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- We should consider who we are and what we love, as well as our next career goal, experts say
- Thinking about the big picture can lead to a greater sense of vocation and career fulfillment
- Business schools offer 'dreaming' sessions to help executives discover their true path
Performance targets are built into an annual review that tells you how well you are achieving at work. Salary is another way of keeping score. But some experts believe in order to find real career fulfillment, you need to look beyond short- and medium-term goals.
At INSEAD, an elite business school in France, ethics professor and decision scientist Marc Le Menestrel conducts four-hour 'Dreaming and Visioning' sessions with senior executives, as part of a four-week program intended to hone decision-making.
A rock climber, Le Menestrel draws on techniques from sports psychology and meditation to lead participants in conversations and guided visualizations that ultimately get to the core of the executive's vocation.
"I focus on identity," Le Menestrel explains. "Who are you? What is your work? Who is with you? What do you want to accomplish? Is the dream for your work really yours -- maybe it's your father's or society's?"
Next, Le Menestrel leads a discussion aimed at identifying decisions participants can take from their beliefs about how best to conduct their lives.
This seemingly simple exercise has far-reaching benefits for participants, according to Le Menestrel, who believes these benefits flow back to organizations, too.
Having a solid sense of identity and vocation helps leaders be more adaptive to change, more creative, and more trustworthy, Le Menestrel argues. In our rapidly changing business environment, rulebooks swiftly become redundant, and businesses must rely on their senior executives to be confident in their decisions.
Le Menestrel believes the more self-aware and empowered a leader is, the better equipped they are to match the complexity of the environment in which they operate.
"When the complexity of a situation is so great that compliance is not enough, the person, as an identity, as an individual, as a source of power and leadership, is really key," Le Menestrel says.
"If I have a leader who knows who he is, who knows what he wants, and where is the frontier between his private and professional life, I have some sort of anchor."
A sense of purpose also helps in adverse conditions, Le Menestrel says. "You have more distance, you have the big picture, and that helps you to relativize things, to realise what is important."
Corinne Mills, a career coach at Personal Career Management agrees that it's important to avoid getting too absorbed by your next project or promotion.
"People get overinvested in their job, and not their career," she says. "People tend to be very conscious about doing a good job where they are now and don't put their head up and think 'where do I want this to lead to?' You absolutely need to be thinking 'what's life after this job?'
"It might be that you refocus the job you're currently doing, get work experience elsewhere, do an evening course, or start networking and see what else is out there."
Rather than waiting for a "tipping point" such as redundancy, a horrible boss or a health problem to force your hand, Mills suggests addressing some of Le Menestrel's questions by making an "I want" list.
"For some people, it might be that they want to be chief executive, or partner in a firm or be a professional earning a certain salary. For other people, it will be to make a difference in the world, or make society better in some way."
Secondly, Mills advises clients not to be shy about staking out their dreams during annual performance reviews. "That's your time to say "this is where I see my future heading."
But you also need to be stoic about the outcome. "You might ask for a promotion and your manager says it's never going to happen," Mills warns. "If you really want that, you're going to have to leave the organisation and that can be a really helpful conversation."
Tim Rayner, a philosopher at the Centre for Sustainability Leadership, in Australia, and author of "Life Changing," agrees that we spend much of our lives consumed with short and medium-term goals that might not even bring us real fulfillment.
We can be thoroughly engaged in paying off a mortgage or gaining a promotion, Rayner says, but "achieving these goals doesn't require us to reflect much on our deep values and desires, or the sense of personal possibility that we develop in the course of engaging with challenges and exploring our own capacities."
"Quite simply, we can tackle most goals without bringing ourselves into the picture in any deep sense."
Rayner warns this might even be true of seeking out your life's purpose, if we treat that like another meaningless task.
"If we approach the visioning task in the same pragmatic frame of mind that we apply to everyday tasks, we can dream a life goal that doesn't do justice to our deep values and desires," he warns.
To get into a frame of mind where we can discover our vocational selves, Rayner says we must arrive at an "existential ground zero", where our current routines and contexts are obliterated -- rather than imagining yourself in 5 or 15 years' time, imagine yourself on your death bed, for example.
"If we don't break out of our comfort zones before imagining our destiny, we're always in danger of selling ourselves short, dreaming up something bland and banal that fails to kindle our passions," Rayner says.
For Le Menestrel, when attempting to engage your "inner voice" in conversation, what's important is "the quality of the intention," and an intellectual fearlessness.
"The most important decisions are based on questions that are very difficult," he says. "Of course! Just take the time to give yourself some space where you can ask these questions to yourself. We can all do that."


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A devilish comedy about the art of deception and the price of misplaced faith, Tartuffe reveals a tale as outrageous as it is insightful. When the cunning imposter Tartuffe wields a pretense of piety to capture the imagination of aging family-man Orgon, the scoundrel succeeds in insinuating himself into the patriarch's home, throwing Orgon's family into utter chaos. As Orgon's foolish infatuation with Tartuffe's fraudulent religious fervor grows, the depth of Tartuffe's deception turns dangerous. Artistic Director Charles Newell combines his signature style with a contemporary approach to breathe new life into this classic comedy.
The production is part of the Chicago Park District's Night Out in the Parks initiative, which features more than 750 citywide cultural activities this summer, making more than 230 local parks safe havens and hubs of activity.
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Who was Alex Ross?
In Illustrator in America, Walt Reed tells us that Alex Ross was born in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1909. He came to America at age three and aside from two years of night classes at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Ross was a self-taught artist.
He worked first at the Rayart Studios, then the Pitt Studios, and finally joined the prestigious Cooper Studios in the early 1940's.
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At first I thought you were talking about This guy. Is that erie or am I just being weird?ReplyDelete
You are not being weird, anonymous. The popularity of the current Alex Ross has pretty much wiped out what tiny presence the first Alex Ross might have had on the internet. Its impossible to search for info without hitting a ton of the current Alex Ross' images.ReplyDelete
Even askart.com has only a listing for the current Alex Ross. A shame that the original guy is all but forgotten. He did beautiful work.
I wish that there was more information on the Alex Ross of the "Buster Brown" and other advertisement fame. Like you said, all that comes up is the current Alex Ross, phenonemal artist that he is, when looking on-line. I am a Scottish "Ross" and was trying to get information for the Clan on other famous Rosses. I chose Alex Ross with no luck. It is too bad. He really is a great, but forgotten, artist.ReplyDelete


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OTTAWA — A legal challenge that alleges vote suppression in seven ridings in the last election is off to an acrimonious start, with opposing lawyers bickering over the basic legal practice of serving documents.
Lawyer Steven Shrybman said he has been frustrated in trying to deliver documents on behalf of the advocacy group Council of Canadians, which has gone to Federal Court to challenge the results of votes in seven ridings allegedly targeted by calls intended to send voters to the wrong polling stations.
Shrybman claims Conservative party lawyer Arthur Hamilton refused on Friday to accept service of new evidence in the case when it was delivered to his Toronto law firm — a claim the party rejects.
Hamilton represents the seven Conservative candidates whose victories are being challenged by the council.
"The process server showed up and I guess met with the receptionist and Arthur said I'm not accepting service on behalf of my clients," Shrybman said.
Attempts to serve the document on Hamilton by fax also failed, Shrybman said, adding that it appeared his fax number had been blocked. The process server went back later and found someone else to accept service, he said, calling the events puzzling.
"It's just very unusual conduct for a lawyer, who has indicated to the court that he represents certain clients, to be refusing to accept service on their behalf."
Hamilton did not respond to a call and email seeking comment but the Conservative party emphatically denied Shrybman's claims.
"There are numerous ways to serve documents and Mr. Hamilton's firm has not done anything to prevent them from being served," spokesman Fred DeLorey said in an emailed statement.
"Also, they have sent 13 faxes to Mr. Hamilton's office on Friday and (Monday) so their accusation that they are blocking their faxes is incredibly odd."
DeLorey said Hamilton is writing to Shrybman to deny the charge.
There is no witness testimony in Federal Court and all evidence is submitted via affidavits — sworn statements — that must be served on the other parties. But it seems unlikely a lawyer's refusal to accept service could substantially delay the proceedings.
The Council of Canadians wants the court to hear the seven cases quickly.
DeLorey said the allegation about service reflects on the group's credibility. He also referred to an affidavit the group filed last week from an expert witness who, DeLorey said, had been an NDP campaign staffer.
"Using NDP campaign staff to make their point just underlines that this is a politically-motivated attempt by the losers to overturn the results of the election."
Hamilton told the Toronto Star recently that the Council of Canadians' case has "fatal flaws."
"They don't have any backup," he said. "This is a publicity stunt. If you don't do the pleadings correctly, they don't even get out of the starting gate."
Shrybman said he has no idea what Hamilton is referring to and added the court documents were prepared properly.
Hamilton has worked for the party on other high-profile cases, including the in-and-out scandal and the uproar over former MP Helena Guergis.
In recent months, he also has spoken to at least two young Conservative staffers — Andrew Prescott and Michael Sona — who worked for candidate Marty Burke's campaign in Guelph, Ont., where more than 7,000 fraudulent robocalls went out to local voters. Sources say he also interviewed officials at party headquarters in Ottawa, and concluded the central party had no involvement in the deceptive robocalls in Guelph.
But Hamilton has denied he is conducting any kind of internal investigation on the party's behalf. It is uncertain if any of his telephone conversations will be protected by solicitor-client privilege. Both the Guelph campaign workers have retained their own lawyers.
Shrybman said it was too soon to say whether Hamilton himself might have garnered any information that could be useful to the court challenges but he stressed the cases depend on proving there was voter suppression, not who did it.
"In a way, we don't care who the responsible parties were. We know who the beneficiaries were. We don't really care who did it."
The Council's lawyers want a judge to order new elections in Don Valley East (Ont.), Elmwood-Transcona, (Man.), Nipissing-Timiskaming, (Ont.), Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar, Vancouver Island North, Winnipeg South Centre and Yukon.
Garry Neil, the executive director of the council, said Monday he can't imagine what "fatal flaws" Hamilton sees in the council's case.
The act requires that a voter seeking to overturn an election result must file a case within 30 days of learning of "alleged irregularity, fraud, corrupt practice or illegal practice."
Neil said the Council filed its application 30 days after a story about the alleged irregularities appeared in Postmedia newspapers, on Feb. 23.
After the story appeared, the council called on voters to contact them with stories about strange phone calls.
"Invariably, every single one of them said, 'Well, you know I didn't think anything of it at the time,'" said Neil.
The organization filed its application in Federal Court 30 days after that story, and on Monday, 60 days after the story, it filed 16 affidavits.


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Surprised: This one is easy as I am constantly surprised and amazed by many things on my journey in family history research.
1. I am surprised by the generosity of everyone involved in family history research. The time they give freely, the information they are only too happy to share and the friendliness of everyone is amazing.
2. I have been quite surprised by many of my discoveries. Surname variations has been a source of intriguing surprise to me, as I researched my family tree. The varied range of reasons for surname changes has been surprising, amusing and informative.
3. Thinking that I was a late generation Australian, I was extremely surprised to discover that I had convict roots, and even more astonished to find myself putting five convict ancestors on my tree.
4. I have been surprised by my new passionate interest in world history, which arose from connecting forebears to the historical times in which they lived. The desire to understand how and where they lived, what they did for a living and why they lived where they did or immigrated has made me so much more informed and connected to, not only my own history but to history itself. Alfred the Great suddenly becomes much more of a 'real' character when one discovers that he is a direct ancestor of your husband. The highland clearances in Scotland are substantially more relevant when one has a great great grandfather who arrived in Australia as a result of this huge movement of people to the other side of the world.
5. I have been very much surprised, amused ( and occasionally shocked) when family stories which have been handed down through generations of family unquestioned, turn out to be elaborate fabrications, invented to cover a multitude of sins, crimes and misdemeanors. Some of these discoveries, surprisingly make the best topics to write about.
Enlightened: My research has inevitably enlightened me in many ways.
6. I have developed a greater capacity for reasoning and logical thinking, necessary when ciphering through the many or few clues left behind by ancestors, in order to find and identify them.
7. I have learned to be patient and thorough in my research. There is no such thing as an 'instant' family tree.
8. Enlightenment comes with learning. I have been fortunate to have learned so much about people, both ordinary and extraordinary, about how people lived and worked throughout different historical periods,. I have learned how to decipher old handwriting and about naming patterns in different cultures. I have been educated in how to use libraries and archives, Most satisfyingly.. I have finally learned that even the most practised archivist can also rewind the micro-fiche machine the wrong way! It is not just me.
Humbled: researching my family history and writing bout my journey and my ancestors' many and varied stories has definitely made me feel more humbled.
9. I have been humbled by the beautiful comments left by complete strangers who have taken the time to read my blogs. Not only does this feedback encourage me to keep going, but I am constantly amazed at the emotions that other feel about the stories of my ancestors. I am truly humbled and touched by this generosity on the part of others.
10. I have been absolutely humbled by the lives of my ancestors themselves. Many of their stories involve tremendous courage, hardship, sadness, determination, perseverance, positivity and selflessness. Nothing happens in my life, that I cannot look to a forebear to for encouragement, strength or resolve. I believe that one needs to look backwards in order to move forward and in looking backward to my ancestors and through telling their stories I could not possibly feel other than humbled and unpretentious.
The blogs which I have nominated to receive this award are as follows:
- A Light that Shines Again
- Candle in the Window
- All in the family
- Aussiemandas
- The Tree of Me
- Heritage Happens
- "Generations
- The Turning of Generations
- The Professional Descendant


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I teach Journalism to high school students and my classroom experiences have taught me "mucho" about money. It's been a valuable experience and teaching has changed my life.
Here's a short overview about the financial lessons I've acquired in the classroom:
1) Have a Plan: Kids have a sixth sense for an unprepared teacher. Chaos results from a lackluster or missing lesson plan. The failure to plan creates a plan for failure (to borrow an old saying).
The same goes for my money. I need written goals and strategies as much as I need a lesson plan in the classroom. With a concrete plan, I have an outline for success.
2. Be Disciplined. Students and teachers thrive on discipline. Even a free-form writing workshop needs structure and a format.
My financial performance also needs formulas and patterns. Discipline means checking the bank account (online) every night or paying the utility bill on the same day of each month.
One organizational guru recommends setting up a workstation for each of the routine chores: A bill-paying station, a home-banking desk, a tax corner.
3. Prepare for the Unexpected: As a journalism teacher, I rely on newspapers and magazines to teach my course. But what if the publications don't arrive or if the Internet connection is down? By trial and error, I've learned the importance of having a backup plan in the classroom. I now show up with extra lessons, worksheets and ideas as just-in-case options.
4. Tap into Extra Income: Most teachers don't make six-figure incomes, so it's important to have a diversified stream of income. I've met teachers at different schools in our region, who wear a variety of extra-curricular hats from real estate sales to coaching.
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Facts & Figures
President: Mahamadou Issoufou (2011)
Prime Minister: Brigi Rafini (2011)
Land area: 489,072 sq mi (1,266,699 sq km); total area: 489,189 sq mi (1,267,000 sq km)
Population (2014 est.): 17,466,172 (growth rate: 3.28%); birth rate: 46.12/1000; infant mortality rate: 86.27/1000; life expectancy: 54.74
Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Niamey, 1.297 million
Other large cities: Zinder, 202,300; Maradi, 189,000
Monetary unit: CFA Franc
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- Economic Fluctuations and Political Instability
- Multiparty Elections and Tribal Disputes
- Social Inequality, Political Upheaval, and Natural Disaster
- Constitutional Crisis
- Military Coup
Niger, in West Africa's Sahara region, is four-fifths the size of Alaska. It is surrounded by Mali, Algeria, Libya, Chad, Nigeria, Benin, and Burkina Faso. The Niger River in the southwest flows through the country's only fertile area. Elsewhere the land is semiarid.
Republic, emerging from military rule.
The nomadic Tuaregs were the first inhabitants in the Sahara region. The Hausa (14th century), Zerma (17th century), Gobir (18th century), and Fulani (19th century) also established themselves in the region now called Niger.
Niger was incorporated into French West Africa in 1896. There were frequent rebellions, but when order was restored in 1922, the French made the area a colony. In 1958, the voters approved the French constitution and voted to make the territory an autonomous republic within the French Community. The republic adopted a constitution in 1959 but the next year withdrew from the Community, proclaiming its independence.
Economic Fluctuations and Political Instability
During the 1970s, the country's economy flourished due to uranium production, but when uranium prices fell in the 1980s, its brief period of prosperity ended. The drought of 1968–1975 devastated the country. An estimated 2 million people were starving in Niger, but 200,000 tons of imported food—half U.S.-supplied— substantially ended famine conditions.
The 1974 army coup ousted President Hamani Diori, who had held office since 1960. The new president, Lt. Col. Seyni Kountché, chief of staff of the army, installed a 12-man military government. A predominantly civilian government was formed by Kountché in 1976.
Multiparty Elections and Tribal Disputes
In 1993, the country's first multiparty election resulted in the presidency of Ousmane Mahamane, who was then deposed in a Jan. 1996 coup. In July, the military leader of the coup, Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, was declared president in a rigged election. Considered a corrupt and ineffectual president, Maïnassara was assassinated in April 1999 by his own guards. The National Reconciliation Council, responsible for the coup, kept its promise and held democratic elections; in Nov. 1999, Tandja Mamadou was elected president. As a result, foreign aid, primarily from France, was restored.
The nomadic Tuaregs, of Berber and Arab descent, have a fiercely insular culture and share little affinity with the black African majority of Niger. Conflict between the Tuaregs and the other tribes of Niger first surfaced in the early 20th century. Cease-fires between the government and various Tuareg rebel groups went into effect in 1995 and 1997. The impoverished Tuaregs have received little of the economic aid they were promised, which is not surprising given Niger's political instability and desperate poverty.
Social Inequality, Political Upheaval, and Natural Disaster
Under pressure, Niger criminalized slavery in 2003, but about 43,000 people are still thought to be held as slaves. In March 2005, a public ceremony freeing 7,000 slaves was planned, but at the last minute the government reversed itself, denying that slavery existed in the country.
Niger found itself a pawn in the war against Iraq when both the U.S. and Britain claimed that Iraq sought to buy uranium from Niger, citing this as evidence that Saddam Hussein was reconstituting his country's nuclear weapons program. While the U.S. evidence for the Iraq-Niger uranium connection was exposed as a forgery, Britain's Butler report, released in July 2004, concluded the claim was "credible," based on separate evidence. But the final report of the Iraqi Survey Group in Sept. 2004—the U.S. report assessing evidence of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction—concluded that the "ISG has not found evidence to show that Iraq sought uranium from abroad after 1991."
In 2005, Niger faced its worst locust infestation in 15 years as well as a severe drought. The UN reported that 3.6 million citizens were suffering from malnutrition. President Tandja, however, claimed the food crisis was propaganda invented by the country's political opposition.
Prime Minister Hama Amadou resigned in June 2007, after a no-confidence vote against his government passed in parliament. Members of his government are under investigation for allegedly embezzling funds from the education ministry. Former trade minister Seyni Oumarou was appointed to succeed Amadou. In June 2008, Amadou was arrested on charges of embezzling state funds.
Constitutional Crisis
In an effort to abolish term limits and broaden his powers, President Tandja in May and into June 2009 suspended the Constitution and implemented emergency rule, dismissed a Constitutional Court ruling that he said cannot use a referendum to seek a third term in office, and dissolved Parliament. Nevertheless, the referendum was put to a vote in August, and voters endorsed Tandja's plan for a new Constitution, which allowed Tandja to remain in office for three more years with additional powers. The opposition boycotted the referendum, as well as the parliamentary election in October, which the candidates supported by Tandja won handily. The government was widely criticized for not postponing the elections.
Military Coup
In February 2010, the military of Niger staged a coup and overthrew the government of President Mamadou Tandja, replacing him with a leader of their own choosing, Salou Djibo. A new government, deemed the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy, was also formed. Djibo promised the people of his country a return to civilian rule and elections to choose a new leader, but he has not said when that event will occur. The overthrow of Tandja, a former military man himself, is evidence that many in Niger were deeply unhappy with his recent abolishment of presidential term limits, seeing it as a threat to the country's young democracy. Tandja had been in office for over 10 years.
In the first round of 2011 presidential elections which saw 51.6% voter turnout, Mahamadou Issoufou of the Niger Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS) won 36.2% of the vote while Seyni Oumarou of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD) tallied 23.2%, triggering a runoff, which was held in March. After capturing 58% of the runoff vote, Mahamadou Issoufou assumed the presidential office. He appointed Brigi Rafini as prime minister.
See also Encyclopedia: Niger .
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HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. – The No. 17 Georgia College golf team put together another blistering set of scores to edge up one spot Tuesday at the 2013 NCAA South/Southeast SuperRegional. The Bobcats now stand in third place at 10-over par.
Taking on a tough 20-team field, the Bobcats need to finish in the top-seven to advance to the NCAA Finals. The Bobcats fired a seven-over 295 on the par-72, 6,928-yard El Campeon Course at Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort, combined with yesterday's 291.
Junior Victor Monte (Chantilly, Va.) owned the best round for the Bobcats today at even par. Monte thrived on the back nine, going two-under after birdies on the par five Nos. 10 and 14. He owns a two-round one-over score, good for eighth overall among 108 golfers.
Junior Bryan Fox (Roswell, Ga.) and senior All-American Taylor Smith (Mansfield, Ga.) both shot 74 today. Fox shot even par on the back nine, balancing three bogeys to three birdies. Smith echoed the second-nine success, going one-under on the back half. Fox ranks second on the team in 18th place at three-over, while Smith is fourth at plus-seven in 42nd.
Sophomore All-American Ryan Trocchio (Norcross, Ga.) also posted a counting round of three-over, combined with yesterday's 73 for a four-over total. Trocchio is in 24th place, having birdied the par-five No. 14 on both days.
Senior two-time All-American Patrick Garrett (Kennesaw, Ga.) led the team yesterday, but was seven over today. He's at plus-seven overall as well in 42nd place after two rounds.
No. 1 Nova Southeastern University leads the field at five-under with a 287 and 284. No. 2 Barry University is second, a whopping nine strokes behind. The Bobcats are six strokes behind second place and 12 ahead of eighth.
NSU's Recardo Celia and Ben Taylor share the individual lead at three-under par. USC Aiken's J.P. Solis is a stroke behind in second.
The final round tees off tomorrow, May 8 as the Bobcats play with the lead group of Barry and NSU. Garrett will get things rolling for Georgia College, teeing off at 12:50 p.m. for the second-straight day.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Date: October 19, 2011
District: 12 – Orange County
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IRVINE – Caltrans today awarded $66 million to cities, counties, and regional agencies for 139 Safe Routes to School (SRTS) projects to improve safety for students in grades K-8 who walk and bicycle to and from school.
"By improving safety, more children are encouraged to walk and bicycle to school, ultimately resulting in healthier children and less traffic congestion," said Acting Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. The funding was provided by the federal SRTS program. Since its inception in 2005, Caltrans has awarded $156 million for 356 SRTS projects.
Some of the notable projects in Orange County that received funding include:
- $855,900 to the City of Costa Mesa to construct raised medians and chokers on E. 19th Street between Newport Boulevard and Irvine Avenue for Mariners, Woodland, and Heinz Kaiser Elementary Schools, and Horace Ensign Middle School.
- $530,000 to the City of Anaheim to construct sidewalk, curb and guttering, and drainage facilities on south side of La Palma Avenue from East Street to 500 feet west of East Street for Sycamore Middle School and Thomas Edison Elementary School.
- $478,500 to the City of Huntington Beach to install traffic signals, bike lanes, signs and striping, and construct curb ramps at various locations throughout the city for Helen Stacey Middle School and Ada E. Clegg Elementary School.
Caltrans works closely with a diverse group of state, local, and regional stakeholders representing transportation, health, education, law enforcement, and bicycle/pedestrian advocates.
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The alarm goes off at 5:30 am, and you could swear you went to sleep five minutes ago. First a quick shower, followed by the finishing touches on that homework assignment due tonight over coffee and breakfast — if there's time.
Then it's off to work, a solid eight-plus hours of time where you're busy with reports, meetings and other assorted tasks. At the end of your workday, your coworkers are heading home to their families or to the local watering hole for a cold one. You, on the other hand, are heading to class.
Going back to school can be one of the most challenging undertakings of your life. Continuing education is different than going to school back in your youth because now you have to fit schooling around a full adult life with responsibilities like a mortgage, bills, and children. But it can be done.
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The best solution is to create a written log of how you expect to spend your time before you start your schooling. Be honest! Listing all the responsibilities in your life that you can't afford to neglect will alert you to how much spare time you really have. This will help you figure out if combining the two is feasible and you'll probably be more likely to avoid every student's worst enemy: procrastination.
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Don't go back to school because you're bored or hope you'll be inspired to some greater heights than you can imagine right now. If you don't have a tangible reason to learn new skills or pursue a degree, you'll be far less likely to succeed.
Remember, school can be costly in terms of money and time. Make sure it's worth your while. Only learn new skills for your current job if it will make you a markedly better employee, and preferably, put you in line for a promotion or raise. If you are going for a degree, have a clear plan as to how that degree is going to help your career aspirations.


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By now most people have heard some of the worst things about the Republican budget proposal – commonly called the "Ryan plan" and unironically described by the GOP as "the Path to Prosperity": That it decimates programs for middle class and lower-income Americans while giving even greater tax breaks to the rich – $3 trillion worth, in fact. That it guts education, research, and transportation while preserving tax breaks for Big Oil. That it undercuts Medicare with a voucher system that will be worth less and less with each passing year.
And that, despite all that, it would actually increase the deficit.
You'd think that pretty much covers it – but it doesn't. When it comes to Medicare, there are three more ugly facts about this plan that have yet to attract widespread attention – mostly because the Republicans have done their best to keep them secret:
1. They're secretly planning to raise the Medicare age.
It's not in House Budget Chair Paul Ryan's Wall Street Journal editorial, the one where he sneered at "some who would distort for political gain our efforts to preserve programs like Medicare" and said "our plan provides guaranteed coverage options financed by a premium-support payment." It's not in the summary description of the GOP budget, which it claims "strengthens health and retirement security by taking power away from government bureaucrats and empowering patients instead with control over their own care." It's not even in the full budget document itself, which is 99 pages long and contains a section entitled "Strengthening Health and Retirement Security."
So how do we know that the GOP wants to raise the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67? Because that's what Ryan and his staff told the Congressional Budget Office when they asked the CBO to calculate the impact of their plan. It's right there in the CBO report on the budget.
Here's the key sentence: "In addition, the eligibility age for Medicare would increase by two months per year beginning in 2023 until reaching age 67 in 2034."
That's right: When Ryan and his staff instructed the CBO to calculate the impact of the Republican budget, they told its analysts that the GOP plan included an increase in the eligibility age for Medicare. Apparently they didn't have room to mention that fact anywhere in their 99-page document, and didn't see fit to bring it up while they were spouting all that rhetoric about "preserving entitlement programs for the future."
The Republican Party intends to raise the Medicare age for people as they approach the costliest years for receiving health insurance, and they're keeping it a secret from the public. This change alone would indirectly cut Social Security benefits by as much as 45 percent, by forcing seniors to spend that much of their benefit check on additional health care costs.
And remember, the GOP wants to raise the eligibility age for Social Security too. The net effect of these two changes means that older Americans would be forced to keep working – or looking for work – at an age when their medical expenses would make hiring them prohibitively expensive for employers who offer health insurance. They would be forced to try purchasing health insurance on the open market.
Which gets us to our second dirty secret …
2. Insurers will get to set their own rates.
The Ryan plan lets private, for-profit health insurers set their own rates – rates which, according to the Ryan plan, will determine the Federal budget for senior health. It doesn't say that, of course, but that's how it would work.
According the the GOP's proposal, "All plans … would participate in an annual competitive bidding process …The second least expensive approved plan … would establish the benchmark that determines the premium support amount … Program growth would be determined by the competitive bidding process …"
What does that mean in English? That Medicare goes away, to be replaced by a system of private health insurance companies who'll be paid to provide services that are supposed to (but won't) resemble the level of coverage seniors currently receive under Medicare. That health insurers would submit their bids to provide those services once a year.
And then comes the surprising part: The Federal government's expenditures for senior health care will be determined by the private insurers themselves, because the second-lowest bid establishes what the government is willing to pay for health insurance.
How crazy is that? Private health insurance rates have been climbing at three and four times the rate of today's Medicare. They've shown no ability to restrain costs — and have no motive to do so, since they make money the old fashioned way: on the mark-up. And now they – or the lowest bidder among them – will dictate what the government must pay.
The plan says so, very clearly. "As opposed to pegging the growth rate to a predetermined formula," the GOP document say, "competitive bidding offers the ideal means of harnessing the power of choice and competition to control costs, while also securing guaranteed affordability for patients." In other words, the Republican Ryan plan places budgetary control for a major government program in the hands of the very insurance companies that profit from it.
At least that's what it would do, if they didn't contradict themselves in the very next paragraph.
3. The GOP plan radically cuts per-person spending for Medicare.
Remember that sentence we just quoted, the one about not pegging the growth rate to a predetermined formula? They totally lied about that. The plan does peg the growth rate to a predetermined formula, and Ryan's staff were very specific about it in their instructions to the CBO: "Total spending would grow in subsequent years," the CBO was told, "with nominal growth in per capita GDP plus 0.5 percentage points per year."
That's a "predetermined formula." And it's important to note that "nominal growth in per capita GDP" is not the same as the the growth in per capita health care costs, which have risen much more quickly than general inflation or GDP. That amounts to a major cut in benefits every year.
It gets even worse. The "per capita GDP" applies to everybody in the nation, not the ever-swelling ranks of Medicare-eligible seniors. This gets technical, but here's what it means: After this formula takes effect in 2023, there will be much faster growth in the Medicare-eligible age group than in the overall population. By structuring their formula this way the Republicans have ensured that there will be dramatic benefit cuts, especially as the "age wave" of Baby Boomers retires in the 2023-2030 period.
The "predetermined formula" is itself a secret, since they said there wasn't one. And the way it's structured will lead to dramatic cuts in Medicare.
Three-Pronged Attack
While the contradictions and evasions make exact forecasts difficult, it's clear that the net effect of these three changes would be to create a budget-busting giveaway to rich insurance corporations while at the same time slashing health coverage for seniors. And this isn't some radical ideologue's manifesto: it's the Republican Party's official Medicare proposal.
One terrible plan, three dreadful secrets. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said very, very nice things about this budget. In fact, all of the GOP's leaders have been bragging about it. Since they're so proud of it, why don't they tell more people what it really does?


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adidas Tennis
adidas is the leading sportswear producer in Europe and the second largest sportswear manufacturer in the world. Founded in 1948 by Adolf Dassler as a shoe company in Germany, adidas has grown to become a powerhouse in the sporting goods industry. The legendary quality and style of adidas products has allowed the brand to maintain its dominance in sportswear over a wide variety of products. adidas Tennis products are used by many recreational players as well as pro players on tour, including Angelique Kerber, Novak Djokovic, Simona Halep, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, among others.
adidas apparel is famous for its style as well as its performance quality. Acclaimed designer Stella McCartney has her own line of women's clothing within the brand that is classy and sophisticated while still extremely playable - it's the clothing of choice for superstar and former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki. adidas also offers an extensive line of fashionable men'sclothing, most of which are designed with climalite or climacool technology to wick away sweat and keep you cool or formotion for enhanced body synergy.
When it comes to shoes, adidas most popular line is the Barricade, which is available for both men and women. This shoe is ultra lightweight without sacrificing stability or cushioning. adiPrene shock absorption and adiWear outsole material make this shoe the choice of many pros on tour. The adiZero and Response lines of shoes also offer the many great benefits of the famed shoe brand.
adidas also offers tennis bags and backpacks. These bags have thermal-lined compartments to protect racquets from heat and moisture, a shoe and ventilated wet/dry compartment, as well as soft pockets for storage of valuable or delicate items.
This brand's apparel, footwear and accessories offer functionality paired with flair for a product you'll love for years to come. For all your tennis needs, look no further than the classic three stripes of the brand you know and love, and read all about new adidas styles in the Tennis Express Blog!
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Scott State Forest
Size: 2,826 acres/1,144 ha. The Forest is located in northeastern Tennessee, in Scott and Fentress Counties. It is completely surrounded by the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. Some land was purchased by the State, but the main portion of the Forest was acquired by the State at a tax delinquent sale in 1938. The Forest is unique in the system in that it is completely surrounded by the Big South Fork National River and recreation Area. There are no interior holdings, cemeteries, or natural areas. The forest is used for research including tree improvement studies, where improved strains of various species are grown and tested. Most timber stands on the Forest are sawtimber size hardwood stands, with many of the stands at or near rotation age. Superior stands of eastern white pine were located on the Forest, but most have been lost to the southern pine beetle in the last two years. Recreational activities (hunting, hiking, horseback riding) will be a primary use for this Forest.
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Japan sure does love its Tales games, especially when they're on the PSP! Tales of the World Radiant Mythology 2 grabbed the top spot in Media Create's Japanese sales charts for the week covering February 2 through February 8, beating out some major new releases.
Tales grabbed an additional 44,922 units this week, bringing its total sales over its two weeks of release to 258,000 units. The title was first last week as well.
To keep the top spot this week, Tales had to contend with Sony's own Demon's Souls for the PS3, which sold 39,589 units in its debut week. Media Create reports a 95% sales rate for Demon's Souls, meaning it was pretty much sold out everywhere. Perhaps if Sony had shipped a few more copies it would have beat Tales and PS3 would have had a game in the top spot.
The full top ten reads like this:
- 1. Tales of the World Radiant Mythology 2 (Bandai Namco, PSP): 44,922
- 2. Demon's Souls (Sony, PS3): 39,689
- 3. Winning Eleven 2009 (Konami, PSP): 37,862
- 4. Winning Eleven 2009 (Konami, PS2): 36,990
- 5. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Echoes of Time (Square Enix, DS): 33,985
- 6. Detective Conan & Kindaichi Case Files (Bandai Namco, DS): 19,973
- 7. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom, PSP): 17,821
- 8. Taiko Drum Master Wii (Bandai Namco, Wii): 16,338
- 9. Rhythm Heaven Gold (Nintendo, DS): 15,555
- 10. Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii): 14,826
Major titles debuting outside of the top 10 this week included Nintendo's Trace Memory R, which debuted on the Wii in 11th place, and Bandai Namco's Destiny Links, which debuted on the DS in 23rd. The Wii version of Crystal Chronicles placed at 25th this week.
In hardware, little changed from last week, although the numbers were on the whole lower. Here's the full hardware list, with last week's sales in parenthesis:
- DSi: 49,529 (55,613)
- DS Lite: 12,484 (15,147)
- Wii: 20,412 (23,278)
- Xbox 360: 8,311 (8,107)
Next week's sales will include the release of one of Nintendo's most highly marketed titles, Mario & Luigi RPG 3. That will likely put the top software spot back in Nintendo's hands.


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Support for Campbeltown spaceport on the agenda
A funding request, to support promotion of Campbeltown as the home for the UK's first spaceport, will be considered by the Policy and Resources Committee when it meets next week.
DSUK (Discover Space UK) is seeking £40,000 to be used to position Campbeltown as the choice location for the spaceport, and to develop a business plan to support this.
The DSUK consortium brings together the Council, and Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC) with support from Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
DSUK has been working to raise awareness of the key competitive advantages offered by the former airbase site in Machrihanish: it boasts a 3km runway, is situated well away from major centres of population and congested airspace, has open sea to the west and space for expansion.
A report to committee outlines that DSUK's next step is to develop a comprehensive business plan for overcoming obstacles to securing the spaceport and the jobs it would bring. This would include identifying funding sources and developing a business model.
If approved, the £40,000 funding request would come from the Council's Inward Investment Fund.
Councillor Aileen Morton, Policy Lead for Sustainable Economic Growth, said:
"Bringing the UK's first spaceport to Campbeltown is about transforming the economy of Kintyre and wider Argyll by bringing long-term, high quality and sustainable jobs to the area. "A lot of work's already been done by the Council and our partners to highlight the distinct advantages that this location offers, and this has raised the profile of Argyll and Bute as a place to invest and do business. "This is a highly ambitious project. The scale of benefit it has the potential to deliver makes it worth considering for support from the Inward Investment Fund."


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Rolling Stones Start Up Reunion With London Blowout
50th Anniversary Kicks Off at O2 ... Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor Make Rare Cameos ... Mary J. Blige and Jeff Beck Guest Star ... 150 Minutes of Sweaty Rock n' Roll
"It took us 50 years to get from Dartford to Greenwich," said Mick Jagger to 20,000 close friends on Sunday night, at what you might call the lip of the 02 Arena stage. The Rolling Stones were in the process of laughing in the face of logic with an extraordinary, 150-minute celebration of their 50 peerless years.
This was the first of two 02 dates, with a second on Thursday, that have been widely pilloried in the British press for their exorbitant ticket prices. Jagger would soon acknowledge that discussion by looking to the top tiers of the arena and asking "How you doing up in the cheap seats? They're not that cheap though are they, that's the trouble."
For all the controversy, the fact is that you never hear anyone coming away from a Stones gig complaining that they didn't get value for money, and so it was again here. Eventually, that is. Despite some engaging guest performances including the much-reported reunions with former bandmates Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor, the core quartet didn't hit top speed until the show's second half. When they did, they were untouchable.
They were introduced by an irreverent film tribute featuring both "punters" and famous fans like Johnny Depp, Iggy Pop and Elton John, then by two files of black-clad drummers marching through the aisles. Augmented initially only by stalwart companions Chuck Leavell (keyboards) and Darryl Jones (bass), it was a delight to hear the Stones travelling back to their first first year of recording, 1963, to revive their second-ever single, "I Wanna Be Your Man." Dartford rhythm and blues was alive and well again.
Performing under a giant red lip, with a giant video screen behind them and a semi-circular walkway out front to stretch out on, they continued in '60s vein with "Get Off Of My Cloud," "It's All Over Now" and "Paint It Black."
Vocalists Lisa Fischer and Bernard Fowler joined the line-up stage left, and before long Mary J. Blige was making the first of the evening's cameos to recreate Merry Clayton's soulful wail on "Gimme Shelter." If the overall performance was somewhat rough and ready, she and Jagger shared some impassioned vocal empathy.
Perhaps the most noticeable aspect of the opening exchanges was the role of Keith Richards, playing mainly rhythm as Ronnie Wood frowned in concentration at taking so many lead lines. That began to change on "All Down The Line," before their contemporary Jeff Beck came on for a full-throttle, first-ever performance of Don Nix's blues favorite previously recorded by Beck, "I'm Going Down." Suddenly the 02 was a sweaty R&B club.
In a middle section of depth and variety, the "Bridges To Babylon" track "Out Of Control" packed a powerful punch, the new songs "One Last Shot" and "Doom & Gloom" held up well, and Wyman joined the proceedings for both "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" and "Honky Tonk Women." Richards, in supple vocal form, seemed to take great confidence from his familiar mid-set spotlight for "Before They Make Me Run" and "Happy" and, at last, became the Human Riff we yearned for.
Perhaps the unique highlight, though, came when Mick Taylor, the guitarist who helped change the very fabric of the Stones in just five years with them from 1969, rejoined for an exciting, epic version of "Midnight Rambler." The grins and pats on the back from Messrs Richards and Wood were heartfelt proof that it was pretty special for them too.
With Charlie Watts keeping up an almost impossibly vigorous backbeat, the show was now en route to glory. That was thanks in disproportionate measure to the incredible showmanship of a frontman who roared like a vocal leviathan and sprinted back and forth in as brilliant a display of gymnastic showmanship as he has ever given.
They performed the closing "Jumpin' Jack Flash" like a band playing for their lives, and with so much still in the tank that one thing became clear: the Stone age does not end here.


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Freshman DJ White had the second-most amount of kills for the Crimson in Harvard's 3-1 win over Rutgers-Newark on Saturday. (Gil Talbot)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard men's volleyball team (15-3, 7-2) kept up its torrid pace this weekend as it secured its third-straight win and its ninth in the last 10, defeating Rutgers-Newark, 3-1 on Friday. Matt Jones turned in yet another solid performance leading the team in kills with 15.
Harvard jumped out ahead of the Scarlet Raiders early taking the first set 25-20. Rutgers-Newark fought right back in the second stanza taking it 25-18. After a short intermission, Harvard regrouped and took the third set, 25-15, in dominating fashion.
In the deciding fourth set Harvard was quick to the early lead thanks to back-to-back kills by Jones followed by a kill from freshman DJ White, putting Harvard up 4-0. With the score 7-5, Rutgers-Newark went on a run of its own, tallying three of the next four points to narrow the score to 9-8, Crimson with the lead. The two teams continued to trade points throughout the set but it wasn't till the score was 13-10, Crimson, did Harvard begin to pull away. A Brett Pickens service error started the run as Madden and Jones provided kills of their own, to aid a 5-2 run, putting Harvard up 18-12. The Scarlet Raiders attempted to come back in the set tallying late points but Harvard kept its distance splitting the final 14 points (7-7) with Rutgers-Newark and taking the set, 25-20, and the match 3-1.
Jones paced the Crimson attack with 15 kills while freshman DJ White and sophomore Nick Madden both registered nine. Junior Rob Lothman dished out 32 assists while White held the team lead in digs with six. Sophomore Michael Owen tallied the most blocks for the Crimson with five.
The Scarlet Raider offense was buoyed by the efforts of Grant Metheny and Marcin Midura who both tallied 12 kills. Manuel Felipez tallied 41 assists while Zack Chambers led the team with eight digs. Both Metheny and Pickens registered two blocks for Rutgers-Newark.
Harvard will now play NJIT on Saturday beginning at 3 p.m. at the Malkin Athletic Center. The Crimson will celebrate the careers of seniors Matt Jones and Dan Schreff as the two will play their final home game in Cambridge, Mass.


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AUSTIN – A progressive group is launching a Spanish-language radio ad keying off of the U.S. House vote to end President Obama's policy deferring deportment of "Dreamers," citing Republicans' immigration stand as a crucial reason to go to the polls.
"That's why we must vote in numbers, because we're not like Republicans. We defend our children," says the ad released by Progress Texas.
The U.S. House has approved a border security measure and a bill to repeal President Obama's initiative deferring action against immigrants who were brought illegally to this country as children by their parents.
The Progress Texas ad will begin airing Friday in El Paso and will move to other cities as the group raises the money to do so, said Progress Texas' Glenn Smith.
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jedstivers wrote:I'd stay as far as possible from horse people as I could.
If you decide you must do it then either do the overnight thing or do full service.
That way you don't have horses not getting fed, cared for, that sort of thing.
I can't say enough though, stay away from horse people.
Some are great but a larger percentage than the general public are nuts.
If they make their living with horses they are ok, if they have money and the horses are a play or show thing watch out.
I was looking for a delicate way to warn you myself.


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Ten July 4th And Summer Boating Safety Tips
With American's busiest boating holiday, July 4th and ensuing busy summer weekends upon us, the waterways will soon be brimming boaters. The BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water says that making a few extra preparations ahead of time will go a long way towards increasing your family's and friend's safety and fun on the water.
Here are ten tips that will help you stay safe this July 4th holiday weekend and during the summer boating season:
1. Put safety into your weekend plan: The Foundation's free Online Boating "Toolbox" at http://www.BoatUS.com/Foundation/Guide has helpful information on trip planning and preparation, boating equipment, emergency preparation, navigation, and quizzes to test your knowledge. The Foundation also offers a free NASBLA-approved online boating safety course for residents of more than 30 states at http://www.BoatUS.org/Onlinecourse
2. "Little" guests need life jackets: Everyone wants to be on the boat this holiday weekend, but do you have the right-sized life jacket aboard for any visiting kids? The BoatU.S. Foundation loans children's life jackets for free at over 350 marinas, fuel docks, and other waterfront businesses and boat clubs. To find a location near you go to http://www.BoatUS.com/Foundation/LJLP
3. Take your time to get home: July 4th is the one time a year many fair-weather boaters — who may rarely navigate in the dark — venture out after the sun goes down. The most reported type of boating accident is a collision with another vessel so it's a good idea to keep your speed down, post an extra lookout, and ensure all your navigation lights work. A spotlight is a must, and ensure all safety gear is readily available and life jackets are worn. Be extra vigilant about not running over anchor lines in crowded fireworks viewing areas, and don't take shortcuts in the dark.
4. Wear life jackets: Almost three-quarters of all fatal boating accident victims drowned, and of those, 87 percent were not wearing a life jacket. Accidents can happen very quickly, sometimes leaving no time to don a life jacket.
5. Don't overload your boat: Resist the urge to invite more friends or family to the fireworks show than what your boat was designed to carry. Heavily loaded small boats, and those with little freeboard such as bass boats, are more susceptible to swamping from weather or wake action associated with heavy July 4th boating traffic.
6. It's a long day: A full day in the sun will increase alcohol's effects on the body, so it's better to wait until you're safely back at the dock or home before breaking out the libations. Also bring lots of water, a VHF radio, and check the weather reports to avoid storms.
7. Know how to get back in the boat: A fall overboard can turn into a life-threatening situation pretty quickly, especially for small boats without built-in boarding ladders. The BoatU.S. Foundation recently tested a range of portable boarding ladders, and you may be surprised what they found. To view video of these ladders in our boarding tests, or learn which ladder may be best for you, see the Foundation Findings #44 at http://www.BoatUS.com/Foundation
8. Never run the engine when swimmers are in the water: Raft-ups, or groups of boats tied together in a protected anchorage, is a great way to spend the holiday with fellow boating friends. But you should never run an engine, or a generator for that matter, with swimmers in the water near exhaust ports or props. Even though the boat's transmission may not be in gear, propellers can still rotate, and odorless, colorless carbon monoxide can quickly overcome swimmers.
9. Take a local boating safety class: The Foundation has most complete list of boating safety courses taught in communities across the country. To find one near you, go to http://www.BoatUS.com/Courseline
10. Cruising offshore? An emergency position indicating rescue beacon (EPIRB) from the BoatU.S. Foundation's EPIRB rental program will give you the margin of safety you need during an offshore passage. These $750 beacons rent for just $40 per week (plus shipping). Go to http://www.BoatUS.com/Foundation/Epirb


text: « Return to Search Mass. Eye and Ear Spotlights Healthy Vision Month in May May 01, 2011 Contact: Public Affairs 617-573-3340 Boston – (May 1, 2011) – The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary consistently promotes eye health and regular vision screenings as part of its mission – and this month the hospital is highlighting healthy sight during the month of May. May is the Healthy Vision Month, an annual observance established by the National Eye Institute. (http://www.nei.nih.gov/hvm/) As part of Healthy Vision Month, Mass. Eye and Ear is encouraging people to schedule comprehensive dilated eye exams with their ophthalmologists. In addition, people are urged to become knowledgeable about their family's eye health history. Do the following to help keep your eyes healthy and protect them from trauma: Eat foods high in omega-3 fatty acids- proven to be beneficial in eye health; Wear protective eyewear; If you're a smoker, quit. If you don't smoke, don't start; Wear sunglasses year-round; Rest eyes every 20 minutes from staring at a computer or television monitor; Wash your hands thoroughly before handling or changing contact lenses; and Always practice workplace safety as part of the healthy vision mission. Mass. Eye and Ear is dedicated to the safety and education of those in and around its community. In case of an eye emergency, the Mass. Eye and Ear's Emergency Department, located at 243 Charles Street in Boston, is open 24 hours a day and 7 days a week and can be reached at 617-573-3431. Founded in 1824, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary is an independent specialty hospital providing patient care for disorders of the eye, ear, nose, throat, head and neck. Mass. Eye and Ear is an international leader in Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology research and a teaching partner of Harvard Medical School. For more information, call 617-523-7900 or visit http://www.masseyeandear.org/.