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"If it's not broken, don't try to fix it."
That seemed to be the theme for the townspeople who attended a public hearing at the Acton Town Hall on Thursday, Feb. 21, to discuss a referendum that seeks to eliminate the town's two elected road commissioners and replace them with a public works superintendent appointed by selectmen.
More than 20 residents attended the hearing and spoke in opposition to the proposal, which voters will settle during the election at the town hall on Tuesday, March 5. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. that day.
No one spoke in favor. Residents claimed to be more than satisfied with the present system of two elected road commissioners. Former selectman Robert T. Gore suggested that the current selectmen should have appointed a committee to investigate whether a change was needed or not, rather that going directly for a vote.
The question to be settled on Tuesday specifically reads, "Shall the Town vote to change its Road Commissioner function from two elected Road Commissioner positions to one appointed Road Commissioner/Public Works Superintendent position, to be appointed by the Board of Selectmen and having a term of three years with said change to be phased in as follows: the newly appointed Road Commissioner/Public Works Superintendent shall oversee the Northern part of Town effective upon the 2013 annual town meeting and shall oversee the entire Town effective upon the 2015 annual town meeting, when the term of the elected Road Commissioner for the Southern part of Town expires, or immediately, in the event that the office becomes vacant before the expiration of said term?"
Dpety Dan Shaw will host a public forum at the Acton Town Hall on H Road on Thursday, March 7, for anyone who wishes to share their concerns, offer feedback or introduce themselves.
The forum will be held from 6 to 7 p.m.
The Acton-Shapleigh Lions Club will serve its monthly breakfast buffet at the Acton Town Hall this Saturday, March 2, from 8 to 10 a.m. Scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausages, baked beans, orange juice, toast and coffee will be on the all-you-can-eat menu for just $5.
A Boat Safety Training Program will be held at the Acton Town Hall on April 20 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The class costs $5. To register or request more information, call Bob Anderson at 477-8588.
New books at the Acton Public Library include Al Roker's "Never Goin' Back," Ayana Mathis' "The Twelve Tribes of Hattie," Preston & Child's "Two Graves," Mitch Albon's "The Time Keeper," Eben Alexander's "Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife," Brad Wilson's "Do More, Spend Less," Garth Stein's "The Art of Racing in the Rain," Glenn Beck's "Agenda 21," Iris Johansen's "Sleep No More," Greg Gutfeld's "Bible of Unspeakable Truths" and Donn Fendler's "Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness."
The Acton OWLS (Older Wiser Liberated Seniors) will hold their luncheon meeting on Wednesday, March 13, at noon at the Acton Town Hall. Chicken fricassee is on the menu. All seniors are welcome to attend.
Longtime residents were greatly saddened by the news that Eva Meyer Morrill, of Hopper Road, has passed away at the age of 81.
Eva was born in Massachusetts, but her family moved to Acton when she was a child, so she grew up and spent most of her life here. She was known for her beautiful blond hair, her singing voice, her good cooking and her wonderful truck garden.

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Offset Your Travel Footprint with Green Investments
If you travel a lot but try to lead a green lifestyle, you may be worried about the environmental damage from all those plane trips you take. Granted, newer airports do their part to reduce their footprint, by using shorter runways to shrink fuel consumption, and installing soaring expanses of windows that are open to views of air activity, which take advantage of solar power, and reduce need for artificial lighting. But what can you do?
One solution is to indirectly offset your travel-induced environmental damage by supporting efforts that are good for the environment. For example, you can plant a tree, or build a wind turbine, all without getting your hands dirty. Carbon offsetting Web sites such as NativeEnergy help you calculate your travel impact, apply a cost, and offer an opportunity to donate that money to an effort that counters the damage — rainforest protection or alternative energy research, for example.
How can you be sure that the fund is legitimate? Some resources such as the Environmental Defense Fund research and identify projects they consider worthy. Or, instead of donating through a carbon calculating Web site, you can keep your money local and contribute to a cause you're close to, such as a community tree-planting organization.
It may be impossible — or undesirable — to avoid travel, but carbon-offsetting can help make your next experience less of a guilt trip.


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Whatever the occasion, makeup can enhance or destroy your look. If you get it right, the overall look can be amazing; Makeup Artist African American in Johannesburg get it wrong and it all looks like an artificial mess. For a bride to be all these considerations are multiplied in importance so as to look as beautiful as possible on the big day.
One of the major mistakes brides tend to make is to wear no or very little makeup. Even if a bride is lucky enough to have a gorgeous natural look, Bridal Makeup Artist it would still make sense to wear a little. There will likely be no other day when you will be photographed more than your wedding day, and covering up slight blemishes will help you treasure those photos the rest of your life.
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Eyes – the windows of the soul. Eyes give your face energy and individuality and do not have to be a certain size or shape to be considered pretty -all eyes have their own unique beauty. When makeup is applied to look natural it will bring out the eye's true color and enhance the eye's beauty. When you feel good about your makeup you will be more confident and will have one less thing to worry about.
A subtle application of eyeliner, shadows and mascara work together to create magic and make your eyes look their best.
Eye Shadow
Eye shadow is meant to highlight and define the eyes. Eye shadow is used to create depth to bring out the beauty of the eyes. A dark color used on the lid will make the eye appear smaller, while a lighter color will make it appear larger. That is what eye shadow is about - creating illusions. These are the basic techniques for the following eye shapes:
Small eyes: Don't use too much shadow or liner – it will make you eyes look smaller. Apply a light color on eyelid, use a darker color in the crease and use a highlighter under the brow.
Large eyes: Wear darker shadow on the lid and extend it to the crease. Use a flat color under the brow to highlight.
Deep-set eyes: Use light colors on the eyelid and under the brow. Use a medium color in the crease. Emphasize the outer corners with shadow.
Wide-set eyes: Use darker colors on the inner corners of the eye.
Hooded eyes: Apply light colors on the lid. Use darker colors from the center of the eyelid to the outer corners and blend.
Round eyes: Make round eyes longer by using color all around and extending toward the outer corners.
Oriental eyes: Apply highlighter under the brow. Use light shadow on the inner half of the lid and a darker color on the outer half.
Light colors cause the eyes to open, dark colors will cause the eyes to recede
If you have very light skin avoid dark shades
Be careful with shimmer – they will bring attention to imperfections and wrinkles.
The eye area is the first to show age don't tug on the skin.
Eyeliners are meant to define the eyes so they should do just that; not be the focal point of your makeup. Eyeliners come in various colors and forms liquid, pencil etc. Keep the eyeliner natural. Pencils are available in many colors (for the best look stick to black or brown ) and can be sharpened for a fine line. For a smudged effect use a sponge tip shadow applicator or an eye shadow brush. When your pencils are too soft refrigerate them. When they are too hard soften them by holding them between your fingers.
To line the eye, start on the lower lid, just beneath the lashes. When you are finished always smudge the line with your sponge. Stay as close to the lash line as possible. On the upper lid, draw a line form the inner corner to the outer corner, thickening the line toward the outer corner. After the age of 40 keep the line in between the lashes.
Mascara and the creation of beautiful lashes:
Mascara frames your eyes and can make your face come alive. Mascara softly accentuates the eye while thickening and darkening the lashes; it is the finishing touch for eyes. There are several different types to choose from, thickening, and waterproof to smudge proof. Waterproof will need a special remover and smudge proof will wash off easily. It is not a good idea to wear waterproof mascara for extended periods of time since it has a tendency to dry the lashes.
Select a shade of mascara that complements your coloring. Dark shades on pale eyes with brown lashes will darken them and will look harsh. Stay away from blues and other colors since they will ruin your look.
Lashes that are hard to curl may need the help of an eyelash curler. Curl your lashes before you apply mascara – hold for ten to twenty seconds.
To apply mascara look straight into your mirror with your chin slightly lifted so you can see your lashes. Insert the wand only once and twist, don't pump. Pumping can break the brush bristles and distribute the mascara unevenly and will dry out the mascara faster. Start by rolling the wand from root to tip in an upward motion. Reinsert the brush and apply again. If your eyelashes are thick and long they may clunk together. If this happens let them dry and then separate them with the corner of an eyebrow brush.
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This tutorial will guide you through a few different ways to pass information between WinForms.
This tutorial will NOT show you how to directly read, or change, the content of a TextBox (or any other Control) on another Form. This breaks the principle of Separation of Concerns, or encapsulation. Each form should, as far as possible, be able to function independently. They should not be reliant upon, or even know too much about, any other form.
- Using Modal (Dialog) Forms
- Using a Public Property of a Form
- Passing Data Using a Constructor
- Subscribing to FormClosing and FormClosed Events
- Raising, and Listening for, an Event
- Sharing Data - INotifyPropertyChanged
This is an introduction to this subject and is suitable for some straight-forward form-interaction. I do not discuss Data Binding or make any attempt to synchronise forms. I also use VB.NET's Simplified Event Model.
Using Modal (Dialog) Forms
This is the simplest approach. Rather than using Show() to open another form, using ShowDialog() will open the form modally. The form will behave like a MessageBox. It will wait for you to respond to, and close, this form before returning to your main form. We can obtain a value from this modal-form, safe in the knowledge that the form has been closed (and so the value we have obtained will not be changed).
Do stuff..
Create a WinForm application and rename the initial (main) form to frmMain by right-clicking Form1.vb in the Solution Explorer. Press Yes in response to the message-prompt: this will change references to this name throughout your Project. Add a Button to this form and name it btnBoldModal. It is the top-left button in the first screenshot above. Add a TextBox named txtFirstName.
Create a second form - you can choose the Project menu, Add Windows Form... Rename it from the Solution Explorer to frmBoldModal. Add a Label (I called it lblConfirmation) with the Text 'Make FirstName Bold?'.
Add three Buttons to this form: btnYes, btnNo, btnCancel. Change the DialogResult property of these buttons to Yes, No and Cancel respectively.
The DialogResult property means that when we show this form modally (ShowDialog) pressing, for example, the Yes button will return the value Yes to our main form. (There are other values for this property that you can select from the list that appeared.)
Add the following code to the Click event of the Button on the main form.
Private Sub btnBoldModal_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnBoldModal.Click Dim dialog As frmBoldModal dialog = New frmBoldModal() Dim result As DialogResult = dialog.ShowDialog(Me) '(Me) states that this, the main form, is the owner of the dialog If result = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Yes Then txtFirstName.Font = New Font(txtFirstName.Font, FontStyle.Bold) ElseIf result = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.No Then txtFirstName.Font = New Font(txtFirstName.Font, FontStyle.Regular) End If End Sub
You can now run this application. Pressing Yes or No on the second form will toggle bold-text for the first-name. Cancel doesn't change anything, it just closes the form.
There is no code in the second form. In particular, we did not need to add Me.Close() to any of the three buttons. The fact that the form is opened modally, and these buttons have their DialogResult set, means that clicking any of the buttons will automatically close the form, and return the corresponding value - the Button's DialogResult.
Notice that dialog was declared as a local variable. Because the form is opened modally, it will not persist any longer than it takes you to click one of the buttons, so there is no point in making dialog a form-level reference.
For this second example we want the form to behave more like an InputBox, returning some text that we enter into the form. We will achieve this using a Public Property of the form. (Definitely NOT by attempting to read the TextBox.Text directly! cf separation of concerns)
Do stuff..
To the main form add a Button (btnNoteModal), TextBox (txtLastName - which will be used later) and Label (lblNote). This is the second row in the first screenshot.
Create another form named frmNoteModal. Add a TextBox (txtNote) and two Buttons. Set their DialogResult properties to Yes and No respectively. I've set their Text properties to Yes and No as well, but you can use whatever Text you want (within reason).
Add the following code to the form frmNoteModal. Hint: Type just 'Property' and press Tab twice (quickly) and VS will generate the code-stub, or snippet, for you. Pressing Tab will then navigate you to fill in the specifics for the Property.
Public Class frmNoteModal Public Property Note As String Get Return txtNote.Text End Get Set(value As String) End Set End Property End Class
This Public Property will be available to us from the main form. It returns the Text of the TextBox without us having to refer to the TextBox directly, or even to worry about where this value came from. This is the dream!
The Set is empty. We don't need it. However, I've left it in-place as otherwise we would need to change the Property declaration to be ReadOnly. If you wish to do this then just delete the Set construct; VS will mark the word Note and you can point, and click at, this word and VS will offer to insert the ReadOnly specifier for you.
In the main form add the following code to btnNoteModal.
Private Sub btnNoteModal_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnNoteModal.Click Dim dialog As frmNoteModal dialog = New frmNoteModal() Dim result As DialogResult = dialog.ShowDialog(Me) If result = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Yes Then lblNote.Text = dialog.Note End If End Sub
dialog.Note is the key thing here. This is reading the (public) property of the dialog-form. Notice that we are able to read this, and other, properties of the form even though it is closed. The form is kept in scope during the current procedure (as long as we hold a reference to it).
Using a Public Property of a Form
The purpose of the following is to pass an object to another form. The object (a Person-instance) is passed using a Public Property of the second (child) form. The Person is shared between the two forms. That is, both forms hold a reference to the same Person-instance, and both can modify the state of this instance. This is a common approach but, obviously, has implications. This is discussed further in the (optional) section Sharing Data - INotifyPropertyChanged.
It doesn't have to be a complex object. You could just supply a variable, or variables, using Public Properties. See the previous example.
Add the following Person Class to your Project.
(This Class demonstrates three different ways to define Properties.)
Create a new form named frmChildProperty. Add a Button to the main form named btnShowChildProperty.
Modify the code of the main form to include the following.
I haven't added any Controls to frmChildProperty, just the following code.
Reminder: The purpose of this example is simply to pass an object to a form. The MessageBox confirms that the object was successfully received.
Passing Data Using a Constructor
Forms have a default constructor which accepts no arguments. We can simply create another constructor (New) that does take an argument, or arguments. The new form can use and store these values, perhaps as public properties.
Do stuff..
Add a new Button to the main form (btnConstructor). Create a new Form (frmConstructor) with a Button (btnConfirm).
New code for the main form:
Private frmCon As frmConstructor Private Sub btnConstructor_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnConstructor.Click frmCon = New frmConstructor("Willy", "Wombat") frmCon.Show() End Sub
Code for frmConstructor:
Now that we have defined a constructor that takes arguments we can no longer use the default (nullary) constructor New(). If you wish to be able to do this as well then implement this constructor in your code.
This approach takes care of passing data to the other form. You can combine this with the other approaches discussed in this tutorial. You can read a public property of the form, perhaps when the form is closed, or you can create, and subscribe to, a custom event of the form.
Subscribing to FormClosing and FormClosed Events
As we shall soon see, subscribing to - listening for - the FormClosing or FormClosed events of another form is quite straight-forward. We need to include the WithEvents keyword when declaring the form-variable, which must be declared at the Class or Module level. This confirms that we wish to receive events raised by the object using the Handles keyword.
The main difference between FormClosing and FormClosed is that it is possible to Cancel the Closing event, preventing the form from closing. However, this is not relevant as we will not, and should not, attempt to prevent the closing of another form. The form itself (and the user) should remain responsible for this decision.
Subscribing to these events is fine, but how useful is it? If the second form is working completely independently of the first, then we may not need to know when it closes. One circumstance might be that when we open the second form we also tile both forms. When the second form closes we can detect this and perhaps maximize the first form.
More often, we need to be aware of whether the second form achieved its objective. A simple way to do this is to refer to a Boolean, Public Property of the second form. Compare this to a dialog-form, which automatically provides this information, simply by us setting the DialogResult property of specific buttons.
Do stuff..
Add a button to the main form named btnClosure. Create another form named frmClosure. Add two Buttons to this form named btnYes and btnNo.
Modify the main form's code to include the following. Hint: After typing:
AddHandler frmCls.FormClosing, AddressOf ItIsClosing
VS will underline 'ItIsClosing'. Point, and click at, this word and the editor offers to create the procedure-stub for you.
Many handlers can be added to the same event (cf. multi-cast delegates) so each AddHandler should have a corresponding RemoveHandler. However, providing you take care, and dispose of the form (by setting the form-reference to Nothing) when it is no longer needed then this needn't be too much of a concern.
Code for frmClosure:
Raising, and Listening for, an Event
This form can remain open and, at any time, selecting a colour from the ListBox will change the background-colour of the main form. This is achieved by the second form raising a (custom) event that the main form is listening for / has subscribed to using Handles. This uses the simplified event model, using the Event keyword:
Public Event ColourChanged(ByVal chosenColour As Colour)
declares the Event object (in the second form)
RaiseEvent ColourChanged(lstColours.SelectedItem)
raises this event..
Private Sub OnColourChange(ByVal chosenColour As Colour) Handles frmColour.ColourChanged
..in the main form listens for, and responds to, this event.
Add the following code to the beginning of frmMain.vb, before Public Class frmMain. This will help us to convert the word "Red" selected in the ListBox to the colour-value Color.Red, etc..
Public Structure Colour Dim ColourName As String Dim ColourValue As Color Public Overrides Function ToString() As String Return ColourName End Function End Structure
Add a Button named btnShowChildColour to the main form and create a form named frmChildColour. Add a ListBox control to this form named lstColours.
New code for the main form:
Code for frmChildColour:
There are more formal ways to create custom events, using Delegates, etc.. Understanding Delegates and Events is important, particularly if you want to understand how VB.NET really works! Look through the other tutorials here @DIC.
The approaches outlined above, and combinations of them, will cover most circumstances. Beyond this lie the topics of Delegates, Advanced Event Model, Data Binding (including synchronising forms), Validation, etc..
Note: Another approach using an Interface is outlined here at Geek Goddess. It is in C# though. This is an interesting approach but is uncommon.
Sharing Data - INotifyPropertyChanged
This is an optional, additional topic.
I want to explore sharing data between form-instances in a little more detail. In particular, using the INotifyPropertyChanged Interface. This is dipping into the area of Data Binding and I want to stress that I am not recommending the following approach. It is merely an introduction to this subject, but may give you an insight into what needs to happen, and the challenges that are faced, when attempting to synchronise data with Forms, their Controls and Properties.
Add a new Button to the main form named btnChildShare and a Label lblSalary, then a new form named frmChildCtor.
The four TextBoxes are named txtFirstName, txtLastName, txtAddress and txtSalary, the Buttons btnChange and btnClose. I am not really using some of these controls for this example, which is why they are disabled.
Change the Person.vb file to the following.
This implements the INotifyPropertyChanged interface. This requires the PropertyChanged Event. The onpropertychanged procedure is just a helper method that raises the PropertyChanged event. It is not essential but gives us the opportunity to perform some last checks, and to tailor the arguments supplied to the event, before eventually firing the event.
Changes to the main form:
Key differences are:
Private WithEvents thePerson As Person
This is the shared-object and we want to subscribe to any events of this object.
frmPerson = New frmChildCtor(thePerson) AddHandler thePerson.PropertyChanged, AddressOf ChangedSalary frmPerson.Show(Me)
We are subscribing to the PropertyChanged event of the (shared) person instance.
Private Sub ChangedSalary(sender As Object, e As System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventArgs) If e.PropertyName = "Salary" Then lblSalary.Text = String.Format("{0:C}", thePerson.Salary) End If End Sub
This is the procedure that will be called when the PropertyChanged event happens. If the property that was changed is the person's salary then this will update the Label that shows this salary.
Code for the frmChildCtor:
The (shared) Person is passed via the constructor. The only other significant detail here is this line:
ThePerson.Salary = decSalary
This updates the salary for the person, which triggers the PropertyChanged event in the Person Class, which causes the ChangedSalary code to run in the other form.
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Meet Amish Tripathi, Million Dollar Author
"I never thought my ideas would actually get published," says Amish Tripathi, who earlier this month was paid a $1 million advance by publisher Westland for his upcoming book series, the premise of which isn't even finalized.
Mr. Tripathi, a former banker, made his name with "Shiva Trilogy," a 1900 BC mythical fantasy based on Hindu deity Shiva. Print sales of the three-part series, which was published in 2010, have already crossed 1.5 million copies. Bollywood director Karan Johar has bought the movie rights for the first installment.
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the 38-year-old spoke about the inspiration for his trilogy, the difficult shift from banking to writing, and his ideas for that million-dollar series, reportedly the highest ever advance payment to a South Asian author.
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The Wall Street Journal: A million dollars and you've really not finalized the premise for your upcoming book series?
Amish Tripathi: Well, I have enough ideas to keep myself busy for the next 20 years! Which one am I going to pick up for my next series? I'm still not sure. At the moment, I'm experimenting with mythological and historical figures from four civilizations: Indian, Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Anatolian.
I still haven't picked one, but the next series is, in all likelihood, going to be focused around a character from one of the four civilizations.
WSJ: What inspired you to pen 'The Immortals of Meluha,' the first novel in the 'Shiva Trilogy?'
Mr. Tripathi: Believe it or not, a television program.
It all started nine years ago when my family and I were watching this televised historical series. In India, we typically call our gods 'devas,' and demons 'asuras,' a fact any Hindi-speaking native would be well aware of. What we discovered during the course of the program was that the Zoroastrian Persians refer to their gods as 'ahuras' and demons as 'daevas,' the opposite of the Indian pantheon.
That triggered an interesting debate in the family: 'What if the ancient Indians and the ancient Persians had met? Perhaps they would be calling one another evil because one civilization's god would be the other's demon, and vice-versa. Who would be right?'
The answer, we concluded, was neither. They're just two different ways of life. That philosophy is at the very heart of the Shiva trilogy: one's perception of evil.
I thought to myself one day, 'who better than Lord Shiva, the destroyer of evil, to convey a prophecy on the subject?'
WSJ: This book was rejected by over a dozen publishers before it was finally printed and bound?
Mr. Tripathi: Oh, yes. I stopped counting at 20 rejections.
'Our main market – the youth -- isn't interested in mythology. There is no way this book can ever sell,' one editor said to me. 'Go write a love story. Perhaps base a novel on your college days. That's what sells,' another suggested. As far as I recall, more than 20 publishers rejected the book claiming it would never appeal to India's youth.
WSJ: And now, from tattoos of Lord Shiva to embroidered shirts of your book cover, the trilogy seems to have become a hit among 20-something's. Did that surprise you?
Mr. Tripathi: I'm certainly not surprised by the passion of the youth for our myths. Mythology is almost a part of an Indian's DNA. I really didn't think it would die down so easily. But yes, the fact that the books have done so tremendously well, remains to this day, a suspense story. It's like a dream come true.
WSJ: Tell us more about the transition from number-crunching to writing.
Mr. Tripathi: I struggled. In fact, I wrote the trilogy's first two books alongside my banking job, mostly during home-to-office commutes. Literary pundits may scorn, but Lord Shiva was made mortal in the backseat of my car, that too, amid nerve-wracking Mumbai traffic!
Furthermore, I had no idea how to write, so I bought myself a bunch of self-help books, including Stephen King's "On Writing," prior to penning the first novel. Tips from these self-help books ranged from maintaining notes on chapter-wise summaries, to chalking a timeframe to complete each chapter, to documenting character sketches in excel sheets. I religiously followed it all.
Did it work? No way. It was a super flop plan. I wasted so much time figuring out which self-help book to listen to. What finally worked for me was when my wife suggested I stop thinking of the book like an MBA project and instead surrender to the flow of the narrative.
WSJ: Would you ever consider going back to being a banker?
Mr. Tripathi: I'm one of those lucky guys making a living out of something I really enjoy doing. That's a blessing. But you never know. What if my subsequent book series flops? I don't come from a wealthy background, so I'd be left with no choice. I'd have to go back into banking!
WSJ: Is it true you were an atheist prior to penning the trilogy?
Mr. Tripathi: Yes, I grew up in a very religious household, so as a child, I was a firm believer in God. But during my college days – the early 90s – I started getting put off by religion. You see, that was an extremely unfortunate decade for India, especially for Mumbai, a city I was based in. Religious riots, religious extremism and terror attacks struck the very foundation of our democracy. Religion had become a menace not solution to communal peace in my view.
My father tried a great deal in persuading me to become a believer again, but I guess I was too young, too stubborn, to listen. It was only a decade later when I started writing my first novel that I was drawn to the scriptures, to religion, again.
WSJ: Would you call yourself religious now?
Mr. Tripathi: Absolutely! I'm an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. I perform 'Mahamritunjaya Jap,' a chant dedicated to him every morning. I wear 'Rudraksha' beads, symbolic of worshipping the destroyer of evil, and visit a Shiva temple every Monday.
I think it's only now that I understand what my father meant when he said, 'there's some beauty to be found in all religions.' To honor his statement, I have a prayer room at home, which – other than an idol of Lord Shiva – has portraits and statues of deities from over six religions, including of Mother Mary, Guru Nanak, Gautam Buddha and Zoroaster, the prophet of Zoroastrianism.
Follow Preetika and India Real Time on Twitter @Preetika_Rana and IndiaRealTime.


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We had recently reported about Vettel's outburst against Narain Karthikeyan calling him a cucumber after they had an accident during last week's Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. Due to the collision Sebastien Vettel was able to secure only 11th place in the race.
Narain called Vettel's outburst unprofessional, an opinion which most of us share.
"For a world champion to say things like that is really shameful," Karthikeyan told the Hindustan Times which is an Indian Daily.
"It is really unprofessional."
"For a driver who has achieved so much to take out his frustrations on me just because he is having a difficult year is really sad. One does not expect a professional sportsman to be such a cry baby."
Narain Karthikeyan was not very happy about the stewards decision to handle him a drive through penalty. He hinted that Vettel had influenced their decision and he was not given a chance to defend himself.
"The race stewards didn't care about what I had to say because Mr Vettel told them God knows what when he went and talked to them," he said.


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New Orleans has no shortage of potential celebrity saviors. Actor Sean Penn took a beating in the press for his boat rescue of Katrina victims, most reports chiding it as an egotistical publicity stunt. But as the New Yorker reported recently, Penn actually saved about 40 people.
Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Phil showed up at the Superdome, and John Travolta flew supplies down in his private jet. Red Sox pitching ace Curt Shilling opened up his New Orleans home to refugees, and Nicolas Cage, George Clooney, Celine Dion, Jay-Z and P. Diddy, The Rolling Stones, Steven Spielberg, and our own Dave Matthews Band each donated at least a million dollars to relief efforts.
Actor Brad Pitt, however, is taking a different approach, an architectural one.
"I believe we creatures are very susceptible to our surroundings. They can actually improve our mode of life, and I personally am very affected," he told the Associated Press recently, dodging questions about Namibia, fatherhood, and Angelina Jolie.
"When I walk through an intelligent building, it inspires me," Pitt said. "To me, it's like walking through a piece of art and, coupling that now with the green movement of the smarter architecture– of the healthier buildings with great design– is a very exciting prospect to me."
That's right, Brad Pitt's an architecture junkie. While other actors hang out with politicians and rock stars, Pitt likes to hang out with architects. In fact, Pitt says he has befriended architect Frank Gehry.
"My love for architecture led me to beating on Frank's door, and he graciously let me in," he said. "He's a favorite of mine– full of great innovation and great wisdom."
"Yes, Brad is familiar with Gehry," says Matt Petersen, president of Global Green USA, a national environmental organization promoting green design in New Orleans, "but he's also familiar with a lot of less well known masters like Steven Hull or Richard Meyer. He's become a real student of architecture."
Pitt recently teamed up with Global Green to sponsor a sustainable design competition. According to a Global Green press release, Pitt hopes the competition will "generate and uncover new and innovative ideas that will advance the practicalities of responsible architecture" and speed up the rebuilding effort in New Orleans.
"I met Brad at the Clinton Global Initiative conference last September," says Petersen, "and we were in the climate change section and were seated at the same table. We started talking about his love of architecture and his interest in climate change research, and he said, 'Hey, I'd like to work with you guys.'"
A few phone calls later, Pitt was on board– but not as just a name.
"Actually, the design competition was Brad's idea," says Petersen. "He has educated himself about architecture, and he understands environmental issues as well. He'll be sitting in with the jury and leading some of the discussions."
Petersen hopes the design competition– to begin in mid-June and be judged in July– will be an opportunity to show that green designs can be real alternatives, a way to make New Orleans an even better place to live. After all, Petersen reminds, the devastation in New Orleans happened in large part because of our neglect of climate change and environmental issues.
"As President Clinton said at the conference in September," Petersen recalls, "'we can make New Orleans the first true green city in America.'"
Petersen also hopes that Charlottesville will have some impact on Pitt's design competition.
"We're great admirers of Jefferson's architecture, and we think the architecture faculty there, particularly Bill Moorish, is doing great work," he says. "Of course, we hope the talented students and faculty at UVA will submit their work to the competition."
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Medicine today is highly specialised. But it took many years before these specialisms were established and during that time the care of many specific conditions has moved from one group of medical professionals to another.
Patients with spinal injury and paralysis - called paraplegia or tetraplegia (quadriplegia) - were generally under the care of orthopaedic surgeons. This was because they had invariably broken a bone in their spine. But they had also damaged the nerves in their spinal cord and could no longer walk as a result of this nerve damage. Confined to bed, they often died from complications such as bedsores and urinary tract infections.
Neurosurgeons treated nerves, not bones, and it was to this specialism that medical officers turned when large numbers of men suffered spinal injury and paralysis in the Second World War. One neurosurgeon in particular, Ludwig Guttmann, devised new ways to treat these patients. He established a Spinal Injuries Unit at Stoke Mandeville and, by using a combination of an active lifestyle, including sport, and the new drug penicillin to combat infection, was able to drastically reduce the death rate among these patients.


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The State of the Union has been broadcast by radio since 1923, on television since 1947, and in prime time since 1965. Tonight TIME will cover President Obama's 2013 State of the Union address in real time through live tweets. Check it out below, along with the rest of our post-speech analysis on Swampland.
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TIME's political team will begin liveblogging President Obama's State of the Union address at 8:45pm tonight.


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Welcome to the world of Bay Area shoe culture and urban fashion. Baylingual stopped by the SoleExpo2 in San Jose where some of the most sought after shoes were on display. Check out the short interviews on some of the brands creators and shoutout to SoleWest for throwing the event and Chuy Gomez for hosting, see you sneaker heads at the next event Feb 9th.


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Service Learning Programs
The School of Social Work hosts several faculty-led International programs. These programs are typically two week long programs with many opportunities to be involved in the social work process in a variety of settings. The following programs are associated with the School of Social Work:
For a complete listing of all of Grand Valley's International Programs go to:
Padnos International Center
The School also offers Cross Cultural Service Learning opportunities:
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Mount Mercy College will hold a Master of Business Administration Information Session on Tuesday, March 16 at 5:30 p.m.at Flaherty Community Room, Basile Hall on the Mount Mercy campus. The application fee will be waived for all attendees.
The MBA Information Session will include an overview of the accelerated format and curriculum of Mount Mercy's graduate program, a question and answer session with current students and faculty, door prizes, information on Mount Mercy's financial aid opportunities, and an optional campus tour.


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A Hall of Fame Dad
Sunday was not only Hall of Fame induction day in Cooperstown – a similar ceremony took place about four hours away in Buffalo as broadcaster Jim Rosenhaus and catcher Tony Pena were inducted into the Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame.
(Photo of Tony Pena, Jr. and Jim Rosenhaus courtesy of the Buffalo Bisons)
Pena's plaque was accepted by his son – PawSox pitcher Tony Pena, Jr.
"I was honored to be here today and to receive it in his name," Tony said. "I will definitely send him a picture of it and congratulate him. I'll send some pictures to my mom, my brother, and my sister. We're a pretty close family."
Tony Jr. had not been born when he dad played in Buffalo, but he has heard plenty of stories about the 1979 season when Tony Sr. batted .313 with 34 HR and 97 RBI for the Bisons.
"He told me that he raked," Tony Jr. said with a laugh. "He had a great year here, and the following year, he got called up to the big leagues."
The younger Pena made it to the majors as a shortstop in 2006, and now he's trying to return to the show as a pitcher. This is his second full season on the mound since being converted, and Pena is having an excellent year for the PawSox, going 7-4 with 3 saves and a 3.34 ERA.
(Photo courtesy of Kelly O'Connor)
"He's everything we look for in a conversion candidate – athleticism, the ability to repeat his motion, and a loose and clean delivery," said Red Sox farm director Mike Hazen. "He shows a lot of interesting qualities. He's only been doing this for a year-plus now, and it's hard to evaluate the performance because he doesn't have much experience behind him. Having said that, the performance in the last month has been outstanding – especially his ability as a sidearming righty to start and go through left-handed hitting lineups a couple of times. That's a challenge for any right-handed pitcher, but especially somebody that throws from that arm slot. It's been really impressive."
"I'm happy, but I'm the type of person that's never satisfied," Pena said. "I'm always trying to get better."
With Kyle Weiland in Boston and Felix Doubront on the 7-day disabled list, Pena is currently being used as a starter with impressive results. Toss out a bad outing on July 16th where Tony allowed 6 ER in 3.1 IP, and Pena has a 1.61 ERA in his other five starts (5 ER in 28 IP).
Despite the impressive numbers, Pena looks forward to returning to the PawSox bullpen.
"I prefer relieving," Tony said. "As a reliever, you have a chance to be in there every day. As a starter, you've got too much time on your hands. Being a former infielder, I was out there every day."
Playing every day behind the plate was one of his father's most impressive qualities. Tony Pena, Sr. caught at least 140 games in six different seasons, won four Gold Glove awards, and was a 5-time All-Star.
But according to his son, that's not what makes Tony Sr. a Hall of Famer.
"I'm most proud of him as a dad," Tony Jr. said. "That's the number one thing. He taught me how to play the game, but he also taught me how to be as a human being. He taught us that whatever it is that you're doing, you should do it with pride and give it all you've got. If you do that, you should be happy with yourself."
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It has been slightly more than three months since Ryan Kalish injured his left shoulder while making a diving catch at McCoy Stadium.
(Photo courtesy of Kelly O'Connor)
In late May, the 23-year-old outfielder played in a few extended spring training games as a designated hitter before suffering a neck injury that halted his progess.
But Kalish is back to working out every day with Pawtucket, and the Red Sox still hope that Ryan will play again this season according to farm director Mike Hazen.
"He's doing well," Hazen said. "He's swinging the bat and is not having any concerns physically which is a huge thing. We're still going to take it slow. We don't want to have another setback. We want this guy ready to go up and help the major league club at some point in the second half which means he has to be healthy. All signs – knock on wood – look good, and hopefully he continues to progress."
There are only six weeks left in the regular season for Pawtucket, and Kalish would probably need a rehab stint at the Single-A level before joining the PawSox.
Might that happen soon?
"Soon is a very vague term and we will probably keep it that way," Hazen said. "We can't put a time frame on it yet because we need to go through the progression. We're hoping that if everything continues to progress and he has no physical issues, then yea, we'll be able to keep increasing the workload every day until we reach the point where he's back playing. We're encouraged by what we're seeing."
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One of the links that I recommend on the right side of this page is Ken Levine's blog. Ken was my broadcasting partner one summer with the Syracuse Chiefs and while I'm confident that he enjoyed working with me, I suspect it was not the highlight of his career considering that he been a writer for such TV shows as MASH, Cheers, Frasier, and The Simpsons and has been a play-by-play announcer for the Orioles, Padres, and Mariners.
Ken's son Matt recently got married and you can tell by the dessert that he's a rabid Red Sox fan.
(Photo courtesy of Ken Levine)
Here's how Ken described it on his blog:
Matt's sister, Annie was a big hit. The dessert was gourmet cupcakes and Annie designed a replica Fenway Park to showcase them (complete with a hand-drawn Green Monster). And then her speech was one of the highlights of the night. Example: "When my brother told me he had a new girlfriend who was also an engineer and loves the Red Sox I thought, 'my brother has an imaginary girlfriend'."
For their first dance Matt and Kim selected "Sweet Caroline", a Bosox staple. Thank goodness the Dodgers aren't their favorite team. Their first dance might have been "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
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The PawSox produced one of their most dramatic wins of the season on Sunday as Lars Anderson's 2-out, 2-run home run in the 9th inning gave Pawtucket a 7-6 win in Buffalo.
The PawSox lead the International League wild card race, and remain one game behind Lehigh Valley in the IL North.
Pawtucket will go for a 4-game sweep in Buffalo on Monday night at 7:05. I hope you'll join us for radio coverage beginning with the pre-game show at 6:50 on the PawSox radio network and pawsox.com.
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Registration Cancellation and WithdrawalCopyright: RWTH Aachen
The ZPA differentiates between cancellation of an exam and withdrawal for valid reasons – such as illness. Here you can read what the difference is.
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A regular exam cancellation is a cancellation without submitting any reasons up to three business days before the exam date. If the exam takes place on a Friday, for example, you have till Tuesday, 11:59pm, to cancel your registration, if there isn't a holiday between those days. Saturdays are considered business days. You can cancel your registration as often as you like for any exam subject in the Bachelor and Master courses of study. This does not apply to the thesis. Here, the rules in the corresponding comprehensive exam regulation apply.
You can cancel your registration via RWTHonline. A detailed guide to cancelling exam registrations can be found in the RWTHonline-Dokuportal.
Exams listed without specified exam dates are most often exams with individually arranged dates that the ZPA is not aware of. In this case, the deadline for cancelling an exam without submitting any reasons can be found by checking the respective exam listing.
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Fish and wildlife officers say a man is in critical condition after he fell onto a propeller as he tried to move a boat that had run aground in the Florida Keys.
The incident happened Wednesday near Bud-n-Mary's Marina in Islamorada.
Passengers told officers from Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission their vessel ran around on the flats near the marina. They were stuck two hours before a boater stopped to help. But they soon got stuck on another flat.
Investigator Racquel Daniels says 37-year-old Robert Daigle of Fort Pierce jumped in to push the boat off the flat. Daigle fell onto the propeller as he pushed from the stern with the motor running.
He suffered cuts on his arm and shoulder. He airlifted to Miami where he had surgery.


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Studying in New Zealand
How do I decide on a tertiary pathway that aligns with my personal interests and aspirations?
No Major Drama helps you learn about majors for Bachelor degrees from across all eight New Zealand universities and rank them based on your skills and interests. No Major Drama is designed to help you answer what's likely to be one of the most important questions you'll face in your life: What should I 'major' (specialise) in at university?
Based on your skills and interests, No Major Drama lets you create your own personalised ranking of 181 major subject areas e.g. Accounting, Music, Zoology etc, representing 730 specific majors for Bachelor degrees from across all eight NZ universities.
What are the requirements for university entrance (UE) in New Zealand?
University Entrance (UE) is the minimum requirement to go to a New Zealand university. To find out what is required to achieve UE, NCEA students should check the NZQA website; IB Diploma Programme students should check the IBO university recognition tool.
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Kinship Seniors aims to provide mutual support by providing information and lively discussions.
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KinYouth provides a safe community for Kinship members who are under 30 years of age.
Discovering that a relative is LGBTIQ can be difficult for families, who often feel alone.
Seeking to improve the relationship between the LGBTIQ community and the Adventist church.


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Winter Commencement Exercises are Dec. 14 at the RiverCenter, Davenport, Iowa.
Winterim classes are Dec. 16-Jan. 11.
St. Ambrose will close for the Christmas holiday at 4:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 20. Regular hours of operation will resume when the university re-opens Jan. 2, 2020.
Welcome back from break! Students can return to their residence halls Jan. 12.
Night classes begin for the Spring 2020 semester.
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The United Arab Emirates owners' Club concludes its third European tour in Maranello
Maranello 6 July 2011 – First founded in 2008, the UAE Owners' Club has quickly become one of the most active on the international calendar and this year saw their third annual European Tour, an event for which the cars were shipped over specifically.
The tour started two weeks ago in Hamburg in Germany, and the 34 cars took in a trip to the famous Nürburgring before wending their way through the Czech Republic with a visit to Prague, and then to Vienna in Austria. The final stage brought them as far as Modena, where the participants dined in the suggestive Piazza Grande in the shadow of the city's famous 12th-century cathedral.
The programme continued on Wednesday with a factory visit and concluded with a few laps of the Fiorano track. To greet them at the track after their 'hot' laps were Amedeo Felisa, CEO and Enrico Galliera, Commercial Director.


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This is a pre-assembled version of the TPB2L-KIT, giving you an already built enclosure with LCD & keypad for your Size 2 Tibbo Project PCB. The box includes wall-mounting holes. With optional hardware, it can be mounted on a DIN Rail instead.
This assembled version includes Tibbit remover tongs and packaging as shown. You will have to open it up in order to install your TPP2 board, but the rest of the assembly has been made for you, making this a time saver of course at a higher price than purchasing the TBP2L-KIT and assembling the entire box yourself.
There are two boxes that support the Size 2 PCB. This version is best for building a device with a direct human interface. It includes a 3.5" 320×240 TFT LCD plus four-button keypad that will fit on top.
For non-HMI applications, see the TPB2 which includes paper inserts (you can write connection details on them) and plastic protectors that will fit on top instead.


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I've taken on a project making a program written in Java, with no prior training in Java. I know VB .net, C++, and even SQL, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to implement the same functionality in Java as I can in VB .net.
All I want to do (to start with) is (using VB .net terminology) hide and show forms. In VB .net I just used "me.hide" and "formx.show" but I don't see how to implement stuff like that in Java and would like some help with that, to begin with.


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The quest for quality care and evidence based practice has brought nursing research into the forefront. ICN has prepared this poster as a tool to increase visibility of nursing research and to stimulate nurses to use the scientific approach to gain new knowledge and to find answers to questions related to health illness and care delivery systems. We hope that you will use the poster to promote discussions on nursing research and as a tool to stimulate you into nursing research.
Nursing Research: A Tool For Action - Poster
The ICN Research Network was launched during the Centennial in June 1999 and it held its second meeting at the ICN Congress in Copenhagen 10-15 June 2001.


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March 2009 Journal of Geoscience Education
Volume 57, Number 2
Commentary: Darwin at 200
Danita Brandt, Michigan State University
This year marks the bicentennial of Charles Darwin's birth (February 12) and the 150th anniversary (in November) of the publication of Darwin's "extended abstract" On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection. Universities, scientific societies, and disciplinary journals anticipated this event by organizing meetings, theme sessions, and special issues to commemorate the
anniversary. The bicentennial provides an occasion to reflect on the impact Darwin's work has for us 200 years after his birth, and it presents an opportunity, especially coming so near the start of a new year, to frame resolutions for the future. In this commentary I will offer a vision for how geoscientists and geoscience educators can share this opportunity.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar09.html#v57p94
Commentary: The Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program: What's New About the Current Solicitation and Suggestions for the Geosciences' Community
Jill Singer, National Science Foundation
Commentary: A Brief Note on Misconceptions Regarding the Candle-and-Tumbler Experiment
Scott K. Clark, Michigan State University
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URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar09.html#v57p99
Teaching Radioisotope Dating Using the Geology of the Hawaiian Islands
Timothy J. Moran, Schurz High School
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar09.html#v57p101
Using Portable Media Players (iPod) to Support Electronic Course Materials During a Field-based Introductory Geology Course
Joe T. Elkins, University of Northern Colorado
Electronic course materials, such a videos, PowerPoint presentations, and animations, have become essential educational tools in classroom-based geoscience courses to enhance students' introduction to basic geological concepts. However, during field trips, the ability to offer students these electronic conceptual supports is lacking where students and faculty are often without access to the electrical grid. The video iPod offers an inexpensive and reliable means by which to provide students access to a wide range of electronic course materials during field trips. GeoJourney, a nine-week field-based interdisciplinary introductory geoscience program at Bowling Green State University, is the first geology field program to use the entire range of the video iPod's capabilities to support electronic course materials while in the field. A video iPod was issued to each student at the beginning of the program, along with a battery back-up and a DC charging cable which was plugged into a custom wiring harness installed in the transport vehicles. Students were able to use the iPods during travel time, in the field on hikes and projects, and in their tents at night. Types of materials included videos, still images, animations, text, audio files, and enhanced podcasts. Students' response to the use of the iPods is overwhelmingly positive and suggest their use on GeoJourney also reduces 'novelty space'.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar09.html#v57p106
Engaging Students and Evaluating Learning Progress using Collaborative Exams in Introductory Courses
Timothy T. Eaton, Queens College CUNY
Collaborative exams, with subsections in which students have an opportunity to work with each other, are not yet
widely used in introductory geoscience courses. This type of exam structure, with other participatory teaching
strategies, was employed in two different courses, and results were found to provide a sensitive and revealing tool for
analyzing the progress of students' individual and collaborative learning throughout the semester. A somewhat
different implementation of the collaborative exams in each course showed that overall student performance was
significantly improved compared to performance in the individual part, even for middle and highest-achieving thirds of
the student population, and progressive improvements in performance were followed through the semester. The
implementation of collaborative exams in the first course involved an aspect of exam grading that provided an incentive
for collaboration: the "jackpot effect", which provided insight into the dynamics of peer interaction. The simpler
implementation in the second course used a different approach in which the collaborative tests were less important to
the total class grade, but also showed improvement in students' individual performance. Wider application of these
methods could make a critical difference in reversing student apathy toward science in colleges and universities.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar09.html#v57p113
Fourth and Fifth Grade Students Learn About Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Through Inquiry
Sarah K. Fortner, Ohio State University
A classroom of eighteen fourth and fifth graders in the Columbus, Ohio Public School system successfully
evaluated how people obtain fossil fuels, how they are limited in nature, and how they can develop renewable energy
solutions. Students modeled oil-drilling using: chocolate syrup, rice cereal, a baster, and a clear container. Chocolate oil
became more difficult to pump as oil supplies diminished. While pumping, chocolate oil spills contaminated the drill
hole and students excavated the polluted substrate. Students next learned more about oil spills by conducting their own
clean-ups of vegetable oil in mini tap water oceans. Students learned that 'solving' the problem of the oil spill created
new problems, including uninhabitable soapy oceans. This mimicked the failure of current technology to easily remediate
oil spills. Finally to cultivate a better understanding of renewable energy, students built and tested solar ovens and
discussed their benefits and limitations. After completing these activities, students showed a significant average improvement
from their pretest to posttest understanding of renewable and nonrenewable resources. In addition, students were interested and excited to act on what they had learned.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar09.html#v57p121
Engaging Students in Atmospheric Science: A University-High School Collaboration in British Columbia, Canada
K.E. Sinclair, University of Calgary
S.J. Marshall, University of Calgary
Five high schools in British Columbia, Canada, participated in an atmospheric sciences project during the winter of 2006-
07 established by researchers at the University of Calgary. Precipitation gauges and temperature and relative humidity probes were installed at each school and students were asked to collect a water sample each day that precipitation accumulated. These samples were used to trace the evolution of stable water isotopes across southwestern Canada. Researchers visited schools to talk about water resources and climate change, and data were collated and given to teachers to use in an atmospheric science project. The participatory nature of this project gave students exposure to data collection and basic analytical techniques used in atmospheric sciences. This was a first attempt at collaboration between our research group and secondary schools, and we point out a number of issues that arose in our study with respect to a successful two-way engagement between researchers and students. These include school engagement, the geographic distribution of the participating schools, the time span of the project, and the time available to schools. There are also a number of data quality considerations, but we were successful overall in acquiring a unique, high-quality dataset that satisfies our research objectives.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar09.html#v57p128
Xoa:dau to Maunkaui: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into an Undergraduate Earth Systems Science Course
Mark H. Palmer, University of Missouri
R. Douglas Elmore, University of Oklahoma
Mary Jo Watson, University of Oklahoma
Kevin Kloesel, University of Oklahoma
Kristen Palmer, Ulysses S. Grant Elementary School (Columbia, MO)
Very few Native American students pursue careers in the geosciences. To address this national problem, several units at the University of Oklahoma are implementing a geoscience "pipeline" program that is designed to increase the number of Native American students entering geoscience disciplines. One of the program's strategies includes the development of an undergraduate course called 'Earth Systems of the Southern Great Plains.' The course focuses on geoscience topics that relate to the southern plains (particularly Oklahoma), emphasizes "sense of place," integrates indigenous knowledge and geoscience content, makes use of Kiowa stories and metaphors, and uses Native American Art as a vehicle of learning. Students in the course are required to put living indigenous philosophies into practice through teaching activities and the construction of geoscience models using everyday materials. The course is designed to highlight the integrated nature of Earth processes, elicit students' experiences through exploration of case studies illustrating links between indigenous knowledge and Earth processes, and demonstrate the process of practicing science. Formative student evaluations are providing useful information and the course is evolving. Preliminary assessment results suggest that integrating Native American culture, art, and geoscience content is a successful approach.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar09.html#v57p137
What Undergraduates Think About Clouds and Fog
Elliot D. Rappaport, University of Maine
Weather events are part of every student's experience, and are controlled by basic principles involving the behavior of
matter and energy. Despite this, many students have difficulty explaining simple atmospheric phenomena, even after
exposure to primary and secondary science curricula. This study investigated the level to which undergraduates understood
the formation of clouds in the atmosphere, and how effectively they incorporated fundamental principles of matter
and energy into their explanations. Interviews with earth science undergraduates at the University of Maine indicated
that many had trouble with the correct identification of water in its different states, and were unable to name the
sources of moisture in certain cases of cloud formation. If these misconceptions can be recognized and addressed directly
by instructors, the potential exists to lead students to form better and more accurate mental models of weather.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar09.html#v57p145
An Integrated Earth Science, Astronomy, and Physics Course for Elementary Education Majors
Roy E. Plotnick, University of Illinois-Chicago
Maria Varelas, University of Illinois-Chicago
Qian Fan, University of Illinois-Chicago
Physical World is a one-semester course designed for elementary education majors, that integrates earth science, astronomy,
and physics. The course is part of a four-course set that explores science concepts, processes, and skills, along with the nature of scientific practice, that are included in state and national standards for elementary school science. Geoscience concepts, such as water and seismic waves, are used to illustrate general principles of physics, such as wave transmission, refraction, reflection, and interference. Laboratories are drawn from both introductory physics and earth science courses and have been redesigned to have a strong inquiry component. Pre-assessments were used to evaluate students' prior knowledge of key ideas. The use of pyramid tests measurably enhanced student performance. A major theme of the course is how science is represented (and misrepresented) in the media. Pedagogical challenges encountered in the course are due to various factors, two main ones being lack of previous experience with the natural world among a largely urban student body and the diversity of material that the course covers.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/mar09.html#v57p152
The Paradox of Middle and High School Students' Attitudes Towards Science Versus Their Attitudes About Science as a Career
K. Kitts, Northern Illinois University
From 2005-2007, 86 pre-service science teachers surveyed 2,535 middle and high school students in 27 rural, suburban and urban school districts in Northern Illinois on their attitudes about science. The survey consisted of ten questions on a ten-point Likert scale covering interest in science, attitudes about scientists and student confidence in, and desire to do science. These students no longer hold most stereotypes cited in the literature. For example, all students feel that girls are capable of science, that science is interesting and that their parents would be proud of them if they were to become scientists. However, very few students felt they might want to become scientists. Previous attempts to increase the numbers of students participating in science by targeting these stereotypes have been effective in changing student attitudes about science but have failed to increase the desire among students to become scientists. These students feel they can do science; they simply do not want to do science. This paradox is a different kind of problem than has been previously identified in the geoscience community and will require a retooling of approaches and programs wishing to increase student participation.
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Ever since Estonia joined the European Union a few years back, we've noticed there are lots more stories in the papers for us to ignore about all the economic activity, software development, new economy industries, etc. going on there. (For example: Skype, the only company that manages to make telephone conversation sound less like actual human interaction than Verizon Wireless, is based there.)
Anyway, today we finally came across an article about an emerging Estonian industry we weren't completely bored to tears by: The Borat-themed, homoerotically-charged bachelor party industry beloved by men like Briton Adam Burrows.
By evening, Mr. Burrows was back on the town in a shiny, skin-tight red T-shirt and matching shorts, the get-up worn by an openly homosexual character in the British TV comedy "Little Britain." In the old town square, he and his pals ran into another group led by a groom-to-be in a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle outfit. He and Mr. Burrows engaged in mock combat, wrestling one another to the ground.
In Estonia, "if we drink, we don't make so much noise," notes Tallinn's deputy mayor, Jaanus Mutli.
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A circular saw Blade specifically made for and attached to a Weed Whacker gives the following versatility uses in the garden environment:
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Deforestation means cutting down trees, the shortage of trees. Now a days due to increasing population the rate of deforestation also increases.Forests are cleared to meet the demands of increased human population. The forests are cleared much faster than they are replaced. Due to this the wild life is effecting and become homeless. The shortage of forest is also a big problem for human life.
Reason of Deforestation: There are many reasons why people cut down trees following are the summery of few reasons.
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Eroded soil may be deposited in rivers and streams blocking the flow of water. Rain water is not retained and released slowly as trees have been removed. The water levels in river rise rapidly. Water flows inland causing floods to occur.
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How do climate changes result when forests are cleared? In the forest, rainwater is retained and absorbed by the roots of tress. The water is lost during transpiration. The water vapor eventually condenses and precipitates as rain. When the trees are cleared, the area becomes dry and warm, and annual rainfall decreases.
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A round-up of stories on Washington wine from April 22nd to April 30th. Read previous round-ups here.
From around the country...
At the New York Times, Eric Asimov writes about terroirist Kevin Pogue and Walla Walla wine.
Cleveland Plain Dealer writes about the Renegade Wine Co. 2012 Columbia Valley Rose.
The La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI) writes about the Hogue Genesis Meritage 2007.
From around the blogosphere...
Paul Gregutt on why making wine is making him a better critic. He also reviews new releases from William Church.
Great Northwest Wines writes about growers dodging frost. They also write about Ste. Michelle's summer concert lineup, give a guide to Yakima Valley Spring Barrel Tasting weekend and write about its evolution. Read their latest wine reviews here.
Wild 4 Washington Wine reviews the McKinley Springs 2010 Viognier.
The Washington Vine writes about the Thorny Rose Pinot Grigio.
The Zinfandel Chronicles writes about the 2006 Grand Rêve Vintners/Force Majeure Collaboration Series II and tastes 2003 Leonetti Merlot.
Wild Walla Walla Wine Woman writes about the L'Ecole Nº 41 2012 Grenache Rosé and the Renegade Wine Co. Rosé.
Woodinville Wine Update writes about the Ste. Michelle summer concert series. Shona also writes about upcoming events.
The Grower.com writes that wine grape bi-products yield healthful cooking ingredients.
Seattle Eater writes about Walla Walla's 11 Most Entertaining Tasting Rooms.
Write for Wine writes about the Chateau Ste. Michelle summer concert series.
Wine for Normal People writes about Washington wine.
From the locals...
Seattle Metropolitan magazine gives a weekly wine pick from yours truly.
Seattle Weekly covers Washington wines among Pacific Coast "Oyster Award" winners.
The Yakima Herald writes about the opening of the $20 million wine distribution center in Wallula.
The Walla Walla Union Bulletin also reports that Railex rolls out new wine warehouse.
The News Tribune writes about Reininger.
KNDU writes that agritourism is growing in the Columbia Valley.
Seattle Magazine writes about tasting Notes on the 2013 Oyster Wine Contest. They also write about the best new Washington wines of 2013.
The Bellingham Herald writes about Dakota Creek Winery's new releases. They also write that the outdoor grilling season is a good time for Malbec and about Avennia. Finally, they write about a furor over statements by state senator Mike Hewitt and potential negative impacts on Walla Walla.
Walla Walla Lifestlyles writes about the importance of location.
Leftovers (posts missed from previous weeks)...
WineSpeak USA writes about the 2009 Bunchgrass Triolet.
That's all folks!
Washington Wine Round-up April 22nd to April 30th 2013
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Monday, 14 January 2008
Flower Hijab Wrap
18 comments:
- ammena said...
cute masha'allah, if her ears and neck werent showing so much i would try it. Thanks sis.
- 14/1/08 16:53
- Hayah said...
Yeah in the pictures she hasn't pulled the hijab down far enough over her ears :s The neck should be pretty much covered up though. You can control this by wraping the long end of the shayla higher on your head, as opposed to the pics where she's just wrapped it over her bun.
- 14/1/08 16:57
- Hijabi Apprentice said...
Love it! Will try and duplicate it!
- 14/1/08 21:59
- sakina said...
i love it 2 will try pullin it higher see if itgets more covering ifso ive found my new style
- 15/1/08 02:13
- eternal peace said...
salaams sister, hope your well inshaAllah i came across your blog few weeks back alhamdulillah i'm loving it, but sis i got a task for you if u want, your mission should you wish to accept (sorry couldn't resist!) is to find an outfit for a hijabis graduation ceromony inshaAllah, dark colours, they said its best to wear a blouse so the buttons can attatch to the gown well i'm thinking long skirt and blouse, i usually wear abayas so if you know of any nice abayas that will suit gradutaion that will be good too inshaAllah
jazakAllah khayr wasalam
p.s btw i dnt mean to give u tasks u never even asked for so please dnt think i'm being rude!
- 15/1/08 10:57
- Hayah said...
This style seems to be popluar :D
Eternal Peace,
I would LOVE to help!! I'm pleased that your asking for my advice :), hopefully I will succeed!
Just a few questions: What is your budget? And also which colours do you prefer?
I'll get working on this right away!
- 15/1/08 12:53
- eternal peace said...
aww sis ur soo sweet jazakAllah khayr, i think i want darker colours not blak tho, though if you know of any lighter colour outfits i wud like to have a look, my budget is inshaAllah no more than £80 i've been browsing online for some hijabi graduation pics to get ideas lol cant find any!
- 15/1/08 14:41
- hoda said...
veeeeeeeeeeeeeeery cute it's the most great thing i found in your website how to wear hijab very imprtant .... i want more ways to wear hijab gazak allah 5yaran waga3lo fe mezan 7asnatek
- 16/1/08 00:05
- lucy j. said...
what magazine is thiz sizter?
- 19/1/08 00:10
- Hayah said...
Eternal Peace,
If you were to wear a blouse and skirt, I think it would be difficult to find a nice, long skirt in any colour other than black! I'll keep looking inshallah, and in the meantime, I'll post different styles of abayas for you to look at!
This isn't from any particular magazine, it's just screenshots from a video.
- 19/1/08 22:20
- Anonymous said...
Assalaamu Alaykum,
JazakAllahu khayran for the images. Can you post a link to the video so we can see the entire process?
Thanks again!
- 20/1/08 18:30
- Anonymous said...
very cute
the funny thing is i actually did this before and i totally didnt know that it was already "invented" haha
one day i just thought i wanted to change my hijab style so i did this and here i am now seeing her doing it the exact same way :D
- 20/1/08 19:54
- Hayah said...
Sorry but I don't have the link to the video!
Hehe that's great! It's amazing what you can come up with just playing about with scarves :)
- 24/1/08 20:29
- Anonymous said...
e peace-u should go to a tailors and hand them some material u like, id be surprised if they charged u £80.00
- 31/1/08 14:26
- Anonymous said...
hey sister, could you pls write the instrution for this??
- 16/7/08 00:38
- Anonymous said...
Hii!!! I would really love the instructions for this style. I really cant figure out hhow to do that gorgeous flower thing on the side. it would be really helpful. Thanks sooo muchh!! =)
- 30/8/08 18:26
- Anonymous said...
Oh masha'Allah! LOVE these Hijab styles! Although I would have loved it to cover the chest a little more, but either way, it looks great (Insh-Allah, I can find a way to solve that prob). I also love how this style allows you to show your earrings (without showing your ears). Not sure if showing your earrings is a wrong thing though?
Anyway, thank you sooo much for contributing so much of your time & putting so much effort into this site! Greatly
- 1/9/08 18:56
- Anonymous said...
Assalamu alaikum,
Please try and remember that hijab shouldnt be styled in a way where you disregard the rules. i fell into the trap of making it look nice instead of wearing it properly in order to cover my neck and ears. ive changed that now and hope i continue this way.
Just a little advice... :)
i agree with the 2 comments at the top. bit of an adjustment and your good 2 go.
khuda hafiz
- 1/5/09 00:11