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1 Mount Pleasant High School The Kiltie Times November, 2014 I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Student Life 2 News & Editorials 5 Sports 6 By Mr. Neil Johnson Volume 1, Issue 1 MPHS is Second in the Nation in the Get Schooled Fall Challenge! Clubs & Activities 7 Guidance News 9 Seniors Corner 10 News From the Nurse 11 Kiltie Times En Español 13 Library News 15» Ride 4 Education - Pages 4-5» Interview w/ the class president Page 4» Are the web filters in Providence schools too restrictive? Page 5 Upcoming Events: November 10 Start of 2nd Quarter November 11 Veterans Day NO SCHOOL November 19 Flu Vaccination Clinic M ount Pleasant High School has been participating in the Get Schooled Attendance Challenge since the last week of September and has been #2 in the nation for five consecutive weeks! Middle and high schools in Buffalo, Baltimore, Providence, Detroit, and Central Texas are competing to raise their school's attendance. The main goal of the interactive online module is to educate students about the necessary steps to prepare for graduation, college, and life after high school, while increasing current attendance rates. By participating in the online activities, students collaboratively Hip hop artist, Kendrick Lamar, was MPHS Principal for the day, after the school won the 2012 Fall Attendance Challenge. earn points to improve the schools position on the leader board and individually, in order to redeem at the online store for gift cards, apparel, and electronics. At this point in time, the Kilties have received the maximum points possible in the GAMES, QUIZZES, SUR- VEYS, and ARTICLES, and although these might be the most exciting, they won t help us on the leader board. However, the heat is on! Continue on page 4 November 26 Football vs. Classical November Thanksgiving NO SCHOOL The Kiltie Times Staff Advisors Mr. Chu and Mrs. Varin Staff Writers Byron David, Moises Diaz, Dionis Eugenio, Lexus Fernandez, Deandra Marland, Henry Ortega, Maverick Russell, Katherine Savinon, Joseph Santos M P H S K i l t i e T i m e s! A l l o w i n g S t u d e n t s a n d T e a c h e r s t o S h a r e F u n a n d P o s i t i v e N e w s Wouldn t it be exciting to read a newspaper or a magazine that is all about you? About people you know, events you went to and all about your concerns. The mission of the News and Media Club is to provide another form of communication for our students to share their ideas, thoughts, and opinions. It is a way for them to express themselves creatively, in writing, photography, videos, art, and opinions. The club members will interview students and staff; they will take and edit photographs and videos. They will design webpages and learn how to digitally publish future editions of the newspaper. They will get press entry into school events. The aim is for them to share their ideas with other students, their families, their teachers, and the surrounding Mount Pleasant community. We have a dedicated group of students working very hard to make this new venture a success. Please see Mr. Chu or Mrs. Varin, the advisors or any club member, for more information.
2 MPHS Kiltie Times Page 2 Student Life M P H S S t u d e n t s a t R I S D By Ms. Fontes Art Teacher MPHS is honored to have two students accepted to the highly selective senior Portfolio Development Program through Project Open Door (POD) at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Alvaro Morales and Xavier Lebrand are first year students in POD. The RISD POD program is also available at MPHS after school every Tuesday in room G-3 and all student are welcomed. M P H S D o n a t e s B l o o d By Ms. Varin Librarian MPHS had a very successful Blood Drive on October 30. Our goal was 25 donations and we collected 27. Great job to everyone who dated and helped in any way! Our winners of a pair of showcase tickets were students, Anuery Carpio and Oris Walker, and teachers, Project Open Door has a dual mission: (1) to increase access to highquality arts learning and careers in art and design for under-served Rhode Island teens, and (2) to provide a community education laboratory for RISD students, alumni, faculty, and staff. POD Teaching Artist Karina Yanez Introduces Her Students to RISD's Collection of Artists' Books Mrs. Elder and Mrs. Egb u n i w e. We will play it again during the next drive, which will be held on Friday, January 8, Everyone who donates will receive a coupon for a pound of Dunkin Donuts coffee. We will also have extended hours until 4pm to accommodate MPHS This program is free to our students and takes place in the RISD studios on Saturday mornings from 9:00am-12:00pm. Additionally they have access to Open Studios scheduled on weekday afternoons from 3:00pm- 4:00pm. These students are even given RISD IDs, enabling them to travel to and from RISD at no cost using a Rhode Island Public Transport (RIPTA) bus. We are very proud of them and look forward to viewing their work! staff. Giving blood is a volunteer opportunity like no other. You are directly contributing to saving lives and enhancing the health of people in your community. M P H S H o s t e d i t s 1 s t A n n u a l R i d e 4 E d u c a t i o n E v e n t! By Mr. Neil Johnson & Byron David Teacher / Staff Writer Members of Providence s finest Motorcycle Club led by Captain Will Vazquez and local New England clubs showed tremendous support at the 1 st Annual Ride for Education after school activity fundraiser on the gloomiest Saturday in November. Although the weather was dismal, the festivities were anything but. Generous donations from local establishments including Broadway Bistro, K&J Cuisine, Papa Paulie s, Anthony s Deli, Snookers Sports Café, and Food for the Soul helped to spice up the festivities while the day was wrapped up with an exciting raffle at the club. Unfortunately the rain stopped the bike excursion across town, but it could not break the spirit of our proud community members as they raised enough money to build a swimming pool on the roof of the school! (Construction TBD) HOMECOMING PARADE! The parade was such a good time. It may not have been the size of Bristol's 4th of July celebration, but it was filled with pride and spirit. I enjoyed myself and more importantly, I'm sure the kids who participated had a blast as they shut down Mount Pleasant Avenue and showed their Kiltie Pride. Who knew that spirit would carry itself over to an exciting overtime victory at the game. - Mr. Todd Creel Physics Phact Friction produces heat! As the cold New England winter closes in on Kiltie Country, remember this quick fix. If you find yourself outside without gloves, keep your hands nice and warm by quickly rubbing them together. The friction created by sliding them across each other will generate thermal energy, and ensure you don t lose a digit to frost bite you need all ten. -Mr. Pellegrino
3 MPHS Kiltie Times Page 3 W i n n e r s o f t h e R e a d i n g P l u s C h a l l e n g e! What is Reading Plus? Student Life Reading Plus is a web-based reading intervention program. It s Common Core aligned and prepares students to engage with complex text by developing the three dimensions of successful reading: capacity, efficiency, and motivation. This month s winners for the Reading Plus Challenge, are: Daeshon Buchanan for "Most See Readers" Dezyrae Stocker for "Most See Readers" Juan Cordon-Avila for "Most Words Read" Jamoke Akindele for "Most Words Read" Daeshon Buchanan for Most See Readers Dezyrae Stocker for Most See Readers Each student was awarded a Visa gift card for $50 for their excellence in Reading Plus. Congratulations to all the winners! Jamoke Akindele for Most Words Read Juan Cordon-Avila for "Most Words Read" M P H S H o s t e d i t s 1 s t A n n u a l R i d e 4 E d u c a t i o n E v e n t! C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 2 Most importantly, Captain Willy and contributors - Mount Pleasant is forever grateful for your kindness and loyalty. Here s what some of the participants have to say about MPHS Ride 4 Education Event! Q: What made you decide to come to this fundraiser event? R: Ninety-percent of the club members went to this school, so we want to show that this school is not as bad as people say it is. Q: What do you like most about this fundraising event? R: Getting together to help raise money for schools. Meeting other riders who are also helping to raise money. Q: How long has your motorcycle club been around? R: We ve been around since 1993, but we just recently came to Rhode Island in Riders for MPHS 1st Annual Ride 4 Education
4 MPHS Kiltie Times Page 4 Student Life S i t - D ow n W i t h t h e P r e z! By Maverick Russell Stall Writer Who doesn t want to be President? Well our elected Senior Class President, Jasmine Urquilla, choice to run wasn t just for the title. When asked about her choice to run and her drive to win, she had this to say: There are several reasons to why I decided to run for president my senior year in high school. These reasons included having a voice for students attending Mount Pleasant high school, and an opportunity to create a better learning environment for the students that will attend this school in the following years. But what pushed me to run for president of the Class of 2015 was my determination, effort, and positive attitude. As a senior, Jasmine knows the ropes and have been at Mount Pleasant long enough to understand what works and what doesn t work. She, along with many other seniors, has been through many changes. Some were good and some were bad. Speaking on what is to come, she gave us a little tease on what to expect in the coming months. Well, I want this year to be the best year in Mount Pleasant for the class of Winter Ball is coming up which means that I am currently trying to get as many people as possible to attend the dance. Also, earning first place on the Get Schooled Fall Attendance Challenge is another main goal for me. It was a very rewarding and fun experience when we won this challenge two years ago. Everyone enjoyed the prizes and I feel that we can definitely win again! As the class president, Jasmine will speak her mind and plan to involve everyone to help better Mount Pleasant in every way. First, I am going to the class representatives first and ask for their opinions. Next, I will ask the senior grade what their preferences are. I don t want these plans to be based off of my personal preference. I wish for everyone to have a voice in the decisions made to Mount Pleasant. G e t S c h o o l e d F a l l Well right now there are many ideas and considerations that are being taken into account. Currently, Winter Ball is the main focus as it is right around the corner. I have big plans for this year, but for now my lips are sealed. - Jasmine Urquilla, Class President Jasmine was very candid with her responses, but that doesn t mean she didn t leave us hanging. Well right now, there are many ideas and considerations that are being taken into account. Currently, Winter Ball is the main focus as it is right around the corner. I have big plans for this year, but for now my lips are sealed. MPHS 4P s! Continued from page 1 M.P.H.S. has eleven more school days from now until Dec. 5 th to focus on getting online to earn points in the following activities: VIDEO, TOOL, DIS- CUSSION, SHOUT OUT, SCAVENGER HUNT, PHOTO ALBUM and CHECK INS. Most importantly, we need everyone to turn up, mount up, giddy up, and get to school every day so we can beat #1 ranked PCTA to get the celebrity of our choice to take over as principal for the day. GO KILITIES!! Prompt Prepared Polite Productive Use the Recycling containers in the hallways and help keep MPHS clean!
5 MPHS Kiltie Times Page 5 News Providence s Hope, Mount Pleasant high schools are chosen for new Carnegie schools By Linda Borg Projo Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE The Providence School Department has chosen two sites, Mount Pleasant High School and Hope High School, for its new, innovative Carnegie schools. Only two school districts in the United States, Providence and Prince Georges County, Md., received a three-year Carnegie grant. Providence received $3 million this summer. The money will be used to create two small schools with no more than 450 students. Each school will open with about 105 ninth graders in the school year. Although the schools will be within the larger high schools and share certain facilities, each of the Carnegie schools will have its own principal and staff and will operate independently. Students from across the city will be assigned to these schools through the same school-choice process used for traditional high schools. The Carnegie schools will do two things: help struggling students catch up in terms of skills and credits and promote hands-on learning to allow students to move ahead at their own pace. Current students at Mount Pleasant and Hope will not be affected by this change. There is space in each building for the larger ninth-grade class that this will create next year, and the schools existing students will enjoy the same access to facilities, classes and supports, the School Department said. Incoming classes will gradually become smaller to accommodate both schools under the same roof. Both Mount Pleasant and Hope high schools currently have extra classroom space, which makes them suitable for the influx of additional Carnegie students. It is too soon to say what the schools will look like. During a July interview, School Supt. Susan Lusi said the schools could have longer days or hold classes on weekends. They could offer a mix of online and face-to-face instruction. The Providence Teachers Union has already signed an agreement that permits teachers at the Carnegie schools to work outside certain aspects of the contract. The current school year is a planning year and the school design teams will develop the schools missions and the specifics of their operations. The team leaders will later become principals. At a news conference last summer, Lusi said that the Carnegie schools will start where the kids are. They will demonstrate that high school can be done differently. The district hopes these schools will become a model for the future. Both Lusi and the Providence School Board have been thinking about moving away from a one-size-fits-all model to a portfolio of schools that would incorporate different learning styles. Article taken from the Providence Journal. E d i t o r i a l s : Are Web Filters in Providence Schools Too Restrictive? By Katherine Savinon Staff Writer Have you ever wanted to go to a web page in school and it s blocked? Even if it s for educational purposes? Mostly everyone replies to that question with a yes. If you replied with a no, you probably don t use any computers at school. Recently, the Providence School department unblocked Google; the site where most people use to do research. Why did they block it in the first place? Talk about unnecessary. Supposedly it was blocked because students were viewing inappropriate images and were using it to go to YouTube. Immature and irresponsible students can still do these things even when they blocked Google! Why punish the rest of us? What if in the future we won t be able to do any research and are forced to do it at home? I wouldn t find that surprising if it happened. Also, it s not just our school having restricted web filters. Oh no. It s many other schools. Most school districts in Rhode Island use web filters. Why? I can understand if they only blocked inappropriate websites, but these web filters also blocked sites, such as YouTube, that have helpful resources and educational videos. In my research to find out what other students think about web filtering, I found that many students feel the same way that I do. They banned Wikipedia. My school banned it! I don t know why. If this doesn t say it s too restrictive, then I don t know what is. Wikipedia is a site a lot of people use for research. I, myself, have used Wikipedia to do some research on a Spanish project I had in middle school. School filters only let you see what they want you to see. The filters at my school are getting worse and worse every day. They have started blocking sites and articles on things like the Holocaust as Too Violent...They ve started blocking certain Google searches that contain trigger words like killer, or blood, or massacre. How are we supposed to know what s safe to look at on the web and what isn t when we get out of school if filters keep going this far?! I feel like excess web filtering in schools are hurting education. There are some news sites blocked; I usually prefer reading the news online over watching it on television. But that option is out the window in school. Looks like I ll have to do it at home...
6 Vo lum e 1, I s su e 1 P a ge 6 Sports FOOTBALL Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Paul Rao - Hd Coach John Benton - Asst Coach Richard Parillo - Asst Coach Joseph Blair - Vlntr Zachery Ortega - Vlntr Currently 4h in Division II-B with a Record of 4 wins and 5 Losses Players warming up for a game. Go Kilties! Special thanks to Mike Pitt, a representative for AGAIN FASTER ATHLETIC SUPPLY Company. He was able to get over $2,000 worth of equipment donated to the Mount Pleasant high school weight room.
7 MPHS Kiltie Times Page 7 Winter Sports is Starting Get Involved!! Please see coaches for additional information! Sport Coach ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL Join Explore Program with Providence College Students. Mentoring program with students from Providence College Media/Newspaper Club - Mr. Chu/Ms. Varin in room 118 Book Club - See Ms. Cerra in the Library Boys & Girls Indoor Track Mr. Rao and Mr. G. Chess Team - See Ms. Varin in the Library MPHS Choir Ms. Lucini in G-18 Girls Basketball See Ms. Marshall Music Club Mr. Pellegrino in 307B Boys Basketball Mr. Rao Style Club Mr. Pinto/Mr. Clement Wrestling Mr. Montoya Best Buddies Ms. Beaubien/Ms. Thomas Culture Club Ms. Thomas Student Council 9th - Mrs. Irons 10th - Ms. Dube 11th - Ms. Berkovicz 12th - Ms. Marshall/Ms. Brasil Debate Club - See Mr. Grogan in 109 Jewelry Club Ms. Fontes/Ms. Rooks-Cast Poster/Mural Club See Ms. Gallagher RISD Open Project Door See Art teachers Yearbook See Ms. Fontes in G-3 Desire is the key to motivation, but it s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal a commitment to excellence that will enable you to attain the success you seek. Mario Andretti Race Car Driver
8 MPHS Kiltie Times Band & Chorus Page 8 Fundraising Program Want to go see the Celtics? The Boston Celtics are starting a new program to support music programs in the area! They have offered seats to certain games, and the music program will get a portion of the profit. Ms. Lucini will start selling tickets on Nov. 19 at report card night. If anyone is interested in purchasing tickets, contact Ms. Lucini in Room 218 HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE Please help Mount Pleasant Student Government s collection for our Annual Food Drive Nonperishable Items will be collected in homerooms until November 25, Every item will go towards helping a family in need! Thank You! Proceeds will help purchase new music, uniforms, and instruments for the NEW Mount Pleasant High School Band & Chorus!
9 Page 9 Volume 1, Issue 1 STUDENTS Please read this weekly newsletter to stay updated on news regarding credit recovery events, and the steps you need to be successful in school. If you have questions, stop by the Guidance Office. Need to see your guidance counselor? Please fill out a Guidance Concern form on the counter in the guidance office. Your counselor will call you down as soon as possible. Quote of the Week The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read. Credit Recovery See your counselor in order to get back on track! Sessions are Monday Thursday after school in Room 118 2:45-4:45 Looking for College Success Opportunity? JOIN Upward Bound! Pick up an application in the guidance office Report Card Night is Wednesday, Nov. 19! 5:30-8:00 pm Ask your parents to come in, get your report card, and speak to your teachers. Mark Twain Desire is the key to motivation, but it s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal a commitment to excellence that will enable you to attain the success you seek. Mario Andretti Race Car Driver
10 Page 10 Volume 1, Issue 1 Senior Deadlines: University of Rhode Island Talent Development (TD) Deadline December 15th Regular Decision Deadline February 1 st *** If you are submitting your application for regular decision, you should have at least a combined math and reading SAT score of *** If you are considering applying to the engineering, nursing, or pharmacy programs, you must submit your application before December 1. Rhode Island College Preparatory Enrollment Program (PEP) Deadline February 1 st Regular Decision Deadline March 15 th Message From the College Room: Things that Seniors should know and Juniors should be aware of: TOEFL: A test for students whose first language is not English. This usually It measures the student s ability to understand English by testing their skills in different aspects of language comprehension. Those areas include listening, speaking, reading, and writing. You can send your TOEFL scores in addition to your SAT scores to colleges that require test scores. This year, the TOEFL test is being held on November 20 th for seniors. The cost of the test for seniors at Mount Pleasant this year was $23. *** If you want to be considered for a Presidential Scholarship from RIC, you must submit your application before December 15 th!***** If interested in a list of test-optional schools, talk to Pa in the college room! Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) MPHS s FAFSA night will be held on February 12 th from 5-7pm. There will also be a FAFSA presentation this week during report card night, November 20 th. It will be take place in the auditorium. Encourage parents to attend!
11 Page 11 Volume 1, Issue 1 Flu Vaccination Clinic Who: Students, Staff/Faculty Where: Mount Pleasant High School When: Wednesday, Nov. 19, :15am - 1pm Cost: No out of pocket expense. If you have insurance, bring your card. No money will be collected. If you cannot attend this clinic, find out about other school clinics on different dates by calling Keeping Yourself and Your Family Healthy During the Winter FLU FACTS: Good health habits can prevent the spread of germs that cause respiratory illnesses like the flu. Flu viruses spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes near another person. They may also spread when people touch something covered with infected droplets and then touch their eyes, mouth, or nose. Here are thing you can do to prevent the spread of the flu: Wash your hands often throughout the day. Use warm water and soap. If soap and water are not available, use alcohol-based hand gel. Cough or sneeze into your elbow. Flu is spread through coughing or sneezing on other people or into your hands. Cover your cough and sneezes to prevent others from getting sick. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs spread this way. Stay home if you are sick. Practice other good health habits. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious foods. People who have the flu can spread it to other people 1 day before they become sick and up to 7 days after they develop symptoms. Get Vaccinated. Vaccines are one of the best ways to prevent the flu and avoid spreading it to people at high risk. How to Register for a Daytime Clinic Register Online at and we will print your consent form and bring it to the clinic for you. OR Fill the consent form and return it the school nurse. Habla Espanol? Fala Portugues? Parelz Francais? Call / RI Relay 711
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13 Page 13 Volume 1, Issue 1 Kiltie Times En Español Poesía Nosotros como estudiantes. Tenemos que estar bien relacionado con la literatura, Porque es muy importante para el proceso de aprendizaje y compresión. La literatura también ayuda a ampliar el vocabulario y educa. La lectura es a la mente como lo que el ejercicio es al cuerpo. BÚSQUEDA Cómo podría hallar la llave de tu alma Para entrar en ella, y divisar tus profundos paisajes Puedo ver que resaltan los robles en tus ojos y de repente, el sol de tus palabras Bienvenida de Cortesía By Dionis Eugenio Staff Writer Bienvenidos(as) sean al nuevo año escolar en la Mount Pleasant High School. También les damos la bienvenida a los nuevos estudiantes del noveno grado, igualmente a los nuevos estudiantes extranjeros. Este año escolar ha empezado de una manera muy rápida e intrépida para muchos estudiantes. El nuevo director de la secundaria Mount Pleasant high school Anuncios Universitarios Mount Pleasant High School, el señor Coleman, cual trabajo es asegurarse en que los estudiantes estén recibiendo la mejor calidad de educación que el distrito ofrece, y preparar los estudiantes para que tenga la opción de ir a la universidad. La seguridad y limpieza son fuertemente mantenidas con la ayuda de los estudiantes. No obstante el primer trimestre escolar haiga acabado, aún falta un camino largo por recorrer. Es de esperar de que todos los estudiantes integrados en esta secundaria, se comprometan fuertemente en concluirla. El examen estatal, que se considera requerimiento de graduación, NE- CAP ha sido revocado. Los estudiantes de tercer o cuarto año no tendrán que tomar el examen para graduarse en secundaria. Quién me otorgaría la solución Al enigma tan atractivo de tu mirada Cómo podría yo estando tan lejos Dejar de amarte amarte en esta vida interrumpida Interrumpida por el deseo de ti Apareces en una fotografía, y me puedo morir Mirándola contemplándola enloquecida Cómo puedo quemar este sentimiento Entre los anuncios de este mes, se encuentra informes importantes que los estudiantes de cuarto grado deberían de saber y los de tercer grado deberían de estar conscientes. El examen TOEFL, es un examen para S e x u a l i d a d los estudiantes que su primera lengua no es el inglés. Este examen usualmente mide el conocimiento de inglés que un estudiante posee, este examen prueba las habilidades de los estudiantes en diferentes aspectos del entendimiento del lenguaje. Las áreas de los aspectos incluyen escuchar, hablar, leer y escribir inglés. Los estudiantes pueden mandar los resultados de TOEFL, en adición o conjunto a los resultados de los Cómo podría hallar la llave de tu alma Para habitar allí por siempre Sé que en algún momento la encontraré Para entonces tan solo esperaré en esta soledad. - Nathalie Mora La sexualidad es un tema muy polémico entre la sociedad, especialmente los adolescentes. Es importante que los estudiantes tengan una definición más clara acerca del tema. Sin embargo, los estudiantes encuentran este tema un poco vergonzoso, por tanto su conocimiento acerca de la sexualidad puede ser muy bajo. Este Articulo ayudara a los lectores a tener una idea más precisa de lo que es la sexualidad. La sexualidad es un aspecto de la vida de todos los seres humanos y está relacionada con la capacidad de sentir placer, nace con nosotros y se muere con nosotros e involucra aspectos físicos, sentimentales y emocionales. Esto quiere decir, que la sexualidad está relacionada con nuestra forma de ser, de pensar, de sentir, de actuar y de relacionarnos con otras personas y con nosotros(as) mismos(as). La sexualidad rodea todo lo que somos, es por esto que la sexualidad no es una cosa que aparece de pronto en las personas adolescentes, jóvenes o adultas. La crianza y la educación, así como la edad, la cultura, la región geográfica, la familia y la época histórica inciden directamente en la forma en que cada persona vive su sexualidad. Sucede con frecuencia que el concepto de sexualidad
14 Page 14 Volume 1, Issue 1 Kiltie Times En Español ATENCIÓN PADRES Por favor padres y tutores asegurasen de completar la encuesta que serán entregados, según vallan llegando a la secundaria. Estas encuestas son muy beneficiosas, primeramente porque se puede notar un apoyo familiar con el estudiante, segundo, porque por mas encuesta sean completadas, más suministro serán entregado a la secundaria, y luego respectivamente a los estudiantes. Gracias, y disfruten de la cena. La Sexualidad- Continuación de pagina 13 se confunda con los conceptos de sexo o relaciones sexuales, lo cual limita la vivencia de la sexualidad únicamente al contacto genital, pero, además del placer, el sexo y las relaciones sexuales, la sexualidad comprende aspectos como el afecto y las relaciones humanas. Por ejemplo, el afecto que una persona siente por sí misma, también llamado autoestima, así como el afecto hacia otras personas hacen parte de la sexualidad. Aunque se escuche un poco increíble, la sexualidad tiene una conexión con tu personalidad. Al no estar sexualmente saludable o preparado podría afectar considerablemente la personalidad y sentimientos. Es esencial respectar la forma en que cada persona vive su sexualidad. Al criticar o burlar al tipo de sexualidad de una persona, puede contraer malas consecuencias emocionales a esa persona. Por eso, es sustancial mantener el respecto y comunidad con todo tipo de persona para crear un mejor entorno donde todos podamos interactuar sin ningún tipo de preocupación o prejuicio. Sugerencias al Escritor Cualquier idea o sugerencia que los estudiantes o facultades tengan para ayudarnos a mejorar nuestro pequeño espacio informativo será fuertemente apreciado. Si ese es el caso, por favor comunicarse con Dionis Moisés Eugenio o Henry Orrego, o visitar nuestra sala de trabajo ubicado en la salón 118 y dejar una nota con su sugerencia. Anuncios Universitarios - Continuación de pagina 13 SAT que las universidades requieren para la admisión. El precio del examen para los estudiantes de cuarto grado en la secundaria Mount Pleasant, este año será de $23 dólares Entre los anuncios de este mes, se encuentra informes importantes que los estudiantes de cuarto año deberían de saber y los de tercer año deberían de estar conscientes. El examen TOEFL, es un examen para los estudiantes que su primera lengua no es el inglés. Este examen usualmente mide el conocimiento de inglés que un estudiante posee, este examen prueba las habilidades de los estudiantes en diferentes aspectos del entendimiento del lenguaje. Las áreas de los aspectos incluyen escuchar, hablar, leer y escribir inglés. Los estudiantes pueden mandar los resultados de TOEFL, en adición o conjunto a los resultados de los SAT que las universidades requieren para la admisión. El precio del examen para los estudiantes de cuarto año en la secundaria Mount Pleasant, este año será de $23 dólares. Si están interesados en este examen, hablar con la señorita Pa en The College Room, la salón universitario. Si estás interesado o considera en aplicar a los programas de ingeniera, enfermería, o farmacia, deben de entregar las aplicaciones antes del primero de diciembre, en el College Room. Los SAT es un examen generalizado, ampliamente usado para la aceptación de universidades en los Estados Unidos. Este examen es uno de los más importantes que los estudiantes van a tomar en la secundaria. Es esencial que los estudiantes tomen este examen en serio, y dar lo mejor de ellos en él.
15 Page 15 Volume 1, Issue 1 Library News Welcome to the Mount Pleasant High School Library. We are here to help students achieve success in school. We will answer questions; get books from our library or other Providence public school Libraries, help with College essays, assignments, etc. Who: Mrs. Michelle Varin, LMS Miss Jennine Cerra, LMS Contact : (401) Website: Libarary.ppsd.org AVAILABLE RESOURCES The Library has Audio books - Playaways, CDs, cassettes, etc. Math and AP Study Guides SAT guides College guides and college prep guides New print titles both fiction and nonfiction Graphic novels And more! Lunch in the Library Adapted from a successful program at Central HS, we allow up to 5 students from each lunch period to bring and et their lunch in the library. There is no limit for how many times you can go, as long as the student clean up after themselves and follow the MPHS conduct rules. The library is open before and after school each week. Usually open by 7:30 each morning until 4:00 Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays We have many new books un the Library. Students should be able to find something that interest them. We have skills and drills books on baseball, basketball, football, and volleyball. We have science books on topics such as Physics, carnivores, mammals, and thermodynamics. We have many new career books including careers in the Coast Guard, Marines and Army. We have boos on vampires, werewolves and myths about them. WE also have urban, drama stories and many of the series students like such as House of Night and The Maze Runner. Come and Check us out!
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Two Liberty County School System art teachers participated April 27 in the Savannah College of Art and Design Sidewalk Arts Festival, and their creativity was featured on the Huffington Post.
Lyman Hall teacher Brittany Nearhoof's chalk drawing of the internet phenomenon Grumpy Cat was captured by her twin sister, Brenna Baluh, who teaches at Taylors Creek Elementary.
"I like to make people laugh, and I thought that chalking up Grumpy Cat, the internet celebrity known for her grumpy facial expression, would be a crowd-pleaser," Nearhoof said.
The festival draws thousands of spectators and participants each year to Savannah's Forsyth Park.
"The vibrantly colored chalk provided to the artists influences charismatic, energetic and often times humorous sidewalk drawings," she added.
As an educator, Nearhoof said public-art events are important because they offer the chance to see artists in action.
"Unlike viewing finished pieces in a gallery or museum, people are able to watch the fascinating process of art-making up close," Nearhoof said. "Witnessing artists manipulate chalk in a variety of ways; they get to see the planning process as a composition is sketched out and gradually rendered into a finished masterpiece."

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What exactly are you backing up? Entire disk images? Or just user files?
If disk images, then something like clonezilla, perhaps set up to boot from a TFTP server. Boot the machine via WOL, kick off the TFTP, automatically dump the image out to a server using the machine name or MAC address or something as a unique identifier
For user files only (ie, My Documents or whatever) can you set up network based home directories ? And then just back up the server they live on.
For user files only (ie, My Documents or whatever) can you set up network based home directories ? And then just back up the server they live on.
If you do this, you better have an insanely reliable network with at least gigabit speeds. Where I work we have all of our *nix boxes set up with the user home directories on NFS and when the network goes out, we have a lot of employees who can't do their jobs. Even a few hours of outage can be extremely costly. On top of that, no one who works with large files uses their home directory for anything due to the limited space and slow (100Mbps) network speeds. Instead everything is stored locally and back
we want to manage these backups centrally from a console
You don't want to do that, you only think you do. That needlessly creates a security problem by intentionally installing a remote control vector. What you want is a central notification system so that if a machine expected to back up does not, you find out about it and can send on the IT staff.
What i.r.id10t alludes to is also correct: figuring out how you can restore a machine to operation is step one. That determines what form the backups can be stored in which, in turn, determines what backup tools you c
Just look for the best tool for the job, and don't worry about whether it's open source or not.
you can use amanda in case you want to backup files. amanda is production grade and has clients for windows and linux and
possibly unix alike. -- mallah
Amanda is great if you're backing up only Linux clents, but the Windows Amanda client is a total abomination. Not been updated in over 2 years (don't believe the version numbering - check the timestamp of setup.exe), pointlessly uses a MySQL DB on the client side (ridiculous!) which the Linux client *or* server doesn't use, regularly times out, regularly crashes, produces byzantine error codes without any description/documentation of them, much slower than the equivalent Linux client and produces ZIP64 backups that are pretty well impossible to extract from on Linux (which is annoying, because the Amanda server side is Linux-only).
We have a Ultrium tape drives with multi-slot autoloaders/barcodes, so there are very few Open Source backup solutions that can handle this (including tape-spanning if needed) out-of-the-box. Bacula was another potential solution, but it's horrific to set up (makes the dreadful Oracle DB install process look like a breeze) - just reading the Bacula install docs brings me out in a cold sweat
I once was in a crossroads of choosing between stuff like Clonezilla and Bacula, for small business purposes. Bottom line is they add a lot of complexity for low to no flexibility.
Talk about not having a clue!
Bacula is highly, higly customizable: for example, I wrote a program in shell which connected Bacula with Oracle RMAN, and now Bacula obs kick off RMAN database backups every day, then syphon the RMAN backups off to tape. And Bacula controls the tape library and the barcode reader through other external programs. Such a thing would not be possible were Bacula not designed to be so flexible as to interface with everything and anything, including emulating virtual tapes as entire
While you do present very fair arguments, you failed, like me, to address important issues of the OP. Not to mention your inconsistency on such examples.
For instance, you argument for customization with an example based on the trigger of a proprietary recovery system. So you can trigger a remote process with Bacula. I have a one-liner shell script command for that, nice job. Especially with a proprietary system which the OP specifically excluded in the title (Open. Source.). And from the clues I got, Bacula
I use Bacula for my home computer; it feels powerful enough for a small office, and is very versatile.
It has three main components: a client daemon that you install on the computers you want to back up, a storage daemon that you install on the computer that will write the backup files and/or tapes, and a director daemon which controls the backups. The director and storage daemons only run on unix-like operating systems (BSD, Linux, Solaris) but the client daemon has also been built for MS-Windows.
http://blog.bacula.org/ [bacula.org]
I regularly use Bacula to back up a network of about 20 workstations and a couple of servers, plus a remote one (connected through a VPN). It's fast and reliable, if I really have to nitpick there are some quirks, though they depend mostly on lack of disk space for the backups (this is a non-profit with a tight budget) and lack of time on my side for fine-tuning the configuration. I'm really satisfied, since 2008 Bacula has saved our ass a number of times with minimal effort and maintenance.
I worked at a scientific institute, and they simply installed OwnCloud everywhere. It's got a client for most platforms, syncs to a server, and allows you to back up the server in the usual fashion.
It worked so well, that when I started doing consulting (at the client site), I got my own VPS with Debian, and installed OwnCloud server on that. Then installed the client on my private laptop and the laptop that I got from the client. Works beautifully, because communication is over HTTPS. Company firewalls don't block that. I tried other things like BitTorrent Sync, but these use special ports.
They use this around here, seem to like it. Seems apt to your situation.
I have been using Fog and OwnCloud.
Fog (Free open ghost) for desktop backup and reimaging and OwnCloud for data backup.
FOG [fogproject.org] can back up disk images and do inventory and scheduled re-images and keep images for things like AV scan and whatnot.
We mostly just use it to wipe machines back to clean slates ourselves but it's supposed to have quite a rich feature set. It does also have some bugs though.
I set one up at my school that has re-imaged 1000+ student netbooks 7 at a time, the school district also has all of our images centrally located and available throughout the district for all models of laptops/desktops that we use and
Use AMANDA [sourceforge.net] to do the back-ups. Use Amazon's S3 to actually store the dumps compressed and encrypted at the source — AMANDA has had the S3 back-end [zmanda.com] for a while. No, you do not need "Amanda Enterprise".
Having set just such a thing up at my last job, I'd be happy to help you out for a regular consulting fee. Should not take more than a week or two even on a large organization.
Set up home drives on file servers and back those up. Teach users that those are the only locations that are backed up. Set up the PCs to use that as the default home location. You can do this on Windows and Linux just fine. Invest in the server -- redundant power supplies, RAID arrays, failover, etc. You could even look at various open source NAS devices, or whatever works for your environment.
Backing up user PCs doesn't scale well and becomes a thankless task for some poor employee who has to keep up with broken backup clients. It's far easier to scale when you only have to keep up with the file servers. You have some number of clients saving to each server, but that's that number of backup clients you don't need to deal with. This frees up IT staff for other, more useful tasks.
It also allows you to replace end-user PCs with a simple re-image rather than trying to recover or fix anything. End-user calls and says their PC is going whacko, you pull a spare off the shelf and lay down a fresh install. Show up, take the malfunctioning equipment away and diagnose it on your time, while they get back to work. Since all the files are on the server they can just get back to it rather than waiting on you to try and fix whatever might be going wrong.
I agree with this but I can't tell you the number of times, even where reasonably well implemented, it resulted in A User of Some Organizational Clout losing some data they wasn't saved where it belonged. Mostly this was ultimately consequence free, but getting to that state often required some kind of extensive recovery.
It's also iffy for mobile users, or at least was kind of iffy prior to the proliferation of cloud sync options.
I kind of wish you could do some kind of automated desktop backup of the user
Fortunately we have buy-in from the top on this strategy, and they also eat their own dogfood. So people bitching about it can complain all the way to the CEO and he will say "too damn bad, that's how we do things, and you were told about it on multiple occasions"
For mobile users there are far better options available now than there ever used to be. For Windows mobile clients we implemented DirectAccess and some other stuff that automatically takes care of a lot of the syncing stuff. We also keep all email
Can be used entirely for free and encrypted backups. The CrashPlan makes money with their cloud backup features. You can back machines up to a single machine or multiple machines on your network that have CrashPlan installed one them. You can run in a scheduled mode or do realtime (every 15 minutes?) backups.
Sorry, not opensource but free.
As much as is feasible, store files on the servers you have already.
I realize this may not be feasible if your "daytime bandwidth" or latency makes it impossible, but do it if you can.
I'll leave it up to others who know more than I do to answer your original question about open-source, centrally-managed, business-grade (read: vendor-supported and hack-resistant) solutions.
Oh, one more thing: this is a business. Unless you are going to dedicate a programming team to bug-fixing this and a security team to r
Rsync is simple, lightweight, has been around forever, and gives you incredible power. Assuming by "manage centrally from a console" you mean that you have remote admin access to all the computers in the scope, it's as simple as a cron job running your Rsync script. You can trivially make several versions for different use cases (Linux vs. PC) and only have to configure the setup once in the cron job. After that, you only need to touch it if you make changes.
Rsync can push deltas to any remote server you
Is there any free rsync SERVER capable of running under 64-bit Windows 7 Pro and working with any known Android rsync client over wifi (to an ext2-formatted hard drive mounted using ext2fsd)?
rsync and a few scripts. Perl scripts.
Backuppc is exceptional for linux, but for windows and the infamous pst files, better to have a client/server architecture of the BURP software.
Same server, running backuppc and burp, and you save to tape the whole backup FS every 6 months.
You can use bacula for the last step if you so wish, we use straight copy to lto tapes.
Look, I know that "open source solution" is in the title. The low hanging fruit is already camping out in the thread - Bacula, Clonezilla, and script/cron/rsync are the major solutions there.
If the business is okay with "free, even for commercial use", Veeam Endpoint Backup [veeam.com] is excellent. It will either back up to a Samba share or a Veeam B&R if you have one in the environment somewhere. It's legit freeware, and works very well.
Even if not for this particular case, it works well for laptops. It's the onl
As usual.
My company uses Bacula for all our server backups, and it works pretty well, once you beat the configuration into doing what you want.
Some things about Bacula that I've noticed:
1) It's scheduling is more than little rigid. I'm not using it on desktop PCs for that reason (the PC pretty much needs to be there when Bacula wants it to be, or you miss that backup cycle. As near as I can tell, anyway).
2) Trying to configure the retention times for Bacula is NOT for the faint of heart. Get someone to help
I'll just throw this out there: I was tasked with the same requirement of backing up people's desktops 6-7 years ago and the solution that I went with was some home-grown Powershell scripts and using the built-in VSS service on the workstations.
I grab the bare necessary files to rebuild a workstation and then dump the backups to the user's home directory on the server (which is then automatically backed up). Take a look at the scripts I wrote [thebutlerfamily.org]
The first thing I have to say to everyone who asks me to design a backup solution is "what's your recovery solution? what are your recovery needs?". Then design your backups around that. Don't back up anything that won't be restored. You have to protect against both disaster recovery (loss of total system) and operational recovery (file deletion, corruption, historical trails). DR for a PC is usually from a stock image; OR for a PC can be managed through much better methods than PC backup.
The only thin
"Just think of a computer as hardware you can program." -- Nigel de la Tierre


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2012 Adult Summer Reading
Stay tuned for Summer 2013 plans!
Why should kids get to have all the fun this summer? Calvert Library will be hosting a reading contest for adults that features great book and prizes! Come pick up a game board (or two or three) at your local Calvert Library branch from May 15th through August 31st and enter as many times as you can.
We hope you'll join us for a summer Between the Covers.
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How Yoga Helps Relieve PainQuiet Your Mind, Soothe Your Body
-- By Stepfanie Romine, Certified Yoga Teacher
My mom used to love aerobics. Back in the '80s, she had an electric blue workout outfit that I liked to wear when I played dress up. She did Jane Fonda's toning tapes in front of the TV, walked (with her Walkman) in the mornings with a friend, and looked much younger than her age thanks to a generally healthy diet and active lifestyle.
Then, when I was 8, she was in a car accident. It was nothing major. Someone rear-ended her. She was sore from whiplash, and her station wagon was totaled, yet she still made it to my dance recital that night. But, she never fully healed from that accident, despite physical therapy, rest, and plenty of visits to the chiropractor.
A few years later, she was in another seemingly minor accident that left her with back pain: herniated discs in the lumbar (lower back) region of her spine, which later ruptured and required two surgeries. She's had two spinal fusions, a diagnosis of degenerative disc disease, and almost two decades of pain. As I write this article, she's preparing for her fourth spinal surgery, this time in her neck (cervical spine). Numbness in her fingers and some uncharacteristic clumsiness led her doctor to find that three of her vertebrae are collapsing and pinching her spinal column.
My mother lives in constant pain, and her fitness routine has changed drastically. When the weather is nice, she walks with a friend to stay in shape. But cold, damp weather makes her back stiffen, and some days it's hard for her to even go about her usual routine. As someone who spent her childhood and early adulthood being fairly active, it's hard for her to accept that pain puts limitations on what she can do.
My mother is not alone. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 76 million Americans live in chronic pain, yet less than half receive treatment. In the last decade, however, we've seen more emphasis and research placed on treating pain not with medications, but with mind-body therapies, such as yoga.
Yoga can be a great activity for people dealing with chronic pain. Think of it as therapeutic exercise. Not only can yoga's mind-body connection help students learn to control pain, but its gentle movements can help alleviate certain types of pain as well. Researchers have also found that meditation can help reduce chronic pain. And when combined with yoga, it may be more effective than standard medical treatment alone.
The ancient yogis were just like us: They had aches and pains both acute and chronic that distracted them as they tried to rest or meditate. Thus, hatha yoga was created, to help people sit quietly and comfortably.
<pagebreak> In addition, a regular yoga practice may lead to:
Better management of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis reported significant improvements in their quality of life after starting a gentle yoga practice, according to a small study presented at the 2011 European League Against Rheumatism's Annual Congress. Participants in the 12-week yoga program, which also included breathing exercises, reported higher levels of physical activity and lower levels of pain. And a study published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine found that hatha yoga was more effective than traditional therapeutic exercises when integrated into a treatment plan for those with osteoarthritis of the knee. The yoga practice doesn't need to be of the traditional variety, either: A pilot study published in the Journal of Gerontological Nursing of older adults living in an assisted-living community found that a seated (chair) yoga program was effective in improving physical function and reducing stiffness associated with osteoarthritis of the knees.
Less back pain. Back pain affects 31 million Americans, and the National Institutes of Health recommends yoga as a way to ease pain and stretch tight muscles that contribute to back pain. One 2009 study funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and published in the journal Spine, found that after six months of yoga, those suffering from lower back pain had significantly less pain, disability and depression. And another study, published in the Chiropractic Journal, found that just 12 weeks of yoga had a greater effect than standard medical care in those who suffered chronic or recurring back pain.
Relief from carpal tunnel syndrome. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that an eight-week yoga program was more effective than splinting of the wrist in treating carpal tunnel symptoms. The group who practiced 11 yoga poses aimed at building strength, stretching the wrists, and improving balance saw significant improvement in grip strength and less pain.
Migraine management. A study published in the journal Headache in 2007 found that yoga reduced pain, anxiety, and depression in those suffering from migraines, compared with those who used self-care. The group who practiced yoga reported fewer migraines during the three-month program.
- Less post-workout pain. A study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research in 2004 found that when practiced after exercise, yoga lessened the effects of DOMS (delayed-onset muscle soreness), which typically occurs in the days following an intense workout.
<pagebreak> But exactly how does yoga help?
Gentle yoga is low impact and helps to strengthen the muscles around joints, which can alleviate discomfort. It helps increase circulation, which can facilitate healing. And yoga's focus on deep breathing assists in delivering much-needed oxygen throughout the body, and helps relax tense muscles that can contribute to pain. Plus, because yoga links this deep breathing with movement, which requires concentration and focus "in the moment," it can take the mind's focus away from pain, helping diminish its affects. So unlike other therapies that concentrate solely on the physical discomfort associated with pain, yoga can also ameliorate accompanying emotional distress, which at times can be equally debilitating.
When you're ready to give yoga a try, talk to your health-care provider, and keep these guidelines in mind:
Choose your practice carefully. Seek out a yoga class in your area that caters to beginners or one called gentle or hatha yoga (rather than vinyasa, power, Bikram or Ashtanga yoga, which are flowing and generally more rigorous). Some studios even offer yoga classes specifically for back pain, osteoporosis, arthritis or injuries. You might also consider seeking out a credentialed yoga therapist or a teacher trained in viniyoga, which caters the yoga practice to a student's unique needs. (Learn more about the various types of yoga, and which might be right for you.)
Know your limitations. Ask your healthcare provider whether there are any types of movements or ranges of motion that you should avoid based on your pain. Your provider might not be a yoga expert or know what the poses are, but he or she should be able to tell you types of movement to avoid. For example, people with herniated discs should always avoid spinal flexion, which means modifying or avoiding forward folds, inversions and more.
Speak up. Arrive a few minutes early to talk to theteacher. Tell him or her about your physical issues. Alerting your teacher ahead of time means you can focus on your practice and allow him or her to offer cues to suit your needs.
Respect your body. Any form of yoga can be performed gently and with modifications, as long as you are mindful of your physical body and its limitations. Respecting your comfort zone and not pushing beyond your abilities are crucial.
Take it easy. When you're in pain, focus on yoga as a form of therapy rather than a way to burn calories or build muscle. Choose poses that do not require much stamina or strength.
Keep practicing. Tempting as it might be to skip your yoga practice altogether when you're in pain, the benefits extend far beyond a toe touch. Do what you can, take breaks when needed, and above all, focus on the breath.
Use props. If pain limits your mobility or range of motion, turn to yoga props for assistance in a pose. Blankets, bolsters, blocks, and straps can help you get comfortable in a pose and avoid overstretching or causing any additional pain.
Find what feels good. Your practice is your own, and no one else has to live in your body. Do the poses that are within your reach, so to speak, and find the "place in the pose" that feels good to you.
Focus intently on the breath. Breathing is the primary focus of any yoga practice. Use your yoga practice as time to develop mind-body techniques to help you cope with pain away from the mat.
Use your core. If your body will allow it, focus on developing core strength, which will help keep you safe and stable throughout your yoga practice. A strong core takes over and helps stabilize you in most poses and makes the transition into and out of them easier as well.
Rest when you need to. Listen to your body, and if you need a break, take one. Come to child's pose, mountain pose (standing tall), or even savasana (lying on your back) as needed. Do what your body needs in that moment, even when it isn't what others in a class might be doing.
- Let go of the ego. Your intentions for practicing yoga might be far different than the person on the mat next to you. You came to find relief from pain and learn techniques to cope with stiffness and limited mobility. Focus on what your body needs (not what it can't do or how it compares to the other students), and you'll leave each practice feeling like a million bucks!
<pagebreak> Beneficial Yoga Techniques to Help You Cope with Pain
When a traditional practice is out of the question physically, I recommend these relaxation techniques to help cope with pain.
Gratitude Practice
When pain takes over, loving and appreciating your body can be a difficult task. Find a comfortable position, either seated or reclined, supported with props as needed. Close your eyes and focus on your breath. Take long, slow breaths, aiming to match the length of the inhalation to the length of the exhalation. After a few breaths, shift your focus to a specific area of the body, such as the one causing you pain. Send healing thoughts and offer gratitude for that body part. Maybe it's the back that has carried so much proverbial weight through life and now suffers from a herniated disc. Maybe it's the ankle that allowed you to walk your first 5K but is now plagued by osteoarthritis. Rather than fall into a pattern of resentment with the areas of that body where you feel physical pain, offer gratitude and healing energy instead.
Guided Savasana
Lie down, either on the floor (if possible) or in bed. Use props as needed to make yourself feel comfortable. Close your eyes and focus on your breath. After 10 breaths, start to focus on your toes. Imagine them relaxing as you exhale and receiving fresh, new energy as you inhale. Move your way up your body, stopping on every body part and breathing as long as necessary. With each inhale, send healing energy and breath to that body part, and with each exhale, send the pain and negative energy away from your body. Once you've reached your head, remain in savasana for as long as desired, keeping the eyes closed and focusing on the breath. You can also do this practice sitting up or with a focus on a specific area of the body
Alternate Nostril Breathing
Use alternate nostril breathing to divert attention from pain and create a feeling of calmness in the body. Find a comfortable seated position. Place your left hand in your lap and take your right hand and bend in your index and middle fingers, keeping your pinkie, ring finger and thumb extended. Place your thumb on the right side of your nose, pressing to close off the nostril. Close your eyes. Take a long, slow inhale through your left nostril. Pause, holding that inhale, as you use your pinkie and ring fingers to close the left nostril and exhale slowly through the right nostril. Next, take a long, slow inhale on the right side, then close off the right side and slowly exhale through your left nostril. Switch: Inhale on the left, closing the right. Exhale on the right and then inhale on the right, keeping the left side closed. Then switch sides and exhale on the left. Repeat for 10 breaths, focusing on the rhythm of your breath. Keeping your eyes closed, place your hands in your lap and continue to breathe slowly, evenly and deeply for another 5-10 breaths. Slowly open your eyes.
Whether you choose to focus on the physical poses or the breathing exercises of yoga, integrating the practice into your pain treatment plan can yield real results. Be sure to talk to your healthcare provider before starting any exercise program, and always respect your body's limits.
This article has been reviewed and approved by SparkPeople fitness expert Nicole Nichols, certified personal trainer.
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We're thrilled that Q-Outdoor, a 100mm sponsor of the Fat Bike Summit and Festival, is contributing a ton of outdoor-related merchandise for the event, to be used as prizes and who knows what else. Leigh Carter, Q-Outdoor General Manager, sent us a box of items last week, some of which made it into the above right photo.
- Crescent Moon Snowshoes (2 pair)
- Back Country Access (BCA) backpacks w/ hydration (2)
- Alite Camp chairs with utensils (2)
- Outdoor Research (OR) stuff sacks / drybags (several)
- Skadi ski ties (40) and several wall mounts
- Alite dog leashes (2)
- and more
Q-Outdoor supplies local retailers with outdoor products. And:
Much more than a product warehouse, Q-Outdoor offers a spectrum of programs and services that can help grow your business, increase profits and—most important of all—free up more of your time to get out in the great outdoors.
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
I'm Surprised Nobody Has Mentioned...
It wouldn't be a complete Christmas if I didn't watch this movie. Barbara Stanwyk is at her best here as a fraudulant columnist. It always makes me laugh, even after seeing it so many times. S.Z. Sakall (who was also in Casablanca, In the Good Old Summertime, and Tea for Two) is one of my favorite character actors. The movie as a whole is just so good. I love everything about it. And I had never seen Sydney Greenstreet in anything but drama until this movie and he's absolutely brilliant as the oblivious magazine publisher.
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This is a very funny film. Glad you mentioned it.ReplyDelete
Yes...one of the best Christmas movies ever.ReplyDelete
Henry, it is great to see you on the site. You are so right, everything about this movie is terrific. For me, the test of a great comedy is that it gets funnier every time that you watch it, which CIG certainly does.ReplyDelete
TCM Just played it tonight and I watched it again. Like Noiree said it keeps getting better every time you see it. Barbara gives a terrific performance..one of her very best.ReplyDelete
If Cuddles was a film critic, his concise review of CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT would be: "Everything hunky dunky." And I agree! Great choice!ReplyDelete
Love this movie! I have watched 2 times in the past 2 weeks :)ReplyDelete
Like I said, wouldn't be a real Christmas without Christmas in Connecticut!ReplyDelete


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Shirley Huston-Findley to Study Oral History of Women in Theatre in India
Fulbright-Nehru Research Award enables Wooster professor of theatre to conduct research in India
WOOSTER, Ohio — Shirley Huston-Findley, associate professor of theatre at The College of Wooster, has received a Fulbright-Nehru Research Award to study the oral histories of modern female playwrights in India.
A member of Wooster's faculty since 1999, Huston-Findley plans to examine the relationship between how the work of contemporary female playwrights in India is gendered — based on their distance from partition (the dissolution of the British Indian Empire) — and the ways in which they have conformed to and/or resisted culturally inscribed gender identities. She chose India because of the surge of capitalism and westernization, which have greatly affected the lives of citizens there. "In the theatre, this has important repercussions on how the performance of gender matters in the world of modern female playwrights," she said.
Huston-Findley's four-month research leave, which runs from January to May of 2014, will culminate with a book-length manuscript consisting of 32 oral histories of playwrights throughout India as well as her observations of theatre performances and rehearsals.
"This project will afford me an opportunity to pull all of my areas of expertise together, including feminist theory, practical experience in playwriting and directing, and my work to expand global awareness and understanding in and out of the classroom," said Huston-Findley. "This benefits not only my development, but also provides my discipline with cross-cultural research that begins to fill the gap where these 'muffled voices' reside."
Huston-Findley has been to India on several other occasions, and during one of those visits she found herself conversing with female playwrights at a luncheon. The discussion caused her to question these females' circumstances and their artistry. "Throughout our conversation, I was reminded that their voices took a back seat to those of their male counterparts also present at the gathering," she said.
After researching, she found that many of the previous studies had not utilized a feminist perspective to focus on the oral histories of modern Indian playwrights in order to understand gender roles in the theatre. "My goal is to bring those voices to the forefront," she said, "and examine their stories in the context of their distance from partition and the burgeoning globalization happening throughout much of India."
Huston-Findley's study will provide new and interesting research that will fit into multiple disciplines, such as women's and gender studies, theatre, South Asian studies, and global studies. She hopes that upon return from India she will be able to present her findings at such conferences as Asian Studies and The Association of Theatre in Higher Education.
The Fulbright Program was established in 1946 by then-Senator J. William Fulbright to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and those in the more than 150 other countries that participate in the program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Close to 300,000 scholars have participated in the program since its inception nearly 70 years ago.


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