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The first impression Jeff Boals made on Thad Matta was lasting. Boals was a senior at Ohio University in 1995 playing with a ton of heart on one good leg. Matta was an assistant coach at Miami University.
The first impression Jeff Boals made on Thad Matta was lasting. Boals was a senior at Ohio University in 1995 playing with a ton of heart on one good leg. Matta was an assistant coach at Miami University.
"I loved the fact that he was tough, rugged," Matta said, "one of those guys who had to get the job done."
Matta will expect nothing less from Boals than to get the job done again. The Ohio State men's basketball coach announced Boals' hiring yesterday as an assistant. He replaces Archie Miller, who left to work for his older brother, Sean, at Arizona.
"I was a role guy, a glue guy, and tried to do all the little things ... to win basketball games," Boals said. "I think that's kind of carried over to the coaching."
Boals, 36, worked the past three years at Akron, where his ability to identify talent helped bring in many of the players who led the Zips to a Mid-American Conference tournament title and NCAA Tournament appearance in March.
"Knowing a little bit about Jeff and just kind of watching him the last couple years ... you sort of take note of what a guy's doing," Matta said.
Boals, a star player at Sandy Valley High School in Magnolia, Ohio, near Canton, said his last high school game was the North-South All-Star Game in St. John Arena in 1990. He suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and saw a scholarship offer from Stanford disappear.
"At that time, when you blew your knee out, it was a one-year (rehabilitation), so you were kind of damaged goods," he said. "When you're 17 years old ... I thought my life was over."
He walked on at Ohio University and did not play or practice as a freshman while rehabilitating the knee. The following season, the redshirt freshman played 39 minutes.
"I didn't like it, so I worked my butt off between my freshman and sophomore year, gained weight, got my bench press up to 355 (pounds), and from midway through (my sophomore) year, I didn't get out of the lineup."
Boals, a 6-foot-6 forward, played with Hamilton Township product Gary Trent in winning the MAC regular-season and tournament titles in 1993-94 and beating Ohio State in St. John Arena to open the '94-95 season.
It was the first of four straight victories to claim the Preseason NIT title. The Bobcats were 16-4 that season when the ACL in Boals' knee was torn a third time (he said he has had five knee surgeries). They lost four of their last 11 regular-season games, lost in the first round of the MAC tournament and played two NIT games.
"I thought that team had Sweet 16 or Elite Eight potential," said Larry Hunter, then the coach at Ohio. "Jeff went down, and we just limped home from there.
"Jeff just made everyone around him better. He did all the little things that help you win."
Boals is said to coach and recruit the same way. One of his jobs now is to have some of his intangibles rub off on his players, particularly the big men he will coach.
"I'm excited to step in and try to figure out what buttons to push and hopefully bring some toughness and energy," he said.

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Posted on December 5th, 2012 by ploughmyfield. Filed under General.
Would you agree with that or not Ted, Roy?
I got a bargain with these 5 Britool spanners for 99p Yes there are still bargains on ebay. They were local to me so I didn't have to pay any postage.
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Description: Massey Ferguson Range Supplement Sales brochure covering the MF35 Loader, 17 Trailer, 18 Trailer, 702 Transport box, 701 Transport box, 723 Post hole digger, 721 Multi purpose blade, 727 Subsoiler, and 65 Rotary Cutter with pictures and spec on the machines dating back to 1966.
I really pushed the boat out on this one. I just hope it's worth it. I've only ever seen a photo and short video for the Ferguson training school. I'm desperate for any information I can get on the place. If I had a time machine it would be the place I would go an attend one of the courses.
* twitter question – banana loader on a 35x
Posted on May 16th, 2011 by ploughmyfield. Filed under General.
Hi All, a couple of days ago I had a question via twitter. OK let me stop right there. Twitter is the way of posting 140 characters of text onto a website. most people use it for "i just got out of the bath" or "now I'm on the train" comments. It's accessible from computers, mobile devices and smart phones. So I thought I'd have a go at quickly putting down my tractor thoughts or comments as the main articles take a little bit longer and a bit more thought in writing.
The window on the right hand side of the website displays the last of 8 or so of the most recently published posts. I can link to pictures and websites from within them. OK so now you know what twitter is, sorry of you already knew.
I had a question from @arjendj ( a user on twitter) and there question, "do you know a banana loader will fit on a 35x" I was pretty sure it could as I'm sure I've seen a picture of one.
This picture came from a book The complete book of Tractors and Trucks, published by Hermes House and written by John Carroll & Peter J. Davies.
I know there was a later loader produced with uprated hydraulics etc buy I don't know much about it. I checking the web and found a site selling a manual for an FE-35 loader it also sells a reprint of the
Ferguson Implement & Accessory Adaption TE20 to FE35 Manual
Which I'm sure will also have the banana loader in and a compatibility rating with the FE-35. When it arrives I will let you know.
I'd love some comments and feedback on this issue so please if you are knowledgable about an FE-35, MF 35 or MF 35x or have had any experience in this matter please get in touch.
Where do you get your manuals from? with the increasing cost of the originals what's the best place to get Ferguson and Massey Ferguson Manuals.
* Manual Madness
Posted on April 30th, 2011 by ploughmyfield. Filed under General.
I wasn't going to post anything today (working on some articles) but when I saw this I couldn't believe it. The world has lost the plot. I didn't think these where particularly rare examples?
* 9S-KE-20 Manual
Posted on April 23rd, 2011 by ploughmyfield. Filed under General, Manuals.
As you may or may not know last year I was given a 9S-KE-20 spring tine cultivator. Having this website sometimes has it's advantages.
I asked and one of the FoFH members kindly sent me a photocopy of the instruction manual for the implement. I never thought I'd get an original Instruction manual.
Then last week I saw one on Flee Bay but it went for £33 a price that is just to rich for me. Now what normally happens in these situations is everyone that owns one of these items then sees how much they are worth and a flurry of others then appear. My theory was correct and within a week 2 other copies of the Instruction manual were listed, one of which I now own. I plumped for the earlier larger format (8.5″ wide by 10.75″ high) manual from 1948, which incidentally is Ferguson Publication document 16 (FP/16/5/5,000/4/48).
It was originally supplied by
If anyone has any more information about Norfolk Tractors LTD I'd love to know more.
I've also collected a parts manual for the same item.
I still have 2 spring broken to be replaced so if you have an parts please let me know.
Happy Easter one and all.
* Plough Manual
Posted on December 11th, 2008 by ploughmyfield. Filed under Manuals.
I know people search this site looking for plough information.
So here is a gem of a link for you. I have Nev to thank for this. Nev from the FoFH forum. He came across a link to a site which has on it lots of ferguson manuals. It seems to be an American site as most of the manuals are from the ford ferguson days.
There is one manual about the servicing of a ferguson mouldboard plough. It is listed page by page. I've stitched the pages together and saved them as a PDF document. It makes Fascinating reading. lots of terminology, problem solving setup.
I've never seen a Ferguson manual like this. does one exist?
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Statement to the Legislature from the Honourable Teresa Piruzza
World Suicide Prevention Day
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
As my colleagues in this House know, one in five young people in Ontario are dealing with mental health challenges.
We know that 70 per cent of mental health challenges begin in childhood or adolescence, and if left untreated, they become more serious and more difficult to treat.
We also know that too many young people attempt suicide.
It may be surprising to know that Canada has the third highest youth suicide rate in the industrialized world.
It is in this sober context that I am proud to highlight the steps our government is taking to help young people with mental health challenges, specifically those in crisis.
It is my hope that today - on World Suicide Prevention Day - we give the issue of youth suicide the attention it warrants.
Mr. Speaker, we want young people in crisis to know there is immediate help close by.
That premise – delivering the support kids need, when they need it, as close to home as possible – is also the central theme of our Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy, announced in 2011, and which focuses on children and youth for the first three years.
Two years later, our efforts are making a real difference.
Approximately 35,000 more children and youth, and their families, are benefitting from the support and services provided by 770 new mental health workers.
Of these:
260 are helping kids in community agencies close to home;
175 are helping students in schools;
80 Aboriginal workers are providing services to children and youth in high-needs Aboriginal communities;
21 mental health court workers are helping to keep youth out of the justice system; and
144 nurses are working in schools and with school boards to support early identification and treatment of students with mental health challenges.
These workers are having a real impact in communities across the province.
An area I particularly want to bring attention to is suicide among Aboriginal youth. This is an area this government is very concerned about and we are determined to be a part of the solution.
The 80 new Aboriginal workers I mentioned will help high-needs communities provide additional, direct and culturally appropriate services to 4,000 more Aboriginal children and youth each year.
Our government will also develop and implement training supports for Aboriginal mental health and addictions workers to increase the supply of trained workers in Aboriginal communities.
Another important focus of our government's plan is to increase access to mental health services for the province's rural, remote and underserved communities.
I am also pleased that Ontario is enhancing its telepsychiatry model so an additional 800 children and youth in these areas can have access to mental health consultations and expertise through video conferencing.
We will accomplish this by allowing all professionals providing mental health services to children and youth to refer them to the new Tele-Mental Health Service, starting this fall.
Mr. Speaker, we need to continue to sustain the momentum we have built.
We are working in communities across the province, with our partners in schools, and the health and post-secondary sectors, so we can continue transforming - and improving - the child and youth mental health system.
While we are proud of all the achievements we have made in communities across Ontario, we know there is more to do.
We will continue working diligently with all our partners to help all young people in Ontario enjoy the bright futures they deserve.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.


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Bike lanes are great, as long as everyone on the road respects their purpose. All too often, motorists will double park in lanes or outright ignore them as they drive, making it dangerous for bikes to pass. Ian Dutton, a Prospect Heights cyclist, was fed up with the problem in his neighborhood and decided to take matters into his own hands.
Local police make a habit of parking in the bike lane on Bergen Street in front of the 78th Precinct stationhouse, so Dutton created an impromptu barrier around the lane using a dozen traffic barriers. Local cyclists cheered the development, citing a lack of consideration for bike lanes by the cops. "I respect what the bike lane vigilante did," cyclist Stephen Arthur told the Brooklyn Paper. "It seems like the police might be under-educated about what the purpose of that bike lane is."
An NYPD spokesman said that police only use the lane when there's no other option. "It could be because a prisoner needs to be taken in or a stray dog needs to be transported," he told the paper, to which one commenter had this to say: "There is always another option. It is called FINDING A SPOT."
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Look across Facebook and you can spot it—the virus that infects computer after computer. It's passed from one person to the next through sharing a link or even liking a post.
The virus you may have caught and passed on through social media is fear. You see it in headlines across Facebook.
- 7 Surprising Foods That Will Give You Cancer … And Make You Fat
- Why This Politician Hates Puppies And Will Take Away All of Your Freedoms
- 10 Steps to Protect Your Child From Their Inevitable Kidnapping
- How You Will Lose All Your Money By Not Clicking This Link. No, Seriously, Click This Link!
A study of 100 top blogs found that headlines with violent words like "kill," "dark," "bleeding," and yes, "fear," get more social media shares. Headlines that focus on negative superlatives—like never or worst—are more effective than either headlines without superlatives or ones with positive words. We share negative stories cast in terms of what we should fear, but why is that?
Many share the stories out of a sense of concern for others. They want to warn their friends and family about a potential danger. Others feel the need (or calling) to be the one sounding the warning bell alerting everyone to unforeseen or unacknowledged problems. Often times, however, all the extra voices present an outsized, fear-based image of the actual situation.
Think about kidnappings. We hear of virtually every instance of a child being grabbed by a stranger. As a result, 50% of parents fear their child being kidnapped. Yet, out of more than 73 million children in the U.S., only 332 were abducted by a stranger last year (less than 0.00046%). That doesn't mean we don't take precautions to help prevent our child from being one of those who are taken, but we should acknowledge the small likelihood and refuse to allow the fear of kidnapping to rule the way we parent.
No one is intending to spread the virus of fear, but Facebook is like the preschool classroom of the Internet where we all pass germs around unaware. As soon as one coughs out a post on a fearful topic, another shares it and before you know it everyone has been exposed to another's fear and it amplifies what was already present. Now, I'm not only afraid of the things I know about, I'm afraid of your fear as well.
Politics is an obvious example in which fear-driven, factually deficient posts spread like wildfire on social media before anyone has time to point out the truth. I've written about numerous examples, including one on Syrian refugees that continues to be relevant.
But while fear may garner Facebook likes and Twitter retweets, is it worth the cost to culture and ourselves? When we are driven purely by fear and a desire to remain "safe," the shelters we construct keep out more than the dangerous, but also the exciting, the adventurous, and even the loving.
As someone who loved and lost, C.S. Lewis wrote in The Four Loves about what we risk when we love, but also what we risk when we allow fear to trump love.
There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket—safe, dark, motionless, airless—it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. The alternative to tragedy, or at least to the risk of tragedy, is damnation. The only place outside of heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbations of love is hell.
The dwarves in The Last Battle are Lewis' fictional representation of being trapped in a cage of their own fear. While they rightly reject the rule of someone posing as Aslan, when the real lion, the ruler of Narnia, shows up, they refuse to accept him. "We've been taken in once and now you expect us to be taken in the next minute. We've no more use for stories about Aslan, see!"
As they are literally surrounded by heaven, the dwarves only see squalor because their fear prevents them from seeing anything else. Aslan explains to his servants who wish to help the dwarves realize the truth:
They will not let us help them. They have chosen cunning instead of belief. Their prison is only in their own mind, yet they are in that prison, and so afraid of being taken in that they cannot be taken out.
John reminds his children in the faith that the way to freedom is love. "There is no fear in love; instead, perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. So the one who fears has not reached perfection in love." (1 John 4:18)
Love is the antidote to fear. It prevents the disease from spreading through your computer into your heart. A life full of love has no time for fear. It makes room for wisdom. It rightly deals with concerns. But not fear. Love and fear cannot inhabit the same place at the same time. Even if love brings with it more risks, it must win.
But, in fact, love has already won. On the cross, 2,000 years ago love destroyed the grip of fear. Our only question is whether we live in that victory or succumb to the sickness from which we have been healed. Fear is the virus that seeks to infect our hearts, but love is the antivirus. Not in some trite, bumper sticker way, but in a real, unshakeable way. You can spread the sickness or the cure. The choice is yours.


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Featured in December 2013
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Christopher Baker
Thoughts, p. 8
The Simple List, p. 12
Editor's Note, p. 29
Your Words
- This Month's Question, p. 31
What is a great gift for the person who has everything?
- What to Read This Winter, p. 34
What book makes you feel grateful?
Holiday Gift Guide
- 50+ Gifts for $50 or Less, p. 37
- For women, p. 39
- For men, p. 49
- For teens and tweens, p. 57
- For kids, p. 63
- For anyone, p. 71
- Stocking stuffers, p. 79
Life Lessons
- Good Read, p. 85
Why is home so important during the holidays? Five writers reflect
- Modern Manners, p. 95
Catherine Newman on how to shush a chatty relative nicely, welcome a new neighbor, and more
The Guide
- What Am I Supposed to Wear?, p. 101
From "cocktail" to "come as you are," puzzling party dress codes explained
- Seven Pieces, Five Outfits, p. 109
Festive wardrobe staples you can easily mix and match
- Attention, Holiday Shoppers, p. 119
Expert advice on how to keep your spending under control
- Pretty Smart, p. 127
The latest beauty products and tips that save time, money, and your sanity
- Five-Minute Eyes, p. 133
Step-by-step how-tos for bold (and flattering) looks
- Road Test, p. 141
Makeup palettes
- You're Healthier Than You Think, p. 143
Rest easy: a reality check on the likelihood of having Lyme disease, gluten intolerance, and more
- 5 Minutes and You're Done, p. 148
- Personal Shopper, p. 151
Fun and fanciful papers and trimmings for gifts, plus alternatives for the wrapping-averse
- I Read the News Today. Oh Boy., p. 161
If, how, and when to talk about tragic events with your children
- Your Essential Guide to Holiday Survival, p. 170
Dozens of solutions to keep your schedule, your stuff, and yourself organized this season
- Take a Bough, p. 178
Three simple and stunning DIY wreaths
- Embellish Your Story, p. 182
Make an LBD really sparkle with striking hair and jewelry
- Here Comes Santa Claus, p. 190
Over 40 years later, a son and his mother revisit the annual hometown Christmas parade
- The Big Easy, p. 194
Six dishes (mains and desserts) that prove dramatic doesn't have to be difficult
- Make-Ahead Holiday Brunch, p. 203
Harried hosts, rejoice! A delicious spread that can be prepared (days) early
- Things Cooks Know, p. 210
Simplifying strategies, techniques, and tips—from the Real Simple kitchen to yours
- Quick Takes, p. 212
10 ideas for holiday sides
- Simply Sweet, p. 217
Apricot-walnut rugelach
- Five Easy Dinners, p. 219
- Nutritional Index, p. 230
Credits, p. 238
Where to buy products featured in this issue
Clip and Save: Real Simple to Go, p. 239


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Basic Security
Every single day, hundreds of billions of web pages are accessed, and the overwhelming majority provide for some safety and security to protect your personal and private information. However, basic security isn't enough to give you the kind of peace of mind you need when ordering something online – primarily when you are providing complete and total strangers over the internet with your contact information, your billing information, and information about your credit card, debit card, or bank account.
With an SSL certificate, however, you're able to move from the HTTP to the HTTPS protocol – securing and encrypting ALL of the traffic that moves across your website.
SSL & Certified Authorities
Unfortunately, the only way you're going to be able to move from one protocol to another is to buy SSL certification from a certified authority you know you can trust. That's where working with SiteGround comes into play.
You no longer need to be hosting your site on a VPS or a dedicated server to leverage SSL technology.
New advancements in the world of web hosting have allowed anyone with any web hosting plan or package – from the most basic shared web hosting to the most advanced dedicated hosting and everything in between – to now have the opportunity to use SSL technology.
In the past, folks were only able to leverage SSL certification when they had a VPS or a dedicated hosting plan. Today, with SiteGround, you're going to be able to rock and roll with SSL protection on any of their packages (all without having to spend a mountain of money on encryption along the way).
Believe it or not, SiteGround provides 100% free SSL certificates through the SiteGround Let's Encrypt SSL program.
What is an SSL certificate in the first place?
As we alluded to above, SSL certification is going to allow you to provide a more safe and secure platform for data flow and transfer across your website and your Web server. SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer and is a standardized encryption solution that provides a 100% secure, 100% private, and 100% encrypted tunnel for traffic to move through your site between your browser and your server.
This is the kind of protection used by ALL legitimate websites, especially those that are looking to sell products or services. Visit any website that offers something for sale, and you'll find that the prefix before the web address is HTTPS instead of HTTP, and many of them are green or have little green lock symbols to reflect the security as well.
How to implement SSL technology
The only way you are going to be able to implement SSL technology is by purchasing a legitimate SSL certificate from a licensed and certified authority.
This certificate is only going to be issued after necessary information has been collected, including your name, your domain name, your company name or your DBA, and a physical address that can be independently verified. All SSL certificates also have an expiration date, issuance date, and details regarding the Certificate Authority behind the actual issuing of that license in particular.
When a visitor connects to your secure website, the browser itself is going to see if the certificate is valid, if it is up to date, and if it is legitimate. Before any connection is made, the browser independently verifies that the Issuing Certificate Authority can be trusted, and wants this "handshake" is completed your brought directly to the website that you are trying to visit in the first place.
If the Issuing Certificate Authority is not that, if the certificate itself has expired, or if there was trouble along the way your browser will alert you to these details and give you the option to avoid moving forward or move forward with a warning that lets you know that your information may not be completely protected.
What's Changed?
Let's Encrypt is a major Issuing Certificate Authority online today, providing 100% free SSL certificates to website owners.
In the past, the only way to get your hands on SSL certification was to spend a pretty decent chunk of change on one, and then you had to renew your SSL certification on a regular basis – forking over even more money along the way.
Today, to dramatically improve the security of online business, the SiteGround Let's Encrypt SSL program is run for the benefit of the public. Supported by a public benefit organization based out of California, it is a certified authority and can issue SSL certificates in an open-source kind of way. This provides you with the technical tools, solutions, and certificates you need to succeed today, without having to spend a small fortune on SSL legitimacy.
Moving forward with SiteGround
At the end of the day, you have the option, and the opportunity to move forward with a SiteGround Let's Encrypt SSL certificate 100% free of charge and with no strings attached – OR you have the opportunity to move forward with SSL certification that you pay for directly and that you use to protect your website all the same.
Both certificates are going to function the same, and both certificates are going to provide you with the safety, security, and stability you need to run an online operation these days. At the same time, your SiteGround SSL certificate isn't going to be transferable off of the SiteGround platform whereas your public or paid SSL certificate can be more effortlessly moved around should you bounce from one host to another.
It's up to you to figure out whether or not the SiteGround Let's Encrypt SSL is right for you or if you should move forward with a more traditional option. It's nice to know that a web host has your back and is looking for new and innovative ways to help you (as a modern business) save as much money as you can.


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I can't believe how fast this week has gone by. Last weekend was the Couture Hawaii Fashion Show. It really was such a great opportunity for our fashion club to be able to showcase a small collection, with the "big leagues" of the Hawaii fashion industry. I'm still waiting on photos, so once I get them, I'll definitely be sharing it with you all.
I'm sure everyone is excited with the coming of fall. It's still "summer" here in Hawaii. It will forever be summer. Urgh. That doesn't stop me from building a "fall-ish" wardrobe, though. I found this camel colored vest at Old Navy for such a good deal. It's such a versatile piece and will be in major rotation in the months to come.
If you haven't heard yet, you can now shop online at Zara.com. So.freakin.thrilled! I can finally stop my incessant whining about not be able to shop there. And although, I still prefer physical shopping, online Zara shopping, is better than NO Zara shopping. Yippee!


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(1) The study of the patterns of inheritance of specific traits, relating to genes and genetic information
(2) Heredity
Genetics include biological studies in heredity, particularly the mechanisms of hereditary transmission and the variation of inherited characteristics among similar or related organisms. The different branches of genetics include:
- Behavioural genetics
- Classical genetics
- Developmental genetics
- Conservation genetics
- Ecological genetics
- Evolutionary genetics
- Genetic engineering
- Metagenics
- Genomics
- Mitochondrial genetics
- Medical genetics
- Molecular genetics
- Population genetics
- Statistical genetics
- Genetic epidemiology
- Archaeogenetics
- Quantitative genetics
The person specializing in genetics is referred to as geneticist. The father of genetics is Gregor Mendel who is an Augustinian friar in 19th century. His work that paved the way to genetics is his study of trait inheritance. He was able to decipher the patterns in which the traits were passed down from patents to offspring on pea plants.
Word origin: Ancient Greek génesis (origin)
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Paul knows that his life is drawing to a close; he writes, "For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure" (2 Timothy 4:6). His was not to be the quiet death of old age. He knows that he will soon face execution. But he views his death as he has viewed his life since the day of his encounter with the risen Christ; his life has been poured out in service of his Lord. "I have fought the good fight," he writes, "I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" (4:7). Paul has not wavered or turned back from serving Christ. Even now, when many have abandoned him, he continues to proclaim the saving message of Jesus (4:17).
What a sad contrast with Demas (v.10). Demas had been one of Paul's missionary team, helping him in the work of the Gospel. His name is mentioned along with Luke in the greetings Paul sends to the church at Colossae at the end of his letter to them (Colossians 4:14) and is mentioned alongside Luke, Mark and Aristarchus in Paul's greetings to Philemon (Philemon 1:24). He had seemed to run well, but, when the going got tough, he deserted Paul "because he loved this world / this present age." Demas loved his present life more than the work of the gospel and the coming kingdom.
Speaking of Mark, it's good to read Paul's estimate of this young man (v.11). Mark had turned back from accompanying Paul on his missionary journeys and Paul did not want to take him along a second time – he did not want an unreliable worker (Acts 15:36-41). But in the end, Mark had made good and had proved a real help to Paul in his ministry. He was now running well. Who knows, Demas may well have proved useful again in the end.
Paul writes, "Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day – and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing" (4:8). He has his eye on the finishing line and his hope set on the prize that awaits him. He's determined to finish well.
Does the hope of glory and the longing for Christ's appearing – the hope of cosmic transformation – keep us faithful and strong in following and serving Christ? Does it encourage us when we fall to pick ourselves up and continue the race? Let's make sure we finish the race and finish well. "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy that was set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart" (Hebrews 12:1-3).
Living God, we thank you for the ministry and example of the Apostle Paul and his determination to be faithful and useful as long as he had breath. But we thank you even more for the saving work of Christ who was faithful to the task you had committed to him. He was faithful to death and has been crowned with glory and honour. As we look for and long for the day of his appearing, help us to follow him and to serve him faithfully by serving others cheerfully. Help us not to grow weary and lose heart. As we have started the race, so let us finish, strong in faith and empowered by your Spirit.
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Frequently asked questions
Q: Why get certified?
A: Certification is an easy choice for any landscape company that takes pride in quality workmanship and professionalism. Certification at the company level establishes credibility and the motivation to constantly improve. By investing in employee certification, the company is involved and willing to put forth the extra effort to go above and beyond what is required to do business. The certification program can also offer companies a built-in training program. As employees study for the exam, they are being trained for job success. Landscape Industry Certified Technicians can walk away from the test with a greater sense of accomplishment, confidence and pride having proven their qualification and knowledge of the job they perform. More and more having a Landscape Industry Certified Technician on staff or on site is becoming a requirement for many commercial and municipal jobs. And, the public is looking for a way to distinguish one landscaping company from another.
Q: Who is eligible for testing?
A: Anyone is eligible to take the exam, but it is strongly recommended that the applicant have a minimum of 2,000 hours work experience.
Q: What can I expect on test day?
A: Written exams consist of timed, multiple choice answer questions which are offered several times throughout the year. As a first-time test taker you are allotted 2-1/2 hours to complete your written tests. The hands-on portion is a series of timed, hands-on stations that are monitored by a judge and requires the applicant to perform a variety of landscape functions. At the end of each timed problem applicants rotate to the next station. Applicants can expect to be at the test site taking hands-on problems for approximately 4 hours.
Q: How do I prepare for the test? Is there study material?
A: This is a self-study exam and certification; however, you are encouraged to purchase the Landscape Technician Training Manuals which are available through ALCC. Once you register for a test, you will receive a copy of the candidate test book. This book outlines the written tests and is the exact test for the hands-on problems. It also references specific chapters in the Landscape Technician Training Manuals to study. To allow sufficient time to study, candidates should apply for the test well in advance of the registration deadline.
Q: Do I need to bring anything with me to test?
A: You must present a current driver's license or other valid U.S.-issued photo ID for identification purposes on the day of registration for both the written and hands-on test. All of the tools and materials needed to test are provided for you on site.
Q: What is the dress requirement?
A: The Landscape Industry Certified Technician test site is considered by international test guidelines to be an OSHA job site. Candidates are required to wear hard-soled work boots (nylon or canvas-type boots are not allowed), long pants and a shirt with sleeves that does not display a company logo.
Q: When and how will I get test results?
Q: What is a passing score and what if I do not pass every test?
A: 70% or higher is a passing score. Any test problem you do not pass may be retaken during the next scheduled test. Additional fees and registration is required. You do not have to retake any test problems you successfully complete; only test problems which received a failing score. Your results will show a specific score if the test problem was failed. If the test problem was passed you'll see "pass" in the results section; specific scores are not given for passed test problems.
Q: How do I appeal a score for a hands-on test?
A: As a test applicant you have the right to appeal the scores you received on any of the hands-on problems. To appeal a score, you must write a letter explaining why the score should be overturned, submit a fee of $150 and mail it to the ALCC office within 30 days of the date of your results letter. Should the review committee overturn the score which you are appealing the appeal fee will be refunded.
Q: How long do my scores stay valid?
A: If more than three consecutive years elapse since an attempt was made to retest, your scores are invalid and you must retake all test problems.
Q: Once I earn my certification, how do I maintain it?
A: To remain in good-standing, you must re-certify every two years by reporting 24 continuing education units (CEUs) to NALP. A great way to earn CEUs is by being a volunteer on the ALCC Certification Committee or judging at a test. It is your responsibility to maintain a record of your re-certification credits and submit them to NALP. For additional information about re-certifying or for the CEU submission form, visit NALP's website.
Wed Jun 10, 2020Sustainable Landscape Management live webinar training
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The PEGASUS Interreg MED project (Promoting Effective Generation and Sustainable USes of electricity) aims to give evidence of the feasibility of microgrids acting on technical or administrative obstacles which are hindering the use of microgrids in disadvantaged areas; a tested business model will show advantages of smart interconnection and facilitate the adoption of necessary acts to define an ENABLING environment. The innovative approach of PEGASUS focused on experimenting a simulation of functioning of microgrids in 7 pilot areas jointly; solutions will be based on concrete situation with real data.
The Potenza pilot site is aimed at demonstrating the achievable advantages (primary energy, peak shaving, reduction of energy bills) by the Municipality in two different sites: a swimming pool, where a 165 kW CHP is able to provide about 95 % and 85 % of the required thermal energy and electricity, respectively, and also to feed, through the existing distribution network, about 70 % of the electricity consumed by an electric escalator, having an installed power of 192 kW and being used to transport people from the outskirts to the city centre.
The existing boilers in Montereale swimming pool will be partially substituted by a Combined Heat and Power system (CHP) driven by the heat demand of the swimming pool. The related generated electricity is used to meet the electric demand of Montereale swimming pool; the surplus is fed into the local distribution network in order to be used by the Santa Lucia escalator, by virtue of the regulatory solution called 'Scambio Altrove'.
The assessment of the monitoring carried out on the acquired data in the period from November 2017 until May 2018 identifies in a CHP system, 120 kW in thermal power and 65 kW in electric power, the most profitable solution. In addition to the intrinsic energy benefits of the CHP system it has been evaluated 25 MWh/year of reduced losses on the electrical network related to the pilot.
Learn more about the PEGASUS project HERE.


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Holiday Rentals June 2014 in the Loire Valley
What to do for your Holiday Rentals June 2014 in the Loire Valley
Be it vintage cycling, admiring the Loire Valley in full bloom or maybe a vintage car rally from the UK, there is plenty to do in June 2014 in the Val de La Loire. What better than to rent a chateau and be in the midst of it all!
Loire Valley Weather in June 2014
Lets start with the weather for your potential Holiday Rentals – it is usually hot and sunny in Loches in June! The area is known for its micro climate not dissimilar to the climates of the south of France. This is why the Royals back in the day used to love the Loire Valley and bask along the côtes of the Loire and build their châteaux nearby. So you can pretty much guarantee it will be good weather.
Loches Weather – We provide weather reports for Loches
What is there to do in the Loire Valley in June 2014?
Anjou Vélo Vintage Saumur – From Saturday 28 June to Sunday 29 June 2014
Like cycling? Join in and cycle through UNESCO's Loire Valley world heritage site and stop by the châteaux, vineyards (do not drink too much) and visit a troglodyte cave! All very original! You can register here A whopping 2650 participants and 20k spectators all go!!
Well I never, the Naylor Car Club is going to the Loire Valley, maybe they would like a Chateau to Rent for their stay in the Loire? Catch glimpses of them as they glide through from the 9th to 14th of June. Looks like they will be doing a wine tour by Grape Escapes – what a name!
France: Gardens of the Loire – Tour hosted by Lynn Steiner
Thursday, June 12, 2014 – Thursday, June 19, 2014
This Tour is aimed at Americans and is operated by Collette Vacations. Check out this Itinerary for only $4749!
Tour Highlights: Paris • Versailles • Chateau de Courances • Orleans • Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire • International Garden Festival • Chateau de Chenonceau • Winery Tour • Plessis Sasnieres • Chateau de Villandry • Chartes • Giverny
RHS Experiences:
- Delight the senses at the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire's International Garden Festival.
- Discover Louis-XIV's magnificent gardens at Versailles and admire the "Grandes Eaux" musical fountain show.
- Enjoy a tour and tasting at one of the most well-known wineries in Vouvray.
- Explore the stunning Chateau de Chenonceau, the traditional French gardens and relax during afternoon tea.
- Wander through the romantic gardens at Plessis Sasnieres as a guest of the owner and delight in the countryside setting.
- Visit famed Giverny, the tranquil gardens that inspired Monet to create his greatest works.
Of course you can do all of this within ease of Château de Mont-Félix or you could stay with us the week before or after? Contact the Owners Direct
Rendez-vous aux Jardins!
From 30 May to 01 June 2014
A garden tour of Chateaux! This is an invite by professional and Amateur horticulturists from the Local Area. I would say it is a good idea to speak a little French for this one! More Information is here: Gardens


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Steven Draper
Paul Lawrence
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Qiang Xiao
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Derek Matheson
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Chemistry and Biochemistry
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PEG-based increases to conformational and proteolytic stability of a Beta-sheet protein depends on PEGylation strategy and location
Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) has many beneficial pharmacokinetic properties and when strategically incorporated onto a protein drug significantly enhances conformational stability and proteolytic resistance. Some protein drugs can have short-circulating half-lives, are degraded by proteolytic enzymes, and are often neutralized by anti-bodies. However, aside from avoiding enzyme active sites or protein-binding interfaces, there are few guiding principles that can consistently predict optimal PEGylation sites. We demonstrate that the identity of the PEG-protein linker plays a substantial role on conformational stability of Beta-sheet model protein WW. The results of testing several Protein-PEG linkers show that some linkers are more effective at specific sites than others; for example, PEGylation of propargyloxyphenylalanine is stabilizing at the same site where Asn-PEGylation is destabilizing. Interestingly, the conformational stability observed correlated to proteolytic resistance.


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In Theaters Aug 8
The International Dota 2 Championships
LIVE from the KeyArena in Seattle, WA
Fathom Events and Valve are thrilled to bring the Grand Finals of The International 2015 Dota 2 Championships to the big screen for a legendary LIVE one-day cinema event on Saturday, August 8. Now in its fifth year, The International Dota 2 Championships return to Seattle's KeyArena, where the world's top Dota teams will battle it out to claim the Aegis of Champions â?? and a grand prize of over $15 million. This year, fans will be able to see the larger-than-life action as the Grand Finals are broadcast LIVE to cinemas nationwide.


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Out director Kimberly Peirce has signed on to direct The Knife for Universal Pictures. Deadline.com reports:
The storyline is inspired by a 2008 GQ article, "The Inside Man" by Guy Lawson, and the script was purchased by Universal two years ago. Peirce told Deadline why she was so interested in telling the story, and why it took so long:
Peirce, whose last film Stop-Loss was also inspired by a true story — her brother's stop-loss return to the military — is an anomaly in Hollywood. Women directors are rarely hired to direct films that are male-driven, much less action-films like The Knife looks to be. Recently, Catherine Hardwicke told Bust magazine she was passed over as a director for The Fighter becase she was female:
She acknowledged that Kathryn Bigelow, who won the Oscar for directing The Hurt Locker, is only an exception because she's won the award.
In a recent post on her blog Women & Hollywood, Melissa Silverstein wrote the percentage of female-directed films hasn't significantly changed in over 10 years.
The changes she's referencing are Lisa Cholodenko and Debra Granik, whose films (The Kids Are All Right and Winter's Bone, respectively) were nominated in other categories. Both movies were well-received, so why were they snubbed? Could the directors' vaginas have anything to do with it?
Considering awards are not the be-all, end-all, the problem lies in this: Where are these director's next projects? Neither Cholodenko or Granik seem to have any projects greenlit as of now, and they could be competing with the same male directors they were up against to be considered as an Oscar nominee this year.
Kim Peirce is working with screenwriter Vineet Dewan and producer Brian Grazer on a film that seems to be, at its center, a story about men. I'm glad to see Universal wasn't afraid to put the subject matter into her hands, and hopefully she will do the subject justice just as she did with the subjects she dealt with in Boys Don't Cry and Stop-Loss. She has a big budget, a large studio behind her, and will likely nab some big names to star. If it's a success, will it change Hollywood politics? Probably not much, but it's a step in the right direction.


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Safety & FAQ
Know Before You Throw
Safety & FAQ
Commonly Asked Questions
All guests, whether they are throwing or watching, must be 18 or over with proper identification. Underage drinking will not be tolerated.
Yes! We sell light snacks such as chips, pretzels, etc. We also have soft drinks, water, iced tea, and Red Bull available for sale. We do not have a bar, but we have ice for the beverages you bring in.
Please contact us if you are planning an event for a group of 30 or more.
Stumpy's has plenty of parking in the front of the building. If this lot is full, please park in the back of the building and enter through the back door.
Walk ins are not recommended on the weekend. We'd hate for you to drive far and be turned away. If we have availability, we'd be happy to bring you in. Our reservation system lists all available times for the date. If no times are listed, we don't have any space. (Sorry!)
Non-throwers are allowed to come join the social throwdown. The cost is $15 plus tax. All Stumpy's guests must be 21 or over, whether they are throwing or not.
General Common Questions
We sell light snacks like chips, pretzels, etc as well as soft drinks, water, and iced tea. Should you bring your own beverages, we have complimentary ice buckets available to keep your beverages chilled.
Hosting a private party with us? We also have local caterers we often work with and can set your group up with them as well.
We are open 5 Days a week, Wednesday-Sunday.
**We will open for Private Parties of 20 people or more any day of the week by request. Give us a call to schedule.
Pricing per person is $40 plus tax, if you are going to throw hatchets. For those who want to be part of the party, but are unable to throw hatchets, the non-thrower fee is $15 plus tax.
If you are part of a group of 1-3 people, you will need a one hour time slot. The cost per person is $20 plus tax for the hour.
Groups of 4 or more will require 2 hours. The cost per person is $40 for the two hour time slot.
You are more than welcome to bring in your own snacks. Didn't bring anything, but you're starving? Guests are welcome to order a pizza to be delivered. We have the menus from all the local spots that deliver.
Stumpy's has plenty of parking in the front of the building. If this lot is full, please park in the back of the building and enter through the back door.
Non-throwers (Debbie Downers) are allowed to come join the social throwdown. The cost is $15 plus tax. All Stumpy's guests must be 21 or over, whether they are throwing or not.
We will be starting a league in the Winter of 2018. If you are interested, get on the list here.
Throwing sessions for groups of 4 or more take just about two hours. However, we recommend arriving at least 10 minutes early, as your session begins promptly at the time you booked with a brief training session. If you are in a group of 3 or less, you may reserve a throwing pit for 1 hour.
Questions for First Timers @ Stumpy's
Be comfortable — it's a sporting event! The throwing pit area is not air-conditioned so please dress in loose, cool clothing when the weather is warm. During the fall and winter, we do keep it cool, so a flannel, sweater, or sweatshirt is a good idea. For safety purposes, no open-toe shoes or sandals. SANDALS OR FLIP FLOPS ARE NOT PERMITTED.
Training takes about 15 minutes. This includes completing the waiver (if you haven't done so prior to arriving), reviewing safety rules and procedures, and instruction on how to throw a hatchet.
Wanna get ahead of the game? Sign the waiver HERE before you come!
After about 15-30 minutes, most guests are hitting the target and honing in on the bullseye. When the group feels ready, they can try a variety of hatchet throwing games. Instructions are in the pit or you can axe a throwing coach. Want a head start on things? Check out the games HERE!
Safety is our highest priority at Stumpy's. This is a very controlled environment and each person who enters must go through a brief training session before they are allowed to begin their time in the throwing pits.
If any participants in the throwing pit area are not following the rules, we reserve the right to terminate that participant from the area with no refund.
Just yourself, closed toe footwear, and and AXEcellent attitude! We have everything you need here for your hatchet-throwing experience! We have some beverages and light snacks for purchase but if you prefer to bring your own beverages, we'd be happy to ice them up for you. (Read between the lines here- rhymes with schweer and schwine) Guests are also welcome to bring in their own snacks and/or order food delivery. We have menus from all the local spots that deliver.
Common Questions About Parties & Events
Stumpy's is the perfect place for a private party. We have hosted many fundraisers, team building events, and other corporate events in the past. If you would like to have an event with 30 people or more at Stumpy's Eatontown, please give us a call at (732) 544-5069 or send us an email at: firstname.lastname@example.com with the type of event you wish to host in the subject of the email.
Cost for the entire venue is $1000 plus tax per hour. We also host events during any day of the week per request.
Sorry, Stumpy's is for big kids only – 21 and over!
We ask that you bring your own plates and utensils, but if you run short or forget something, just axe!
Common Questions About Reservations
We recommend booking as far in advance as possible. Fridays and Saturdays typically fill up first, so be prepared to wait a few weeks if you want to come on a weekend night.
Walk ins are not recommended on the weekend. We'd hate for you to drive far and be turned away. If we have availability, we'd be happy to bring you in. Our reservation system lists all available times for the date. If no times are listed, we don't have any space. (Sorry!)
We understand things come up and you may have to change your reservation. We just ask for you to notify us as soon as possible when you know you have to cancel or reschedule. If you give us at least 24 hours, we can reschedule you and transfer your deposit. We can refund or transfer your deposit if you cancel 48 hours or more in advance.
Please call us if you are running late. We run a tight schedule that usually doesn't give us much flexibility. Typically we are unable to make up the time you lost, but if we can, we will. Keep in mind that there will be no price adjustments if you lose time from your reservation due to being late.
The perfect size for a social throwdown is 8-10 people, however we accommodate smaller and larger groups based on availability.
Common Questions & Information About Rules & Safety
Safety at Stumpy's is our highest priority. This is a very controlled environment and each person entering must go through a brief training session. Throwing coaches will instruct you on how to throw safely and will monitor the game. By following our rules and procedures and exercising common sense, you will enjoy a safe and fun activity at Stumpy's!
For safety purposes, no open-toe shoes or sandals are permitted in the throwing pit area at Stumpy's. Again– NO SANDALS OR FLIP FLOPS ARE PERMITTED. Otherwise, Be comfortable– it's a sporting event! The throwing pit is not air conditioned, though, so please dress in loose, cool clothing in the summer, and a sweatshirt is recommended for the winter.
Sorry, you cannot bring your own hatchet. Our insurance policy requires all of the hatchets to be supplied by us.
If you are not following the rules it presents a hazard to everyone, and we reserve the right to TERMINATE YOUR EXPERIENCE for any reason, at any time, without reimbursement!
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John Nuernberger
John Nuernberger started with Rise in April, 2011, as Asset Manager to oversee performance, reporting, budgets and financial matters of the properties under contract with third party management companies.
Since 1995, John has worked in the field of property management. As a regional manager, he had profit and loss responsibilities for over 1500 multi-family apartments. This included budget preparation, budget variance reporting, as well as weekly property analysis of performance and marketing strategies. He was also responsible for implementing all policies and procedures and compliance verification for all properties. He coordinated all capital improvement project budgets, bidding, and implementation. His background in overseeing a variety of properties, from smaller tax credit and market rate properties to large multi-family projects in all areas of metro St Louis, gives him the experience and skill set necessary to manage the diverse and complex matters of Rise.
Born and raised in North St. Louis County, John received his undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri St. Louis. He has served as an officer of the St. Louis Apartment Association since 2004, and for the past eleven years has served as a board member on The City of Brentwood Planning and Zoning Commission where he resides.


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The panic attacks had stopped. I was sleeping at night. It was great. It was flat-out wonderful.
And it meant more hard work.
What does your body do when it's adapted to constant crisis and you try to rewire it? Confusion. Dogs and cats living together. Anarchy.
Well, maybe it's not quite that bad.
I spent the first month or so in a sort of emotional decompression sickness. (I called it the Mental Bends, and Calm Therapist looked at me sort of blankly. I found it funny though.) I just didn't know how to handle the relief. I would expect a panic attack, get all ready for it…and nothing would happen. It weirded me out, intensely. I didn't want to leave the house (I mean, even more than usual) because if I wasn't having panic attacks, surely a whopper of an attack was lurking out there in the world, waiting. Just waiting for me to be stupid enough to try and go somewhere or do something. Sometimes I could even feel a panic attack trying to start itself, only to spontaneously ease before it ever got started. Feeling your own internal chemistry fight with you is an exotic and exquisitely terrifying sensation.
Despite that, life went on, kids had to be taken to school, and groceries had to be bought. So I spent errands etc. in a sort of fugue state, hyperalert for any hint of an impending attack. It eased bit by bit, over the span of about a year.
Yes, a year. These things don't happen all at once. Eventually, I was driving one day and I realized I hadn't thought about where to pull over if an attack hit for a while. It was incredibly liberating. There was also a period where the endorphin highs from running got so intense I was a little afraid of them. The feeling-good frightened me in a way feeling crappy had never managed to do. Fortunately, my body adjusted quickly to that, and the endorphin rush went back to normal (very pleasant) proportions.
Therapy also got…harder. Not more intense, precisely, but now that I wasn't in crisis and just treading water, there were things that I needed to do to address deeper issues. Training myself to act in a healthier manner, stopping and redirecting unhelpful thoughts, trying not to work myself into a downward spiral of shame and self-blame, exercise after exercise to teach myself that I had rights as well as obligations, that I could say no and refuse to interact with people whose only goal was to hurt or use…it was a pretty tall order.
The meds helped. If I wasn't drowning in anxiety or perpetually sleep-deprived, I suddenly had energy to defend myself against more insidious inroads on me. It's no wonder that certain people fell out of my life during that time (and into the black hole of Your Emails Are Filtered So I Don't See Them, Thank God) and my relationships with other people became much stronger. Calm Therapist recommended Byron Katie's The Work. While I had some purely personal reactions to her story, I found the simplicity and directness of the four questions incredibly useful.
It wasn't the incredibly intense emotional battle therapy had started out as, and I'm not going to lie. I resisted sometimes. Living in crisis for so long addicts you to adrenaline, and when an addict craves another hit it's never pretty. Calm Therapist and the few friends I'd been able to trust with highly personal information kept me on the rails, usually with applications of "Stop running in circles and barking, Lili. Just calm the fuck down."
*winces a little in embarrassment*
Yeah, some of those weren't pretty. They receded more quickly each time. It is a hell of a lot easier to learn new habits when you have energy to spare and aren't struggling just to survive.
Each time I visited Frau Doktor, she would ask about my sleep, any other side effects, etc., etc. Each time, she also asked about my writing.
During the initial consultation, we talked about how I made a living writing, and she was concerned that maybe the meds would disrupt my creative output. I didn't think it likely–words got to get written, son, or we don't eat–but still, hearing her concern each time made me more concerned. Turns out I needn't have bothered worrying (when did that ever stop me from worrying, I'd like to know, but still…) because all that extra energy, not only channeled into teaching me better coping mechanisms I'd lost out on learning earlier, also translated into the ability to write more. Not necessarily better, maybe, but certainly more.
…I'd speak a little more about how the meds actually did affect my creative process, but I'm not ready for that right now. Suffice to say they did not have a deleterious effect, period.
When I consider it, the decision to take the goddamn pills was really a very small part of that entire process–going into therapy and retraining myself, rewiring my responses. It FELT huge at the time, but there was so much around it that was much bigger and had much more lasting effects on who I am and who I've become.
So why did I say anything at all?
I want to talk a little bit more about that, but it's going to have to way for (say it with me) the next blog post.


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International Admission
International Students who plan to attend class onsite in the United States
EPIC Bible College & Graduate School (EPIC) encourages students from all over the world to become part of the student body. Throughout the years many international students have successfully completed their studies at EPIC.
Due to the everchanging governmental and international requirements, it is necessary for EPIC to establish the following additional admission requirements for International students:
All International applicants must go through the process to receive an F1 student visa. EPIC uses Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) to create an I20 for each applicant. To be admitted to EPIC, each prospective International Student must be aware that no United States Government aid is available to Non-Citizens. The financial support must come from a sponsor or personal funds. Note: Applicants who are currently in the US on a B2 Tourist Visa must complete an I539 Form (With fee) to change their Visa Status to F1 Student Visa.
International students must show means of support before entering the United States. It is also EPIC's policy that international students pay at minimum one year in advance before attending classes. The amount due upon registering is recalculated on an annual basis. The amount must cover tuition for 12 units a quarter, for a total of 36 annual units of tuition rates, in addition to the regular fees, and anticipated book costs for the first year.
International students will be provided a packet from the EPIC Bible College office that will contain all pertinent information and forms. The student must complete the forms and return them to EPIC Bible College, 4330 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95621. Upon receipt of the following information, EPIC will mail the student the required I-20 form required for entry into the United States:
- Application with fee, an autobiography, and all of the General Admissions requirements noted previously.
- A copy of the applicant's passport to the designated school official.
- Provide current international address.
- Provide documentation of applicant's sponsor and support (I-34 Form). If there is more than one sponsor, each one must complete a Form I-34. If an organization is sponsoring, it must also complete the form. Students who are sponsoring themself, must provide a bank statement in US dollars showing the ability to pay out of pocket.
- After the I-20 is completed, the sponsor must go to: http://www.fmjfee.com and pay the SEVIS fee to process the I-20 (I901 Form).
- International students must pay at minimum the entire first year tuition, all charges , fees, and anticipated book costs.
- International students must register for 12 units each quarter.
- After receiving the above information, EPIC will issue an I-20 and an Acceptance Letter enabling the student to enter the United States.
When the student goes to the US Embassy or Consulate in their country the items needed during the appointment are as follows:
- A completed I-20 form
- The Affidavit of Support form
- Acceptance Letter from EPIC Bible College & Graduate School
- Receipt of the SEVIS fee
Final step: Visit the EPIC Bible College & Graduate School main campus, register for classes and pay for the entire year's anticipated cost.
Note: Any application for a "ministerial scholarship" will be considered after EPIC Bible College receives a student's entire application packet; student has enrolled for classes; and student has paid the first year's anticipated cost. Any scholarship request, if approved, shall be effective for the student's second year of studies and will only cover a small percentage towards tuition only.


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In the future, the world's great landmarks won't just have official websites and Wikipedia pages, but virtual reality tours that offer you an immersive taste of the real thing. Thanks to Google's new Expeditions Pioneer Program, we're seeing first-hand just how game-changing this tech will be.
The initiative is first and foremost dedicated to education, with Google sending teams to schools around the world to distribute virtual reality kits and offer "expeditions" to places of interest. Instead of donning expensive VR headsets like the upcoming Oculus Rift, students use a simple Android phone and a cheap Google VR cardboard enclosure. A teacher then guides classes as large as 50 people using a tablet, highlighting points of interest throughout the virtual experience.
While many of the 100 expeditions currently offered, such as 360-degree tours of Machu Picchu or caves in Slovakia, have been private to only the program's participants, Google is giving the rest of us a sneak peek. The search giant earlier this week released a guided tour of Buckingham Palace featuring "some of the Palace's state rooms and highlights works of art from the Royal Collection that furnish them."
While not as immersive as a headset, you can try the expedition to the queen's home in the video above. Just hold down your left mouse button or use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the camera.
In addition to Buckingham Palace, Google will also be rolling out a new VR expedition to the Great Barrier Reef narrated by none other than famed naturalist David Attenborough. The 89-year-old, whose new documentary on the natural wonder has received rave reviews, says the technology offers a new and exciting opportunity to expose younger generations to the world's wonders.
"Through virtual reality, I'm lucky enough to be able to share my experiences with audiences of all ages to allow them to explore and learn about these diverse ecosystems in a more immersive way."
Want to try some more VR experiences from your own home? You can view a full selection of the titles available on YouTube –– from 360-degree views of puppies playing to a recreation of the Apollo 11 landing –– by jumping virtually here.


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Twin Cities Campus
Art History M.A.
Art History
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Art History, University of Minnesota, 338 Heller Hall, 271 19th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-4500; fax: 612-626-8679)
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: http://www.arthist.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the General Information section of this website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
Please note that the MA is not a freestanding program; rather, it is offered as an "in-process" degree along the way to the PhD. Please refer to the "Prerequisites for Admission" section below for more information. Areas of specialization include all current faculty specialties.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Students are not admitted directly to the art history MA degree, nor is a terminal master's degree offered.
Special Application Requirements:
The Art History department accepts students only into the PhD program. For PhD application requirements, please refer to the Art History PhD program information.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the General Information section of this website.
Program Requirements
Plan B: Plan B requires 30 major credits and 6 credits outside the major. The final exam is written. A capstone project is required.
Capstone Project:The Plan B capstone project requires two Plan B papers demonstrating the student's mastery of the essential skills of scholarship. One paper is written on a subject in the area of the student's primary concentration. This paper is supervised by the student's academic adviser. The second paper is written on a subject in the area of the student's secondary concentration and is supervised by someone other than the academic adviser. Term papers or seminar reports may serve as the basis for the Plan B papers, or the topic may be the result of independent study. The student and the project supervisor should decide upon the length for the chosen topic. The projects are evaluated and approved by two art history graduate faculty, one of whom is the project supervisor. Both are required to sign the title page of the paper. Upon completion of the Plan B papers, they should be submitted to the Graduate Studies secretary.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Language Requirement: Reading Proficiency
A minimum GPA of 3.50 is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 1 semesters must be completed before filing a Degree Program Form.
Reading proficiency in a a modern foreign research language is required. Additional modern or ancient languages may be required by the student's advisor, depending on the field.
Art History Department Courses
Within the following concentrations and electives, students must fulfill the following distribution requirements. Courses must be taken in the Art History department. 1. Global Perspectives (one course) 2. Two 8xxx-level Art History seminars in addition to ArtH 8001. ArtH 8975 cannot be used to meet this requirement.
Art History Concentrations
Primary Concentration
Take 9 or more credits from the following:
Arth 5xxx
ArtH 8xxx
Secondary Concentration
Take 6 or more credits from the following:
ArtH 5xxx
ArtH 8xxx
Required Art History Courses
Take at least 3 credits of 5xxx- or 8xxx-level Art History courses in addition to ArtH 8001.
ARTH 8001 - Art Historiography: Theory and Methods (3.0 cr)
ARTH 5xxx
or ARTH 8xxx
Take 9 or more credits of electives, in consultation with Director of Graduate Studies. At least 3 credits must be from the following:
ARTH 5xxx
or ARTH 8xxx
Outside Coursework
Take at least 6 credits outside the department that do not focus on art history.
Concentration Areas
Examples of potential concentrations include:
Ancient Mediterranean/Western Asia South Asia Islamic Early Modern Europe and the Atlantic World North American Contemporary Film/Photography
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|Grading Basis:
|A-F or Aud
|Typically offered:
|Periodic Fall & Spring


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I'm Shanna Germain. I'm a word-slinger, a truth-bringer, a pocket poet, a story spinner, and a lie lover. I write because it allows me to play, to be hyper and hyperbolic, to dramatize the mellow and the melo-. That, for me, is the joy of words on the page.
I'm the mellow one. My writing is the dramatic one. I think we make a fine team…
My current projects:
- Editor of Geek Love: An Anthology of Full Frontal Nerdity
- Lead editor of Numenera, Monte Cook's new tabletop RPG
- Author of Leather Bound, an erotic novel for Harper Collins UK
- Co-author of Kicking It: Successful Crowdfunding
- Co-owner of Stone Box Press
Learn more about me.
Check out my books and short pieces.
Read my bloggy rambles.
I believe Shanna Germain lives in a universe of story-seas and word-forests. Trust her to lead you across the rough waters and through the dark woods. She is an expert navigator and will take you to your true heart's desire – even if you don't yet know what that is. ~Nikki Magennis


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Run Windows Phone apps in the emulator
This article applies to Visual Studio 2015. If you're looking for the latest Visual Studio documentation, use the version selector at the top left. We recommend upgrading to Visual Studio 2019. Download it here
The Windows Phone emulator provides a virtualized environment in which you can debug and test Windows Phone apps on your computer without a physical device. You can simulate common touch and rotation events and choose the physical screen size and resolution that you want to emulate. You can also test many commonly used features, such as location, networking, notifications, sensors, the accelerometer, and the optional SD card.
For more info about the features that you can test in the emulator, see Test app features in Windows Phone Emulator.
Together with Visual Studio, the emulator provides a complete environment in which you can design, develop, debug, and test Windows Phone apps.
Run a Windows Phone app in the emulator
While you're developing a Windows Phone app, you can use Windows Phone Emulator to deploy and test your app quickly. We recommend that you test your app on an actual Windows Phone device, however, before you publish your app in the Windows Phone Store. This lets you experience your app as users will experience it.
When you run a Windows Phone app for the first time in Windows Phone Emulator, the following events occur:
The emulator starts.
The emulator loads the Windows Phone operating system.
The emulator displays the Windows Phone Start screen.
Your app is deployed to the emulator.
Your app runs on the emulator.
If the selected emulator is already running, your app is deployed and started in the running emulator. Only one instance of each emulator can run at a time.
When you're testing your app on the emulator, leave the emulator open between debugging sessions so you can run your app again quickly.
Run an app from Visual Studio
To deploy and run an app from Visual Studio
In Visual Studio, open a Windows Phone project.
On the Standard toolbar, select one of the emulator options.
To deploy and run your app with debugging, on the Debug menu, click Start Debugging, or press F5.
To deploy and run your app without debugging, on the Debug menu, click Start without Debugging, or press Ctrl+F5.
Your app is deployed and started.
To deploy your app without running it, on the Build menu, click Deploy Solution.
To stop a running app
To stop a running app, do one of the following:
In Visual Studio, on the Debug menu, click Stop Debugging, or press Shift+F5.
In the emulator, press the Back button to exit the app. If the active page of the app was not the app's start page, you may have to press the Back button more than once.
The app exits and the Start screen opens. This ends the current debugging session.
To restart an app without debugging
In the emulator, on the Start screen, swipe left to view the app list.
In the app list, tap the app icon. The app restarts without debugging.
To deactivate a running app
Before you run your app, in Visual Studio, right-click the project in Solution Explorer, and then select Properties to open Project Designer.
In Project Designer, on the Debug page, leave the Tombstone upon deactivation while debugging check box unchecked if you want the app to go into a dormant state when deactivated. Check the check box if you want the app to be tombstoned when deactivated.
On the Debug menu, click Start Debugging, or press F5 to run the app.
In the emulator, press the Start button. The Start screen appears and the app is deactivated. The app either goes into a dormant state or it is tombstoned, depending on the setting of the Tombstone upon deactivation while debugging check box.
To reactivate a dormant or tombstoned app
In the emulator, press the Back button to return to the app. If you navigated to other pages or opened another app, you may have to press the Back button more than once to reactivate the app.
The debugging session resumes. If the debugger has detached from the app, you may have to press F5 to resume the debugging session.
Run an app with the Application Deployment tool
You can also use the Windows Phone Application Deployment tool (AppDeploy.exe) to run your app in the emulator. This tool is a stand-alone app that is installed when you install the Windows Phone development tools.
For more info, see Deploy Windows Phone 8.1 apps with the Application Deployment tool.
Configure the Windows Phone emulator with the emulator toolbar
This table shows the configuration buttons available on the emulator toolbar.
|Toolbar buttons
|Configuration options
|Configure single-point or multi-point input
When you enable multi-point input, you can right-click to move the touch points without touching the screen. Then you can left-click to move both touch points simultaneously.
|Configure the orientation of the emulator
You can change the orientation in Windows Phone Emulator to one of three orientations: portrait, landscape left, or landscape right. The size of the emulator does not change when you change the orientation.
To change the orientation, click the Rotate Left button or the Rotate Right button.
|Configure the size of the emulator
You can change the size of the emulator on the host computer screen. The dots per inch (DPI) for the emulator is based on the host monitor DPI, regardless of the zoom value.
- To fit the emulator to the screen, click the Fit to Screen button.
- To change the zoom setting, click the Zoom button. The Zoom dialog box opens. In the Zoom dialog box, enter a zoom value between 33 and 100.
Use the simulated hardware buttons on the emulator
Simulate the use of a phone's hardware buttons by using the simulated hardware buttons on the right side of the emulator screen.
Click the Power button to simulate turning the display off and on. Click and hold to simulate turning the phone off.
Click the Volume Up or Volume Down button to simulate changing the volume of the phone's speaker for phone calls and notifications.
The Camera button launches the camera app. You can simulate taking a photo or a video by using the controls in the camera app.
The following screenshot shows the simulated hardware buttons.
The left image displays the Start screen on the emulator.
The middle image displays the emulator after tapping the Power button to turn the display off.
The right image displays the emulator screen after tapping the Volume Up button to increase the volume.
Use the computer keyboard with the emulator
The emulator supports mapping of the hardware keyboard on your development computer to the keyboard on a Windows Phone. The behavior of the keys is the same as on a Windows Phone device.
By default, the hardware keyboard is not enabled. This implementation is equivalent to a sliding keyboard that must be deployed before you can use it. Before you enable the hardware keyboard, the emulator accepts key input only from the control keys.
Special characters on the keyboard of a localized version of a Windows development computer are not supported by the emulator. To enter special characters that are present on a localized keyboard, use the Software Input Panel (SIP) instead.
To use your computer's keyboard in the emulator, press the PAGE UP key or the PAUSE/BREAK key (Windows 8/8.1 emulator) or F4 (Windows 10 emulator).
To stop using your computer's keyboard in the emulator, press the PAGE DOWN key or the PAUSE/BREAK key (Windows 8/8.1 emulator) or F4 (Windows 10 emulator).
The following table lists the keys on a hardware keyboard that you can use to emulate the buttons and other controls on a Windows Phone.
|Computer hardware key
|Windows Phone hardware button
|Long presses work as expected.
|Long presses work as expected.
|In the Windows 10 emulator, toggles between using the local computer's keyboard and not using the local computer's keyboard.
|Not applicable in the Windows 8/8.1 emulator.
|Not applicable.
|A dedicated camera button that is pressed halfway.
|A dedicated camera button.
|Not applicable.
|Not applicable.
|Press the F12 key twice to enable the lock screen.
Long presses work as expected.
|Long presses work as expected.
|Toggle Keyboard (windows 8/8.1 emulator only).
|Not applicable for the Windows 10 emulator.
|Enables the hardware keyboard (Windows 8/8.1 emulator only).
|Not applicable for the Windows 10 emulator.
|Disables the hardware keyboard (Windows 8/8.1 emulator only).
|Not applicable for the Windows 10 emulator.
Save and load custom checkpoints
Save a snapshot of the emulator's state by using the Checkpoints tab of the emulator's Additional Tools. This feature is useful if you frequently test your app with the same data and settings.
For example, if your app requires several contacts, you can create the contact records one time and save a snapshot of the emulator. Otherwise you have to recreate the contact records every time you start the emulator.
Click New checkpoint to capture a new snapshot of the state of the emulator with the data and settings required to test your app again later. The new checkpoint is added to the Checkpoints list.
You can't capture a checkpoint while the debugger is attached to the emulator.
Select a checkpoint in the Checkpoints list to view info about the checkpoint.
Select the radio button in the Default column to make a saved checkpoint the default checkpoint for the active emulator.
Click Restore to restart the Windows Phone operating system on the emulator and load the selected snapshot.
Click Delete to delete a snapshot that you no longer need.
The original emulator image always appears as the first item in the Checkpoints list and cannot be changed or deleted. However you can select a different snapshot as the default emulator image.
Capture screenshots in the emulator
You can create screenshots of your Windows Phone apps by using the screenshot tool from the Additional Tools window. The tool creates PNG files that match the resolution of the running emulator.
To create an app screenshot by using the built-in emulator screenshot tool
To optimize the quality of your screenshots, set the zoom level of the emulator to 100 percent. The higher you set the zoom level, the better the quality of the screenshot.
Start your app in the emulator.
On the emulator toolbar, click the expand button to open the Additional Tools window.
Click the Screenshot tab.
When your app is ready, click the Capture button.
The screenshot appears in the workspace.
Click the Save button to open the Save As dialog box.
Choose the location and File name that you want, and then click Save.
Optionally, navigate to other pages in your app and capture additional screenshots.
Launch an emulator with a different screen resolution to capture the same screenshots at a different resolution. If you ran your app with debugging, you have to stop debugging before you can run it again on another emulator.
Disable the frame rate counters on the emulator screen before you capture screenshots that will be submitted to the Windows Phone Store.
To disable frame rate counters in the emulator before capturing screenshots
Specify a release build in Visual Studio. After specifying a release build, launch your app by selecting the Deploy [app name] link on the Build menu.
Alternately, you can comment out the line of code in the app.xaml.cs or app.xaml.vb file that sets the value of