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it's the middle of January friends, and each year for me that means : sharing my word for the year!!! literally makes me giddy just typing that. this is my SEVENTH YEAR to start the new year off with a word.
it started in 2013 with give, then 2014 was living alive, 2015 was all about receiving, 2016 was gather+be, 2017 was life + laughter, then this last year was the year of paying attention.
so as I "pay attention" to reflect and remember all the things that happened in 2018, I am astonished. it's amazing what can happen when we are aware, isn't it?
it's time to chat about what word we are going for in 2019! are you ready…….
live unrushed.
this is my new motto. something I am fighting very hard to live by every day. to truly BE PRESENT and be where I am. the world we live in is constantly in motion, there are things vying for our attention 24/7. I have finally been able to admit to myself that I am somewhat addicted to performance, productivity, and connectivity. it is such a struggle for me to simply sit and be – physically and mentally. so in 2019, I want to do less performing, more unrushing. less proving, more being.
a few thoughts on unrushing:
encourages me to linger
helps me remember to do the things that fire me up
helps me be present with my people
allows me margin to stop and help, talk, be of service to someone
If you do this practice, I want to hear YOUR word of the year . I don't think there's a special magical system to discovering your word or words, but I would just encourage you to be still and listen. to pay attention to where you want to shift your focus for this new year. maybe it's an area you know you need to work on, or maybe it will catch you by surprise. the past two years, my words have come out of the blue. I'm not even sure where I got "unrushed", but when I read them in a book, hear them on a podcast, or scan over them in my journal – I know it's meant to be.
if you don't know your "word" yet, i'ts OK! there's no rush to figure this out. this is simply an intention for your next year. lean into it, listen well, and then once you know your word: write it down where you will see it and commit to pay attention how you can live that out in 2019!
if you have a word, I'd love to hear it! shoot me an email, or respond to this post! much love!


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Rhizomatiks Research x ELEVENPLAY - discrete figures
STYLE: Audacious interdisciplinary spectacle, leading-edge choreography for the big stage, a merging of dancers, drones, virtual objects and artificial intelligence systems
LATEST: discrete figures (2018)
MORE: Daito Manabe and Rhizomatiks Research have worked with Björk, Squarepusher, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Perfume and collaborated extensively with Nosaj Thing on augmented reality videos and live audio-visual shows.
MUTEKs: Japan: 2017 (Daito Manabe & Nosaj Thing); Mexico: 2014 (Rhizomatiks Research x ELEVENPLAY)
An interdisciplinary digital Renaissance man, Rhizomatiks Research co-founder Daito Manabe stands out for his new approaches to the human body, data, programming, computers and other everyday phenomena. With one foot in the future, the Tokyo-based media artist and creative technologist uses programming, sound design and interaction design to develop next-level production technology for major international events and entertainment projects, from augmented reality videos for musicians to live interactive technology for dancers.
Among his extensive collaborations, Manabe developed the imaging system for Björk's video "Mouth Mantra," lead the AR/VR live imaging production for her "Quicksand" performance, co-created the "Sensing Streams" installation with Ryuichi Sakamoto, and most recently completed the commission "Celestial Frequencies" at the Jodrell Bank Center for Astrophysics. After working with L.A.-based producer Nosaj Thing on music videos that used advanced projection mapping, augmented reality, dancing drones and motion capture, Manabe and the L.A.-based producer set out on their ever-evolving, Prix Ars Electronica Award-winning music video "Cold Stare", forefronting new technology not only as art but as a way to transcend reality.
In that spirit, Manabe and Rhizomatiks Research have collaborated in a visual, technical and musical director role with choreographer MIKIKO and the ELEVENPLAY performance company in several high-tech, data-driven performances since 2013, combining corporeal and mechanical bodies in spectacular gyrations of dance and technology. Inspired by Alan Turing, their newest dance installation, discrete figures, marries choreography for five dancers with machine learning technology and a stage designed for interactivity between performers, the drones flying around them, virtual dancers and other objects. Closing MUTEK_IMG on the Monument-National, the performance does nothing less than question the essence of human and machine, the future nature of physicality and cognition in a world where machine mathematics can express as physically as humans do.
This event is sold out.
Stage Direction / Choreography: MIKIKO
Artistic Direction / Music: Daito Manabe (Rhizomatiks Research)
Technical Direction / Hardware Engineering: Motoi Ishibashi (Rhizomatiks Research)
Machine learning Direction: Kyle McDonald and Yuta Asai (Rhizomatiks Research)
Projection System / Software Engineering: Yuya Hanai (Rhizomatiks Research)
Visualization : Satoshi Horii (Rhizomatiks Research), You Tanaka (Rhizomatiks Research)
CG Direction: Tetsuka Niiyama (+Ring / TaiyoKikaku Co.,Ltd.)
CG Produce: Toshihiko Sakata (+Ring / TaiyoKikaku Co.,Ltd.)
Music: Daito Manabe, Seiho, Setsuya Kurotaki, Krakaur, THIRTEENSTUDY, "hanabi" by kotringo
Videographer: Muryo Homma (Rhizomatiks Research)
Stage Engineering: Momoko Nishimoto (Rhizomatiks Research)
Motion Capture: Tatsuya Ishii (Rhizomatiks Research), Saki Ishikawa (Rhizomatiks Research)
4D-VIEWS: Crescent,inc.
Technical Support: Shintaro Kamijo (Rhizomatiks Research)
Craft: Tomoaki Yanagisawa (Rhizomatiks Research), Toshitaka Mochizuki (Rhizomatiks Research), Kyohei Mouri
Production management: Yoko Shiraiwa (ELEVENPLAY), Nozomi Yamaguchi (Rhizomatiks Research), Ayumi Ota (Rhizomatiks Research), Rina Watanabe (Rhizomatiks Research)
Produce: Takao Inoue (Rhizomatiks Research)
Production: Rhizomatiks co., ltd.
Watch videos of their previous performances here.
In addition to his performance, Daito Manabe will give a presentation on the interdisciplinary work of Rhizomatiks Research and ELEVENPLAY on April 11 at the Phi Centre. RSVP here
- Date
April 13, 2018 20:00 - 21:00
- Venue
1182 Saint-Laurent Blvd | (514) 871-9883
Montréal, Canada
- Tickets
$35.00 presale // $40.00 in advance // $45.00 at the door + tx & sc
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Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Abnormal Psychology, by Halgin, Richard
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- Copyright: 12/1/2014
The Taking Sides Collection on McGraw-Hill Create™ includes current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. This Collection contains a multitude of current and classic issues to enhance and customize your course. You can browse the entire Taking Sides Collection on Create, or you can search by topic, author, or keywords. Each Taking Sides issues is thoughtfully framed with Learning Outcomes, an Issue Summary, an Introduction, and an Exploring the Issue section featuring Critical Thinking and Reflection, Is There Common Ground?, and Additional Resources and Internet References. Go to McGraw-Hill Create™ at www.mcgrawhillcreate.com, click on the "Collections" tab, and select The Taking Sides Collection to browse the entire Collection. Select individual Taking Sides issues to enhance your course, or access and select the entire for an easy, pre-built teaching resource. An online Instructor's Resource Guide with testing material is available for each Taking Sides volume. Using Taking Sides in the Classroom is also an excellent instructor resource. Visit the Create Central Online Learning Center at www.mhhe.com/createcentral for more details.
Table of Contents
Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Abnormal Psychology, 8 Edition
Unit 1: Psychological Conditions and Treatments
YES: Robert Weiss, from "Sexual Addiction, Hypersexual Disorder and the DSM-5: Myth or Legitimate Diagnosis?", Counselor (2012)
NO: David J. Ley, from "Is Sex Addiction a Legitimate Disorder?", Addiction Professional (2013)
Robert Weiss asserts that since the internet has facilitated access to affordable, easy links to intensely pleasurable sexual content and anonymous sex, mental health professionals are seeing a corresponding increase in the number of people struggling with sexual and romantic addictions. Although the editors of DSM-5 decided against including hypersexual disorder in the nomenclature, Weiss views this condition as a legitimate and serious addictive behavior that leads to wide array of life problems. David Ley criticizes the notion of sexual addiction, viewing such labeling as being promoted by the "sex addiction industry" which has benefited from extremely effective and timely marketing efforts. Ley contends that for decades sex addiction proponents have been challenged in the academic press to produce scientific research to back up their theories. The research studies that they have produced, however, are criticized as subject to severe sample bias, based largely on anecdotal reports.
YES: National Institute of Mental Health, from "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)", National Institute of Mental Health (2014)
NO: Tim O'Shea, D.C., from "ADD/ADHD: The \"Designer Disease\"", thedoctorwithin.com (2014)
The National Institute of Mental Health concurs with DSM-5 in viewing ADHD as a valid disorder that warrants thoughtful diagnosis and effective intervention. Tim O'Shea, Doctor of Chiropractic, views the diagnosis of ADD/ADHD as representing an invidious assault on American children that is promoted by parents, teachers, psychiatrists, school personnel, lobbyists, and the pharmaceutical industry.
YES: Traditional Values Coalition, from "A Gender Identity Disorder Goes Mainstream: Cross-Dressers, Transvestites, and Transgenders Become Militants in the Homosexual Revolution", Traditional Values Coalition (2004/2005)
NO: Kelley Winters, from "Diagnosis vs. Treatment: The Horns of a False Dilemma and Top Ten Problems with the GID Diagnosis", GID Reform Weblog (2008)
The Traditional Values Coalition argues that gender-variant people are psychologically disturbed individuals who need professional help, and that their condition should be viewed as a mental disorder. Kelley Winters asserts that the GID diagnosis imposes the stigma of mental illness upon people who meet no scientific definition of mental disorder.
YES: Stephen Joseph, from "Has PTSD Taken Over America? What is Trauma? Therapy for Posttraumatic Growth: Car Mechanics and Gardeners. Changing How We Think About Psychological Trauma.", psychologytoday.com (2011)
NO: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, National Center for PTSD , from "What is PTSD? (updated version)", National Center for PTSD (2007)
Dr. Stephen Joseph argues that since the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a diagnosis, the definition of trauma has been altered from its 1980 definition in DSM-III, and has been applied so loosely that everyday experiences can now be considered traumatic. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) states that PTSD can develop in any individuals who have gone through a life-threatening event that caused them to fear for their lives, see horrible things, and feel helpless. The VA urges therapists to help individuals with PTSD identify what triggers their stressful memories, find ways to cope with intense feelings about the past, become aware of their feelings and reactions in order to change their reactions, and raise their self-esteem.
YES: Stephen M. Schueller and Acacia C. Parks, from "The Science of Self-Help: Translating Positive Psychology Research into Increased Individual Happiness", Hogrefe Publishing (2014)
NO: Laurel C. Newman and Randy J. Larsen, from "How Much of Our Happiness Is Within Our Control?", Original Work (2009)
Positive psychologists Stephen M. Schueller and Acacia C. Parks present a summary of the current state of positive psychological interventions as they pertain to self-help, interventions that have been shown to lead to increases in individual happiness. Psychologists Laurel Newman and Randy Larsen challenge the external validity and sustainability of the effects of these strategies, arguing that most of what influences our long-term happiness is outside our control.
YES: Steven Moffic, from "Why We Still Need Psychiatrists!", Mad in America (2012)
NO: Steven Balt, from "Yes, We Still Need Psychiatrists, but For What? ", The Carlat Psychiatry Blog (2012)
Psychiatrist Steven Moffic states that psychiatrists play critically important roles in the field of mental health care because they are extensively trained and well-versed in understanding the functioning of the human body and the treatment of mental disorders. He urges psychiatrists to accept constructive criticism and to take steps to move forward in developing innovative intervention models such as collaborating on-site with primary care physicians in offering integrated care. Psychiatrist Steven Balt believes that psychiatrists have overstepped the boundaries of their position, and doing so has often led to mislabeling and mistreating countless people. He contends that much of what psychiatrists do is pseudoscience, but that most people nevertheless buy into the psychiatric model. He argues that psychiatrists, with their years of scientific education, can use their influence to change the current state of affairs in the field of mental health.
Unit 2: The Trend Toward Biological Interventions
YES: Barbara J. Sahakian and Sharon Morein-Zamir, from "Neuroethical Issues in Cognitive Enhancement", Journal of Psychopharmacology (2011)
NO: Helia Garrido Hull, from "Regression by Progression: Unleveling the Classroom Playing Field Through Cosmetic Neurology", University of Hawaii Law Review (2010)
Professor Barbara J. Sahakian and Dr. Sharon Morein-Zamir note that cognitive enhancing medications provide considerable benefits to individuals with cognitive disabilities, and can also serve as "smart drugs" for healthy individuals for the purpose of cognitive enhancement. While more research is needed into the long-term effects of these drugs on healthy individuals, responsible use of these drugs is recommended in order to gain maximum benefits with minimal harm to the individual and to society as a whole. Attorney and Professor Helia Garrido Hull explains that the use of cognitive enhancing drugs by healthy individuals can have a negative impact on individuals with disabilities. The use of such drugs in competitive environments such as classrooms creates an imbalance between students without cognitive disabilities and those with disabilities for whom the drugs were originally intended. She asserts that the government has a responsibility to enforce the law in order to maintain the integrity of decades of legal precedent intended to protect individuals with disabilities from becoming disadvantaged again. Although many of these drugs are listed as controlled substances, their use without a prescription has become widespread and viewed as morally acceptable.
YES: Elise Donovan, from "Propranolol Use in the Prevention and Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Military Veterans: Forgetting Therapy Revisited", Perspectives in Biology and Medicine (2010)
NO: President's Council on Bioethics, from "Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness ", President's Council on Bioethics (2003)
Research scientist Elise Donovan states that an alarming and rising number of soldiers are returning from combat suffering from PTSD, and that medications such as the beta-blocker propranolol can alleviate their symptoms. Propranolol, she argues, will help soldiers with PTSD who have essentially lost "their sense of self" reintegrate into society. Because the drug causes memory dampening, rather than memory loss, it will create an opportunity for veterans to better cope with everyday life upon returning from combat. She believes that symptoms and consequential behaviors associated with PTSD (i.e., suicide, domestic abuse, alcohol or drug abuse) will be greatly reduced in PTSD patients who take propranolol. Dr. Donovan also states that use of propranolol will foster an experience of posttraumatic growth. The President's Council on Bioethics, chaired by Dr. Leon Kass, criticizes the use of memory-dampening drugs to treat the symptoms of trauma by asking, "What kind of society are we likely to have when the powers to control memory, mood, and mental life through drugs reach their full maturity?" The Council asserts that identities are formed by what people do and what they undergo or suffer. Escaping painful memories would necessarily result in a change in the identity of who the person is, as well as the person's perception and understanding of significant life events.
YES: National Institute on Drug Abuse, from "Drugs, Brain, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction", The Science of Addiction (2007)
NO: Steven Slate, from "Addiction is Not a Brain Disease, It's a Choice", Steven Slate/The Clean Slate (2014)
In the NIDA publication, the argument is made that addiction is indeed a disease, and that scientific information is available about the nature, prevention, and treatment of this disease. On his website, The Clean Slate Addiction Site, Steven Slate argues that addiction to drugs and alcohol is not a disease, and to call it such we must either overlook the major gaps in the disease argument, or we must completely redefine the term "disease". He states, "In a true disease, some part of the body is in a state of abnormal physiological functioning, and this causes the undesirable symptoms. . . In addiction, there is no such physiological malfunction."
YES: Ron Marczyk, from "Worth Repeating: Marijuana Treats Anxiety and Depression", Original Work (2013)
NO: Robert Berezin, from "c", Psychology Today (2014)
Registered Nurse Ron Marczyk asserts that the "cannabinoid homeostatis healing perspective" has quietly been gathering evidence over the last 10 years, which overwhelmingly supports the need for human trials to test the use of medical marijuana as a psychiatric treatment. Medical evidence points strongly to a new treatment paradigm in which medical cannabinoids heal the brain in ways that shut down anxiety and depression while resetting the system. Psychiatrist Robert Berezin contends that the alleged beneficial properties of cannabis are fundamentally phony and have been put out there by the marijuana lobby in the service of promoting legalization. He views marijuana as causing a "destructive alteration of consciousness, which makes users passive, removed, intellectualized, falsely special, and not equipped to take on the challenges of life."
Unit 3: Social, Ethical, and Legal Issues
YES: Leland Y. Yee and Steven F. Gruel, from "Brief of Amicus Curiae in Case of Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association", United States Supreme Court (2010)
NO: Patricia A. Millett, from "Brief of Amici Curiae in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association", United States Supreme Court (2010)
California State Senator Leland Yee and Attorney Steven F. Gruel (Counsel of Record for the professional associations in pediatrics and psychology) contend that substantial research shows that violent video games can cause psychological or neurological harm to minors. Studies have shown that, in addition to fostering aggressive thought and behavior, ultra-violent video games can lead to reduced activity in the frontal lobes of the brain as well as behavioral problems such as antisocial behavior and poor school performance. Senator Yee and Attorney Gruel believe that the government has a duty to protect children, and that the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, with regard to free speech, should not be used to place at risk immature children who cannot discern the difference between fantasy and reality. Attorney Patricia A. Millett (Counsel of Record for the amicus curiae submitted on behalf of the Entertainment Merchants Association) argues that there is insufficient evidence to show that violent video games can cause psychological or neurological harm to minors. Attorney Millett claims that the various studies cited in the opposing amicus curiae are either fl awed or have been discredited. She also asserts that studies have shown no compelling causal connections between playing violent video games and aggressive or antisocial behavior in youths.
YES: American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association, and National Alliance on Mental Illness, from "Brief for Amici Curiae American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association, and National Alliance on Mental Illness in Support of Petitioner", American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association, and National Alliance on Mental Illness (2007)
NO: Greg Abbott et al., from "On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: Brief for the Respondent", United States Supreme Court (2007)
The American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness collaborated in the preparation of an amici curiae brief pertaining to the case of Scott Panetti, who was sentenced to death for murder. In this brief, The argument is made that mentally ill convicts should not be executed if their disability significantly impairs their capacity to understand the nature and purpose of their punishment or to appreciate why the punishment is being imposed on them. In his position as Attorney General of Texas, Greg Abbott argued the case of Scott Louis Panetti, Petitioner v. Nathaniel Quarterman, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent. Attorney General Abbott asserts that punishment for murder does not depend on the rational understanding of the convicted individual, but rather on the convict's moral culpability at the time the crime was committed.
YES: APA Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion, from "Mental Health and Abortion", Report of the APA Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion (2009)
NO: Priscilla K. Coleman, from "Critique of the APA Task Force on Abortion and Mental Health", AAPLOG (2008)
The APA Task Force (TFMHA) reviewed the empirical literature and concluded that for women who have an unplanned pregnancy, the risk of mental health problems is no greater than the risk for women who deliver an unplanned pregnancy. Professor Priscilla K. Coleman contends that the TFMHA analysis of the evidence refl ects politically motivated bias in the selection of studies, analysis of the literature, and the conclusions derived.
YES: Laurie Ahern and Eric Rosenthal, from "Torture Not Treatment: Electric Shock and Long-Term Restraint in the Unites Sates on Children and Adults with Disabilities at the Judge Rotenberg Center", Mental Disability Rights International (2010)
NO: Matthew L. Israel, from "Aversives at JRC: A Better Alternative to the Use of Drugs, Restraint, Isolation, Warehousing, or Expulsion in the Treatment of Severe Behavior Disorders", Judge Rotenberg Center (2010)
Laurie Ahern and Eric Rosenthal, writing on behalf of Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI), characterize the intentional infliction of pain at JRC as human rights abuses. Psychologist Matthew Israel, director of the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC), responds to the MDRI with insistence that JRC is using behavioral methods to save individuals from their treatment-resistant, life-threatening disorders.
YES: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), from "'Cures' for An Illness That Does Not Exist", Pan American Health Organization (2012)
NO: International Federation for Therapeutic Choice, from "What the Research Does and Does Not Say: Is Therapeutic Support for Unwanted Same-Sex Attractions Harmful? ", Core Issues (2014)
PAHO asserts that there is no scientific evidence for the effectiveness of sexual reorientation efforts, and that efforts aimed at changing non-heterosexual orientations lack medical justification. The PAHO statement views 'conversion therapies' as threats to personal autonomy and to personal integrity. In an article approved by the International Federation for Therapeutic Choice, Philip M. Sutton contends that it is a violation of some clients' right to "self-determination" and a potential for harm, not to offer—let alone forbid—professional care for unwanted same-sex attraction via sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE).
YES: Samuel J. Brakel and John M. Davis, from "Overriding Mental Health Treatment Refusals: How Much Process Is \"Due\"?", Saint Louis University Law Journal (2007)
NO: James B. Gottstein, from "How the Legal System Can Help Create a Recovery Culture in Mental Health Systems", Alternative 2005: Leading the Transformation to Recovery (2005)
Attorney Samuel J. Brakel and psychiatrist John M. Davis assert that society has a responsibility to take care of seriously mentally ill individuals who are incapable of making an informed decision about their need for care and treatment. Attorney James B. Gottstein contends that forced treatment of mentally ill citizens represents a curtailment of liberty which leads many people down a road of permanent disability and poverty.
YES: Barack Obama and Joe Biden, from "Gun Control", Speech or Remarks (2013)
NO: Jeffrey Goldberg, from "The Case for More Guns (and More Gun Control)", The Atlantic (2012)
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, speaking in the wake of the Newtown shooting, discuss why America needs to take a more proactive stance in limiting control to guns to prevent further mass shootings. Columnist Jeffrey Goldberg presents an argument that Americans own plenty of guns to protect themselves but will only be able to prevent mass shootings if they are more readily able to carry them at all times.
YES: Bryan Stevenson, from "Drug Policy, Criminal Justice, and Mass Imprisonment", Drug Policy, Criminal Justice and Mass Imprisonment (2011)
NO: Charles D. Stimson, from "Legalizing Marijuana: Why Citizens Should Just Say No", Legal Memorandum (2010)
Law professor Bryan Stevenson focuses on how the criminalization of drugs has led to mass imprisonment with negative consequences for law enforcement. Charles D. Stimson, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, explains that marijuana is not safe and makes more sense than the prohibition of alcohol did in the early 1900s. Further, he demonstrates that the economic benefits would not outweigh the societal costs.
YES: Pamela Paul, from "The Cost of Growing Up on Porn", The Washington Post (2010)
NO: Megan Andelloux, from "Porn: Ensuring Domestic Tranquility of the American People", Original Work (2011)
Pamela Paul, author of Pornified: How Pornography is Transforming our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families, argues that studies declaring the harmlessness of pornography on men are faulty, and that consequences of porn consumption can be seen in the relationships men have with women and sex. Megan Andelloux, sexuality educator and founder of the Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health, argues that the benefits of porn on American society outweigh the questionable consequences. Andelloux outlines several arguments for how porn may be beneficial.
YES: Don Troop, from "Four Loko Does Its Job with Efficiency and Economy, Students Say", The Chronicle of Higher Education (2010)
NO: Jacob Sullum, from "Loco Over Four Loko", Reason Magazine (2011)
The Chronicle of Higher Education journalist Don Troop argues that the combination of caffeine and alcohol is extremely dangerous and should not be sold or marketed to college students and young people. Journal and editor of Reason Magazine Jacob Sullum disagrees and claims that alcoholic energy drinks should not have been targeted and banned since many other products are far more dangerous.
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This winter started showing it self and it's bringing not only cold, but also joy and cheer, along with many opportunities to be active and have fun in the snow. The upcoming holiday season is also knocking at the door, with town centres, squares and streets being brightly decorated with smells of boiled wine and pastries tempting passers-by to stop and get warm.
It's the time of the year, very suitable to visit Slovenia in larger or smaller groups, and we've prepared a selection of six among our many HI hostels, that ad to the variety of offer, although they all offer a nice and marry stay.
Hostel Barovc in Kranjska Gora is located in a typical mountain hut next to the renowned skiing slopes, which host the world cup skiing competition. The hostel will charm you with the homely feel and great food. For those, however, who prefer to spend the winter without snow, we suggest a visit to hostel Portorož, where you'll enjoy the best view of the Slovenian coast. You can also visit the second biggest Slovenia city, Maribor, and stay at hostel Pekarna, just a few hundred meters from the heart of the old town, where there's always something going on throughout December.
In Radenci the hostel Radenci which boasts with great culinary offers and many common rooms invites you to enjoy the famous Slovenian spa town. And you are always welcome in the national capital, where you can stay at Youth Hostel Ljubljana and get to know the charm of one of the best decorated central European capitals. But it's winter, so let's return to snow and Hostel Pod Voglom, which is close to the cable cart to Vogel, where you're guarantied to have great skiing, but the hostel also offers other adrenalin adventures, like rafting on snow. So, there are many reasons to visit the green land, which is usually covered in romantic white this time of year.


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In the previous podcast, we looked at the basic premise of democracy and the crucial concept of separating religion from the state. This Separation of Church from State is under threat in two fronts: Christian Dominionism and Shariah Law. Building on that in this podcast, I will discuss how Religions are undermining our Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Thought. This Sunday, 11th of May 2014, The Final Part of Chapter 17 of the Tyranny of God, God's Threat to Democracy.
Today, we live in a world that has accepted and embraced many concepts that were once considered heretical, blasphemous or just generally irreligious. Yet, in most measures, our lives are generally much better off than they have ever been if we compare them with the lives of our ancestors living in the medieval ages and in more ancient times. In this podcast, I will argue that Religion continues to threaten the basic foundation of our modern societies: democracy.
In 2010, I wrote an article about Australia's National School Chaplaincy Program, a Government program that funds $55M a year for Christian Chaplains to hang about in public schools. They are not qualified to counsel nor are they qualified t o provide psychological help. The only thing they can do really is to drive pupils to churches when they are 'lost'. Does this really help? Isn't there a much better way to help students with $55M a year?
On Australia Day, 26th of January 2010, I joined a gathering among other Victorians to protest against the tactics used by religious organisations, specifically Catch The Fire Ministries in using scare tactics, instead of rational debate to discuss the issues that plague us today.
Here is a video of that day.
Unfortunately, issues like the National School Chaplaincy Program and the Internet Censorship Filter are not being debated now, with only a couple of weeks away from the election but I hope that videos like these over the next three years will help probe and investigate the impact of religious beliefs in our societies.
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I would like to know if my husband is fooling around. How can I find out if he is a member of any dating sites or has a profile anywhere?
I would like to know if my husband is fooling around. How can I find out if he is a member of any dating sites or has a profile anywhere?
Try http://WWW.pipl. com
Could you not just examine the internet history on his browser and search history of his google account (if he has one)? That would probably reveal a lot, though maybe not any affairs.
My vote is for a keylogger personally! Gets 'em every time
Has your husband been acting suspiciously? Why do suspect he has signed up to a dating site? I think here you could solve it with the low-tech method of talking to your husband. If you don't want to do that then install a keylogger on your computer then see if there are any usernames you don't recognize.
What's a keylogger
You could try Googling him but unless you happen to know his username on these sites, you are unlikely to find much. If he IS up to anything behind your back, and he has any sense, he will be doing everything online under an anonymous username (and not his real name). If you can find out what that username is, you can run it through the search engines and see what pops up.
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Labor Supply Effects of Social Insurance
Alan B. Krueger, Bruce D. Meyer
NBER Working Paper No. 9014
This chapter examines the labor supply effects of social insurance programs. We argue that this topic deserves separate treatment from the rest of the labor supply literature because individuals may be imperfectly informed as to the rules of the programs and because key parameters are likely to differ for those who are eligible for social insurance programs, such as the disabled. Furthermore, differences in social insurance programs often provide natural experiments with exogenous changes in wages or incomes that can be used to estimate labor supply responses. Finally, social insurance often affects different margins of labor supply. For example, the labor supply literature deals mostly with adjustments in the number of hours worked, whereas the incentives of social insurance programs frequently affect the decision of whether to work at all. The empirical work on unemployment insurance (UI) and workers' compensation (WC) insurance finds that the programs tend to increase the length of time employees spend out of work. Most of the estimates of the elasticities of lost work time that incorporate both the incidence and duration of claims are close to 1.0 for unemployment insurance and between 0.5 and 1.0 for workers' compensation. These elasticities are substantially larger than the labor supply elasticities typically found for men in studies of the effects of wages or taxes on hours of work. The evidence on disability insurance and (especially) social security retirement suggests much smaller and less conclusively established labor supply effects. Part of the explanation for this difference probably lies in the fact that UI and WC lead to short-run variation in wages with mostly a substitution effect. Our review suggest that it would be misleading to apply a universal set of labor supply elasticities to these diverse problems and populations.
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On a visit to Cyprus, Israeli Prime Minister says Iran is 'most irresponsible' country in the world.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that sanctions against Iran had not yet worked, adding that Tehran's nuclear pursuits made it the most "irresponsible" country in the world.
"Iran is the most irresponsible country in the world and it is breaking all the rules," Netanyahu said during a one-day visit to Cyprus.
"The United States – and any other country – should be concerned because we have information of ongoing efforts and attempts by Iran to conduct terrorism in many parts of the world. Fortunately until now there has been no loss of life," he said after talks with Cypriot President Demetris Christofias.
His remarks came a day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated three new nuclear projects, in a show of defiance of international pressure for the country to abandon its program.
In Bangkok meanwhile, police said three Iranians linked to a series of blasts in the city had come to Thailand to target Israeli diplomats. Authorities are investigating possible connections with recent attacks on Israeli diplomats in Georgia and India.
Earlier Thursday, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Iran was exaggerating the progress it had made in its nuclear program, in order to make the world believe it was too late to stop it.
"Yesterday's show was really just a show, both for the Iranians themselves, to strengthen their spirits, and for the entire world," Barak told Israel Radio. "They are boasting achievements that aren't there yet. They are talking about a third and fourth generation of centrifuges. I think they still have a lot to do with the second generation, let alone with the third," he said.
The world could not afford to ignore the considerable progress Iran had made and must intensify sanctions against Tehran, the minister said, stressing however that Iran had not yet reached the point of no return. "They are presenting a situation that is better and more advanced than they really are in, in order to create a feeling with all players that in fact the point of no return is already behind them, which is not the case," he said.
Israel has been a leading voice in an international campaign to halt Tehran's nuclear program. Like the West, Israel accuses Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons. Tehran denies the charge.


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Seven Years Into the MMA Boom and The 18-35 Male is Seven Years Older
There has been a lot of talk about The Ultimate Fighter show and a lot of it has been kind of negative. If you look at the series with less angry eyes you will see that any show that can last 16 seasons is a successful series. NBC's 'Cheer's', one of the most successful series ever, ran 11 seasons. "The Ultimate Fighter' ("TUF") first aired in 2005 and is on its 7th year of being on Television going on its 16th season in the US and 2nd season Internationally. The show is now growing internationaly, in its second season in Brazil.
This got me thinking, many say the first season of TUF triggered the explosive growth that led many to claim MMA is one of the fastest growing sports in the US.. TUF and other UFC Televised fights were rating successes in the male 18-35 demographic. Marketers are still talking about how MMA is a hit with males 18-35 and by all indications growing in popularity amongst females in the same demographic. This is what the advertisers are focused on. This valuable demographic has a history of being "elusive" and has been since the early 2000's. But it's been seven years since the Boom of MMA, the '18-35′ of 2005 is now '25-42′. Who is focusing on the 25-42M demographic that helped kick start this sport? Or for that matter the early adopters of the sport: the 30-55 Male?
As the sport matures and the fan base increases within the core demographic, brands should not lose sight of the fans that helped create the early iconic brands of the sport. As we age (yeah I am one of them) so do our tastes. However we still like a lot of the same things we used to like. Most of us are passionate about the sport and that passion stands the test of time. We are the demographic that gave this sport its legs and made sure it was able to run.
Look no further than the American Express retirement commercials from the late 90's and today to see how sophisticated brands are shifting their message. They have gone from showing gray haired grandparents quietly puttering in their flower gardens to 'salt and pepper' youthful looking, yet older people out in the world on adventures with sky diving, snorkeling and enjoying their retired life. American Express knows that different generations age differently and wish to be advertised to differently.
I recently turned 40 and I do not think I would wear many of the current MMA brands myself. I like my tee shirts and Chuck Taylors like most guys my age, but no foil, wings or skulls with swords in the eye sockets are going to look right at my kids parent teacher conference.
The MMA specific brands need to remember the people that bought the products that built 100 million dollar companies are getting older and we still have money to spend if you want to make products we can use. For every core demographic there are secondary demographics of younger and older fans. One thing that can't be ignored is that these fans are getting older as the sport matures and branding and message should be adjusted to continue to reach them.
Below you will find a pretty interesting infographic that shows the habits of the Generation Y or Millennium Generation. Let us know if you agree or disagree.
Jason Genet
Mixed Martial Arts Gold Mine?
We have been blessed to work with some amazing athletes and sponsors over the past few years. They both shared one thing in common, they gain exposure when they perform, and in that performance they have a 50% or greater chance to loose. Throughout this time in the sport of MMA, fighters complain that they do not earn enough and the sponsors claim to not be able to identify the return on investment (ROI) involved.
One of the big issues is that the athletes are usually too busy to market themselves correctly and do not have the right representation helping them find the time and tools to build their own fame outside of the events. The sponsors rarely activate the sponsorship and roll the dice on the event. Yet the athlete they are paying has little to no control over the event, if they show the sponsors logos or the very important walkout. Some brands have paid mid five-figures per fight to have their shirt worn during the walkout and post-fight coverage.
Many opportunities to engage the consumer and potential consumers are often missed or ignored and the activation is almost non-existent. The major promotions like the UFC regulate and restrict which sponsors are allowed and even charge the Brands a sponsorship participation fee. This fees can sometimes be in the mid to high five figures per year. They are not given anything that any other brand is given. You would think that this "tax" would increase the sponsors desire to get more for their investment. Instead it appears to have only reduced the amount the sponsors are willing to pay, made the sponsors focus more on if the event will be televised, and at the same time weeded out the small to medium apparel companies from the mix and removed their ability to support athletes. That is at least what they will have you believe. The fact is, many have just used this "tax" as a reason to leave the sport because they never developed an ROI.
We have brought in many non-endemic sponsors that are focused on the athletes and are willing to look at the events as "bonus" exposure while working with the athlete in a true endorsement fashion. One of the UFC's major sponsors, Bud Light and it's parent company, is arguably one of the largest Sports Marketing agencies in the world. They are also one of the most successful.
There is no missing the event involvement Bud Light has in place with the UFC. Their approach to their MMA Fight Team is less about big in-event placement on the athlete and instead more focused on outside the event endorsement. They use their athletes in their retail point of sale advertisements, use the athletes image and likeness in their bar and restaurant advertising, produce webisode series promoting the athletes and more. They make sure they ingrain their brand and athletes at every possible outlet and event. It may be argued that they provide equal or greater promotion of these athletes than the UFC does.
So what are some of the solutions? The first step is for the Brands to realize they are sponsoring and endorsing an athlete. They need to have a plan in place on how they are going to extract value from the sponsorship and utilize these athletes. Instead of looking at it as a billboard type logo placement it must instead be viewed as a relationship. They have to get beyond being a fan of the athlete because that will only lead to the most expensive Facebook photo in the world. Second, they need to activate around the athlete and his or her platform. Use the events these athlete's participate in as spikes in exposure and capitalize on the ability the events have to engage the target consumer but do not make this the be all, end all effort. The athletes and their team need to make sure they have a platform to offer. The brands need to try to coordinate and cross promote whenever possible.
As you can see Wrangler does a great job with this. They offer a wide array of their shirts with various PRCA and PBR sponsor logos on the shirt along with their Wrangler logo. I know MMA has to get away from having seven competing fight brands on one tee shirt and shorts before they can offer this type of merchandise. As you will see in the slide show below it is not just Rodeo either, many sports employ this model. You are also not tied to using all of the brands as you see with the Wrangler shirt above.
Here is the Official NASCAR Team DuPont Jersey.
And here is a NASCAR fan wearing the same jersey.
Obviously there are no competing brands on this jersey but you see various brands showcased and the primary brand DuPont is prominent. The fans buy these jerseys for the same reason they buy NFL, NBA and MLB apparel because it is authentic looking.
I recently moved to the Central Coast of California and on any given day you see a slew of Cyclists riding through the hills, coast line, and throughout town. I started to notice the majority of them are wearing authentic team apparel. Either Radio Shack has started sponsoring every cyclist in the world or once again we are seeing fans and practitioners of the sport seeking authentic apparel. Here are some examples –
Here is the Team Radio Shack cycling uniform.
Here is the Team using the uniform
And once again here is a fan who has sought, purchased, and is proudly representing the brand in the exact same gear.
This is not really a sport specific phenomenon. The fact is NASCAR, NBA, Soccer, MLB, NFL, PBR, PRCA, Motocross, Indy Car and more derive a considerable amount of revenue from this type of merchandise. The brands exposure is extended beyond the athlete, the event, and the athlete's platform and the marketing provided by the Brand. The exposure alone is a tangible return on the sponsors investment and having your brand worn by your target consumer or applied to your target consumers personal property becomes an extremely valuable proposition for the brands supporting these athletes and Teams.
The majority of the MMA industry is missing this market and opportunity. From the athletes to the brands no one seems to be making any replica merchandise. There is no doubt that there is a demand for these types of products. There is no doubt that in these tough economic times we need the sponsors to be more successful then ever before and at the same time find a way to extend the engagement beyond the events.
The managers and agents in the sport of MMA need to get out of the patch business and get into the brand building business. They need to build the brands of the athletes they represent and help guide the brands that support those athletes to successful and controllable engagements. If you are merely trading logos for dollars based on exposure you did not create you are on the path to failure for you and your clients.
The athletes need to look for ways to connect with the fans and extract value for the sacrifices made. Depending on events and televised exposure you can not and do not control is a recipe for disaster. You need to yourself or have other people helping you build your brand and increase your exposure even when you are not fighting.
Brock Lesnar's sponsor Death Clutch has offered replica walk out tees in the past. They seem to be one of the few brands or athletes offering such items. In the past you used to be able to buy the Overeem Replica Fight shorts. The issue with fight shorts is that unless you can kick ass like The Reem you probably should not be wearing his shorts. It is kind of like showing up to your first BJJ class with 20 sponsors on your gi.
Here is the Death Clutch UFC 116 walk out tee:
We have had one client that fought 9 times and 3 of which were in the UFC and he had earned just under $100,000 for 3 years of work and 9 fights that he won, his MMA earnings were predicated on when or if he fought. The same client is now a millionaire based on competing 3 times over two years. He has months where he makes $50,000 and has consistently has earned a monthly income from his endeavors in and out of the Octagon. The difference has been focusing on building his brand and finding ways for his sponsors to earn their ROI. He has both endemic and non-endemic sponsors alike.
The authentic and replica tee shirts are a great opportunity to increase your brand, your sponsors branding, and your income as an athlete. You can go to any size event and you will see merchandise similar to what you see here and in our slide show. If the athletes do not create these then the brands should. Even the video games strive to ingrain authentic sponsors on the in-game characters on both the THQ and EA Sports MMA games.
This should not be ignored and it very well may be the lowest hanging fruit in the entire MMA market. If you trained would you wear replicas of your favorite fighters shorts or rash guard?
I am sure just about everyone in the US has seen that NASCAR fan who has their personal possessions or vehicles with logos from the brands that support their favorite athlete.
Here is a slide show that shows various sport jerseys and tee shirts and the fans that wear them. It is easy to see the potential market that is out there. A lot of these fans are cross over fans and are fans of many sports.
The Internet Runnith Over
When I was cutting my teeth in the IT world I meet a guy at work named Ken. he was an IT idea guy and the company kept him locked away in a room like a mad scientist. In my time at the company I used to find excuses to go pick his brain. I was the closest thing you can get to legal LSD.
He never wore shoes, he sometimes appeared as if he never even went home. I never saw him build anything but he was the guy the brass would call on when they needed someone to poke holes into a gant chart or some IT sales pitch about redundant servers. I asked him once "if anyone has ever impressed him" his reply was "not yet".
Maybe he was chock full of ignorance and negativity I was not smart enough to understand 1/4 of the things he said. One thing that stood out is that he claimed to be one of the ex-government employees who invented the internet. He said it was designed for the government and cannot sustain its growth patterns. He compared it to the leaning tower of Pizza with the world trying to find space on the top floor.
It has taken almost 20 years to really understand what he was saying. Broadband wasn't a consumer product back then it was for business and government. Now when we check into a hotel and if it doesn't have high-speed internet my kids act like we stuck in some road side motel with a crappy dinner. If they only knew of dial-up and all of the tricks to getting on the net in the AOL days.
So this morning when I was reading this article on Mashable about the internet is running out of IP addresses I thought of my mad IT guru Ken. For every box plugged into the net there is a unique IP address given. Some can be reissued but even with that the fact is in a few days we will run out of IP address. At least IPv4 IP's are going away. The ones short enough for your IT manager to remember the IP address and recite it to the boss about your continuous views of adult dating sites. The people who are smarter than us about these things have already been preparing for this. No need to not buy the new laptop or tablet. No you cyber stalkers won't have freedom to run a muck after we run out of IPv4's
The one thing that Ken forgot is that he is not the only intelligent guy stuffed in a "idea' room. People have been working on IPv6 for a few years and the new IP address will be much longer and a blend of number and letters (WEP anyone). So keep surfing, keep laughing at your friends who do not have high-speed Internet and stay connected.
Remember you are OG if your IP is 184.108.40.206 and you are a newbie if your IP includes letters and digits. It is not to late they have just about 4 billion unique IP's and they are getting taken at a rate of 1 million address' every four hours.
-Jason Genet


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We have just completed our Challenge Partner review which measures our Academy in a similar way to an OFSTED inspection.
We are pleased to announce that we achieved an outstanding grade in every category from the Challenge Partner reviewers. They were also able to confirm that our MixX extra curricular programme has been verified as an Area of Excellence.
The reviewers were all complimentary about the staff and students and the Ofsted Lead reviewer said it was one the most pleasant review visits he had had!
They saw some extremely impressive lessons and we are very proud of our amazing students who were quite simply incredible. This result is thanks to truly a brilliant whole TeamMB effort and we would like to thank our colleagues, students and parents for the part you have played in making the Academy continue to be so successful.
The full report will probably be published by the end of the week and we will publish it to you as soon as we have received it
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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at email@example.com.
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The subliminal impact of framing of social, political and environmental issues such as climate change has been studied for decades in political science and communications research. Media framing offers an "interpretative package" for average citizens on how to make sense of climate change and its consequences to their livelihoods, how to deal with its negative impacts, and which mitigation or adaptation policies to support. A line of related work has used bag of words and word-level features to detect frames automatically in text. Such works face limitations since standard keyword based features may not generalize well to accommodate surface variations …
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Porsche Cayenne – Most Ideal Premium Luxury XSUV in AutoPacific Research
- July 30, 2012
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AutoPacific's Ideal Vehicle Award (IVA) recognizes the vehicle that best hits the target its buyers demand. Winning an IVA shows the product planners, engineers and designers of the manufacturer understand what their target customers want and have created the vehicle to best meet their demands.
Porsche Cayenne Edges Audi Q7 for IVA Win: The 2012 Porsche Cayenne comes closest to the ideal of any Premium Luxury Crossover SUV (XSUV). The Cayenne edges out the second place Audi Q7 by 21 rating points to win in its class. Having eighty-percent or more of owners rating a characteristic ideal is outstanding. Achieving a score of ninety-percent is even more impressive. Ninety-percent or more of Cayenne owners rate its driver's seat comfort and ride and handling ideal. Eighty-percent or more of Cayenne owners find these additional characteristics ideal: exterior size, interior lighting, driver's seat visibility, passenger roominess, cargo space, exterior styling, tires, ease of getting in and out and safety features.
A Few Shortfalls – Some Could Have Been Offset by Selecting Available Options and Powertrains: About 30% of Cayenne owners want more interior storage compartments. About 23% of Cayenne owners want more power and acceleration. About 23% of Cayenne owners want more distinctive wheels than now. About 20% of Porsche Cayenne owners want more cargo space than now. About 20% want better infotainment technology than now.
You can find an Autobytel review of this IVA award winner at http://www.autobytel.com/auto-news/awards/ideal-suvs-pickups-rated-by-owners-in-2012-iva-awards-112117/
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Today I turned 30 years old. That's three decades! I know that this is a huge birthday, and that often it's not a birthday that is eagerly anticipated, but here's the thing. I'm exactly where I wanted to be.
I have a handsome husband that loves me. I have a job that I enjoy and that allows me to help others. I have the most beautiful baby in the entire world.
In case you are wondering being 30 is pretty much the same as being 29.
Linking with Shell
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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4 comments:
- Katy said...
Happy Birthday! :)
- May 2, 2012 at 9:53 PM
- Cropped Stories said...
You're funny! You are just a youngen. I'm turnin' the BIG 36 this year - YIKES!
- May 4, 2012 at 9:14 PM
- Pat Tillett said...
Great looking family!
- May 8, 2012 at 2:18 AM
- Shell said...
Hope you had an amazing birthday, gorgeous lady!
I felt that way at 30, too. Something to celebrate, not be upset about.
I'm just getting around to visit now- but thanks so much for linking! :)
- May 8, 2012 at 9:15 PM
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Welcome to the Inspiration and Enlightenment Workshop!
Modern authors are much more than book writers. They also maintain blogs, discuss relevant subjects on social media, produce videos, and hold speeches.
They offer a holistic service that revolves around the core value they labor to produce for people.
In my case the value is esprit.
I consider myself a pathfinder.
I go to places in the mind, describe the place, and show the path that leads there. That is the great value of visionary fiction – it takes readers to far and hidden places in the mind. Many spiritual scriptures use visionary fiction for that purpose. Poetry does the same thing.
Sometimes, I wish thoughts are like caves into which walls I can scratch 'Stefan was here'. 😉
Why Another Enlightenment Website?
I believe that enlightenment is a built-in mechanism that lacks a few gears and springs. We need to learn how that mechanism works and get acquainted with all the gears, springs, belts, gear trains, breaks, clutches, bearings, pins, keys, and lubricants. These are the principles of enlightenment. If we know the principles, we can complete and repair the mechanism.
Most enlightenment writers take enlightenment principles and build a mechanism (philosophy) and publish the whole thing. That's alright. Osho did that. Carlos Castaneda did that. People like Bentinho Massaro do that. I did that. But I don't want to do that anymore. I prefer to give you just the principles. The keys. The gears. The lubricants. Get an enlightenment philosophy on your own! 😉
We can renovate religion and philosophy with such principles. I believe that Catholicism and Protestantism can be saved – excuse my language – if they just replaced a handful of negative concepts. Try this:
- Christianity is attitude, not dogma
- We are not natural born sinners, we are natural born prophets.
- Mankind was not exiled, it is the greatest business in the universe
- There is no devil, neither demons, only adversity.
- Jesus Christ was a great example, not a great exception
- Everybody will get to heaven eventually, nobody will be left behind.
- Those who don't practice unconditional love daily are not Christians
Taking principles serious can be life-changing. Principles are seeds that grow a new garden in your mind. It all depends on the quality of the seeds.
How do you know whether you got a universal principle and not a timely dogma? Dogmas need a lot of explanation and justification. For example, the dogma that souls have only one shot at incarnate life. Why should immortal souls that live in a universe of googolplexes of years live only once for sixty to eighty years, like a drop of water that falls on a hot stone? Something like that needs a lot of justification. Cosmic principles speak for themselves. They shine like stars in the sky. You are an immortal soul on a journey through countless planetary adventures – that needs no explanation.
This is why I made an inspiration and enlightenment workshop. Let's grab some bits and pieces and build something. Let's experiment. Like an email mini course or a short essay. Something simple, on the spot, something that lucifies a little.
Don't get me wrong. There is nothing wrong with exploring other people's philosophies, for example, Osho's. Just keep in mind that it isn't yours. Don't relive his philosophy. Recognize the principles he applied, take home a few seeds and plant them in your garden.
Join the Workshop
When you join my workshop you will have free access to ever-growing inspirational content and services, for example, a video course on holistic self-realization and inspirational flash fiction. If you want to work on something together, let me know too.
The Solidarians
Does all this sound a bit lonely? Agreed. I feel lonely sometimes. Once in a while, I regret that I'm not part of some enlightenment movement. I tried here and there. It didn't last. The older I get the shorter it lasts.
But there must be something for people like us. A way to connect with other lonesome lightworkers. I got an idea for a loose community: The Solidarians, the Solidarity of the Solitary. How does that sound? I'm writing a white paper about that. Stay tuned.
Visionary Fiction
I believe that an artist is not the source, but a channel through which art comes into being. The more humble the artist, the more unobstructed the channel and the better the art. Self-importance is not only the sorcerers' supreme enemy but the nemesis of mankind. – Carlos Castaneda. Yep, writers are sorcerers(ses)!
Don't get me wrong, self-importance isn't a matter of morality. Eroding selfishness needs to be a strategy that clears the connection to our higher self – the True Artist. Of course, personality is still important since it owns artistic skills and know-how.
I don't think there is a clear border between inspiration and enlightenment, they are two phases of one great work. I believe that the process is most important and that's why I chose visionary fiction as my prime genre for my fiction books.
Visionary Fiction embraces spiritual and esoteric wisdom, often from ancient sources, and makes it relevant for our modern life. These gems of wisdom are brought forth in story form and in a way that readers can experience the wisdom from within themselves. It emphasizes and envisions humanity's transition into evolved consciousness. While there is a strong theme, it in no way proselytizes or preaches. Visionary is a tone as well as a genre. The 'visionary' element can technically be present in any genre and set in any time. – Visionary Fiction Alliance
I am a member of the Visionary Fiction Alliance. If you want to know more about visionary fiction, read this.
Where Are My Book on the Inspiration and Enlightenment Value Chain?
My published books are mostly about enlightenment, like Gawain and the Green Knight or Genesis. I used to be more on the enlightenment side of things. Thirty years ago, I began my spiritual career at B.O.T.A., a modern mystery school that teaches the arcana of Tarot, the Tree of Life, and esoteric Astrology. What I learn(ed) there is high up in the enlightenment section.
My Books on the Inspiration and Enlightenment Value Chain
I dedicated the first years of my writing career to promoting a contemporary, spiritual Christianity. I deal with the possibility of modern prophecy is my book The Priest Whisperer, the story of a pastor called to prophesy. It was my first book, and, to be frank, it misses a proper plot. It is still a bit inspiring I think, so, I left the first episode out there as a relic of my early days. One day I will pick it up again to give it a proper plot.
Genesis is a more recent work that puts away with the notions of original sin and damnation. Mankind is the greatest business in the universe! Genesis is also science-proof since it shows that Genesis illustrates the creation and formation of other dimensions or universes and cosmic mankind long before the Big Bang took place.
Holistic Self-realization and Feng Shui 101 are the first books I published in the inspiration sector. I hope to publish more like those soon.
I want to cover other section of the value chain, like how enlightenment helps depression or escaping the hound race. I already have a few books in my pipeline but, you know, books take a long time to write. Stay tuned!
I used to maintain two blogs. The Daily Inspirer was dedicated to inspiration and Nu Christ to a contemporary spiritual Christianity. With the Inspiration and Enlightenment workshop, I attempt to combine the two subjects and dedicate the rest of my life to helping people moving upwards the inspiration value chain, wherever they may be at the moment.
A Bit of Biography
I was born in Germany and enjoyed two years backpacking in Australia, New Zealand, and South-East Asia in my early twenties.
After getting married, I chose a necessity-career in the telecommunication industry. Since then, I have worked as a business development manager in Europe, Middle East, and in Asia.
2012, I kick-started my author career.
At the moment, I live in the Philippines. When I'm not writing, I play with my son, take him to his Taekwondo training or drum practice, or we go to the beach.
Social Media:
Twitter handle: @EmundsStefan
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I've owned my lap top for approximately 2 years now and just recently I've been getting a "problem applying profile" message when I turn on the computer and attempt to connect to my wireless network. I am however, able to connect to my neighbors wireless network at this time. I have an Intel Proset Wireless Adapter installed (version 10.5.1.0). I'm able to fix this problem by going to control panel, clicking add/remove, running the repair wizard and then rebooting. However, this takes a while to complete and is starting to become extremely frustrating to go through every time the problem occurs.
Is there a way I could fix my wireless card for good and get rid of this problem?
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Game, Set and Match as Perth Welcomes Jobs Boost
Tuesday, April 15th, 2014
on behalf of G1 Group
The employer behind some of Scotland's top independent bars and restaurants have been scoring points with locals after revealing it has sparked a mini jobs boom in Perth – in an area the size of a tennis court.
G1, owners of Harry's, The Bothy and the newly refurbished Playhouse, has cemented its commitment to providing employment opportunities in Perth by creating more than 100 jobs within the community.
The three venues – all in Mill Street – employ a variety of different roles from kitchen porters and head chefs to baristas and specialist digital IMAX cinema projection staff, providing a welcome boost to employment levels within the city.
Andy Mcleod, Business Development Manager for Harry's and The Bothy, said: "We hire more than 100 people within an extremely small vicinity of each other in Perth.
"From cleaners and bar staff to head chefs and marketing teams, we have a lot of fantastic opportunities for local talent to use their skills within our venues.
"The good news however is that there is still scope for more jobs to become available as children's parties and private dining gets busier, especially at Harry's, which opens very soon. As the Christmas season approaches, we will also be looking to hire some temporary staff to help, giving locals some valuable work experience."
The total number of jobs exceeds 100 with 40 employed in Harry's, 25 in The bothy and a further 35 in the Playhouse and City Cafe.
The announcement was welcomed by Invest in Perth, the initiative that seels to promote Perth City region as the most desirable place to live, work, invest and visit in Scotland.
Councillor John Kellas, Convenor of Enterprise and Infrastructure Committee at Perth and Kinross Council, who oversee Invest in Perth, said: "The G1 group are an important and welcome investor in our city and the exciting recent developments, with the arrival of IMAX to the Playhouse Cinema and the imminent opening of Harry's on Mill Street underline this.
"As well as adding to the vibrancy of the city centre such developments bring economic benefit to the city through an increase in visitor numbers and the provision of new jobs."
The most recent venue to create jobs has been the Playhouse which launched the first IMAX screen in Scotland outside of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
The new state-of-the-art IMAX screen – 60%+ larger than the cinema's previous screen – celebrated its successful launch on 5 July welcoming hundreds of cinema-goers to the city.
Typically IMAX cinemas show new release movies in advance of standard cinemas with viewers having the added benefit of larger screens, sharper picture, better sounds and immersive 3D experiences.
For more job oppurtunities that will come available and an updated information from the legal recruiter in Chicago, please check the G1 website.
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Open from September until June, and a great choice for an early or snow sure shred. Good open flat runs, but can get crowded at weekends.
Freeriders will find an abundance of trails to ride, but none of them are too demanding and lack a bit of variety. The 4 black runs on offer are pretty short, but trail 8 should keep you on your toes. The majority of the resort is above tree level, the only trees are below the Mittelstation, just watch out for crevaces and avalanches. From the gondalas you should be able to pick a few nice decents and drops without hiking. The Wilde Grubn is a 10k run back to the base, its not always properly marked so make sure you know where you're heading.
The Moreboards Stubai Zoo terrain park is located on the Gaisskarferner and in full swing offers 3 lines with almost 20 features. The park opens in October with a big party event, the Moreboards Stubai Premier.
For more information visit www.stubai-zoo.com . Away from the park you'll find plenty of natural hits all over the place, so make sure you go exploring.
You'll love this place; theres plenty of nice wide, well maintained pistes available. The management take great care in preparing the slopes; they don't just piste bash at night, but throughout the day, so theres plenty of opportunity to cut the courdroy. During winter they have a traffic lighted carving run, where you can fly down guaranteeing that no ones gonna cut in front of you. You'll find it parallel to run 7 (itself a great run) and the Schlepplift Daunferner t-bar.
Beginners are well taken care of with a number of perfectly well-appointed, easy, flat blue runs. But watch out for the drag lifts. You really shouldn't have anything to worry about as theres plenty of nice gentle slopes to be getting on with. Around the Gamsgarten top station is a number of beginner slopes. Most are accessed with t-bars, but run 12 is a nice gentle one serviced by 6 seater lift. For the tots and the seriously bad, they've added a number of magic carpet lifts, and they're even covered.


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When you Arrive
Please arrange to arrive 10 minutes before your active learning session time. This will give time for you to check in, hang up coats and toilet visits. Your group leader should check in at reception with your booking form.
- Cloakroom for coats and bags outside Lifelong Learning Centre
- Education Room in the Lifelong Learning Centre
- Plentiful toilets, including accessible toilets, outside the Lifelong Learning Centre
- A lunchroom on the first floor (lifts are available)
- Accessible galleries
Cost of Visit
Pupil – £2.45
SEN Staff- Free
Extra adults – £4.95
Active Learning Session (1 hour) £50.00
Lunchroom (half hour) – £7.00
We can invoice your school or organisation or you can bring cash, cheque or card on the day of your visit。
Active Learning Sessions
Active learning sessions take place in the Lifelong Learning Centre. There are signs for this throughout the building.
Sessions last approximately an hour but we can reduce the length of the session if you are constrained by time。 We can accommodate up to 32 in a session and we generally divide classes into 4 groups。
We welcome the assistance of accompanying adults as this helps children to focus on the activities。 Information is provided on the relevant tables and instruction is provided by the session leader。
Active learning session times are generally available at:
Please contact us if you wish to arrange sessions outside of these times.
We hire out the lunchroom to schools on a half hourly basis. Please keep to your allotted time slot. Please recycle rubbish where possible: cans, paper, cardboard, plastics, and foil in the green bins. Food and non-recyclables in the blue bin. Please keep the room tidy as other schools may be using the room after you.
Museum Shop
Our shop has a range of souvenirs to remember your visit at 'pocket money' prices。 Please limit numbers in the shop to 8 per group。
If you would like to reserve Souvenir Packs for your school group, please visit Souvenir Packs
How to Find us
The nearest coach parking is on Tetbury Road opposite Cirencester Leisure Centre. Follow the signs to the leisure centre. The museum is a 5 minute walk from Tetbury Road. There is one road to cross. Traffic runs in both directions so please ensure children are supervised adequately by teachers when crossing the road.
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Health and Safety
Corinium Museum Risk Assessment
Please take note, upon arrival, of fire exits. In the event of an accident, please inform staff at the reception desk.
Free Preliminary Visit for Teachers
Teachers are entitled to a free preliminary visit to help plan your trip and familiarise yourself with the museum environment。 This can take place during the week or at weekends。 Please let staff at the welcome desk know the date of your pre-booked school visit。
If you have any additional questions, please contact a member of the Education Team on 01285 655611.


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Literary Flavors
One of the most asked questions at my bookshop in Bangkok is: "Where do you get your books?" Except for a few titles from local authors that we take on consignment, along with new travel titles from Things Asian Press, all of our stock consists of secondhand books that we get locally. We don't order or source anything from overseas or even domestically. The only exception would be my occasional forays to Kuala Lumpur, where I usually manage to find a variety of interesting books (more about my latest trip next week) to bring back.
In the early days/years of operating the bookshop, I used to buy books from secondhand dealers at Bangkok's Chatuchak Market to supplement my stock. But in recent years I haven't had to leave my shop at all due to the constant stream of people dropping by to sell or exchange books. We end up having to turn down many books because we are so overwhelmed with stuff. Not only are regular customers and tourists coming to do the selling and swapping, we also have many local Thais arriving with books to sell. Most of these "dealers" (for lack of a better term) get their books from local homes, apartment complexes, or hotels, and then sell them to us. The titles can be a mixed bag of languages (we see a lot of Swedish and Russian books, for example) and genres. Sometimes there are brand-new titles and sometimes I find books that are older than I am. Inside the books we uncover sundry items; old bookmarks, airline boarding passes, naughty photos, dead flowers, dead insects, and occasionally some money! Whether the book has collector's value or not is of no concern to me. I'm certainly no antiquarian dealer (in fact, I think it's fair to see that I despise the whole collector's racket); I just think it's a lot of fun to peruse the old titles.
Last week's cache of books unearthed a particularly cool find: Flavours: Thailand's 200 Most Interesting Restaurants by Harry Rolnick. That might not sound like a very interesting title, until you look inside and notice the publication date: 1972. Hoo, ha, this is going to good, I thought. And yes indeed it was, akin to a stroll down memory lane, and made even more fun by the irreverent writing style of Harry Rolnick.
Obviously, some of the restaurants listed in this book are long gone, but more than a few ARE still in operation. One of my friends and customers, Ing, came by the shop and perused the book, saying how it brought back so many memories of growing up in Bangkok during the 60s and 70s. She bought the book, but left it with me to look at for a few days. I thumbed through it and found some real gems. For example, the listing for Chokechai Restaurant in Thonburi says:
Snake? Bat's Blood? Bear Salad? Elephant Knuckle? If such be your taste, Chokechai supplies the dishes. The English menu once was a discarded hunting license (they've since gone sophisticated and mimeographed one of the most hilarious and rare menus I've ever seen) and the game is fresh, much of it prepared at your table from just-killed animals. Mainly patronized by country people, the Chokechai is a bit difficult to find, but the dining is al fresco, the dishes quite splendid, prices ridiculously low, and even if your taste doesn't run to crocodile tail, you'll be entranced by the atmosphere. P.S. Elephant knuckle must be ordered 48 hours ahead of time … defrosting, you know.
For another place, dubbed "Khao Ka Moo," Rolnick writes:
The reason for the obscure address is that there is no real name for this restaurant, it only serves one dish, and they're all sold out by noon. The dish is roast pork leg with rice, it is reputed by pork-lovers to be THE restaurant for the stuff, and between 6:30 a.m. and noon, you'll see crowds literally queuing up to taste it. Not being one of the Mystic Order of the Roast Pork Leg people, I find myself unable to understand the fascination, but swineologists swear by it, so who am I to be the sceptic?
And the listing for Thaweesak Bakery on Sukhumvit Road:
If you can walk by without buying a box or two to take home, you have the culinary emotions of a Cyclops. The atmosphere is decidedly youthful, with long-haired Thai and American teenagers torn between the éclairs and the sounds of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Remember; this was written in 1972! The book has chapters for Thai, Western, Other Asian, and Outside Bangkok. It also includes a glossary of Thai foods, and "a selected list of rarer dishes." Even though this guide is 40 years old — or maybe that fact actually enhances the appeal — this is fun reading for anyone who enjoys Bangkok history or Thai food.
After thumbing through the restaurant guide, I was intrigued: Who was this Harry Rolnick fellow? Looking at the author photo in the back of the guide, he appeared young at the time of publication, so I deemed it quite possible that he was still alive and kicking … and eating. I did an online search and found this Wikipedia entry:
Harry Rolnick is an American author, editor and music critic. His writing often examines Asian lifestyles and culinary traditions. Eating Out In China (1979) was the first book to explore People's Republic restaurants. His other restaurant guides, to Hong Kong, Bangkok and Macau, prompted Alan Levy to write in The Foodie's Guide to the World, "Nobody eats in Asia without consulting Harry Rolnick first".
Rolnick has written a history of coffee, a guide to feng shui, and a social history of Macau. He also co-authored The Chinese Gourmet with William Mark. A native of New York, Rolnick was a Merchant Marine before taking residence in Thailand, where he was one of the first editors of the Bangkok Post and later Hong Kong, from where he traveled throughout Asia and East Africa for two decades. He has written articles for Lonely Planet, Newsweek, International Herald Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Travel & Leisure, GEO and many other publications. In 1998, he edited the first English-language lifestyle magazine in Budapest, before returning to Manhattan.
Rolnick's most recent book is Spice Chronicles: Exotic Tales of a Hungry Traveler (2008, Seven Locks Press)
It sounds like Rolnick has kept VERY busy since his young days in Bangkok. And his latest book, Spice Chronicles, sounds like a must-read for fans of food and travel.


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A brow lift can help your upper lids and mid-forehead seem more rested and relaxed. It offers more long-term results than non-surgical solutions and is typically done as an outpatient procedure using conscious sedation. Most patients return to normal activity in about 2 weeks.
Why endoscopic? Performing a brow lift endoscopically enables Dr. Hetherington to utilize tiny incisions for the procedure, all of which are hidden within the hairline. Through these little incisions, the doctor inserts a small camera and his instruments, freeing up the muscle and skin. The scalp is carefully rotated to a higher position, without removing any skin. This method preserves the space between the hairline and brows, resulting in a smooth, natural look.
Patients often combine the endoscopic brow lift with a blepharoplasty to complete the rejuvenation.
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Meet exotic people. And kill them. Even for women!
5280 magazine is the cool magazine for Denverites. Which, if you believe our press clippings, is among the coolest cities in the nation.
The magazine's usual beats are Colorado's pricey ski resorts. The latest and greatest on Denver's foodie scene. All things culture. The groovy health trends. The best Colorado workouts (and those are different from the best Iowa workouts how?).
But, because I tend to come down on the cranky, old curmudgeon side, I usually don't pay much attention to the publication when I see it in the checkout line.
But the November cover picture made me take a second look. An attractive woman, in full battle rattle, her hair pulled back in a severe bun, her helmet tucked under her arm. The headline? "On The Front Line: Embedded With American Female Combat Soldiers In Afghanistan." And, even before I'd read the first line of the article, I picked up a copy.
Why we fight. Who knows?
9/11. Does anyone besides me have trouble remembering the third two numbers in that now talismanic combination of digits? They're 01. Or, to put it in plain English: September 11, 2001. That's nearly 20 years ago.
And still we fight on in Afghanistan. The human toll is staggering. Over 2,300 dead U.S. soldiers. (And, as of a few of days ago, 3 more.) More than 20,000 maimed and wounded. Countless others dead by suicide as a result of the mental trauma of war. Who knows how many families shattered by repeated deployments.
And dare I mention the toll on the Afghan people? While estimates vary in the fog of war, the number of killed or wounded Afghanis ranges in the hundreds of thousands. And we wonder why so many Afghans have made common cause with the Taliban?
Making war cool
So now 5280 puts out a puff piece that makes this conflict look like the latest front in a noble struggle for equal rights for women. Rather than a ruinous war that will, at some point, inevitably result in this country finally admitting that the conflict can't be won. And, like the Soviets once did, coming to our senses and leaving.
It's astonishing that in this lengthy article there is only the briefest mention of what these women, who serve in an artillery unit, actually do: [Her] "greater concern had less to do with gender and more to do with the actual job she was carrying out: She was killing people." This particular woman reconciled herself to this grim reality with the thought that, "If I didn't like the idea of killing people I shouldn't have joined the Army-because that's what the Army does."
So, join the Army and grow to like killing people?
Bleeding Air Force blue
While writing this post, I happened to meet a young woman named Mariah. Twenty seven years old, her appearance reminded me of the woman on the cover of 5280: striking red hair pulled back in a severe bun. But while she also shared the military background, the rest of her story is anything but cool.
A self described "Air Force brat," her dad put in 30 years in the service. While she was still an infant, the family was transferred to Buckley airbase in Aurora, where she grew up.
Her dad was deployed repeatedly. "Which," according to Mariah, "was pretty negative; my mom had severe abandonment issues. However," she continued, "it was a also a benefit because there was no abuse at home while dad was gone." Domestic violence, as is well known, is a risk of multiple deployments. So is divorce; Mariah's parents separated after 30 years of marriage.
To escape an intolerable home life, Mariah enlisted in the Air National Guard after high school; the Guard provided her with the financial resources to make the break.
But as her LinkedIn profile reveals, it's been anything but a smooth flight. While she's earned an I.T. degree and become an articulate writer, she's also flirted with suicide. And had a run-in with the law. Which resulted in a seven month jail sentence; something to do with sending an ugly email to a counselor that violated a restraining order. Which, in turn, caused her to lose the V.A. benefits she'd been awarded as a result of the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) she says she suffered at her father's hands. An appeal's pending, but with the V.A.'s enormous claims backlog, who knows how long it'll be before her case is resolved?
Darkness, darkness, be my pillow
And now, with winter closing in, homelessness. How she manages is hard to fathom. Crashing on friends' couches some nights. Sleeping in her car others.
I've suggested several possible resources in the Christian community with which I'm familiar. Also some in the secular world that I became acquainted with during my service in the legislature. Do they have room for her? Has she applied to get in? I'm not sure. At one point, she described the shelters with which she's familiar as "sketchy." That's easy to believe.
Go west, young woman. Go midwest
She expressed her determination to move to the midwest, where the cost of living is lower. Given Denver's fevered economy, it's not difficult to imagine that a place like Des Moines would be cheaper. But I had to ask: "Does it really make sense to go to an entirely strange city to start over?" She had a ready answer: "I can't take the chance of running into my dad. And," she says, "the criminal justice system in that part of the country tends to be more lenient than it is here."
So, just another chapter in an old American story? The one about those who are sufficiently adventurous (or sufficiently desperate), to pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile.
Or something more sinister? A tale about yet another desperate attempt to escape the pity of war.


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About two weeks after you've filed your FAFSA the Financial Aid office will notify you of any additional documents required by emailing your COS student email account. Once all required documents have been completed your file will be processed.
Below you can find a list of printable forms of our most common Financial Aid documents. Most of the forms are also PDF fillable which means you can type in your information on the form, print, and sign. To check your status and which forms are needed to complete your Financial Aid file log on to "Banner Web". Please submit completed forms to the Financial Aid Office, Sequoia Room 105 or to any of our other campuses.
18-19 SAP Appeal Form
18-19 Drug Worksheet
18-19 Dependency Override
18-19 Student Certification
18-19 IRS Transcript Request for 2016 Tax Year
18-19 Unusual Enrollment History (UEH)
18-19 Special Circumstances
18-19 Payment Schedule
18-19 Cal B High School Verification Form
19-20 SAP Appeal Form
19-20 Drug Worksheet
19-20 Dependency Override
19-20 Student Certification
19-20 IRS Transcript Request for 2017 Tax Year
19-20 Unusual Enrollment History (UEH)
19-20 Special Circumstances
Title IV Authorization Form
Written Consent Form (FERPA)
Proof of Independence Status