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News Archive | Page 5 of 18 | International News | University of Colorado Denver
Preparing To Help Africa During Global Climate ChangeMarch 29, 2016 | Office of International Affairs
With an end goal in sight – that of helping communities in rural regions of Africa with sustainable development for climate change — University of Colorado Denver senior Patrick Woodruff knew that learning to speak Swahili and taking a study abroad trip were important next steps. To obtain help in facilitating the process, Woodruff contacted the Global Education: Study Abroad office at CU Denver, where the staff helped him with the course credit transfer and pre-departure orientation.
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'Dancing Lions' Open Spring FestivalMarch 25, 2016 | Office of International Affairs
Intercultural Club Beijing Celebrates Spring Festival
"I was excited to see two 'lions' dancing in front of my eyes; it made me feel like I was in China,"
said Yisi Lu, an International College Beijing (ICB) student who is currently studying at the University of Colorado Denver. She was joined by dozens of other CU Denver students and faculty at this year's annual Spring Festival banquet, which was held on February 8th. The event was hosted by the Intercultural Club Beijing.
The Spring Festival is one of the most important holidays celebrated in China, with more than 4,000 years of history. According to the lunar calendar, it signifies the end of the past year and the beginning of the new year.
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Learning Arabic: Growth & Transformation of My WorldviewMarch 20, 2016 | Office of International Affairs
CU Denver Student Hones Language Skills in Jordan
Did you know that the English words "sugar" and "cotton" come from Arabic? Although different languages may share similar words or derivatives, learning another language can still be challenging; Arabic, for example, takes an average of at least 88 weeks of classroom study for a native English speaker to acquire proficiency. To dive even further into learning Arabic, Aaron Ferencik, a senior at the University of Colorado Denver, took the plunge and spent a summer studying abroad at the Princess Sumaya University of Technology in Amman, Jordan.
"I decided to study abroad because I had been overseas before in the military and wanted to go back outside of the country. I also knew that I would not be able to advance my Arabic language skills as far if I did not go to the Middle East and study intensely among native speakers," said Ferencik.
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Launching the New Alumni Program – CU Culture & Cuisine: SpainFebruary 17, 2016 | Office of International Affairs
University of Colorado Denver
Lively conversations, laughter, and delicious Spanish tapas and wines accentuated an evening of fun and learning as the University of Colorado Denver celebrated the launch of its new CU Alumni Culture & Cuisine: Spain program. Whether the event-goers were seasoned world travelers or planning their first study trip abroad, all agreed that Barcelona is an excellent location for learning about the arts, architecture, history, and foods of the region.
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What ESL Academy Students Bring = Unique & ValuableJanuary 21, 2016 | Office of International Affairs
ESL Specialists Encourage International Students' Viewpoints
Heun (Ann) An
Home Country: Korea
ESL Academy, alumna, Pre-Engineering/Computer Science
When Heun An received her undergraduate degree in International Relations from a university in her home country of Korea, she wondered what should be her next step. Heun was serious about developing a rewarding career in the computer industry and, at the same time, she felt a tug from her classically artistic side. While visiting her mother in China, where her mother was studying Chinese grammar, Heun received advice from "my mentor", one of her mother's American friends.
"My mentor encouraged me to visit Denver and feed my artistic passion," said Heun. She researched universities online and decided that the University of Colorado Denver's ESL Academy was indeed "where I needed to focus next."
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Exploring Sustainable Development for Indonesian CommunitiesDecember 4, 2015 | Office of International Affairs
International Architecture Alumnus Leads Delegation to CU Denver
Your college years at the University of Colorado Denver can leave lasting impressions, rich in knowledge gained and friendships developed. More than 85,000 university alumni make their home in Colorado, throughout the United States, and in countries around the world. Recently, alumnus Rino Wickasono traveled almost 10,000 miles from his home in Jakarta, Indonesia, to visit his CU Denver alma mater and to learn the most recent best practices surrounding sustainable development. Wicaksono is the former Dean of Civil Engineering and Planning and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Indonesia Institute of Technology and is currently active as a lecturer; he is also a professional consultant for development acceleration for the Indonesian government and a significant number of provinces, cities, and regencies in Indonesia. Wicaksono earned his master's in architecture in 1992 and his master's in urban planning in 1993 at the College of Architecture and Planning (CAP), and received his PhD in Urban Regional Planning from the University of South Australia (UniSA), Adelaide, in 2004.
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International Students Enjoy Thanksgiving: "A Meaningful Holiday"December 3, 2015 | Office of International Affairs
Students from France to Japan to Vietnam Share Traditional Feast at CU Denver
A diverse group of international students from countries around the world – China, Nepal, Turkey, Thailand, Ukraine, France, Burundi, and Vietnam – joined faculty and American friends to celebrate a traditional American holiday feast at this year's International Student Thanksgiving Lunch, hosted by the Office of International Affairs, University of Colorado Denver. The event, organized by Aditi Nigudkar, a graduate student at CU Denver's Business School and student assistant in International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS), gave students a chance to learn more about the history of the national holiday, socialize, and celebrate the season.
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The Right Degree Program, The Right EnvironmentNovember 4, 2015 | Office of International Affairs
Indonesian Engineering Student Meets Educational Goals at CU Denver
Daniel Edgarth
BS, Mechanical Engineering
Why did you want to enroll in enroll in the University of Colorado Denver and how did you hear about us?
I came to the U.S.A. to broaden my experiences as well as advance my educational goals. I came to Colorado after earning my associate's degree at Green River Community College in Washington. I didn't know much about Colorado before coming here; my older brother helped me, he actually earned his degree and is working in Australia. I wanted the option to focus on refrigeration within my mechanical engineering major.
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CU Denver's Business School Provides a Path to the FutureNovember 3, 2015 | Office of International Affairs
Through Hard Work and a Little Help from CU Denver, Thai Alumna Rises to Success
Maytinee Phoohom
University of Colorado Denver Alumna
MBA, Business School
Originally, I first heard about CU Denver when I did an Auditing class during my undergrad with a professor at Assumption University who is also an alumni of CU Denver Business School. He shared his valuable experience with the school and his life in Denver which inspired me to come here. After I decided to go back to school, I looked at options for an AACSB-accredited graduate business school and for a degree program that I could finish within a year. CU Denver stood out as one of my top choices. Read More
Intercultural Club Beijing Brings Reunion on Mid-Autumn Festival NightNovember 2, 2015 | Office of International Affairs
In China, the mid-autumn festival means "reunion". Family members, no matter how far they are from their home, make their best effort to come together and celebrate this auspicious full moon time of abundance and luck. According to the lunar calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival occurs on September 27; and on September 28th the Intercultural Club Beijing (ICB Club) at the University of Colorado Denver hosted a lively banquet for Chinese students, faculty, and friends.
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This itinerary begins in Auckland where your clients will spend a day or two exploring New Zealand's largest city before travelling to Gisborne on the east coast of the North Island. Stunning Lake Waikaremoana is home to one of New Zealand's Great Walks and is easily accessible from Gisborne.
After completing Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk your clients will journey south to Taupo township on the shores of Lake Taupo, New Zealand's largest lake. A mixture of relaxing and adventurous activities are on offer in this amazing region.
Your clients will then travel to Ruapehu and experience the challenging Tongariro Alpine Crossing, heralded as one of the greatest day walks in the world. Next your clients will travel to travel back to Taupo to catch a domestic flight to Auckland, the end point on this itinerary.
To ensure your clients are well rested after their flight, we recommend they stay a night or two in their arrival city before collecting a rental vehicle. Driving in a new country can be challenging and will be even worse if the driver is tired. The driver should always be well rested, take regular breaks during the journey and plan to drive for only 1-2 hours at a time.
New Zealand has unique road rules and driving conditions that your clients may not be used to. For a safe and enjoyable journey make sure your clients know where to find information on New Zealand's road rules before they depart for their holiday.
Here are some suggestions:
Collect a rental vehicle at Auckland airport or Auckland city and self-drive to Gisborne, approximately 5 hours 53 minutes. Your clients have the option to stop in Matamata and visit the Hobbiton Movie Set from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movie trilogies in a fascinating two-hour guided tour. There are spectacular views across to the Kaimai Ranges from the rolling green hills of the movie set.
Alternatively your clients can take a domestic flight from Auckland to Gisborne, approximately 1 hour. If transferring from an international flight ensure there is at least 90 minutes between connecting flights.
Gisborne is the first city in the world to see the sun each day and offers a diverse range of activities for visitors to enjoy. The region is steeped in Maori culture and history and offers visitors good food, top-class wineries and stunning surf beaches.
Get up early and self-drive from Gisborne to Lake Waikaremoana, approximately 1 hour 30 minutes. Your clients can leave their vehicle at one of the free car parks and pre-book a shuttle bus and water taxi to provide transport to either end of the walk.
Begin the Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk. The Department of Conservation (DOC) provides five huts and several campsites along the Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk, these must be pre-booked.
If walking the track independently your clients will need a Great Walks Pass.
Today your clients will hike from Onepoto to Panekire Hut, approximately 8.8km. This is the most strenuous part of the trip but the views from Panekire make it well worthwhile. Allow approximately 5 hours to complete this portion of the track.
This is the last day of the Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk. Today your clients will hike approximately 14.2 km, allow approximately 6 hours 30 minutes for this portion of the track.
After crossing a saddle they will then hike along the shores of the lake and over Puketukutuku Peninsula. Passing Waiharuru Hut, Tapuaenui Campsite and Whanganui Hut along the way. From Whanganui Hut the track reaches the water taxi pick-up point after approximately 45 minutes. Water taxis must be pre-arranged.
Follow the grassy Hopuruahine River flats to reach the Hopuruahine suspension bridge and track end, where pre-arranged shuttles will transport your clients to their vehicle.
In the late afternoon self-drive from Lake Waikaremoana to Gisborne, approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.
In the morning self-drive from Gisborne to Taupo, approximately 3 hours 56 minutes.
Spend the afternoon indulging in the multitude of activities on offer in this region.
The lake side town of Taupo provides visitors with a base to explore the regions many attractions and activities including hiking, mountain biking, golf and geothermal parks. Lake Taupo is the southern hemisphere's largest lake measuring 616 square kilometres and offers visitors many water-based activities including lake cruises, kayaking and trout fishing.
Spend a leisurely morning exploring Taupo. In the afternoon drive from Taupo to Ruapehu, approximately 1 hour 36 minutes.
Mount Ruapehu is the highest mountain in the North Island. In the winter months Ruapehu is the site of two of the North Island's best ski fields. A large portion of the region is made up of Tongariro National Park, making it a great hiking destination.
Today your clients will hike what many call New Zealand's greatest day walks - the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.
Along this challenging 19.4km track your clients will see a cold mountain spring, old lava flows, active volcanic craters and thermal steam vents, not to mention the brilliant emerald and blue lakes – and beautiful native forest to finish. The route is clear of snow from December to May. Allow approximately 6 – 8 hours to complete the track.
If your clients are hiking the track independently, ensure transport is pre-arranged to the beginning of the track and from the end of the track.
There are also a number of reputable tour companies offering guided trips of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.
In the morning drive from Ruapehu to Taupo, approximately 1 hour 35 minutes. Your clients may have time for a relaxing soak in a mineral pool or one last activity before catching an afternoon flight from Taupo to Auckland, flight time approximately 50 minutes.
Spend the afternoon exploring the many attractions and activities on offer in Auckland, then fly home from Auckland the next day.


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Debating History in the Future
Well I expect to be pretty quiet this week - I have debate practices every night and possibly a gathering on Saturday for the new debaters since we have a tournament a week away. Also on Wednesday is my ridiculous moderation of a debate between the college Dems and Republicans here on campus. I may video it and post it if it's any good.
But turning our attention away from frivolous American political debating and to something more interesting: Debates on the internet. How do we best conduct a debate online?
Here is a nice example from the Canadian Great Questions website, giving some perspective about public memory, common history and culture - exploring the dangers of too rigid or too loose a conception of a common history can be. It appears each participant gets one article and then a response. It's an interesting debate due to its format but at the same time interesting due to the subject matter.
Also posting this because Michael Ignatieff is one of the participants and he is a very rare person - a scholar and an elected member of his government. How many scholars do we have serving in the U.S. congress? (hint: Too few).


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Travel / Miss Caddy Crew
Welcome to my first car review...my first because now I have a car worth writing about! I'm hooked on the excitement that surrounds shiny wheels.
Let me tell you a little about Miss Caddy Crew.
My life as a stylist involves (a LOT of) moving and shifting - from a few props to full house loads of furniture. A typical day starts with driving - dropping my partner to the ferry and kids to school - and ends in the reverse order... often still with a car-load of props!
A year ago I was getting by with a big old rattly van (for shifting large stuff) a small hatchback (for ferrying the kids around) and a station wagon (for long distance road trips). Each vehicle serving a singular purpose. It was clearly time to consolidate and finally drive a vehicle that represented my business in a professional manner (my old Toyota Hiace 1980 Super Custom van was cool but did not shout 'hire me!).
My needs-list was tough.
This new car had to transport me seamlessly between work and parenthood. I was after a good multi-tasker. One wheelbase to solve it all. Thanks to the good folk at Tristram European I found my solution - The Volkswagon Caddy Crewvan - long wheelbase. She has everything I wanted – and more, that I didn't yet know I would love (like the hand-loop for closing the boot door - just what a shortie like me needs)
First on the tick list – enough room for all my stuff.
The Caddy Crewvan has this in spades. There is plenty of height, width, and depth (a three seater couch glides in no problem) not to mention the various extra nooks and hidden spaces for storing my camera and stylists toolbox. The added unexpected bonus is how useful the tie downs are for securing delicate items - i now own a colourful and growing collection of squeegies.
Second on the tick list – space for my family.
What's particularly special about my Caddy Crew is her 5 seats. A standard two seats in the front, bench seat in the back - folding down and forward with the pull of a tab. Passengers have a safe and comfy ride. Plus I can easily fit the school bags, scooters and play-dates - even with a boot full of props. The kids enjoy the novelty of sliding doors, pop-out windows and riding in a van.
Third on the tick list – good on the open road.
Part of enjoying a road trip is a smooth, quiet ride. Miss Caddy Crew glides the motorway, has plenty of grunt for overtaking safely, loves a good dirt road and cruise control comes in handy when you hit the straights. There's Bluetooth for hands-free conversation, steering wheel controls for getting the sounds right, more than enough drinks storage and super-efficient air conditioning.
Also worthy of a mention is the economy of fuel. I can do a whole weeks work on just one tank. While the start-stop system takes a little getting used to it definitely helps the petrol last longer. And although I was initially planning to disconnect the parking camera, I'm now used to - and thankful for - those beeps that enable me park and reverse with ease.


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Of course, there were plenty of other treasures we simply had to leave behind. Not only the quipu in the antique stall on Pisac market, but also a few pieces of rather lovely textiles too.
Our hotel in Urubamba had a huge bathroom and either side of the free standing bath were long ottoman-style stools upholstered in this rather lovely (hand?) embroidered fabric.
The fabric itself is wool – or alpaca, maybe – and the embroidery worked in similar yarn. Mostly french knots or similar, there were other pieces of this work for sale in the shop on site and also in the more expensive gift shops. Scarves and shawls as well as cushions were worked in this style but though I admired the work, the price of such pieces was pretty hefty. And whilst I don't doubt the work to be authentic and traditional, for some reason, it didn't say "Peru" to me. I suspect, too, that it would look all too juicy to our Gloucestershire moths as well
There was a similar technique worked on the cushions in our room, but this time worked on velvet fabric. I recognise the french knots of course, but the lines? Raised chain band do you think?
Finally, I resisted any temptation to bring home a piece of costume, however fun and authentic it might be. It was a good opportunity to take a closer look though!


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Today I have another FABULOUS worship song for you. It's been a big favorite since I first heard it. It's a very ancient song that Aaron added a chorus to.
My Savior My God by Aaron Shust lyrics:
I am not skilled to understand
What God has willed, what God has planned
I only know at His right hand
Stands one who is my Savior
I take Him at His word and deed
Christ died to save me; this I read
And in my heart I find a need
Of Him to be my savior
That He would leave His place on high
And come for sinful man to die
You count it strange, so once did I
Before I knew my Savior
Chorus (2x's)
My Savior loves, My Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God: He was, my God; He is
My God is always gonna be
Yes, living, dying, let me bring
My strength, my solace from this spring;
That He who lives to be my King Once died to be my Savior
That He would leave His place on high And come for sinful man to die
You count it strange, so once did I
Before I knew my Savior
Chorus (2x's)
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My Savior loves, My Savior lives
My Savior loves, My Savior lives
MoneySaverTip36: Hanging Draperies
On Aug. 26th I posted two other window treatments. Here's another one. As I've said before, when I got my house, it had been foreclosed, vacant, vandalized and empty for years, so there were many needs and almost no funds to bring the entire house up to livable, so I had to be creative. This is one of my bedroom windows. Remember, we don't see these up close in normal life. This isn't a great picture and the colors are true. The bottom picture is more accurate.There are three windows in this room. I got three matching lace panels at a yard sale in the rich part of town for a total of $10. One was a bit off white, but by hanging it on the wall that had only one window, the eye assumes it's lighting.
- I got inexpensive metal clip hangers from Bed, Bath & Beyond and hung the lace this way for more interest even through they had the opening for the rod at the top (and gorgeous scallops at the bottom). I was told they were from France.
- I bought curtains from Walmart, thin and veeerrry cheap as I needed THREE sets. Needless to say, they aren't lined to delay fading. I decided that I'd hang them on rods longer than the windows so I could hang the curtains against wall instead of windows to protect them. This also makes my windows look larger and the curtains look better quality as there is no sun shining through them to show how thin they are.
- I picked satin yard goods at Walmart to pick up the burgundy in the print and bought enough to make long scarves for draping on each window and hanging almost to the floor, put narrow seams in them and they were done.
- I put up plastic mini-blinds for about $3 per window.
- When I looked for rods that would look ok, since most of the rod would show with the curtains all the way to the sides and only a scarf draped in between, the pricing was awful. I ended up with plain round hollow black metal rods from Walmart. Since I was hanging my curtains outside the windows, there was no size rod that fit and I didn't have equipment to cut the metal, nor the desire to pay for product I wouldn't use. I got the closest size and then pulled the hollow ends apart. I had a wooden dowels of the right diameter that I'd saved from something else and inserted them into both ends to join them, (trimmed to be the proper length). It added strength to the rod so I inserted it a long way on both sides. The only place it shows at all is on the back facing the wall and I used a sharpie marker on it as the rod is black.
- I needed a way to mount them to the walls and mounts were pricey too, but I found these very simple holders at Walmart.
- So now I had raw rod ends showing outside my curtains. I got these cheap metal finials to match the rods at Walmart.
- I had luscious silk vines who's colors were perfect and also had a glint of gold here and there (carrying on the theme from the house) from my floral business days and draped them over the left end of each rod for a rich finishing touch. (You might remember them from my "pillar" post).
- The curtains had come with nasty valences. I took them apart and attached them end to end making one long, narrow strip. I pinned the two ends to the two sides of my box spring at the head of the bed. Then I experimented with pinning a pleat into it every so often till I'd taken up all the slack around the bed and made a stylish bedskirt. With it pinned, I took it off the bed, pressed the pleats in and ran a top-stitch around the top edge to hold the pleats in. Then I took the old fashioned upholstery tacks (a clear head with a sharp cork-screwed "pin" that you twist into upholstery to hold things) and attached it to the box springs at the ends and each pleat.
- I had bought extra yardage of the maroon satin I used on the windows. I seamed two pieces up the center to make it as wide as my comforter. I got a very inexpensive sheet in a color to co-ordinate and seamed three sides of it to the satin making a slip-cover, a duvet, for my comforter that would match the window treatments. I closed it with velcro at the open edges. Were I to do it again I'd do buttons. See the scalloped lace at the window?
Today's gift isn't as high a quality as I like to give as my photo wasn't as clear, but so many of us have vacations including this famous historic route that I thought you might find a use for it. I've used it in a small version and it prints just lovely!
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Thank you all so very much for your support this year - your visits, your comments in posts and e-mail, and especially your prayers for the mission of this blog - to share the love of Christ, for an entire year now! Wow! I'm completely blown away by all God has done, including blessing me with such cherished new friends around the world! Recently I started expiring some of the links for the free gifts I've given you every day this year and have collected them into kits to sell in an effort to recoup some of the expense of running the blog. A special hug and deep gratitude to those of you who have bought something to help! God bless you! To say THANK YOU to ALL OF YOU in a more tangible way, I'm putting the entire store on sale from Saturday the 12th through Saturday the 19th! If you buy two kits, you can have a third kit of equal or lesser value FREE! Just e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com and tell me the kit names you want and I'll send you a PayPal invoice. Or you can just use the Buy It Now buttons for the two most expensive items and then e-mail me the name of your choice of FREE KIT. Now's DEFINITELY the time to scarf up on all my goodies including several fall kits and a winter one - NO LIMITS! There are 51 kits for sale now, so there's something for EVERYONE! Thank you for helping in this work for God! Click image to go to the store.
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Depression: It's More than Feeling Sad
If you're reading this post and don't know a person who has been depressed (including yourself) please leave a comment below. This malady is so widespread, it is almost commonplace. 1 in 10 of us will have depression in our lifetime and for 1 of 10 of those it is a fatal illness, culminating in suicide.
That made me sit up and take notice. It's a scary statistic for an illness that seems so common.
Technically, depression is a syndrome in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger or frustration cause problems in a person's life for weeks or longer for which there is not an acceptable cause (like the death of a loved one). It is diagnosed (usually after a physical) by a conversation with a doctor, because there are no medical tests for diagnosis.
As with all the other illnesses included in this series, this is an illness that originates in the brain but whose symptoms are behavioral. From the outside, it looks like the person is wallowing in self-pity and giving in to their own demons. The favorite suggestion is to 'get up and go for a walk. Do something, you'll feel better'. Unfortunately, for someone with major depression that's almost impossible.
What are the symptoms?
- Feelings of hopelessness or pessimism
- Insomnia or early morning awakening,
- Or too much sleeping
- Agitation, restlessness, and irritability
- Becoming withdrawn or isolated
- Difficulty concentrating
- Dramatic change in appetite, often with weight gain or loss
- Fatigue and lack of energy; feeling slowed down
- Feelings of worthlessness, self-hate, and guilt
- Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities that were once pleasurable (including sex)
- Thoughts of death or suicide
- Persistently sad, anxious, angry, irritable, or "empty" mood
- Crying spells
- Problems with memory and decision making
- Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment, such as digestive disorders, headaches and/or chronic pain.
Causes of Depression
Nobody knows for sure what causes depression. There's lots of research being done. Part of the problem with determining cause is that it can be different for each of us. Depression is a disorder that co-occurs with many other mental illnesses. It can be the result of alcohol or drug use. And it can start as grief but morph into chronic depression.
Perhaps the simplest description I have heard refers to the level of serotonin in the brain. Remember a couple of months ago, we talked about the structure of the brain, including the neurons and neurotransmitters. I've recopied the image for you.
The passage of an electrical charge from one cell to the next (across the synapse) is accomplished when that charge is encased in a drop of a neurotransmitter. But the receiving cell has its own neurotransmitter, so it strips it off when it absorbs the electrical charge. This would leave an extra amount of the chemical in the brain fluid. It isn't much on an individual cell basis, but remember these exchanges happen two trillion times a second in the brain. So it would make a difference to the chemical make-up of the brain fluid.
Our brain cells, in their amazing wisdom take this into account. The dispatching cell 'sucks up' the chemical it released with the charge. Think of this as a vacuum cleaning up the unwanted material.
By now, you're probably wondering what this has to do with depression. Well it's actually relevant and pretty simple. If the vacuum on the releasing cell runs too long, it will remove some of the serotonin from the brain fluid. (Think of this as getting too close to the shear drapes with your vacuum.)
If you have low levels of serotonin in your brain, you have depression.
There is some thought that there is a genetic link, especially with the depression of Bipolar Affective Disorder
So how is it treated?
Usually a doctor will prescribe a low dosage of an SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor). These are commonly known as Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa and Prozac.
The purpose of this family of drugs is to shut off the vacuum (the reuptake mechanism) sooner, by only by a nano-second, since everything must be in balance. The doctor will tell you to come back in a month. And if you haven't had a relief of your symptoms, he will likely prescribe a higher dosage of the same drug. Ditto for month three. If the drug isn't working then, you'll probably have a different drug prescribed. By this time most people feel that medicine doesn't know much and can't help. But perseverance counts. Each drug impacts our system a little different and we have to find the right one, to shut down the re-uptake mechanism at just the right time to create chemical balance in the brain.
It is mostly medicine by trial and error. But it is the only option available to medicine at this time.
A second category of medicine is relatively new. Serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), do much of the same thing for Norepinephrine. You've heard of one of these drugs on television, for it includes Cymbalta.
Therapy is also recommended as part of the treatment.
If the depression is severe and unresponsive to these treatments, people may be given electroconvulsive therapy, but that's a post for another day.
I know from personal experience that lots of sunshine is important in recovery as is exercise. Walking is good medicine, once you're well enough to consider it as a treatment option.
What about you? Have you had depression? Know someone who does or did? What was your reaction to the illness?
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- In this library, get a collection of the hypnotic and meditative calls of a handmade wooden didgeridoo. These beautiful wind instruments have guttural calls that sing like wild animals. Hear overtone filled whooshes and aggressive barking attacks. Hear snarling vocalizations and gravelly growls. Hear lengthy mesmerizing drones and oscillating overtones. This library is packed full of tracks showcasing the full range of possible didgeridoo vocalizations and drones. Perfect for use as the foundation for all your designed animals and creatures.
- Hypnotic and meditative drones
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- These recordings were not made using circular breathing, so each drone ranges from approximately one to 30 seconds in length.
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QuestLord 12+
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- Free
A turn-based Role Playing Game in the classic style of the legendary Computer Role Playing Games that defined the genre.
Created by Eric Kinkead
In QuestLord you assume the role of a lone hero out to save the Shattered Realm from certain destruction!
Dungeon crawling action!
Screen swiping combat!
More than just DUNGEON CRAWLING action!
Explore vast worlds and over 160 maps!
Not just trapped in a dungeon, explore wilderness and cities!
Level up by crushing your foes and finishing Quests!
Nonlinear gameplay!
Perma-Save game system with 3 game slots!
3 races to choose from Human, Dwarf, Elf!
Over one hundred NPCs to interact with!
Each race has their own starter location, making gameplay feel fresh and unique!
18 different quests!
Secrets to uncover!
Detailed pixel style art!
Over the top animations for your defeated foes!
Quickgame - a Perma-Death Rogue-Like to jump into uniquely random generated dungeons immediately!
Game Center Achievements and Leaderboards!!!
Auto-Mapping and large detailed world map!
A wizard named Throzdin!!!!
What's New
Version 1.3
- Fixed bugs
- Made in game Easter Eggs easier
- Sharper pixel res
Ratings and Reviews
Good game
Good oldschool rpg with new style controls and interface. Beat the game, really enjoyed myself. Worth more than the asking price, although I think that the current asking price will make more sales. Simple to understand, but not so simple it takes the challenge out. If you like oldschool first person rpg dungeon crawlers with an enjoyable story, then buy it. Should be on apple's editor's choice list (although some of the games I've seen on that list lately look like they were placed there as the result of a bribe or something, so maybe this is best left off that list because it is actually a good game--we wouldn't want to scare any potential fans away by having it on that stupid list). The only downside to the game is it feels a little too short. But for 99 cents, it is perfect.
QuestLord is in my opinion one of the sickest RPGs for iOS. It has everything: loot, races (human, elf, & dwarf), a huge map, neat story, and sidequests. But there is a twist to that since the main story is based on side quests. I think this game was supposed to be a tribute to older RPGs but all I know is that its crazy fun. First of all, each race you choose starts your adventure somewhere else, which is a really nice touch because starting a new game feels different. The controls are really easy to get used to but it could use a tutorial as I did not know how to fight in my first battle. Visuals are pretty cool and old-like but they gave me motion sickness the first time I tried the game. Overall QuestLord is great and worth every penny as the game is really cool and hard and will keep you entertained for hours and hours. The only thing QuestLord is lacking is a good app icon. The current one looks kind of ugly as its just a dungeon corridor. So im going to have to give it four stars on that one. :/ anywho, questlord FTW!!
Breath of fresh air
Fantastic! It doesn't hold your hand with an hour long tutorial,no wait ten minutes to charge your "play energy" to stop you from having fun, or any other Mobile game nonsense. Has just the right amount of stats and difficulty to be challenging and actually make you use your brain, without being annoying or unfair. Saves your place when exiting the app so you can do a few minutes of adventuring at a time or an hour.
It's an old school action RPG that can be enjoyed by old fans and new alike and you should definitely give it a shot if all those other micro transactions filled greedy mobile games has started to bug you, like they have done to me.
- Seller
- Eric Kinkead
- Size
- Category
- Games
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 5.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
- Languages
- Age Rating
- Rated 12+ for the following:
- Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
- Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes
- Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence
- Copyright
- © 2013-2014 Eric W Kinkead
- Price
- Free
Game Center
Challenge friends and check leaderboards and achievements.
Family Sharing
With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.


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The Farm: When a Dream Becomes Reality
THE FARM: When a Dream Becomes Reality By Drue Ray, Vice President of SimplyHome
I was about 13 when I noticed the abandoned country school my family and I passed en route to away high school football games near Pine Level, Alabama. Set back from the highway, it had tall windows, limestone walls, and was surrounded by acres of yellow long-leaf pines. The scene drew me in and sparked dreams. The more I saw the tired ole school, the more convinced I became that it would be the perfect place for a farm! The schoolhouse would become the bunkhouse and mess hall; the surrounding property was big enough for a garden and chicken coop. Surely there was a pond somewhere nearby. In my mind, people with special needs would live on the farm. It would be a place where wheelchairs, ramps and adaptive equipment would be as natural as a tractor or vegetable patch.
As the years passed, the dream stayed with me. I found myself talking about the farm whenever the "what would you do if you won the lottery" question came up in conversation. And after years of wishing for it, it all became a reality. My Innovative Services gave it wings when their response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) was approved by the grantor and planning began on this project. The proposal outlines the creation of an agricultural-based program for people with mental, intellectual, developmental and/or physical disabilities. The program's main goal will be to foster maximum independence for each individual. SimplyHome's assistive living technology is a major factor in achieving this goal.
The staff of My Innovative Services took pleasure in surprising me with news of the award. I'm sure there was a betting pool on how long it would take for me to dissolve into tears (if you had 87 seconds, you win!). It is a rare and overwhelming experience when a group of dedicated professionals takes a leap of faith because they believe in the power of dreams. True, none of us know much about farming, composting, vermiculture (worm farming), chickens, goats, fences, feed or farm equipment. But we do understand the sense of self-worth that arises in every person able to live independently while contributing value to their community.
Drue Ray is the Vice President of SimplyHome, LLC, an assisted living technology company in Asheville, NC, which grew out of Community Management Initiative's association with Innovative Services, Inc. SimplyHome provides non-invasive monitoring technology that allows elderly and disabled people to maintain independence and dignity while simultaneously providing peace of mind for their concerned loved ones. The "age in place" technology is a responsible alternative to assisted living; it helps reduce the financial burden on families by minimizing the need for in-home care providers.
To learn more about SimplyHome and to request a free assessment, visit Simply-Home.com or call 828-684-8441 to speak personally about how our products can help improve the lives of your loved ones.


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The San Diego Repertory Theatre's The Princess and the Black-Eyed Pea features a love interest whose name suits him about as well as those Isotoners fit over O.J.'s hands a few years back. Prince Gallant's gallantry begins and ends with his naïveté about women; if he's ever been to first base, it's because he was issued a walk in an actual ballgame. "All I want to do," he declares, "is find out what's causing that strange blue light in the sky."
The bigger picture involves two neighboring African kingdoms, a tyrannical queen-mother, a baffled king, a fearsome warrior and a stay-at-home princess who's about to get some schooling in real life. Add Gallant's funny glow up there, and the story starts to sound like something. The rhythm 'n' blues treatments take things a step further; for a while, we've got a sophisticated modern twist on Hans Christian Andersen's The Princess and the Pea. But words matter, and these words (as in Gallant's line above) neither elevate the tunes nor help create characters to sing them. The concepts give the cast plenty to work from, but the dialogue gives them next to nothing to work with.
Taking a cue from Andersen's 19th-century classic, Princess Quelie (American Idol finalist Sabrina Sloan) has had it up to her ass with nosy King Nat (P.L. Brown), and never mind he's her dad. The last straw came with Nat's decree on whom Quelie will marry; she'd as soon brave a fierce storm in an attempt to escape her fate. Her travels make short work of her until Gallant (Josh Tower) happens upon her on the grounds of his kingdom—they fall in love, but they can't do anything about it until Quelie passes a royal test to determine whether she's the "bluest of blue, blue blood."
As conceived by Karole Foreman, the story hits on the right ideas. Playwright Kirsten Childs has built a good secondary character to spearhead a rivalry for the prince. Quelie's adoptive sister (Jennifer Leigh Warren) is also a fair-weather friend, dissing Quelie in an attempt to turn Gallant's head her way. Warren's work is great amid the prickly demeanor her character turns on and off on a dime, and director Stafford Arima exploits it with his judicious use of the stage.
But Childs can't write her concepts into existence. "She was dropped on her head as a baby"; "I should be the one to decide who I'll marry"; "It's not easy to turn your back on thousands of years' tradition"; "You won, so congratulations"; "Come out, come out, wherever you are"; "Girl! You almost died!" and a jillion more: Listen to Childs clutch at straws amid such generic, lackluster speeches. The renowned Lillias White is potentially superb as Queen Zauba, and Tonex's singing voice knocked me on my hindquarters in his portrayal of ladies' man Rolin—but their dialogue falls far short of complementing Andrew Chuckerman's inspired score.
The true test of a musical lies in the absence of the music—the script has to stand as its own story and serve as more than a bridge to the tunes. Modern Broadway entries from My Fair Lady to Hairspray have passed muster without breaking a sweat. The Princess and the Black-Eyed Pea, about which there's been some talk of export to Broadway, may have as much to offer as the other two—now, we need some speeches to show as much.
This review is based on the performance of Dec. 3. The Princess and the Black-Eyed Pea runs through Dec. 21 at The Lyceum, 79 Horton Plaza, Downtown. $39-$44. 619-544-1000, www.sdrep.com.


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Supervisory IT Program Manager (INFOSEC)
- Employer
- USAJobs
- Location
- Washington D.C.
- Posted
- Apr 04, 2019
- Closes
- Apr 04, 2019
- Function
- IT, Management
- Industry
- Government and Public Services, Federal
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required to attend conferences, meetings and training sessions.
Relocation expenses reimbursed No
Conditions of Employment:
- Telework will be limited.
- If you are selected for this position, you will be subject to the U.S. Department of Energy mandatory requirements and will be required to file a confidential financial disclosure report (OGE-450) within 30 days of entry on duty, and annually thereafter.
- You must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE-Q level security clearance.
- As a condition of appointment to this position, you will be subject to pre-employment/pre-appointment testing for illegal drug use under the U.S. Department of Energy Employee Drug Plan. If you are selected you will be provided information regarding drug testing. Failure to undergo testing or positive findings resulting from the test will eliminate you from further consideration for this position. If selected for and appointed to this position you will be subject to random drug testing while employed.
- Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12). A selectee's appointment is contingent upon compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity.
- New appointees must successfully complete a 1 year trial period and a 1 year supervisory probationary period, to be completed concurrently.
This is an Excepted Service position. This appointment will not confer Competitive Service career-conditional or career tenure status. This means that if you are selected, you would have to compete with other applicants in open competition to meet requirements for another Federal position, unless you meet the requirements for reinstatement. Applicants who voluntarily convert from the competitive service, Senior Executive Service, or other pay systems to a non-time limited appointment under this excepted service authority are not afforded "fallback rights" to the pay system previously assigned prior to conversion.
BASIC EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate. You must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below.
- Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
- Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
- Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
- Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/pay band in the Federal service. For this position, experience must be at least equivalent to the EJ/EK-III or GS-13 level. This experience must be gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern is IT. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Experience with a full range of computer, information, cyber, and telecommunications security issues to assure effectiveness within a large organization information security program.
Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies or knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You are NOT required to provide a separate narrative written response. Rather, you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the Competencies/KSAs identified below:
- KSA 1: Knowledge in applying the principles of leadership, management, and concepts of information security and cybersecurity preparedness, response, and risk-management practices.
- KSA 2: Ability to effectively represent DOE and establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the organization.
- KSA 3: Ability to analyze highly complex issues and provide sound recommendations to management.
"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service Programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.
You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
This position does not have a positive education requirement.
- The Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- New employees to the Department of Energy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.
- Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the links ate the bottom of the page or visit the FedsHireVets website.
- If you believe that you are eligible for the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), please visit the OPM ICTAP/CTAP website for more information. In order to be considered under the ICTAP program, your application must score within the pre-established "well-qualified" category as stated in the Qualifications section.
- All males born after December 31, 1959 must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. If you are not registered and don't have an approved exemption, you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government.
- You may be required to complete an OF-306, "Declaration for Federal Employment" form used to (a) determine your suitability for Federal Employment and/or (b) in conducting an investigation to determine your suitability or ability to hold a security clearance.
- Applications contain information subject to the Privacy Act (PL 93 579, 5 USC 552a). The information is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361.
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- Telework: www.telework.gov
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Evaluations: The Department of Energy uses an application tracking system to evaluate the responses you provide in the applicant assessment questionnaire to place you into an initial quality category via OPM's Category Rating Procedures. Then the HR Office and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME) will conduct a quality review of your application and supporting documentation to ensure that you have been placed into the appropriate quality category. Your application is rated based on the extent and quality of your experience, education and training as described in your resume and applicant assessment. Your credentials are measured against the established duties of the position. The quality categories are "Best Qualified" (applicants who possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements of the position), "Well Qualified" (applicants who possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements of the position). and "Qualified" (applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the position). If you are a Veteran Preference eligible candidate, you will be placed at the top of whichever quality category your rating places you in.
If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated "ineligible", "not qualified", or your score may be adjusted accordingly.
Selecting official may check references on those applicants referred for consideration. References will be checked on the selectee prior to an employment offer.
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October 10th is World Mental Health Day, and now that I have confirmed that it does not entail a day off from work to focus on my personal mental health, I've decided to share how the latest version of CareSync helps you track how you're feeling over time, and how easy it is to share your "between visit" information with your family, caregivers, and doctors to get better care.
Tracking Your Health
Have you ever been at a doctor's appointment and your brain goes completely blank about all of the things you wanted to talk about? Raises hand. Have you wanted to better explain how you've been feeling over time, but can't really share the timeline of your symptoms? Raises hand.
We've all been there, which is why CareSync added some really cool features including a journal, mood tracker, and a pain scale that make it easy to track how you're feeling every day, as opposed to how you're feeling at the exact minute the doctor asks you.
Some of our fantastic members have shared their thoughts on how tracking pain, medications and other symptons with CareSync has helped them improve their experience as patients, caregivers, and providers.
"I've always been a fan of keeping a journal. For years, I've kept a digital journal of my thoughts, how I've slept, and how I feel in general. The newest version of CareSync is like my notebook, super-charged. I've made a daily routine, each night before bed, of documenting how I am feeling on the scale of one to ten, and just jotting down a quick note about the day."
"I live 800 miles away from my elderly father. He's not particularly tech-savvy, but he rates his pain, checks off when he takes his meds, and chooses his mood from the smiley faces. It is an indication of how his day is going, and I have a better idea of when he might need a little pick-me-up."
"I've suffered from a chronic condition, as well as minor depression for as long as I can remember. I try to journal every day, but often get too busy, or forget. Now, even when there isn't time to add all of my thoughts, I can still check off how I am feeling and track progress (or lack thereof) over time. Sharing it with my doctor helps us manage my medications and other treatment plans."
"I've been going through a bit of a stressful stage in my life, and it's been really convenient to have a single place to track my back pain, how I'm feeling, how my work day was, and what I did. It's amazing to see how much better I feel the days I do simple things like 30 minutes of walking in the sunshine, taking a yoga class, or just meeting my friends out for happy hour. It really is the little things."
"I struggled for years to get a diagnosis. I kept a spreadsheet of data, but felt like it was hard to get my provider to take it seriously. Now that I've got day-to-day emotions layered with my actual clinical information, I feel like my doctor takes me more seriously. I realized that I probably overwhelmed him before, and now it's just easier to see the big picture."
"I love my proactive patients, but it's impossible for me to go through every single piece of tracked data from countless applications. Recently, I had a patient pull up their tracked data on CareSync, and it made it so much easier to get the snapshot of the trends, without wading through pages and pages of data. Brilliant."
"Our life has been incredibly hectic since our daughter was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. She enters in how she's feeling by simply choosing one of the mood "faces," and my husband and I can supplement with notes from the day."
"As I tracked how I felt every day, I realized that the days I got > 7 hours of sleep, I felt great. Sleep deprivation has an immediate and dramatic effect on how I am able to handle things during the day."
Well, there you have it. Tracking health, fitness, and overall emotions is an incredibly powerful way to look at your health. Whether you're seeking a diagnosis, managing a chronic condition, or helping a loved one with their care, it becomes exponentially easier to track trends, and compare these emotions next to other health information, such as medications taken, vitals, and fitness.
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"Ours is a business civilization" : the University of Oklahoma Bass Business History Collection with annotated bibliography of fifty treasures
Wilhite, Jeffrey M.
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Imagine having the opportunity to explore oversize seventeenth-century parchment edicts of kings, stacks of gold-plated coins, boxes of 1930s stock certificates, and modern ledger books; to review inestimable incunabula from before Gutenberg; and to flip through personal files of business tycoons, maps of railroads, and scores of historically significant photographs. That was the opportunity afforded Oxford University scholar Chris Nitschke when, in 2017, he visited the University of Oklahoma Bass Business History Collection to find the specific archival resources he needed."I first heard of the Bass Business History Collection when I researched archival collections for my dissertation," said Nitschke. "I admit I was surprised at first to learn that Oklahoma University would hold the archives of J. & W. Seligman & Co., a private bank founded in the nineteenth century. Yet it [traveling to Oklahoma] gave me a chance to shake things up a little bit in terms of destinations on my East Coast–heavy research trip."Nitschke came to the University of Oklahoma specifically to research the material in the Seligman Archives, one of the most important segments of the Bass Collection. "The Seligman Archives had looked very useful the first time I had looked at the online finding aid, and getting here did not change things. A more detailed printed finding aid allowed me to locate some additional material I would have overlooked otherwise. The material I targeted all along—original letter books by the partners of Seligman's international bank—proved incredibly valuable."After a few days of research in Bass, Nitschke found what he was looking for: "Fortunately they [the Seligman letter books] covered just about the time period I was interested in . . . the Harry Bass Collection is in excellent shape."The experience of this international researcher is not unique to students and other researchers: the Bass Business Collection is a hidden gem of immense value.


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WPG Holdings Reports September & Q3 2017 Consolidated Sales Hit Monthly Second Record High & Quarterly Record HighOctober 6, 2017
Benefited from growing shipments of mobile phone, and cloud services related components, WPG Holdings (TWSE:3702), the largest distributor of semiconductor components in Asia, announces its September 2017 consolidated sales of NT$51.26 billion, represented 3.5% increase over previous month's NT$49.51 billion, hit monthly second record high. Third quarter consolidated sales was NT$146.67 billion, represented 14.3% increase over previous quarter's NT$128.28 billion and 3.5% increase over previous year's NT$141.77 billion, hit quarterly record high. YTD consolidated sales of 2017 was NT$394.05 billion, represented 0.9% decrease over previous year's NT$397.55 billion.
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Casablanca Hotel
$361 - $458
147 W 43rd St
New York, NY 10036
Neighborhood: Chelsea and Clinton, Midtown Manhattan 14th to 59th Street
Closest Airport: JFK
Property Location
With a stay at Casablanca Hotel in New York (Broadway - Times Square), you'll be minutes from Toys 'R' Us Times Square and Times Square. This 4-star hotel is close to Broadway and Macy's.
Make yourself at home in one of the 48 air-conditioned rooms featuring DVD players and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and complimentary newspapers.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and babysitting/childcare (surcharge).
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Meet other guests and eat at a complimentary reception. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.


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Style Seminar: holiday cottage renovations
Practical advice and inspiration for property owners and those thinking about a renovation project.Interior design Caudwell & Co
Practical advice and inspiration for property owners and those thinking about a renovation project.Interior design Caudwell & Co
House plants are back and they are rapidly finding their way back into our hearts and homes. A great way to bring some greenery into the house and add interest to any interior design scheme.Interior design Anna H
Ideas on how to achieve the perfect mix of old and new when designing interiors for historic period houses.Interior design Caudwell & Co
We have joined forces with Caudwell & Co Interiors based in the south west, to bring you fresh and practical design inspiration for your holiday property or home.Interior design Caudwell & Co
Photography can make or break your property online, so we employ professional photographers to who the reality of your holiday cottage in its best light. Here's a little sneak peek behind the scenes.Property stories Katie Chown
How to choose the right colour for your holiday letting interior - refresh or refurbish, which wall should be white and what should be coloured. Here's our hints and tips on picking paint for a holiday cottage colour scheme.How to holiday let Katie Chown
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A recent perspective "Serving Two Masters-Conflicts of Interest in Academic Medicine" by Bernard Lo in the New England Journal of Medicine discusses the conflicts that researchers encounter when they have positions both as academics and are on the boards of for profit companies. The perspective highlights the example of Partners Health care in Boston, which has recently begun to set limits on the amount of compensation that its employees can receive from serving on the board of companies. The limits set are quite high : up to $5,000 per day for the time spent at board meetings , but nonetheless some researchers are not happy with the limits.
The author lays out the differing mission of academic health centres (AHCs), such as Partners, and for profit companies and notes that often these missions may be irreconcilable. As he observes, key to all these arrangements, if they are allowed at all, is "Sound conflict-of-interest policies [which] require careful analysis of the benefits and risks of a relationship between academia and industry." He concludes that "The public grants the medical profession considerable discretion in setting its own standards because it trusts that physicians will place patients' interests ahead of their own or those of third parties. To maintain this trust, AHCs should take the lead in addressing conflicts of interest in medicine, rather than merely responding to government requirements and adverse publicity about troubling cases."
Is this as much of an issue in other disciplines - we'd be interested to hear of other perspectives for outside of biomedicine.


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Is Priyanka Chopra trying hard to be an item queen?
By Rachana Sheth | 30 Sep 2013 16:54:57.4330000 IST
Looks like Bollywood actresses are rather competing to be the hottest item queens in tinsel town than doing meaty or meaningful roles. Almost all leading ladies of Bollywood like Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Deepika Padukone, Bipasha Basu, Madhuri Dixit, Shilpa Shetty, Mallika Sherawat, etc have dabbled in item songs and have been immensely popular. In fact doing a special item number has become a prerequisite for an actress to propel their career in Bollywood now. Under such scenario how can Priyanka Chopra lag behind and not join the bandwagon?
She, too, took up item songs, whether popular or not, to pose as B-town's item girl. Interestingly, in an year she did three back-to-back item numbers like 'Babli Badmaash' in SHOOTOUT AT WADALA, 'Pinky' in ZANJEER and now she will be seen doing one in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's RAM-LEELA. However, the first two songs 'Babli Badmaash' and 'Pinky' didn't do anything good for her. They were not lapped up by the audience and went unnoticed, despite Priyanka Chopra's hard work. But it seems Priyanka is also determined!
Now, once again the leggy lass is trying her bit to emerge as the seductive item girl through Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film. And indeed it appears so! Going by the first look of Priyanka Chopra's item song in RAM-LEELA, the actress, clad in a white choli and dhoti along with thigh high-slit & heavy bracelet & anklets, is all set for a dhamkedaar dance on-screen. Also, as we all know how grandiose the songs are, especially dancing numbers, in SLB's films. Who can forget the famous dance number 'Dola Re' from the film DEVDAS, where Madhuri & Aishwarya shook their legs together?
Moreover, the said item song from Sanjay Leela's film is choreographed by dancing guru Prabbhudeva's brother Vishnu Deva. So, you know what to expect from the item number.
Well, looking at the whole preparation and Priyanka's resolve, wethink the girl after proving her singing talent, is set to win hearts with an 'exotic' item song too!


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Last night at 8:00, I received a phone call from a friend at Lululemon asking if I could work this morning at the head office at 9am. She explained that it would be for a temp position which involved data entry, but it was a great way to get my foot in the door. Guess where I was at 9am this morning, coffee in hand?! Of course I said Yes! It's so strange lately how my life is flowing strongly in a certain direction. It just feels right, and it feels fast. Right now. It feels that I don't even have a chance to think of saying no. Something powerful is leading me in this direction and I have to ACT. Now. I can't sit back and wait. I can physically feel this surge of energy pushing me into this life changing direction. I can't really describe it but I can definitely FEEL it. Is it a coincidence that both managers at the hospitals I want to work at have both said, "we'd love to have you on, but we're not hiring for another few weeks to a few months"? Hmmm. I'll just take this as a sign that maybe I shouldn't be forcing that path right now. I'm just going with this intense energy that is making my soul fly high. I guess that's what it feels like when you're doing what is right for the present moment. It's crazy how quickly our lives can change, and also how quickly our goals can become re-imagined. It feels good! Change is good!
Gratitude. I have this little notebook titled, "The Secret Gratitude Book". On the left, I write what I'm already grateful for. On the right, I write in PRESENT tense what I am grateful for which I want to bring into my life. I write the date at the top, and then start with the words, "I am so thankful and grateful for….". I was looking back in my book today and noticed that the right sides of the pages throughout the notebook were for the majority checked off. Almost everything that I have wanted in my life I have accomplished or brought into my life. Many were not at the exact date (although many were), but I can say that I am grateful for it NOW, on the left side of the page. I actually said a quiet, 'wow' out loud when I was noticing this. Anything really is possible if we want it bad enough!
During this time in my life, I have made sure to continually give thanks whenever I can. I have written a whole bunch of left pages as well as dreamed up and written down a whole bunch of right pages. I know that it will all happen. In perfect timing. I have my DREAM JOB interview tomorrow and I have focused so strongly on believing that I already have this job. I have been feeling the feelings of having this job, of being hired and already have visualized myself at work loving what I do. I can feel it!!! Please send me some of these feel good vibes tomorrow!
Here's a few gratitude mantras from my notebook that maybe you might want to repeat a few times today: "I will see and experience abundance surrounding me today. Thank you." And one that I will be focusing on! – "Thank you for the great news that is coming to me today"!! Feel these feelings of gratitude and BELIEVE that you will feel this gratefulness. BELIEVE IT and just roll with it!!! I sure am!
Check out this painting that JC's amazing husband Andrew made for me for my graduation – AMAZING!!! He even wrote a little card of what the painting means, and how it represents me. THANK YOU!! They actually sent this in the mail for me, along with a whole bunch more love suprises. I was going to take a picture of the massive package at Purolator but was too excited to open it, hence no picture. I'm still smiling ear to ear! I love you guys!!! I am so grateful to have you both in my life! And Quinn!!! The notebook that JC gave me already has a page full of goals (in present tense!). I love what it says on the front:
First it begins inside your heart. Something moves. Then opens. Then frees itself. And now you feel a rhtyhm breaking its long silene. This is going to be good.
Yeah it is!! I'm rolling with this feeling of gratitude!! Life is good! Thank you Holly and Rebecca (my amazing stepmom!!) for donating all of these supplies for Clorinda's trip to Peru! Holly contacted me after reading my blog post and had a whole box of stuff to donate, including some socks for us to hand out. THANK YOU!!!
Smile with your heart! Try to be especially grateful today!


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April 27, 2008
SyncToy to Synchronize
If you want to regularly backup your data from one location/hard-disk to another location/hard-disk on your windows-based computer, then SyncToy is very good candidate to accomplish this. It is a small utility from Microsoft in which you can easily create folder-pairs to synchronize. A number of actions, like merge, subscribe, echo, etc. are available that can be executed on a given pair.
The utility can be freely downloaded from here.
The desired sync operations can also be scheduled via Windows' task scheduler. Simply look in the SyncToy help to find out.


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Low potassium, or hypokalemia, is a lower than normal amount of potassium in the blood. You consume potassium through food, and your body needs it for cells to balance fluids. According to MedlinePlus, several factors can cause low potassium levels. These include diuretics, laxatives, diarrhea, vomiting, bulimia, sweating and low magnesium levels.
Heartbeat and Low Potassium
The University of Maryland Medical Center states that low potassium levels may cause irregular heartbeats. Other symptoms of low potassium levels are low energy, weakness and stomach pains. If levels become too low, you may feel lightheaded, have slow heartbeats or even die from your heart stopping. Low potassium levels are usually due to excretion through urine or the intestines rather than not getting enough from food. The condition is serious and needs treatment by a doctor.


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While simultaneously working in cities across the state we, along with a great team of government affairs firms across Texas, united together to represent Lyft at the State level. Because the State is so complex and diverse, it was important to establish a streamlined State policy that made it easier for Lyft and its drivers to travel and operate intrastate. After many meetings to discuss the issues with elected officials and what it meant to their communities, rideshare went before Senate and House Committees, and then to both floors for debate.
On May 29, Governor Abbot signed into law House Bill 100 establishing a statewide regulatory framework for transportation network companies.
Redefining transportation to fit the needs of a more interconnected world, is crucial for the future of this country. Lyft has taken part in revolutionizing how we use our vehicles, and how we connect people in an efficient manner while providing an enjoyable experience. Representing Lyft, has been a great honor, as the culture of their company reflects who we are as OCI Group. We believe that a company must actively engage in the communities in which they serve. It must learn about the people it is serving, and partner with other organizations to promote the well-being of the community. Lyft has taken social stances that may not have served their bottom line when it came to garnering support from certain elected officials, but they did it because it was the right thing to do. From the very beginning, Lyft has served as a model of how companies should operate.
Throughout our journey representing Lyft, we have met drivers from all over the country. A driver exclusively fundraising for cancer research and donating all her earnings to finding a cure on behalf of her daughter; single parents who have told us they wouldn't have been able to care for their children had it not been for Lyft. We've had serious conversations in our rides and entertaining ones with drivers that have ambient lighting, water, "club music" and candy to offer. No matter how diverse the drivers are, or from where they come, there is one common thread; their passion and care for the community.
We extend our biggest thanks and appreciation to the great team from Lyft: From here in San Antonio, we're sending a big Texas hug to Veronica Juarez, Joseph Okpaku, April Mims, Rena Davis, Annabel Chang, Bakari Brock, Sara Lasner, John Horton, Chelsea Wilson, Chelsea Harrison and to every single Lyft representative that we had the pleasure of meeting and working with. You will always have your home here in San Antonio. Cheers to the many more rides and adventures to come!


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Maine Sea Grant is accepting applications for three NOAA graduate student fellowships in January and February 2017. These are 1) the Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship (See updated info below!), 2) the NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship, and 3) the NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowships in Population and Ecosystem Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics. The NOAA Hollings Scholarship Program for undergraduate students is also accepting applications through January 31, 2017.
The National Sea Grant Office released an amended FFO for the Knauss Fellowship on January 4th. The changes include moving the application deadline back to February 21 (from Febuary 10), and increasing the total budget for each fellowship. The updated FFO is attached to this message, and available at the link below.
Here are links for application requirements and deadlines for each of these opportunities:
- Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship: http://www.seagrant.umaine.edu/funding/knauss
- Coastal Management Fellowship: http://www.seagrant.umaine.edu/funding/coastal-management
- NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowships in Population and Ecosystem Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics: http://www.seagrant.umaine.edu/funding/nmfs-sg-fellowship
- NOAA Hollings Scholarship for Undergraduates: http://www.seagrant.umaine.edu/funding/hollings-scholarship
Again, please let me know if you have any questions, and feel free to have interested students contact me directly. I would be happy to speak with them individually, and/or come and speak with a group of interested students in your school or department.


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Women's Probiotic Supplement
Shelf Stable, Gluten Free, suitable for vegetarians
Promotes healthy vaginal/urinary tract health**
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About Puritan's Pride
For more than 40 years, Puritan's Pride has helped families achieve a lifestyle of wellness. Our vitamins and supplements are made with care from the highest quality ingredients. They are tested or inspected as many as 15 times throughout the manufacturing process. That's why you can shop with confidence. We take pride in our products and helping customers feel their best.


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Every day thousands of more sites and pages join the Internet that compete in your area of interest, or in your niche. Right now, somebody is working on a site very similar to yours, tweaking it so that more people find it. You need to do the same. But you need good actionable advice; here's a few great ideas:
Remain patient when attempting to boost your site's SEO value, remember that it's not going to all happen overnight. You will not see any huge changes or an influx in traffic overnight. If your website is new, it may take months for you to get more site traffic. Like the promotion of any brand, time needs to be taken to build brand awareness.
To really get ahead in the web business game and earn a high ranking for your business, it is imperative that you learn about HTML title and Meta tags. You need to learn how to use them for your own site and also which tags your competitors are using. With a little bit of research, you will quickly learn about how to use quality tags and ultimately earn higher placement.
A web page meta tag is where you include a description of what the page is all about. Instead of just a few words like you would include in the title tag, the meta tag has room for a few well constructed sentences. For effective search engine optimization, don't simply repeat what you already have in the title tag!
You must fully commit yourself to SEO for the long haul, if you want to achieve any positive results. Search engine algorithms are in constant change and what may have worked one day, may no longer be accurate the next. Prepare yourself with different tactics so that you are able to quickly resolve any problems, without fail.
Maximize the use of photos and images on your website to enhance your search engine optimization. Give each visual a short interesting caption containing your important keywords. One way that search engines rank images is by the text that surrounds them, so make sure that this information is rich in keywords, including any titles or headings you may use.
Visit your site and check to make sure that the title tag at the top of your window describes the content that you are looking at. Be sure that it contains the keywords that you want readers to associate with your website. If you are a small local business be sure that the key local search words are included in the title tag.
In conclusion, this article should be a great aid in your search engine optimization. Here's the thing however; you have to adopt a consistent and methodical approach. Once-off bursts of enthusiastic energy and effort won't cut it. Set aside a couple of hours every week for this crucial part of your business.


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GREEK spice blend - basic but perfect, this blend combines the flavors Greek people know are the ultimate: oregano, lemon, and garlic. This blend is perfect on just about everything, but we especially love it on eggs, lamb, chicken, and potatoes. This blend is featured in recipes throughout Practical Paleo, 2nd edition.
Ingredients: granulated garlic*, sea salt, oregano*, lemon zest*, black pepper*. *Certified Organic
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Should You Follow Your Owners Manual for Maintenance?
When it comes to maintaining a car, the owners manual is a great guide. But should you just follow it? When should you change your oil? When should you replace spark plugs, what about fluid like coolant with no replacement interval? There is a lot of things missing from the owners book, and some maintenances are not as cut and dry.
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Robert Dundas
Fascinating question and discussion points about maintenance Charles. (PS, I just love these videos you do) 🙂
Personally, I'm a DIY'er, have learned, as you say,to follow the manual only as a guide. I look under the hood at least once a week, check tire pressures, fluid levels, etc. About once a month I put the car up on ramps and just have a look around underneath the car. No way I'm leaving oil in a car for 10k miles, but I do mine at 6-7k. I thought the fuel filter thing was crazy too, I changed my first one out at 50k, and will do it again at 100k. I have a DSG tranny, I do adhere to the 40k service interval there.
Keep the videos coming, love all the info, I learn a lot here!
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