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Rohit Bhartia
For the last 16 years, Rohit Bhartia has been leading research and instrument development programs for deep UV based native fluorescence/Raman instruments for JPL under NASA (Astrobiology, organics, and life detection), NSF (life detection in extreme environments), and DoD (chemical/biological/explosives) programs. Under this program he has led a multi-institution team in developing the science and the instrumentation for to enable organic and life detection analysis for planetary science and terrestrial applications. This has led to the first hyperspectral deep UV native fluorescence/Raman imaging for differentiating and characterizing organics and/or microbes on natural surfaces and is the Deputy-PI on the selected Mars 2020 flight instrument (SHERLOC). He has also led instrument deployments to extreme environments such as Antarctica, the Arctic, Death Valley, and the deep ocean subsurface. His work has also led to data analysis methods that focus on using the technology for life detection by fusion of deep UV native fluorescence and deep UV Raman spectroscopy. His current efforts focus on spatially correlated organic chemistry with mineralogy analysis using a combination of native fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy to understand the distribution of organics/microbes to deduce their provenance or mechanism of survival. This research focus extends from planetary science with life detection and the origin of organics to detection and characterization of extreme life on earth and development of tools for water quality analysis or biological/chemical threat detection.
Ph.D in Geological Sciences/Geobio, University of Southern California, (2011)
M.S in Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, (2009)
B.S in Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison (1998)
Professional Experience
JPL Pasadena, California - (1998-Present)
Deputy PI- SHERLOC – Deep UV fluorescence Raman Instrument (Mars 2020), (2014 - Present)
Deep UV Raman/Fluorescence Instrument & Science Lead, (2007 – Present)
Astrobiology & Planetary Chemistry Group
Technical Staff, Deep UV Raman/Fluorescence Instrument Lead, (1998 – 2007)
Selected Awards
JPL Mariner Award – Adv of JPL Deep UV Raman/Fluorescence Technology (2009)
New Technology Award- "UV sources for detection of Improvised Explosive Devices" (2008)
JPL Outstanding Accomplishment Award- Deep UV instrument Development with Cliffbot rover (2007)
JPL Team Award – Deep UV Hydrothermal Vents Expedition (2004)
JPL Outstanding Accomplishment Award – Astrobiology (2000, 2003)
New Technology Report Award – "Quantum Dots for on-off biological labeling (2002)
Selected Publications
Bhartia, R.*,
W.H. Hug, R.Reid, L. Beegle, (2015) Explosives Detection and Analysis by Fusing Deep UV Native Fluorescence and Resonance Raman Spectroscopy. P.M. Pellegrino, E.L. Holthoff, M.E. Ferrell (Eds.)
Laser-based Optical Detection methods of Explosives,
Boca Raton, FL: Taylor & Francis Group.
Steele A., F.M. McCubbin, L.G., Benning, S. Siljestrom, G.D. Cody, Y. Goreva, E.H. Hauri, J. Wang, A.L.D Kilcoyne, M. Grady, A. Verchovsky, H. Sabbah, C. Smith, C. Freissinet, P.D Glavin, A.S. Burton, M.D Fries, J.D. Rodriguez Blanco, M. Glamoclija, K.L. Rogers, S. Mikhail, R.N. Zare, Q.Wu, A. Ismail, J.P. Dworkin,
R. Bhartia
, "Organic Carbon Inventory of the Tissint Meteorite – Evidence of Hydrothermal Organic Synthesis in a Martian Basalt"
in review – Nature.
Salas, E.C.,
R. Bhartia
., W.Hug, R.Reid, G. Turrino, K. Edwards, "Detecting the deep biosphere in igneous ocean crust"
(ISME) – in prep
Abbey, W., L. Beegle, K. Williford, A. Burton, V. Paez, K. Sijapati, S. Sijapati,
R. Bhartia*
"Deep UV Raman Spectroscopy for Planetary Exploration: The Search for
in situ
Icarus, in prep (Oct 2014)
Beegle, L.W.,
R. Bhartia
*, L. DeFlores, M. Darrach, R. D. Kidd, W. Abbey, S. Asher, et al. "SHERLOC: Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals, an Investigation for 2020."
Lunar and Planetary Institute Science Conference Abstracts
45 (March 1, 2014): 2835.
Russell, M.J., L.M. Barge,
R. Bhartia
, D. Bocanegra, P.J. Bracher, E. Branscomb, R. Kidd, S. McGlynn, D.H. Meier, W. Nitschke, T. Shibuya, S. Vance, L. White, I. Kanik. "The Drive to Life on Wet and Icy Worlds"
14, no. 4 (2014): 1-36.
White, LM,
R. Bhartia
, GD Stucky, I. Kanik, MJ Russell. "Characterizing Composition Variations in Catalytic Iron-Sulfide Species in Ancient Alkaline Hydrothermal Vent Systems"
reviewed by EPSL – in revision.
Abbey, W.J., E. Salas,
R. Bhartia
, L.W. Beegle. "The Mojave Vadose Zone: a Subsurface Biosphere Analogue for Mars."
13, no. 7 (July 2013): 637–646.
Bhartia R.
M. D. Fries, W. H. Hug, R. D. Reid, L.W. Beegle, A. Alwood, A.L. Lane, E. C. Salas, K. H. Nealson " Deep UV Native Fluorescence and Resonance Raman Imaging Spectroscopy for In-situ Organic Detection", Lunar Plan. Sci. 41 , 2674. (2010)
Bhartia, R*.,
E.C. Salas, W. Hug, R. Reid, A.L. Lane, K.J. Edwards., K.H. Nealson 2010. "Label-Free Bacterial Imaging with Deep-UV-Laser-Induced Native Fluorescence." 76(21):
Applied Environmental Microbiology
, 7321–7237.
Beegle, L.W., Peters, G.H., Anderson, R.C.,
Bhartia, R
., Ball, A.G., Sollitt, L., Particle Sieving and Sorting Under Simulated Martian Conditions,
(2009), doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.07.008
Bhartia, R*.,
W.Hug, E.C.Salas, R.Reid, K. Sijapati, A. Tsapin, W.J. Abbey, P.G. Conrad, K. Nealson, and A.L.Lane, "Classification of Organic and Biological materials with Deep UV Excitation".
Applied Spectroscopy,
Vol. 62 (10),October 2008.
Hug, W.F., R.D. Reid,
R. Bhartia
, "Miniature Integrated UV Resonance Fluorescence and Raman Sensor for Detection and Identification of Biochemical Warfare Agents", SPIE European Symposium in Security & Defense, 25-28 October (2004).
William F. Hug, Ray D. Reid, Pamela Conrad, Arthur L. Lane, and
Rohit Bhartia
, "Portable Integrated UV Resonance Fluorescence and Raman Chemical Sensor for in situ, Autonomous, Detection", 31st Annual Conference of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Portland, OR., Oct. 3-7 (2004).
Conrad, P.G., A.L. Lane and
R. Bhartia
(June 2004) Non-contact rapid detection of Chemical biosignatures in rock and sediment, invited Geochimica et. Cosmo. Acta (Goldschmidt supplement) A804.
Conrad, P.G., A.L. Lane,
R. Bhartia
and G.D. McDonald (2004) The effects of molecular interactions with minerals on the detection of organic chemicals in rock and sediment by laser-induced native fluorescence, Intl. J. Astrobiol. Suppl. 1, 117.
McDonald, G. D., P. G. Conrad,
R. Bhartia
, E. C. Salas and H. J. Sun Volatile organic biomarker release from microbial communities in extreme environments. Intl. J. Astrobiol. Suppl. 1, 66. (2004).
Bhartia, R.
, G. D. McDonald, E. Salas and P. Conrad Determination of aromatic ring number using multi-channel deep UV native fluorescence. Lunar Plan. Sci. XXXV, 2045. (2004)
Bhartia, R.
, McDonald, G.D., Salas, E.C., Hug, W., Reid, R., Conrad, P.G., A Model to Differentiate Organic Compounds Based on UV Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Intl. J. Astrobiology, Suppl. 1, 115-116 (2004).
Lane, A.L, Conrad, P.G, Carsey, F.D.,
Bhartia, R.
, Hug, W., An In Situ Method for Detecting Organic Chemicals In Deep Ice Environments. Astrobiology, 3(S1): 72 (2004).
Conrad, P.G., A.L. Lane and
R. Bhartia
, Optical Detection of Organic Chemical Biosignatures at Hydrothermal Vents 35th Lunar Plan. Sci. XXXV, 2055 (2004).
Tsapin, A., G. McDonald, W. Abbey,
R. Bhartia
, W. Hug, R. Reid, "Fluorescence and amino acids measurements in water column of Antarctic subglacial lakes. Astrobiology, Vol. 2, No. 4, p. 632, (2002).
Hug, WH., Reid, RD., Storrie-Lombardi, MC.,
Bhartia, R.
Development Status of compact DEEP UV lasers for UV Raman Spectroscopy. 28th Annual Conference of the Federation of Analytic Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (2001).
Storrie-Lombardi, MC., Douglas, S., Sun, H., McDonald, GH.,
Bhartia, R.
, Deep UV Native Fluorescence Imaging of Antarctic Cryptoendolithic Communities (2001).
Storrie-Lombardi, MC.,
Bhartia, R.
, Nealson, KH. Determining Biosignatures by Complexity Analysis in Antarctic Cryptoendolithic Communities. General Meeting of the NASA Astrobiology Institute (2001).
Hug, WH., Reid, RD., Storrie-Lombardi, MC.,
Bhartia, R.
A miniature Deep UV Raman Microscope with Fluorescence Imaging. PacificCHEM 2000 (2000).
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Sophia Antipolis, 29 October 2015: Prevent stroke and disability with a healthy lifestyle, Europe's top heart doctors urged on World Stroke Day today.
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Stroke is the top cause of disability but half of strokes could be prevented.
Stroke is the top cause of disability but half of strokes could be prevented.
Women are more at risk of stroke and are the focus of this year's campaign. More women die from stroke than men – 60% of stroke deaths are in women. They are also less likely to receive acute care and rehabilitation then men, even though they respond equally well to treatment.
"Women have more risk factors for stroke than men," said European Society of Cardiology (ESC) spokesperson Professor A. John Camm, professor of clinical cardiology in the Cardiovascular and Cell Sciences Research Institute at St George's University of London, UK.
"Women who have atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat), are more likely than men to have high blood pressure, diabetes, depression and obesity, which all increase the risk of stroke," said Professor Camm. "Risk is also increased with birth control pills, hormone replacement therapy, hormonal changes at menopause, pregnancy associated diabetes and preeclampsia."
Stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. Brain cells can be damaged or killed, leading to effects on mobility, speech, thinking and feeling.
Stroke can be prevented with a healthy lifestyle, which means:• Stop smoking• Be physically active• Maintain a healthy weight• Eat healthily• Keep alcohol within recommended levels• Reduce stress. These measures also lower the risk of heart disease.Women should have a regular cardiovascular health check in the same way they are screened for cervical cancer and breast cancer, recommended Professor Camm. "A risk assessment will help you know where to take action," he said. "Your doctor may prescribe medication to diminish your stroke risk if you are found to have high blood pressure or atrial fibrillation."Death and disability from stroke can be avoided if treatment is given quickly. If you suspect someone has had a stroke, do the FAST check:• F – Face: is one side drooping?• A – Arms: raise both arms, is one side weak?• S – Speech: Is the person able to speak? Are words jumbled or slurred?• T – Time: act quickly and seek emergency medical attention immediately."Stroke is a devastating disease but we know that around 50% of strokes could be prevented," said Professor Camm. "I strongly advise adopting a healthier lifestyle and visiting your doctor to find out which risk factors you have that need attention."ENDS
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How many times during the last eight years did you hear that George W. Bush was a dangerous right-wing extremist? Probably too many to count.
What you heard less often were expressions of the deep reservations some conservatives felt about Bush's governing philosophy.
Conservatives greatly admired Bush for his steadfastness in the War on Terror -- to use that outlawed phrase -- and they were delighted by his choices of John Roberts and Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court. But when it came to a fundamental conservative principle like fiscal discipline, many conservatives felt the president just wasn't with them.
You saw that throughout the 2008 Republican presidential primaries, when GOP candidates, while not mentioning Bush specifically, got big applause from conservative Republican audiences by pledging to return fiscal responsibility to the White House.
Those cheering conservatives will find a revealing moment in a new book, scheduled for release next week, by former White House speechwriter Matt Latimer.
Latimer is a veteran of conservative politics. An admirer of Republican Sen. Jon Kyl, for whom he worked for several years, Latimer also worked in the Rumsfeld Pentagon before joining the Bush White House in 2007.
The revealing moment, described in "Speechless: Tales of a White House Survivor," occurred in the Oval Office in early 2008.
Bush was preparing to give a speech to the annual meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC. The conference is the event of the year for conservative activists; Republican politicians are required to appear and offer their praise of the conservative movement.
Latimer got the assignment to write Bush's speech. Draft in hand, he and a few other writers met with the president in the Oval Office. Bush was decidedly unenthusiastic.
"What is this movement you keep talking about in the speech?" the president asked Latimer.
Latimer explained that he meant the conservative movement -- the movement that gave rise to groups like CPAC.
Bush seemed perplexed. Latimer elaborated a bit more. Then Bush leaned forward, with a point to make.
"Let me tell you something," the president said. "I whupped Gary Bauer's ass in 2000. So take out all this movement stuff. There is no movement."
Bush seemed to equate the conservative movement -- the astonishing growth of conservative political strength that took place in the decades after Barry Goldwater's disastrous defeat in 1964 -- with the fortunes of Bauer, the evangelical Christian activist and former head of the Family Research Council whose 2000 presidential campaign went nowhere.
Now it was Latimer who looked perplexed. Bush tried to explain.
"Look, I know this probably sounds arrogant to say," the president said, "but I redefined the Republican Party."
The Oval Office is no place for a low-ranking White House staffer to get into an argument with the president of the United States about the state of the Republican Party -- or about any other subject, for that matter. Latimer made the changes the president wanted. When Bush appeared at CPAC, he made no mention of the conservative movement. In fact, he said the word "conservative" only once, in the last paragraph.
Bush veterans are going to take issue with some of Latimer's criticisms in "Speechless." As an observer of it all, I certainly don't agree with his characterizations of some Bush administration officials. But looking back at the Bush years, the scene in the Oval Office adds context to the debate that is going on inside conservative circles today.
Right after the Republican Party's across-the-board defeat last November, there was a wave of what-went-wrong self-analysis. Republicans were divided between those who believed the party had lost touch with conservative principles and those who believed it had failed to adapt to changed political and demographic circumstances.
Bush's words in the Oval Office speak directly to that first group. You can argue whether Bush was a fiscal conservative at any time in his political career, but he certainly wasn't in the White House. And some real fiscal conservatives, with their guy in charge, held their tongues.
Now, with unified Democratic control of the presidency and both houses of Congress, we're seeing spending that makes Bush's record look downright thrifty. Republicans have again found their voice on fiscal discipline. And some of them wish they had been more outspoken when a president of their own party was in the White House.
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That information technology (IT) is the backbone of businesses is well established. With the advancement of telecommunication technology, IT has reached new heights. It is the development of super-fast networks that delivers high volume data in a fraction of seconds. With rising need for increased network speed for enterprise operations, newer solutions are sought. This is for competitive advantage and exchange of information in real-time for faster decision making.
Business practices have evolved leaps and bound, thanks to consistent technological advancements that has bestowed solutions, services, and equipment to keep with. From high configuration supercomputers to sophisticated mobile devices, equipment has become sleeker and smarter. These devices that can transmit high-volume data in a fraction of seconds on high-speed networks. Telecommunication networks that run on fiber optic or cable systems to support this.
Globalization has brought a paradigm shift in the way businesses are carried out. Large corporations that have teams across several geographies need reliable communication solutions for information exchange between peers and customers. This need not be from fixed work location, rather any other location such as home or airport. Senior business associates of large corporations need to travel frequently across geographies for meetings, relationship building, etc., wherein they need access to organizational information at their fingertips. Thus, mobile devices that can fetch organizational data irrespective of location work best for this. This is facilitated by enterprise mobility solutions for information on the go.
The benefits of enterprise mobility are myriad. Firstly, it helps businesses that are dependent on keeping a complex maze of assets and activities for everyday business operations. For example, the supply chain in the retail industry is dependent on several entities. For e-commerce as well as for bricks and mortar businesses, client satisfaction is a priority, which if not kept can result in losing business.
Inventory tracking and shipping details are some of the advantages of enterprise mobility for logistics operations. However, it is the IT and telecommunication sector that contributes the highest revenue to the enterprise mobility market. According to a survey carried out by a leading market research firm based in the U.S., enterprise mobility will account for top IT investments in 2016.


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New Zealand's James Milne, aka Lawrence Arabia, released his fourth album last week. I was pretty excited for this album as a follow up from 2012's The Sparrow and it's hard not to be, given his résumé of a Silver Scroll, a Taite music prize, and a VNZMA. In fact I'd consider him one of the most consistent musicians we've got here. The thing that's so great about Lawrence's music is that his albums are a real mixed bag of playful pop songs scattered with ballads that swell and change and beg you to hum along. Catchy and cheerful melodies, yet wistful lyrics.
However upon listening to his newest album, it felt like something was missing. There's a definite lack of playfulness and fun that made his last two albums so charming. This isn't to say it's not an enjoyable record, because there are a handful of great songs on here. Earworm tracks like "Sweet Dissatisfaction" will still get you tapping your foot and the nostalgia of "O Heathcote" will have you thinking of your formative years, but perhaps it's that disconnect of styles that dampens their impact. In fact it feels like more of a collection of songs from across his music career, taking elements of each release with them, rather than a well-honed album with a consistent mood or theme from start to finish. If you like his last two albums, give it a listen. If this is your first taste of Lawrence Arabia, you might find it hard to get fully involved.


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Mince pie & mulled wine at christmas craft fair, Naughty gingerbread (wo)man, Popcorn with festive films, Went to see Breaking Dawn - trouble with tickets (it's always me) Leather leggings and boots, Decorations in waterloo, Dazed and Confused exhibition, Tiffany shop at Somerset House, Winter Wonderland.
This week has been my first week of freelancing and I've pretty much focused on ticking of my to do lists, organisation, a new blog header, a few commissions, my shop and making new pieces. It's nice to have days where I can just focus on a certain thing instead of being all over the place. I've got such a sore throat at the moment (not a good sign) and my leg muscles kill from getting so cold and tensing up so today is about getting the house looking more festive, listening to the Glee Christmas album, watching Fred Clause, then this evening I will get more drawing and some document sorting underway.
I spent the day in London on Friday, after going to Surbiton first to run some errands and stopping off at Nero first for a cinnamon hot chocolate fix (Christmas in a cup) We went to the Dazed and Confused exhibition at Somerset house, the Christmas markets on the south bank and at covent garden before ending up in Winter Wonderland. The ice rink this year is just beautiful and there was an amazing guitarist singing in the centre, which made it all the more special. It was an absolutely freezing cold but crisp wintry clear blue sky kind of day, only mulled wine to warm me up in hyde park. Yesterday I met up in London with some friends to go for dinner in Leicester Square and exchange presents, got absolutely stuffed and London was just crazy, completely voided oxford street/ regent street at all costs but Lester Square and covent garden were bad enough. it blows my mind how anyone thinks its a good idea or a nice day out getting completely stressed and trampled. Oh and the Krispy Kreme snowman doughnut was blooming beautiful! I hope you all had a lovely week, what did you get up to this weekend?


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Vans & Robots - Small delivery robots out of Sprinter
Rendezvous with the delivery robot.
Lunch break at Daimler's main plant in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim: Workers streaming from all directions make their way to the canteen in Building 128. Those who already had their fill enjoy the sun outdoors over a chat with colleagues. Or they relax on one of the modern seats in the forecourt. It is the usual lunchtime scene here, weather permitting. But today a stranger is moving through the crowd: 6D63 confidently mounts the kerb, politely lets a group of pedestrians pass and then rolls straight for the stairs on the side of the building. He has a "rendezvous" there, with Jasmin Hagg.
R2-D2 is history, the future belongs to 6D63.
The marketing intern at Mercedes-Benz Vans is one of the test customers of 6D63, the delivery robot of Starship Technologies. Just a few minutes ago she got informed via smartphone that her order is about to be delivered. Walking down the stairs, Jasmin Hagg spots the six-wheeled vehicle with the cute proportions waiting exactly at the location her smartphone is showing her. She unlocks the vehicle's cargo space using a smartphone app, removes the package and hurries back to her workplace.
A gigantic gain in efficiency.
6D63 meanwhile makes his own way back to the "mother ship", a Sprinter designed to hold a range of packages and up to eight delivery robots. What Mercedes-Benz Vans is trialling here on the company's own premises in Untertürkheim as part of the "Robotic Delivery Systems" project could soon become reality for parcel delivery services: At the beginning of the shift, a Sprinter drives to its target area. Having arrived at the location, the delivery man no longer delivers the parcels one by one.
Instead, eight customers, who have previously agreed to a just-in-time delivery, receive simultaneous deliveries by the robots. This represents an enormous boost in terms of efficiency. In the meantime the delivery man handles the more difficult jobs involving unwieldy packages or already prepares for his next stop.
Innovative shelving system in the Sprinter.
As part of the "Robotic Delivery Systems" project, transporters and delivery robots interact with each other intelligently at both the software and hardware level. On board of the Sprinter, the lower deck is the reserved "parking space" for the robots. The upper deck accommodates the cargo hold for the parcels. What's more, the Sprinter always knows where all his delivery robots are at any time.
Driving the change with Starship Technologies.
The robots themselves navigate using GPS and numerous cameras. The vehicle constantly checks its surroundings to ensure that its autonomous locomotion is safe. Starship Technologies has already successful tested its robots in the UK, in Switzerland and in Germany, for example with the parcel delivery company Hermes and the electrical appliance retailer Saturn. The next step: Connecting the robots with a transporter as a "mobile hub".
Two legends of the start-up scene.
Mercedes-Benz Vans and the Sprinter are the first to rise to this challenge. Interdisciplinary teams work on innovations, making use of the opportunities a networked and digitised world can offer. This way, the Van becomes an integrated solution for the transportation of goods and people. That is also the kind of thinking that drives the two Starship founders. The Dane Janus Friis and the Estonian Ahti Heinla are popular in the start-up scene: They were involved in the development of the communications service Skype and the file sharing platform KaZaA. In 2014, the two went on to establish Starship Technologies, aiming nothing less than revolutionizing last-mile delivery.
Small robots, great future.
"I am certain that the use of robots will result in some significant changes", says Athi Heinla. "Ships will navigate in automatic mode, trucks will drive autonomously and delivery robots will become part of everyday life on our streets. It is not going to happen overnight, but more quickly than many people think."
Soon Sprinter and robots will also deliver normal parcels containing shoes, clothes or books on public roads. The simultaneous delivery via robots out of the Sprinter – a system solution of Mercedes-Benz Vans that is going to make parcel delivery services sit up and take note.


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In an era of rapid consolidation in healthcare, industry organizations are having a harder time sustaining their membership — particularly when it comes to physicians working within large groups like healthcare systems or outsourced physician services providers like Sheridan Healthcare. Large group members are, in many ways, protected and supported by their employer, leading them to believe that they have less need for support from a medical society.
However, healthcare providers should remain committed to their individual development beyond the enrichment opportunities furnished by their employers. Medicine is not a static field, so it's critical to stay engaged in the conversations and transformations happening around clinical techniques, safety measures and healthcare policy. Sheridan provides leadership and ongoing education programming for its physicians, but encourages them to join industry organizations as well; Sheridan anesthesiologists, for example, are encouraged to become members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and other industry groups.
There is also value in the ability to unite as a specialty, with peers beyond a physician's immediate network, to address the larger challenges of the field. Though there's a sense of "strength in numbers" in a large group practice, the ability to unite as an industry is crucial to effect change in the policy and advocacy work that trade groups often do.
Additionally, large group employers benefit when their providers stay up to date on the advocacy, clinical and managerial guidelines and advisories issued by medical societies. An organization is made stronger if all of its constituents optimize their industry knowledge. Resources related to practice standards, education and MOCA, quality and advocacy can be of great value to a large practice.
Some large groups encourage association membership by covering the annual dues. Though supportive, this has the potential to result in registration without real participation. To encourage active engagement, industry organizations must ensure their membership is relevant and valuable to large group physicians. Sheridan's National Education Director for the anesthesiology division, Dr. Adam Blomberg, serves on the ASA's Committee on Large Group Practice and works to develop offerings that are tailored to large group physicians and are complementary to the resources large groups like Sheridan already offer their employees. To stay relevant, medical societies' offerings will need to evolve as the industry's structure evolves.


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What to Expect from a Class at Superior Gymnastics
• We have a cubby area in the room to the left in our main lobby, to put your belongings into; shoes, coat, backpack etc.
• Have your gymnast ready in their leotard and hair pulled up and away from the face.
• All students line up at the door of the gym and wait for the teacher to call their class.
• All Recreational students warm-up together on the Main Floor. It typically lasts for 10-15 minutes.
• Warm-ups begin with cardio movements such as jogging, jumping, hopping, and galloping. When finished with the cardio all students spread out on the Main Floor and stretch out their major muscle groups with their teachers.
• Beginner Recreational gymnasts will receive 15 minutes on 3 different events with a small amount of conditioning at the end.
• Gymnasts in the Intermediate and Advanced level will receive 30 minutes on 2-3 events with a conditioning rotation each class.
• The events include; vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise.
• Stretching and Conditioning are major parts of gymnastics and are important in injury prevention.
• When class is over the coach will lead the group over to the door for release. We do not allow parents onto the gym floor; we have a large viewing area in the lobby to watch from.
• As with all sports the more often one practices or attends the quicker for advancement. You are always welcome to enroll into more than 1-time a week.


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Welcome to Spartan Fire and Emergency Apparatus
Pierce Dealer of the Year 2012, 2016 and 2018!
Spartan Fire and Emergency Apparatus, Inc. is an emergency vehicle and rescue equipment dealership proudly representing Pierce Manufacturing, Inc. and Holmatro Rescue Tools in the State of South Carolina. Established in 1973, we are an experienced sales and service organization focused on providing the most reliable emergency vehicles and rescue tools available followed up with unmatched customer service.
Spartan Apparatus headquarters is located in Roebuck, SC (Spartanburg) where we have a full service center dedicated to emergency vehicles sales, parts and service. In addition, we have a second full service center located in Summerville, SC dedicated to parts and service. Each location is staffed with three (3) fully equipped field service vehicles providing quick response to the customer's needs. Our personnel is highly trained to provide the utmost in customer satisfaction before, during and most importantly, after the sale. We pride ourselves in our experience and resource to help the customer with their needs, be it a brochure, specification, repair part or service request. Spartan Apparatus is honored to be associated with the fire and emergency services across South Carolina. We stand ready to provide professional, reliable and prompt response to every request, be it large or small.
Mission Statement
It is our most sincere endeavor to provide the finest, most reliable and highest quality emergency equipment to each of our valued customers. If we are fortunate enough to gain your business, our promise to you is that we will expend our every effort to produce the highest degree of service you deserve and expect. We fully realize that our long term survival, existence and growth totally depend on customer trust and satisfaction.


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Hey guys! Today I've got some "undies" to show you. No, not the kind of undies you're thinking. LOL. If you're not familiar with the term, lots of bloggers/nail polish gals call their base colour of a manicure (perhaps a colour you'd wear under a glitter), the 'underwear', hence the name undies. :D
I'm gonna show you the 'undies' I wore with the Ulta3 Glitters I swatched. :)
China Glaze Ruby Pumps. Can you believe I hadn't worn this until now!? It was love at first stroke. Soooo beautiful. I'm loving reds right now and I didn't want to remove this! Ruby Pumps is a red jelly-ish formula with red microglitter. Just gorgeous. This is 2 coats but I'd probably do a third next time.
Sorry the photo is a bit crappy.
Essence Walk On The Wild Side. A dark green with a lighter green shimmer. A little thinner than I'd expected but really nice! 2 coats.
OPI Swimsuit Nailed It is a foil-ish bright blue. 2 coats. Really pretty but this polish is a horrible stainer! I had it on for no more than 10 minutes and it stained! UGH!
Ulta3 Black Satin is my go-to black creme! It's a ONE COATER. I'd probably do two if I were wearing it alone though, just because it really highlights the ridges in my nails! But it's really nice for stamping and nail art because it's so opaque!
China Glaze Fast Track is a taupe leaning nude with a beautiful gold shimmer! This is from the Hunger Games collection. 2 coats but I probably would've done a third if I was wearing it alone.
OPI Number One Nemesis is similar to Chanel Graphite. I bought a mini a while ago. I hate mini bottles. I hate 'posing' with them, and the brushes usually suck but this one wasn't too bad. :) I can't even describe this lol. ThePolishAholic said it was a "murky grey/green shimmer" and I always trust her descriptions so there we go. :P 2 coats but I'd do a third if I was wearing it alone.
Let me know if you liked my undies post! ;) I don't really swatch glitters like the Ulta3s very often, so I probably won't have these undies posts often but I really enjoy seeing them from other bloggers such as Valesha from PeachyPolish who does them pretty often! Check out her amazing blog. She only just started blogging recently but I've followed her on Instagram for a pretty long time now and her swatches are impeccable! :)
Elissa xx
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Undie Sunday
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Saturday, December 25, 2010
Article 58 "Event to Come" 7" EP. 1981.
I'm sure this has been on a Messthetics or "Kilt By Death" but I don't think the entire 7" was on either. Excellent proto-indiepop DiY from Edinburgh, Scotland. Sharing a bit of the Scottish sound you hear on early Orange Juice, Skids and Josef K records. All three songs are great. I wonder what happened to these guys and if there's more material out there. "Event To Come" is particularly fantastic.
Link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/ruyc6j
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text: This loop follows Devil's Lane through Egham Hythe to the Thorpe Hay Meadow Nature Reserve and onward to Thorpe. It then crosses over the M5 Orbital to Highmoor Farm behind Great Foster's, where you have a great view of the Holloway Sanatorium. It is called St. Ann's Heath Sanatorium on the old map from 1946 (see below). From there you follow Stroude Road back, with its fantastic view of the Founder's Building, easy viewing this time of year before the leaves are back on the branch.


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GOWER - £295 to £550
Set in the landscaped grounds of Bayview Oxwich leisure park, this 2-bedroom holiday chalet is perfect for a family or group of 4 looking for a base within walking distance of Oxwich Bay.
Single storey with a sunny patio area, it is perfectly placed and practical with pretty blue and white bedrooms giving a distinctly coastal feel.
Offering the best of both worlds, savour the peace and tranquillity of this idyllic Gower location or head for Oxwich beach offering a host of watersports along its 2 mile stretch. Flanked by sand dunes and woodland, this magnificent bay was once branded 'the most beautiful in Britain' by The Travel Magazine.
The beach is dog-friendly throughout the year, and by facing south east, the waters are particularly calm. It's also well served with a car park, a small store, fish and chip shop and tea room. There are toilet's plus a hotel aptly named the Oxwich Bay at one end serving lunches and dinner, and a stylish restaurant 'The Beach House' under the new ownership of some well-respected local restaurateurs.
During high season a water sports club operates from the beach with everything from doughnut rides to windsurfing and sailing - there's even a water taxi for those wishing to venture further. And there are plenty of walks too, across woodland or to other amazing bays including Port Eynon and neighbouring Tor Bay and Three Cliffs.
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Reception/Dining Area: Two 2-seat sofa's, a dining table and chairs for 4, flatscreen TV and stereo.
Kitchen: 4-ring electric hob, electric oven, microwave and fridge with ice box.
Bedroom 1: Double bed and wardrobe.
Bedroom 2: 1 x single bed, 1 x single pull out bed and storage.
Family Bathroom: 3-piece suite with electric shower over bath.
External: There is a patio with garden furniture. Parking.
**Please note: This property does not have WiFi.**
Sleeps 4: 1 Double, 1 Single (with pull-out single bed underneath)
C/O day - Fri. Electric heating. Bed linen & towels provided. Terrace with patio furniture. Reserved parking space. No WiFi. No pets. No smoking


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Top Children's entertainer Knaresbourough | Clown Knaresbourough. Dozy Dave amazing magic show, disco, games and balloons. amazing shows for children in one action-packed children's show.
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Boots Randolph Golf Course
- 2711 Blue Springs Rd, Cadiz, KY 42211
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Boots Randolph Golf Course is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Cadiz, Kentucky. This medium-length layout features 4 sets of teeboxes for the enjoyment of golfers of all skill levels. Online tee times may be available at Boots Randolph Golf Course or at nearby golf courses, usually offered at a discount from the normal rate.
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David Dalton released new version of his compressed Prototype collection on Google Code. Awhile back, he took on the task of trying to determine how to best optimize the 120k+ Prototype and Script.aculo.us libraries and get the best compression out of the files.
This pack contains the following compressed versions of Prototype: 1.4, 1.5, 184.108.40.206, 1.6.0 and Scriptaculous: 1.7.1_beta3, 1.8.0. This release compresses Prototype and Scriptaculous around 10% more than regular gzipping.
Prototype's lowest weighs in at 20.4kb.
Scriptaculous' lowest weighs in at: 19.7kb.
Protoculous' lowest weighs in at: 38.4kb.
Compressed forms of Scriptaculous are segmented to allow for custom builds of Protoculous/Scriptaculous.
He has included a common custom build with the pack, "Prototype+Effects", which weighs in at around 26kb. That's smaller than standard Prototype gzipped!
Protoculous also allows the loading of additional js files like Scriptaculous via: protoculous.js?load=one,two
You can download the latest collection alongwith a readme file providing more details about his build.
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I got the runners I'd intended to use for the stairs, yesterday. The pieces visible thru the clear plastic they were shipped in didn't resemble what I thought I'd ordered. Looked like stripes instead of checks. I opened one.
The jute in at least one place was dark and unattractive, but the piece was sound, and striped. DH and I talked about it. It was cheap. What to do? We decided to return it. If the image had resembled what's here, I never would have ordered it. I cannot imagine using striped anything on a staircase, good way to set yourself up to fall. I do NOT want an optical illusion on my staircase or anything which might confuse us about where the edges are.
During the talk with their customer service person I said it wasn't defective, it isn't, it's whole and sound. Looks like hell, but it's sound. They wanted $33+ (on a $60 order) to return the 3 pieces. I arranged, finally, to pay to ship the things back to them, without them charging me 1/2 of the cost in a shipping charge. (Shipping had been free.)
So, after all of this, I am feeling rather like I've just been ripped off. The image, although it's the right colors and materials and says it's the right line, only vaguely looks like what arrived. Because of the conversation about the insane shipping return fee, I went looking for reviews.
What has happened to me has happened to others. Apparently, they are a thinly veiled bait & switch company. They buy up goods from other companies, sell the best stuff, and the worst they don't change the image, and make it difficult/impossible to return.
When I got up this morning, I had all but resolved not to return the stuff, as I can probably get about 1/3- 1/2 of my $ back selling them thru the booth. But I have since decided against that too. Even if they charge me for the package I opened with the dark jute (arrived that way, as I said, I had the package open < 1 hour before I asked for a return authorization), it's $20. If they try to charge me for the 2 packages I never opened? The easy answer for that is to take pictures, lots of pictures, before I ship the return, today.
Is it worth it? At this point, the way I feel is that either:1) they're a legit company and they'll do it right or 2)they're creeps and even if I only get $20 back, I do, and it will cost them more to process it and deal with me and 3)Whether I get all my $ back or none of it, I will tell my friends, however it works out. I know how retail and mail order work and are supposed to work. I ran a mail order business for 10 years. I will make noise, a lot of it, file a complaint with the BBB, etc. They sent me a customer service survey right after I talked to whoever to get the authorization. I won't fill it out until I find out what they're going to do. First time I've really regretted closing my FB account. Having 500 "friends" online to post about this might just have guaranteed my getting all the $ back. We'll see.
I changed my mind! I decided that the stomach acid wasn't worth the approx. $60 to do the return. If I bought materials to make these, I expected spent that much. I'm going to dismantle them and use the material to custom make our stair runner. The only reason I bought these was because they were so cheap that it wasn't worth my time to make them at that price. With the stomach acid/anxiety? It's worth it to dismantle them and turn them into something else, rather than deal with their apparently dishonest corporate b.s.


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Meet my new bag crush...the Celine structured leather Boston bag. I have been coveting this bag for awhile now which is designed by Phoebe Philo who is famous for the "the Paddington" Chloe bag * the one with the big lock* remember that?
The Boston Bag is the lastest " IT " bag and just like all "IT" bags it costs a fortune...pricing at $ 1 450 - $ 2 800 and with the longest waiting list ever after Hermes of cause. The thing i love most about is that its big enough to throw anything in from your Macbook to a pair of flats and it will still keep its shape..how MAY-JAH???
It comes in different sizes, patterns and colours...see for yourself
I think im becoming obsessed with the "Boston" Bag and im crossing fingers someone out there will get it for me since im putting it on my #ChristmasWishList.


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Don DeLillo Biography
Born on November 20, 1936, in the Bronx, New York, Don DeLillo's first novel was Americana (1971), but with 1977's Players, DeLillo's vision turned darker, and critics found little to like in the novel's protagonists but much to admire in DeLillo's prose. White Noise (1985) won the National Book Award for fiction, and Libra was much discussed, presenting a fictional portrayal of Lee Harvey Oswald leading up to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. DeLillo's later works include Underworld, Point Omega and Falling Man.
Early Years
Don DeLillo was born on November 20, 1936, in the Bronx, New York, and was raised in the Italian-American neighborhood of Fordham. DeLillo grew up on a steady diet of sports, cards and billiards, and didn't become interested in writing until his late teens, when he delved into reading to pass time at a summer job parking cars.
DeLillo attended Cardinal Hayes High School and headed to Fordham University after graduation, majoring in communication arts. Although he wanted a job in publishing following his graduation from Fordham (1958), DeLillo couldn't find one, so he went into advertising instead. He worked as a copywriter while crafting short stories on the side, and his first story, "The River Jordan," was published two years later in Epoch, the literary magazine of Cornell University.
Completely uninterested in his day job, DeLillo quit it in 1964, though not to pursue writing: "I didn't quit my job to write fiction," he later explained. "I just didn't want to work anymore."
The Novelist
DeLillo began writing his first novel, Americana, in 1966, having to stop continually throughout the process to take on freelance writing jobs in order to pay his rent. The book was published in 1971, and finishing it unleashed a torrent of creativity in DeLillo.
He wrote six novels in the 1970s, among them End Zone (1972), Great Jones Street (1973) and Ratner's Star (1976), all of which are set in vastly different worlds. The books impressed intellectuals and academics, but had little impact on the reading public. The '70s also saw DeLillo get married (1975) and receive a Guggenheim Fellowship (1978).
DeLillo soon moved to Greece, where he and his wife, landscape architect Barbara Bennett, lived for three years while exploring the entire region. The novel The Names (1982), set almost entirely in Greece, emerged from this period, but it would be DeLillo's next work that would finally push him into the literary spotlight.
'White Noise'
DeLillo's eighth novel, White Noise, was an instant success, garnering him vast recognition as an important novelist of his time. It also won him the National Book Award.
The books that followed would only bolster his reputation, as Libra (1988), Mao II (1991) and Underworld (1998) would cement his reputation. Underworld, especially, would draw acclaim, earning the author a National Book Award nomination and landing at No. 2 on The New York Times' 2006 list of "The Best Books of the Last 25 Years," only behind Toni Morrison's Beloved.
Recent Works and Awards
Since Underworld, DeLillo has been quietly productive, releasing The Body Artist (2001), Cosmopolis (2003), Falling Man (2007) and Point Omega (2010). He published The Angel Esmeralda, a collection of short stories, in 2011.
Don DeLillo has been nominated for or won countless literary awards, among them the PEN/Faulkner Award (1992; Mao II), the Pulitzer Prize (nominated, 1998; Underworld), the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction (2010) and the inaugural Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction (2013).
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Building Trades of Alberta participates in the following national initiatives through its alliance with Canada's Building Trades Unions. Each campaign is vital to Alberta's economic well-being.
Energy Development
CBTU believes in energy independence for North America and supports oil sands and other hydrocarbon developments in Canada.
We also believe that Canada needs a national energy policy based on a serious debate over the mix of energy resources that best serves our needs. As Canadians we need to decide how to balance hydrocarbon production with hydroelectric, natural gas, nuclear, wind, solar and thermal energy from sources across the country.
As energy users, we need to strive to reduce greenhouse gases and come to terms with sustainability issues. We also need to be mindful of the fact that this is a cold country with a small population spread over a vast area, and that we are therefore energy dependent.
Quick Facts
- Canada is the fifth largest energy producer and has the third largest crude oil reserves, after Venezuela and Saudi Arabia.
- The oil and gas sector is the largest private investor in the country.
- The sector supports 550,000 jobs (direct and indirect) across the country.
- Worldwide demand for energy is expected to increase by 35% between 2011 and 2035.
- Canada's oil sands are expected to create 905,000 new jobs between 2011 and 2035.
- Canada produces approximately 3 million barrels and consumes 1.6 million barrels of oil a day.
- Crude oil meets approximately 40% of Canada's energy needs.
- Canada produces approximately 13.7 billion and consumes 7.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day.
- Natural gas meets approximately 30% of Canada's energy needs.
Source: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
CBTU is campaigning to have the federal government introduce a Construction Mobility Tax Credit—a personal tax exemption on expenses construction workers typically incur when they temporarily relocate for work.
Our position
Flexibility and mobility are common requirements of the construction workforce: employment ends when projects are complete, and construction workers often find the next available job is in another region or even another province. Workers often leave their homes and families to take on temporary contracts elsewhere.
Because of strong investment in the resources sector, some parts of Canada—often rural and northern regions—are desperate for skilled construction workers, while others have more workers than they can employ. The tax credit would make it easier for Canadian workers to go to where the work is.
Quick Facts
Studies for the Construction Sector Council and CBTU show that:
- The cost of temporary relocation is one of the biggest impediments to mobility.
- 70 percent of surveyed tradespeople travel for work at least once in their careers.
- On average, workers spend about $3,500 of their own money to relocate temporarily.
- Employers rarely reimburse workers for these costs.
- The construction mobility tax credit would increase long-term income tax revenues and reduce dependence on costly social programs.
- Initial studies show that the credit could yield a return on investment of nearly 5:1.
Parliament has had two opportunities to consider the Construction Mobility Tax Credit; it was introduced in a Private Member's Bill in 2006 and again in 2013. The New Democratic and Liberal parties favour the tax credit, while Progressive Conservatives oppose it.
CBTU's campaign in support of pipeline projects is designed to educate the public in communities located along key routes about the benefits of these projects.
Our position
CBTU strongly endorses the development of pipelines to deliver oil and natural gas to world markets. Pipelines are economic generators that produce thousands of well-paid jobs during construction and many more in maintenance and other sectors over their lifespan.
Pipelines are the safest and most reliable way to move oil and gas across the country, and Canada's building trades have the skills to build pipelines that meet the highest safety and environmental standards.
Quick Facts
- Transporting oil by rail and road heightens the risk of incidents and accidents, and increases the volume of traffic on our overburdened infrastructure.
- Pipelines offer the safest, most efficient means to move Canadian oil to domestic and international markets.
- The proposed pipeline projects will provide thousands of long-term jobs.
- Jobs include converting existing pipeline, constructing new pipeline, building pumping stations, tank terminals and marine facilities, and expanding and upgrading refineries.
- Construction workers own homes, pay taxes, buy from local businesses, and support local clubs and charities in communities across Canada.
- Every construction job produces 7 spinoff jobs in other sectors.


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MEd/PgDip/PgCert Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
MEd: Full time 1 year
PgDip: Full time 10 months
(possibly earlier, dependent on previous teaching experience)
PgCert: Full time 7 months
(possibly earlier, dependent on module selection)
|Exeter (St Luke's)
|Start date
The MEd Tesol at the University of Exeter is aimed at qualified teachers and others who work in TESOL at either primary, secondary or tertiary levels in different educational contexts around the world.
Whether you are a qualified teacher or new to the profession, we offer a route within our flexible MEd TESOL which is tailored to your needs. Built on 20 years' experience of English language teaching, our Masters programme offers two routes; one for teaching practitioners seeking to develop their professional skills and the other for those wanting to enter a career in language teaching.
The MEd TESOL has international recognition and is seen as an important professional qualification worldwide to enable TESOL teachers to enhance their career prospects. In particular, it is often seen as an important entry qualification for educators who want to work at University level. At Exeter, depending on the modules taken, completion of the MEd TESOL can help you to move into new areas within TESOL such as teacher education and training, English for special purposes, materials development and the teaching of English to young learners.
TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) is a broad term, encompassing a number of other terms related to the various contexts in which English is taught around the world. These include:
- TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), which refers specifically to the teaching of English in countries where it is not an official language
- TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language), which refers to those contexts where English is acquired as a second language, in addition to a first language, as is the case where English is used as the language of government, for example, or education
- TEAL (Teaching English as an Additional Language).
Hands on experience
The programme offers you the opportunity to gain hands-on experience by undertaking visits to local language schools in Exeter.
You will also develop your understanding of theoretical issues in language teaching and the implications of these for classroom practice through insights shared by guest speakers.
Programme for all TESOL professionals
The programme will:
- develop and extend your understanding of key aspects of linguistics and learning theory and their influence on the teaching of English to speakers of other languages;
- enable you to make informed professional decisions regarding language teaching in the workplace and justify these to others;
- enable you to select, adapt and design materials and activities for language teaching appropriate to your own teaching context;
- enable you to investigate and research aspects of TESOL in ways that will support continuing development and practice as a foreign language teaching professional.
This Masters pathway gives you the opportunity to study another aspect of education by selecting up to 30 credits of optional modules from the other MA Education options.
It is also possible to obtain a postgraduate diploma in TESOL (120 credits) or a postgraduate certificate (60 credits).
While studying my Med in TESOL, I received useful and effective instruction and support from the academic staff in the Graduate School of Education. Their support continued after I graduated and I now have an offer to study a PhD at the Center for Applied English Studies, University of Hong Kong.
Being an Exeter student has become part of my identity, and this identity helps us graduates develop and succeed wherever we go.
Yan Zhang, Med TESOL graduate.
Programme structure
The full-time, one year MEd TESOL in Education pathway is part of a coherent Masters programme, which gives you the opportunity to study another aspect of Education.
Compulsory modules for the TESOL specialism (120 credits)
Depending on your level of professional experience, you will take one of the following core modules.
Students with LESS than one year of teaching experience must take:
|Developing Practical Knowledge for TESOL Teaching Students with LESS than two years teaching experience must take
Students with MORE than one year of teaching experience will normally take:
|Principles of Language Learning
The following modules are compulsory for all students:
|Language Awareness for TESOL
|Preparing for TESOL Inquiry and Dissertation
Optional modules
Option modules (60 credits)
Students may select any combination of option modules (timetable permitting) up to the maximum of 60 credits.
You may choose a maximum of 30 credits from a specialism other than your chosen one and still receive an award that specifies your chosen specialism. If you choose to study more than 30 credits outside of your specialism then you will be awarded a Master of Education.
The availability of all modules is subject to timetable, staffing and other constraints.
TESOL options
|Foreign Language Testing and Assessment
|Developing an Appropriate Language Teaching Methodology
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What is the difference between a Master of Education, a Postgraduate Diploma and a Postgraduate Certificate?
To gain an MEd you must complete 180 credits of specified modules.
However, you may exit the programme early before completing 180 credits and still receive an award. These alternative awards are:
- If exiting the programme after completing 60 credits you will be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert).
- If exiting the programme after completing 120 credits you will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip).
The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.
Learning and teaching
We believe in small group learning and teaching. Our modules have no more than 20 students and students have a lot of interaction with tutors and with groups. This includes small group discussion, seminars and workshops.
There are also practical elements to the programme. Some students have the opportunity to visit local language schools to observe classes. They also assist language teachers in their classrooms to get hands on teaching experience.
Also we visit the Foreign Language Centre at Exeter to experience academic language teaching and students also teach each other in what we call peer teaching.
Assignments vary from module to module and involve a variety of assessment methods, including written essays, oral presentations and portfolio-based assessment.
We take great care to provide you with support for your studies. All students are assigned a personal tutor and have access to module tutors via email and face-to-face tutorials. You will also have opportunities to sign up for general academic support tutorials that run on a weekly basis. For students whose first language is not English, in-session support classes and individual tutorials are provided by INTO University of Exeter.
Academic staff
The programme is taught by a team of highly-experienced TESOL educators who have worked in a wide range of countries, including China, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Spain and the UK.
- Dr Li Li
Language Teacher Education (Cognition and Identity), Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Learning, Classroom Discourse, Research Methodology, New Technologies in Language Classrooms, Language Awareness
- Dr Salah Troudi
Curriculum in TESOL, CALL, Critical Applied Linguistics, TESOL Research Methodologies, Language Policies, Medium of Instruction, Education in the Arab World
- Dr Susan Riley
Testing, Management and Leadership, Second Language Acquisition, Writing
- Dongbo Zhang
Applied linguist, vocabulary knowledge and reading development in second language (L2) or bilingual learners, relationships between language teacher cognition and teachers' classroom practices.
- Dr Phil Durrant
English for Academic Purposes, Corpus Linguistics, Vocabulary
- Dr Gabriela Meier
Bilingual education, bilingualism, multilingual education, social cohesion, community cohesion, migrant languages, plurilingualism, language policy, two-way bilingual immersion education, Wix bilingual stream Primary School, Multilingual TESOL
- Dr Esmaeel Abdollazadeh
Language education, language learning
- Hania Salter-Dvorak
Educational sociolinguist, culture and identity in formal and informal language learning, academic literacy development of L2 students
A Masters in TESOL has international recognition and is seen as an important professional qualification worldwide to enable TESOL teachers to enhance their career prospects. In particular it is often seen as an important entry qualification for educators who want to work at University level.
In addition, depending on the modules taken, completion of the MEd in TESOL can help you move into new areas within TESOL such as:
- teacher education and training
- English for special purposes
- materials development
- the teaching of English to young learners.
Our MEd also offers excellent preparation for progression to PhD or professional doctorate (EdD).
While studying my Med in TESOL, I received useful and effective instruction and support from the academic staff in the Graduate School of Education. Their support continued after I graduated and I now have an offer to study a PhD at the Center for Applied English Studies, University of Hong Kong.
Being an Exeter student has become part of my identity, and this identity helps us graduates develop and succeed wherever we go.
Yan Zhang, Med TESOL graduate
Many students have job offers before they finish their programme. Some students return to their previous job but develop to become managers in their field. Some students develop new objectives, for example they move into material development, management or become involved in policy making.
Dr Li Li
Leader of MEd Tesol programme
Entry requirements
For admission to the programme, we would normally expect a first degree in language or in education equivalent to a UK Second Class Honours.
Requirements for international students
If you are an international student, please visit our international equivalency pages to enable you to see if your existing academic qualifications meet our entry requirements.
English language requirements
IELTS (Academic)
Overall score 6.5. No less than 6.0 in any section.
Overall score 90 with minimum scores of 21 for writing, 21 for listening, 22 for reading and 23 for speaking.
Pearson Test of English (Academic)
58 with no less than 55 in all communicative skills.
Other accepted tests
Information about other acceptable tests of linguistic ability can be found on our English language requirements page.
Pre-sessional English
Applicants with lower English language test scores may be able to take pre-sessional English at INTO University of Exeter prior to commencing their programme. See our English language requirements page for more information.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees per year 2019/20
- UK/EU: £8,300 full-time; £4,150 part-time
- International: £17,700 full-time
- UK/EU: £5,550 full-time; £2,775 part-time
- International: £11,800 full-time; £5,900 part-time
- UK/EU: £2,750 full-time; £1,400 part-time
- International: £5,900 full-time; £2,950 part-time
Fee information
Fees can normally be paid by two termly instalments and may be paid online. You will also be required to pay a tuition fee deposit to secure your offer of a place, unless you qualify for exemption. For further information about paying fees see our Student Fees pages.
UK government postgraduate loan scheme
Postgraduate loans of up to £10,609 are now available for Masters degrees. Find out more about eligibility and how to apply.
Global Excellence Scholarship
We are delighted to offer Global Excellence Scholarships for students of outstanding academic quality applying to postgraduate Taught programmes starting in autumn 2019.
Contact us
Please contact us if you would like more information about any of our programmes or activities, or if you would like to arrange to come and see us.
Postal address
Graduate School of Education
St Luke's Campus
Heavitree Road
United Kingdom
Current students
By email: email@example.com
By phone
+441392 724724 (International)
Applicants and offer holders
Web: Enquire online
Phone: +44 (0)1392 723192
Where to find us
The Graduate School of Education is located on the University's St Luke's Campus. For information on how to find us, please see our directions to St Luke's Campus and the St Luke's Campus map.
MEd TESOL
We asked our MEd TESOL students what they were enjoying about at our Graduate School of Education
Find out more
Dr Li Li from our Graduate School of Education discusses her research, and her teaching on our TESOL programmes
Chinese students
- Please visit our dedicated China pages for useful links and dedicated contact information


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The world was first introduced to the coastal village of Taji, Japan in the 2009 documentary, "The Cove". The film showed the capture and grisly slaughter of dolphins for meat and for sale to aquariums. A new hunt that began this past Friday ended with 41 dead dolphins from five different pods, and the international community reacted with outrage. One of the animals kept alive is a rare baby albino bottlenose dolphin which may be destined for a marine park – along with scores of others forced into a life of captivity.
This past weekend, Taji fisherman drove over 200 dolphins into the cove to be killed for meat or sold to zoos throughout the world. According to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, 41 were killed for meat and 52 were captured for sale to aquariums. Since 2000, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation group reports that fisherman have killed over 18,000 dolphins across seven different species.
Hunters use a method known as "drive fishing," where dolphins are forced into the shallow waters of the cove. Fishermen tie their tails to prevent them from moving, or haul them into a boat. They are stabbed with a metal rod to sever their spinal cord and are left to bleed out or suffocate. Hunters generally kill the largest adults, orphaning calves.
The Japanese government defends these hunting practices as tradition and says that they are no different than the Western farming of cows or pigs. However dolphin meat is no longer a vital food source for the community, so the hunters now seek lucrative prices for live animals brokered to zoos. Prices for wild-caught dolphins can range anywhere from $40,000 according to Whale and Dolphin Conservation to $150,000 reported by Ric O'Barry from the Dolphin Project.
Caroline Kennedy, the US ambassador to Japan, tweeted: "Deeply concerned by inhumaneness of drive hunt dolphin killing." on January 17. The mayor of Taji, Kazutaka Sangen replied, "I understand her statement as an expression of her concern on this debate. There always are the people who say it's wrong and it's right, but what we have to see is if fishermen are hunting endangered species or not. They don't. We are fishing under the permission just like the U.S. does."
Even if the fishermen are acting within the law, the history of Japanese whale hunting in Antarctic waters despite an existing moratorium casts a shadow over their defense of dolphin hunting. The struggle continues between acknowledging cultural sovereignty and protecting some of the ocean's most intelligent and sensitive creatures against exploitation.
Via National Geographic/TreeHugger
Images via Wikicommons user Phalin Ooi and NOAA


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TGB Community Gathering***REMINDER***
Debbie and I have agreed to lead the April 24 TGB Reunion night. What I want to do is fill the house. And so, if you are the person with the communication list and skills, I want to get an invitation out early and often! J The theme we are working on is "Music and Memories". The plan is to again get people into small groups and have them reminisce about their weekend when they were a guest. We plan to use some slides to help them put some of the highlights of each day on a screen just to suggest some activities of each day. Then, after a few minutes of discussion among themselves, we will pass a microphone around to get some of the results of the discussions. After each "daily discussion", we will use music videos to get people up and rejoicing, then move on to the next day.
I apologize if this sounds a bit confusing, but it makes sense in our minds.
Come join us this Thursday, April 24th at 7pm!!!!!!
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VHFA's creative role in serving the needs of low and moderate-income home buyers is the focus of the "Creative Corner" in today's Burlington Free Press. The author, VHFA's Homeownership Outreach Coordinator Seth Leonard, describes the innovations that have been important for balancing sound underwriting and financial stability with mortgage products that "make more Vermonters' dream of owning a home come true."
In another article, reporter Dan D'Ambrosio examines home buying affordability and the importance of tools, such as shared equity programs, that help home buyers with limited down payment savings. Recent home buyers, lenders, and analysts, including VHFA's Leslie Black-Plumeau, who were interviewed for the article describe today's marketplace challenges. Despite the improved mathematical affordability created by low interest rates, the article explains the practical realities of saving sizeable down payments and today's rigorous underwriting. The effect of low interest rates on affordability is also discussed in economist Art Woolf's regular column.
Read Leonard's article Future of home financing includes VHFA and D'Ambrosio's article Shared equity program helps bridge financial gap for homeowners.


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Welcome to the Creative Cutter Room featuring Canvas Corp Challenge!
Theme: Canvas Corp Products-Anything Goes!
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The cardinal is from the December 25th Teresa Collins Cricut cartridge.
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Overcooking The Protein?
We (Indians) often consume hot milk several times a day assuming that is a great source of proteins. To the contrary what we guzzle is just sugar and fats with no digestible milk protein. Similarly ice creams, Indian (milk) sweets and other junk foods are over cooked that we eat not realizing that it is


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I had make some changes to suite my taste.
Ingredients : yield 8" pie
(A) Filling
1 cup of fruits (I'm using canned mandarin orange,dates,cranberries and pineapples)
1 tbsp corn flour (will thicken the juice once baked)
2 tbsp light brown sugar (reserve 1 tbsp for sprinkle on top)
(B) Cake
80g margarine (butter)
30g sugar (sweetness from the filling is enough for me)
1 egg
3 tbsp milk
100g plain flour
50g cake flour
2 tbsp cornmeal (optional)
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
(A) Filling
Cut the fruits into dice. Grind some of the pineapple into paste (optional). Mix all fruits with corn flour and 1 tbsp light brown sugar. Set aside.
(B) Cake
1. Add the egg with 3 tbsp milk. Slightly beat to mix and set aside.
2. Sift all the dry ingredients and salt together. Set aside.


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Small Share
1 head Garlic
2 Onions
6 Tomatoes
4 Summer Squash
Large Share
1 head Garlic
2 Onions
6 Tomatoes
4 Summer Squash
1 lb. Beans (Mix of Provider(green), Royal Burgandy(purple), Gold
Rush(yellow), and Dragon's Langerie(yellow with purple stripes).)
1 bunch Kale
1 bunch Swiss Chard
I found a rich thing to do with the summer squash in this month's issue of Food and Wine magazine. It's an adaptation of a Mario Batali zucchini recipe.
Squash Fritters
2 summer squash, grated
2 cloves garlic, chopped
3 scallions, sliced
1/2 cup ricotta (sheep is best)
2 eggs
salt and pepper
3/4 cup flour
olive oil for frying.
In a large bowl mix together all ingredients while heating a large pan with 1/4 inch of oil. When oil starts to shimmer it's ready to go. Add 2Tbs mounds of the mix to the oil, spreading to form 3 inch fritters.Fry over moderately high heat, turning once until browned and crisp. Let cool on paper towels to drain off excess oil.
These are rich, so I'd serve a simple salad of tomatoes dressed with olive oil, salt, pepper and balsamic vinegar.


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Wii Game Country Dance 2 Features Carrie Underwood, George Strait, and More
If you own a Wii, love country music, and enjoy shaking your tail feather, you'll be excited to learn that Country Dance 2 is on its way.
The game so nice they made it twice, this installment of Country Dance will boast more than 30 tracks from artists such as Carrie Underwood, George Strait, Blake Shelton, and Eric Church.
New features in the second edition, which should arrive in stores in time for the holiday shopping season, include a sing-a-long mode, duet dancing, and a calorie counter. Like the first installment, Country Dance 2 is brought to you by GameMill, the makers of Wii titles such as Puppy Luv and Water Sports. No list price has been announced, but the first Country Dance is currently available for under $40 at Amazon.
The publisher has released a partial list of the tracks on Country Dance 2. Take a look:
Ashton Shepard, 'Look It Up'
Billy Currington, 'People Are Crazy'
Blake Shelton, 'Honey Bee'
Carrie Underwood, 'All American Girl'
Easton Corbin, 'Roll With It'
Eric Church, 'Hell on the Heart'
George Strait, 'Here for a Good Time'
Gwyneth Paltrow, 'Shake That Thing'
Hayley McLean, 'Good Time Bone'
Josh Thompson, 'Won't Be Lonely Long'
Kellie Pickler, 'Tough'
Little Big Town, 'Little White Church'
Miranda Lambert, 'Gun Powder and Lead'
Montgomery Gentry, 'What Do Ya Think About That'
Rodney Atkins, 'Take a Back Road'


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