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As an English major, I've quickly realized that my professional path after college is not nearly as linear or pre-determined as that of a future doctor or lawyer. With such a plethora of roads to follow and so many diverse opportunities to which I can apply myself, I've used each summer since high school to narrow my interests and make greater sense of what career I might "belong" in. It's been both fun and challenging, and my resume is proof of that.
After a summer internship with Congresswoman Katherine Clark of MA-05 (St. Lawrence Class of '85 and 2016 Commencement Speaker) in high school, I continued to pursue my interest in government through an internship with New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand the summer before my freshman year at St. Lawrence. I felt convinced that I was destined for a life in Washington. Once at St. Lawrence, however, I took one creative nonfiction writing class and immediately began to think of the other possibilities my major could lead me to. Back to square one!
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It is a cooperation between CSE and the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) in which we designed a new, deliberative community engagement methodology, based around two workshops that were separated by a phase of reflection. The methodology was trialled in Congresbury, Somerset and Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire.
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Energy Saving Trust Foundation is a charity that aims to accelerate the growth of community energy. As a part of the Energy Saving Trust group, the Foundation is able to ...
Located in rural Cheshire, Ashton Hayes is a well knit community of about 1000 people that is aiming to become England's first carbon neutral community. We started our journey in ...
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The most unusual fountains
Today fountains decorate our cities. But recently they had very practical functions. Then they were washed in fountains, they served as a source of drinking water. Today, the benefits from them are only aesthetic. Nevertheless, with the help of water and stone people have learned to create quite unusual structures. We will tell below about the most unusual fountains in the world.
The Unisphere.
This structure is located in Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, New York. Outwardly the fountain resembles a huge globe. There was a construction on this place in 1964-1965. The sponsor of the construction was the steel corporation. As a result, the building was donated to the citizens. The opening of the fountain was timed to coincide with the World Fair, the motto of which was the phrase "Peace through Understanding". This structure was designed to tell everyone about the relationship of what exists on Earth. Unisfera is made of stainless steel. The monument rises to 50 meters, while the diameter of the ball itself is 37 meters. The whole fountain weighs 408 tons. It became the largest in the world, being also the largest globe. The ball is in the center of the pool and is surrounded by fountains. Water jets hit the base of the globe, hiding its base. This creates the illusion that the ball is hanging in the air. The globe is surrounded by three orbits, which show the way of three people who left the greatest contribution to the study of outer space. With the coming of the night the fountain starts to light up. At the same time, on the very ball, the capitals of states light up.
Fuentes de Montjuic.
This fountain is located in Barcelona, at the foot of Mount Montjuïc. It was built in 1929, and the opening was also timed to the exhibition. This time Fair and Universal was held in the city. Every second the fountain shoots up 3620 jets of changeable shape. To create them takes 2600 liters of water. Thus, the number of variations in the appearance of the fountain can reach 7 billion. This building is also singing. Water seems to dance to music, creating a magical show. In it closely entwined enchanting sounds, light and threads of jets. The fountain explodes with a bunch of splashes, giving unique pictures. Water shows begin here with the onset of darkness. The air is permeated with the sounds of classical music. She is able to convey the full power of the water dances and their sensuality. With the first sounds of music, the fountain comes to life and begins to move, responding to all the melodic transitions. The backlight changes every second, and the colors do not stand still. The fountain offers two music sessions for 20 minutes. The musical fountain in Barcelona often performs classics, the works of Bach, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven in special honor. But you can hear here and motifs from classic movies, such as "The Godfather", as well as incendiary Spanish sarsuel. A musical accompaniment at the fountain appeared only in 1992, exactly to the Olympic Games.
Fountain of Vaillancourt.
This fountain was opened in San Francisco in 1971. It is a construction of concrete pipes. The total length of the fountain is 61 meters, width is 42 meters, and height is 11 meters. The construction was very controversial. The work of Armand Vaillancourt took place in Justin Herman Plaza, in the business district of the city. It is believed that the architect dedicated the fountain to human freedom in general and to the freedom of Quebec in particular. It is no accident that when opening the building, the inscription "Québec libre" was inscribed. Vaillancourt himself is a native of Quebec and fights for the independence of his province from Canada. Large red letters were written the night before the very opening. However, the city authorities did not understand this gesture and eventually erased the inscription. But the persistent Canadian several times repeated his trick. Another scandal was associated with a performance near the fountain of the U-2 group. Then Bono wrote on the monument "Rock and roll, stop the movement." As a result, a 20-thousand crowd of listeners blocked transport in neighboring streets. The city authorities found this act outrageous, and the singer himself was even wanted to be put in jail.Perhaps, such an atmosphere around the fountain led to the fact that the city eventually refused to support it. After all, to pump 100,000 liters of water through the pipes, every year it was necessary to spend 250 thousand dollars. The very same fountain has always been considered a tasteless pile of concrete, obscene and bothersome. Today he was chosen by the concrete, that the townspeople did not add love to this structure. Nevertheless, Vaillancourt said that he will fight for the fate of his creation.
Fountain near the pagoda of Xian.
This singing fountain is the largest in Asia. The Chinese city of Xian itself is quite ancient, it has more than 3 thousand years. For a long time it was the capital of China. It is no coincidence that Xian is called an open-air museum. Here, near the pagoda of wild geese, which is 1500 years old, is the most famous fountain. It covers an area of 16.8 hectares. The fountain consists of jets that dance to the sound of music, shimmering with the rays of light. Unforgettable evening show is available to both Buddhist pilgrims and casual visitors. The show starts at 20:30, and lasts about 20 minutes.
Fountain of King Fahd.
In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, there is a giant fountain, from which it is simply breathtaking. It is located right in the Red Sea. The fountain was presented to the city by King of Saudi Arabia Fahd bin Abdul Aziz. It happened in 1985. The fountain shoots water at a height of 260 meters, and in good weather, the spray reaches a mark of 312 meters. But this is even higher than the Eiffel Tower. At the same time, the speed of the drop drops reaches 375 kilometers per hour. The construction of the fountain is not easy, because it works on sea water. Fresh water is needed to cool the electric motors of the pumps and for the air conditioning of the pressure station. The maintenance unit itself is located at a depth of 20-30 meters below the ground. The size of this station is with a four-story house. Only to build it was spent about 7 thousand tons of concrete. A powerful station raises up about 19 tons of water. In this case, 500 powerful searchlights are installed to illuminate the fountain on 5 artificial islands. Every year the fountain is prevented for three weeks. If the north wind, which is the usual for these places, replaces the strong southern one, the fountain is also turned off. This is done so that sea water does not fall into the garden of Salam Palace.
Fountains of Burj Al Arab.
In the East they like to create the biggest, tallest and most expensive things. This was manifested by the construction in Dubai of an elite seven-star hotel "Parus". Amazing interior decoration shocks even rich people who are able to lay out about one and a half thousand dollars per night in a hotel. Even to get to the hotel is rather difficult – there is a checkpoint there. Tourists have to pay 25 dollars for the excursion, or order a table in the restaurant. In the evenings guests, arriving at the hotel by car, meet a volcano fountain of fire and water. This musical design is created in the image of the one that stands in front of the hotel "Bellagio" in Las Vegas. However, the authors of the Arabian fountain made it a quarter of the original. The maximum height of the jets is 150 meters, which is more than a 50-storey building. The total length of the fountain is 275 meters. Illuminate this game of water 6600 light bulbs and 25 powerful projectors. As a result, water and light create thousands of unique compositions. And classical and popular tunes play here. The erection of such a miracle cost 218 million euros. Another fountain, much more modest in size, is set at the hotel's lobby staircase. There from time to time shoot short trickles of water, and this action is much more sophisticated than in the jet fountains in Disneyland.
Waterfalls of Olafur Eliason.
Unfortunately, in New York these fountains are no more. After all, the installation time expired in October 2008. Construction of four unusual structures was conducted in the strictest secrecy, and they were launched on the same day.Two fountains are located near the piers of Manhattan, one – near the pillars of the Brooklyn Bridge, and the last – in the harbor of New York. Outwardly these structures resembled ordinary scaffolding. The pumps were supplied with water, and from above it flowed freely and noisily down. Such a global installation cost $ 15.5 million. Nevertheless, there were quite a few willing to see this creation of the Dane Olafur Eliason. Fountains saw about 1.4 million tourists who brought 69 million dollars. But you can see these works of modern art for free. Especially for this purpose, the Art Fund "Public Art Fund" hired a boat. Today the waterfalls have already been disassembled into parts. But Olafur hopes that they will be useful for new installations.
Buckingham Fountain.
The fountain with this name is located not in England, but in Chicago, USA. You can find it in the City Park, opposite the Institute of Arts. The fountain is one of the largest in the world. He is rightly considered the gateway to Chicago. And the fountain was built in 1927 by the architect Edvard Bennett with the money of Kate Buckingham. The building was supposed to perpetuate the memory of the patron brother. It cost all the construction of 750 thousand dollars. The fountain was based on the architecture of the Lanton fountain in Versailles. Only in this case the dimensions have been significantly increased. The diameter of the main basin is 84 meters. In the center of it rises a three-level composition with a height of 7.5 meters. The fountain itself is made of pink marble and looks like a big wedding cake. The composition of the structure is symbolized by Lake Michigan itself, and four groups of horses are the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana. He works from April 1 to November 1. Each hour from 10 to 22 hours in the course of 20 minutes in the air at a height of about 40 meters take off 134 water jets. In the evenings the fountain is highlighted with the help of a computer program, all the shows are accompanied by music. In total, 5.7 million liters of water rotate in the fountain.
Fountain "Water Forest".
They say that in the world there are only three museums in which only art glass is shown. One of them appeared in 2002 in Tacoma, Washington. It's where Dale Chihuly creates his works. This master creates real glass from glass, and the glory of it goes around the world. The museum has not been completed yet, but it amazes the guests with its external and internal appearance. There are water sculptures here. One of them was the closed fountain "Water Forest". It was installed in 2002. However, soon the fountain had to be closed. After all, a certain teenage boy pierced one of twenty trees with water. It took seven years of rehabilitation work and more than 200 thousand dollars to restore a unique fountain. Now in its design brittle glass is replaced by a much stronger acrylic. Particularly impressive is the water forest at night, when it is highlighted by a fibergistic green color.
Fountain at the Castle Square in Swansea.
In Wales, there is a fountain, which is also called bloody. The thing is that there is a long tradition associated with it. Annually on March 1, there is celebrated the Day of St. David of Wales, patron of Wales. Among the old traditions there is also the coloring of the fountain's waters in red. A close-up fountain really appears bloody. But on closer examination, everything is not so scary.
Moon Fountain Fountain.
After the reconstruction of the Banpo Bridge in Seoul in 2008, it turned into a new landmark of the city. On both sides of it are installed 10 thousand nozzles. In a minute they shoot 190 tons of water at a distance of up to 20 meters. Long streams in the dark are highlighted, as a result, the bridge turns into a colored bubbling creature. Banpo stretched for 1140 meters, which made the fountain still the longest in the world. The jets describe the curved trajectories in time with the music, which is controlled by a special program. At night, the water is illuminated by lamps, which also can change their color.And the fountain works only on weekends, four times a day for 15 minutes. But from 19:30 to 21:00 there is a real music show. The "Moon Rainbow" fountain was able to bring a bit of romance to Seoul, built up already by business skyscrapers. Watch fountain at the station of Kanazawa.
The city of Kanazawa is in Japan. Its population is about half a million. You can get here by going to the railway station with the same name. It itself was opened in 1898. In 2005, the station underwent a seven-year reconstruction. It cost $ 180 million and was completely transformed. Before the gates of the station building an unusual fountain appeared, fulfilling the functions of the clock. He has a dial, similar to the one that stands in conventional electronic devices. But pixels here are trickles of water of different heights. It is interesting that the fountain is controlled by a computer. Thus, the clock can show not only time, but also a date or some message. This can be a greeting or station name. So the fountain plays the role of a beautiful and unusual water display.
Fountains in the garden of Tivoli.
To this fabulous Italian garden, few tourists get, but this monument is protected by UNESCO itself. Here in a small area about 500 amazing fountains are collected. They were built in the 16th century and at that time they were considered a masterpiece of hydraulic engineering. These facilities have amazing names – "fountain of the dragon", "fountain-organ" (water from it makes vibrate the tubes of a musical instrument). A "boiling ladder" was created thanks to just 42 water cannons. The fountain of dell'Ovato became the peak of Italian fine art. People can go past a semi-circular wall of water and from there admire the marble ornaments of the garden and the green arcade. There is the Road of a hundred fountains. Each of them corresponded to the relief from the poem Ovid "Metamorphosis." The fountain of Rometta symbolically depicts seven Roman hills, as well as the Colosseum and the Pantheon. The water for the complex was originally taken from the river Anene, it came here through a special tunnel.
Trevi Fountain.
Rome is famous for its fountains, but the biggest of all is Trevi. Its height is 26 meters and its width is 20 meters. Walking around the capital of Italy must certainly try to find in the labyrinth of narrow streets this pearl. The fountain was built in 1732-1736, the architect was Nicolas Salvi. The structure is adjacent to the facade of Pali Pali, making up with it a single whole. Thanks to the huge palace and the fountain it seems much more grandiose. From the niche of the palace in the very center of the composition Neptune drives out on his chariot. It is presented in the form of a shell, which is pulled by newts and seahorses. Allegorical figures are installed in the niches on the sides of the ruler of the seas. Elegant fountain is made in the Baroque style. It emphasizes the refinement and natural artistry of water. At the same time, Trevi managed to become more than just pieces of marble stuck to the palace. Here, the architects were able to create a unique play of light and shadow, creating a harmonious work of art. There is a belief that you need to throw a coin in the fountain to return to Rome. Two coins mean a new love, and three – the coming wedding. As a result, utilities only for a year pull out from Trevi little things for 700 thousand euros. Naturally, the legendary fountain repeatedly appeared in the cinema. So, Trevi can be seen in the "Roman holidays" and in the "Sweet Life".
Crown Fountain.
In addition to the Buckingham Fountain, there is another similar sight in Chicago. In 2004, an unusual spitting fountain was built in the Millennium Park. It represents two facing each other glass towers. They are filled with LEDs, which makes it possible to show urban residents on the surface of the face. Periodically, one of them suddenly folds his lips with a tube and spits out portions of water to the spectators who are watching. The height of the fountain is 15 meters, and the cost of the project was about 17 million dollars.At first, Chicago was rather skeptical about such a project. The townspeople considered that this installation would destroy the habitual appearance of the park. But over time the fountain fell in love. He especially likes children. After a hot summer it's so nice to take a refreshing shower.


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Albany Med Prize winners' work paves way to medical discoveries
The scientists who received the Albany Medical Center Prize in Biomedicine and Biomedical Research this year don't do work that is easy to explain to a patient.
Or even, necessarily, to the dean of a medical college.
"Let me try to explain this," Albany Medical College Dean Vincent Verdile said with a little laugh at the Hilton Garden Inn Friday morning, as he introduced the work of Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University and Xiaoliang Sunney Xie of Harvard University, who share this year's $500,000 Albany Med Prize.
The importance of their work lies in the avenues of other research that Deisseroth and Xie have opened, and the promise that the technologies they developed will accelerate medical discoveries in psychiatric disorders, cancer and other areas.
Deisseroth, 43. whose mother hails from Slingerlands, was recognized for developing methods that help scientists understand the brain's circuitry and how specific neurons play a role in Parkinson's disease, addiction and depression, as well as in normal processes like memory and learning.
Xie, 52, was selected for work that allows scientists to pinpoint genomic changes in a single cell. His research has major implications in cancer research and in-vitro fertilization.
"I'm delighted that our field research eventually can make some contribution to medicine," Xie said in accepting his award.
Xiaoliang Sunney Xie (left)
The scientists know each other from winning previous awards that encouraged collaboration. There may be avenues for combining their research in novel ways, they said, especially in advancing personalized medicine, which holds the promise of tailoring medical treatments to individual patients.
Deisseroth pioneered a groundbreaking technology called optogenetics. He and his colleagues developed a way to insert light-producing genes from microorganisms like bacteria and algae into the brain cells of mice, rats and monkeys to illuminate specific kinds of neurons and see how they work. He later introduced another technology called Clarity, which he said makes brains or other tissue transparent so that light can pass through or be used to label the structures within.
Since the 1990s, Xie has developed methods of probing previously invisible molecules in living organisms with light-induced signals. More recently, his team developed a technology that allows the pinpointing of genetic changes in a single cell. The research is important in detecting 7,000 known genetic diseases that result from a mutation at a particular point of the cell's DNA, Xie said.
Being able to detect these point mutations could one day lead to the ability to diagnose cancers at early stages without surgery, Xie said.
In the field of psychiatry, the Stanford scientist said, that kind of specificity is a ways off, although the goal of precision diagnostics is similar. "In the brain, we don't know yet what to measure," Deisseroth said.
Louise Deisseroth was among the 75 or so people in attendance to see her son receive his award. She beamed when asked if she found it special that her son won an award with a connection to her hometown, saying that the location was her reason for coming to the ceremony. She spent her childhood in Slingerlands, from 1945-1963, and has spent most of her adult life in Maryland. She hadn't visited in years, she said.
In private remarks after the ceremony, Karl Deisseroth recalled visiting his grandparents in Slingerlands as a child, with his two sisters. His grandfather was an insurance broker, Deisseroth said, and he especially remembered playing on their big, beautiful lawn.
Louise Deisseroth first learned about the Albany Med Prize several years ago while visiting her son at Stanford, she said. Another professor at the California university, Stanley Cohen, won the prize in 2004. The prize is listed on a wall there, among other prestigious medical awards, including the Nobel Prize and Lasker Award.
One of the nation's largest prizes for science and medicine, the Albany Med Prize was established in 2000 by the late Morris "Marty" Silverman, a New York City businessman and philanthropist who grew up in Troy. A commitment of $50 million from the Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation allows for the prize to be awarded annually for 100 years.
Asked by a high school student in the audience whether they would use the prize money to further their research, Xie said to laughter, "I have three kids," and Deisseroth added, "I have four kids."
Both scientists noted that it is getting tougher to pursue important research in light of federal research funding cuts.
"This recognition helps at the least psychologically," Deisseroth said, "even if we're using it for college tuition."
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The very nature of sport makes it an excellent means of passing on values. Sport has the ability to stir deep emotions and feelings, but it is also a great way of learning core principles that can be applied to our daily, social, family and working lives.
At THB hotels we identify closely with many of the positive values sport transmits, including the following:
Effort. Determination and the desire to achieve a specific objective, overcoming any obstacles that may appear.
Personal achievement. A value that drives an individual to seek perfection, defeating all the difficulties that appear along the way.
Perseverance. Sport is a great way of learning not to give up and to keep trying until you achieve your goals.
Equality. Everyone, regardless of their culture, sex or social status, is equal and shares the same rights.
Respect. For the members of our own and rival teams. When training, in the changing rooms and during play. Treating everyone with respect is a basic and fundamental value. We all deserve to be treated well.
Teamwork. During the course of our lives, there will be numerous occasions when we have to work as part of a team: at work, school and university, in family situations, etc.
Our corporate philosophy includes the dissemination of these values and a commitment to supporting various sports.
As a result, this year we will once again be sponsoring two local teams: Palma Futsal, which plays in Futsal Division One and Iberojet Palma, competing in the Spanish Basketball League's second division (LEB Oro).
We host both teams at THB hotels during their pre-seasons, support them at special tournaments, call their press conferences, treat their members to exclusive benefits, share their enthusiasm via social media and revolutionise matches with special touches such as the THB hotels Baskets (Canastas THB hotels).
We do all this because they have proved that hard work and sacrifice will lead to victory. They have shown us that they are determined and ready to work hard and fight to come out on top, not just for themselves, but also for everyone that supports and loves them. Because they are great team players, but above all, because they have earned respect out on court. Because they share the values we are committed to defending and promoting. Because we share the passion, enthusiasm and pride of their amazing fans. We will continue to support them at each match, celebrating every goal and basket, and will stick with them through thick and thin.


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PIA Has Announced Online Check-in Facility For Customers
PIA has been working on mobile apps and digital facilities lately, PIA has also launched their mobile app specifically for PIA Cockpit Crew. The app lets users to analyze, maintain, record and work on data digitally in a robust manner.
Now PIA is heading towards customer service and announced the launch of mobile apps for public and online check-in facility for its passengers. Now passengers can book tickets online using website or app after the confirmation of seat/booking and ticket purchase, users can check-in online either using PIA website or mobile app before arriving to the airport.
This development is the part of bigger plan of digital transformation program at PIA, the program is led by PIA's Chief of Information Officer, CIO Azhar Nawaz, according to the program the focus is to transform the work environment in PIA which heavily relies on paper work and transform it into IT enabled work environment. Online ticketing and checking-in facilities would drive more direct sales for PIA and also improve overall customer service at National Airline.
Online check-in facilities are currently available on both PIA website and mobile apps, although, it is only available for domestic flights within Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore. PIA has ensured that they will soon make it available for international flights once it's successfully implemented on domestic flights.
Why PIA Is Under So Much Heat Lately
The online check-in becomes available for all domestic flights 24 hours prior to departure of the flight, and closes down before 3 hours of departure. However, travellers have to drop-off luggage at the check-in counters 45 minutes earlier the flight departure due to the rigorous security checks at the airport.
The acting CEO of PIA, Nayar Hayat spoke about the new developments while talking at the occasion and said, online check-in system through website and apps shows our pursuit of improved customer experience at PIA, he further added, we will continue to bring in more facilities to our customer with the use of ICT, he congratulated ICT department at PIA to come up with great app, design and implementation of the online check-in facility.


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Trade Unions and the Dispersion of Earnings in British Establishments, 1980-90
NBER Working Paper No. 4732
The relationship between unions and earnings dispersion is examined using establishment-level data from the 1980, 1984 and 1990 Workplace Industrial Relations Surveys. Initially the cross-sectional relationship is examined using the 1990 data. The earnings dispersion of skilled and semi-skilled workers is seen to be lower across unionised establishments than across non-union establishments; secondly, within-establishment earnings dispersion is lower in plants which recognise trade unions for collective bargaining purposes than in those that do not. All three surveys are then utilised to ascertain to what extent the decline in unionization in Britain has contributed to the rise in earnings inequality of semi-skilled workers. There was a sizable and important widening of the gap in the dispersion of earnings across union and non-union plants between 1980 and 1990. For semi-skilled earnings, the decline in the share of plants with recognised unions can account for 11-17% of the rise in earnings inequality over this time period. The importance of falling union activity (as measured by union recognition) seemed to accelerate through the 1980s. Between 1980 and 1984 the relatively small falls in aggregate recognition explain less than 10% of the inequality increase, whereas between 1984 and 1990 about one-quarter of the increase can be accounted for by the fall in unionisation. The majority of the rise in earnings inequality is, however, due to a large increase in earnings dispersion across non-union establishments.
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A certain fashion designer has taken to her instagram to confess that miracles indeed happen as she narrates her story of how she got pregnant despite having 9 fibroid tumors.
The young lady who goes by the name 'Isi Atagamen Sakalis' shared her story in a nutshell saying;
"Hey lovelies!!! Let me share this testimony. Would you guys believe i was pregnant in this picture and even i had no idea. Fast forward to my pregnancy test and scan… I was told i had fibroid Tumours- about 9 or more of them including one that was 11cm in diameter protuding at the entrance of my Cervix but because we serve a living God, The creator of all creations. I could conceive despite doctors reports/doubt's.
Once when i went for anti natal a nurse cursed out loud saying 'God forbid' after seeing my womb . Another doc was surprised asking if we had an ivf. That is what God can do. I had my beautiful and healthy daughter months later. You see i want to encourage you. Don't fret! Don't be sad! Be thankful Be happy, think happy thoughts, think about what you want and project it into existence… Trust God it it will happen just as you have seen it.
I don't know what you are trusting or believing God for but i Decree today that Your prayers are answered and desires met. God will meet you at your point of need!! You will have a big celebration in your homes with your mouth filled with Thanksgiving to God. God bless you!! #alifeatatimes #letschangelives #keepspreadinglove"


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GPD XD - Android Portable Gaming System
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GPD XD is an awesome device, but sometimes it seems like the help is a little scattered. I tried to collect as much as I could and put it in one site. I will update as quickly as I can. Here is what I have for now.
Getting Started With GPD XD
Basic concerns that new GPD XD users may have.
Backup and Recovery
Custom Recovery like TWRP or CWM will back-up/restore your GPD to the exact state in which you left it ( NAND Backup ). Titanium Backup is another useful app used for backup and recovery for your apps+data.
Misc Tools and Help
A category for tutorials to help with general maintenance and any misc tools.
Emulator Guides
Hopefully this gets filled with emulator and game rom help guides.
Boot Animations
Part of customizing your GPD XD is installing a custom Boot Animation.
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GPD XD - Changing Roms Without Loosing DataSubmitted by S8Admin on Sat, 04/29/2017 - 09:16
This tutorial/guide is mainly a list of tutorials to follow in order to upgrade your GPD XD to a different Rom/Firmware without losing your data. Most common use for this guide will probably come from users that have had Stock Rom installed and have their GPD XD setup with all the game roms and emulators configured exactly how they want, but wish to upgrade and take advantage of the benefits of running Legacy Rom. Same will probably be true for users that wanted to play it safe by only installing Legacy Rom 1.4GHz and now wish to upgrade to Legacy Rom 1.8GHz with help of the newest tutorial/guide available here: ( GPD XD - Novice Guide to Legacy Rom 1.8GHz ).
GPD XD - BackUp and Restore with Titanium BackupSubmitted by S8Admin on Fri, 04/28/2017 - 14:17
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Titanium Backup is a wonderful app with many many features. This video is not made for everyday maintenance for your GPD XD. It is focused mainly on people who want to change their Rom/Firmware and want to keep their apps and data. You could upgrade from Stock to newer Stock or from Stock to Legacy Rom or whatever the combination.
** Do not try to move system apps from rom to rom as they are configured to work for that specific Rom/Firmware. **
GPD XD - Novice Guide to Legacy Rom 1.8GHzSubmitted by S8Admin on Mon, 04/24/2017 - 23:21
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So you are a Novice/Noob user and still want to take advantage of the power of Legacy Rom 1.8GHz.
This tutorial will walk you through the process of installing Kernel Adiutor on top of your Legacy Rom 1.8GHz upgrade.
Why Legacy Rom 1.8GHz?
Because it is the best firmware for your device hands down. Best performance for your emulators, android games and just overall app usage.
Why Kernel Adiutor ?
Because it enables the Novice/Noob user take full advantage of all the benfits that Legacy Rom 1.8GHz has to offer. The app makes switching between cpu frequencies Noob Friendly to minimize the risk of overworking your GPD XD.
GPD XD - How to Install Roms [ Method 2 ]Submitted by S8Admin on Sat, 04/22/2017 - 00:50
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This is the second method to install or upgrade your firmware.I do not recommend this method because it is just not as reliable as the first method. I have upgraded firmware using this method a few times and had to keep reupgrading sometimes to get it to work. This doesn't mean it wont work for you and at the very worst you just have to keep upgrading until it works. The risks of bricking your device using this method is also very low. That being said some of you may not have any other option but to use this method. This is usually because you may not have access to a pc ( Batchtool is only for pc ) and because of that I have changed my mind about making a tutorial for this method. So here it is, I hope it helps you.
As a side note: If you do get this upgrade to work, it will upgrade over your existing data, and nothing will get erased. Using the first method it reformats and starts you over. So there is a bonus.
GPD XD - Using CWM for Back Up and RestoreSubmitted by S8Admin on Wed, 04/19/2017 - 03:36
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ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) can create and restore NANDroid backups - backups of an Android device's entire file system. This tutorial will help you use CWM Recovery to make a NANDroid Backup and Restore it when needed. This is a backup at the highest level. Always back up!
GPD XD - Installing Custom Recovery - PC RequiredSubmitted by S8Admin on Tue, 04/18/2017 - 21:46
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ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) or TWRP can create and restore NANDroid backups - backups of an Android device's entire file system. This tutorial will help you install CWM Recovery or TWRP on your GPD XD device and will allow you to have that extra security. Always back up!
** PC install only. **
** You can install TWRP using this method too ( use: TWRP_800x1280_CrewRKTablets_v2.2 ) . If you have Legacy Rom make sure it is ext4 version: More Info Here **
There is a new easier method to install recovery with no PC! : GPD XD - Installing Custom Recovery - No PC
How to Install A Custom Boot Animation [ METHOD 2 ]Submitted by S8Admin on Wed, 04/12/2017 - 12:32
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There are 2 main methods of installing a boot animation. This is Method 2. This method is is generally used by advanced users. You install the boot animation by flashing the zip using a custom recovery like ClockWorkMod or TWRP recovery. Installing a bad or corrupted boot animation from a questionable site may result in putting your device in a boot loop ( device will go to boot, then restart ). This method will restore your phone's bootup as long as you flash a boot you know that works.
How to Install A Custom Boot Animation [ METHOD 1 ]Submitted by S8Admin on Tue, 04/11/2017 - 00:49
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There are 2 main methods of installing a boot animation. This is Method 1. This method is the most popular way of changing your boot. It breaks down to just taking a new boot zip and replacing the current boot zip inside of system/media on the root of your device.
GPD XD - How to ROOTSubmitted by S8Admin on Sat, 04/08/2017 - 19:50
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This tutorial will walk you through rooting your GPD XD. Rooting your device is equivalent to having administrator rights on Windows. A few examples of what root can do for you:
- Much higher level of Back-Up, apps like CWM, TWRP, and TitaniumBackup which will return your phone to a specific state.
- Speed up your device/ Better performance
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Master's Course in Mechanical Engineering
Visit the Website of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
The master's degree program in mechanical engineering is divided into five major fields, namely, solid mechanics and applied mechanics, thermal energy and power systems, fluid systems, materials processing and manufacturing engineering, and control engineering. The focus areas involve theoretical and experimental procedures pertaining to kinematics and dynamics of machinery, heat transfer and heat exchange, fluid dynamics and fluid control, internal combustion engine and gas dynamics, mechanical design, control systems design, materials processing and evaluation, advanced materials and computer applications, and manufacturing engineering.
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The students must take the following subjects: Comprehensive Exercise in Mechanical Engineering and Master's Thesis. In addition, the students are required to choose some courses from the following subjects: Advanced Continuum Mechanics, Dynamics of Machinery, Advanced Heat Transfer, Advanced Hydrogen Energy Engineering, Combustion, Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Data Acquisition and Signal Processing, Advanced Mechanics of Viscous Flow, Precision Engineering, Manufacturing Automation, Materials Science and Processing, Advanced Materials Science and Fracture Mechanics, Advanced Mechanical Control, and Biomechanics.


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44 - Why did John Rooth leave 4WD Action
Why did Roothy leave 4WD Action? We talk to him about it on the latest 4x4earth podcast. There is something special about 4 wheel drive out in the bush and… More »
43 - Roothy's last ride with Milo
We talk to Roothy about his plans for Milo and how he rolled Milo 2
42 - Pete Milosavleski and the design process for the 2020 Jeep Gladiator
We talk to Pete Milosavleski, the chief designer about the design process that Jeep went through to create the new Jeep Gladiator.
41 - Everything you want to know at diffs, lockers and eLockers with Heath Moore
We talk to Heath Moore from Harrop about diffs, diff lockers and what an eLocker is, what it does and how they are more reliable.
39 - New 4WDs and Utes coming out with Robert Pepper
We talk with Robert Pepper about some new 4WDs coming out - Jeeps, Defenders, and the Ford Raptor.
38 - Driving really, really fast with Bruce Garlard, 4WD and Dakar Rally Driver
We continue our talk with Bruce Garland about his experience with the Dakar Rally.
37 - Bruce Garland Rally driving offroad at high speed.
We talk to Bruce Garland about his rally driving experiences around the world. He has driven a series of high powered 4WD vehicles around a lot of exotic places, many times at high speed. What does it take to do offroad rally driving at the highest level?
36 - Robe Rollover Weekend. What happened and how to avoid it - Part II
What tips are there for taking your 4WD onto the beach so that you can avoid carnage?
35 - A weekend of 4WD carnage at Robe
We look at the recent long weekend trip to Robe and why there were 4WD rollovers on that weekend.
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Refugee Week is an annual event and this year the theme was 'Welcome'. Throughout the UK there were displays and arts, cultural and educational events and activities.
Here in Malvern, Refugee Week was marked by a display in Malvern Library. This included short biographies of some refugees who have found sanctuary in the UK. Also on display were children's books telling stories relating to refugee issues and cards with some touching and heartfelt messages to refugees from people in Malvern.
The display was reinstated on Friday 24th, having been removed from the library for the three days leading up to the EU referendum for 'purdah' reasons. This surprised us as the display did not aim to campaign on any issue. The purpose was to provide information and to raise awareness of the reality of refugee issues, to celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK and to promote better understanding of why people seek sanctuary.
An excellent list of children's books telling refugee stories has been compiled by Karen Argent of the Letterpress Project.
The display will be in the library until July 2nd.
A selection of recommended books for children that include stories about asylum seekers and refugees from around the world
Picture books (not necessarily aimed at young children)
- Azzi in Between by Sarah Garland
- Blue Penguin by Petr Horacek
- Dreams of Freedom in association with Amnesty International
- For Every Child in association with Unicef
- Kasia's Surpise by Stella Gurney
- Refuge by Anne Booth & Samuel Usher
- The Arrival by Shaun Tan
- The Colour of Home by Mary Hoffman
- The Island by Armin Greder
- The Silence Seeker by Ben Morley
- We are all born free in association with Amnesty International
Suitable for Key stages One and Two readers (and above)
- My Name is Parvana (2)by Deborah Ellis
- Parvana's Journey (1) by Deborah Ellis
- Night Flight by Michaela Morgan
- Mud City (3) by Deborah Ellis
- Paddington Here and Now by Michael Bond
- Shadow by Michael Morpurgo
- The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell Boyce
- Under the skin by Catherine McPhail
Older/ more able readers
- A Hare in the Elephant's Trunk by Jan Coates
- A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
- After Tomorrow by Gillian Cross
- A Strange Land by Alan Gibbons
- Asylum by Rachel Anderson
- Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins
- Boy Overboard (1) by Morris Gleitzman
- Close to the Wind by Jon Walter
- Girl in Red by Gaye Hicyilmaz
- Girl Underground (2) by Morris Gleitzman
- Girl with a White Dog by Anne Booth
- Hidden by Miriam Halahmy
- Home is a Place Called Nowhere by Leon Rosselson
- I am David by Anne Holm
- Kiss the Dust by Elizabeth Laird
- Little Soldier by Bernard Ashley
- Looking at the Stars by Jo Cotterill
- Mahtab's Story by Libby Gleeson
- Now Is The Time For Running by Michael Williams
- Once by Morris Gleitzman
- Oranges in No Man's Land by Elizabeth Laird
- Out of Nowhere by Maria Padian
- Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah
- Ruby Tanya by Robert Swindells
- Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
- The Dark Beneath by Alan Gibbons
- The Milk of Birds by Sylvia Whitman
- The Other Side of Truth (1) by Beverley Naidoo
- Web of Lies (2) by Beverley Naidoo
- When Hitler stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr
- Where I Belong by Gillian Cross
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Dubai Building $2.8 Billion Theme Park Complex
Destination & Tourism Donald Wood March 03, 2016
Photo via Dubai Parks and Resorts
On Tuesday, officials from the Dubai Parks and Resorts complex project revealed a model of the $2.8 billion facility that will sit just outside downtown Dubai.
According to The Associated Press, plans for the Dubai Parks and Resorts show it will cover 9.5 square miles of desert southwest of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The facility is expected to consist of a Taj Mahal-inspired theater, Legoland, movie-themed attractions and much more.
Dubai Parks officials have already received a red dragon made of 230,000 Lego bricks for the Legoland roller-coaster, and the park's movie-themed area—dubbed Motiongate—will feature a Smurfs village. The facility will also feature several Bollywood Parks, a Lego water park, themed shops, restaurants and a luxury hotel.
READ MORE: How an Airline Put Dubai on the Map
To help keep visitors comfortable and out of the intense Dubai summertime heat, there will be many attractions inside, and 5,000 palm trees and 1.2 million shrubs will be planted around air-conditioned areas where guests will wait in line for rides.
The long-term hope from park officials is that the growing tourism numbers will continue trending upward, and they will capitalize on it with the new facility, even amid the falling oil prices.
READ MORE: Dubai With The Family
In 2015, Dubai hosted 14.2 million overnight visitors, which was an increase from the 13.2 million visitors in 2014. Tourism authorities expect to see 20 million overnight visitors per year by 2020.
The Niume World Twitter account shared images of the park model:
#Dubai has released models of their $2.8 BILLION theme park, set to open #October2016. More: https://t.co/xt1fPwkGOd pic.twitter.com/ntPKVSIkUT— Niume World (@NiumeWorld) March 3, 2016
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August L. Wolf: Chairperson and Founder, graduated cum laude in 1983 from Princeton University with a degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. In 1984 he was U.S. National Champion Indoors and Outdoors in the shot put, attained a personal best of 71′ 3½″, and represented the United States in the Olympic Games, placing 4th. After a twenty year career in institutional sales and trading, he ran in 2016 for U.S. Senate in Connecticut as an outsider candidate. He has been a life-long advocate for transparency and better support of our Olympic Athletes. Wolf is a Trustee of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation, the development arm of the USOC. August Wolf is also a co-founder of Olympians Rising.
Dr. James Stray-Gundersen, M.D.: US '88 and '92 Olympic team Physician/Physiologist, 2002 Norwegian Olympic team Physician. Dr. Stray-Gundersen received his Board Certification in General Surgery in 1985 and completed Post Doctoral Fellowships in Cardiovascular Physiology and Human Nutrition at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. While on faculty, over 20 years at UTSW, Dr. Stray-Gundersen conducted research, built and directed two World Class Human Performance Centers associated with leading hospitals, St. Paul and Baylor. His primary interest and area of research is maximal human performance, the physiology of health and fitness/wellness through exercise prescription, markers of over training, nutrition as it applies to performance and health, altitude acclimatization and training, and anti doping, as he developed the anti doping test SAFE – Safe and Fair Events.


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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 15:12:11 +0900, Peńa, Botp wrote:
>> Now it converts from Ruby into xhtml 1.0 strict.
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> simple yet kewl.
> 1. can you extend gray background of comments page wide?[/ref]
Don't know how to do it. I have played around with the
display property, but it seems to be rather difficult.
span.comment {
display: block;
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background-color: rgb(180, 180, 180);
I couldn't solve it. Suggestions is appreciated (need help).
Will require some conceptual changes, because x-position of each letter
has to be resolved. I realized this when I were almost done.
It is possible and not difficult, just requires rethinking.
I will have to poke around a little with this.. I think it should be
relatively easy to add.
I have added your suggestions on my ever growing TODO list ;-)
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Interactive Games and Media
All guys have one thing in common with each other. You're probably thinking chicks or beer, which would be true, but I'm going another direction with this: Video games. Don't even try to pretend you've never been out at the bar partying and thought, "Man, I could really go for some Call Of Duty right now." It's cool, it happens, but you ever wonder how these games are made or who the lucky bastard is behind the scenes making the cash? Luckily for you, colleges have majors that allow you to become that person.
At the Rochester Institute of Technology, students can major in Interactive Games and Media. It is a lot more time consuming than you may believe and it's definitely not all fun and games, but still who wouldn't want to major in video games? The courses teach you how to design and create games from the ground up. Courses include: Programming (digital and new media), Web Development, Digital Media, and Modeling and Animation. If you were the kid socializing with their GameBoy rather than the girls on the playground, this could be the right path for you.
College is all about education. Right? But we all know with the vast amount of extracirriculars endeavors, it's tough to keep up on those grades. Good thing for you there's a college that takes at least one of those things that might make you suffer in the GPA area, and turned it into an entire major. Horticulture, specifically cultivation of plants, specifically cultivation of Marijuana. Try not to piss yourself in excitement.
In 2007, Richard Lee founded Oaksterdam University in Oakland, California. A school that would take Cannabis enthusiasts (AKA Stoners) and turn them into scholars of Mary Jane studies. Don't get us wrong, it isn't all Purple Haze and AK47. Oaksterdam University is just as legitimate of a university as any other. Students enrolled at "Cannabis College" take courses such as politics and history, legal rights, and economics. But then again there's a whole lot of ingestion (cooking), and the science of cannabis type classes as well. So if you'd rather sit in your dorm room watching seeds grow than reading Ernest Hemingway, Cannabis College might be the spot for you.
Another thing Oaksterdam excels in is teaching students about the benefits of legalization and how to arm themselves politically so they can fight the system, one perfectly legal bong rip at a time. We might not all smoke week at Campus Socialite, but we respect anyone's right to get as high as they please. So when it comes time to tell your parents that you'll be attending school to learn about all the wonders of growing weed and taking it to the man, explain to them that you will be immersed in biological cultivation practices as well as modern political theory. They're sure to understand.
Ah, good old UConn. First two things that come to mind are probably Kemba Walker and a hell of a good time. Unless you're that kid who enjoys spontaneously busting out show tunes in the middle of class, the last thing you think of is the drama department. At the University of Connecticut, they offer one of the oddest, yet kinda cool majors we've heard of; puppetry. I know what you're thinking… who freakin' cares? Apparently, lots of kids.
Starting in 1964 in the Theatre Department at UConn, the classes became so popular that enrollment was limited. The out of the ordinary major expands into courses including costuming, lighting, voice, and marionette performance just to name a few. Puppetry majors create their own productions open to viewing at the university. Since the founding of the program, about 500 "puppet shows" have been produced.
Comic Art
As college students, we all have the same routine. Wake up, maybe shower, brush your teeth, go to class. After awhile (or the first day of the semester), we're already over classes, especially with that feminist professor who has it out for you we all tend to have. Now if you're like me and can't focus, I doodle. I'm not talking about Jonah Hill's infamous doodling obsession in Superbad, but just about what's going on in my head. Have you ever thought that maybe your classtime cartoons could lead to a degree?
At the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, you can major in Comic Art. Don't go to thinking that you can draw a stick figure of your monotone professor and call it a day, these classes are serious work. Courses for the major included introduction to comics, history of comic art, comic book publishing: print and web, comic storytelling, an internship, and of course a senior project. Although comic books have been around for decades, this up and coming major is sure to be a hit.
Beer: one of God's greatest creations. Whether you're a broke college student (21 or older of course) funneling a few Keystone Lights or your old school Italian dad throwing back Peronis, we all appreciate a nice cold one. At the University of California, Davis campus, you can become a brewing major. Now before you pop open a few and celebrate, realize that being a brewing major doesn't mean playing beer pong at your dorm room pregame counts as a prerequisite. The courses for this major are pretty tough.
Courses for brewing include pre-calc, microbiology, cell physiology, biochemistry, organic chemistry, and chemical engineering (just to name a few). Whoa. Although that's a hell of a lot of work, won't it be worth it when the next generation of drunk bar goers are ordering your beer you created thanks to your brewing degree? We thought yes too.
Folklore and Mythology
So. Folklore and mythology. If you're just a normal everyday dude you probably have no idea what this even means. On the other hand, if you're one of those kids from Role Models going to the park to LARP (Live Action Role Play… you've heard of it, don't deny), you might find this next major to spark your interest. At Harvard University, one of the most scholarly universities in the world, you can earn your degree in folklore and mythology.
This major is basically studying cultural documents, such as fairy tales and myths in particular countries and cultures. Courses include cultural studies, fairy tales and fantasy literature, American folklore, and hero and trickster. With these courses you can actually do more than you think. Students have even moved on to careers in law, medicine, journalism, and of course teaching. Even if you weren't that kid in class with his face in a book rather than talking about how hot that girl across the lecture hall is, this might be appealing to you.
We all know the band kids weren't always the most popular or well liked in high school. Ever wonder what might have happened to the mute kid whose only friend was the clarinet you made fun of? It is highly possible he moved on to graduate from an ivy league school and is now dating Gisele Bundchen's less hot twin sister. Or maybe he's this kid: Nick Hudson.
At Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nick Hudson is the only student in North America to major in bagpiping. Being a university that started from Andrew Carnegie's Scottish roots, bagpiping is a pretty big deal and is close to the university's heart. His classes included electives involving bagpiping, composition, performance education, and music and technology. So if you happen to have the odd hobbie or talent of bagpiping, take a chance, apply to Carnegie Mellon, and maybe you can be the second bagpiping major in North America.
One of the most forgotten states in North American territory is Alaska. When you think Alaska you think cold, snow, igloos, and Sarah Palin. I don't know about you but none of these things sound very appealing to me or the majority of mankind. Unless you're planning on running for Vice President and getting your own show on TLC, you probably have zero interest of ever visiting the forgotten state. Did you even know there were colleges in Alaska? Well there is.
University of Alaska, Fairbanks is a university with about 8,500 undergraduate students. The university is just as normal as any other school in the country; except for this odd major. Eskimo. Yes, you can get your degree in Eskimo. Courses for this unconventional major include elementary, intermediate, and advanced languages, teaching methods for Alaska native languages, historical linguistics, Alaska native music, and Alaska native politics. If being an Eskimo has been a life-long dream of yours, then we highly suggest this major. Or socializing.
Bowling Industry Management
Every little kid had that stereotypical bowling alley birthday party. C'mon you know you thought your Batman themed birthday was the shit (even it might have been when the latest Dark Knight came out in theaters). Now that we've got you thinking about it, you realize that bowling alleys are a prime part in every person's childhood. At Vincennes University in Indiana, you can major in bowling industry management.
Courses for this major include lane and pinsetter maintenance (I and II), lane and pinsetter lab (I and II), lifetime fitness/wellness, hotel conventions and marketing, speech, and first aid. Granted bowling is a dying past time sport in most areas of North America, it's still pretty cool how schools like Vincennes want to save the staple sport. When I first discovered this major, I thought why the hell would you ever do go to school for this? But hey, you know when your channel surfing and come across the bowling matches on ESPN2, you get sucked in. The best way to describe this major is a little ridiculous yet totally awesome at the same time.
Sexuality Studies
The top 2 things on every guy's mind: food and sex. I'm no genius, but I can guarantee that you were just thinking about one or the other or both before you started reading this article. Before you get all hot and bothered and start running to your college advisor to switch your major, take a second, chill and read the rest.
At San Francisco State University, the department of sexuality studies includes courses about sexual functions and reproduction, intimate relationships, sexual and gender role development, and social, cultural, and historical contexts of sex. Your parents or girlfriend may not necessarily approve of getting a degree in sexuality studies, but we here at Campus Socialite give you mad props (in the most intellectual way possible).
1. Comic Art
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
120 credits
Required Courses:
Introduction to Comics
History of Comic Art
Comic Media and Concepts
Comic Book Publishing: Print and Web
Experimental Comics
Drawing: Figure
Comic Storytelling
Professional Practice
Advanced Comic Art Seminar
Senior Project
2. Bowling Industry Management
Vincennes University, Indiana
Some suggested curriculum:
Lane and Pinsetter Maintenance (I and II)
Lane and Pinsetter Lab (I and II)
Lifetime Fitness/Wellness
Hotel Conventions and Marketing
Lineage Development
First Aid
3. Eskimo (Inupiaq, Yup'ik)
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
120 credits
Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced Languages
Teaching Methods for Alaska Native Languages
Language Acquisition
Native Cultures of Alaska
Historical Linguistics
Alaska Native Music
Alaska Native Politics
4. Puppetry
University of Connecticut
Intro to Costuming
Intro to Lighting
Voice and Diction
Theatre History
Intro Acting (I and II)
African-American Theatre
Trends in Contemporary American Puppetry
Marionette Performance
Marionette Construction
5. Bagpiping
Carnegie Mellon
This is the only University to have a student graduate with a degree in Bagpiping, Nick Hudson.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09127/968364-298.stm (Nick Hudson)
http://thetartan.org/2006/10/2/news/bagpipe (School Newspaper article on Nick Hudson)
6. Packaging
Michigan State University
120 credits
8 packaging courses
6 packaging electives
12 credit business cognate
Integrative Studies
Macro or microeconomics
Physics Statistics
Packaging economics
Environmental Issues
7. Horticulture
Oaksterdam University, Oakland, CA
Created in 2007; "Cannabis College"
Federal vs State Law
Politics and History
Legal Rights
Methods of Ingestion
The Science of Cannabis
Patient Relations
8. Folklore and Mythology
Harvard University
Culture and Belief, Performance, Tradition, and Cultural Studies
Hero and Trickster
Fairy Tales and Fantasy Literature
American Folklore: Plants and People
Quilts and Quiltmaking
http://web.me.com/folkmyth/Folk_%26_Myth/Welcome.html (main page)
http://web.me.com/folkmyth/Folk_%26_Myth/Courses.html (classes and descriptions)
9. Brewing
University of California, Davis
Microbiology, Cell physiology, or biochemistry
Organic, Inorganic, or Analytical Chemistry
Heat and Mechanics or Process Control (Physics)
Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
10. Interactive Games and Media
Rochester Institute of Technology
Game Software DEV 1, 2, 3
Intro to Programming for New Media
Programming II for New Media
Intro to Interactive Media
Intro to Web Development
Interactive Digital Media
Modeling and Animation
Programming for Digital Media
San Francisco State University


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Our hours are 11-3 and we have have a steady stream of customers once we open the door at eleven…. The bugs are getting worked out…like the cash register from hell and the credit card machine that likes to print reports on its own.
28 Days and Counting
A miracle has been accomplished…in four short weeks we have almost completely remodeled Wiley's!… By Monday, we should have the bathrooms back together and a few final items accomplished on the physical building.
Another Week Down!
When the kitchen is put back together we will have plenty of room for all of our catering equipment, as well as dry and paper storage…. Since Friday was "fish day"I decided to cook lunch for the crew…smoked catfish and trout cooked to perfection along with crunchy coleslaw and some garlic bread.
Big Announcement from the BBQ General
We are pleased to announce that at our tender "young" age we are fulfilling a lifelong dream of The General and opening a small BBQ "joint." We took possession of the spot on Monday and have been hard at work ever since!… We had a 40' container delivered and it is now filled with all of the kitchen equipment (including fryers and stove) and all of the booths and tables from the front of the house.
Sharing Secrets
Janet and Paul Prudhomme are sharing BBQ secrets on the floor of the Catersource 2006 tradeshow!
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CaterSource 2006- Featured Speakers
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Over 150 people attended the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at Ascot Racecourse on Wednesday 6 September.
Building on the successes of previous years, the event provided an opportunity for people to hear about key achievements and challenges over the past year, as well as plans for the coming year.
In addition, marketplace stalls displayed key information around how The NHS and local authorities plan to work more closely together to improve health and care over the next five years.
Attendees were also able to provide feedback on local NHS services, informing clinicians and staff of what is working well and where improvements could be made.
Speaking at the event, Dr William Tong, Clinical Chair for the CCG and recently retired local GP, said "We have a lot to be proud of, especially as we have just been rated 'Outstanding' by NHS England. This event is an opportunity for us to showcase some of our work which is helping to make a difference to the lives of so many patients."
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In Memoriam: Liz Wexler Quinlan
Sorrow has befallen us through the loss to cancer this summer of our trustee, Liz Wexler Quinlan '59. Liz was the AAVC president when I first became president of Vassar. In her charming, effective way, she tutored me about the mysterious ways of Vassar and helped to shape the AAVC of today. The regular every-five-year reunion schedule replaced the dysfunctional cluster system under her leadership, and she also established the Joint Coordinating Council, at a time when coordination was direly needed. Liz fought her battle against cancer with courage and grace; I know we shall all miss her lovely smile and constant optimism.
Frances D. Fergusson
President, Vassar College
In Memoriam: Nan Bennett KayWith Nan Bennett Kay's '60 death on August 20, 2001, I lost a cherished friend. We were born one week apart, entered kindergarten together, were summer beach playmates, and attended Vassar together. When, as president of the class of 1960, I had difficulty identifying a classmate to chair our 25th reunion, my friend Nan agreed to serve as co-chair. As we met regularly at a halfway point between Boston and Rhode Island to plan our reunion, I came to value Nan's strong leadership skills.
Nan continued her leadership of the class as gift chair of our 40th reunion and class president. She served the college as a member of the Development Leadership Council during the Campaign for Vassar and established the Frances Goldin Scholarship Fund in honor of her mother. This year she was elected to the Vassar Board of Trustees. Nan was also a respected leader in the Boston community, serving as a trustee for Facing History & Ourselves and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Her commitment to children was exemplified in her role as a committee chair at Harvard School of Public Health's Center for Children's Health and her extraordinary work as chair of the board and co-chair of the capital campaign for the Children's Museum of Boston.
Through her recent years of illness, Nan balanced her commitment to Vassar and her community organizations without diminishing the time to her roles as a devoted mother, proud grandmother, and the loving wife of Stephen Kay. I am grateful to have known her warmth, energy, courage, and enthusiasm. We will miss her.
Marilyn Kaplan '60
Gov. Pataki's Recent Educational Pledge
Dear President Fergusson:
We read with great interest this morning [Sept. 19] of Governor Pataki's pledge to provide free educational assistance to families of the World Trade Center victims; this includes firemen, police officers, and emergency medical personnel who have or may lose their lives in the process of attempting the recovery of bodies. Governor Pataki is proposing to cover tuition, room and board, books…all the necessary components one needs to partake of higher education. The Governor has noted his plan would cover both state and city colleges and universities, as well as private colleges and universities in the state of New York.
We believe Vassar should go a step in this direction as well. Not only would it be a bold move by one of New York's most illustrious institutions of higher learning, it would also be a very heartfelt and dramatic statement of support for our nation at this emotional time.
We are proposing that the college avail students who qualify for admission, according to academic criteria set forth by the admissions office, the opportunity to get a Vassar education gratis. These students — akin to Governor Pataki's formula — would be spouses, children, and step-children of the WTC victims and the aforementioned rescue workers. It would also be wonderful should you wish to extend this aid to Pentagon bombing victims; however, the crux of the Governor's plan is New York State victims/New York State institutions.
Madame President, it would truly be a magnificent enterprise if Vassar were to take the lead in this amongst her fellow New York colleges and universities. We cannot urge you strongly enough to consider this. We cannot imagine anyone on the faculty or on the Board who would not support you here. Further, we think it would be a fitting tribute to the college that has turned out the current head of the American Red Cross, as well as a former New York Congressman.
H. Blair Bess '80
Alson J. Matsuura '80
Maureen Clark Matsuura '80
Re: Gov. Pataki's Recent Educational Pledge
Vassar meets the full need of all admitted students, which includes not only tuition, room and board, but also the cost of books, personal needs, and trips to and from home. The Governor's kind extension of aid would thus be augmented by Vassar's aid, up to any student's full need. We are thus part of the effort to offer scholarship aid to the children of the victims and have been working with the state group of independent colleges and universities to stress our commitment to meeting these needs.
Frances D. Fergusson
President, Vassar College
Hello from the Class of 2005
Graduating from high school was no easy task. I left the world as I knew it to travel up the Hudson to begin a new life. Upon arrival I was apprehensive, just as many freshmen were. But over time I have come to realize and appreciate all that is Vassar. A welcome sense of community is readily experienced everywhere on campus. People are friendly, professors are thoughtful and the food really isn't that bad. So here's a warm "hello" to all the alumnae/i from us, the class of 2005. We are proud to be at Vassar…and loving every minute of it! Many thanks to you all for paving the way for our futures. We can only hope to live up to the hospitable Vassar standards the alumnae/i before us have set.
John Delap '05
This Paper Previously Scenic
The Vassar Quarterly arrived in today's mail. Colors are so bright, the truffles practically jump off the page, I can almost taste them... But then I begin to think about the paper content.
Life is not so simple anymore. Back in 1991 I wrote a piece that was published in VQ on "The Last Page" about my life as a small farmer ("I Bought the Farm"). Now I'm trying to save a mountain a mile from my house -- trying to save it from being turned into glossy paper.
Who knew that paper now comes from scenic mountains?
A private Swiss company named OMYA, the largest producer of ground calcium carbonate in the world, purchased thousands of acres in a remote valley rich in biodiversity and pure water. They propose to blast a big open pit in order to mine the marble deposit that they want to crush into particles finer than dust to make the things that are forming the basis of our throw-away society.
If you think you'll win any points by using recycled paper, you might be surprised to learn that recycled paper contains a higher proportion of mineral content than regular paper. This is all new in the last 30 years. In addition to paper (National Geographic Magazine is 45% calcium carbonate, according to OMYA), calcium carbonate is now a commonly-used filler in many building materials. Joint compound is 90% calcium carbonate, carpet backing is 85%, PVC pipe is 45%, and floor & ceiling tile also contain calcium carbonate. A one gallon can of paint can contain up to 10 pounds of calcium carbonate. And those calcium supplements you take? That could be a scenic Vermont mountain in there.
The company brags that they are saving trees and helping the environment by the switch in the paper-making process from acid-based to alkaline-based, which by itself is true. But the market for calcium carbonate has quadrupled in less the 10 years, and when they start to take apart a beautiful mountain that is part of a valley containing natural community types that are considered very rare in Vermont, something is wrong...deeply wrong.
If you'd like to help, we have an organization, a web site: www.vtce.org, and 501(c)3 status.
Annette Smith '77
Executive Director
Vermonters for a Clean Environment, Inc.
Fun Facts About Fran
Re: "An Interview with Frances Fergusson" (Fall 2001)
As a member of the Frances Daly Fergusson fan club, I am writing to add a detail to Leslie Granston '88's excellent article about Vassar's President of 15 years. In 1998, on the occasion of our 35th reunion, we invited Fran to join our class, and she accepted, although it aged her up two years. The Vassar ring she wears is a gift from the Class of 1963 and is so inscribed inside. So, as our class song proclaims, "hats off to '63" and to Fran!
Jill Spiller
President, Class of 1963
Shocked and Dismayed
To the Editor:
On behalf of Diluvians everywhere, I am saddened that the hallowed Vassar Quarterly recently wrote of the Class of 2005 being antidiluvian. And here I thought being antidiluvian was antediluvian. Oh, and also, being married to an attorney has taught me one thing: In our discussions I may act prose, but I risk losing if I act pro se. And these errors in an issue in which Frances Ferguson [sic] lauds the value of a Vassar degree!Bruce R. Mendelsohn '90
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On February 14th, we lost a very important part of our family. Nick's beautiful mom left us here on earth to spend eternity with her Lord and Savior Jesus. It grieves my heart to know Bebe Wolfe won't meet Nana Kim and have her in their life. Kim was an incredible wife,mother,mother-in-law,sister,daughter,friend, and overall woman and she is greatly missed. I'm thankful that we have pictures, videos, and stories that we will be able to share with Bebe so that they know Nana Kim's amazing life. I can't wait to tell Bebe how Nana Kim welcomed me into her family when I started dating Daddy. How she loved her husband and family well. How she made efforts to show me how to make Daddy's favorite meals and desserts (she was a great teacher…I was just not a great student…so don't ask me to make a pie). How she helped me set up my first kitchen as a married woman, even going to the store with me to make sure I had a well stocked pantry. How she shared my love of antiques, chalk paint, a good deal, ice cream, and of course, coffee 🙂 How she loved Daddy so much and was so excited to know we were bringing you into our family. And so,so many other things. Nana Kim, you are missed everyday.
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Rebecca "Becca" Moody is the gothic teenage daughter of Hank Moody and Karen van der Beek. She is very intelligent and musically inclined for her age, as well as precocious.
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