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Job fairs are in season, are you ready?
Oklahoma's job market changes constantly, and with spring and college graduations on the horizon, job seekers will be sprucing up their resumes, dry cleaning their best suits and heading out to the many upcoming job fairs.
Job fairs are a great way to meet with a large number of companies that are in hiring mode. Some of these fairs are tailored to graduating college students. Others are for veterans returning to the civilian workforce. Most, however, are open to the public and offer a large variety of employers.
For example, at Wednesday's Oklahoma City Community College Job Fair, representatives from Andy Alligator's Fun Park will have a booth alongside companies like Fed Ex and Frito Lay.
Many of the employers will be hiring for full- and part-time positions.
Here are eight tips from local and national experts for impressing potential employers and standing out from a crowd of job seekers.
Rescue your resume
For people in highly creative fields such as graphic design, art and interior design, a new trend of highly designed resumes can help you stand out from a crowd while highlighting your creativity and skills. But colorful, artfully designed resumes aren't for everyone.
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"We're not particularly an advocate of those for all majors," Bette Scott said. "The graphically designed resumes work well for people who are in the more creative or artistic fields. That may be expected, or they can make themselves stand out that way. For other career fields it might be a deterrent."
When writing your resume, there are a few things to make sure you include and a few things to make sure you omit.
Leave any and all high school information off your resume if you're a college graduate. A few exceptions to that rule, Scott said, are highly impressive items such as being an Eagle Scout or the valedictorian for your class.
Where resumes once had an "Objectives" paragraph placed prominently, today's experts recommend either tailoring your objective to match the needs of the company you're applying to or leaving that paragraph out all together.
"It tends to limit you too much or it is so weak and doesn't really say anything," Scott said.
Your resume must have all your current contact information at the top. Depending on your level of experience and education, the next section of your resume should highlight your most relevant, valuable experience in reverse chronological order. For example, a recent college graduate's resume would likely begin with information about their educational accomplishments, highlighting a good G.P.A. (above 3.0, if lower, omit), leadership, volunteer work, honors and awards and other college achievements.
A veteran's resume would likely begin with listing the job seeker's work history, with detailed descriptions of the skills acquired for each position held.
Some experts suggest tailoring your entire resume to the employer you're applying to by including key words from the job description and highlighting your most relevant experience, whether or not it is your most recent.
Be sure to spell check your resume and have as many people as possible proofread it.
Do not include references on your resume, but have them ready, printed separately, should an employer ask for them.
Do your homework.
"I think the biggest mistake career fair attendees make is not really researching the companies ahead of time," said Bette Scott, director of Career Services at the University of Oklahoma.
You don't need to memorize the company's history, mission statement and employee roster, but you should know what industry the company is in, what work the company does, how the company's name is pronounced, experts said.
These may seem like simple things, but Scott said they can make a big difference.
Dress the part.
Professional dress is a must at a job fair — for men, a dark suit and tie and for women, a skirt suit, pantyhose and heels.
"Professional dress says to the employer (for college students) 'I'm ready to get out of my college clothes, I'm ready to go to work in the real world,'" Scott said.
A job interview or job fair is not a place to make a fashion statement, Scott said. So dress as conservatively as possible.
Be organized.
"After you talk to several employers, everything starts getting a little fuzzy," said Debra Vaughn, director of Student Employment and Career Services at OCCC. She recommends that after each employer you meet with you step back and write some notes about the exchange. If an employer gives you a business card, make sure and keep it with your notes.
You don't need to carry a briefcase but do bring a sleek looking portfolio to hold your resumes, college transcripts, letters of recommendation, examples of your work, and a notebook to take notes on after each meeting. If you can showcase examples of your work on a flash drive that you hand to employers or you can provide links to your work on a website you create for potential employers.
Flush your Facebook
While employers may or may not take the time to look at information on a flash drive or on your own website, it's no secret that many employers go straight to Facebook to get a feel for an applicant's real personality and lifestyle.
Look through your posts with a critical eye, considering the impressions your posts and photos could give someone who doesn't know you.
Check nerves at the door.
You're going to be nervous, facing dozens of employers and almost certain rejection from at least some of them.
Scott advises that you practice an introduction and "elevator speech" about yourself.
"Hi, my name is so-and-so. I'm graduating in May. I read about your company on the Internet and this is exactly what I want to do," is what Scott told her daughter to say to every employer she met at her first job fair.
You'll also need a short "elevator speech" for when employers ask you to tell them something about yourself. Pick several interesting items about yourself, such as your top five work, school or personal experiences. These items should follow a formula: What was the situation, what action did you take and what were the results? Whittle these items down to one paragraph, then prioritize them based on the themes that come through: these themes could be growth, customer service, education, innovation, creativity and many others. Pick your top themes. These are the things you want the interviewer to remember about you. Now, put it all together into about a two-minute speech (about 350 words). Briefly cover your college experience but devote most of the time to getting your top themes across. And save time at the end to mention your goals.
At the job fair, practice your pitch with several employers who may not be your top choices. Save your No. 1 choices for later, when your nerves are relaxed and you've had a chance to practice your speeches.
Remember your nonverbal cues.
The best speech writer in the world can't overcome bad body language. Remember the importance of nonverbal cues you're sending. Greet employers with a firm handshake, maintain eye contact, stand tall and smile. Don't lean against the wall or stand with your arms crossed, and avoid frowning, texting and talking on the phone.
After visiting with a few employers, give yourself time to rest, have a quick snack and rejuvenate. Meeting with dozens of employers in one day is exhausting, Vaughn said, and you'll need to plan to spend plenty of time making the rounds.
Follow up!
If you had a positive conversation with an employer, and especially if they gave you a business card, you must follow up after the meeting. Email is the best form of follow up, Vaughn said. All that a follow up note should say is that you enjoyed meeting them at the job fair and that you are very interested in the position and hope to have an interview.
"If you are the candidate who follows through, you might be the person who is invited in for that interview," Scott said.


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Performing the Jewish Archive
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Out of the Shadows: Rediscovering Jewish Music and Theatre, was held in Australia from August 5-12 2017 at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Out of the Shadows in Sydney featured symphonic music for modern dance, Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's ballet chanté The Seven Deadly Sins, a witty children's opera based on the Red Riding Hood tale, searing social commentary in two cabarets from the Terezín Ghetto and Depression-era Helsinki, profound chamber music composed in the Terezín Ghetto and Soviet Russia, sacred and secular choral music and organ music by Jewish émigré and refugee composers, songs joyous and thoughtful for voice and clarinet, and virtuosic works for violin and piano from Scandinavia, all presented by some of Australia's best musicians, actors and dancers: the Goldner String Quartet, Sydney Symphony Fellows, VOX Choir, Sydney Children's Choir, Three's Company (Deborah De Graaff, Tonya Lemoh, Narelle Yeo), Ole Bøhn and Daniel Herscovitch and Luminescence Chamber Singers.
New works were presented by Sydney Conservatorium of Music composers Daniel Biederman, Solomon Frank, Josephine Gibson, Katrina Kovacs and Victoria Pham, as well as new arrangements by Aidan Rosa and Ian Whitney. World premiere performances of works by Wilhelm Grosz, HA Peter and Georg Tintner sat beside Australian premieres of works by Simon Parmet, Moses Pergament and Mieczesław Weinberg, all performed in Verbrugghen Hall, the same space where so many Jewish refugee composers and performers first gave recitals in Sydney in the 1930s and 40s.
Closing Finale: Goldner String Quartet
Saturday 12th August, 7:30 PM
Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Verbrugghen Hall
Prinz Bettliegend: A Cabaret from Terezín
Thursday 10th August, 7:30 PM
The Seymour Centre, Sound Lounge, Sydney
Testimony, Facticity, and Musical Truth-Telling
Thursday 10th August, 5:30 PM
Recital Hall East, Sydney Conservatorium of MusicRead more
Lunchbreak Concert 4: The Power of Three
Thursday 10th August, 12:30 PM
Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Verbrugghen HallRead more
Merchants of Helsinki: Yiddish Cabaret from Finland
Wednesday 9th August, 7:30 PM
The Seymour Centre, Sound Lounge, Sydney
Singing and Laughing Against Fascism
Wednesday 9th August, 5:00 PM
University of Sydney Main CampusRead more
Lunchbreak Concert 3: The Power of Breath
Wednesday 9th August, 12:30 PM
Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Verbrugghen HallRead more
At The Edge of the World
Tuesday 8th August, 7:30 PM
Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Verbrugghen Hall
Prinz Bettliegend: A Cabaret from Terezín
Tuesday 8th August, 7:30 PM
The Seymour Centre, Sound Lounge, Sydney
Lunchbreak Concert 2: Three's Company
Tuesday 8th August, 12:30 PM
Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Verbrugghen HallRead more
Prinz Bettliegend: A Cabaret from Terezín
Monday 7th August, 7:30 PM
The Seymour Centre, Sound Lounge, Sydney
Lunchbreak Concert 1: The Power of Two
Monday 7th August, 12:30 PM
Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Verbrugghen HallRead more
Red Riding Hood: A Children's Opera
Sunday 6th August, 3:00 PM
Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Music WorkshopRead more
Red Riding Hood: A Children's Opera
Sunday 6th August, 12:00 PM
Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Music WorkshopRead more
Gala Opening Night
Saturday 5th August, 7:30 PM
Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Verbrugghen Hall
International Symposium
International Symposium: Performance, Empathy, Trauma and the Archive
Conference Abstract:
As an intellectual focus of the major AHRC-funded research project 'Performing the Jewish Archive', this symposium reflects on some of the urgent ethical and intellectual questions raised by the performance of often lost, forgotten or neglected Jewish artworks from the long twentieth century. In undertaking performances of these works from Madison to Prague, Sydney to Cape Town, as well as in the UK, the PTJA project has been motivated by a complex set of concerns about the role of art 'after testimony', the ways in which audience responses to such performances can be ethically tracked, the function of empathy in engaging with this art, and the central importance of an ethical, historically-informed approach to such performance. Yet troubling ethical questions remain with us: For instance, the performance of a lost play from the Terezín ghetto in the site of a massacre of York's medieval Jewish community, the adaptation of a Zionist oratorio written in the direct aftermath of the Holocaust for contemporary audiences in several different social and political contexts, the role of empathy in engaging with these artworks, or the place of performance in Holocaust education raise questions pertaining to the ethics of artistic production of traumatic and deeply affective material.
Questions we ask potential contributors to reflect upon include:
• How can performance engage respectfully with the gaps to be found in archives, and with the losses inherent to Jewish history of the twentieth century?
• How can co-textual information ethically inform audiences about complex and often difficult knowledge? How can performance, by contrast, provide a form of knowledge inaccessible through archival research alone?
• What role can historical authenticity play in such performances, not least given the long debates about the limits of representation that surround artwork associated with the Shoah?
• To what extent is the contemporary emphasis on empathy as a desired outcome of engagement with difficult histories and artworks itself ethically problematic? How might we rethink the relationship between empathy, trauma and the archive?
Travelling Exhibition
Performing the Jewish Archive – Travelling Exhibition
Our travelling exhibition complements our Festival performances, giving an insight into the work of our research team. It tells the stories of Jewish artists and their works of art brought out of the shadows of the archive.
By engaging with the exhibition, you—our audiences—can become part of those stories. We challenge you to think through the questions we ask ourselves:
- How does reading stories and seeing performances help us understand the musicians and writers who created them?
- How does knowing these stories affect our experiences?
- What about stories never completed, artworks lost forever? Can we understand them more through performance?
- How can we honour fragmented stories, mourn such human and artistic losses?
- Can empathy help us understand these artists' experiences?
We look forward to hearing your responses!
The exhibition will be on display in the foyer at the Conservatorium of Music, and on Opening Nights for Performances at The Seymour Centre and East Sydney Arts and Culture Centre.
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Jamie Ducharme
April 7, 2019
An E. coli outbreak has sickened at least 72 people in five states — and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) isn't sure of the source.
All 72 people were infected with the same strain of E. coli, but the CDC has not been able to determine a common food item, grocery store or restaurant chain that may be to blame, the agency announced Friday. Illnesses have been reported in Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia. Eight people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported.
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Court gains confidence after attending a practice fitness test
Hey Russ,
Just wanted to say how glad I am that I came to the fitness training today! I was a bundle of nerves all morning but left so happy with my results, just need to work on the agility.
Everyone was so friendly and encouraging.
Thanks again and looking forward to coming to more Sunday training sessions!


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Don't you just love the patina old quilts develop? This is the first vintage quilt that I found in an Op (thrift) shop.
A sneaky peek inside revealed that it was once chocolate brown and orange. How 1970s is that? The chocolate has faded to a soft brown/pink and the orange to a lovely soft yellow. Six blocks by five this is quite a substantial sized quilt. All beautifully hand quilted.
The edges are finished by turning to the back. Reminds me of the first quilt I made 30 mumble years ago. Back then I couldn't find any information about how to finish a quilt so I decided that was the answer.
I just love old quilts. Can't resist them, if I see a lonely old quilt I just want to bring it home. I'll be showing you more of my rescued treasures as time goes by.


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By CHIKAKO KAWAHARA/ Staff Writer
February 14, 2019 at 15:50 JST
Workers monitor the probe's investigation in the vicinity of the No. 2 reactor building on Feb. 13. (Provided by Tokyo Electric Power Co.)
A probe touched melted nuclear fuel debris in a destroyed reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, a long-awaited milestone in the battle toward decommissioning, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Feb. 13. [Read More]
This special page portrays the dramatic arrest of Carlos Ghosn and the twists and turns that followed.
This special page reviews what the former Nissan Motor Co. chairman left during his 19 years in Japan.
Baseball star Ichiro Suzuki had much to say on March 21, the day he hung up his spikes.
This special page details how journalists uncovered shady transactions through Bermuda and other tax havens.
Here are reports about efforts in Japan and abroad to achieve the U.N. sustainable development goals.


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Amidst disputes over the alleged ownership over South China Sea, China has opened a modern cinema theatre on Yongxing Island to establish authority over the area. "The cinema will show at least one film every day, so residents and soldiers on Yongxing Island can enjoy films simultaneously with moviegoers across the country," said Gu Xiaojing,GM of Hainan Media Group. China has ... Read More »
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The US Navy Ship – USS Dewey sailed near the island near the South China Sea which is claimed by China as its own. The "Freedom of Action" as claimed by the US President Donald Trump has irked China which said it has violated its sovereignty. The patrol was conducted within 20 kilometres of Mischeef Reef which is the part of ... Read More »


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Evaluating Website User Experiences
Thursday, June 4, 2015
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Led by Donna Kafel (@dmkafel), Project Coordinator for the e-Science Portal for New England Librarians
Evaluating Website User Experiences
Thursday, June 4, 2015
9:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Pacific time
#medlibs Twitter chat
Led by Donna Kafel (@dmkafel), Project Coordinator for the e-Science Portal for New England Librarians
During this week's #medlibs chat, we'll be talking about website usability, from the perspective of both users (all of us!) and librarian website-designers (many of us!). Website users and website designers can look at the same website from different perspectives. Their concerns, while framed differently, are actually quite similar:
- What is this website about?
- Is it of interest to me?
- Can I find what I'm looking for?
- How do I find what I'm looking for?
Website Designer
- How do I know what my users want?
- How easy is my website to navigate?
- Is its organization clear to my users?
A usable website can be the difference between gaining or losing return visitors. When site visitors come to a site looking for specific information and can't figure out the site's navigational structure or the layout of its content, chances are they'll leave the site frustrated and never return. Usability is not a frivolous website feature; it is critical to the website's success.
So what qualities make for a usable website? Jakob Nielsen, the "guru of web usability" claims that these five components determine usability:
- Learnability: How easy is it for users to accomplish basic tasks the first time they encounter the design?
- Efficiency: Once users have learned the design, how quickly can they perform tasks?
- Memorability: When users return to the design after a period of not using it, how easily can they reestablish proficiency?
- Errors: How many errors do users make, how severe are these errors, and how easily can they recover from the errors?
- Satisfaction: How pleasant is it to use the design?
(Nielsen, 2012)
Have you had experiences in website design? What are your preferences as a website visitor? Have you conducted user testing? Have you participated in taking a user test? Whether you've been involved in web design, or are a frequent website visitor, please share your thoughts in this Thursday's #medlibs discussion!
Here are some recommended readings if you'd like to explore web usability further.
Deschenes, Amy. (2014). "Improving the Library Homepage through User Research: Without a Total Redesign." Journal of Library User Experience.
Krug, Steve. (2010). Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems. New Riders: Berkeley, CA.
Nielsen, Jakob. (2012). Usability 101: What is Usability? http://www.nngroup.com/articles/usability-101-introduction-to-usability/
Webdesigner Depot. (2009). Interview with Web Usability Guru, Jakob Nielsen. http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/09/interview-with-web-usability-guru-jakob-nielsen/
Widzer, Joanna, Katie Chan, Ray Bryson, and Dan Welding. (2015). "Past, Present, Future: Usability Testing at the National Library of Medicine." DigitalGov.


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It's been quite a long time since I've made any new jewelry pieces.
Here are two new necklaces that will be available in my Etsy shop.
This first one I call Peaceful Moth.
It's an earthy piece made of recycled wool rope, cotton thread, and beautiful ceramic pieces from Spirited Earth.
The 2nd one is Pretty In Pink.
It's a combination of cotton gauze, wool rope, cotton crocheted freeform lace, metal and glass.
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A second look at beta blockers and blood pressure
A beta blocker alone isn't usually the best choice for simple, uncomplicated high blood pressure.
Beta blockers have long been a mainstay for controlling blood pressure when it creeps too high. The first one, propranolol, appeared in 1964. Because it made such a big difference in treating angina (chest pain triggered by exercise or stress) and it shed some light on what regulates the heart, its inventor, Sir James Black, was awarded a Nobel Prize.


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By Azernews
By Laman Ismayilova
Baku Soul of Art and Dance festival will be held at the Seaside Boulevard, near the State Puppet Theater, on June 8-16.
The festival will be attended by dancers, young singers, and open dance lessons will be held as part of the festival, Trend Life reported.
The project is co-organized by Baku Boulevard Administration, the Youth Union and the Azerbaijan Dance Association.
Aziz Azizov, President of the Azerbaijan Dance Association and board member of the Youth Union, stressed that the main purpose of such festivals and open lessons is the further development of dance art among young people, the expansion of their enthusiasm in this area.
"In addition, we want to acquaint foreign guests with our national dances, talk about the ancient and rich culture. The concert program includes various types of dance, as well as performances of singers with their own show program, representatives of Georgia and Ukraine," he added.
Azizov believes that all spectators of the festival will find something new for themselves. The open lessons will be held by professional teachers of the Azerbaijan Dance Association, he added.
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When President Christina Paxson's capital campaign launches sometime within the next few years, it will take its place in a long history of major fundraising efforts at Brown and could set the tone for future University fundraising. While no official timeline has been set, Paxson's campaign will likely begin after the development of the University's next strategic plan, which will follow the strategic planning committees' final recommendations at the end of this school year.
Capitalizing on the past
Though the University is not currently in a capital campaign, it still aims to raise $200 million annually to fund yearly priorities, said Patricia Watson, senior vice president for advancement.
One of the greatest benefits of a capital campaign is that the strategic planning process preceding it compels the University to examine its institutional priorities, she said.
"It will build off the previous campaign's success," said Neil Steinberg '75, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation and former vice president for development under former President Ruth Simmons. The Campaign for Academic Enrichment under Simmons showed that donors respond to specific fundraising goals, such as financial aid, he said.
Both Steinberg and Watson said the Campaign for Academic Enrichment raised expectations for annual fundraising and broadened the donor base.
A number of donors during Simmons' tenure donated to both the Campaign for Academic Enrichment and the Annual Fund, which are not mutually exclusive, Steinberg said.
"All of our work follows the strategic direction of the University," Watson said. "We are focused on trying to raise money for the issues in front of us."
Watson said she hopes the University will have a plan for its campaign by the time of Brown's 250th anniversary celebration in 2014.
Administrators believe a new capital campaign will create a "sense of urgency" and engage donors who have not given recently or never given, she said.
"They respond to inspiration and vision," Steinberg said.
A rich history
Though fundraising has always been essential for the financial health of private universities, the concept of the capital campaign began as recently as the 1950s, starting at elite institutions and eventually gaining popularity with most four-year — and some two-year — institutions of higher education today, said Stephen Nelson, higher education expert and senior scholar in the Leadership Alliance at Brown.
Former President Howard Swearer led the University's first official "development campaign" from 1978 to 1983, Nelson said.
Though the Campaign for Academic Enrichment aimed to raise $1 billion in its first 10 years, it exceeded the goal by $600 million and raised three times as much as any previous University fundraising effort, Steinberg said.
Steinberg said he attributed the Campaign's success to Simmons' "inspired" leadership.
The Campaign's silent phase — the period of a capital campaign when contributions are solicited from only select donors — was delayed until 2003 because of the events of 9/11. The time gap between the 2003 launch and the fundraising efforts under former President E. Gordon Gee hurt the University, Nelson said.
"Capital campaign" is an antiquated term that generally refers to raising money for projects such as new buildings or endowed chairs, Steinberg said, calling the Campaign for Academic Enrichment a "comprehensive campaign" because it addressed a variety of goals, including financial aid.
Fundraising fatigue?
Across the country, capital campaigns have become the fundraising norm at many universities. The trend is "becoming more and more that every president will do one," Nelson said.
"Almost as soon as one campaign has ended, the planning for the next campaign begins," he added, comparing it to political campaign fundraising.
Watson could not comment on whether it had been predetermined before Paxson was hired that she would launch a capital campaign.
The cycle of campaigning can exhaust presidents, who receive either the blame or the praise for the campaign's outcome, Nelson said. In his research, he found that the prospect of starting a new capital campaign can shorten presidents' tenures because they don't want to start campaigns that might outlast their time in the position, he said.
Presidents are aware of this and can choose to delay the start of a campaign if they want to lengthen their tenures, Nelson said.
Capital campaigns occur at an institution on average every 10 years, Nelson said. The average university president's tenure is about 8.5 years, according to a 2006 survey by the American Council on Education.
"The expectation of the president is that she's the chief fundraiser for the institution," Watson said.
Steinberg also said he saw fundraising as ingrained in the office.
But soliciting donations is only one part of the job for many university presidents, who might choose to emphasize campus engagement as well, Nelson said. "The notion that all they do is fundraising is a myth," he said.
For alums, capital campaigns can be exhausting, Nelson said.
"It would be better if these institutions said to their donor base, 'We are in a continual campaign,'" Nelson said.
He said a model that used continuous fundraising rather than capital campaigns would be more effective and less stressful on donors and the president.
But Steinberg said donor fatigue is not a significant concern. There is no reason to believe that donors are tapped out or that there is no new donor base for the University to tap into, he said, especially since it has been over two years since the last campaign ended.
Most universities follow guidelines set by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education that recommend an eight-year period for a comprehensive fundraising campaign, said Debra LaMorte, senior vice president for development and alumni relations at New York University. The guidelines also build in a period of rest between comprehensive campaigns to prevent possible donor fatigue, she said.
"It all starts with the vision of the president," Steinberg said.


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Contact: Allison Banks, Public Information Officer, 907-697-2230
Alaska's National Parks are inviting comment on each park's Compendium for 2010. The Compendium is a compilation of all designations, closures and restrictions imposed under discretionary authority within the regulations covering national parks. The Compendium, as part of the park-related regulations, helps provide for the use, enjoyment and protection of Alaska's National Parks. A copy of each park's proposed Compendium for the 2010 season is available at https://www.nps.gov/akso/compendium .
A written copy may be requested directly from:
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, PO Box 140, Gustavus, AK 99826 Attn: Compendium
National Park Service, 240 W. 5th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 Attn: Compendium
Comments will be accepted by mail or e-mail until February 15, 2010. Comments are welcome at any time in addition to this time frame, but comments received after February 15 will be considered in future compendium revisions.
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I have some good news and some bad news. First the bad news, this is my final month being a member of the Guide Craft mom bloggers. To say that this makes me sad is an understatement as being a blogger for Guide Craft has brought me and my children great joy. The good news is, at the end of this review, you'll be able enter a giveaway to win your own set of Feel and Find World Icons.
Have you ever played with anything like this before? Even before being a Guide Craft Mom Blogger I recognized the value and benefit of this kind of sensory toy! Inside the roomy cotton bag are 20 tiles and 20 shaped blocks. They are made from Eco-friendly rubberwood, stained with low VOC aniline dyes.
When I first introduced this sensory toy I just let Laffy Taffy match up the shapes with the tiles. We talked about what the different shapes were, what the different colors were. This was like a puzzle and he really enjoyed it.
Then, so as not to overwhelm him, I would pick one or two colors of tiles and put only those corresponding shapes in the bag. I would tell him reach into the bag and feel around, find a tile and then have him tell me what shape he thought he had. About half the time he was correct.
Some shapes have very similar outlines, others are more obvious. A lion and a hippo don't feel that different initially, neither do a turtle and a leaf. But that's the whole idea of this sensory toy, to get them seeing with their hands.
This sensory toy is safe for children 3 and up, but I wouldn't hesitate to let a 2 year old or even a little younger than that, give it try with supervision.
All matched up and sorted by color. You could also sort by categories: animals, shapes, etc.
Guide craft sells this fantastic learning toy for $30.00. You can also find it selling on Amazon for a little bit less. This is definitely one of those things that would be a great asset to your preschool no matter what your teaching philosophy!
To win your own set, visit Xenia over at Thanks Mail Carrier!
Mrs. Taffy
Disclaimer-I was given the Feel and Find World Icons in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own, I was not paid.


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Artist: Army Girls
Songs: Twice + White Towel
Recorded at SummerWorks Festival – S--------- Studio Theatre ("Failure Fest"), August 9, 2014.
Full review to follow. A slight resolution to a what might have been question, local duo Army Girls made what might have become their debut full-length album — but weren't entirely satisfied with the recording. Sometimes when you work so hard on something that doesn't work out you just have to let it go, and the album was shelved and the songs dropped from the band's repertoire.
As a final (and public) peace-making with/burial of these songs, the Andy Smith and Carmen Elle resolved to play them one last time — but to symbolize the fraught nature of their relationship with this music, they were joined by Cara Spooner, who provided "performative disruptions" that kept the musicians from easily accomplishing their tasks. This was achieved by employing the whole of the dance performance space for the show, with Spooner wheeling the guitar amp around (forcing Carmen Elle to follow behind) and, at one point, moving the entire drumkit piece by piece across the room. These feats were meticulously choreographed (while managing to feel entirely spontaneous) and created a unique — and wholly entertaining — night. There's several of these songs that I'll miss, but I'll remember this show well. One of the year's best, in fact.
Bonus! By sheer chance, one of those creative disruptions unfolded right in front of where I was standing, so here's some visual evidence:


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Redskins' Orakpo, Meriweather injured against Bears
Chicago, IL – Washington Redskins linebacker Brian Orakpo and safety Brandon Meriweather left Saturday's preseason game against the Chicago Bears with injuries.
Orakpo left the game in the first quarter with what the team said was a shoulder injury. He was hurt attempting to make an arm tackle and did not return.
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Disney released a slew of information about their new streaming platform, Disney+, on Thursday (11 April). The announcements included brand new content, including a spinoff series from the hit movie Love, Simon.
Disney gave a straight-to-series order to Leah and the Offbeat, which is based on Becky Albertalli's young adult novel of the same name. It's a sequel to Albertalli's book Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, on which Love, Simon was based.
Leah and the Offbeat follows Simon's childhood best friend, Leah, who used to be in love with him.
Throughout the book, Leah grapples with friends and relationships, going to college, and being in a rock band. She's also keeping a secret from her friends –she's bisexual.
Screenwriters Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker, who penned the movie, are returning to write the series.
They are the only people returning from the movie. The series will have an entirely new cast and the movie's director, Greg Berlanti, is not involved with the show due to his overall deal with Warner Bros.
Disney recently made their purchase of Fox official. They shuttered Fox 2000, the studio arm of Fox focused on mid-budget films, which produced and distributed Love, Simon. This new series comes from the Disney-owned 20th Century Fox Television studio.
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There was a lot of anticipation leading up to Love, Simon — the first same-sex romantic teen comedy from a major film studio.
It wound up making a huge impact, with many people discussing the film's representation and how important it was for teens to see. It earned a certified 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and earned $40.8 million (€36m, £31.5m) domestically, becoming one the top 15 highest-grossing LGBTI films of the last 15 years.
Numerous celebrities bought out screenings and gave free tickets to LGBTI people.
It also recently won a GLAAD Award for Outstanding Film — Wide Release.
Disney+ starts on 12 November for $6.99/month. The company also announced it will be available in all major worldwide regions over the next two years.
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Series: Fever #4
Random House - Delacorte Press
Publication Date: August 18, 2009
Date Read: December 6, 2014 (3rd read)
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I originally gave this book 4 stars for some strange reason. What on earth was I thinking?!?! This is a 5 star book without question. I have read it 3 times and plan to read many more time during my life. It really is that good. This book gives up the moment that we have all been waiting for - you know what I am talking about. Let me just say Chapters 4 and 5 - most fans know exactly what happens in those 2 chapters. I know I will always think of this book whenever I hear Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping" because that is simply put the best scene in a book EVER.
Once again, there is a lot going on in this book. Mac has been through a kind of hell that most people don't come back from. Mac comes back even stronger than she was before. The world is more of mess than it was in previous books and Mac is determined to work to change things. As I was reading the book this time, I did think that maybe Mac doesn't appreciate everything Barrons has done for her. Of course that might be due to the fact that I LOVE Barrons but seriously he keeps saving her and she seems to get mad because of it.
Strength wasn't about being able to do everything alone. Strength was know when to ask for help and not being to proud to do it.
In this book, we get to spend more time with characters we have spent time with in previous books: Dani, V'lane, Rowena, and really just about everyone else. The reasons why I hate Rowena are quite obvious during this book. She really is worse than many of the monsters in my opinion. This book brings us to a couple of new locations as well. We get to go into Ryodan's club which is quite the experience to say the least. Mac even spends some time in fairy.


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"The American people don't want a shutdown and neither do I. I didn't come here to shut down the government. I came here to fight for a smaller, less costly and more accountable federal government. But here we find ourselves in this moment dealing with a law that's causing unknown consequences and unknown damage to the American people and to our economy. And that issue is ObamaCare.
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