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This handbook has been prepared to provide you with general information about Marquette and the policies of the university that affect you as a student employee.
The policies, procedures and rules described in this handbook are not to be considered an employment contract. Marquette reserves the right to improve, modify, revoke, suspend, terminate or change any or all policies, procedures and rules, in whole or in part, at any time with or without notice. Major changes in policies, rules and procedures will be published, and it will be your responsibility to include these in your handbook.
In some instances, the special nature of your department will require policies, rules or procedures that are unique to the needs of that area. Such policies, rules, or procedures may vary from those described in this handbook.
Should you have any questions regarding student personnel policies, rules and procedures, contact your supervisor or email email@example.com .
FWS is a type of federally funded financial aid. In order to receive FWS a student must apply for financial aid in January and have financial need. FWS is awarded to students in their financial aid package based on financial need and by completing the financial aid process by February 1.
If you do not apply for financial aid, apply for financial aid late or do not have financial need, you will be offered Marquette Student Employment. MSE is funded 100 percent by the university.
Both FWS and MSE allow students to work on campus. There are also some off-campus FWS positions in non-profit agencies. All students are paid according to the skill level of the position they hold, not according to a certain work program or their year in school.
Work hour limitations for full-time and half-time students … undergraduate and graduate students - It is Marquette's position that supervisors are not permitted to schedule student employees more than 20 hours per week when classes are in session. Students are permitted to work up to 37.5 hours per week when classes are not in session. Supervisors are responsible for avoiding situations where students are assigned overtime hours.
The University's Payroll Department (Comptroller's Office) monitors student employee work hours submitted for payment. In cases where the work hour limitations for full-time, half-time and less than half-time students are exceeded in a given week, the Payroll Department will contact the student employee's supervisor(s) and remind him/her of the limitation.
Work hour limitations for Graduate Assistants - Graduate Assistants must be full-time students (7 or more credit hours or full-time equivalent) to qualify for their assistantship and are expected to work approximately 20 hours per week performing work assigned by faculty members.
Note: Time spent by Graduate Assistants working on their thesis or dissertations will not be taken into consideration in evaluating total work hours spent each week to satisfy the requirements for their Graduate Assistantships.
The Graduate School and directors of graduate programs in the various colleges emphasize that, in order to provide sufficient time to complete their graduate course work, faculty restrict graduate assistants to 20 hours of work per week.
Less Than Half-Time Students…Fall and Spring Semesters - The same 20 hours per week restriction applies to less-than-half-time students
If you have Federal Work Study, then you must carefully monitor the number of hours that you work per week. You want a schedule that allows you to utilize your full work award, but you may not exceed the amount that you were awarded. If you feel that you may exceed your FWS award, then you must speak with your supervisor. Once your FWS is depleted you may be terminated from the FWS position. Your supervisor may or may not keep you on under the a Student Work Opportunity program.
Students with an F-1 or J-1 visa may not work more than 20 hours per week. This is a federal requirement and may affect a student's visa status and eligibility for benefits of that status including on-campus student employment. If you have questions regarding international student employment status, you may contact the Office of International Education at (414) 288-7289.
Students may not work past their graduation date as a student employee. If you wish to to remain employed by Marquette after graduation, contact the Human Resources Department at (414) 288-7305.
Marquette University strongly recommends that all students sign up for Direct Deposit. Instructions for setting up a Direct Deposit account can be found here. Student pay dates are listed on the Student Payroll Calendar.
Students signed up for Direct Deposit can view their paychecks online at MyJob (restricted to campus or Marquette VPN). Students not signed up for Direct Deposit may pick up their paychecks in the Payroll Department, Straz Tower, 175.
If you expected a paycheck but it was not available, talk to your supervisor immediately. Your paycheck may be delayed until the following pay day if the salary paperwork was submitted late. Students will be paid for all hours worked.
The university is required by law to record and pay for hours actually worked. Time actually worked for student employees is documented by EmpCenter. Student employees are responsible for accurately recording their time worked for each scheduled workday.
Falsification of the time record is a serious violation of university policy and is, in essence, theft. Such falsification will result in corrective action, up to and including immediate discharge.
Grace Period
Punches collected in the EmpCenter system are set to record the start and end of the day/shift and are rounded at 7:59 minutes before and after each quarter hour. Rounding is done on each quarter hour: 00, 15, 30, 45, and the grace period lasts from 7:59 minutes before the quarter hour through 7:59 minutes after the quarter hour. The grace period is in place to provide employees with ample time to punch in prior to their start time. The actual time that an employee clocks in is the official time used for tracking attendance.
For example, if a student employee's schedule requires an 8:30 a.m. start time and the student employee clocks in at 8:35 a.m., the student employee is considered late even though paid time is calculated for that day beginning at 8:30 a.m. If a student employee's schedule requires a 4:30 p.m. end time and the student employee clocks out at 4:25 p.m. that student employee is considered to have left early, even though paid time is calculated to 4:30 p.m. Student employees punching out and leaving prior to their scheduled end time without prior supervisor authorization will be subject to corrective action up to and including termination of employment.
Falsification or unauthorized altering of timesheets by student employees is subject to corrective action including immediate termination.
There are no state or federal regulations that require lunch periods or breaks be given. However, it is recommended that any employee who works in excess of six hours at a time be given a one-half hour unpaid break or lunch period.
Each department has an obligation to provide the best possible support to the university in the accomplishment of its goals. In order to fulfill this obligation, departments need every employee to be on duty every day he/she is scheduled to work. Any absence places an additional burden upon other employees and reduces the efficiency of the department. All student employees, therefore, are expected to strive for perfect attendance by:
Good attendance is a most important job requirement. Failure to meet the requirement of good attendance can result in dismissal. Some departments have their own specific attendance and punctuality policies. Check with your supervisor regarding their own policy.
An employee is absent when the employee fails to report for and remain at work as scheduled. An employee is not considered absent, of course, during periods such as vacation, holidays and approved days off or leaves of absence, provided that the supervisor has been informed. An employee who knows he/she is going to be absent or late has the responsibility to call the department indicating the expected length of absence and giving a specific reason. The employee is responsible for properly notifying the department as far in advance of his/her starting time as possible, but no later than his/her scheduled starting time. Since exam schedules are set by each professor/instructor at the beginning of each semester, necessary time off for studying should be scheduled in advance.
Frequent absences, including tardiness, constitute an unsatisfactory record. An employee who is chronically unable to be present at work cannot fulfill the job for which he/she was hired. Recurring illness also constitutes unsatisfactory attendance. One or two days of absence without notification in a three-month period is considered to be excessive and reason for dismissal. Three or more days in a month or six or more days in a three-month period of reported absences is excessive and reason for dismissal. A written note from an employee's physician or from Marquette University Medical Clinic may be requested to verify an illness or injury or to ensure that the employee is sufficiently recovered to return to work.
If you find that you are unhappy in an employment situation, we suggest that you talk openly with your supervisor. If the matter is not resolved to your satisfaction, you may contact Student Employment Services in the Office of Student Financial Aid to intercede and attempt to find a mutually satisfying resolution.
Your supervisor has the right to place you in a position of their choosing within their office or department. If you are unsatisfied with the change, you may either choose to keep the position or seek another position on campus. Your supervisor also has the right to institute reasonable policies and procedures in the interest of university.
The nature of your position with the university will determine the type of dress that will be appropriate for work. All university student employees are expected to dress in a manner which will present a favorable image of the university to the community. Any specific dress requirements for your position will be reviewed with you by your supervisor.
To assist with the efficient operation of the university and to insure the safety and well being of those at the university, the following rules of conduct are in force. The rules of conduct are not for the purpose of restricting the rights and activities of employees, but are intended to help employees by defining and protecting the rights and safety of all persons. Employees are expected to acquaint themselves with these rules and other work rules specific to their department. It is for conduct such as that defined below that employees will be subject to corrective action including suspension or termination depending upon the severity of the violation. These rules include, but are not limited to:
Some positions at the university will involve regular access to confidential information. It is expected that such information will not be discussed with relatives, friends or others outside the university or in the public areas of the university. Confidential information should be discussed with other employees only when it is necessary for the performance of the job.
In some areas, release of information is governed by specific laws. If such laws affect your position you will be advised by your supervisor. You may be asked to sign a confidentiality statement depending on the department's policy.
A breach of confidentiality is subject to immediate dismissal or corrective action.
On Nov. 6, 1989, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the Immigration Reform Control Act. This act makes it unlawful to knowingly hire an immigrant who is not properly authorized to work in the United States. Therefore, all students must submit an I-9 form and verification of identity and employment authorization before beginning employment at the university. This is done at the Office of Student Financial Aid.
Students must complete this procedure when they are initially hired as a Marquette student employee. You do not need to complete this procedure during subsequent years even though you may be employed in a different position within the university or an off-campus (FWS) agency. If your eligibility for employment has a specific expiration date then you will need to update your paperwork to continue your employment. Students will not receive a referral and salary authorization form until their eligibility to be employed has been verified.
OSHA requires that all employers develop a written training program for all of their employees exposed to chemical hazards. Before beginning employment, all student employees should have received information titled "Hazard Communication and You." You are also required to sign a statement that you received this information. A copy of Marquette's written Hazard Communication Program is available for your review at the Law Library, the Memorial Library Reserve Desk, the Occupational Safety Office, the Personnel Department, the Science Library and Student Employment Services. Some departments require that their student employees be involved in further or additional training.
Marquette University provides all employees with worker's compensation insurance. For your own safety and well-being and the proper administration of this program, the steps below must be followed when you have been injured on the job.
Additional information regarding on-the-job injuries can be obtained by contacting the Business Services/Risk Management Department at (414) 288-6806.
Comprehensive emergency procedures are outlined on the inside front cover of the Campus Directory. In general, call the Marquette University Police Department at 1911 in case of fire, medical emergencies, criminal activity or bomb threats. MUPD staff members are trained to execute the proper procedures. As a public service, MUPD is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The university has numerous emergency telephones (identified by blue lights) adjacent to parking areas and walkways, which provide direct contact with the Marquette University Police Department. These telephones should be utilized by the Marquette community to summon assistance in emergencies and also to report suspicious activity or circumstances.
In the event of a tornado warning, building occupants should move to an appropriate area of the building in which they are located. Holthusen Hall, Helfaer Theater and the Helfaer Recreation Center have specific areas designated for tornado safety. Supervisory personnel in these buildings will direct occupants to safe zones. In all other buildings, personnel should move to an interior area of a lower floor. Stay away from windows.
Healthier employees, in general, are happier and more productive. The university, in showing its concern for employees, offers a variety of services to encourage physical, as well as spiritual and emotional wellness:
It is recommended that a work performance evaluation for each student employee be conducted at least once each academic year. The Employee Evaluation Form should be completed by the student employee and the student's employer, after which both should discuss the evaluation results and formulate goals for the future. This process should be used to facilitate interaction between the student and the supervisor. This form is to be used for departmental evaluation and is not to be sent to Student Employment Services. Copies of the Employee Evaluation Form are available from Student Employment Services.
If an employer or supervisor feels there is a problem regarding a student's employment performance, it is recommended that the supervisor speak to the student about the concern. If the concern is of a serious nature, or continues to be a problem, a Corrective Discipline Interview Form is available for use. This form is to be completed by the supervisor and should outline the problem. Suggestions for improvements should be made and the expected date of improvement should be indicated. Both the student employee and the supervisor should sign the form so there is mutual understanding of the situation. If improvement is not seen by the supervisor, termination may be the outcome.
Students who are ill should contact their supervisor as soon as they know they will not be able to report to work as scheduled. Refer to the attendance and punctuality procedures. Sick days are unpaid.
If you will not be working your regularly scheduled hours during a break period or holiday, inform your supervisor as soon as you know. Vacation days and holidays are unpaid.
You may cash your paycheck at Town Bank, located in the Alumni Memorial Union on the first floor, which is open 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. You must provide proper identification. Town Bank charges $5 for check cashing for students who do not have a Town Bank account. Students may call Town Bank at (414) 255-1860 with questions.
It is not unusual for Student Employment Services and/or Payroll to receive calls from a variety of organizations asking to verify a student's employment. Typically this will happen if you apply for permanent employment, credit, etc. In order to protect the privacy of our students, no information will be given out over the phone. A written request including a signed release from the student should be sent to email@example.com or faxed to 414-288-1718. Student Employment will provide Job Title with start and end dates. Any earnings information must come from the Payroll department.
Marquette University has proclaimed on a number of occasions, both public and private, that historically as a Christian and Catholic institution it is dedicated to the proposition that all human beings possess an inherent dignity in the eyes of their creator and equality as children of God. The university entirely and consistently disowns, as a matter of principle, any unlawful or wrongful discrimination against the rights of others. It tolerates no such discrimination in its internal affairs and deplores such discrimination wherever it may exist. The university is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in admission, financial aid, employment and housing regardless of race, color, sex, religion, age, handicap, veteran's status or national origin. The university is also committed to the principle of affirmative action.
While Marquette does not discriminate in any manner contrary to law or justice in its educational programs or activities, including employment and admissions practices, it cherishes its right and duty to seek and retain personnel who will make a positive contribution to its religious character, goals and mission.
As Marquette is a religious educational institution with Jesuit orientation, sponsorship and support, it reserves the right to maintain its heritage and destiny as a Christian and Catholic witness in higher education. As a religious educational institution, the university may grant preference to Jesuits in its employment practices.
As Marquette University is committed to maintaining an environment in which the dignity and worth of each member of its community are respected, it is a policy of the university that sexual harassment of the students and employees will not be tolerated and will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action.
Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination. Sexual harassment by or of either sex is prohibited by state and federal anti-discrimination law. It is defined as any unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal and physical conduct of a sexual nature. In the university context, it includes instances when such conduct is indicated to be a term or condition of an individual's academic or employment experience, used as a basis for academic and employment performance, or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive academic or employment environment.
Even consensual relationships may lead to or derive from potentially exploitative circumstances. Any exploitation of the trust inherent in Marquette's institutional context is abhorred. Of course, non-exploitative attachments also can develop in such relationships. But given the potential for exploitation or favoritism by even the well-meaning, the individual faculty or staff person carries the burden to disengage from, or otherwise neutralize, any relationships which hold potential for exploitation or favoritism. This applies whether the relationship involves students or staff colleagues. Anyone finding him/her self in such a situation should seek guidance and assistance as needed from university personnel, with the objective of neutralizing any exploitative potential. Failure to neutralize any such potential of any such relationship can constitute grounds for disciplinary actions up to and including termination for all classifications of university employee.
It shall be a violation of university policy for anyone — student, faculty or staff — to engage in any form of sexual harassment or to retaliate against a person who has initiated an inquiry or complaint.
Any student with a complaint should contact the dean of students or his/her academic dean or director. Any employee with a complaint concerning students or employees should contact his/her immediate supervisor. If the complaint is with the supervisor, the employee should contact the supervisor's immediate supervisor. Any student or employee may also contact the director of affirmative action for counseling and assistance. The right to confidentiality of any party involved, including the complainant and the accused, will be respected insofar as it does not interfere with the university's obligation to investigate allegations of misconduct and to take corrective action where appropriate.
Marquette University, as a Christian and Catholic institution, is dedicated to the proposition that all human beings possess an inherent dignity in the eyes of their creator and equality as children of God. The university entirely and consistently condemns, as a matter of principle, any unlawful or wrongful discrimination against the rights of others.
As the university is committed to maintaining an environment in which the dignity and worth of each member of its community is respected, it is the policy of the university that racial abuse or harassment of or by students, faculty, staff and guests or visitors will not be tolerated. Such behavior of identified individuals or groups will be subject to appropriate action including but not limited to education, probation, suspension or expulsion, from the institution or the campus, and/or civil or criminal action in some instances.
Racial abuse is defined ordinarily as verbal, written, or physical conduct directed at a person or a group based on one's color, race, national origin, or ethnicity where the offensive behavior is intimidating, hostile, or demeaning, or which could or does result in mental, emotional, or physical discomfort, embarrassment, ridicule, or harm. Racial harassment differs from abuse only in that it is defined ordinarily as repeated, persistent or continual verbal, written or physical conduct directed at a person or a group or different individuals on separate occasions.
Racial abuse and harassment include not only offensive behavior which interferes with a person's or group's well-being or development, but also such behaviors which interfere with one's employment or educational status or performance, or which create a hostile working, academic, or social environment.
It is a violation for a university person — student, faculty, staff, guest or visitor or anyone else acting at the instigation of a university person — to:
Information about a concern or a complaint is available from the following offices: dean of students, Office of Intercultural Engagement, Office of International Education, academic deans/directors, and affirmative action.
Anyone with a concern or complaint about a student should contact the dean of students, Office of Intercultural engagement or OIE. Anyone with a complaint about an employee (including a student employee) should contact the person's immediate supervisor. If the complaint is with the immediate supervisor, the employee should contact the supervisor's immediate supervisor. A complaint about a guest or visitor should be called to the attention of the host or the supervisor of the area or event where the concern has arisen.
Any student or employee may also contact the director of affirmative action for counseling and assistance. The right of confidentiality for any party involved in a racial abuse or harassment incident, including the complainant and the accused, will be respected insofar as it does not interfere with the university's obligation to investigate allegations of misconduct and to take corrective action where appropriate.
Marquette University, as a Catholic university in the Jesuit educational tradition, is committed to support the personal faith life of its members beginning, obviously, with those in the Roman Catholic tradition. The university welcomes in its midst faculty, students, and staff members of varying religious backgrounds and persuasions with the understanding that its primary institutional religious commitment is to the Roman Catholic Church. The university respects the individual religious commitments of its members and in no case actively attempts to proselytize its members through its programs or sponsored activities. Similarly, the University does not allow any other individual or organization to actively proselytize university members using facilities, programs or activities controlled by the university.
Marquette University is committed to maintaining a drug-free work environment in which the safety and well-being of its community members are of utmost importance. The abuse of licit drugs and/or the use of illicit drugs directly interferes with the development and performance of the individual, and the effects of that use/abuse diminish the working environment for all. It is a policy of the university that drugs in the workplace will not be tolerated. Employees must abide by this policy as a condition of employment.
The unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited at the university. The controlled substances prohibited in the workplace include, but are not limited to, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, LSD, barbiturates, narcotics or other drugs not prescribed by a licensed physician for the treatment of a current medical disorder.
Violations of this university policy, which includes unlawful conduct, will be subject to corrective action, up to and including suspension or termination for the violation. Corrective actions will be progressive and applied equally to all employees, with the exception of those employees whose actions necessitate immediate and decisive disciplinary measures including suspension or discharge.
Corrective action normally will be administered in the following order:
In the event that an employee is convicted under a criminal drug statute for conduct in the workplace, the employee must report the conviction to his/her immediate university supervisor no later than five days after the conviction. An employee so convicted may be subject to additional university action depending upon the individual circumstances.
In our society the identification of the presence of a life-threatening communicable disease such as AIDS may present a challenge in responding to both the community concerns and the individual's circumstances. Should an AIDS case be reported at Marquette University, our response will be based on compassion and concerns for the welfare of the afflicted individual and on protecting the Marquette community.
While we do not know with certainty all of the causes of AIDS, current medical knowledge indicates that students or employees with any form of human immunodeficiency virus infection do not pose a health risk to other students or employees in an educational community as long as they avoid any direct interchange of bodily fluids. The mere diagnosis of AIDS, AIDS-related Complex or AIDS virus antibodies is not, in itself, sufficient basis for the exclusion or dismissal of students or employees. Emotional and/or physical harassment of individuals suspected of being infected is not acceptable behavior at Marquette University and will be dealt with accordingly.
In any given instance, the university will proceed on a case-by-case basis, with the advice of medical professionals. The diagnosis of the condition, as is other medical information, is confidential.
An important role of the university in this area is education. The university will continue to review, revise and present health education programs aimed at providing facts and dispelling misunderstanding. Current Center for Disease Control health and safety guidelines for the handling of blood and other bodily fluids will be available on the computerized health information system accessible through any terminal on campus. These hygienic and safety procedures should be followed in the handling of all bodily fluids, both in health-related academic programs and in other areas of the university such as health services, housekeeping and food services. Supervisors of employees or students are expected to communicate these guidelines and to see that they are followed.
Individuals with questions about AIDS should consult their own physicians, the staff at the Marquette University Medical Clinic , the computerized health information system and/or the Disability Services Coordinator in Holthusen Hall.
The student has responsibilities to Student Employment Services and to the Office of Student Financial Aid. Since federal work study is based on financial need, the student who has been awarded FWS is expected to:
The Marquette University Student Employment Services is one of the units within the Office of Student Financial Aid and has the following responsibilities:


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NEWPORT BEACH (KTLA) — A so-called "King Tide" is being blamed for flooding in several coastal communities in Orange County on Thursday.
The National Weather Service is forecasting high tides along with rip currents for local beaches and all along the West Coast.
The alignment of the earth, moon and sun is giving the seas an extra gravitational kick onto the shore, which can cause flooding in low-lying areas.
Early morning flooding was reported in Sunset Beach, Huntington Harbor and Newport Beach. The tide peaked at about 8:15 a.m.
KTLA's Sky5 was overhead of flooding along Marcus Ave. in Newport Harbor, as well as at Newport Blvd. and 26th Street.
The high tide forced the closure of westbound Pacific Coast Highway at Warner Ave. in Sunset Beach.
In Long Beach, officials were encouraging residents who live near the coast to prepare for possible flooding.
City crews were performing inspections and maintenance to make sure that catch basins have been cleaned out and all pump stations are working.

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In less than a week of military operations sparked by Georgia's assault on its breakaway province of South Ossetia, Moscow is emerging as the immediate winner. A still-stunned West is looking for ways to censure Russia for its "disproportionate" incursion into Georgia that has reshaped the strategic game in the Caucasus and beyond to Russia's great advantage.
"If the Russians stop hostilities now, they will have redrawn the whole strategic situation in the Caucasus, to the detriment of the Americans," says François Heisbourg, special adviser to the Foundation for Strategic Research in Paris. "No one will invest in Georgia, in oil pipelines, in new ventures [there] now.... The game is over. In the new version of the Great Game, the Russians can cash in." The scope of the "victory" is substantial: Moscow controls territory and leverage, has incapacitated the Georgian military, denied Tblisi its much-hoped-for NATO status, and put the Georgian leader it despises – Mikheil Saakashvili – into a tough position.
It has issued a symbolic warning to Ukraine's westward leanings, asserted clout in oil and gas pipeline futures, denied Georgia the possibility of reclaiming breakaway provinces Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and affirmed a deeply Russian set of hard-line political values regarding the disputed front lines of the old cold war.
Moreover, by agreeing to halt its military on Tuesday, working with French mediator Nicolas Sarkozy, and only "recommending" that Mr. Saakashvili step down, Moscow is arguing it has reasonably protected its interests and not overthrown a sovereign state.
Moscow also appears to be slam-dunking the cease-fire details. The truce, which Saakashvili blamed Russia for breaking Wednesday, contains a "nonuse of force" clause that forbids Georgia to take action inside South Ossetia, a terrific concession. Nor are international peacekeepers coming soon; Russia gained an "additional security role" that formalizes its peacekeeping role in South Ossetia despite US calls for a more independent force in the region.
Russia is pushing for international talks on Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which could lead to eventual backing of referendums that would allow those republics to formally separate from Georgia.
Both US President George Bush and Saakashvili cited reports of Russian miltary actions "inconsistent" with the truce Wednesday. But inside Russia, the venture is boosting pride and morale – part of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's mission to cast off the humiliation of losing the cold war, and reestablish a perception of Russia as a great power.
"At the moment it appears that Russia will have gotten positive benefits from the use of force across its border," says a Western diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Despite Mr. Putin's clear assertion of personal authority in directing the Russian military, at least one Russian analyst describes it as a victory for new president Dmitri Medvedev. "For Medvedev, the outcome [is] a war that's been won. It's his personal victory," says Gleb Pavlovsky, a longtime Kremlin adviser and head of the Effective Policy Foundation in Moscow. But Andrei Kolesnikov, editor of the liberal New Time newsweekly in Moscow, disagrees. "The image of Medvedev is the biggest casualty. We, and the West, were hoping that Russia at last had a young, liberal, reforming leader. Now, after these events, he comes off looking like a tough guy, and there is an impression that he's totally dependent on Putin."
On Saturday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel travels to the Russian resort town of Sochi to meet with Medevdev – considered an important diplomatic trip because of Germany's good ties with Russia.
Diplomats and foreign-policy experts say that history may record 8-8-08 as the beginning of consequential changes in the global system, which Moscow suggests has been compromised by the US-led war in Iraq and NATO intervention in Kosovo. It may prefigure a "tri-polar" world, with the US, Russia, and China as heavyweights. Russian tanks and China's Olympic "coming-out party" offer the relevant symbols.
For the West, the implications are still being tabulated, and "a lot of work is being done on this," says one Western diplomat. "This moment could well mark the end of an era in Europe during which realpolitik and spheres of influence were supposed to be replaced by new cooperative norms and a country's right to choose its own path," argued former Clinton administration officials for Europe, Richard Holbrooke and Ronald Asmus, in a German Marshall Fund statement. "While no one wants a return to Cold War-style confrontation, Moscow's behavior poses a direct challenge to European and international order."
Fyodor Lukyanov, editor of Russia in Global Affairs in Moscow, agrees Russia's position has changed. But he finds a different meaning: "A Russia that has the means of force and is ready to use it spells a whole new situation," he says. "All neighboring countries will have to take this into account.... Much depends on how Russia behaves.... If it tries to dictate terms, that will have a very negative effect. But my impression is that Russia was quite restrained, and carefully calculated each move.... It seems likely that NATO will be paralyzed...."
Moscow will face downsides, to be sure. Europe and the US are refocusing on ways to censure or isolate Russia.
On Wednesday, President Bush, who is dispatching Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to France and then to Tbilisi, stated that the US would begin a "vigorous and ongoing" humanitarian mission to Georgia. He said he expected Russia to "meet its commitment to cease all military activities in Georgia," as well as to withdraw all forces that entered the country in recent days.
Economic sanctions are not being considered seriously; the UN will not act, given Russia's veto on the Security Council. But eastern Europe – the leaders of the Baltic states, Poland, and Ukraine visited Tbilisi this week in support – are searching for punitive measures.
Western states concerned about the thwarting of democratic reforms in Eurasia are discussing methods to isolate Moscow. One idea is to cancel or ban the 2014 Winter Olympics in nearby Sochi. Another, mentioned by diplomats and by Svante Cornell, a Caucusus expert, in the New York Times, is to drop or suspend Russia's membership in the Group of Eight (G-8) nations. G-8 status is based on ideals of international norms like transparency, consensus, negotiation, diplomats say. Other ideas include quickly granting NATO status to Macedonia – as a strong signal to Moscow.


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The structure is in the immediate vicinity of the Vatican, well served by public transportation, like bus and subway, which bind to the major attractions including the Vatican Museums, Vatican City and Piazza di Spagna in the heart of Rome. Along the old-Aurelia, you will find the park of Villa Doria Pamphili, one of the most extensive in Rome, a green lung, which borders the districts of Monte Verde and Trastévere, in which internal, the Romans love, engaging in Jogging and Relax.
The hotel is easily accessible by car from anywhere in the Beltway (GRA ring road) exit Aurelia. Always straight ahead. By train: The hotel is located 40 minutes from Roma Termini railway station. By Plane: Roma Fiumicino Airport is linked to the city by highway or by a local train service, called Leonardo Express, leaving to Termini Station every 30 minutes. The Roma Ciampino airport is just a few stops by Bus to Anagnina station, Terminal of Subway Line A in Rome. The ride to Termini takes approx. 20 minutes.


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Selected Issues in Family-Based Immigration
Co-Sponsored by
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)
Catholic Charities of Dallas, Immigration and Legal Services Program
April 3-4, 2012
8:45 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. – Day One
8:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. – Day Two
Catholic Charities of Dallas
1st Floor Conference Room
9461 LBJ Freeway (Hwy 635)
Dallas, TX
214-634-7182 ext. 228
$235 per person from CLINIC affiliate programs; $705 cap ($50 materials fee for each additional staff from the same office location)
$260 per person for other non-profit agency staff; $780 cap
($50 materials fee per person for more than 3 attendees from the same office site)
$390 per person for private attorneys and staff
Continental breakfast included. Lunch is on your own.
This two-day training provides in-depth coverage of selected topics in family-based immigration, including establishing qualifying parent/child relationships; issues relating to derivative beneficiaries; potential concerns for family-based petitioners; conditional residency updates; remedies for widows and other surviving relatives; updates on affidavits of support and inadmissibility based on immigration violations; adjustment of status eligibility; CSPA developments; planning for stateside pre-adjudication of waivers; and tips for filing successful waivers. The trainers for this program are CLINIC attorneys Susan Schreiber and Charles Wheeler and other local speakers. An application for Texas CLE credit is pending, including an hour of ethics credit.
The training is for the staff of Catholic Charities and other community-based organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status, and attorneys and legal staff of private law offices. If you are registering as staff of a community-based organization, you must fax a copy of you IRS 501(c)(3) letter designating your agency as a nonprofit entity to CLINIC at 202-635-2649 to the attention of Andres Abella. Your registration will be confirmed upon receipt of this letter. If you are an attorney, please include your state bar number. Payment is by credit card only.
Training Level: Note that this is not an introductory training and is not geared to new practitioners. Please review the agenda before registering; the training is conducted at a level that assumes participants have a basic understanding of family-based immigration law and procedure.
Space is limited to 40 participants. The deadline for registration is March 28 or sooner if registration is filled. For registration information email Andres Abella at email@example.com.
For the agenda and additional information, click here.
Hotel Reservations: A block of rooms is being held at the Holiday Inn Express Hotels and Suites, located at 9089 Vantage Point Drive, about a mile from the training site. The room rate is $79.00 per night single or double occupancy, plus tax. To make a reservation, contact the hotel by March 23 at 972-889-9972 and ask for the group block under CLINIC. The hotel offers free shuttle service from the Love Field airport (if requested with 24 hours advance notice), and will also provide shuttle service to and from the training site.
Training Location and Parking: Catholic Charities of Dallas is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of LBJ Freeway (Hwy 635) and Abrams Road. The office is in the Northcreek Place office park, across the parking lot from the Chase Bank building. Free parking is available anywhere in the office complex parking lot.
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New Providence Community Comes Together for 4-Year-Old Brooke Healey
Saturday, January 26, 2013 • 11:55am
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Four-year-old Brooke Healey, daughter of New Providence High School graduates Steve and Stefanie Healey, and granddaughter of Al Elefante, founder of Elefante Music & School for the Performing Arts in New Providence, needs our help.
Brooke has been diagnosed with a brain tumor called a Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Giloma (DIPG). This has been confirmed with a CT scan as well as an MR scan by 6 different neuro oncologists and 7 different pediatric neuro surgeons. The DIPG itself has a 98% fatality rate. The DIPG is in the pons sack, which is located at the brain stem and controls all vital organs and even consciousness. In every attempt to operate and remove all or part of the tumor, there has been 0% that have survived the surgery. While radiation will help alleviate Brooke's discomfort on a short-term basis, survival past 12 to 14 months is uncommon.
On Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, Dr. Mark M. Souweidane at Cornell Medical Center performed a biopsy on the tumor, a dangerous procedure under any circumstance, to determine the grade of the tumor. In a journal on Caring Bridge that the family is updating regarding Brooke's ordeal, Steve Healy wrote, "It was a tough enough decision to go ahead with the surgery against the advice of many doctors and with the advice of doctors we had the most faith in. But to carry out the decision was pure torture. Not knowing if my baby would ever walk again or have some other kind of ailment or even worse because of our decision to move forward was the most gut wrenching experience I have fathomed in my life."
After the biopsy on Friday, Steve Healey wrote, "If we want a miracle, one would certainly be this diagnosis from this biopsy come back as something other than a high grade Glioma. I hope their (sic) is not a lull in the prayers and support over the next few days. That would truly be a miracle. If that is not possible, our next miracle request would be that we beat this thing head on. We have some plans in place to start a path of treatment whatever the outcome. It would be a MUCH easier road if it were not a high grade Glioma."
He continued, "Anyway, we have a long road ahead and need you guys to continue to rally behind us. We should have results in the next 3-4 days."
"THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, for all your support and prayers. It really helps......but keep it coming!" Steve concluded.
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PEN World Voices Gala: Tony Kushner, Edward Albee and More
Watch Tony Kushner salute Edward Albee, Albee talk to himself, and the family of Turkish activist Ragip Zarakolu accept his prize at the PEN gala.
Tony Kushner Salutes Edward Albee
Edward Albee Talks With Edward Albee
Ragip Zarakolu's Children Speak
The Turkish human-rights activist and publisher of politically controversial books, who was just released from prison, was not on hand to accept the prize, but his son and daughter did with a message from him.
Serkalem Fasil's Acceptance Speech
The wife of Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega, who has repeatedly challenged the government and is awaiting trial on terrorism charges, was there to accept the prize for her husband. Ms. Fasil was herself in prison for many years for her activism.


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Here Are America's Top Party Schools
When looking at the Princeton Review's annual college rankings, no one (cool) cares about academic ratings or student to faculty ratios, or any of those silly stats. No, all those people care about is which schools have the most kicking ragers in the whole country. Here they are.
Not surprisingly, the top 10 is made up of large state schools, because people don't really go to those colleges for academics. They go there to learn how to do keg stands and meet their future husbands and have a wild time before settling down in the suburb that they first came from in the first place. Why bother actually learning physics when you're just going to be adjusting claims at some shitty insurance company in the end?
This year, Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, captured the top prize. This is the school's 12th appearance on the list, but the first time at number one. What an accomplishment! It's like they finally found the one convenience store near campus that sell them beer underage. Last year's party champs, University of Georgia, is now number two, followed by the University of Mississippi, University of Iowa, and UC Santa Barbara.
The top private institution to crack the list was Cornell. Haha. Just kidding. Those "douchebags" didn't make the list at all. It's really Syracuse, which came in No. 12. The most sober university in the country is Brigham Young University, which was also on the top of the Schools With the Most Blonds That Won't Sleep With You list. Also not on the partying list was Chet Haze's party central Northwestern University. Try harder next time, guys.


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About UW EE
Welcome to the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington. Here at UW EE, we strive for excellence in education through cutting edge research. By closely integrating the requisites of EE with emerging interdisciplinary areas, we provide a stellar program that fully prepares students to enter the workforce and address today's most pressing issues. Our academic program offers the full range of degree options including a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science (both day-time and evening degree program options), PhD degrees as well as various certificate programs. We currently have 470 majors in the Undergraduate Program, 260 in the Graduate Program, and 100 in the Professional Masters Program.
The research conducted at UW EE is nothing short of world class, as we are engaged in today's most relevant topics. Given the diversity and interdisciplinary expertise amongst our faculty and students, the department pursues a wide variety of research topics in areas such as: Advanced Energy Technologies, Speech-Based and Haptic Human-Computer Interfaces, Distributed and 'Smart' Sensor Design, Streaming and Broadcast Multimedia, Electromagnetics and Remote Sensing, Systems-on-a-chip Design and Testing, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Signal Processing and Compression, Mechatronics and Genome Automation, Advanced Wireless Networks and Communications, Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), Nanotechnology. Externally funded research has grown from $5.0 million during the 1998-1999 fiscal year to a high of $22.6 million in fiscal year 2001-2002. Over the last four fiscal years, external funding has averaged $15 million per annum.
UW EE has an excellent group of faculty, and they are well renowned for their significant contributions within the field. Many have been honored with prestigious awards which include 26 IEEE members, 3 PECASE award winners, 11 Young Investigator award winners, and 14 NSF CAREER winners. The department currently has 52 total faculty on staff.
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ANOTHER Major Bank Outage Leaves Customers Stranded
It keeps happening to NAB customer, it appears.
Australia's fourth biggest bank has been hit by its third systems outage in a week, with customers unable to access internet and mobile banking.
The lender, whose ATMs, payments and online and mobile banking services have suffered across two similar incidents, issued yet another apology on Twitter.
"We seem to be having some issues this morning — really sorry everyone, we'll have an update soon."
Customers have been left to vent their frustration on social media following the break-down.
What is going in with @NAB- u guys are as incompetent as @Telstra. Get it together quickly!! #fail— DJ Dinny (@Dinny30) October 11, 2016
@NAB embarrassing for NAB 2 have these issues day after freakin day 😖 inconvenient 2 customers & placing people in awkward situations 😖— amjulie (@amphoenixmoon) October 11, 2016
It's not great news for customers who are with the bank, who are trying to get Justin Bieber tickets, either, with the bank being down for both days of pre-sale through fan club and touring codes.
It is not clear when the systems will be available again.


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This just in...
Found via Commute by Bike.
Link to original article in San Jose Journal.
Does this mean that a new GM SUV will come with a mountain bike and rack as options? How about a Chevy Impala SS with a road racer on top! Not that I can afford it, but what about the Cadillacs used by Rock Racing? If I read their website correctly, Rock Racing is on DeRosa's. I wonder if there's any problem with that.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is another effort to 'green up' their image.
More on this as it develops.....
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Tech Astrophysicist Spearheads Federal Funding Effort
SOCORRO, N.M. June 10, 2009 – New Mexico Tech astrophysicist Dr. Michelle Creech-Eakman is leading the effort to secure federal funding priority for all astronomical interferometers for at least the next 10 years.
Creech-Eakman is the co-author of a discipline-wide paper in the June 2009 edition of Physics Today, which bolsters the interferometry community's case for increased funding in coming years. She is also the spokesperson for the U.S. Interferometric Consortium, presenting the argument for funding June 9 in Pasadena, Calif.
Dr. Michelle Creech-Eakman shows off a model of the telescope mounts that will be used at the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer. Photo by Thomas Guengerich
Astronomers and astrophysicists have voluntarily participated in a formal self-assessment every 10 years known as the "Decadal Process" for the past several decades.
As committee chair and spokesperson, Creech-Eakman represented all interferometers to a panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences, the organization that prioritizes, approves and blesses the various decadal reports. Once approved, the report is forwarded to Congress and national funding agencies, such as NSF, NASA and DoE as the Academy's official scientific priorities for funding.
Creech-Eakman is the project scientist for Tech's soon-to-be operational Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer, which will eventually include 10 optical telescopes. The facility is scheduled to take delivery of the first telescope in the spring of 2010 and be fully operational with the first six telescopes in 2013.
As an active member of the U.S. Interferometric Consortium, Creech-Eakman was appointed to lead a committee that will generate a detailed report on the needs of the interferometer community, which includes six facilities in the United States.
The paper in Physics Today is not officially related to the decadal review process, but the timing couldn't be better.
"We won't deny that we were very lucky in the timing of this publication," she said. "It wasn't meant explicitly to fit in with the decadal process. This paper was meant to raise the profile of what's going on in the interferometry community as scientists consider our priorities within astronomy over the next 10 years."
For the decadal process, the interferometry working group submitted nine white papers enumerating the discipline's direction and needs over the next 10 years. The science-wide papers relate to topics in ground-based interferometry, technological advances and astronomy program.
"We've been trying to anticipate what the decadal survey people might ask," Creech-Eakman said. "This is the process that gives astronomers legitimacy in seeking federal funding."
Creech-Eakman presented the committee's case to a panel of Academy experts on Tuesday, June 9, in Pasadena. In short, June 2009 is a critical time for optical interferometry funding in the United States.
In addition to promoting the role of interferometry in the future of astronomy, Creech-Eakman presented to the Decadal Program's prioritization panel a new initiative to make interferometer observatories open to amateur astronomers. The project, titled Milliarcsecond Optical/Infrared Science: Access to Interferometry for the Community, aims to secure funding to pay for observatory operations time. Known by its acronym MOISAIC, the initiative would provide wider access and help U.S. interferometers stay open, Creech-Eakman said.
"We hope to set up a mechanism to let anyone with basic astronomy skills get access and provide support in training them how to use the facilities and how to reduce and interpret data," Creech-Eakman said. "This would help grow the community of people who use these facilities for their science. In exchange, we hope to get operational funding to keep our doors open."
The proposal recommends a mechanism through which the National Science Foundation can fund observatory time that is open to the scientific public. Observatories would issue a call for proposals, then determine in a peer-reviewed fashion who would receive this NSF-funded observatory time.
"We're not nationalizing our facilities, but we're trying to open ourselves up in a national sense," she said. "For a long time, interferometry was considered a niche technique. We think it's becoming more regular, more common science. It's becoming a mainstay in astronomical work."
In Physics Today, she wrote that interferometry is shedding light (pun intended) on many areas of stellar astrophysics that are not readily visible to single-mirror observatories. Interferometry also shows great promise in extragalactic astrophysics as interferometers come online with increasing sensitivity. As just a few examples, interferometric observatories are able to view spots on stars other than the Sun; stars rotating so fast they become oblate and dark at the equator; systems of multiple stars caught in their mutual gravitation field; young stars in the process of creating planetary systems; and giant stars close to the end of their lives.
Interferometric imaging was pioneered in the radio wavelengths at installations like the Very Large Array, which opened in the early 1980s. Optical interferometry has taken longer to blossom because of the technological challenges in combining optical and infrared light from multiple telescopes. For the Magdalena Ridge Observatory, scientists are designing, building and programming an extraordinarily complex beam combining instrument and a series of delay lines in a 200-yard-long building.
"Optical interferometers are complex machines containing many optical elements," Creech-Eakman and her co-authors wrote in Physics Today. "Instrumentalists are constantly looking for ways to reduce that complexity, increase the number of photons being collected, and examine fainter, more distant targets. Combining many beams using bulk optics requires dozens of optical components, each with a concomitant light loss, over large areas of optical table space."
The potential for scientific advances through optical interferometry are growing as the technology and instrumentation evolves. However, funding for the arrays is crucial for keeping the science progressing.
The Physics Today article does not mention any interferometer facility by name, but the Magdalena Ridge Observatory is clearly referenced:
"Facilities employing new methods to improve sensitivity, possibly by a factor of 100, are now nearing completion and are expected to see first light within the next two years." New Mexico Tech scientists are hesitant to say so publicly, but the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer will be the most advanced, highest-resolution optical telescope in the world. When it becomes fully operational with all 10 telescopes – hopefully by 2015 – the facility will produce images 100s of times clearer than the Hubble Space Telescope.
In her USIC white paper, Creech-Eakman wrote that, "The MROI has been designed to deliver a much higher sensitivity through the use of a highly-efficient optical train (mostly in vacuum) and an ambitious error budget for the overall system wavefront errors. Should this be realized, this would be a very significant step in expanding the scientific capabilities of ground-based instruments."
The MROI's "highly-efficient optical train" refers to the fact that the telescopes have only three mirrors directing light to the single-pass delay lines. The developers have minimized the reflections – thus preserving more photos and generating high resolution images of fainter targets.
If the National Academy of Sciences blesses the USIC's presentation as a top national priority early next year, the world's next greatest telescope could be open for anyone with a good idea.
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Quilts in the Barn 2013, organised by Linda of Quilts in the Barn is on again next week - the exhibition is being held from Friday 27th September through to Sunday 29th September, 2013. The exhibition is a fundraiser for breast cancer research.
This year's exhibition is "All About Chintz" and I have just finished quilting a beautiful Chintz Quilt for Linda. Linda's quilt features many beautiful chintz printed fabrics from Den Haan en Wagenmakers. The solid red fabric is also a chintz.
Linda's quilt has been quilted with feathers on the red chintz - I do love a plain fabric with feathers. Simple continuous curves have been quilted on the printed chintzes.
The centre ..
I am certainly looking forward to this year's Quilts in the Barn Exhibition - best wishes Linda for what I am sure will be another wonderful exhibition.


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San Diego-based eyewear brand SPY® is partnering with Sun Diego Boardshops for a fun and unique surfing event uniting eight San Diego high school surf teams and their communities to experience an individualistic sport in the same way their classmates do with team sports like baseball, football or basketball. The Sun Diego High School Showdown Presented by SPY will feature The Game™ format—a one-of-a-kind competition where surfers work together for the win, rather than only attaining scores for their individual performance.
"We love to be involved with surfing events like this in our own backyard," says Devon Howard, SPY Marketing Director and '92 grad of University City High School, which has a team competing in the event. "We're really excited about helping offer up The Game™ format for the kids because, like our brand, it's an unusual approach to the normal way of doing things. Also, with onsite presence from The California Surf Museum, the Showdown event educates students about their community's immense surf history and culture—which spans back over nine decades."
The Game™ changes the landscape of competitive surfing's individual approach by providing a fun and entertaining atmosphere for spectators and athletes alike. The only surfing competition that incorporates timeouts, coaches, referees, and an easy to follow scoreboard, The Game™ allows each high school to be represented by a maximum of 12 athletes. Teams are comprised of four starters, two substitutes and six non-active reserves. Like a three-inning baseball game, "heats" have a top and bottom of each period lasting 12 minutes, with a total running time of 90 minutes. Each ride will be scored individually; with top wave scores added together to form the final team tally and determine the winners. Further legitimizing the event, the judging panel is comprised of former and current professional surfers. Along with honoring the winning teams, awards for Most Valuable Player and Most Radical Maneuver will go to standout performers at the end of each game.
SPY is donating $2,000 on behalf of the winning high school surf team to the event's cause—the California Surf Museum, a 501(c)(3) non-profit resource center that showcases historical surf culture memorabilia and surfboards. At the end of the day-long event, Sun Diego will be handing over two $1,000 checks to The Game's winners, rewarding one school per division.
"The California Surf Museum is proud to participate in the event with SPY and Sun Diego," says museum director Julie Cox. "The museum exists to capture and chronicle surfing's art, culture and heritage for the education and enjoyment of future generations. The Showdown is well aligned with our mission and is a great opportunity to engage the youth in San Diego's rich surfing history—something they're now a part of."
The competition kicks-off at 7:00 a.m. on June 2 with Division 1 hitting the water immediately and Division 2 at 8:45 a.m. Finals will commence at 2:45 p.m. with an awards ceremony starting around 6:15 p.m. Prior to the final round, SPY surf athletes like Nate Tyler, Parker Coffin, Alex Gray, Joel Tudor and Ryan Burch will hit the water for an exciting and progressive expression session. Participants will be treated to food and drinks from a local eatery as the day unfolds.
For more information about the Sun Diego High School Showdown Presented by SPY, go to http://www.sundiego.com/static/events/high_school_surf_team_showdown.php. For more information about SPY, log-on at www.spyoptic.com, www.facebook.com/spyoptic, Twitter @spy_optic and @spyoptic on Instagram.
About SPY Inc.: Founded in Carlsbad, CA in 1994, SPY is a unique collaboration of extraordinary athletes, designers, and creative people connected by a common obsession with action sports, music, technology, style, the world around us, and the facilitation of world-class performance and unbridled fun. We make incredible products that go on people's faces, allowing them to see clearer, look cooler, perform better and be more comfortable while doing the things that make them feel most alive. Simply stated, SPY makes function-forward facewear for fast fashion freaks who give a funk about what they wear. Premium sunglasses, Rx glasses, snow and moto goggles… Candy colors, new stuff, old stuff—It's all going to get your head spinning, your mouth watering, and your eyes seeing the world with a whole new reality. Just roll with it, it's much easier that way.
About Sun Diego Boardshops: Sun Diego Boardshops has 10 San Diego County locations, specializing in Southern California active lifestyle and youth culture. We provide the best selection of skate, surf and beach apparel, accessories and equipment for 30 years running. We constantly strive to give our customers a rewarding in-store and on-line experience, and their approval is our highest priority. Sun Diego Boardshops has received numerous awards and accolades over the years including the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association's (SIMA) Women's Retailer of the Year in 2008 and Retailer of the Year in 2005. We have also been voted Best Surf Shop for 9 years running by the San Diego Union Tribune Readers Poll. We're not your standard shopping experience.
About The California Surf Museum: The California Surf Museum serves as an international repository and resource center for the lifestyle sport of surfing through capturing, preserving and chronicling its art, culture and heritage for the education and enjoyment of future generations. The California Surf Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit located at 312 Pier View Way, Oceanside, CA 92054; phone (760) 721-6876 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Please visit the website at surfmuseum.org. Open daily 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. with extended hours Thursdays to 8 p.m.
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NBC's "Fashion Star:" Five reasons why style isn't a good fit for mainstream TV
I wanted to like "Fashion Star," NBC's show about designers sharing their creations and trying to sell them to store buyers who bid on the looks immediately after they're shown on the runway. But the whole thing is so scripted, choreographed and over-produced that it makes me feel sorry for the people creating these garments and even for the garments themselves. A $79 dress isn't worthy of such scrutiny.
The success of such shows as Lifetime's "Project Runway" is that for all the editing to emphasize the competition and cat fights among the designers, at least viewers get to see the creative process.
Cameras hover in the workrooms as designers sketch and drape and come up with ideas; viewers go along as contestants shop for fabric, cut and sew their designs and fit them on models. The audience begins to commiserate as designers scrap one design and come up with another in the 11th hour, or have trouble completing their looks on tight deadlines. You listen when the mentors give thoughtful criticism and the judges share industry insights.
On "Fashion Star," you see little process and a lot of chatter. You have dancers in the background, light shows and music worthy of a Las Vegas production, all for a garment or two from each designer. Too much sizzle, too little steak.
Here are a few more reasons why this show will fade faster than dark denim in hot water.


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FertilityCare Center of Omaha
FertilityCare™ Center Services
Welcome to the FertilityCare™ Center of Omaha!
This center provides professional services to meet the individual needs of our clients. Some couples seek our services to learn the CREIGHTON MODEL FertilityCare™ System in order to achieve pregnancy while others want to learn the system in order to avoid pregnancy. Women often learn the system in order to chart their menstrual cycles for diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic disorders.
After learning to chart according to the CREIGHTON MODEL FertilityCare™ System, the new women's reproductive health science, NaProTECHNOLOGY, can be applied to correct many health problems experienced by women.
Learning the system consists of attending an Introductory Session and individualized follow-up sessions. Scheduled Introductory Sessions are held two or three times a month on Thursday evenings. To schedule an appointment to attend an Introductory Session, contact the FertilityCare™ Center of Omaha at (402) 392-0842, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Individual follow-ups are scheduled based on time needs of clients. Teachers are available daytime hours and select evening hours. To adequately and confidently learn the system, the recommended follow-up schedule is five follow-ups during the first three months and three follow-ups over the next nine months. Fees for the program are as follows:
$35.00 for the Introductory Session
$25.00 for the Personal Fertility Kit
$40.00 per follow-up session
$20.00 for chart review
$45.00 per long-distance follow-up session
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Services are never denied because of inability to pay.
Begin learning the CREIGHTON MODEL FertilityCare™ System today! Upcoming Introductory Sessions are held twice a month by appointment only. Please call 402.392.0842.
FertilityCare™ Center Staff
The FertilityCare™ Center of Omaha is located at the Saint Paul VI Institute in Omaha. There are 10 available teachers and two co-directors, Jeanice Vinduska, BS, CFCE, and Sue Elser, CFCP. All teachers are certified by the American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals or are in the process of certification.
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FertilityCare™ Center of Omaha — Plattsmouth Satellite:
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To locate a CREIGHTON MODEL FertilityCare™ teacher outside the Omaha area, click on www.fertilitycare.org.
Long distance teaching can be done for those individuals in an area not currently served by a CrMS teacher. To inquire about those services, call the FertilityCare™ Center of Omaha at (402) 392-0842.
FertilityCare™ for Young Women Newsletter
The FCCO distributes this dynamic newsletter for college-aged and post-college-aged women. Visit the newsletter's homepage and check out past issues!
I was raised in a small rural community, where I had many opportunities to enjoy and appreciate nature, good food, and neighbors who loved life. Their love of life and respect for each other became the foundation of who I am today. Little did I know how much I would share with my own children. The love of life coincides with what I continue to do, not only with friends, and co-workers, but also what my husband and I believe as a Catholic couple respecting and appreciating our life, fertility and grateful for our family and health care physician.
When my husband and I were married, we chose to stay away from contraceptives. I wasn't comfortable using the birth control pill, which was the normal choice for family planning at the time. There were too many unknowns as what it would do to me, and now I know it can act as an abortifacient. I often wondered what else it would do to me. My parish priest was not taking a strong stance against contraception, but I felt it was wrong for us. By sheer coincidence my OB/GYN recommended we attend a Creighton Model natural family planning class. We wanted to use the system to plan and space our family--five children. One important benefit was the health information that I would be able to track. Creighton Model truly is a health related system. Only Creighton Model Fertility System provides this information, and trained Medical Consultants have the ability to interpret this chart. I feel lucky that I live close to a physician that provides this service.
Twenty-six years ago, we just wanted to use this system to have children, and later space our family. Little did we know all the blessings we would receive. Not only were we able to use Creighton Model to achieve and avoid pregnancy, we grew as a couple spiritually, physically, intellectually, communicatively, and emotionally. We are more in love now, than the day we married. I don't know that I could say that if we had chosen the contraceptive route. Creighton Model fosters these areas. I must say that the spiritual level is probably what has increased the most.
Now we are able to share another level of our gifts with our children, because they know that our marriage, family, and my health care is a direct result of the successful use of the Creighton Model System. My daughter who just recently married told her new husband stated, "I want to have a marriage like my mom and dad." They have the tools to do so, because they now use the Creighton Model System.
This is the best choice we have ever made in our married life.
I only wish more people were required to learn about their fertility the way Saint Paul VI Institute and the Creighton Model Fertility Care System teaches you about fertility. At 28 years old, what more can they tell me? I started taking the pill when I was in high school to deal with my heavy periods and cramping, I continued on it because I didn't want to get pregnant. I then moved on to being lazy enough to require putting in Norplant because I didn't want to have a pill every day. I experienced an almost constant bleeding which then required me to take a pill every day to stop the bleeding. This experience that finally caused me to say, "I don't want to put those drugs in my body any more!" A lucky realization and I was about to become even luckier.
As part of our marriage preparation we were required to attend a session that discusses Natural Family Planning. My conversion to Catholicism, strong faith of my fiancée and my newfound health convictions required NFP too. Our Church had a local Fertility Care Practitioner and we attended our Introductory Session and witnessed all that we did NOT know. Sure, we heard conception was a miracle, but who knew that science backed that up. We both learned a lot and even today I think if I had known the Anatomy and Physiology perspective of my fertility at 14, would I have made different choices? CrMS taught me to appreciate my fertility, verses treating it and feeling as if it were a burden. To appreciate the ability to achieve a pregnancy instead of taking it for granted. If I only knew then, what I know now.
When you tell people you are going to have multiples, you get all kinds of feedback, good and bad. One of the most pervasive is that they are going to be premature. When Dr. Hilgers finds out you are going to have twins he tells you that you are going to have them at 37 weeks. Armed with our packet of information we had several months with no issues and then at about 5 months I started having contractions. In a methodical and step by step process we started down the path to making it to 37 weeks. A few prescriptions, lots of needle pokes, a few months of some intravenous antibiotics and learning to listen to my body and rest when I needed to and we made it. I worked up until 2 weeks before the twins were born. I was never on weeks of bed rest and remained active thanks to the learning I received through my pregnancy literature on preventing pre-term birth from Dr. Hilgers office.
When we toured the hospital a few days before the birth, the first place we were taken was to the NICU and told that most twins spend a few days to a few weeks in their care at an estimated cost of $2,000 per day per child. The nurse asked how far along I was and I said 37 weeks, she said we could skip that part. Indeed, we did and Baby A arrived at 5 lbs. 15 oz. and Baby B was 7 lbs. 10 oz. Implementing NaproTechnology into our prenatal care wasn't covered by insurance and the cost was less than what it would cost just for one child to spend one day in NICU. The cost was nothing when we think about the benefits our children received. You can't put a price on the difference carrying the twins full term made in their lives. This is just one of the ways that CREIGHTON MODEL FertilityCare System and NaProTECHNOLOGY has been a blessing to our family, my health and our marriage.
If you have a success story that you would like to share, please email to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Indian Sabzi Recipes
Indian Sabzi Recipe: Spicy Butternut Squash
Spicy butternut squash sabzi is an Indian vegetable dish made with cumin seeds, fennel seeds, ground coriander, turmeric, fenugreek, sweet and sour ingredients (mango powder, lemon juice and sugar), butternut squash and its skin. I know what you're wondering. Yes, butternut squash skin is edible; it's just a matter of taste. I discovered this while learning to cook Indian food with Baji, my husband Lulu's late grandmother. If the skin is cooked long enough with a generous amount of water, it becomes soft and tender. The skin also helps prevent the squash from falling apart and turning all mushy.
Butternut squash sabzi is traditionally served with puri (fried flat bread). Baji tried teaching me how to make puri and all sorts of Indian flat bread, which I always failed at miserably. I find kneading and folding the dough very tricky, so usually I ask Lulu's aunt, Sheerin Auntie to make them for us. She was over recently so we got to enjoy a nice meal of puri and sabzi. Everyone should have their own Sheerin Auntie!
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