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If you have made your decision to attend Virginia Tech and join us in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, one of your next steps will be to attend orientation. During orientation, you and your family will learn everything you need to know to have a successful first semester. You'll also meet with an advisor and register for classes.
We can't wait to meet you!
Sign up for your orientation session
You'll be able to sign up for a summer orientation session in March based on your major. First-year orientation sessions two days; transfer orientation sessions are one day. More information about all things orientation is available through the Office of Student Affairs.
Please note that orientation is extremely important for your success at Virginia Tech and in CNRE, and it is where you register for classes. Therefore, we do require all new students to attend. Please contact New Student and Family Programs at email@example.com or 540-231-3284 if you cannot attend one of the available sessions.
Your CNRE orientation experience
As a CNRE student, there are a few important things you need to know about what to expect from orientation and how to get the most out of your advising experience. Check out the information below for suggestions on what you should be doing before, during, and after orientation.
Prior to your orientation session, you will receive a series of emails from the Advising Center that will help you get ready for your visit to campus and for course registration. They will guide you through a series of action items such as setting up your Virginia Tech computing accounts. Please check your Virginia Tech email frequently throughout the summer, and especially before orientation.
To help ensure that course registration goes smoothly, students will be preregistered for courses based on their declared majors prior to orientation. Schedules will then be adjusted as information regarding AP, IB, transfer, or dual enrollment courses is received. Please note that students are unable to see or make changes to their schedules until course registration takes place at orientation.
We recommend that you bring a copy of your AP and/or IB test scores to orientation, as well as copies of transcripts for any college classes you have taken, if applicable, even if you have already sent these items to Virginia Tech.
During orientation, you and your guests will attend a required academic session with the College of Natural Resources and Environment. Transfer students will attend this session in the afternoon; first-year students will attend in the morning of day two. During this session, you will:
- Learn about academic policies and procedures
- Meet with an academic advisor
- Work on creating your course schedule
While students are registering for their classes, the College of Natural Resources and Environment will host a concurrent session for families and guests.
Students will receive additional details about orientation and registration through New Student and Family Programs.
Once you leave orientation, you will be able to make changes to your schedule. However, it is highly recommended that you do NOT make changes to first-year classes such as CHEM 1035/1045, BIOL 1105/1115, or MATH 1025/1225. These classes are in high demand and if you drop one of them, even accidentally, you may not get back in and will then risk falling behind in your program of study. If you have questions after you leave orientation and feel a change to your schedule is needed, please contact your advisor.


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Melbourne Might Soon Be Home to the World's Most Sustainable Shopping Centre
It will include a 2000-square-metre rooftop farm and restaurant, designed by eco-warrior Joost Bakker.
Melbourne Might Soon Be Home to the World's Most Sustainable Shopping Centre
It will include a 2000-square-metre rooftop farm and restaurant, designed by eco-warrior Joost Bakker.
February 10, 2018
Eco-warrior Joost Bakker (Greenhouse by Joost, Brothl) is at it again, acting as creative consultant for what may become the world's most sustainable shopping centre.
Teaming up with Frasers Property Australia, Bakker will design a 2000-square-metre rooftop farm and restaurant at the heart of the new Burwood Brickworks development — set to begin construction in mid 2018, just 15 kilometres south of the Melbourne CBD.
The rooftop's massive agricultural hub will sit within the complex's 12,700-square-metres of retail and hospitality space, with the urban farm split between greenhouse, external planter box and landscaped growing areas. Some of the sustainable elements Bakker plans to implement include a closed-loop water system, composting capability, and minimal transportation of food and waste.
It has yet to be decided which restaurateur will run the space, with Frasers currently seeking expression of interest from established food and drink providores. The rooftop is already sounding like an inner-city gem and we are eager to see which tenant takes this massive project on.
"There is such a hunger for this kind of development throughout the world," says Bakker. It really fills a gap in the market to feed and nurture conscious consumers... [that] want to shop, eat and relax in environments that truly support a sustainable world."
The design of the wider mixed-use development will also focus on sustainability, using a large solar PV system and an embedded electricity network to target a minimum five-star green rating, with the aim of becoming Australia's first six-star Green Star Design — and to achieve Living Building Challenge accreditation.
This accreditation is seriously hard to obtain and means the building must have a net zero carbon footprint, produce more electricity than it consumes, grow agriculture on 20 percent of the site, and prove net water and waste positive. It must also be constructed using non-toxic and recycled materials, and have other social benefits like access to natural daylight and indoor air quality.
Once completed in October 2019, the Burwood Brickworks development will join the challenge to determine if they meet the criteria to be considered the world's most sustainable shopping centre. Here's hoping Frasers puts their money where their mouth is.
Published on February 10, 2018 by Marissa Ciampi

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EGM on "Accelerating Global Actions for a World Without Poverty", 18-20 April 2018
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development promises to leave no-one behind and reaching the furthest behind first. Meeting this ambitious development agenda requires visionary policies for sustainable, inclusive, sustained and equitable economic growth, supported by full employment and decent work for all, social integration, declining inequality, rising productivity and a favorable environment. In the 2030 Agenda, Goal 1 recognizes that ending poverty in all its forms everywhere is the greatest global challenge facing the world today and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development.
While progress in eradicating extreme poverty has been incremental and widespread, the persistence of poverty, including extreme poverty remains a major concern in Africa, the least developed countries, small island developing States, in some middle-income countries, and countries in situations of conflict and post-conflict countries. In light of these concerns, the General Assembly, at its seventy-second session, decided to proclaim the "Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027)" (A/RES/72/233).The objective of the Third Decade is to maintain the momentum generated by the implementation of the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017) towards poverty eradication. Further, the 3rd Decade is also expected to support, in an efficient and coordinated manner, the internationally agreed development goals related to poverty eradication, including the Sustainable Development Goals and their objective of leaving no one behind and reaching the furthest behind first.
The Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in collaboration with the Social Development Policy Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), is organizing an Inter-Agency Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the "Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty" under the theme "Accelerating global actions for a world without poverty". The meeting will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 18 – 20 April 2018, as part of the preparations for the eventy third session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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Toxicological Information
It is important to understand the toxic effects of chemical, biological or physical agents ("agents") in order to determine the level of exposure that can be tolerated prior to deleterious or adverse effects occurring. When the toxic effects of such an agent are applied in the assessment of contaminated land, a number of key concepts must be considered:
The term 'exposure' can be defined qualitatively or quantitatively. Exposure is commonly (qualitatively) defined as:
"Contact made between the agent and the outer boundary of an organism" (adapted from http://www.epa.gov/iris/gloss8.htm#e.)
Exposure is generally quantified as the amount, or concentration, of the agent in soil, water or air available for uptake and/or intake by an organism.
Intake versus Uptake
Intake describes the entry of an agent into an organism (e.g. via ingestion). Uptake is used to describe the absorption of the agent into the circulatory system of an organism (e.g. absorption of an agent through human skin into the blood). Both intake and uptake are quantified in terms of a dose, as a mass (of an agent) per body weight per period of time.
Local Effects versus Systemic Effects
Some agents have an adverse effect in or at a localised part of the organism, for example an acid coming into contact with human skin.
Other agents have an adverse effect on a part of the organism distant from the point of entry, following absorption and distribution of the agent within the organism. For example, the liver within a human body may be most susceptible to the effects of an agent that has been absorbed into the blood stream, in comparison to the other organs.
The majority of agents cause systemic effects, but some agents can cause both a local and a systemic effect.
Acute versus Chronic
The toxicological effects of an agent are dependent on the time of exposure. Some agents elicit a deleterious or adverse effect on an organism over a short period of time – an acute effect – whilst other agents elicit an adverse effect over a longer period of time – a chronic effect. An acute effect occurs over a period of seconds, days or weeks. Chronic exposure usually relates to a period of time in the order of magnitude of a year or more, with adverse effects often delayed and/or long-lasting.
Threshold versus Non-threshold
Agents can also be split into two groups in terms of the type of toxicological response they generate in an organism:
(a) Threshold Agents
Agents are defined as "threshold agents" when there is a dose below which there is no measurable effect in the organism. For example, the hydrocarbon ethylbenzene is a threshold agent.
(b) Non-Threshold Agents
Agents are defined as "non-threshold agents" when there is not a dose below which there is no measurable effect in the organism. Any exposure to such an agent, such as genotoxic or mutagenic carinogens, may generate an adverse response in the organism.
Mutagenicity and Genotoxicity
· Mutagenicity refers to the induction of permanent transmissible changes in the amount or structure of genetic material of cells or organisms. These changes, "mutations", may involve a single gene or gene segment, a block of genes, or whole chromosomes.
· Genotoxicity is a broader term and refers to potentially harmful effects on genetic material, which may be mediated directly or indirectly, and which are not necessarily associated with mutagenicity.
Specifically, a mutagenic or genotoxic event is accepted as a critical stage in the initiation phase of carcinogenesis. (Definitions from ETAD, the Ecological and Toxicological Association of Dyes and Organic Pigments Manufacturers, www.etad.com).
Quantification of the Toxicity of an Agent
The toxicological effect of an agent on an organism is quantified in terms of a tolerable or acceptable daily intake (or uptake). Such quantification conventionally relies on studies into the effect of an agent on animals (e.g. rats), but preferably uses data directly applicable to the target population (e.g. epidemiological studies of human populations). The results of the animal studies commonly involve the extrapolation of the data for use in estimating the toxicological effect of an agent on a different organism population. The end result aims to define a No Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL), in terms of daily intake of an agent per body weight of the organism. The World Health Organisation defines NOAEL as:
"The greatest concentration or amount of a substance [agent], found in experiment or observation, which causes no detectable adverse effects on the target organism under defined conditions of exposure."
In order for this data to be used in the risk assessment process, an acceptable (or tolerable) daily dose must be derived, usually by the application of safety or uncertainty factors to the NOAEL. In some cases, the data are used to define an acceptable (or tolerable) concentration of an agent in a particular media (soil, water air), with inbuilt assumptions as to the level of exposure by the target organism population.
Use of Toxicological Information in Risk Assessment
There are a number of approaches employed by risk assessment models to calculate risk levels. These approaches are discussed below, using the most common nomenclature for each approach (adapted from Arcadis GMI, 2003).
Carcinogenic Slope Factor (CSF) – non-threshold agents
The predicted lifetime averaged daily dose is multiplied by a CSF (1/(mgcontaminant/kgbody weight.day) ) to calculate the individual excess lifetime cancer risk (IELCR).
Reference Dose (RfD) – threshold and non-threshold agents
The predicted daily dose is divided by an RfD (mgcontaminant/kgbody weight.day) to calculate a risk index (RI). This calculation of risk levels is predominantly used for threshold agents. However for non-threshold agents, an RfD is presented instead of a CSF, whereby the acceptable lifetime excess cancer risk is included in the derivation of the RfD. The predicted (most commonly lifetime averaged) daily dose is divided by the RfD to calculate an RI, as for threshold agents.
Unit Risk Factor (URF) – non-threshold agents
For inhalation exposure pathways within some risk assessment models, a dose is not calculated. Instead, the receptor point concentration – the predicted air concentration– is multiplied by a URF (1/(mgcontaminant/m3air) ), providing an IELCR as for the slope factor approach.
Tolerable Concentration in Air (TCA) – threshold agents
As for inhalation exposure to a non-threshold agent, a dose is not calculated. Instead, the receptor point concentration – the predicted air concentration– is divided by a TCA (mgcontaminant/m3air), providing an RI as for the reference dose approach.
The table below summarises the toxicological approach for a number of risk assessment models, which are designed to produce risk levels as an output:
Toxicological Approach
Non-Threshold Agents
Threshold Agents
It should be noted that a number of different terms are used for the above approaches within the different systems e.g. CLEA defines an "Index Dose" for Non-Threshold agents and a "Tolerable Daily Intake" for Threshold agents.


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Oct 2018
National Poetry Day Mix @ Worldwide FM
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I fell into a squat in the middle of the empty gym floor, and I just sat there, crying.
I was so overwhelmed.
It had been such an unexpectedly hard week. We were having challenges at the gym behind the scenes, I got tripped up by personal finance issues I hadn't seen coming, and I just didn't know what to do.
From the outside looking in, you would have been surprised to see this unfold.
Because for all intents and purposes, Lee and I had been successful at growing the gym. In the past few years, we more than doubled our membership from when we took it over 3 years prior, and Lee and I were full-time gym owners: making a living from our business and managing a team of incredible coaches.
But growth since 2016 had been so incremental and more so: unpredictable.
It felt like we were slaving away for peanuts. We were vulnerable to the seasonal highs and lows, and each cancellation would derail Lee. It wasn't just people leaving that would bother him, but we didn't have a system for replacing those people.
We certainly weren't in a bad place. But for as hard as we were working, we weren't in a great place either.
We were holding fistfuls of sand, retaining a good amount of it but seeing it clearly leak through our fingers.
It was when I hit this point of frustration that things suddenly started to turn.
That evening, when I was talking with Lee about everything going on at the gym, I was overcome with such a sense of desperation, and I said, "I don't even care what the solution is. I am so fed up with the way things are, I will do anything to fix our gym. I just want a solution. I just want answers."
Later, as I was on my laptop, I came across a bio of a friend of mine Robby, who owns successful CrossFit Reach in Acton, MA, and is now killing it as one of the world's top affiliates for Clickbank.
I didn't realize until reading Robby's biography that until he mastered Facebook ads for his gym, his gym struggled for the longest time. Once he figured out how to run proper Facebook ads, he started to drive real growth at his gym.
Then it dawned on me… that's it.
Over the past few years, Lee and I had developed, to some degree, every other part of the client experience: sales, on-boarding, long-term retention, coaching, and the daily member experience.
But the one thing we never had a real process for was: marketing.
If we could just get more people to our gym, we would be able to grow.
In the past, we tried tweaking our social media strategy and sharing more content in hopes of bringing new people to our gym, but again, the return felt like peanuts compared to the amount of time or money we put toward these endeavors. It didn't feel reliable or consistent, either.
So, armed with this new idea, I went to sleep… But, I couldn't sleep!
I kept tossing and turning because I was SO excited. I had an idea we hadn't yet tried!
Nearing midnight, I got out of bed and proceeded to scribble all over my whiteboard, detailing the process for how we were going to grow our gym, and it all revolved around conquering Facebook ads, once and for all.
The method was: learn Facebook ads > get more people to our gym > grow our membership > expand our class offerings and staff with newfound revenue.
Simple, right?
With a renewed sense of focus and determination, it actually felt like it.
The next day, I ran Lee through the plan. Taken aback by my sheer excitement, he agreed to explore the options with me.
Later that same day, I came across someone's profile on Facebook and saw that he ran a client acquisition process that teaches you, the gym owner, how to build and run your own ads.
That last part was the bit that landed with me because I didn't want someone else to build ads for me.
I wanted to learn myself. Marketing is a skill all entrepreneurs should have a foundation in. I wanted to learn what it took to build successful Facebook ads, so if and when we have other businesses, we could apply our marketing knowledge to those, too.
I also like the idea of not having to depend on someone else for the success of our gym, for the rest of its existence.
I booked a call with him for later that afternoon, we talked, and everything checked out. He was no BS, knew his stuff, and had the level of attention to detail that I knew would make him reliable throughout this process of working with him.
We bit the bullet and paid for the program.
That was in May.
We launched our first Facebook ad campaign at the beginning of July, and we shut it down a week later.
Even though we stumbled through our first campaign and made a lot of mistakes, we still saw an 8x return on ad spend, in just up-front cash alone, with a projected 47x return from the 6 and 12 month memberships we sold.
This ad campaign made us immune to the June slump.
… And these numbers pale in comparison to what some of the other gym owners in the group have gotten (and continue to get).
That said, I want to highlight something really important: this turned out to be not just a system for us – it became a journey.
This is what I originally wanted to get from this program:
- Client Acquisition System: A process for growing our gym sustainably and reliably. One that anyone on our staff, with the right training, could implement (read: it wasn't solely dependent on us as the owners).
- Skills for the Entrepreneur: Online marketing is undeniably important, especially if you have an eye at all toward scaling your brick-and-mortar business. Everything is digital now. I wanted to learn how to create my own Facebook ads, not only for the gym, but for any other future business we get into.
Check and check.
But this is what we also ended up getting:
- Teamwork
- Personal growth
- Purpose & direction
If you know me by now, you know pure profit doesn't drive me. The prospects of genuine life fulfillment and self-actualization do. Oftentimes, those things are enhanced by wealth.
So it wasn't just the numbers and the tangible return that convinced me this system would work for us, for months and years to come. It was also the intangible return we saw. This program:
Strengthened Our Partnership
Before we went through this program, Lee and I had our separate swim lanes. He was sales, head coach, and the face of the gym. As for me, any operations outside of the day-to-day, I scheduled, planned, and implemented, while taking care of the back-end needs (budget, payroll, building processes).
Going through the Max Out Your Gym program was an all-hands-on-deck operation.
We both needed to be involved to make this work. We went through the 12 week course together, we planned what our offer, sales process, and onboarding was going to look like, and when we launched, we both took consultations.
We were finally in the same swim lane, but much to our surprise, it wasn't creating redundant effort. Working together actually compounded our effectiveness and the momentum we had at the gym.
Provided Us with an Opportunity to Personally Grow
In diving head first into video content and sales, I was forced to face my fears.
Being in front of the camera was challenging and frustrating, but it was a skill we knew we, as business owners, had to develop, period. We certainly got a lot of practice.
By running back-to-back consultations with leads who were a lot cooler than we were used to, I had to face my fear of rejection. I flexed those atrophied muscles of turning it on, quelling people's fears, getting them to trust me, and rolling with the punches of no-shows or not closing.
In growing through this process, Lee and I have become much more well-rounded as gym owners. He pays more attention to the numbers, and I pay more attention to the quality of my interactions with people.
This process required so much of us personally, to make this successful, that we really had to put our big kid pants on.
I couldn't be stifled by doubt.
Lee couldn't be apologetic.
It simply wouldn't have worked if we allowed ourselves to get in the way.
We put ourselves out there, and although we got knocked down several times throughout the process, we kept standing back up, trying again, and eventually getting some amazing wins with a new group of people who are committed to themselves and to the gym.
The positive results of this have been so humbling and eye-opening, we are both infused with a deeper sense of appreciation for what it is we do as gym owners: taking care of people while remembering to take care of ourselves, too.
Gave Us Purpose and Direction
Every day we had consultations, we were at the gym from first thing in the morning to close. We called it "deployment" because the optempo felt a lot like deployments we were on in the military – a lot of work, with barely enough time to eat, sleep, and work out.
It's certainly not a sustainable pace, and more importantly, you have to balance growth with managing growth and retention. Now that our ads are off, we're doubling down on on-boarding, retention, and improving our member experience.
We are infused with a renewed focus to grow the gym while protecting that growth, as well.
Going through this process gave us such a clear direction on where to go with our gym and how to grow it sustainably from here on out.
And wouldn't you rather be flooded with leads from a system that actually works, instead of paying for… crickets?
The Bottom Line
With people who are new to CrossFit, you can only hope they come to the gym enough times to overcome their fears and develop that unshakable confidence in themselves and the good work they're doing at your gym. The confidence that comes from good days, bad days, and showing up for the end goal, no matter what.
And that's what this new marketing system has been for us.
A repeated opportunity to rise to the occasion, try again, and gain confidence in our ability to grow our gym reliably and sustainably, in a way that serves both ourselves and those around us.
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The Paradox
I miss his smile,
his gentle embrace.
His loving kindness,
his smooth unlined face.
The way he told the story
of how we first met.
The way he held my hand
as we watched the sun set.
In the beginning it was ideal;
We knew each other well.
Our love was shared and real
I thought I'd heard a wedding bell.
But the bell I thought I'd heard
Was a toll of awkwardness and silence.
My visions of love, by then, seemed absurd.
Ours was only a love built out of convenience.
But the worst thing of all, the real pain,
was never once, not once, did I complain.
I stuck it out and prayed for mercy
to end our terrible controversy.
But worse than that, I find,
is, in the end, I was the one who left
Not the one who stayed behind.


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Premier Futsal is here with its 2nd edition. The 3-week tournament featuring 6 football legends will start from 15th September 2017. Here are things that you need to know about the tournament:
There are 6 teams taking part in the tournament. These are:
Mumbai Warriors
Telugu Tigers
Delhi Dragons
Kerala Cobras
Chennai Singhams
Bengaluru Royals
Marquee Players
There's one marquee player associated with every team. Here's the list:
- Mumbai Warriors– Ryan Giggs
- Bengaluru Royals– Scholes
- Chennai Singhams– Crespo
- Telegu Tigers– Deco
- Kerala Cobras–Salgado
Star Power
Each team has its own star from the entertainment industry. Here are the celebs that are associated with the teams:
- Mumbai Warriors- Tiger Shroff
- Bengaluru Royals- Punit Rajkumar
- Chennai Singhams- Arya Jamshad
- Telugu Tigers- Rana Daggubati
- Kerala Cobras- Sunny Leone
The matches will take place in Mumbai, Banglore, and Dubai.
You can buy the tickets from the Premier Futsal website. The prices start from ₹ 950 only.


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The Master of Christian Leadership (MCL) degree is a program of study designed to prepare students for competent leadership in congregations, where the calling is not to senior ordained pastoral leadership, or for other leadership positions outside the local church. It is ideal for persons pursuing education for specialized ministry (such as youth ministry or church planting) or for those who wish to complement their current career path with theological education by exploring the interaction between their faith and career. It is designed to be completed in 3-4 years part-time or 2-3 years full-time.
|Ministry & Leadership Formation Studies
|Spiritual Formation (3 hours)
|Covenant Group (3 hours – 6 semesters of .5 credits each)
|Theology & Practice of Leadership (3 hours)
|Modern Theories of Leadership (3 hours)
|Biblical Studies
|Biblical Hermeneutics & Exegesis (3 hours)
|Interpreting the New Testament or Interpreting the Old Testament (3 hours)
|Theological & Philosophical Studies
|Introduction to Theological Studies (3 hours)
|Introduction to Christian Ethics or In Search of Biblical Justice (3 hours)
|Focused Leadership Studies
|Leadership Electives (9 hours)
|Leadership Experience/Internship
|Leadership Practicum (3 hours)
*36 Total Credit Hours
*New curriculum requirements as of the 2019-20 Academic Catalog.
An essential aspect of fulfilling Leland's mission to "equip transformational leaders for the global ministry of Jesus Christ" is nurturing spiritual growth in students. Leland seeks to provide a structure and atmosphere that helps students to have the support and accountability necessary for both individual and corporate spiritual growth. Like anything, building community that encourages this kind of growth takes time and intentionality. To this end, Leland has set in place specific requirements for our students.
Spiritual Formation Class – MCL students are required to take the Spiritual Formation class during their first semester at Leland. Besides acquainting students with basic aspects of the history and practice of Christian spiritual formation, this class will provide a model for practicing spiritual disciplines within the context of a covenanted small group.
Covenant Groups – For 6 subsequent semesters, MCL students are required to continue participating in a covenant group (.5 credits per semester) comprised of 4-7 other graduate students, which will meet seven times during the semester. The group typically reads a spiritual classic together and encourages one another in their spiritual practices. MCL students who wish to graduate in a shorter time period may register for extra credits per semester, with added course requirements.
Community Life Events – MCL students are also asked to contribute to and benefit from the broader Leland community by participating in at least two required community life events each semester (or four per year). These events include the all-school gatherings that inaugurate each semester, Advent and Lent worship services, Theological Society meetings, and the Graduation ceremony.
The John Leland Center for Theological Studies is committed to providing equal opportunity for all student applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age or disability. The decision for admission rests with the Admissions Committee. Admission into the Master of Theological Studies program is based on the following considerations:Attested commitment to the Christian faith manifested by a commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ, membership and participation in a church and recommendation from Christian leaders.
See Our Admissions Process for a more detailed description of the application process.
Credit Hours: 36
Vocational Focus: Leadership in church staff, parachurch or non-profit organizations, business and public service contexts.
Curricular Focus: Leadership and organizational studies in the context of solid biblical and theological understanding.


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All children have the right to be safe.
Dallas CASA has recently concluded its transformation $37 million campaign launched in 2012 to ensure that every abused child in the protective care of the courts in Dallas County will have a CASA volunteer advocate.
Two out of five abused children in protective care in Dallas are waiting for a CASA volunteer. On an average day in Dallas County, nearly five children enter the foster care system. More than 4,600 Dallas children lived in protective care last year. Amidst an overwhelmed child welfare system, judges need detailed current information to make the best decisions for these children. CASA volunteers are trained to gather information that helps judges decide the best possible outcomes for the children.
A CASA volunteer can make all the difference in the life of an abused child. A CASA volunteer acts as the eyes and the ears of the courts. CASA volunteers get to know the children, review records, research information and talk to everyone involved in a child's life – social workers attorneys, parents, teachers and family members. This enables CASA volunteers to form an understanding of the children's circumstances and make recommendations that help judges decide the best permanent home for the children. And throughout this very difficult and frightening time, the children benefit emotionally from the steady support of caring dedicated volunteers.
Serving all the children means that Dallas CASA needs increased levels of support to recruit and train additional volunteer advocates and to hire additional program staff to supervise them.
At a cost of $2,030 per year to provide a CASA volunteer to help an abused child, the goal of the campaign was to double the number of children served from 2012 to 2016 and within the following years, serve every child. As the Campaign moved forward, Dallas County child welfare statistics did not stand still. In 2015, 18% more children were taken into protective care than the year before. Despite the surge, Dallas CASA was able to serve 58% of the children in protective care in 2015 and continues on its course to serve all children. In 2017, we served 76% of the children in protective care during the year. We will continue to broaden and strengthen our individual giving base and appeal to our foundation and corporate donors to help us keep pace with the growing need.
Thank you to those who have supported Abused Children Can't Wait – The Campaign for Dallas CASA.
With your continued support, together, we can help abused children heal and become healthy, successful adults. Please help us make sure every abused child in Dallas has a CASA volunteer. To learn more, please contact Becca Haynes Leonard at 469-547-9445 or email.


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It was the Chancellors autumn statement today and he revealed a projected £120 billion hole in the public finances which has been caused by Brexit. Now I know this is only a forecast and not real money, but when forecasts show bad news they are invariably over optimistic when looked back on with the benefit of hindsight.
The most amazing thing I find in this is that the Conservatives still manage to keep their reputation of competence. The whole Brexit fiasco was created by David Cameron as a way to 'solve the Europe problem' and yet has left us staring over a cliff edge and still the Tories are seen as a safer pair of hands than Labour.
I look back to May 2015 and think about the choices people made in the general election and think we would have been much better off if Ed Milliband had won.


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The history of the Chateau du Cros is closely linked to that of the Province of Guyenne, and began in 1196 when Richard the Lionheart gave a fief, the Domaine du Cros, to Sir Boson Casau.
In 1322, Bernard de Segur obtained permission from King Edward II to fortify the Castle by surrounding it with a limestone wall. Located on the heights of Loupiac, overlooking the Garonne valley, the castle became a strategic stronghold, and took the name Chateau du Cros.
The vineyard includes a true rarity for the region - a one hectare plot planted in 1907, which has been producing a real Loupiac nectar for four generations.
This estate belongs to the Boyer family and Catherine Boyer, the fourth generation, has conserved the family philosophy "Tradition, Quality and Know-how".


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Dealing with My Depression
"And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, 'Arise and eat." (1 Kings 19:5) The Bible exposes a real-life issue here as we read of Elijah's journey. "Then he lay down under the tree and fell asleep." The number one symptom of depression…Read More


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Glenn 50's Diner had always been a favorite spot for me ever since I first tried it years ago. I've never, ever failed to return whenever I'm in Baguio and this time I think it's time for a full feature!
Posts Tagged '50s Diner
Strawberry Chronicles: Glenn 50's Diner
Tags: 50s Diner, Baguio, Baguio City, Club Sandwich, Food, Full House, Gambler, Gangsta Gangsta, Glenn, Glenn 50s Diner, Guys on the Hood, Review, SHE, Travel
Strawberry Chronicles: Impromptu Trip to Baguio! (Day Three)
Tags: 50s Diner, Baguio, Baguio Botanical Garden, Batirol, Choco-late de Batirol, Extension Resto, Food, French Toast, Full House, Gangsta Gangsta, Glenn, Glenn 50s Diner, Grotto, Longganisa, Lourdes, Lourdes Grotto, Poinsettia, Rizal Park, Travel
Time flies so fast when you're having fun. It's our third and final day in the cool and breezy city of pines, Baguio. On our third and last day, the sun got shy and we were threatened by the rains!
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Strawberry Chronicles: Impromptu Trip to Baguio!
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I have been going through a lot of stress lately. It's funny that I haven't had this much stress when I was doing regular office work. I guess real life is more stressful! And because of that I just decided to have a quick getaway. Two options were in my mind: the beach or the mountain. And by the title of this post, you can already guess which one won.
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Baguio City Quickie + Food Trip
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Just before 2012 drew to a close I managed to take a quick break from the hustles and bustles of Metro Manila by "chilling" in cool weather of Baguio City. Here's my trip in pictures.
Baguio City Quickie
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What's crazier than driving up and down Baguio City from Metro Manila for a day tour? It's doing it all over again! We did it once, and last weekend was able to do it again.


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Insider with more behind the scenes information...
It's been some months since I wrote the last Insider column. I had started on a column for the last issue but Aaron was not happy with it and due to pressure of work it was not possible to re-write it, so you had to do without Insider last issue. As is always the way product development and deal making have continued behind the scenes, so let us see what has transpired over the last few months.
RiscStation announced that they would have a prototype portable on display at Wakefield. However what many customers saw was the PC version of the new RiscStation laptop, running a copy of VirtualAcorn. Those who were around at the correct times would have also seen the "real" prototype, and if they asked nicely would even have been allowed to use it so they could see that it was indeed fully working. An announcement was due regarding delivery of the portable shortly after the show. However it seems that timescales have slipped a little and RISC World decided to ask Roy Heslop a little more about this. He told us that the reason for the delay was due to some components that were in the original design being replaced by newer ones by the component manufacturers. He also told RISC World that they "...had been assured that they would have a fully working demonstration machine, in the production case, at the beginning of August."
Those with long memories may well remember the work that was being done on the RiscStation Evolution some 2 years ago. This was based on the CATS motherboard designed by Simtec, and was scheduled to be a RiscPC replacement. It would seem that this project may well now be continuing in some form. Some of the work that has been done by RISCOS Ltd on the Select version of RISC OS would, it seems, make it easier to port RISC OS to the CATS motherboard. If the RiscStation Evolution does get developed further this would provide a possible competitor for the Omega, although the CATS board is an older design, and doesn't support the X-Scale processor in its current form. RiscStation are not the only hardware company who are interested in the CATS board however, Insider has been told that another hardware manufacturer has recently started expressing interest. Perhaps the Evolution will come to the market, but with a different manufacturer's name on the case.
This years love
One of the most un-likely romances seen in many years is flourishing between two parties, RISCOS Ltd and MicroDigital. In the past the two companies have had a rather stormy relationship. However with the imminent release of the Omega computer it seems the two have patched up their differences. Just to cement the relationship RISCOS Ltd have recently announced a new installer that can be downloaded off the the Select website. This will allow Select to be installed on a Microdigital Mico computer. This is interesting when you take into account this quote from Paul Middleton, the MD of RISCOS Ltd, when interviewed prior to Wakefield "...I believe that there are only three people who have contacted us wanting to know when there will be a RiscStation compatible version of Select, and only one enquiring about a Mico version." Presumably either the one Mico customer was very important or RISCOS Ltd have done the work not to support the Mico, but the large number of potential Omega owners who may well want to run Select as well.
RISC OS Select
Some developers have been reluctant to support RISC OS Select since its release, however it seems that the attitude is beginning to soften in some quarters. APDL recently announced a Select compatible version of DrawWorks, snappily called "DrawWorks Select". However as Aaron is the author of DrawWorks perhaps he should take over the story.
Insider is quite right, I have written a new DrawWorks that now works with the Select version of Draw. APDL had always planned to do it, but only after Select got a real release, and not while it was still being fiddled with. A reasonable amount of work had to be done to get it going but it was fun. Although I have no idea why some of the changes have been made to Draw, indeed they don't make any sense at all. For example there is a key shortcut for copy, but not one for paste!
Talking of Select the RISCOS Ltd web site recently announced that they had signed up the 796th subscriber. Insider finds this quite interesting as it was May 2001 that Select was first announced at the Wakefield show that RISCOS Ltd didn't attend. If one assumes that the 796th subscriber was signed up in mid June that would be 13 months, or let us say 56 weeks which equates to 392 days. This means that on average there are 2.03 new Select subscribers every day (assuming a 7 day week). This is hardly going to get RISC OS back where it belongs. Let us contrast this with sales of VirtualAcorn, which in 6 months (26 weeks) has supplied 1423 copies. That equates to 54.7 copies a week, or 7.81 copies per day. So using these figures almost 4 times as many people are installing RISC OS 3.1 as are installing Select. Another point to bear in mind is that all of those who have bought Select are already RISC OS users, without a copy of RISC OS 4 they could not use Select. Contrast this with VirtualAcorn users, many of whom have never even owned a RiscPC and are still using A5000, A4000 or even earlier machines. A reasonable number of VirtualAcorn users do not even currently own a genuine RISC OS machine and without the presence of VirtualAcorn would not even be running RISC OS. Perhaps this goes some way to explain RISCOS Ltd's continued attitude towards VirtualAcorn. Select is almost exclusively an upgrade for existing users, where as VirtualAcorn can actually bring old users who have departed the platform back. (Witness the interview with Paul Middleton from RISCOS Ltd in this very issue - ED).
Another few RISCOS Ltd oddities appear in the "From the Cutting Edge" article from latest Foundation RISC User. There is a long section about the 32bit version of RISC OS (as developed by Pace Microtechnology), part of this relates to software. The point being that a 32 bit OS running on a 32bit processor will not be able to run most existing software. To support a 32bit OS developers would have to make new 32bit version of their programs. One needs to wonder how likely this would be, would Xara release new 32bit versions of Artwork and Impression? They might be persuaded if the project was funded externally, but it seems unlikely they would do it themselves. So you need a way of running 26 bit software on a 32 bit machine. Paul Middleton suggests the following "Emulating a 26-bit computer on a 32-bit platform may be the answer...". Indeed emulating a 26 bit machine on a 32bit one may well be the answer, but isn't that what VirtualAcorn does already?
The future in black and white
There has been an increasing trend over the last few years in "retro" design, making and building things with deliberate reference to the past. Insider is delighted that TAU Press have embraced this trend with open arms and gone back to the early days of Acorn User by printing the inside of the magazine in black and white. Although this seems fully in keeping with the "retro" feel Insider has been informed that a number of advertisers are none too pleased. Will we see a magazine with black and white articles and colour advertising pages soon? (Yes, so it will be a bit like the Phantasm article in this issue then - ED)
All the companies that promised high speed network cards for the Wakefield show seem to have delivered on their promises. A large number of companies had the cards on their stands at the show, either designed by Simtec or Castle Technology. These 100 Mbit cards should allow faster networking using RISC OS. A report on The Iconbar casts more than a little doubt over this. It seems that in independent tests the Castle card performed rather poorly. Insider has been informed that this is purely a software problem and a fix will be available shortly, however at present those wanting network cards seem to be flocking to the Simtec version. Unless Castle sort the problem our soon it may well be that anyone who wants a card will have gone and bought a Simtec one.
Signing Off
As an endpiece last time I wrote the following "ask yourself a simple question, if you were Pace and could see that a small company which has a licence for a version of a product you own could be a possible competitor would you want any 32-bit RISC OS stuff released at all?" I am delighted to say the answer to this is yes. I am sure those involved will make a full announcement about 32bit RISC OS when the time is right. One should of course remember that a 32 bit OS may well need a new computer to run it on, as well as new software.


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Once we understand that physical, chemical and emotional stressors are the basic reason behind subluxations, we get curious to know how emotions cause these spine misalignments. Yet, most of the time, our very own words reveal some simple tell tale signs.
"I cannot stand this anymore! I need back relief or I will go crazy!"
"That person is a big pain in the neck!"
"They are really cramping my style."
"This neck pain is really killing me."
Our emotions are associated with the definition we give to certain circumstances or situations that we are in at the moment.
For example, for some people, the sight of a spider creates worry or fear. They begin to manifest this fear within their body, and then it can be expelled as back pain, shoulder pain, or all around nerve pain. However, for others, the same spider may be a a sign of good luck, or a beautiful piece of nature. Leading them to want to pick it up and provide it with love. Theses are two terribly different emotional responses to the same situation.
The Fight or Flight Response
The relationship is complicated, but easily put, once we become stressed, our body releases a "fight or flight" internal secretion of a hormone called cortisol. This hormone influences muscle tension throughout our body.
When the muscles around the spine tighten, they can cause misalignments. These misalignments will begin to affect the spinal cord and the surrounding nerves exiting the spine. After all, bones don't move unless enforced by muscles, and muscles don't contract unless authorized by the nervous system.
Our emotional health most definitely affects our immune system, increasing our susceptible to colds and infections throughout our emotionally difficult times. While regular chiropractic care won't eliminate stress, it can help you learn to better control/accommodate it. A chiropractic adjustment will help relieve the tension placed on the nerves around the spine misalignment. In turn, the muscle, or organ on the other end of this stressed nerve will be able to function back at full capacity. Once the nerve is working 100%, the muscles, and organs can begin return to normal and relieve the stress that was trapped.
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Dental implants are done with a team approach. It requires a surgeon to place the implant and a restorative dentist to fabricate the teeth that will be placed on the implants. The planning should begin with the restorative dentist (Dr. Solar) and would consist of a thorough exam, radiographs (x-rays), study models, and photographs. A treatment plan will be formulated based on the information that was obtained and then the next step is to see the surgeon for a surgical consultation.
The implant is a titanium post that is placed by the surgeon and is covered by the gum tissue. It is left to heal for 3-6 months. During this time the bone grows onto the surface of the implant. The second stage is for the surgeon to uncover the implant. At this point the restorative dentist can start fabricating teeth that connect to the implant.
Implants can be used in many situations from replacing a single missing tooth to replacing several teeth. They can even be used to help stabilize a loose denture. Implants can restore a patient's confidence to function and smile.
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- Game title: Crazy Cube
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Crazy Cube is a puzzle game on www.flash-game.net in which you try to form cubes correctly. There are six surfaces for each cube and each surface contains nine tiles. In the game, there are colored markers in several tiles. You should try to link like colored markers. You can click left mouse button on one marker and hold it. Then draw across cube and once it reaches another same colored marker, you shall release left mouse button. Link every pair of like colored markers to complete a cube. You can not link cells diagonally. If you break an existing link, reselect the broken link color by clicking on one of the two markers, then plug and gaps. Black cells are blocked. Once a cube is completed, it will break to pieces. Then you can move to the next level. Have fun!


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I knew there was going to be more to this from Chavez...
From The Washington Times:
From The Washington Times:
Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez vowed yesterday to keep fighting for a package of radical constitutional amendments despite a stunning referendum defeat that sent his opponents into the streets in celebration.
"I don't withdraw a single comma from this proposal," Mr. Chavez said of his amendments, which would curtail private-property rights and remove limits on the number of terms he could serve as president.
"I keep making this proposal to the Venezuelan people. This proposal is alive, not dead. It couldn't be done for now, but I maintain it," Mr. Chavez told officials, military officers and reporters who gathered at the presidential Miraflores Palace as the outcome of the voting became clear. [snip...]
Gen. Raul Baduel, a former defense minister who resigned from Mr. Chavez's government to lead a campaign against the constitutional changes, warned that the president could still seek to alter the country's legal system by "other means."
Gen. Baduel said Mr. Chavez could use "enabling" clauses in the current constitution to legislate by decree. He suggested that a new constitutional assembly should be elected to put checks on the presidency, which Mr. Chavez has progressively strengthened since he came to office in 1999.[snip...]
Some election monitors, without offering any proof, said Mr. Chavez lost by a much wider margin, of almost 10 percentage points.
"It's obvious that they tried something, but couldn't do it because the difference between the 'no' and 'yes' vote was too great." said Rodolfo Monsalvo, a Caracas taxi driver cruising through opposition street parties, where printed copies of Mr. Chavez's proposed amendments were burned.
"We've been marching in protest for nine years and finally we've won" said Corina Perez, a 25-year-old schoolteacher. "Every time they managed to cheat us, but couldn't do it this time."


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Buick Lacrosse 2005 Parts
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Buick Lacrosse is now considered one of the flagship models for the Buick sedan lines. However, those are the 2016 models. The one you have has aged venerably over time and it deserves more attention to it because it has served you admirably. It has done the family trips, the work, and the play and you have had to repair and fix it multiple times but you always felt like you got your money's worth from the vehicle. You are probably planning on prolonging that relationship for as long as you can.
You have a good reason. If you have owned any car for any stretch of time then you know that you have built memories in that car. Getting rid of the car would fee like intentionally getting rid of those memories. A moment that would be sad and hard to fathom right now. Luckily, you do not have to think about that yet. You can still maintain your vehicle's worth and value by getting good quality Buick Lacrosse 2005 parts. Parts that will not damage the car when they are used and parts that will work the first time right out of the gate.
The fact is that you can damage your car if you choose the right part but the wrong company to provide it to you. Why? It is because the chose of an aftermarket company for parts can be very good or very bad. It depends on the business practices of the business in question. Aftermarket parts do not have to follow the standards set by the vehicle manufacturer and they set their own rules for how good their product is or is not. They can cut corners if they so wish to and pass those savings on to you if they want. However, they do not have to cut corners or pass those savings on to you if they do not feel it necessary. The best way to make sure you are not a victim of this is to do your research.
The smart thing to do is to get OEM Buick Lacrosse 2005 parts because they are the same parts you would get if you were able to buy your car off the line today. The parts will fit the right way and they will work in a way that the vehicle manufacturer can predict. it is why using OEM parts is recommended because the failure rates, strengths, and possible challenges of using the part are known commodities. Appropriate plans can be more for these problems and a good idea of how long the part will last, in general, can be made. OEM also means that there were standards that were adhered to during the production of the part. The vehicle manufacturer's standards ensure that the part is a quality part and that it will do what it is supposed to do without damaging any of the other parts that work with it synergistically.
Looking for genuine OEM GM Buick Lacrosse 2005 parts for your vehicle? All you have to do is use the form below. Click and enter your vehicle's year, make, and model and the system will collect the parts for your vehicle and show them to you. The only thing that it will not show you is touch-up paint. You can find the touch-up paint you need by clicking here and following the instructions on that page.