the undecided, independent voter who will make the difference. Whether or not they have come to realize that Ohio is up for sale remains to be seen.
A dude named Macbeth had this to say about Mandel:
Josh is "but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
and then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."
~William Shakespeare
jon swift
A reasonable summary of the Republican Party players these days, except it misses the corporate puppeteers in the background shadows pulling the strings of the poor player(s)


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September 17, 2004
Backs Off Wi-Fi Ban
A sign of the times - the students' own personal Wi-Fi networks were (supposedly) interfering with the university-run system, so the administrators' first reaction was to ban the student systems. Turns out, though, that they may not have the authority to do so. Expect many more stories like this, as the question of Wi-Fi network interference has not been completely solved. By Richard Shim , CNet News.Com, September 16, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect]
the Web With Metadata Profiles
Profiles are, in a nutshell, a neat way of embedding XML-like information in webpages, such as the information you might include describing yourself in a FOAF file. According to the author, "Common use of profiles would make it possible to express a vast array of information without having to resort to convoluted, heavily-abstracted solutions like RDF" (note that FOAF is a type of RDF document). Well, maybe. I think that the sentiments in this article are in the right place, though the implementation may need to be thought through a bit more - a lot of data is exchanged through RSS and similar XML, where the profiles approach won't work. By ubernostrum , Kuro5hin, September 16, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect]
Content Conundrum
A fun dialogue in the great tradition of gentle satire looking at some of the assumptions behind the idea of reusable learning objects. "Q: So, RLOs, where will they come from? A: Good question, and one that seldom gets asked. There's tacit agreement that you and I will be creating RLOs." There's some good information behind the links - the colour is subtle so be watching for it. Also some good observations in the comments. By David Davies, David Davies' Weblog , September 16, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect]
and Online Assessment: The Best Thing Since
By SOAP the authors mean not web services but Student Online Assessment Program. This essay looks at what may be the best thing since then, the WebCT quiz application. Nice discussion of the evolution of SOAP and a nice chart near the middle of the essay comparing SOAP with the WebCT feature. It's hard to adapt to a new system, but even after getting used to WebCT the authors found themselves facing limitations felt by many WebCT users: "When you are creating questions the first limitation you become aware of is that course assessment must be adapted to fit the WebCT question templates and there is no opportunity to create new question types or test formats to suit the unique requirements of a course." Even so, they continue to use WebCT - perhaps there is a lesson in that. Via Teaching and Developing Online. By Den Pain and Judy Le Heron, Educational Technology & Society, some time in 2003 [Refer][Research][Reflect]
Wrath of Kaa: A Letter to the Editors of The Register
David Wiley rips into the editors of the Register with an uncharacteristically - but absolutely welcome - passion. According to the Register, "there's no authority, training, or experience among the people who want to give information away and change education." This, of course, comes as a great surprise to Wiley, who demonstrates no lack of qualifications himself. A wonderful read and a side of Wiley that I'd like to see much much more often. (Noted in the comments - another open education initiatiove from India.) By David Wiley, autounfocus, September 16, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect]
Tactics at University of Phoenix Blasted by Feds
This is the sort of item that confirms all the fears raised by those who worried about the implications of commercial online learning. According to this article, the University of Phoenix employed pressure sales tactics in an effort to recruit students, tactics that alerted the interest of regulators and may lead to large fines. Via University Business. By Dawn Gilbertson, Arizona Republic, September 16, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect]
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Ghanaian economist George Ayittey recently spoke at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway about how to get rid of dictators, a process already underway in north Africa.
A chat he had with Thor Halvorssen, President of the Human Rights Foundation, is food for thought.
Thor Halvorssen: How pervasive is dictatorship in Africa today?
George Ayittey: Africa has more dictators per capita than any other continent. In 1990, only four out of the 54 African countries were democratic; today, 21 years later, it is only 15.
Fewer than ten can be deemed economic success stories and a free media exists in only ten African countries. Some people call this progress
. thats not what I would call it.
TH: That means at least 39 countries in Africa are still ruled by dictators.
GA: And we are fed up. Fed up! Angry Africans are fed up and are taking the heat to them. Dictators cause the worlds worst problems: all the collapsed states, and all the devastated economies.
All the vapid cases of corruption, grand theft, and naked plunder of the treasury are caused by dictators, leaving in their wake trails of wanton destruction, horrendous carnage and human debris.
But guess whos always cleaning up their mess?
For decades, the West has spent trillions of dollars trying to persuade, cajole, and even bribe them to reform their abominable political and economic systems. The West has even tried appeasement in their rapprochement. Enough!
TH: But shouldnt the West pressure dictators with other measures like cutting off IMF loans and international aid packages and threaten to stop recognizing them diplomatically?
GA: The West has to understand that dictators never have and never will be interested in reform. They are stone deaf and impervious to reason. Period.
Dictators are allergic to reform, and they are cunning survivors. They will do whatever it takes to preserve their power and wealth, no matter how much blood ends up on their hands. They are master deceivers and talented manipulators who cannot be trusted to change.
TH: What kind of resources do they need in order to maintain their survival? Surely the loss of Western funding would hinder them?
GA: After a mere four-and-a-half years in office, the late dictator of Nigeria, Sani Abacha, managed to accumulate a personal fortune of 5 billion dollars. Omar Al-Bashir has siphoned 7 billion out of Sudan. And Hosni Mubarak of Egypt managed to accumulate a personal fortune of 40 billion dollars! All stolen from their own people.
Let me put that into perspective. The net worth of all U.S. presidents, 43 of them, from Washington to Obama, amounted to 2.7 billion. That means that Africas kamikaze bandits each stole more than the net worth of all U.S. presidents and then more.
TH: How does a human rights activist fight against 40 billion dollars of bribe money?
GA: This is exactly what happened in Egypt and Tunisia. Fed up with their corrupt antics, angry street demonstrators started pushing dictators out: Ben Ali fled, Mubarak was shoved aside, and more coconuts will tumble
But caution: Noisy rah-rah street demonstrations alone are not enough.
Three cardinal principles must be followed for a popular revolution to succeed. First, a united coalition of opposition forces is essential. Second, the dictators modus operandistrengths and weaknessmust be studied in detail. Lastly, getting the sequence of reform right is crucial; there are several steps that must be followed precisely in order.
TH: The sequence you just described should perhaps be named Ayitteys law. By a coalition do you mean a political alliance? Wouldnt that be difficult in most of these countries suffering under dictatorships or one-party rule?
GA: A small group of pro-democracy activists call it an elders council is imperative to serve as the nerve center, plan strategically, and coordinate the activities of the various opposition groups, civil society groups and youth movements.
For example, The Gathering in Sudan in 1985, The Danube Circle in Hungary in 1988, Charter 77 in Czechoslovakia in 1989 and the Alliance for Change in Ghana in 1995, in which I participated. If the dictator schedules an election, the council must rope all political parties into an electoral alliance.
In 2010, dictators won elections because of a divided opposition field. For funding, the council should rely on its own diaspora community, not on Western donors.
TH: Why should reformers depend on their community as opposed to Western donors?
GA: Reform must start with intellectual freedom and freedom of the press. Reform must come from withinmade by the people themselves, not by Western governments or financial institutions. Internally-initiated reform is far more sustainable and enduring. The self-immolation of Mohammed Bouazizi started the Arab Spring. His was the ultimate and extreme form of freedom of expression.
TH: Ok, so first a coalition, second we find the dictators weaknesses
GA: The modus operandi of all dictators is essentially the same: Besides parliament, if there is one, they seize control of six key state institutions (the security forces, the media, the civil service, the judiciary, the electoral commission, and the central bank), pack them with their supporters, and debauch them to serve their interests.
To succeed, a popular revolution must wrestle control of at least one or more of these institutions out of the dictators clutches. The game was over for Ben Ali and Hosni Mubarak when the military refused to fire on civilians. Ditto in the Philippines in 1986 and Georgia in November 2003, where the security forces were charmed with roses (hence, the Rose Revolution.) Ukraines Orange revolution of November 2004 won the Supreme Court to its side and Pakistans Black Revolution of March 2007 had the full support of the judiciary.
Let me give you 3 more ways of toppling a dictators stronghold:
First, get the media out of their hands: create pirate radios, use social media. Thats what will unleash the reforms we all cherish so dearly, not Western sermons, sanctions, or appeasement.
Second, hit them with their own constitution. For example, Article 35 of Chinas Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, press, assembly, and association. In Ghana, we used the Constitution and the courts to free the airwaves, leading to a proliferation of FM Radio stations, which were instrumental in ousting the regime in 2000.
Third, a dictators weakness is exploited by s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g its military geographically. Shut down the civil service and any military regime will collapse. It will not have enough soldiers to replace civil servants across the country; we saw this in Ghana in 1978 and Benin in 1989. We also saw the same thing this year, as street protests in Tunisia and Egypt erupted simultaneously in several cities and towns, straining security forces.TH: But, thats not the end, is it? Toppling the dictator is just the beginning
GA: Getting rid of the dictator is only a first step in establishing a free society. The dictatorship must also be disassembled. We didnt do this in Africa in the 1960s. We removed the white colonialists and they were replaced by black neo-colonialists, Swiss bank socialists, crocodile liberalists, quack revolutionaries, and briefcase bandits.
Africans will tell you, we struggled very hard to remove one cockroach from power and the next rat came to do exactly the same thing. This is because we did not disassemble the dictatorship state.
To disassemble a dictatorship you have to do things in order and steps. This is like overhauling a vehicle where repairs must be made in order: you dont fix the transmission when the battery is dead, nor do you install a new sound system when the battery is dead.
Disassembling a dictatorship requires first intellectual reform (a push for freedom of expression and the media); second, political reform (democratic pluralism and free and fair elections); third, constitutional reform (limiting the powers of the executive); fourth, institutional reform (independent judiciary, electoral commission, efficient civil service, and neutral and professional armed forces); and fifth, economic reform, or liberalization (free markets and free trade).
TH: What happens when revolutions dont follow this sequence in that order?
GA: Reversals of revolutions occurred in several countries because the reform process was out of sequence or haphazard. For example, premature economic liberalizationlike the shock therapy in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Russia in the early 1990sproduced vampire capitalists.
The institutional reforms and legal framework needed to make economic liberalization succeed had not been undertaken. The nomenklatura remained firmly entrenched, frustrating reforms. A few (eight) oligarchs used inside knowledge and political connections to gobble up state assets at rock-bottom prices and became instant billionaires.
Most disastrous for Africa was economic liberalization ahead of all other types of reformlike the Washington Consensus. To be sure, economic liberalization engenders prosperity but dictators never level any playing field. They implement only those types of reforms that benefit themselves, their families, and their cronies.
Those African countries that pursued economic liberalization eventually failed the political test and imploded: Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe. In Egypt, the street protesters who ousted Hosni Mubarak now seek to roll back his free-market reforms and hold its beneficiaries accountable.
And Ivory Coast, once described as an economic miracle, now lies in ruins. China currently faces this quandary. If it opens up politically, the Communist Party will be swept away; if it doesnt, it may disintegrate like the former Soviet Union.
TH: So, in your speech at the Oslo Freedom Forum you will provide a roadmap on how to defeat a dictator in three principles and five steps.


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BA Art History & Visual Culture
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The BA Art History & Visual Culture will give you the essential tools to interpret works of art (including architecture and design) as well as images, objects and practices of the visually dominated world in which we live. Through the flexible structure of the degree, you can study the history and theory of painting, sculpture, print-making and architecture, alongside film, video, performance and digital art.
You will learn how to analyse visual images to help understand contemporary and past societies and the ways images explore particular belief systems in a society. For example, you might consider the social status of the artist in Renaissance Italy, the Impressionists' paintings of modern life, art's connection to popular culture in post-war America, a 'society of the spectacle' in conjunction with the rise of reality TV and social media in everyday life, or the relationship between landscape art and contemporary environmental issues.
Programme variations
The course has been extremely varied, with the visual culture side particularly thought provoking and offering chances to explore interesting contemporary subject matter. The local attractions and resources have been particularly helpful and we have made use of them, particularly the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in town and the Bill Douglas Museum on campus. The field trip to Florence was a particular highlight and fantastic opportunity, we were so lucky as this was funded by the university! I had hoped for the course to be quite a "fresh" take on traditional art history, and it definitely has been. The tutors in particular have been so supportive, and their passion for the subject has made the course more inspiring.
Sophie Kinnear .
Programme structure
The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.
The Art History & Visual Culture degree programme is made up of compulsory (core) and optional modules, which are worth 15 or 30 credits each. Full-time undergraduate students need to complete modules worth a total of 120 credits each year.
Depending on your programme you can take up to 30 credits each year in another subject, for instance a language or business module, to develop career-related skills or just widen your intellectual horizons.
Please note that modules offered are subject to change, depending on staff availability, timetabling, and demand.
Year 1
The first year gives you a foundational knowledge of art history and visual culture theory and concepts. You will also gain important analytical techniques that will be useful across a range of subjects and research tasks.
Year 2
In the second year you will advance your grasp of art history and visual culture knowledge and methods through a set of compulsory modules. Optional modules enable you to develop specialist knowledge on a range of topics.
Year 3
The centre-point of the final year is the dissertation. This provides you with the opportunity to explore an area of interest and to demonstrate what you have learned over the previous years of your degree. You will also take up to three other specialist modules to create a programme of work fully reflecting your interests.
Full module descriptions
For full module descriptions please visit the Art History and Visual Culture website.
Entry requirements 2019
Typical offer
Required subjects
Applicants studying a BTEC Extended Diploma will also require GCE AL English Literature or English Language and Literature.
Additional selection criteria
We are looking for well-qualified students with a genuine interest in and enthusiasm for the subject.
We receive a large number of applications from well-qualified applicants and may not be able to make offers to all those applicants who have achieved or are predicted to achieve grades in line with the typical offer shown above.
In addition to the specific requirements listed above, we look for excellent A level* results/predictions and we may also take into account results up to and including GCSEs* and AS Levels* as part of our holistic assessment of an application.
*Equivalent qualifications will be considered. For more information about our equivalencies for specific qualifications please contact our Admissions Office.
International students
International students should check details of our English language requirements and may be interested in our Foundation programme for Humanities, Law and Social Science.
Further information
Please read the important information about our Typical offer.
For full and up-to-date information on applying to Exeter and entry requirements, including requirements for other types of qualification, please see the Applying section.
Learning and teaching
You will be taught by internationally respected staff who are leading researchers in their specialisms. We use a wide variety of techniques and approaches including seminars, lectures, study groups and web-based learning, as well as valuable field study. We integrate the latest approaches with traditional learning and teaching to give you a varied and challenging programme. As you study the compulsory modules, you will learn through individual practical and project work, team work and a research project, all of which are designed to help you develop key skills for success throughout your degree and into your future career.
In the first year, four core modules will introduce you to the breadth of both Art History & Visual Culture; exploring the historical contexts and analytical methods, whilst also encouraging you to think about how these methodologies and contexts change the way we think about art and visual artefacts. In addition, you can choose from a range of modules offered within the College of Humanities, according to your particular interests. In your second year, you will study three further core modules (including the European field trip) and build on the skills and knowledge you have acquired in the previous year through a range of optional modules choice from Humanities or Social Sciences. In the final year of your degree you will have the opportunity to focus your studies and hone your specialist interests. You will also produce a dedicated dissertation in the areas of Art History and/or Visual Culture, giving you a chance to study a favourite subject in real depth.
Contact time
In your first year, you will receive a minimum of 10 hours of contact with academic staff per week. You will also be expected to attend other activities such as study groups, workshop activities and film screenings. Your total workload should average about 40 hours per week during term time. The exact amount of time spent working independently varies from module to module.
Research-inspired teaching
Teaching that is inspired by research ensures lectures are up-to-date and relevant: you will benefit from access to the latest thinking, equipment and resources. All options are taught by staff with expertise including art history, architecture, film, photography, visual media, art and technology, curation and exhibition, mixed and virtual realities, performance art and visual culture in the UK and abroad.
Academic support
All students have access to a personal tutor who is available for advice and support throughout your studies. There are also a number of services on campus where you can get advice and information, including the Students' Guild Advice Unit.
You will be assessed in a variety of ways but primarily through exams and coursework. Coursework includes essays, a dissertation and presentation work. The ratio of formal exams to coursework is on average 40 : 60 (depending on your choice of modules). Your first year doesn't count towards your final degree classification, but you do have to pass it in order to progress. In order to be eligible for 'with Study Abroad' programmes, you will need to attain an average of 60 per cent or more in your first year. The assessments in the second year, year abroad (if applicable) and final year will contribute to your final degree classification.
Studying for your degree at Exeter offers you the exciting possibility of spending up to a year abroad. You could learn a new language and experience different cultures, become more self-confident and widen your circle of friends. This year over 700 Exeter students are currently studying at one of our partner universities, located in more than 40 countries around the world. You could get the chance to specialise in areas that are not available at Exeter, and when it comes to a career, your skills and knowledge of another country will prove invaluable to many employers. This programme is available equally to overseas students coming to study at Exeter. Further details about study abroad and our partner universities can be found on our study abroad pages.
Last year over 300 College of Humanities students from all disciplines took advantage of a year abroad in countries across the globe.
All students in Humanities can choose to study abroad as part of their degree. The year abroad takes place in the third year of a four-year degree programme. You can apply directly for the four-year 'with Study Abroad' programme, or transfer from another programme once you are at Exeter.
Students visited Florence, Italy for their most recent field trip.
Museums, galleries, and field trips
It is important for you to gain first-hand exposure to works of art and other visual artefacts. You will benefit from engaging with museums and galleries in the region, in addition to field trips to collections in London and elsewhere. In the second year there is an intensive study trip abroad to immerse yourself in the art, architecture, and visual culture of a specific location in Europe.
You will also have the opportunity to develop expertise in curation through placements with the University's Bill Douglas Cinema Museum and other local galleries such as the Royal Albert Memorial Museum.
The College of Humanities has an excellent reputation with graduate recruiters. Six months after graduation 96%* of Humanities graduates are employed or in further study.
Studying Art History & Visual Culture equips students with a broad range of highly desirable transferable skills in analysis, critique, research and theoretical and practical creativity. These will prepare you to enter a wide variety of professions. You will also develop specialist knowledge of everything from traditional art forms such as architecture and sculpture, to today's visual practices such as film, video, performance and digital art. You will benefit from productive engagement with collections, institutions and art groups in the area, in tandem with the wider arts community in the South West and beyond. The Art History & Visual Culture programme also prepares its graduates to undertake postgraduate study or training in areas such as education, arts management and journalism, amongst others. Art History and Visual Culture graduates will be able to succeed in a range of sectors, including:
- Heritage
- Arts Administration
- Consultancy
- Market Research
- Civil Service
- Education
- Journalism
- Publishing
- Charities
- Advertising
- Public Relations (PR)
Further Study
Every year a high proportion of Humanities graduates choose to progress to further study or professional training. The Art History and Visual Culture programme presents its graduates with opportunity to undertake further study or training in areas such as education, arts management and journalism, amongst others.
Career Zone
The services offered by the Humanities careers and employability team are complementary to the services offered by our central Career Zone, where you can participate in practical sessions to develop your skills; access paid internships and volunteering opportunities; explore postgraduate study options; meet prospective employers; get one-to-one advice and learn how to secure the right job for you.
*First–degree University of Exeter graduates across the College of Humanities. HESA Performance Indicator sourced from the DLHE survey 2013/14.
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Portland's car-free bridge named Tilikum Crossing
By STEVEN DUBOIS
Of the Associated Press
PORTLAND — A car-free bridge that's nearly ready to span the Willamette River just south of downtown Portland will be named Tilikum Crossing.
A banner revealing the identity was unfurled Wednesday along the side of the cable-stayed bridge, following a brief snafu in which nothing happened after a crowd on the riverbank counted down from 10.
The bridge is named for a Chinook word that means people, tribe and relatives.
Historian Chet Orloff, who chaired the bridge-naming committee, said Tilikum has conveyed the meaning of community for centuries, and it was chosen because it had the "most promise to connect the people of our region today with the long past of people who have been here on both banks of the river for thousands of years."
The $135 million bridge scheduled to open next year will be Portland's 12th across the river that divides the city's east and west side. It's the first to be built since 1973 and only the fourth since 1931.
Tilikum Crossing is unique to Portland and the United States because it will carry light rail, streetcars, buses, bikes and pedestrians, but be off-limits to the automobile.
The naming process has been a hot topic in Portland as the TriMet regional mass transit agency invited citizens to submit suggestions. After getting almost 10,000 recommendations, the committee arrived at four finalists: Wy'east, Cascadia Crossing, Abigail Scott Duniway and what was initially spelled Tillicum Crossing.
The committee chose names that have historical or geographical significance and bypassed whimsical suggestions that had public support, such as the Lisa Simpson Bridge. It also opted against naming it for popular Portlanders who recently died, including famed door-to-door salesman Bill Porter and street musician Kirk Reeves.
Orloff emphasized to disappointed residents that it was never meant to be a popularity contest or an election.
David Lewis, a historian for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde who was on the naming committee, said it's important for the tribes to "re-establish our presence here" after being removed to the Grand Ronde Reservation in 1856.
"I didn't really do much selling," he said of his discussions with others on the committee. "I just kept on pushing this issue that we were removed from this place, and a lot of our place names were changed. And that we wanted to return some of those names back to our lands."
Lewis said Tillicum was switched to a different native spelling to lessen the opportunity for vulgarity.
The crowd who attended the unveiling seemed slightly surprised by the choice. Duniway, who fought for women's voting rights, would have become the first woman to have her name on a Portland bridge.
"I didn't want something that was about a person," said Anne Weaver, the co-owner of Elephants Delicatessen who wanted Wy'east. "You need to have something that's bigger than a person."
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Monday, March 29, 2010
There's a special place in heaven. . .
21 comments:
- Bonita said...
I can't imagine life without my son! Raising a child from boy to man is so much fun and offers so many rewards- and you get those in triplicate! I agree with your conclusion that the reward isn't reserved for heaven only. You're a very blessed Mom!
- March 29, 2010 at 8:48 AM
This is so sweet. Being the mom of boys is always an adventure. :)
- March 29, 2010 at 8:52 AM
- Dawn said...
i got those tears in my eyes... you know, i am the mama to one son (and my girl, of course!) and your sentiments just plowed right through my heart. i cannot imagine these emotions three-fold. certainly heaven on earth :)
and you... you humble me. the comment you left me this morning already had me in tears. thank you, dear friend. for setting me straight and for your generous heart. i love you.
- March 29, 2010 at 9:17 AM
Oh, talk about filling my heart this morning. What a sweet post!
- March 29, 2010 at 9:35 AM
- Designs on 47th Street said...
Oh such a sweet, sweet post! I am the mother of three daughters AND my oldest daughter is the mother of three sons. Guess what? Her youngest has a birthday today too. He is TWO! She would appreciate your post for sure. It is nice to experience both ~~ sweet girls and sweet boys.
- March 29, 2010 at 10:10 AM
- Southern Lady said...
Well said. I am the mother of two teenage girls who have tons of guy friends. I am always amazed at how much life is brought into our home when their friends visit. I am also amazed at how much food boys can consume at one sitting! I'm sure your life is an adventure!
- March 29, 2010 at 10:59 AM
- Patricia said...
There certainly is! What a beautiful blessing x's 3 that God trusted you with!
Have a beautiful Easter
- March 29, 2010 at 11:14 AM
- Nancy said...
Such a sweet post! Happy Birthday to your "baby". I have only one son and he's the joy of my life.
- March 29, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- Carmen said...
Awww this brings a tear to my eyes. Being a mom of a boy is something else, for sure. While of course I adore my daughters, it's just something different having a son. I'm looking forward to watching him grow up into a wonderful young man.
You are such a sweet mom. :)
- March 29, 2010 at 1:10 PM
- Amanda @ Serenity Now said...
Darn it. You made me CRY!!!
- March 29, 2010 at 1:35 PM
- Darcy @ m3b said...
*sniffle sniffle*
I am not ready for my boys to grow up, I cling so tightly to their youth and innocence and noise and wildness.
thanks for reminding me to slow down.
happy birthday to your baby. no matter how much he towers over you. ;)
- March 29, 2010 at 1:59 PM
- Kristi said...
Excellent reminder. These days of looking down to looking up do pass too quickly. Sometimes I get caught up in the mundane...Thanks so much for the gentle reminder. Blessings today, my friend!
- March 29, 2010 at 2:39 PM
- Melissa @ The Inspired Room said...
I am so glad God blessed me with a son. After my two girls I couldn't imagine being a "boy mom." And yet here I sit side by side this morning with an almost 10 year old BOY. He has opened up a whole new world to me -- he sees and thinks thinks in a way I never would have imagined! And what a blessing he has been in our family!
Sweet sweet post from a sweet sweet lady!
- March 29, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- Just call me b said...
Wonderful! I am a Mama of boys myself, and this is perfectly put!
- March 29, 2010 at 2:58 PM
- Creations By Cindy said...
Well I have three daughters and two granddaughters. But I have one grandson....He is wonderful! Tell your son happy birthday. Be blessed. Cindy
- March 29, 2010 at 3:00 PM
- melissa * 320 Sycamore said...
Such a touching post. My mom had that sign in her bedroom and now I have 3 boys too, so it was especially meaningful to me today...
- March 29, 2010 at 4:05 PM
- Manuela@TPOH said...
That was so sweet it has be teary eyed! I have a girl so I have no idea what it's like to have a son let alone three!
They look like they had a blast!
- March 29, 2010 at 4:05 PM
- Melanie said...
I have one child and he is a fine young man. He will be 16 yrs. old in May and he is a joy. It has gone by so fast but I love what he is becoming. :)
- March 30, 2010 at 9:03 AM
- Autumn Mist said...
My daughter has three boys, and I will be passing your comments on to her, as they are full of truth. You have blessed me today, thankyou.
- March 30, 2010 at 2:33 PM
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- March 30, 2010 at 2:33 PM
- The Scooper said...
Melt. : )
- March 30, 2010 at 3:48 PM
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The existence of an object anything like Nibiru (which, as Sitchin would have us believe, periodically enters the inner Solar System) is a physical impossibility. It would disrupt the orbits of the planets hopelessly.
Is there proof that 1 billion years ago nothing rogue came through the inner solar system? I don't think so.
Originally posted by lightmeup04
reply to post by eriktheawful
We know the orbital mechanics for how long?? And our solar system is how old?? I don't think we know a whole lot.
Originally posted by sheepslayer247
If a rogue planet entering the solar system would disrupt planetary orbits "hopelessly", potentially causing chaos within the solar system
Originally posted by sheepslayer247
wouldn't a rogue planet theory easily explain the odd orbit of mars
Originally posted by sheepslayer247
and the existence of the asteroid belt....which could be the remains of a 5th planet in the solar system but destroyed by the rogue planet?
Originally posted by sheepslayer247
The name eludes me, but there is a theory/equation used by planatery scientists to calculate how many planets a star should have, and using that equation means that our solar system should have a planet exactly where the belt is.
There is nothing odd about the orbit of Mars.
The asteroid belt is not the remnants of a destroyed planet. There is not enough mass in all of the asteroid belt to form our Moon.
I think you are talking the "Titius-Bode Law
Couldn't a large rogue planet impact a smaller planet, leaving behind some remnants of the impact, and "pull" the rest with it out into space? One theory suggests that this would be the real explanation of the existence of comets.
Planetesimals within the region which would become the asteroid belt were too strongly perturbed by Jupiter's gravity to form a planet. Instead they continued to orbit the Sun as before, while occasionally colliding.[26] In regions where the average velocity of the collisions was too high, the shattering of planetesimals tended to dominate over accretion,[27] preventing the formation of planet-sized bodies. Orbital resonances occurred where the orbital period of an object in the belt formed an integer fraction of the orbital period of Jupiter, perturbing the object into a different orbit; the region lying between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter contains many such orbital resonances. As Jupiter migrated inward following its formation, these resonances would have swept across the asteroid belt, dynamically exciting the region's population and increasing their velocities relative to each other.[28]
Available online 3 April 2012
In Press, Corrected Proof
Explaining why the uranian satellites have equatorial prograde orbits despite the large planetary obliquity
* A. Morbidelli a,
* K. Tsiganis b,
* K. Batygin c,
* A. Crida a,
* R. Gomes d,
* a Laboratoire Lagrange, UMR7293, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Boulevard de l'Observatoire, 06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
* b Department of Physics, Section Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
* c California Institute of Technology, Division of Geological & Planetary Sciences, MC 170-25 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125, United States
* d Observatório Nacional José Cristino, Rua General José Cristino 77, CEP 20921-400 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
* Received 16 November 2011. Revised 23 March 2012. Accepted 27 March 2012. Available online 3 April 2012.
We show that the existence of prograde equatorial satellites is consistent with a collisional tilting scenario for Uranus. In fact, if the planet was surrounded by a proto-satellite disk at the time of the tilting and a massive ring of material was temporarily placed inside the Roche radius of the planet by the collision, the proto-satellite disk would have started to precess incoherently around the equator of the planet, up to a distance greater than that of Oberon. Collisional damping would then have collapsed it into a thin equatorial disk, from which the satellites eventually formed. The fact that the orbits of the satellites are prograde requires Uranus to have had a non-negligible initial obliquity (comparable to that of Neptune) before it was finally tilted to 98°.
* Uranus;
* Uranus, Satellites;
* Satellites, Formation;
* Satellites, Dynamics
Would you call this law "industry standard" for all other solar systems though?
Originally posted by Avalessa
Nibiru does not exist. I'm sorry to say, but it doesn't. Other planets exist, but Nibiru doesn't. There is no such thing as a winged planet hat will save humans from disaster. You can't steer a planet.
Sitchin published a book, The End of Days, which set the time for the last passing of Nibiru by Earth at 556 BC, which would mean, given the object's supposed 3,600-year orbit, that it would return sometime around AD 2900.[17]
My question is can it travel at the exact same speed as Neptune all the time?
Originally posted by Avalessa
Nibiru does not exist. I'm sorry to say, but it doesn't. Other planets exist, but Nibiru doesn't. There is no such thing as a winged planet hat will save humans from disaster. You can't steer a planet.


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First Radio Interview on Autism Women's Network
Getting the word out about an independent film can build like a sweeping current, coming out of nowhere and taking a nation by storm. We've had the TV commercials and the blogs. Now, we broke through the first barrier on the radio waves with one of the fastest growing radio shows in the nation at the Autism Women's Network. A unique organization that focuses on the need of females on the ASD spectrum, we are excited to have their executive director Sharon daVanport in our film as an example of what an activist can accomplish with a few dollars and a desire to make a difference. Both Sharon and her co-host Trish engage their listeners on some great topics, and last night was no different.
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Thank you for being our guest last night on AWN Radio. The Autism Women's Network looks forward to hearing from you and the crew while you're out on the road.
The United States of Autism film is no doubt one of the most unique concepts ever attempted within the autism community. I'm eagerly anticipating the overall diversity which you intend on capturing in this documentary. Thank you Rich, Sugey, and Crew.
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Help! Series 7 question
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I am taking the 7 again and remember a question that I thought was tricky.
If there is a transaction on the consolidating tape that reads 55.35.
A) Does he pay 55.35
B) Does he pay 55.35 plus a commission
C) Does he pay 55.15
D) Does he pay 55.15 plus a 5% mark up
Now I know in my book it says that stock trades are reported to the consolidated tape at the execution price without a commission.
Does this mean that the reported price doesnt include the commission but you need to add it or what?
Thanks whoever can help.
From my materials, the tape reports the sell side and this will not include commissions or transaction costs.
So if my online broker charges me $7.50 per trade and I buy one stock at $50, the tape says $50, even though I pay $57.50 out of pocket for the stock and trade.
Hope this helps.
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