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A fire at a Telstra exchange in Warrnambool has cut telephone lines in parts of south-west Victoria. Telstra landline and mobile phones lines are down around Warrnambool, Hamilton and Portland.
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CFA duty officer Paul Marshall said there has been extensive damage to the Telstra exchange but the fire has now been contained.
Mr Marshall said Telstra staff have had access to the building to start making assessments and parts of the exchange may be up and running this afternoon.
"As a result of that fire we've had to isolate all of the power to the entire exchange and that's also been a matter of isolating all of the backup systems that Telstra has in place."
Network services - including landlines, mobile phone calls and sms, EFTPOS, ATM machines and internet - have been cut off since about 4.30am.
South-west regional manager for Telstra Bill Mundy said Telstra customers' triple-0 calls will be diverted through the Optus network.
He said Telstra employees are working hard to get infrastructure back up and running.
"We are hopeful that we'll be able to restore services as quickly as we possibly can.
"There's about 60,000 odd PSDN services that are affected across the region, so landlines."
Mr Mundy says the area affected encompasses Lismore, through to Portland and Hamilton.


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Evidence of the health of an art scene can be found in many places, but certainly seeing members win national honors and awards is a good sign. The latest Denver artist to do just that is Monique Crine, who learned earlier this month that she is to receive a prestigious grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation in New York.
The foundation was founded in 1985 through a bequest of famed abstractionist Lee Krasner, who died the year before. In 2009-10, it distributed 162 grants totaling $2,547,000 to visual artists and organizations worldwide. The grants support the recipients' personal and/or professional expenses for one year.


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"THE GAME" - (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)
"When The Chickens Come Home To Roost, Parts 1 & 2" (TV-14, DL) (HDTV)
DECISIONS, DECISIONS - During ESPY week in Los Angeles, Derwin (Pooch Hall) gets an unexpected endorsement deal and is left to celebrate with Drew Sidora (guest starring as herself), while Melanie (Tia Mowry) is busy studying in San Diego. Malik (Hosea Chanchez) runs into Renee (guest star Kendra C. Johnson) an old flame, but when things heat up and she wants to spend time with him in public, he gets cold feet because she is overweight. Feeling conflicted, Malik asks Tasha (Wendy Raquel Robinson) for advice to sort out his feelings about Renee. Meanwhile, Jason (Coby Bell) gets a reality check when he is asked to speak on camera and conduct special interviews for ESPN. Later, Melanie and Derwin have a heated argument about their impending engagement status. Kelly (Brittany Daniel) helps Tasha get new clients by using an unusual sales technique. Salim Akil directed the episode written by Mara Brock Akil & Salim Akil (#40596-021 & 022).


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2007-2008 - Qualified for the finals in the 400m hurdles at outdoor Heps...Won the 400m hurdles at the Yale-Harvard meet...Ran on the 4x400m relay for indoor and outdoor Heps...Finished 7th in the Pentathlon at indoor Heps...2006-2007 - Placed 4th in the Pentathlon at Indoor Heps, scoring a personal-best 3,386 points...Finished 2nd at the the Yale-Harvard meet in the 400m hurdles...Outdoor season was ended after the 400m hurdle trials at Heps by a stress fracture...2005-2006 - Indoors, finished 7th in the Pentathlon at Heps...At outdoor Heps, qualified for the finals in the 400m hurdles and ran on the 4x400m relay...At the Yale-Harvard meet, earned second-place in the 400m hurdles, and anchored the winning 4x400m relay team...High School - Boston Globe Runner of the Year in 2005...Mass. State champion in the 300m hurdles in 2005, with a Division I Class A meet record....Bridgewater-Raynham Hall of Fame for XC, winter track and spring track...School record-holder in the 600m, 300m hurdles, and high jump...Honored with the Robert Rapp Memorial Award for Outstanding Female Student-Athlete.


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Analysis: Obama is emboldened and ready for battle
Pledging to revive a "rising, thriving middle class," President Barack Obama promised Tuesday night to create solid new jobs without raising the federal deficit.He's calling for a "smarter government" but not a bigger one. (Feb. 12) AP
Empowered by his re-election, Obama is emboldened on the battles he's choosing and the tactics he'll use.
WASHINGTON — In the State of the Union speech launching his second term, it was Barack Obama 2.0.
President Obama's hair was visibly grayer than at his first speech in the House chamber four years ago. His tone was more combative. His rhetoric drew sharper lines.
MORE: State of the Union Address puts focus on economy, jobs
He has the scars of four tumultuous years in office and the credential of having won re-election. During last year's election and especially since November's victory, Obama has been emboldened on both the battles he chooses and the tactics he uses. Voters had a stark choice on the 2012 ballot, he's noted; they chose him.
STATE OF THE UNION: Explaining some of the key details
"The American people don't expect government to solve every problem," he said near the start of his speech. "They don't expect those of us in this chamber to agree on every issue. But they do expect us to put the nation's interests before party. They do expect us to forge reasonable compromise where we can."
GOP: Republicans tear into Obama on spending
The agenda Obama outlined had more of the sweep of first-term ambitions than the limits of a second-term cleanup operation. He said it was critical to address climate change, an issue he sidelined after his cap-and-trade proposal went nowhere in his first year in office. (If Congress won't act, he said, he'd look for executive actions.) In an emotional closing section to the long address, he added gun control to his priorities in the wake of the December shooting rampage in Newtown, Conn.
He urged action to overhaul immigration, expand preschool education programs, encourage manufacturing and invest in clean energy. He endorsed an increase in the minimum wage, unveiled an initiative to bolster protections for the nation's cybersystems, and created a commission to study voting problems.
And as he had in each State of the Union speech since taking office during a financial freefall, he called for government action to help create jobs and rebuild the middle class.
"We have cleared away the rubble of crisis," he said. But he added, "It is our unfinished task to restore the basic bargain that built this country, the idea that if you work hard and meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead."
The State of the Union Address demonstrated that Obama's muscular inaugural address signaled a change in his administration. In both speeches, he embraced a more liberal agenda and more confrontational style. He feels empowered by his re-election, advisers say, and liberated from ever running for office again. He's also applying lessons from the past few frustrating years.
The question ahead is whether Obama's new strategy, which relies less on persuading members of Congress than pressuring them with the force of public opinion, will succeed in passing major legislation or simply create a new recipe for gridlock.
That could be tested almost immediately, on the looming battle over automatic spending cuts scheduled to go into effect on March 1. Obama said the "sudden, harsh, arbitrary cuts" would jeopardize military readiness and slow the economic recovery. He said he would support "modest" steps to save money in Medicare but also called for changes in the tax code that would hit "the well-off and well-connected."
Republican leaders have flatly ruled out more revenue, however, noting that tax hikes on top earners were part of a deal struck to avert the so-called fiscal cliff at the beginning of the year. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, in the formal Republican response, accused Obama of having an "obsession" about raising taxes.
Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential nominee, mocked Obama's speech on Twitter. "'Balanced approach' means 'I'm going to increase your taxes to pay for my crony capitalism,'" she wrote, adding a sarcastic hashtag: "#NoOneIsBuyingThis."
There were emotional moments during the address, especially when Obama cited the stories of those in the visitors' gallery touched by gun violence. A teacher from Sandy Hook Elementary School was seated with first lady Michelle Obama. So were the parents of a 15-year-old girl who had been shot and killed in Chicago a week after performing in events here for Obama's inauguration.
He embraced background checks for gun buyers as a "common sense reform" and mentioned other ideas. "Each of these proposals deserves a vote in Congress," he said. To rising applause from some in the hall, he repeated the names of people and places associated with iconic shooting rampages.
"Gabby Giffords deserves a vote," he said of the former Arizona congresswoman, seated in the chamber's gallery. "The families of Newtown deserve a vote."
The president also called on Congress to pass comprehensive immigration bill that, among other things, would provide a path for "earned citizenship" for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States. "Let's get this done," he said. Members of both parties rose to applaud that. On that issue, there may be common ground with Republicans eager to repair frayed ties with Hispanic voters.
On most fronts, though, Obama's relationship with GOP leaders has soured enough that compromise seems distant. House Speaker John Boehner
and Republicans in the hall mostly sat on their hands as Obama ran through proposals on addressing climate change, on raising the minimum wage, on creating joint government-business manufacturing hubs.
Still, the president's prospects have been boosted by the divisions within his opposition.
Also fueling the president's sense of urgency is the certainty that political attention at some point will shift to the 2016 campaign and the battle to succeed him. "Generally speaking," said Neera Tanden, a former Obama adviser who now heads the Center for American Progress, "we have a good year to get things done."


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Australian Museum as a Site Study - AM History for Teachers
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The Australian Museum today
- Is on Gadigal land (the traditional Aboriginal custodians of the land)
- Is the oldest museum in Australia
- Is the sixth oldest natural history museum in world
- Has approximately 200 staff
- Holds 18 million specimens and objects in its collections
- Is one of most important scientific institutions in the Pacific Region
The birth of the museum
The museum began operations in the 1820's and continued in various locations around colonial Sydney:
- 1830 Shed in Bent Street - old Post Office
- 1831 Legislative Council
- 1836-40 Residence of Chief Justice - Macquarie Pl (Bridge St)
- 1840 Surveyor General's house - Macquarie St
- 1842 New Court House, Woollomooloo
Many specimens were sent to London and put in gentlemen's 'cabinets of curiosities'.
The museum was founded in 1827 when Earl Bathurst, Secretary of State for the Colonies, wrote from London, on 30 March, to Lieutenant-General Darling, Governor of NSW.
Bathurst's letter excerpt:
"It having been represented to me that it would be desirable were the government to afford its aid towards the formation of a Publik Museum at New South Wales where it is stated that many rare and curios specimens of Natural History are to be procured... I am disposed .... to allow a sum, not exceeding 200 pounds per annum... to be dispersed for the purpose of assisting in the accomplishment of this object."
The museum was referred to as the Sydney or Colonial Museum until 1836 when the Australian Museum name was decided as it was the first museum in Australia.
In 1845 Governor Burke approved a budget of £3000 for construction of a permanent museum.
In 1853 an Act of Parliament created a body corporate of 24 trustees.
Before the museum was built here this site was used as an enclosed convict garden. Hyde Park Barracks' convicts used it to grow food for themselves.
The buildings of the Australian Museum
Lewis Wing 1846-1852
- The building is named after the architect Mortimer Lewis, Colonial Architect, who had designed Darlinghurst Courthouse (Woolloomooloo), the original Customs House (Circular Quay) and South Head Signalling Station (Vaucluse)
- The Lewis Wing was started in 1846 and completed in 1852. The total cost was £16000 and it took 11 years to build.
- The Australian Museum was not officially opened until 1857 as further funds were needed to fit out the interior of the museum.
- 10,000 visitors attended in the first week it opened. Many visitors had never seen an echidna, platypus etc.
- The Curator's (today's Director) residence was originally in what is now the non-public area. Today it is used as the Director's office.
- The Curator lived there until 1881. The Curator's office and sitting room were on the ground floor. The kitchen and laundry were in the basement and the family sitting room and bedrooms were on the first floor.
- During WWII the skylight glass was removed for public safety. In 1947 the glass was re-installed. It was frosted, curved and imported from Europe and very expensive. Two months later a hailstorm shattered most panes.
Barnet Wing 1861-66
- More space was required when the museum opened.
- In 1861 funds were approved for a new wing.
- Colonial Architect James Barnet was the designer.
- He also designed Sydney GPO, NSW Lands Title Office, Mortuary Station (Central), Garden Palace (RBG) and Macquarie Lighthouse
- The original design was very grand and included an Art Gallery and Library with the main museum entrance on William Street with very grand stairs. The design was considered too grandiose and too expensive.
- When completed the exterior of new Barnet Wing impressed people but the interior left much to be desired. It was not suitable for exhibitions because of intrusive pillars, small windows that restricted light, the long and narrow room, difficult entries and many corners
- The Legislative Council reported on the new wing saying the designer was more concerned with the look of the building than its practical purpose. Report extract:
'The edifice is too narrow; the approaches from the street are wrongly placed and faulty in design; the interior is crowded with heavy pillars which waste space and obstruct the light; the interior walls are broken by angles and recesses; there is a useless gallery above the second floorand there is every part of the building abundant evidence of the architect's desire to subordinate utility to ornament".
- The Corinthian pillars were removed in 1912 but the pilasters remain.
Integration of Lewis and Barnet Wings 1890
- The museum remained very popular but still needed more space.
- The difference in the height of the two wings was considered "ungainly".
- In 1890 Government (Colonial) Architect Walter Vernon was given the task of enlarging and improving the building:
A third storey was added to the Lewis Wing
Pillars were taken out around the Director's door
Battlements around the roof line matched the Barnet Wing
Third storey windows of the Lewis matched the Barnet Wing
Vernon Wing 1899-1909
- The AM was pleased with Vernon's integration of the Lewis and Barnet Wings so he was asked to design the new south wing (Vernon) in 1897
- East Vernon Wing was built 1899-1901. It was joined to the Barnet Wing with a covered walkway).
- The West Vernon Wing and Hallstrom Theatre were built 1908-1909.
- The original skylights were covered in 1950s when the effect of the light on specimens and objects was realised.
- The heritage features (iron columns, ornate ceilings, heritage tiles, wooden showcases) were covered up with panelling, false floors and lighting brackets on the ground and first floors. Mezzanine floors and ramps were built on the first floor in the 1980s.
- In 2008 the Museum preserved, restored and reconstructed the top floor:
Preserved existing heritage features so there would be no further deterioration
Restored structures to their original state by the removal of excess material (ramps, -mezzanines, panelling)
Reconstructed a skylight similar to the original one. It is back-lit with artificial rather than natural light.
The new exhibits of the Surviving Australia exhibition complement the heritage features of the building but do not hide them.
Hallstrom Theatre 1910
- In 1910 the Hallstrom Theatre opened to the public for lectures and demonstrations by scientists. This was innovative at the time and very popular
- Since 1910 there have been many changes to the theatre:
The picture rail was removed
The whole floor was raised
The fire exit door was blocked
Heritage tiles and floorboards were covered with carpet
Sound absorption material has been installed
Parkes-Farmer Wing 1959-63
- The building is named after two successive Government Architects.
- The basement was built 1959-60.
- The superstructure was built 1960-63
- The same Hawkesbury sandstone as the Lewis Wing was used.
- The building is the same height as the Lewis Wing.
- There are no windows and it was a very modern design at the time.
- This wing doubled the AM's floor space.
Courtyard Wing 1986-88
- The courtyard area was originally was used as a garden at the back of the Lewis Wing. It was then paved and used for deliveries and as a carpark.
- This wing was built from 1986-88 for Australia's Bi-centenary.
- The four major wings were linked with a glass roof. This created an interior space for visitors now known as the Atrium.
Collections and Research Building 2006-2008
- The building's height matches the Lewis and Parkes-Farmer Wings.
- The space is used to store some of the museum's natural history collections and to carry out scientific research.
Heritage and Conservation
There is now a much greater appreciation of conservation and heritage issues.
- The AM is listed on the State Heritage Register.
- It has to apply to the local City of Sydney Council and to the Heritage Council of NSW to make any additions and alterations. This is covered by NSW State Law.
- The AM has a comprehensive 100 page Conservation Management Plan with policies and guidelines for conservation. It is updated every 7-8 years.
A history of the Australian Museum's exhibitions
European Museums before 1820s
Before the 1820s European museums were 'cabinets of curios'. Many strange specimens and objects were displayed, sometimes with no apparent theme or organisation.
- The AM was housed in various government buildings around Sydney
- From the 1820s to the 1850s the AM collections were extremely important for the new colony.
- Many specimens, such as the platypus, echidna and the Tasmanian devil, had never been seen by Europeans.
- Some very enthusiastic collectors from Europe built up collections in areas of their own interest and donated them to the museum.
- The AM's fieldwork was collecting.
- Exhibits were in wooden showcases with glass. There was no touching.
- Many specimens were exactly the same as an institution's status at this time was determined by the number of specimens on display.
- No interpretive information was provided for visitors. A specimen or object just had a label and sometimes not even that!
- Human remains were freely displayed with no cultural or personal sensitivity.
- The curators chose the specimens or objects for display.
- Displays had a theme and some organisation.
- Diorama style exhibits were introduced. This new style showed animals in their habitat and introduced some artistic creativity and colour to displays.
- The curators still chose specimens or objects for display.
- Electric lights were installed in the centre of the room so the light reflected off the glass showcases adversely affecting the visitors' view of the displays.
- There was still no interpretative information, just labels only.
- Designers were used for the first time in the development of exhibitions. In consultation with scientists they chose specimens or objects.
- Designers decided the way the specimens and objects were displayed. A real design element was introduced to exhibitions.
- The exhibitions were not as crowded. The quality of objects or specimens was considered more important than the quantity.
- Some text and interpretation were introduced.
- A new holistic approach was taken. The scientists and designers put the specimens and objects into their environmental, biological, cultural or chronological context.
- Individual showcase lighting was introduced.
1980s onwards
A huge variety of interpretive strategies were introduced. Text, diagrams, computers, audios, videos, artworks, reconstructions, hands-on exhibits, interactive exhibits were all used.
Exhibitions reflect society's beliefs and values
Museum exhibitions have always reflected society's beliefs and values.
In the 1800s museum exhibitions in Australia reflected the Christian view of Creationism. In today's museums exhibition displays reflect evolution as a science.
In the 1800s European settlers wanted to see the Australian animals they had never seen before. In 1857, 10,000 visitors came to the AM in its first week of opening.
Today's society is concerned about the loss of biodiversity, habitat destruction, climate change and the preservation of cultural heritage. These issues are integrated into exhibitions or may be their primary theme.
Museums are always evolving and changing with new knowledge and technology. Exhibitions change slowly because new exhibitions require a large amount of human and financial resources to develop them.
View the Timelines of the Australian Museum.


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Trillion-Dollar Bank Is No Longer Amused By Occupy Wall Street
BNY Mellon is the investment bank that used Occupy Wall Street in a hilarious gag at a financial comedy (?) night last month. Bet they cackled all the way to the courthouse in Pittsburgh, where they filed a lawsuit to evict Occupy Pittsburgh from the park they've been camping out in for the past two weeks.
Protesters in Pittsburgh have been occupying the BNY Mellon-owned Mellon Green since October 15th. Mellon is fed up with the hippies dirtying everything, and their plans to lug in heaters and stuff to "winterize" the encampment. They told occupiers to leave by yesterday but, obviously that didn't happen so now they've asked a judge to kick out the ~100 protesters still occupying the Green.
Let's hope BNY Mellon continues to have a sense of humor about the whole thing and uses a comically oversized pushbroom to just sweep them all into a nearby church, instead of the extremely unfunny paramilitary raid Bloomberg cooked up.


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Concord Grape Pie/
Eaten out of hand, concord grapes have a very strong flavor. They taste like the grapiest grape you've ever eaten with hit of muskiness, like Welch's grape juice x 100. The bunches of fruit are deep purple (no, not the band) with a thin layer of white bloom that makes them glow in an otherworldly way when the sun shines on them, and they are almost always covered with bees at the farmer's market. I trust that those bees know what's good so I always pick up a basket or two this time of year.
Sometimes I make jam or jelly with them, but due to the ridiculous number of jars stacked up in my closet I decided that a baked good would be a better use of my grapes this time around. A quick search led me to a ton of pie recipes and as soon as I found out that the "Queen of Grape Pies" was a resident of upstate New York I knew that my grapes were destined to be the filling of a buttery crust.
I'll admit that I did not have faith in this pie. I thought the grape flavor would be too concentrated and too strong to enjoy by the slice. I brought it to a dinner party and warned everyone with very concerned face, "I'm not sure about this one guys. It might be totally weird. No really, it might taste funky and not a good way like this cheese we are eating right now."
Ruining a great party with a so-so dessert is one of my biggest dinner party fears so when we sliced it up after the meal I very gingerly took the first bite. I know it's totally dorky, but I was so relieved to declare it delicious! Thank goodness.
Concord Grape Pie
For the pie pictured in these photos I used a crust recipe from Cooks Illustrated, just to test my loyalty to my favorite pie crust. The Cooks Illustrated recipe is tender and delicious (it uses a bit of shortening), but since I like my other recipe just a bit more I've included it below. As always, feel free to sub in your favorite pie crust here. You'll need a double crust recipe.
For the Crust
This crust comes to you from Brandi Henderson of I made that! and The Pantry at Delancey where she teaches a class called "How to be a Pie Ninja" and she is not messing around. Brandi uses a technique called fraisage which creates long sheets of buttery flakes throughout the dough instead of little pockets of butter.
12 oz pastry flour
8 oz cold butter
4 oz ice water
1t apple cider vinegar
1/2t salt
1. Mix the flour and salt together, then pour the whole lot on a large cutting board or countertop.
2. With a bench scraper, cut in half of the butter until it is the size of lima beans, then cut in the other half of the butter until it is the size of quarters. Add the apple cider vinegar to the water.
3. Using your fingers, flick the water on to the butter flour mixture and gently fold it in with your bench scraper. You have added enough water when you can pick up a handful of the dough and squeeze it together without it falling apart.
4. Then,
you smear
the butter into the dough. With the heel of your hand push a section of the dough down and away from you. Congratulations, you have just created a sheet of butter which is going to turn into delicious flaky crust. Scrape your sheet off of the board and place it in a bowl to the side. Repeat until you have worked through all of the dough, pushing it down and away from you in sections. Once you've gone through all of the dough gently remove it from the bowl, press it together, then split it in half, and wrap each half in plastic wrap and form into a disk. Chill the dough for at least one hour before using. I like to chill mine overnight.
If this sounds confusing, check out the link above for a really helpful photo tutorial.
For the Filling
adapted from Martha Stewart and Saveur
The filling for this pie requires a bit of work, but it's the kind of work that takes more time than effort and don't worry, you won't have to individually seed the grapes. The tiniest hint of cinnamon in this recipe mellows and softens the strong grape flavor nicely.
2 lbs concord grapes (about 2 quarts)
3.5 ounces sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1-1.25 ounces cornstarch
pinch salt
1. Wash the grapes and using your fingers, pinch the grapes to slip off their skins. Reserve the skins in a large bowl. Place the pulp in a medium saucepan and cook for 8-10 minutes over medium heat or until the seeds start to separate from the pulp.
2. Strain the pulp mixture into the bowl with the skins, pressing the solids with the back of a spoon. Discard the seeds and set the mixture aside to cool completely.
3. In a small bowl whisk the sugar, cinnamon, cornstarch and salt together then add it to the grape mixture. Use the larger amount of cornstarch if your grapes seem very liquid.
For the Topping
1 egg, beaten
A few teaspoons of coarse sugar like turbinado or light demerara
To Assemble and Bake
Preheat oven to 450º
1. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one piece of the dough into a 12'' circle about 1/8'' thick and place it into a 9 or 10 inch pie pan. Place in the fridge while you prepare the rest of the pie.
2. Roll out the other piece of dough into a 12'' circle about 1/8'' thick and place it in the fridge to chill while you prepare the filling.
3. Fill the prepared pie shell with the grape mixture and top with the second crust, crimp the edges and cut a few vents. If you've got some extra time (and dough) on your hands you can also top the pie with a few small circles of dough arranged to resemble a bunch of grapes.
4. If the crust seems soft or warm, slide the whole pie into the fridge or freezer for about 15min before you bake it. When you are ready to bake brush the top of the pie with a beaten egg and sprinkle with a healthy dose of coarse sugar.
5. Put the pie on a baking sheet to catch any drips and bake for 15 minutes on the lowest rack of your oven, then lower the oven temp to 350º and bake for 40-50 minutes or until the crust is deep golden brown and the grape juices bubble. Cool the pie completely before serving.


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Nursing at Sentara
The unique continuum of care offered at Sentara Healthcare provides nurses with many possibilities. We welcome inquiries from new and experienced nurses who seek opportunities in a variety of care settings and in a variety of roles.
Sentara Healthcare nurses can explore careers with us in numerous areas:
Care Coordination
Centralization, automation and a patient-focused commitment make today's Care Coordination nurse a bridge between patients' good health and their financial stability.
Years ago, some may have thought of Care Coordination as a job best suited for nurses needing a slower pace. Take one look at their work today, and you'll know that is not the case:
- Nurses serve as both gatekeepers and guiding lights.
- They often have a background in critical care and emergency nursing.
- They can quickly apply knowledge and easily make decisions using critical thinking.
These nurses help determine which care setting is appropriate for our patients and what support is available through insurance, family and Sentara. They also educate patients on how to care for themselves upon discharge.
While our nurses in hospitals face different challenges depending on their unit, they all could share one title - detective
They look for clues on patients' progress and stay alert to developments others might never notice. They focus on:
- Trending vital signs and other data.
- Evaluating pain levels and providing relief as needed.
- Educating patients and family members about concerns and ongoing treatments after hospital stays.
With most patients staying in a hospital unexpectedly, our nurses must quickly earn their trust and respect – along with the family's – by carefully listening and communicating. This is what patient- and family-centered nursing care is all about.
The pace is fast, the patients many, and the priorities ever-changing, but our hospital nurses are driven to serve by two factors:
- Stamina: They're able to physically keep going and bounce back emotionally when witnessing patient setbacks.
- Teamwork: As BSNs, RNs, LPNs and nursing care partners, they know how to combine efforts so that they're each working to the full extent of their education for our patients' benefit.
Hospice nurses offer comfort, advice, and pain relief, and they often grant wishes, big and small. It's part of meeting our patients' psychosocial needs.
That might mean stopping by the store before meeting a patient to pick up a favorite childhood treat. Or they might call a pastor to officiate a marriage.
Or they do something simpler but equally important – like reassuring a patient that they're there for him or her.
Families rely on our hospice nurses for information and guidance, too. They share all of the details that they have, but they do so gently and slowly, so that the patient and the family members have time to take in all that is happening – and can come to terms with it at their own pace.
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Our nurses become like family members to our residents.
Through our nursing homes, assisted living communities, and adult daycare centers, our Life Care nurses make connections with our residents and discover what is important to each person.
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That's why Sentara has been opening new care centers for seniors over the last few years, and why we are positioned to keep growing.
Home Care
Making a connection and creating change – they're two goals every Sentara nurse has.
Both are always possible, and are often accomplished, but nurses can face challenges while doing so.
In Home Care, big hurdles – too many patients and too little time – are removed.
Home Care nurses enjoy meeting with about a handful of patients each day, one-on-one, in the patient's home.
There, they serve as our physicians' eyes and ears. Nurses will:
- Identify danger zones – rugs that could lead to falls, smokers near oxygen supplies, malfunctioning fire alarms – and suggest remedies.
- Reconcile medications, checking for repetition and possible reactions.
- Check for progress recovering from operations and controlling chronic illnesses.
- Recommend new treatments and implement them after a physician's approval.
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Optima Health nurses could be called the invisible nurses: Not everyone sees them, but their presence is often felt and long remembered. Behind the scenes, the nurses guide in many ways:
- Case managers collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and fellow nurses by phone to double check care choices and determine the right options for a full recovery.
- After-hours triage nurses offer patients advice when their doctor's offices are closed. A concerned parent of a sick toddler or a panicked adult child with an ill elderly parent can talk to a knowledgeable, understanding nurse and determine if leaping to action is necessary.
- Health and prevention nurses head out into our communities, conducting health screenings and supplying flu shots.
Sentara Medical Group
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- Promoting wellness.
- Preventing diseases.
- Managing acute, chronic, and terminal conditions.
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Being favored to win the Big 12 regular-season title isn't foreign to Kansas. After all, the Jayhawks have won or shared nine consecutive Conference titles. What is unusual is that KU has no returning starters and the only senior who will see significant playing time is Tarik Black, who transferred from Memphis. Junior Naadir Tharpe, who averaged 20 minutes a game as a backup last season, will be a key factor with his play at point guard. Freshman Andrew Wiggins is the jewel of an outstanding group of freshmen but Perry Ellis, a 6-8 sophomore forward, is expected to be the top scorer.
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NCAA Tournament: Lost in regional semifinal.
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Kansas has won 13 of 17 Big 12 regular-season titles. … Under Bill Self, Kansas has won more conference championships (nine) than it has lost home games (eight), including just two home losses in the last six years. Self is 161-8 in his career at Allen Fieldhouse. … Nine of the scholarship players on the roster have not played in a college game. … Kansas led the nation in field goal percentage defense (36.1 percent). The Jayhawks have finished in the top 10 in field goal percentage defense in nine of Self's 10 seasons.
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Nov. 8 vs. Louisiana-Monroe
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Once again I have given up the blog to a worthy lady who is also a volunteer for me - Jasmin Perera. Here is her account of our recent trip to the Isles of Scilly - Cornwall's detachable toes!
Isles of Scilly 2013
Greetings! I am one of the many volunteers at the Museum working for Erica McAlister in the diptera section, and recently I got a fantastic opportunity to travel along with her and some of the other curators to the Isles of Scilly! (p.s Thank you Erica for involving me in this project)
The aim of the trip was to gather up-to-date information on the flora and fauna populating the islands by collecting as many specimens as possible. This information will be useful in so many ways and will hopefully provide us with a better understanding of how the environment around us is changing.
I was not just working alongside the dipterists but also with lepidopterists, botanists and hymenopterists, to name but a few. And so in the process I learnt about many different methods of collecting.
Day 1 – Settling in
Disembarking the ferry at St Mary's Island we were greeted by Mark Spencer (a Museum botanist specialising in British Flora) who had arrived a couple days before us. He was the main organiser for the trip and with much excitement he led us to our unusual home for the week.
Home sweet home – The Woolpack.
Residents of the Woolpack included this baby swallow.
Wonderful cup-of-tea views from the top of the bunker. Needless to say, lots of teas were made!
We had the privilege of staying in a world war bunker, named the Woolpack. Built in the early 1900s the bunker has had many residents from soldiers to vagrants, but is currently in the care of the Scilly Isles Wildlife Trust. And for one week it was home to a group of keen Museum staff and volunteers!
Day 2 – An early Christmas and majestic elms
On the first morning Martin Honey (lepidopterist) retrieved his light trap which he had placed outside of the Woolpack on the previous evening. The light trap consisted of a large round container filled with carefully arranged empty egg cartons and a very bright light bulb on top. A couple of us huddled around him as he revealed what treasures were hidden in the crevices of the cartons. It felt like unwrapping presents at Christmas!
Image of a very unfocused Ruby Tiger, Phragmatobia fuliginosa. In the background is the light trap, Martin's leg and a male Four Spotted Footman, Lithosia quadra (in egg carton).
Martin was able to identify many of the specimens on site and explained that he follows a code while collecting; He will only collect what is needed for scientific purpose and the remaining moths that can be readily identified are set free in dense vegetation near their place of capture. The last bit is especially important as it gives them a fighting chance (to not become a birds breakfast!).
Diverting off the footpath and into the elm wilderness - Holy Vale Nature Trail.
Now it was my turn - armed with my net and pooter, I went along with a fellow dipterist Zoe Adams and a Hymenopterist, Natalie Dale-Skey, to find some insects! We spent our first day exploring on St Mary's Island, the main island. St Mary's is one of the few places left in the UK where you can find mature elm trees after the devastating Dutch elm disease in the late 20th century wiped out most of the mainland UK population.
I felt very fortunate to be amongst these majestic trees whilst collecting on the Holy Vale Nature Trail. And more excitingly there were plenty of hoverflies in areas where the sun had broken through the trees' high canopy, and crane flies in the lower vegetation. I also managed to catch a few Ichnumonids along the way.
Day 3 – Pelistry Bay
During the morning I wandered with Erica along Pelistry Bay, also on St Mary's, to get some sweep samples by the coast.
Pelistry Bay – Bladderrack kingdom.
Walking on rocks covered in slippery bladderwrack seaweed, I soon realised my balance needed to be in sync with my sweeping and pootering action.
Day 4 – The Eastern Isles
Today we were very lucky as a few of us had the opportunity to visit the uninhabited Eastern Isles. Accompanied by the warden for the Wildlife Trust we sailed to Ganilly Island, which is filled with curious bees and beautiful landscapes. Trying to sweep proved tricky on the grassy areas due to the hundreds of solitary bees buzzing around my legs. I wish I had taken a picture of them as several sat sleepily inside the net refusing to leave.
View from Ganilly Island.
Erica and I ended up on a rocky shore hunting for Asilids to the chorus of singing seals. Asilids are speedy little predators but Erica was a font of helpful tips when it came to catching these stealthy mini beasts: In order to catch one, you require a lot of patience!
Asilidae caught from West Porth Beach, Great Ganilly.
Erica in a Fern jungle! On our way to Nornour island (in the background).
Seals welcomed us to the Eastern Isles.
And so the waiting game began. Whilst being entertained by the song of a distant seal, Erica and I sat quite still on opposite rocks. Asilids wait for a fair while on a rock until a potential prey appears. Once one was spotted, we held our nets close to the ground, and crept towards it. When the Asilid is within 'net range', we lunged at the flies thrusting the net down over the individual. To my dismay, I need more practise but it was great watching Erica at work!
Day 5 – Ruby Cow Dung
On an overcast day we decided to stay close to bay and seek out the beautiful Ruby Cows that are being bred on St Mary's island. The 'Scilly' cows are curious creatures and they watched and followed us swooping our nets and pootering flies within their enclosure.
'Peculiar human'.
However, it was not the cows we were interested in but their poo! We huddled around a fresh piece and watched male sepsid flies fluttering their wings in hope of attracting a mate. We were also hoping to see some Scathophagid flies mate. This is a far more barbaric ordeal compared to the Sepsidae as the female often gets ripped to shreds from a bombardment of eager males.
Erica capturing the moment.
Each day ended around the dinner table, where people took turns to cook. We used a lot of local produce and any edible plants growing nearby like Rock Samphire (as sourced by Mark). It was a perfect time to find out what everyone had been up to and wind down for the night. One of the rooms in the bunker was converted temporarily into a lab and the ping-pong table in there did a good job as an insect pinning area!
Behold: pinning area. I spent the evenings here perfecting the art of spreading out the wings and legs of tiny flies.
In summary this was a valuable and enjoyable fieldtrip in the most amazing location. With my specimens pinned I left feeling inspired and raring to go on another one! (hint, hint, Erica!)
Our field trip was even documented by a film crew!
Watch the Isles of Scilly fieldwork video to see more of our trip.


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According to Bethesda's developer twitter feed, the beta invites for Skyrim's impressive-looking expansion Dawnguard, which is exclusive to the Xbox 360 for the time being, have gone out.
If you applied to get into the beta but didn't get in, don't feel bad: Bethesda says that they accepted just one half of one percent of applicants. So, literally 99.95% of applications were rejected!
Wow. I mean, maybe 1 billion people applied, so a good chunk still got in, but all the same: That's more rejection than the time the cheerleading squad and the mathletes put on a mixer together.
(Heyo! Easy high-school humor!)
But seriously, if you didn't get into the beta, you won't have to wait too long— Dawnguard launches on June 26th.


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U.S. doctors might find that their incomes start to rise - not decline - when Barack Obama's healthcare reforms are put in place says a Queen's University School of Medicine professor.
"The medical-income argument in the United States against moving toward a Canadian-style system is feeble," says Jacalyn Duffin, a medical doctor who specializes in the history of medicine. "Physicians' incomes grew more quickly than those of other Canadian professions following Medicare. The universal, single-payer system has been good not only for Canadians but also for Canada's doctors."
Dr. Duffin conducted a study on the average net income of Canadian doctors over a 155-year span (1850 to 2005) and found that physicians enjoyed a windfall in earnings during the early years of Medicare from 1950 to 1970 and that, after a decade of adjustment, Medicare continued to enhance physician income.
Health care in Canada does mean that doctors in Canada generally charge lower fees for services and earn less than their American counterparts, but so do most Canadians, and doctors are still the top-earning profession in Canada. But Canada's government-run system has resulted in lower practice expenses for a variety of reasons, including the lesser costs of billing, administration, and malpractice coverage. Medicare also ensures that all bills are paid in full.
The findings contradict what many critics of 'Obamacare' say will happen in the U.S.
The study also points out that gathering data on MD income is difficult. Dr. Duffin recommends that to bring the MD income portion of the Canadian health care package into proper light that physician after tax before expenses income be published - just as it is for all public servants earning more than 100K.
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When was the last time you considering the things you carried.
I'm not talking about emotions and the past, I'm talking about the objects in your life.
Even if you don't carry them around with you everywhere you go (as I do) – you carry them with you in life.
Possessions weigh on you by attaching you to the world, to a place, to things. The modern brand of Western consumerism driven by the cradle-to-grave philosophy encourages status by possession and not status by merit. And when those possessions are no longer interesting it's time to stuff them into corners and leave them forgotten.
Yet they are still there. They weigh upon your freedom.
Examine the things you carry with you in life.
Are they necessary? Do they contribute to your life in a meaningful way? Are they just a way of showing status to others?
Cut the cords of attachment to possessions, reduce the clutter, and go on with a minimalist living.
My Minimalist Living Story:
Recently I re-considered the things I carry when my suitcase died. I sought out a replacement and settled on the 22″ E-Motion 4.0 Trek Pack Plus. It is quite a bit smaller than my old suitcase which forced me to minimize.
And so my 100 Item Challenge is underway.
My initial list was around 90 items. I was already under 100 items – a surprising fact.
So, when I ended up in Maine for a week long respite from the world, I thinned down my travel gear once more and below is the final list. Some of the items are listed as collections which made the challenge a little easier.
My final total: 77 items.
- 4 Ties
- 3 Scarves
- 1 Belt
- 1 Set of Suspenders
- 1 Pair of Florsheim Dress Shoes
- 1 Pair of White Leather Keds
- 1 Hat
- 1 White Linen Jacket
- 2 Pairs of Dress Pants
- 1 Pair of Jeans
- 1 Pair of Shorts
- 10 T-Shirts / Short Sleeve Shirts
- 5 Dress Shirts / Long Sleeve Shirts
- 2 Sweaters
- 1 Black Pin-Stripe Vest
- 1 Sweater Vest
- 7 Pairs of Boxer Briefs
- 7 Pairs of Socks
- 1 Travel Towel
- 1 External Hard Drive with Cable
- 1 MacBook Pro with Cables, Extra Battery and Bluetooth Mouse
- 1 iPhone 3G with Cable and vModo Duo Headphones
- 1 Extra Internal Hard Drive
- 1 LED Flashlight
- 1 Wallet
- 1 Washboard with Thimbles and Brushes
- 1 Book Collection
- 1 Pen Collection
- 1 Journal
- 1 Moleskin Pocket Reporters Notebook
- 1 Pad of Graph Paper
- 1 Pad of Yellow Notepaper
- 2 Small Pilates Balls
- 1 Set of Exercise Bands
- 1 Bar Soap
- 1 Shaving Kit (Merkur Safety Razor, Brush and Shave Soap)
- 1 Stick Deodorant
- 1 Bottle of Pain Relievers
- 1 Toothbrush
- 1 Container of Hel Gel
- 1 Passport
- 1 Thermos
- 1 Victorinox 22″ E-Motion 4.0 Trek Pack Plus
- 1 Chrome Metropolis Messenger Bag


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Former Vice President Dick Cheney appeared at AEI today to promote his book and again made the claim that waterboarding detainees is not torture because we use this technique on our own troops. As he put it:
"Another key point that needs to be made was that the techniques that we used were all previously used on Americans," Cheney went on. "All of them were used in training for a lot of our own specialists in the military. So there wasn't any technique that we used on any al Qaeda individual that hadn't been used on our own troops first, just to give you some idea whether or not we were 'torturing' the people we captured."
This isn't a new argument. Plenty of other folks have argued that, because we subject members of the military to waterboarding in Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) School (the military's POW prep course), waterboarding detainees is not mistreatment.
It's also a nonsensical argument.
The difference is consent. What one person consents to in one set of conditions does not make the same treatment, without consent and in other conditions, somehow less invasive or less illegal under domestic and international law. I was not waterboarded when I attended SERE school, but I endured treatment I wouldn't willingly accept in other circumstances. If you want to waterboard me, you'd best be ready for a fight.
Export Cheney's logic to sex. Consenting adults have sex and it's legal, enjoyable, and essential to the survival of the species. If you accept the premise that, because you can have sex with someone with consent, it is always legal and moral to have sex with others, you've just declared that rape is not a crime.
Setting aside the issue of consent, waterboarding was clearly recognized as a criminal act by the laws of war and domestic statute well before we interrogated KSM. We prosecuted our own soldiers for using controlled drowning (the "water cure" and waterboarding) in the Spanish-American War and in Vietnam. We prosecuted Japanese soldiers for using waterboarding after World War II. We prosecuted a sheriff in Texas for waterboarding confessions out of prisoners.
I wrote a piece for the Los Angeles Times a few months back spelling out how Cheney isn't arguing with Obama here. He's reliving a battle he lost within the Bush administration:
The legal framework underlying waterboarding collapsed during President George W. Bush's tenure. The White House Office of Legal Counsel in 2004 withdrew the memoranda that authorized waterboarding. The Detainee Treatment Act of 2005, sponsored by former POW and torture victim Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), barred "cruel, inhuman, and degrading" treatment of any detainee in military custody. There may be an argument that waterboarding isn't torture, but there's no argument that it's not cruel, inhuman and degrading…
The Supreme Court put the nail in the coffin with its Hamdan vs. Rumsfeld decision in 2006. The real import of the ruling was not that Congress had to authorize military commissions (it quickly did) but that the Geneva Conventions apply to the armed conflict with Al Qaeda. The application of the laws of war, which allow broad power to kill your enemy but provide no authority to mistreat him, brought down the legal house of cards that authorized coercive interrogation. Bush issued an executive order the next year that banned the bulk of enhanced interrogation techniques. Obama followed suit with his own order applying stricter military standards to the intelligence community.
Read the whole thing. Read some more on waterboarding and detainees here, here, and here.


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Idaho State University anthropologist Richard Hansen shows a 2,300-year-old
stucco frieze found at the El Mirador archaeological site in northern Guatemala.
Archaeologists have unearthed a pair of monumental stucco panels in Guatemala that appear to depict one of the New World's oldest-known creation stories, going back thousands of years to what experts call "the cradle of Maya civilization." The discovery suggests that the saga, known as the Popol Vuh, was a centerpiece of Maya beliefs for well more than a millennium and stands as one of the world's enduring religious stories.
The Popol Vuh chronicles how the Maya gods created the world and made several attempts to fashion people to live in it, including "mud people" and "wooden people" that didn't quite meet the grade. Finally, the gods got it right, creating the people who inhabited the urban site now known as El Mirador - where the panels were found - and the hundreds of thousands of acres comprising the Serpent Kingdom.
A Quiche Maya text of the Popol Vuh was found in the highland town of Chichicastenango in 1700 and transcribed by a Dominican monk named Francisco Ximenez. The saga's two main characters are the Hero Twins, named Hunahpu and Xbanlanque, who are sort of like a double dose of Hercules.
The 26-foot-long (8-meter-long) El Mirador panels were made of carved and modeled lime plaster, and lined a water collection system in a part of the city known as the Central Acropolis. They date back to the Late Preclassic period of Maya culture, which goes from about 300 B.C. to the early 1st century A.D., according to an account of the find from Idaho State University.
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The amazing thing about the panels is that they show a pair of swimmers, framed by cosmic monsters including an undulating serpent and an old-man deity with outstretched wings. Idaho State University's Richard Hansen, president of the Idaho-based FARES Foundation, said the swimmers appear to represent the fabled Hero Twins.
"One of the swimmers has a decapitated head on his flanks, which is likely the decapitated head of his father, who was known in Maya mythology as Hun Hunahpu," Hansen is quoted as saying in the university's account. The other swimmer wears a jaguar headdress, which would typically be associated with Xbalanque ("Young Jaguar Sun.").
"All in all, the scene is a complex blend of early Maya mythology and cosmology," Hansen said.
Hector Escobedo, Guatemala's vice minister of culture, said the find "suggests that the antiquity of the Popol Vuh as an authentic creation story extends far into the Preclassic eras." The find also adds to the importance attached to the Mirador Basin as a center of ancient Maya culture.
Hansen has been doing research for years in the remote Mirador Basin, which is at the center of a major forest conservation program established by the Guatemalan government. The Idaho researcher served as a consultant to actor/director Mel Gibson on the controversial movie "Apocalypto." And although that film is now far back on the DVD shelves, Gibson is still taking an interest in Mirador. Recently, he called the site "arguably the greatest archaeological find in the Western Hemisphere."
For more about Mirador, check out the Mirador Basin Web site.
Update for 10 p.m. ET: There's a lot of discussion in the comments below about the use of the word "myth" - in this context, I meant it in the same sense that one would talk about Greek or Roman myths. I've also reworded some references in this item just to avoid using the word "myth" over and over again.
Update for 11:55 a.m. ET March 13: I've added in the video about the find.
Update for 5 p.m. ET March 18: Here are some thoughtful observations from anthropologist/archaeologist James Q. Jacobs:
"I do not know who chose the title ['Maya Myth Revealed'], but I find it deceptive. What is revealed is a physical object. The 'myth' aspect is an interpretation based on writing from about 2,000 years later, and from a different location. We do not even know if the same culture group was extant when the Popol Vuh was written.
"The huge distinction between evidence and interpretation is often overlooked in archaeology in favor of our myths about the past. Science writers can aid in elucidating this chasm, especially when the temporal gap is this immense."
I admit that I wrote the title. Although the archaeologists involved with the dig emphasized the Popol Vuh connection, Jacobs makes a good point that one (or two) stucco panels may not be enough to nail down that connection. Here's an article in which Jacobs discusses the bugaboos involved in intepreting ancient art.


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LOS ANGELES — Working in partnership with New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, a partner now for three International Field Study projects, students in the Fully Employed MBA Program at UCLA Anderson School of Management have assisted seven companies over the last six months with a variety of consulting projects aimed at helping them develop and expand their businesses in new markets.
Through the U.S. Market Access Program (MAP), FEMBA students were able to put the skills they learn into practice in real-world situations. Through in-person and teleconference sessions this week in UCLA Anderson's Korn Convocation Hall, the students presented the results of their efforts to executives from the seven companies that participated in the program, as well as UCLA Anderson faculty and other local business executives, including FEMBA alumni, from companies such as Amgen, Disney, Boeing, SBC, Avnet and Vivometrics.
The students' presentations culminated six months of research, which saw students traveling to New Zealand in August and September to meet with the companies as part of their research. Some students even traveled locally in the States as they prepared business plans and models designed to help these companies grow.
This year's U.S. MAP is the third program in which UCLA Anderson has collaborated with New Zealand Trade & Enterprise. Last year, FEMBA students consulted on a sector study in the areas of health IT, wireless, software, biotechnology and creative/new media, and in 1996 students performed a sector study in the areas of wood products, shellfish, cervena, lamb and entertainment.
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"The U.S. Market Access Program is an example of our program's strategy of teaching management tools and frameworks and then having students apply them clinically in an actual business setting," said Dr. Victor Tabbush, associate dean of the FEMBA Program at UCLA Anderson. "MAP is particularly beneficial because the context is international and entrepreneurial, elements at which UCLA Anderson excels and in which our students have strong interests."
The FEMBA International Field Study benefits students by enabling them to:
- Integrate, apply and extend the FEMBA curriculum in the context of a hands-on, top-level business consulting experience.
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- Utilize team processes and efforts to accomplish a large, complex and challenging business problem.
- Employ state-of-the-art web-based communications and project management tools.
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- Speeding up the development of their market entry strategies for North America.
- Establishing business relationships with the U.S. students and their industry contacts.
- Getting input and feedback from UCLA Anderson faculty and local business executives.
The U.S. Market Access Program links UCLA Anderson faculty and students with entrepreneurs across the globe. The students research and develop business and strategic marketing plans for the fledgling companies, gleaning valuable experience in entrepreneurship and international business. Meanwhile, the firms benefit from the students' work.
According to Bonny Kim, a FEMBA program manager, students participating in International Field Study are typically employed full time and have an average of five years of work experience, bringing significant expertise to the participating organizations. Kim noted that the students, who are in their final year of study at UCLA Anderson, take at least two classes per quarter and many have families, so they're dealing with the work/school/life balance — all while traveling and working on this international consulting project.
"International Field Study demonstrates the rigor of the UCLA Anderson FEMBA Program and the commitment, dedication and hard work of our students in the program," said Kim.
"The FEMBA Market Access Program has truly been a rewarding experience," commented FEMBA student Paraag Lal. "What at first might have seemed to be an easy business plan and project to develop, given the significant level of education, knowledge and experience of the FEMBA teams, turned out to be beneficially challenging."
Lal has worked in the technology sector for several years at industry giant Intel. Through the International Field Study project, he was finally able to experience the challenges that a small technology start up confronts in establishing their brand, market and presence - a tall order, he notes, without the deep pockets of industry giants like his employer.
"I found it very beneficial to be exposed to the continual fluctuations and new directions that our project company morphed into over the span of six months, in order to adapt to the fast evolving market," said Lal. "The whole process was definitely a humbling experience and one in which I developed much respect for those brave entrepreneurs who venture out on their own to search for their 'pot of gold' - whether it be wealth, passion or simply dedication to their profession."
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Kanchu Misogi is a traditional midwinter festival of purification that is still practiced in Japan today. The event includes a ritual called mizugori, where participants are poured with ice cold water for purification and good fortune
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=24761.0;attach=171065;imageI would think this screencap came from the Kolkata leg. It appears to me to be taken on one of the distributaries in the Ganges/Bhramaputra delta. Although Varanasi is also on the Ganges, from looking at pics of the Ganges at Varanasi....there appears to be higher topography near the river. The topography in this screencap is just so flat, it appears to be much closer to the Indian Ocean than Varanasi. Plus all those seagulls in the pic, mean ocean is close to me. I wouldnt think there would be seagulls at Varanasi. Since Peach has been there, maybe she can fill us in on that aspect.
Dr. Rox,I have been to Varanasi and Kolkata (back when they were Benares and Calcutta), but I remember Varanasi as fairly flat at the level above the Ganges River. the altitude of Varanasi is listed as 80.71 meters (250 feet) and the Ganges has another 600 km to go before reaching Kokata and near sea level.However, I expect as you do that the photo in question is somewhere in the greater Kolkata area.
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Couldn't this be Threave castle in Scotland?...Maybe someone more adept with google earth could make a comparison?
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Port Elizabeth – The Southern Kings made a stunning Super Rugby debut with a 22-10 victory over Australia's Western Force at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday.
Winger Sergeal Petersen, still a schoolboy two months ago, scored a brace of tries while the boot of flyhalf Demitri Catrakilis added four penalties.
The Port Elizabeth-based side have replaced the Lions in this year's Super Rugby competition but were expected to struggle with an inexperienced squad under New Zealand-born coach Matt Sexton.
However, what they lacked in star quality they made up for with a high work-rate and structured defence.
"We knew it was our crucial to get a win today to get the public behind us," Kings centre Andries Strauss said. "We must keep our feet on the ground, it is only our first step into this competition.
"There is still big pressure on us but I hope we can take the momentum from this win further into the competition."
Petersen scored his side's first points in the competition when he showed great anticipation to run in a try. Force winger Alfie Mafi dithered over collecting a charged-down grubber and Petersen nipped the ball from his grasp and ran in unopposed.
The score was against the run of play and the Perth-based side began to flex their muscles. They took the ball through the phases from a scrum in the Kings' 22 and Pek Cowan scored with a pick-and-go from the base of the ruck.
Six minutes later, the Australians were in again and once more it came from patient buildup play. Mafi completed the try in the corner as they spread the ball wide.
All three tries went unconverted and the Force led 10-5 at the break.
The home side had suffered a blow in the first half when captain Luke Watson was forced off just past the half-hour mark with a throat injury and did not return.
But, if they were second best in the first half, the Kings put in a gutsy display after halftime to score 14 unanswered points.
"We spoke at halftime about keeping the ball better and putting pressure on the Force and we did that," Strauss said.
Catrakilis added two penalties to give his side the lead, before Hugh McMeniman received a yellow card for a high tackle on Ronnie Cooke.
With the Force a man down, the lead was extended when Petersen scored his second try on the hour mark. Kings scrumhalf Shaun Venter coughed up the ball over the goalline, but the home side won it back following a Force knock-on and spread the ball wide.
Petersen kept Will Tupou at bay with an excellent hand-off before darting in at the corner.
"It is an incredible start to my Super Rugby career. It gives me great passion and heart to know that I am coming from this region. We are such a unit, playing in this team is a dream," Petersen said.
The Force were penalised at the scrum twice in quick succession, with Catrakilis slotting both kicks to take the score to 22-10 and out of sight of their visitors. – Reuters
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The Titans and Jaguars weren't playing for much of value in Week 17, but anyone who decided to tune in saw one of the odder stretches of play in memory.
Tennessee scored four touchdowns in a five-minute stretch of the second and third quarters without running a single offensive play. One of the players responsible for that improbable spurt was honored as the AFC special teams player of the week.
Darius Reynaud took a punt back 69 yards for a score late in the first half and he took another one 81 yards after the Jags were stopped on the opening possession of the second half. Linebacker Zach Brown had interception returns for scores on either side of Reynaud's two touchdowns in what wound up as an 38-20 Titans victory.
It's the second time Reynaud was honored with the weekly special teams prize this season. He also took home the honors after he returned a kick 105 yards for a touchdown in Week Three. He finished the year averaging 23.4 yards per kickoff return and 13.2 yards per punt return, which was good for fourth-best in the NFL.


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