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Confucianism is a philosophy of a way of life, although many people also consider it a religion. The tradition derives its name from Kung Fu Tzu, or Confucius, (551 – 479 BC) who is renowned as a philosopher and educator. He is less known for his roles as a researcher, statesman, social planner, social innovator, and advocate. Confucius was a generalist with a universal vision. The philosophical method he developed offers a means to transform individuals, families, communities, and nations into a harmonious international society.
The overall goal of Confucianism is to educate people to be self-motivated, self-controlled, and able to assume responsibilities; it has the dual aims of cultivating the individual self and contributing to the attainment of an ideal, harmonious society. Confucius based his method on the assumption that lawlessness and social problems result from the combination of unenlightened individuals and a social structure without norms.
The Confucian system is based on several principles:
1. In the beginning, there is nothing.
2. The Great Ultimate (Tao) exists in the I (change). The Great Ultimate is the cause of change and generates the two primary forms: the Great Yang (a great energy) and its counterforce, the Great Yin (a passive form). Yang and Yin symbolize the energy within any system of counterforce's: positive and negative, day and night, male and female, rational and intuitive. Yang and Yin are complementary; in their interaction, everything – from quanta to galaxies – comes to be. Everything that exists – all systems – coexist in an interdependent network with all other systems.
3. The dynamic tension between Yin and Yang forces results in an endless process of change – of production and reproduction and the transformation of energy. This is a natural order, an order in which we can see basic moral values. Human nature is inherently good. If a human being goes along with the Great Ultimate and engages in rigorous self-discipline, that person will discover the real self (the nature of Tao) and enjoy the principle of change. And since all systems exist in an interdependent network, one who knows this truth also cares.
4. There are four principles of change:
a) Change is easy
b) Change is a transforming process due to the dynamics between Yin and Yang. Any change in either part will lead to a change in the system and related systems. The process has its own cycle of expansion and contraction.
c) Change carries with it the notion of changelessness; that there is change is a fact that is itself unchanging.
d) The best transformation promotes the growth and development of the individual and the whole simultaneously – it strives for excellence for all systems in the network.
5. Any search for change should consider the following:
a) The status of the object in the interdependent network – that is, what is the system and what are this object's role, position, rights, and duties in the system?
b) Timing within the interrelated network – that is, is this the right time to initiate change?
c) The mean position or the Golden Path in the interrelated network situation; the mean position is regarded as the most strategic position form which one can deal with change. Tao (Truth) exists in mean (Chung).
d) The respondence of Yin and Yang forces – that is, are the counterforce's willing to dialogue or compromise?
e) The integration between the parts and the whole – that is, the system in its economic, political and cultural realms.
6. There is an interconnected network of individual existence, and this pattern of interdependent relationships exists in all levels of systems, from individual, through family and state, to the whole world. The whole is dependent upon the harmonious integration of all the parts, or subsystems, while the parts require the nurture of the whole. The ultimate unit within this framework is the universe itself. Self is a here-and-now link in a chain of existence stretching both into the past and into a future to be shaped by the way an individual performs his or her roles in daily life. One's humanity is achieved only with and through others.
Individual and social transformations are based on self-cultivation, the personal effort to search for truth and to become a life-giving person. Searching for and finding the truth will lead to originality, the creative ability to solve problems, and development. The process will also enable individuals and systems to be life-giving and life-sharing – to possess a Jen (love) personality. Wisdom, love, and courage are inseparable concepts.
7. Organizational effectiveness and efficiency are reached when systematically interconnected individuals or subsystems find the truth – and stay with it. Existence consists of the interconnected whole. Methods that assume and take account of connections work better than methods that focus on isolated elements. Organizational effectiveness can be improved through a rearrangement of the relationships between the parts and the whole.
In other words, a balanced and harmonious development within the interdependent network is the most beneficial state for all. Self-actualizing and collective goals should always be integrated.
These principles of Confucian social transformation are drawn primarily from I Ching, The Great Learning, Confucian Analects, and The Doctrine of the Mean. In contemporary terms, Confucianism can be defined as a school of social transformation that is research oriented and that employs a multidimensional, cross-cultural, and comprehensive approach that is applicable to both micro and macro systems. It is a way of life – or an art of living – that aims to synchronize the systems of the universe to achieve both individual and collective fulfillment.
Two major schools of Neo-Confucianism eventually emerged: the rationalists, who emphasized the "inner world" (philosophy), and the idealists, who emphasized practical learning in the "outer world" (social science). The leading exponent of the rationalists was Chu His (1033 – 1107 CE) and that of the idealists was Wang Yang-Ming (1472 – 1529 CE). The rationalists held that reason is inherent in nature and that the mind and reason are not the same thing. The idealists held that reason is not to be sought from without; it is nothing other than the mind itself. In ethical application, the rationalists considered the flesh to be a stumbling block to the soul. The idealists, on the other hand, considered the flesh to be as the soul makes it. Neo-Confucianism in Korea was led by Lee T'oegye (1501 – 1570), who taught a philosophy of inner life and moral subjectivity.
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Ancient warning for modern Italian city. For those who may get confused and believe that the past is not very important, this news story is for you!
About 3780 years ago, Mount Vesuvius erupted in a huge display. This blast was far larger than the blast that buried Pompeii in AD 79. The blast left evidence that researchers are finding today.
This has an immediate impact on the city of Naples. Much of the city would be vulnerable to destruction if a similar eruption to the one of 3780 years ago hit today. The area is far more populated and the evidence clearly shows that volcanic damage reached many parts of the modern city of Naples.
The article notes, "Sheridan said a future eruption should provide considerable warning from earthquakes that would precede it, and urged that this danger be included in hazard planning for Naples. Current planning is based on a smaller eruption from 1631 that affected only areas near the base of the mountain, he said. But the new findings from the ancient eruption show the hazard from ash, hot gases and other dangers could affect much of modern Naples, he said. A similar eruption today would bring "extreme devastation extending into the densely urbanized Neapolitan area" that was untouched by the A.D. 79 event, they warned. Indicating there must have been warnings of the ancient disaster, the researchers found thousands of footprints from a rapid evacuation of the area, including the present Neapolitan district."
Another Mt. Vesuvius eruption of the magnitude of the one from 3780 years ago probably will happen someday. When it does, Naples is in trouble. However, by studying the past, much can be learned to prepare the city for the disaster when it does occur.
It is stories like this which make it easier to show the importance of history to skeptical students!


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Theresa Brown
Theresa Rose May-Brown, 51, of Vidor, passed away Thursday, Dec. 24, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow. The family will receive friends for visitation beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Born in Falmouth, Ky, she was a daughter of Lee Roy King and Joyce Tunstil. She was a homemaker and enjoyed taking care of her family.
Theresa was preceded in death by her father, Lee Roy King; mother, Joyce Tunstil and brothers, Jimmy and Glen.
She is survived by her husband, Carlos Brown; children, Steven Dale Iles and his wife, Leslie Johnson, Jessica Lynn Barrow and her husband, Justin Cyle Barrow, Roy Lee Iles, Thomas Sumner Iles, Anthony Earl Iles and Brandon Kyle Brown; sisters, Dianna and Norma; father-in-law, Arvin Eugene May and 13 grandchildren.


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2011 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT: Ridelust Review
2011 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT: Ridelust Review
Not long ago I wrote a review on the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS. It was Inferno Orange with black racing stripes and a 6-speed manual, and boy oh boy did it get looks going down the road. Looking like the great pumpkin though didn#8217;t come without some pitfalls. For example, everyplace I went the car attracted attention which meant that parking it in a public lot was a bit nerve racking. Then there was the issue of the $37,640 price tag.
Sure it was steep, but with 426 hp and 420 pound-feet of torque on tap, as well as Brembo brakes, it was a fair price to pay for the performance that the Camaro SS delivers. Some however love the looks of the new 2011 Camaro but simply can#8217;t swing 37k for a decked out SS. Enter now, the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT.
Not long after I dropped off the SS I was able to get my hands on a 2011 Camaro 2LT Coupe with the RS package. This meant it had all the same bells and whistles as the SS version, sans the 6.2-liter V8, Brembo Brakes and 6-speed manual transmission. Things like GM#8217;s stellar heads-up display, console mounted rally gauges and great leather wrapped seats were all still present and accounted for though.
This particular car was done in Cyber Grey Metallic, had a healthy 3.6-liter 312 hp V6, and a 6-speed automatic transmission with TAPshift manual shift controls on the steering wheel.
Interior wise the Camaro 2LT was toned down a bit compared to the bright two-toned interior of the SS. It definitely had a softer feel and was much more subdued from a visual perspective, something I sense most buyers would prefer. If you opt for the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT with the RS package you gain the following:
• Includes 20#8243; x 8#8243; front and 20#8243; x 9#8243; rear flangeless, painted aluminum wheels with Midnight Silver finish.
• Body-color roof ditch molding
• HID headlamps with LED halo ring and RS unique tail lamps.
• Rear spoiler
Keep in mind that this was the first time I#8217;d been behind the wheel of a V6 powered Camaro, and I have to say that I came away very impressed. While it#8217;s not a rocket ship, the 312 hp V6 gets the car to 60 mph in just over 6 seconds. What really matters though is the 278 lb-ft of torque, as this is what places the V6 Camaro firmly in hooligan territory. Switch the traction control off, plant your right foot and you#8217;ll spin the rear tires with no problem.
While the engine does make good power, it suffers from a weak exhaust note that sounds very metallic when pressed hard. The trade-off however is great fuel economy to the tune of 18 city mpg /29 highway mpg. This is something that the Camaro SS could never hope to achieve.
Plus it takes good ole#8217; regular gasoline, not premium like the SS.
The 6-speed automatic transmission also works well with the V6. Shifts are smooth with no real drama, but I#8217;d stay away from using the TAPshift manual shift controls if I were you. Using this option just treats you to slow lazy shifts that will annoy you.
Honestly, just leave the transmission in drive and let it do its thing, you#8217;ll be happier, trust me.
Now even though the Camaro 2LT doesn#8217;t come with the same Brembo brakes as the SS, have no fear because I found the brakes to be quite good. I did quite a few hard stops with this thing and never once did the car get out of shape. Stops were straight and true and the car was brought to a halt very quickly. Handling was also spot on as well. Due to weather, my tester came equipped with Pirelli snow tires and even with these mounted, the car handled surprisingly well.
Obviously these are not performance tires, but it just goes to show you how good the Camaro#8217;s road going suspension is.
After a week of tooling around in the Camaro I found that I was actually quite fond of the car. Visually it is almost identical to the SS, it gets much better fuel economy and its 312 hp V6 provides you with plenty of road going grunt. Price wise the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT stickered at $30,760, which is not bad for what you get.
Keep in mind though that you can buy a stripper Camaro SS with a 6-speed manual for just $1,500 more. At the end of the day you need to decide which car fits your needs. The Camaro SS or the Camaro 2LT.
Understand though that if you opt for the Camaro 2LT that you are in no way skimping, as this is a great automobile, with good performance and even better mileage. Happy motoring#8230;
*Make sure to check out my review of the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS for more driving impressions.
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Dr Denise Martins de Abreu-e-Lima – President Languages Without Borders Ministry of Education of Brazil
Denise has a teaching degree in Languages and Literature and MA in Linguistics and Portuguese at São Paulo State University – UNESP, PhD in Applied Linguistics, at University of Campinas – UNICAMP, and post- doctorate in Distance Learning at Purdue University, United States. Her research was about foreign language teacher education, Multiple Intelligences and tutoring in Distance Education environments. She is an associate professor at the Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar – since 1994. She was the Open Brazilian Distance Education (UAB) coordinator from 2006 to 2012 at UFSCar and chair of UAB Coordinators Forum from 2011 to 2013. Since 2013, she has been an advisor to the Secretariat of Higher Education – SESu – at the Ministry of Education, Brazil. She is also the president of Languages without Borders Program, which involves around 120 Brazilian public universities, spread in all states, main capitals and cities of Brazil, with specialists in 8 different languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Mandarin and Portuguese for foreigners. The experience of managing the Program using virtual environments has promoted partnerships with institutions nationwide and has contributed to a high level of synergy in favor of a national discussion on issues related to language policy.
Dr. Pasi Sahlberg – Harvard Graduate School of Education
Pasi Sahlberg is a Finnish educator and scholar. He worked as a teacher, teacher educator, and policy adviser in Finland and was actively engaged in planning and implementing education reforms in Finland in the 1990s. He has served the World Bank in Washington, D.C. (2003-2007), the European Commission (2007-2009) and the OECD as an external expert advising foreign governments in more than 50 countries around the world. His research interests include international education policies, educational change, teacher education, and classroom teaching and learning. He is board member of several educational organizations, including the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), the International Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education (IASCE), and the Centre on International Education Benchmarking (CIEB). He is also editorial board member of Journal of Educational Change, European Journal of Educational Evaluation and Research, and Educational Policy Studies Journal. He speaks around the world about educational improvement, enhancing equity and excellence in education systems, internationalization of education, and the future of schooling. He has addressed the national Parliaments in England, Scotland, New Zealand, Latvia, Sweden, and spoke at the European Parliament in Brussels. His award-winning book Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland (Teachers College Press, 2011) is a bestseller and has been translated into 20 languages. He has held several senior management positions in Finland, most recently Director General of CIMO (National Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation) at the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Helsinki and at the University of Oulu, Finland. He received the 2012 Education Award in Finland and the 2013 Grawemeyer Award in the United States, and the First Class Knight of the White Rose of Finland in 2013.
Dr Paola Uccelli – Associate Professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education
Paola Uccelli is associate professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. With a background in linguistics, she studies socio-cultural and individual differences in language and literacy development throughout the school years. Her research focuses on how different language skills (at the lexical, grammatical, and discourse levels) interact with each other to either promote or hinder advances in language expression and comprehension in monolingual and bilingual students. Uccelli's current projects focus on describing individual trajectories of school-relevant language development; on the design and validation of a research instrument to assess school-relevant language skills in elementary and middle school students; and on understanding how monolingual and multilingual speakers and writers learn to use a variety of discourse structures flexibly and effectively for diverse communicative and learning purposes. Uccelli studied linguistics at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and subsequently earned her doctoral degree in Human Development and Psychology at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Being a native of Peru, she is particularly interested in Latin America where she collaborates with local researchers and often participates in research conferences and workshops.
Dr Dora Alexopoulou – Senior Research Associate, EF Research Unit at University of Cambridge
Dora Alexopoulou is a Senior Research Associate at the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, leading the Education First Unit at the University of Cambridge, launched in February 2010 to promote research in second language learning of English and innovation in language teaching through a systematic cross-fertilisation between linguistic research and teaching techniques. After a BA in Greek philology at the University of Athens, she went to Edinburgh to obtain an MSc in Natural Language and Speech Processing and then a PhD in Linguistics. Before coming to Cambridge she worked at the Universities of Edinburgh and York and held an Intra-European Marie Curie Fellowship at the University of Lille III.
Dora's current research interests are in second language learning with a focus on computational learner models that can inform theories of second language acquisition as well as innovative technologies for education. She has published articles in Language, Cognition,Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, Proceedings of the Second Language Forum and Learner Corpus Research. She is Associate Editor of the British Journal of Education, Society and Behavioral Science and Co-founder of the Cambridge Bilingualism Network, a public engagement initiative to promote the cognitive and linguistic benefits of bilingualism. She lives in Cambridge with her husband and two children.
Dr Mari Pearlman – Founder and Principal at Pearlman Education Group
Mari Pearlman is the founder and principal of the Pearlman Education Group. Mari assists a broad range of education organizations in fulfilling their missions, using her experience in not-for-profit executive management, educational measurement, and teacher professional development. She has provided both for-profit and not-for profit education organizations with strategy analysis and advising, market analysis, partnering advice and support, assessment and evaluation design. Formerly a Senior Vice-President at Educational Testing Service and at Catapult Learning, Mari spent more than 25 years engaged in development and management of large- and small-scale assessment and measurement projects, with a focus on innovation. She was a principal developer of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards assessment series, portfolio and performance-based assessment for principals superintendents for the CCSSO, and INTASC beginning-teacher performance tasks. Mari has written and spoken extensively on education issues. Visit http://www.pearlmaneg.com for more information and to see a selection of her publications and presentations.
Dr Alexey Korenev – Senior Lecturer at Moscow State University
Alexey Korenev is a senior lecturer in language teaching and the chairman of the Young Researchers' Council at the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies (FFLAS) of Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU). He graduated from MSU in 2009 and continued his education at Hokkaido University (2009-2010) and FFLAS (2010-2012), where he completed his PhD (kandidatskaya) in language teaching in 2012. His major research areas are language testing and internationalization of higher education. Alexey won the Russian Presidential Scholarship in 2008 and 2011 and the Trinity College London Teacher Trainer scholarship in 2014. He has more than 15 publications in Russian and international journals. He is a co-editor of the Moscow University Young Researcher Journal: Cultures, Languages and Area Studies. Alexey Korenev launched the 'Language Teacher's Target Language' project in 2013 with the aim of creating new teaching and testing materials for trainee EFL teachers at Moscow University, and has focused on this research project since then.
In 2014, he suggested to organize a joint EF-MSU internship programme for MSU students. This internship programme was piloted in Autumn-Winter 2014 and received very positive feedback from the teacher trainees.
Yerrie Kim – Executive Director at EF Education First
Yerrie is currently the Head of Testing and Certification Services at EF Education First. Prior to EF, Yerrie worked in Washington DC as an advisor and consultant to the DC Public Schools' Office of School Innovation. Before her career in education, she worked as an investment banker at Citigroup, where she specialized in global health care financing. Yerrie received a joint MBA-MPA degree from Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She earned her BS degree at MIT in Economics. She is a board member of the East Rock Institute, a non-profit organization focused on deepening cross-cultural understanding between Eastern and Western societies.
Dr Enio Ohmaye – Chief Experience Officer at EF Learning Labs
Before coming to EF as Chief Technology and Experience Officer, Enio worked as Senior Scientist at Apple Computer. He first experienced the power of learning a new language at the age of 18, when he left his native Brazil and moved to Monticello, New York, to work as a waiter. Though he initally struggled even with simple food orders, when he returned to Brazil six months later, he had already gained English skills that would eventually help him earn a Ph.D in Artificial Intelligence and Education from Northwestern University. He also earned a Master degree in Computer Science from George Washington University. Now, based in our Shanghai office, Enio builds and designs some of EF's most groundbreaking projects. Describing himself as having, "a Brazilian heart, a Japanese body, and an American head." Enio not only has a passion for the application of cognitive science and computer technology to language training, but also an incredible love for dancing. Enio has a natural love of languages: as a Brazilian born Japanese, he speaks English, Portuguese, and Japanese fluently. Enio also speaks Java, C#, Lisp, Pascal and COBOL to mention a few.
Dr Christopher McCormick – Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at EF Education First
A lifelong love of learning languages and discovering other cultures led Christopher to a career path dedicated to intercultural education. As EF's Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, he oversees the instructional design and delivery of EF's international language programs. In collaboration with EF Learning Labs, he oversees linguistic research initiatives with the University of Cambridge, Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Peking University. He also contributes to the delivery of major projects for governments, companies, and institutions, such as EF's provision of language services to the Beijing 2008 and Sochi 2014 Olympics and the EF-United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Summer School. Christopher has traveled in over 70 countries and has lived in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, France, China, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, and Switzerland. He holds a B.A. with honors in French and Russian from Tulane University as well as an M.A. in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics, both from the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr Yujin Yaguchi – The University of Tokyo
Professor and Director Center for International Exchange
Yujin Yaguchi is a professor of American Culture at The University of Tokyo, Japan. He was also engaged in starting up PEAK, the first undergraduate degree programs at the University to be taught entirely in English. Dr. Yaguchi also leads the globalization office for the liberal arts department. He received both his B.A and PH.D in the US, and he was born in Sapporo, Japan.
David Bish – Director of Academic Management at EF Education First
David Bish, a specialist in blended learning and teacher training, has been with EF for nine years. He worked in the tertiary and secondary state education sectors in the UK and then abroad as a lecturer in mathematics, teacher of English and ICT before specialising in EFL teaching. As a qualified teacher and teacher trainer he began at EF by launching our Manchester-based training programme for EF's China, Indonesia and Russia schools helping over 300 teachers take their first steps in the profession. Since then he has worked as Director of Studies and materials developer and currently oversees academic management of our schools in the Asia-Pacific region. For the last three years, David has been enhancing EF's digital learning strategy through implementation of iPad learning in our classrooms worldwide. David is currently completing an Educational Doctorate in TESOL at the University of Exeter
Dr Beata Schmid – Senior Vice President EF Education First
Beata Schmid oversees all academic programs at EF International Language Schools and enjoys teaching in the teacher training programs. She has a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Brown University in the USA and has been teaching foreign languages, including English, for more than 25 years. Her special areas of interest are teacher support and training, pronunciation, computer-assisted language learning and the history of language teaching and the English language, as well as dialectology.
A product of foreign exchange herself, she continues to live the experience of language teaching and immersion by hosting high school students.


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The purpose of creative thinking is a way of looking at problems or situations from a fresh perspective. Creative thinking can be stimulated both by an instructed process such as brainstorming and lateral thinking.
My PR Goals for 2017
Happy New Year! I can't believe its 2017 already. It only feels like yesterday that is was my first day at Changeworks Communications. Over the past year I have learnt and developed my PR and marketing skills by, writing press releases, coming up with social media ideas, working at an exhibition with clients, working in graphic design and creating animated videos.
How to Deal with Criticism in a Positive Way – My 3 Top Tips!
Not everyone likes to be criticised. At some point in your life you will receive comments you won't like, perhaps in a professional setting or in your personal life. Sometimes it will be difficult to accept but you can use it as an opportunity to learn and grow.
Dealing with criticism in a positive way requires good self-esteem and assertiveness skills.
"The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by
criticism." – Norman Vincent Peale
The quote above is very helpful, as it reminds me that criticism is a positive not just a negative.
Know the difference between the two types of criticism – constructive and destructive:
Constructive – The course of offering valid and well-reasoned opinions about the work of others, usually involving positive and negative comments in a friendly way rather than an oppositional one.
Destructive – This is performed with the purpose to harm someone or destroy someone's creation, reputation and self-esteem.
Once you've understood the difference, please read my 3 top tips below which will help you deal with criticism:
Accept that you can't always be perfect – Everyone has their flaws, and if you don't see any of yours then you're probably not analysing yourself as closely as you should be. If you want to accept good feedback, don't always think it is incorrect.
Let it inspire you – Take the antagonism and use it to make the situation more positive. Listen and interpret what you are being offered and ask yourself if it is something you can learn from. Make the changes that will improve your future.
Appreciate the giver – Thank the person who has shared their thoughts whether you agree or disagree. Handling a tough decision positively and showing you can accept other opinions shows you are mature and professional.
As Winston Churchill once said: "Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things."
Make the Most of Your Apprenticeship
It has almost been a year since I started my apprenticeship at Changeworks Communications, so I think it is only right I share my thoughts that will help you get the most out of your new career journey. Continue reading "Make the Most of Your Apprenticeship"
What Celebrities Have Taught Me about PR
Nearly every top celebrity employs PR tactics. This may not always help when their bad behaviour generates the wrong publicity, but may actually take advantage of public attention to further their careers.
Trade Shows Have a Big Impact on Your Career
Working in PR isn't just about writing press releases, posting on social media or talking to the media.
This September I was given the opportunity to fully understand the industry our clients work in whilst doing something I love. Continue reading "Trade Shows Have a Big Impact on Your Career"
The Biggest Challenges in Your PR Career
Eight months down the line of my apprenticeship, and I have completed my Level 4 Diploma in PR set by the PRCA. I am well underway at
progressing in the industry, but there are going to be many challenges I still need to face in my PR career.
Careers vs Jobs: Following your passion
You will often hear the words 'career' and 'job' used interchangeably, but they are two very different things. A job is something you will do to earn cash; it's filling a work role within a business in exchange for money. A career, though, is a long-term pursuit of a lifelong ambition.
Thinking of Creating a Blog?
Blogging is an important tool in PR; it gives you an added benefit to become a better writer, share your thoughts and skills and form a portfolio. You can learn so much about yourself as a writer, an individual and in your professional career.
What Zombie's Have Taught Me About PR
If I had a pound for every time I watched 'Shaun of the Dead' I would certainly be a millionaire! I'll always remember the famous film quotes – "You've got red on you" or "There's a girl in the garden." Great quotes come from fantastic scripts and in PR the most successful messages are carried by the most memorable words.


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We are on the LAST official section of our Vital Records Binders.
I can't believe how close we are to finishing this BIG FELLA!
During November I will be going back and posting
some of the pages I missed along the way,
(I may have missed a few!)
BUT we will be completely done by the end of November!
For This Week's Assignment:
You will need to make sure your photos are
This may mean saving them on:
Floppy or Flash Drives
Memory Sticks
or by . . .
Using an outside source like:
Backblaze (My personal favorite!)
Mozy or Carbonite
Make sure that you have properly stored
your negatives and other prints.
Pictures like to live where we live!
Temperature and Humidity are important factors to consider
when storing photos and important documents.
This one is a big one but worth the time for sure!
I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel . . . WhaWhoooo!


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If your strategic plan only gets touched when the cleaning staff dusts the shelves, you're in trouble.
For the most part, that isn't the picture today. With a little nudging from regulators, plus the growing pace of change in the financial services industry, strategic plans have taken on new importance.
One example is the $2.7 billion Wright-Patt Credit Union in Fairborn, Ohio, where strategic planning is considered a constant, year-long process, not a one-time event, said President/CEO Doug Fecher.
"We do have a board planning retreat and we've moved that earlier in the year," he explained. "We've also added a strategic discussion section to every monthly board meeting. We're talking about the plan and evaluating it almost constantly and can make corrections as we find them necessary."
Fecher said the key is it's not an event that happens once a year and that arrangement has paid off.
"Some companies spend considerable time once a year writing a strategic plan. Then, they put it on a shelf and don't get it out until the next year," Fecher noted. "We force ourselves to look at it constantly, measuring what we planned to happen against what is actually happening."
The plan covers issues such as Wright-Patt's strategic objective, how the credit union will compete, the target market and geography, and the financial model, which creates automatic measurements by breaking down revenue into net interest income, fee income and CUSO income, Fecher said.
If there's a gap between plan and reality, there are questions to be answered. Was something not carried out as well as it should have been, or was it something beyond the control of the credit union? Did something unexpected in the environment impact the credit union? How should the credit union react?
"By looking at it all the time, you make little course corrections instead of waiting until the end of the year and discovering we missed by a mile," Fecher said. "We try to look ahead one to three years. We believe beyond about three years you can pretty much get out a crystal ball."
Regulations have added a lot of uncertainty, he added. A number of them are just now coming on line in a way credit unions can understand, including the latest mortgage rules, for instance.
"So far, we don't feel we've had to alter our plans a lot," Fecher said. "But that could change. We rely heavily on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgages. Of course, they're in conservatorship, and something new is going to come out. If it comes out wildly different than it is now, we're going to have to make significant change in our plan."
Fecher said overseeing the strategic plan is a CEO's most important job. He figures he spends two-thirds of his time looking into the future and what Wright-Patt needs to do to be successful several years from now.
Neelima Firth, president of the Association for Strategic Planning, isn't surprised by increased attention to strategic planning. She said it is more common than it used to be because the investment community wants to know the senior management of a company has a good handle on what they need to do today and where they are going. She distinguished between a business plan and a strategic plan.
"A business plan is how to win the battle. A strategic plan is all about how to win the war," Firth explained. "That calls for longer-term thinking about choices – what to do and, just as important, what not to do.
She added, "Don't forget your core. JC Penney is an example of an organization that did that. They had a strategy of coupons and special offers. Then they brought in a new CEO who had a different kind of positioning. There were no coupons any more, and they went after the higher end. It was a disaster. They didn't get the higher end and they lost customers who wanted coupons."
Still, businesses often recruit outsiders to the board in search of fresh ideas. Does the fact that credit union boards are all unpaid members present a problem? Not necessarily, Firth said. A credit union board can still offer diversity if its members bring in different experiences. Firth underscored Fecher's point that a strategic plan must actually be used so a credit union can see what is working and what is not.
"We can monitor and measure, and if something is not working, we can edit," she said. "There's green, red and yellow. Green means everything is going the way you thought it would go. Red means something is not right. Yellow means slightly over or slightly under expectations."
Actually, strategic planning is easy, it's strategic thinking that's difficult, said Les Wallace, Wallace president of Signature Resources, a governance consulting firm in Aurora, Colo.
"Strategic thinking means challenging assumptions about your current business and processes," he pointed out. "I tell boards, 'Think strategically first. Have a robust, assumption-challenging conversation about your entire business. Then come back and consider the implications for how you should change your business plan.'"
Wallace said new regulations have led to broader questions about risk management overall.
"Boards are moving more into an enterprise risk management focus and looking across the organization to identify potential risks. With recent breaches of IT at Target and so on, credit unions are looking at IT more closely. Enterprise risk management is showing up more and more in the strategy conversation."
Wallace said high performance boards or those that tend to do the best job of governance are attuned to strategy in the near-term three-year range. He believes looking ahead five years simply isn't practical any more. However, it is possible to ponder three alternative scenarios five years out, he suggested. First, some economic weakness continues, second, interest rates are favorable, the housing market is strong and the economy is booming and third, there is a major economic collapse.
Those high performance boards have an annual strategic planning retreat. They're also revisiting the strategic plan after six months, and are spending more than 50% of their time at each meeting reviewing results and trends and updating strategy.
With the NCUA requiring every credit union to have a strategic plan, the quality of those plans is improving, said Keith Hughey, senior consultant at management consulting firm John M. Floyd Associates in Baytown, Texas. However, those changes are likely coming at a significant expense.
"The reality is regulations are putting a significant cost burden on credit unions," Hughey said. "It's particularly problematic for the smaller ones that don't have a big asset base over which to spread those costs."
Another issue is even as credit unions transition to community charters, the board may still reflect the original select employee group, experts say. That can present a barrier to understanding the various elements of the community the credit union is now trying to serve. As a result, it may be a struggle for board members to understand their current and future market.
Creating a strategic plan also requires time, which means additional demands on unpaid board volunteers.
"One of the cultural problems facing credit unions is understanding that we have to make money," Hughey said. "We still want to deliver a very high level of service to our members, but we also have to get paid a fair return for that. There's an accelerating understanding of the importance of making money. It's creating real conflict within some individuals."


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Health IT vendors wishing to partner with electronic health records giant Epic Systems should understand that the closely held, Verona, Wis.-based company does things differently than many of its competitors.
Epic does not purchase any other development nor does it embed others' software into its systems. It does not have third-party resellers, either, in part because Epic's architecture is complex. "We are not looking to outsource any work," Epic Vendor Relations Specialist Tim Thompson said this month at the first-ever Start Me Up Emerging Healthcare IT Meetup Day, a precursor to the 11th annual WTN Media Digital Health Conference in Madison.
In fact, "partner" means something different at Epic than entrepreneurs might be used to. Epic's partners are its customers. "They are the only partners that we have," Thompson said. He explained that corporate partnerships can get in the way of customer relationships, so Epic does not have that kind of partnership.
"The big reason why aren't purchasers of technology and we don't go out and buy other people's products is that we have confidence that we have the vision and we have the customer input and we have the source [code] and the history to be able to find the solutions ourselves," Thompson said. "Maybe it's ego, maybe it's history," he added, then suggested it might be a bit of both.
What Epic will do with third-party vendors is interface with their technology – but only if it makes sense for Epic customers and only if the other vendors follow established industry standards.
"Your best path to selling to this large customer pool is to develop to standards and sell your solution to them, not to us," Thompson said, noting that Epic currently has 294 healthcare organizations as customers, about 280,000 physician users and records on 147 million to 180 million people. "If you are trying to make a sale, sell to your customer. Your customers are the same as ours. Sell to them," Thompson advised the entrepreneurs in the audience.
"We are all about supporting our customers. That's our goal. We are partners with vendors on behalf of our customers, and we should not think of each other as partners in a traditional corporate sense," said Thompson, a nine-year veteran of Epic who actually was making his first presentation to any health IT conference.
"What we should think of each other as are partners in a way that we can do the best for the customers that serve the patients that need the help. That's our goal. We serve customers so they can serve their patients," he added.
Epic's policy in working with other vendors is that it's agnostic, according to Thompson. This provides healthcare organizations and entrepreneurs the freedom to innovate, he said – and potentially offers them access to Epic's huge customer base.
"If they're developing to standards, we can easily adopt those things and make that available not only to that [first] customer, but to all of our customers," according to Thompson. "It makes it easier for you to sell. It makes it easier for us to integrate. It makes it easier for the customers to use and to support."
He called the framework for health data exchange, integration, sharing and retrieval developed by Health Level Seven International (HL7) Epic's "favorite standards."
Thompson said Epic regularly reaches out to its customers to let them know what new technology might be available for them, and that Epic has a "huge amount" of APIs and Web services that may be able to health systems better care for patients. "But they're not necessarily a perfect fit for every vendor, every time, which is why we need this to be an individual relationship and a conversation between a vendor, between us and between our customers to make sure that these differences are nullified," Thompson said.
Still, this may not be enough to satisfy some developers out there, as Epic CEO Judith Faulkner heard a day later during the main Digital Health Conference. One attendee, Dr. Scott Jens, CEO of Health Innovation Technologies, maker of the optometry-specific RevolutionEHR, expressed frustration with trying to integrate his product with enterprise systems such as those from Epic, Cerner, GE Healthcare, Meditech and Siemens, and called on Epic to release its source code to the programming community.
Faulkner said Epic does provide its code to customers and will train its customers' programmers on building interfaces and applications. "What we don't do is open it to vendors because they don't have special relationships with us," Faulkner said.
According to Thompson, Faulkner is not the one to go to about outside software development anyway. When one vendor in attendance asked about getting even 10 minutes with Faulkner, Thompson said that his boss would delegate the responsibility to him anyway. "Believe me, 10 minutes of time with Judy will result in her saying, 'Have you met Tim?'" Thompson said.
"It really doesn't matter, the scope, the size, the number of places you're doing business, how incredible your product is," Thompson said. "Judy is not going to listen because she is focused on our customers, always, always, always."
Thompson also noted that he frequently gets asked if Epic has a software development kit. "If you're developing to standards and those standards are very well-defined, there's no need for SDKs," he said. "There is no need for us to look at your code, or you to look into ours. What we need to do is if we don't have an API that works, if we don't have an interface that's already existing, we need to make one."
He also emphasized that Epic frowns on custom-built software. "Custom code hurts. It's hard to maintain. It's hard to build on top of. It's hard to upgrade customers to your new versions and their dependent on code that's 10 years old and was written just to get one job done once. Standards are what it's all about, and communicating directly with your customers is the key," Thompson advised.


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As of next fall, Multicultural Student Orientation will cease to be offered to incoming freshmen. But fear not – the core elements of the orientation will now become incorporated into the class-wide New Student Orientation (NSO), with International Student Orientation unaffected by the change.
Director of the Center for Intercultural Life Tianna Cervantez says the shake up was introduced for a variety of reasons. With the creation of the SPARK Summer Bridge Program, which helps students who come in needing additional help, specifically with writing and math, some of the pressure has come off of Multicultural Student Orientation (MSO) to give first generation students, particularly students of color, the boost they need to make the transition from high school to college.
In addition, fluctuating attendance for MSO, which often corresponds with what time of the week the orientation begins, has generated an attendance range of 35 to over a hundred. Though even as MSO attendance fluctuates, a message of diversity and exploring identity has grown on campus, with Intergroup Dialogue courses being offered and diversity workshops instituted for student clubs and fraternities.
"Given all those dynamics, we looked at the feedback from Multicultural Student Orientation and looked at the ways in which some of the other conversations were shifting. Can we take the best of MSO [and] find ways to integrate that into New Student Orientation?" Cervantez said.
The answer the orientation committee landed on was a hopeful yes. Associate Dean of Students Shawn Wilson, who also leads orientation, said, "It's one of those things where we wanted all of our students to have a similar experience. So we are still looking at what pieces and looking at the data we had from previous years of MSO, [and see] what pieces of MSO did students respond to very well."
Cervantez identified three key elements of the MSO orientation to retain for NSO. The first entails touring cultural houses on campus, where new students meet members of that house and play games and eat food with them. The members of the houses also introduce students to the organizations that are run in collaboration with the cultural houses.
Another element is the student panel, which allows new students to have "real conversations" with orientation leaders about what life at Knox is like. During MSO, this discussion centered around the experiences of students of color and the questions orientation leaders had while they were freshmen. An important element of this discussion was to have students recognize that their questions were normal and give them space to ask those questions.
Lastly, Cervantez talked about the "Perceptions and Perspectives" workshop, also known colloquially as "Agree/Disagree." Students are encouraged in this activity to engage with other students' views and learn from their peers/ differing opinions.
Cervantez anticipates that broadening the student participants will create some difficulties. "There is always a challenge when you do workshops because folks wonder when you host something based on identity, are you excluding other identities?" She also noted that they will have to negotiate the challenges of students with multiple identities who may have to decide between applicable workshops to attend.
Cervantez also emphasized the interpersonal element of orientation as well. "Consent, communication, that information is real and necessary, but it's also what is happening in that room and understanding how your classmates are receiving that information," Cervantez said. "So that at the end of the day, being part of this community means we're all taking that step together to say that we're going to be responsible members in this community."


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NIH Public Access Policy
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released its new Public Access Policy which became effective April 7, 2008. Under a new federal law, NIH is now requiring that the author's final version of any peer-reviewed journal article resulting from NIH-funded activities must be submitted to PubMed Central (PMC), NIH's digital repository, where it will be made available to the public within 12 months after the journal article is published. The information listed below will help with several of the compliance issues that University of Pennsylvania authors will need to address. If you have questions about the new policy and how it affects you as an NIH researcher, email the Biomedical Library or call 215-898-5818.
Authors need to ensure that any copyright agreement between themselves and their publisher permits the submission of the author's manuscript to PubMed Central. Suggested wording from NIH to be added to the publisher's agreement can be found here.
Manuscript Submission
Authors may submit an article to the journal of their choice for publication. There are four methods to ensure that a manuscript is submitted to PubMed Central in compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy.
- Publish your article in a journal that automatically submits to PubMedCentral. If you choose this method you do not need to further comply with the new policy. For a listing of these journals click here.
- Make arrangements to have a publisher deposit a specific final published article in PubMed Central. Submission is free, but some publishers will charge a fee to do this for you. Paying the publisher is NOT necessary if you or a third party submit the manuscript yourself.
- Deposit the final peer-reviewed manuscript in PMC yourself via the NIH Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS). This system is easy to use and submission can be done by the author or a third party in your lab or department.
- Complete the submission process for a final peer-reviewed manuscript that the publisher has deposited in the NIH Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS).
Note: For a list of publishers and their policies on submission of final peer-reviewed manuscripts click here.
Citing PubMed Central (PMC) ID Numbers
When you submit a manuscript to NIH you will receive a NIHMS ID number. Once it appears in PubMed Central, it will be assigned a PMC ID number.
- Beginning May 25, 2008, you will need to cite the PMC ID or NIHMS ID number for any articles you cite in your progress report, new applications or renewals. This is only needed for articles accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008.
Using RefWorks or Endnote with PubMed Central (PMC) ID Numbers
Some changes must be made to your RefWorks or Endnote account to import records with PMC ID numbers and use a citation output style that includes the PMC ID. For directions to implement these changes, see the following pages:
- RefWorks http://gethelp.library.upenn.edu//support/software/refworks/refworks-nih.html
- EndNote http://gethelp.library.upenn.edu/support/software/endnote/endnote-nih.html
- NIH Public Access Homepage
- FAQs of the Public Access Policy
- NIH Manuscript Submission Page (NIHMS)
- Tutorials for Manuscript Submission
- PubMed Central
- Presentation to Provost's Council on Research
- Office of Research Services: NIH Public Access Policy
- Suggested Cover Letter for Authors
- Complying with the NIH Public Access Policy - Copyright considerations and options
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- Publisher-Author Agreements and the NIH Public Access Policy
- How to Demonstrate Compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy--Compliance Flow Chart
- Policies of Journal Publishers That Do Not Submit Final Published Articles to PubMed Central


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This is a lightweight phone at around a hundred grams and fits snugly into your palm. It comes in a few colors but my favourite is the black colored version of it. The phone looks a lot similar to a digital camera and in many ways serves as one too. The 2.0 megapixel camera takes pictures of great clarity and is capable of video recording too. It comes with a white LED flash to use when the lighting is bad. Unfortunately the camera lacks an optical zoom capability. The phone can play FM radio but only with the aid of the phone's wireless headset which acts as an antenna. That makes the function a little inconvinent. The internet browsing is not bad, especially with the large memory bank, bigger pages can be viewed and even saved. The phone comes with bluetooth, infrared and USB connectivity and the firmware can be updated using a PC. The only problem with this phone is the joystick. After approximately one year of usage, the joystick becomes unresponsive and hard to move. The rest of the keypad buttons exhibit the same problems. Probably this is due to a manufacturing defect because I've heard and seen the same problem in many K750i phones. There also appears to be a problem with the power consumption where the standby time is just 24 hours, which is relatively short. The good thing about this phone is, the price has dropped a lot since its release. When I bought it it was just released hence the high price. So if you want a good phone at a cheap price, then this phone is for you.


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Below is a post from Benjamin Fulford in response to an article from Cobra about "Forces of Light and Darkness" back in 2012.
The original article from Cobra can be found in the link below:
Source: http://benjaminfulford.typepad.com/benjaminfulford/2017/07/sent-by-reader-benjamin-spotted-this-in-an-article-entitled-forces-of-light-and-darkness-which-is-divided-in-positive-grou.html
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Spotted this in an article entitled "Forces of Light and Darkness", which is divided in "positive" groups, mixed, and negative groups. WDS was amongst the "mixed".
White Dragon Society. This group represents interests of some old Chinese royal lineages, supported with many martial arts groups around the world. Their contact person is Benjamin Fulford. Their main motivation is to bring down the Cabal, but their motives may not be completely pure, as they see their role in the new society after the Event as a little bit too dominant and controlling. They also have a strong financial interest in the funds that will be released after the take down of the Cabal. Actually the Resistance [Movement] had some problems with them in February [2012] at secret negotiations about the new financial system and this has resulted in some delays in timeline for the Event.
My reply
Thanks for that but I have no idea what they meant about February 2012. Also, we have CIA, Pentagon, MI6, FSB, North Korean, gnostic illuminati, Japanese military intelligence etc, members and are not just supported by martial arts groups. The Asian royals are allied but separate from us.
We have stopped the plan to kill 90% of humanity. We now support the creation of a meritocratically staffed future planning agency charged with the job of ending poverty, stopping environmental destruction and then setting humanity on a path for exponential expansion into the universe. We also support democracy, human rights, the rule of law and freedom of the press.


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Q: There are a lot of carefree styles during the summer that look better without bras like halter tops, strapless dresses, beach cover-ups and camisoles. Would I be harming myself by not having the support of a bra?
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A study in Japan confirmed these findings.
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The theme for the 2016 competition is "Translating sustainability into value" and the Ocean Exchange review panel is seeking Solutions Inspiring Action; scalable, sustainable and global innovations that are generating economic growth and increasing productivity while reducing waste and the use of nature's resources. This year, the awards process focuses on renewable energy, zero emissions and new technologies that can support sustainable solutions and give efficiencies in logistics and supply chains – on land and on the ocean. Each applicant will be asked to submit a written statement that describes how their solution contributes directly or indirectly to resilient oceans.
"Gulfstream's sustainability efforts align with the broader business aviation industry's goals of reducing emissions," says Ira Berman, senior vice president, Administration and General Counsel, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. "One of the ways we are doing that is through our agreement to obtain renewable fuels for daily flight operations at our Savannah headquarters. The 2016 Ocean Exchange Solutions award allows us to expand renewable energy research and development in the hopes of creating further positive outcomes across industries."
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Among the first of its kind in Buenos Aires, Home Hotel is a 'green' beacon leading the way in the Argentine hospitality industry. Opening over five years ago when the environmental movement was just a whisper in the city, the beautifully designed hotel reflects an air of tranquility and a calm space amid pollution and chaos. In a country where sourcing sustainable and environmentally-friendly goods can be problematic — or worse still a logistical disaster — co-owners Patricia O'Shea and Tom Rixton have persevered with their objectives of creating a hotel as green as the country will allow.
The airy spaces of the hotel focus on bringing in as much light as possible, and the interior spaces are accented with clean lines and shades of color that hint towards the 1950's. Intriguing areas are playfully decorated with collections of kitsch artifacts, and illustrative hand-printed paper adorns the walls.
The couple is well aware of how much waste is generated by the tourism and hospitality industries, so they do what they can to curb their impact — providing bath products in refillable bottles; using energy-efficient light bulbs; and trying to get around the problems of toxic battery waste. The couple also encourage their staff to be educated in green issues and are intent on working with local food vendors and organizations arranging bio-fuel reuse.
As Buenos Aires continues to have no government-implemented recycling scheme, Home works with local organisation El Ceibo to separate garbage and recycle where possible. The hotel does what it can to meet environmental challenges while featuring an immaculate design, complete with guests lounging poolside in the serene and lush secret garden.
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Wednesday, December 10
We're getting in a festive mood during the show today playing some holiday tunes and counting the hours until the South Park season finale at 10pm! Here is a sneak preview!
Tuesday, December 9
The Big Dog and Corrina are counting down the days of Christmas with giveaways! We're registering you every morning for great gift cards from local businesses and for a $500 spending cash giveaway!
Tune in every morning for a rundown of the happenings in Hollyweird! The Hollywood beat is every morning at 6:40 and 8:40!
Beginning to look a lot like Christmas
The Big Dog and Corrina talked about their fun weekends full of holiday parties,
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Sam Smith was continuing to be an overachiever this weekend by receiving 6 Grammy
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Friday, September 7, 2012
Death is a Pickle
4 comments:
- Matty Boy said...
Hi Randall,
As a form the day to day living does not stop when it is seen that there is no separate indivdual i.e the physical form has to eat, sleep, work, pay bills etc. Is it then more like pretending happens to be an separate individual during social interactions ?
I knw its a silly question, however was curious on your thoughts
- October 6, 2012 at 1:06 AM
- Randall Friend said...
Hi Matt,
Yes, the appearance goes on as long as that consciousness is there - the issue is that the appearance is taken to be something it is not - a me vs. world - the idea of that "me" is something which came into existence independent and separate from the world - that the world is a collection of these independently-appearing and existing things.
Eating, sleeping, working, paying bills goes on. Only there is no longer a story about someone who is doing these things. They are all a natural happening, Life aware of itself at play.
- October 6, 2012 at 11:00 AM
- Matty Boy said...
Thanks Randall, its very interesting and probably cannot be imagined.
Last few weeks there is more and more of short period of awareness. The focus is turned into seeing what is, looking happens to see if there is a separte me and there is silence.
- October 7, 2012 at 6:21 AM
I loved your article about Death. I totally agree with you that a character comes, stays a while and then leaves. You have explained the truth of life. No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow. Death is unpredictable.
- November 1, 2012 at 7:20 AM


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Sometimes the forgotten powerhouse of the original Star Wars, Tarkin (a Grand Moff by the time of Episode IV) was a nasty and cruel man, whose dismissive complete destruction of Alderaan told you all you needed to know about someone who had grown powerful enough in the Empire to be perceived as holding Darth Vader's leash. His cameo at the end of Revenge of the Sith cemented in canon that Tarkin was already a notable member of the Republic-turned-Empire military, meaning it would fit right in to introduce him into The Clone Wars.
So far on the series, Admiral Yularen has been our representative when it comes to high-ranking military officials within the Republic. Yularen is basically a well-intentioned man, doing his best to follow orders and accomplish his goals. Meeting Tarkin could introduce the other side of the coin – the far darker and cunning officials who have been rising to power in the Republic and would benefit the most from Palpatine's eventual manipulation that results in the Empire.
As with Tarkin, the idea of meeting Thrawn on The Clone Wars gives us the opportunity to see one of the Empire's must cunning military minds much earlier in their career. And in some ways, Thrawn is even more exciting, given that his most notable stories come from the trilogy of books by Timothy Zahn that first introduced him – and that he's never been seen in a Star Wars film or animated series.
A brilliant tactician, Thrawn nearly toppled the New Republic in the novels, but it would be fascinating to see him as a young man operating during the time of the Old Republic. As with others on this list, the Expanded Universe has some backstory for Thrawn that could be used, or they could go in their own direction. Regardless, it would be cool to see how Thrawn began to distinguish himself in these early years, and as with Tarkin, what his interaction was like with the Jedi at this time.
The Clone Wars has done a great job of tying the prequels to the original trilogy via different locations and character interactions. That being said, we don't want them to go too far, and it's best to leave, say, a very young Han Solo out of the proceedings. But when it comes to major characters from the original trilogy, it's hard to resist the appeal of seeing Chewbacca.
It would be stretching things to have Chewie meet up with Anakin and Obi-Wan, but there are plenty of others Chewbacca could team with that wouldn't affect the continuity of the films – especially Yoda, considering that the two knowing each other was already established in Revenge of the Sith. The Clone Wars creators have noted that there are some hurdles to overcome with using wookies on the show on a technical level, due to their fur. But inevitably, I'm sure they'll figure it out, and when they do, a trip to Kashyyyk would be appreciated.
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By Tony Dutra
Oct. 16 — A challenger to Google's use of the Android trademark brought his case to the U.S. Supreme Court in an Oct. 6 cert. petition.
Erich Specht founded Android Data Corp. in the 1990s when the dot-com era was at its height, and the Patent and Trademark Office issued a registration in 2002 for the Android Data mark. However, the company ceased operating that same year, and Specht transferred the rights to the mark to another of his wholly-owned companies, Android Dungeon Inc.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment in Google's favor on claims that its Android operating system for mobile phones infringed the Android Data mark. The court held that the Android Data mark was "permanently abandoned" by 2007 and so it had returned to the public domain before Google began using its own Android mark (Specht v. Google Inc., 747 F.3d 929, 110 U.S.P.Q.2d 1319 (7th Cir. 2014).
Specht's cert. petition challenges events that occurred in the district court litigation. It presents two questions:
1. whether a judge must disqualify himself from a case where he owns stock, and his wife sits on the board of directors, in a company that has a vested interest in the outcome of the case even when the judge refuses to allow that company to become a named party in the lawsuit.
2. whether a district court may properly grant summary judgment on issues bypassed by the parties, by relying on portions of the pleadings not identified by the moving party and resorting to information outside of the record, without first providing the losing (non-moving party) with notice and a reasonable opportunity to respond.
The Seventh Circuit's ruling did not address the qualification of Judge Harry D. Leinenweber of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, who presided over the case.
As to the second question presented, the Seventh Circuit rejected Specht's challenges to evidentiary rulings that the district court made before ruling on Google's summary judgment motion. The rulings related to screenshots of websites and news articles offering evidence as to when the Android Data mark was last used and when Google's Android mark was first used.
Martin J. Murphy of Chicago represents Specht. A response is due Nov. 13. Google was represented by Herbert H. Finn of Greenberg Traurig LLP, Chicago, before the Seventh Circuit.
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Sure, you may be thinking that awards shows like the Oscars are too long as it is, but we have to admit there are a few categories we'd love to see added, just to punch things up a bit. Get a load of some of our ideas, and the winners we'd happily give statues.
Oscar Nominees Bring Old Hollywood Back
Best Dance Sequence in a Motion Picture
Winner: Magic Mike
It was the best reason for a group of girlfriends to get together and hit the cinema since Sex and the City popped up on the big-screen. Who wouldn't want to see Channing Tatum and other Hollywood hotties strut their stuff in their skivvies? If we were Academy members, Magic Mike would definitely get a shout-out!
Five of the Most Unexpected Oscar Moments of All Time
Best One-Liner in a Motion Picture
Winner: "If I'm gonna make a fake movie, it's gonna be a fake hit!" – Lester Siegel, Argo
With an ensemble cast including of Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, Bryan Cranston and John Goodman, pretty much any line delivered by one of these talented actors is going to be a memorable one. But we loved every line that poked at the ridiculous nature of Hollywood the best.
'Silver Linings Playbook' Martini and More Cocktails For Your Oscar Party
Best Facial Hair in a Motion Picture
Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio for Django Unchained
For whatever reason, mustaches are still having a huge moment, and beards were huge on the big-screen as well.You may think Lincoln would have a lock on any category involving facial hair, but we're going to give it up to Leonardo DiCaprio who was sorely overlooked by the Academy…again.
Countdown on How the Stars Get Red Carpet Ready!
Most Empowering Female Character in a Motion Picture
Winner: Zero Dark Thirty's Maya
Inspiring female characters come in many forms (we're still convinced we could get into Harvard Law after watching Legally Blonde), but this awards season Jessica Chastain's Zero Dark Thirty character Maya is kicking ass and taking names in a way that redefines women in film.
What Keeps Oscars Leading Ladies Looking So Youthful?
Best Family Portrayed in a Motion Picture
Winner: This is 40
We live for the tag team of Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann on the big screen, and the duo didn't disappoint in This is 40. Between their witty banter and the natural performances from the Apatow kids, it made the idea of turning 40 slightly less dreadful…slightly.
Is there an Oscar category you'd love to see added? Tell us your ideas in the comments below, or tweet us @OKMagazine.