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A new study finds the vast majority of college graduates marry before they have children.
(University of Pennsylvania)
A new study of Americans aged 26 to 31 finds that most without college degrees who have children do so outside marriage.
Men and women in that age range who have college degrees are less likely to have babies in general -- and when they do, more than 70 percent of their children are born after they marry.
The study, "Changing Fertility Regimes and the Transition to Adulthood," was done by sociology researchers at Johns Hopkins University.
They studied a nationally representative sample of 9,000 adults who were ages 26 to 31 in 2011. Slightly more than half the women had become mothers and about 40 percent of the men reported they were fathers.
Among those who were parents and hadn't graduated from college, 74 percent of the mothers and 70 percent of the fathers had at least one child outside of marriage. Most were high school graduates and some had as many as three years of college education.
The authors speculate they were so likely to have children outside marriage because "being married plays a much smaller role in one's sense of becoming an adult that was the case a few decades ago among moderately-educated early adults."
They don't offer a theory about why college-graduates cling to a sense that young adults should wait until marrying to have children. But they write that, "The concept of early adulthood as a long, protected time in which women and men finish schooling and avoid responsibilities such as parenthood and marriage only now fits the experiences of college graduates."
The non-college-degreed parents tended to have their babies in their late teens to mid-20s, then stop having children, the researchers found. Those with college degrees tend to start having children in their very late 20s or to wait until their 30s and beyond.
The differing patterns of parenting among college grads and non-college grads has potentially troubling implications for the students entering U.S. schools, the authors write. They could "reinforce social inequality" among children born to parents with and without college degrees.
Children born to young unmarried parents tend to see their parents split up and end up living in families with numerous step-siblings or half-siblings, the authors state.
Children of college graduates not only have better-educated parents, they also tend to have older parents with better incomes and the opportunity to live with both their biological parents throughout childhood.
They call that trend "another indicator that American society is moving toward two different patterns of family formation and two diverging destinies for children."
-- Betsy Hammond


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This isn't a democracy, it's a CHEERocracy.
Washington DC is drunk again. This city is much too much sometimes, and certainly not enough other times. The world spins around and around, like a really bad movie trailer for the piece of shit 'Clockwatchers.' (I feel like that movie stars the Malcom in the Middle kid, but maybe not)'you know what I'm talking about though, the one where the kid has the magic watch that stops time. Or maybe it's that he's moving extremely fast, so fast that others around him are super slow.
I feel like that, but the opposite. Like I watch things in slow motion, but in reality they are moving much, much faster than me, spinning into and out of lives with the snap of fingers, fast fast fast. New jobs. New relationships. New marriages and children and grandchildren and old age and before my life even lurched forward a little new deaths.
Snap snap snap.
At the same time, I feel fortunate that maybe I'm the slow one. We win the race, right? Maybe getting to watch it all spin is my gift. Maybe I'm the lucky one, because they all are nothing but dust before I even snap once.
Hi You,Remember, I had just met you, a semester before, and barely knew you? A few weeks later I left, but I sent you that postcard from Venice? I wrote to you all about how the city had been ravaged for thousands of years by a history of tides, an unprotected chain of islands built on wobbly rotting stilts, the city's own beauty and uniqueness slowly eating away at it's mortar, stone and wood.
Natives and restorers now grow concerned, and so they turned to technology as their savior. What was first designed to be protective now ultimately and ironically may be leading to the city's demise. And so as Venice is sinking, The Scientists have built a great set of iron gates that will rise from the seafloor; controlling the ebb and flow of the lagoon'when the tide gets too high and flooding creeps slowly through the city, the gates will rise and block off the water and the city will be safe for a while. The sun will shine, the rich will keep their antiques dry, hotels can keep their caf' tables out in the sun for writers and romantics and lost tourists. The pigeons can flock again to San Marco square, eating the city-sponsored bird food sprinkled liberally with birdie-birth control to control population. Bells will ring for Mass.
But even as the city is saved by those great underwater gates, new problems emerge. Because it is blocked off from new flows, the water in the lagoon is changed, the salinity level rising and killing off important ecosystems, life. Perhaps any industry around Venice that isn't' involved with tourism or manufacturing will be crippled, fishing dried up. The economy will have to then pick up, to match pace and provide jobs, to keep the city stable, which will lead to more pollution, and then ugliness as Venice falls back into clouds of black smoke and smell and disrepair.
In July 99 the water was just growing clear again, the smells faint even in the hot sun, and to use the now-ironic Italianesque theme, life was beautiful. And I sat and wrote a postcard to you near the expensive bar where F. Scott Fitzgerald used to order his grappa.
At one time, you were my iron gates- you kept trying to protect me from flooding. Instead you unknowingly complicated things, caused other problems, and killed off all the fucking sea life.
Now that is some crazy shit.
Listening to: The Pixies, Doolittle.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15368/theses.2011.90
Available at: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/533
Date of Award
Degree Name
MS in Computer Science
Computer Science
Zoë Wood
The interaction of light in our world is immensely complex, but with mod-
ern computers and advanced rendering algorithms, we are beginning to reach
the point where photo-realistic renders are truly difficult to separate from real
photographs. Achieving realistic or believable global illumination in scenes with
participating media is exponentially more expensive compared to our traditional
polygonal methods. Light interacts with the particles of a volume, creating com-
plex radiance patterns.
In this thesis, we introduce an extension to the commonly used point-based
color bleeding (PCB) technique, implementing volume scatter contributions. With
the addition of this PCB algorithm extension, we are able to render fast, be-
lievable in- and out-scattering while building on existing data structures and
The proposed method achieves results comparable to that of existing Monte
Carlo integration methods, obtaining render speeds between 10 and 36 times
faster while keeping memory overhead under 5%.


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Barry Barrientos, Ben Yap, CLPH, Facebook, Internet, Job de Leon, New Social Media, OrCom 152, Organizational Communication, Riki Flores, SERVE, Team BIGGKAS, The PET Society, UB & G, Unilab, Unilab Ideas Positive, UP Manila, World Wide Web
Many students have accepted the challenge . But only one group could make their campaign a reality.
News Facts
- This competition aimed to generate simple yet innovative ideas that can touch and improve people's lives.
- Currently enrolled college students (in groups of 5 to 7 members) from Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan and Pamapanga were qualified to participate.
- Participants were asked to create a project plan to address a health and wellness need, problem or opportunity for a particular community of their choice.
- Twenty-one chosen participants then attended the Ideas Positive Workshop held last September 23-24, 2010.
- An Awards Ceremony for Finalists were then held on September 25, 2010 at the Unilab Bayanihan Centre in Madaluyong City where the five finalists presented and defended their project plans in front of a panel of judges.
- The judges for the finals of the competition were ABS-CBN Bayan Foundation president Dr. Ed Morato Jr., Philippine Medical Association president Dr. Oscar Tinio, Hapinoy's Mark Ruiz, Ogilvy & Mather's head of country Randy Aquino, Unilab's Bert Manlapit, and UP Manila College of Public Health Dean, Dr. Nina G. Gloriani.
- The program started at 9:30 in the morning and ended at around 4:30 in the afternoon.
- The hosts for the event were UAAP courtside reporters, Job de Leon and Riki Flores.
- At the end of the program the schools of the five finalists were finally revealed. There were two teams from the University of the Philippines Diliman, The PET Society and UB & G; a team from the University of Sto. Tomas, CLPH; one from De La Salle University-Dasmarinas, SERVE; and one team from the University of Asia and the Pacific, Team BIGGKAS.
The winning projects received these particular prices:
3rd place: P50,000 seed money, and iPod shuffles for each member (CLPH, UST)
2nd place: P50,000 seed money, and iPod shuffles for each member (UB & G, UP Diliman)
1st place: P100,000 seed money, iPod shuffles for each member, trip to Boracay (Team BIGGKAS, UA&P)
The program flow is as follows:
Unilab Ideas Positive Presentation of Entries, September 25, 2010
9:30-9:35- Welcome Remarks by Mr. Ben O. Yap (EVP and COO, Unilab)
9:35-10:00- Introduction of Judges and Laying down of presentation rules by Barry Barrientos (Project Lead for Ideas Positive)
10:00- The PET Society: "Adopt-a-PET"
11:00- SERVE: "Ugnayan ng Nagkakaisang Inisyatibo, Layunin at Adbokasiyang Pangkalusugan Barangay Sta. Mercedes, Maragondon, Cavite
12:00pm- LUNCH
1:00- UB and G: "May Papel Ako"
2:00- Team BIGGKAS: "Buklod Bukid Sowing Nutrition Reaping Hope"
3:00- CLPH:"Mamamayang Ayaw sa Dengue"
4:00- Judges re-group
4:20- Announcement of winners and Photo Opportunity
4:30- Closing Remarks by Mr. Bert Manlapit
Quotes by Mr. Ben Yap, EVP and COO of Unilab
"Health empowers. Education empowers."
"I can't wait for the next phase which is turning Ideas Positive into Actions Positive."
Quote attributed to Mr. Barry Barrientos, Project Lead of Ideas Positive
"May you gain not only ideas positive but nuggets of wisdom, not only competitors but friends, not only experience but memories you will treasure."
Unilab Ideas Positive Presentation of Entries Photos
Relevant links to Unilab Ideas Positive
Unilab Ideas Positive official website
Unilab Philippines official website
Ideas Positive: Unilab Youth Camp for Change was a competition for college students which aims to come up with innovative ideas for the improvement of health and wellness awareness at the grass roots level. For more information visit http://www.ideaspositive.com/faq.aspx.


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So many classes for your children to try
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Want to see time fly? Spend a day here with your family. Our kids' facilities here really are second to none, and we have loads of activities for all ages that they'll just love. We have sessions for all ages from babies, right through to 15 year olds – there's just so much choice. While you work out in the gym, the kids can play in our terrific DL Kids classes, or crèche, and they'll love running around in on our soft play frame while you catch your breath and enjoy a coffee.
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BPO firms struggle to fill vacancies - study
Based on the HEART Trust/NTA Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Industry Sector Study published earlier this year, 68 per cent of the BPO companies surveyed said they had vacancies, with 64 per cent reporting that they had difficulties filling them.
The research also posited that in the 2014-2015 school year, some 4,480 persons would have to be trained to take up jobs in the sector and another 4,879 will be required to undergo training to meet the demands of the industry.
Some of the challenges they outlined in finding the right persons for the industry included lack of advanced information technology skills, inability to communicate in more than one language, and inadequate leadership and interpersonal skills.
The study indicated that "the HEART Trust/NTA should focus on training offerings for employees in the three occupational areas, namely, agents, IT support and team leaders/supervisors in the BPO industry."
ICT enrolment down
Even with the projected growth stemming from industries such as business processing outsourcing, logistics and shipping, animation, and computer and software engineering, the ICT sector recorded the greatest decline in the number of students registered at HEART.
Over the last five years, the enrolment in ICT-related programmes declined by more than 10 per cent, making it the targeted area under Vision 2030 with the greatest level of decline in enrolment over the last five years.
Identified as another area of priority under Vision 2030 and which many experts say has the potential to grow exponentially, the creative industries had the lowest number of students registered. Only a measly 397 students were pursuing courses relating to the creative industries.
Tourism recorded the second highest number of students enrolled with 18,062, while ICT had 8,573.
Manufacturing and agriculture saw close to 3,000 students completing studies in these areas.
During its last financial year, the institution said that of the 76,064 students enrolled in the priority areas, the majority (23,858) were completing programmes linked to the service sector.
Based on the institute's annual training report, over the last five years, the number of students declined from some 56,771 who completed training programmes with the trust in 2009 to 33, 643 at the end of the 2013 school year.
priority sectors
There is also a drastic decline in the number of students registered in the areas identified as priority for Jamaica to experience growth over the next few years.
The nine priority sectors relating to Vision 2030 include agriculture, construction, creative industries, information and communications technology (ICT), manufacturing, services and tourism.
Based on the HEART Trust/NTA Business Process Outsourcing Industry Sector Study, employers identified the following areas with the most potential for growth within Jamaica's BPO sector:
virtual assistant ship/administrative assistant
legal process outsourcing
human resource outsourcing
wedding planners
software development
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Fiscal "cliff" is the wrong metaphor. What's about to happen is not the end of the world, as falling off a cliff would imply. A better metaphor is America is about to head into a "fiscal cold shower."
This is what Britain willingly did to correct its fiscal crisis a couple of years ago. It hasn't been pretty, with severe cuts to everything and tax hikes to the wealthy, but has arguably averted a bigger crisis.
America's day of fiscal reckoning has been postponed because of the rise of the Tea Party anti-state movement. Behind this 19th-century libertarianism is, unfortunately for Canada, the Koch brothers of Wichita, who are also champions of the postponed Keystone pipeline from the oil sands to their refineries and others.
They bankrolled the Tea Party, candidates and "think tanks" with tens of millions of dollars to bring about their vision of America: Everything privatized and every "man" for himself.
Their political operatives have embedded themselves in the Grand Old Party, or Republicans, and voted against any and all increases in taxation or spending. They have succeeded in holding the party hostage.
As Canada's Ambassador to the U.S., Gary Doer, put it recently: "One-third of the Republicans are Tea Partiers, one-third are worried about the Tea Party and one-third are traditional dealmakers."
Put another way, they are the tail-wagging the tail in Washington.
On Thursday they won again when allegedly moderate Republican House leader John Boehner announced he could not get any compromise whatsoever out of his ranks to avert the "fiscal cold shower." This is despite an election that was resoundingly lost.
Consider the irrationality of their position:
1. The Republicans will only agree to return to Clinton-era taxes for those with $1-million or more incomes.
2. President Obama just won a landslide re-election (a popular vote victory of nearly five percentage points at the final count) to return to Clinton-era taxes for those with $250,000 a year or more incomes.
3. Even so, President Obama agreed to a compromise that would return Clinton-era tax rates for those with incomes of $400,000 a year or more.
3. The Democrats also won five more Senate seats in the November election, giving them clear control of the upper house.
4. A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll recently showed a nearly 2-to-1 margin of Americans approved of Obama's handling of the negotiations over Boehner's.
5. A CNN/ORC International survey this week showed that 53 per cent of Americans consider the Republican policies too "extreme" -- a disapproval rate that is 17 per cent higher than in 2010.
6. Other polls show that the public will blame Republicans if a deal isn't made.
7. Business leaders, who have marketed and advertised in support of a deal to fix the fiscal house, have failed to move the Republicans, which used to be the party of business leaders. This is why the "fiscal cold shower" likely begins on Dec. 31, 2012.
The Tea Partiers cannot stop the reinstatement of $500 billion worth of Clinton-era tax hikes or the launch of automatic spending cuts of $100 million a year in Medicare and $100 million in Pentagon cuts. Congress and Obama agreed to this in August 2011 to try and force an end to the logjam over the debt ceiling back then.
Financial markets have been correcting to cushion its looming effects. But the view of major financial players, such as Fidelity, believe that it's a good-news-bad-news scenario. In a newsletter this week, Fidelity stated: "Such policies would reduce the budget deficit and begin to address the nation's increasingly worrisome debt situation."
But Fidelity forecasts four possible outcomes: Congress and Obama will "punt" or agree to kick the can further down the road for a month; they will agree to a modest compromise on some tax and spending provisions; less like is they will not agree and the country will go "over the cliff"; they will rise to the occasion and forge a "grand bargain" by December 31.
My guess is a "punt" because Boehner obviously cannot deliver anything because of the Tea Party's grip on his caucus.
This should not surprise anyone and has been the case since 2010 when the Kochs embedded their libertarian saboteurs. By definition they cannot compromise and never will. Frankly, they were elected to be this way by constituents who live mostly in rural, lower-income portions of the United States.
They are zealots with unbending convictions, which is fine, but the Republican party is completely ignoring the democratic will of the people on the basis that most Americans will reward their fight against tax hikes of any kinds.
That's untrue. A revealing poll this week (sponsored by the Ruebhausen Fund and conducted by YouGov) showed that Americans would support a "grand bargain" of higher taxes, cuts in government services and military downsizing while preserving Medicare and Social Security.
This means if the tail wags the tail of the dog, then it's into the shower we go. And while uncomfortable in the short run, this may be the only fix in the long run.
* This article previously appeared in the Financial Post


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Cities and towns across Vermont are debating how to best treat their water systems to meet new regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency.
In one community this week the debate is whether to add chloramine to the water system or use carbon filtration.
Earlier this year, the board that manages this island community's water supply decided to use chloramine as a secondary disinfectant to meet standards set by the EPA.
But during a public hearing this week at the state fish hatchery in town, several residents voiced their concerns about chloramine and many asked that the chemical compound not be added to their local drinking water system.
Water systems in Vermont are treated in two stages, using chlorine. But chlorine creates disinfectant byproducts that are a known health hazard and the EPA wants water systems to use a secondary treatment that reduces those byproducts. Chloramine is one option.
Water system engineer Allen Huizenga consults for Grand Isle. He says that chloramination would reduce disinfectant byproducts in Grand Isle's water system by about 59 percent.
"That was a significant reduction and it was felt that that was the best option from a performance standpoint," Huizenga said.
Engineering a chloramine system would cost $200,000 and engineers said it wouldn't affect water bills in town.
A granular activated carbon system, GAC, is another option. Huizenga says GAC is significantly more effective, but also much more expensive. The additional filters and a new building to house them would cost $900,000.
But activists at the Grand Isle meeting argued the cost is worth it. They presented anecdotal evidence from the Champlain Water District in Chittenden County that chloramine byproducts have their own health risks, including skin, respiratory and digestive problems. And they said cash-strapped water districts may be moving too fast to find solutions to meeting the EPA's requirements.
"There's always been alternatives," said Bob Bowcock, an environmental investigator from Los Angeles who was invited by activists to speak at the Grand Isle meeting. Bowcock studied the town's water system.
"This system is right on the borderline, so just a few house-keeping items might be sufficient to help them come into compliance," Bowcock said.
After hearing public concerns, town officials in Grand Isle are reconsidering whether chloramination is the best approach to use in the town's water system.
Grand Isle and 15 other water districts in Vermont will have to comply with the EPA's regulations by October, 2013.
The issues discussed in Grand Isle were also brought up at a hearing in Rutland Thursday night. In June, a committee there proposed using chloramine to comply with EPA requirements. But Rutland's City Council has voted down that proposal until it can do more research.


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When we change our actions, we also change our beliefs. And what we believe compels further action. It is a virtuous cycle, and understanding its elemental framework can help you to connect with and motivate people.
"People are drawn across the bridge of belief by their anticipation of a better experience and a better life. Effective leaders ignite people's imaginations by painting vivid, compelling, and personally relevant pictures—ones that move them.
The business of belief, and how our beliefs inform us and move us to do the things we do, is the topic of my friend Tom Asacker's aptly named sixth book, The Business of Belief: How the World's Best Marketers, Designers, Salespeople, Coaches, Fundraisers, Educators, Entrepreneurs and Other Leaders Get Us to Believe.
I read the book yesterday, and Tom and I discussed it today.
Please give the 15-minute audio segment a listen.
Tom's friend Tom Peters says, "This is a short book. But I hope it takes you, like me, a long time to read it. Every sentence should be savored."
That is high praise and I agree. There is an economy of language in this book that unfolds like a Zen koan. When you write like this, your ideas are flowers that bloom when the reader waters them with their attention.
Personally, I feel a renewed sense of purpose after reading the book, and the need to adjust or "redesign" some of my actions, which will hopefully create more success for more people. Somehow, Asacker gets me to believe it's all possible, and even likely, provided I have an action plan to strengthen my own core beliefs.
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2020 Event Information for Teams
The nineth FIRST Robotics Competition South Florida Regional is getting close and we are really excited to be hosting this year's competition on April 3-5 in the Palm Beach Convention Center. There is some very important information that we want to pass on to you. Click here for more information on the venue, teams attending, our sponsors and much more. Of course, please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
1. Event Schedule
The public agenda can be found at www.firstinflorida.org/agenda. Robotics competitions are complex to run, and there are many opportunities for slowdowns. While we make every effort to adhere to the published schedule, by nature of the event, the schedule is a guide and not a guarantee. Teams will receive a welcome packet at check-in. Please review for any changes.
In the interest of fairness to all teams, pit closing times will be strictly enforced. Please remember your gracious professionalism and vacate the pits by the closing time each day (see the schedule – closing time varies by the day). Our volunteers cannot leave until after all the teams have gone, and they also need their rest.
Please remember that the schedule is subject to change. All times are estimated based on flow of rounds.
See Pit Administration Table for updated times.
2. Directions and Parking
Palm Beach Convention Center
650 Okeechobee Boulevard – West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Driving directions to the arena can be found on : www.FIRSTinFlorida.org
Teams may park their cars in the parking lot right behind the convention center. The fee for parking is $5 for 3 hours, $1 per hour after that, maximum of $10 for 12 hours. Trailers, buses, and other oversized vehicles may park behind the Convention Center AT YOUR OWN RISK. Please make sure your bus drivers know the location.
Note: Overnight parking is not allowed in the convention center parking lot.
3. Load-In/Load-Out & Setup Instructions
Load In:
Thursday, April 2nd from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. and Friday, April 3rd 7:45 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
Safety is the top priority.
- Safety glasses
- Closed heeled and closed toed shoes
- Appropriate clothing
- Appropriate hair ties
■ Teams will be allowed to set up their pits during this period. No working on the robot!
» This includes both the afternoon/evening of the day before the event and the period in the morning before pits officially open to all participants.
■ No more than five members of each team (one must be an adult mentor) will be allowed in the pit to load in and set up pits.
■ No work of any kind on the robot is allowed during these early set-up periods. The robot must stay in your pit. Do NOT work on your robot.
» All teams still must wait until the pits officially and fully open, as indicated on the event schedule.
■ Teams that have completed their set-up during either of the two periods must leave the pits to help minimize pit congestion.
■ Teams will not be allowed to continue pit set up after the scheduled time of pit closing. Teams must plan to have their pits in a safe state at that time, even if some items are left undone
» Teams setting up their pits the afternoon before will still be allowed in the following morning to complete set-up, if necessary.
Teams are to deliver their robot, pit materials, and tools to the rear of the Palm Beach County Convention Center, entering from Lake Avenue and exiting to Florida Avenue.
Volunteers will be present to aid teams throughout the load-in or load-out process and identify where teams may stage their robot, pit materials, and tools prior to entering the venue.
Teams will load in through the roll-up bay door located in the back of the pits. Teams are highly encouraged to arrive early to ensure they can load in large items for their pit space during this time.
The inspection team will be performing Load-in inspection as teams load-in on Thursday night and Friday Morning (prior to pit opening for business).
Procedure for Load-In:
- Step 1. Drive up to the loading dock.
- Step 2. Once you are given the OK, download the robot and pit materials in the staging area located outside the garage doors of the venue.
- Step 3. Once your team has everything you intend to bring into the venue staged you should approach the inspection manager to inform him/her that you are ready to load-in.
- Step 4. Car driver should move your car to a parking spot.
- Step 5. The inspection manager will assign an inspector to follow the team to their assigned pit area and perform bag & tag inspection.
The driver can join after the car has been moved from the load in area.
Teams need to be aware that the alleyway is a fire lane; therefore, drivers must stay with the vehicle at all times while loading or unloading – no exceptions.
Vehicle loading and unloading is to be safely expedited and the vehicle removed from the alleyway as soon as possible.
We realize un-loading /loading your vehicles may take a few minutes, but ask that you be mindful of others' needs and not park in this area for an extended time. If a driver is waiting on team members to arrive to unload/load the vehicle/trailer, they should wait in parking lot until the team is ready. Please do not use a load-in spot to wait for your team.
Trailers and other oversized vehicles may park in docking lot.
Attention: teams can only bring fabricated items into the venue during the teams' initial load-in, so teams must have their fabricated items withholding allowance with them at load-in, no exceptions.
After teams have loaded in, the roll-up bay door will be closed until Saturday afternoon for load-out.
Load Out: For load-out, all pit materials, tools, and robot must be queued in the staging area before bringing your vehicle around. Teams transporting their pit materials, robot and tools by bus should carry their robot, pit materials, and tools from the staging area outside the venue garage doors to the bus parking spaces.
Important reminders:
- Be prepared in the event of rain to protect your equipment from the elements during the load-in/load-out period.
- Bring your completed robot lock-up form.
- Be sure to have your 30 lbs of fabricated Items with you at the time you load-in: This is the only time you will be allowed to bring fabricated items into the venue – No Exceptions.
- Your bag and tag forms will be inspected on the way into the pits
Early load-in and set-up restrictions are as follows:
- Only 5 team members will be allowed to bring in materials and do the setup. At least one of those team members must be an adult mentor on the team (18+ years of age and not a high school student). Otherwise, any combination of mentors and team members is acceptable.
- Safety glasses are required during early load-in and set up. If your robot was shipped in a crate, remember to bring safety glasses with you for early load-in.
- Fabricated items must be loaded in during the load-in process.
- Robots may not be worked in until pits have officially opened on practice day.
- Teams that shipped their robots to the competition may uncrate their robot on Thursday from 6 pm to 8 pm, or Friday beginning at 7:45 am. Safety glasses must be worn while uncrating a robot.
- SETUP is allowed during the drop-off period. Teams are not to wander from pit to pit saying hi to their friends, or any kind of scouting work.
4. Painting
The Palm Beach Convention Center is our host. Let's show them our appreciation for their hospitality! No painting will be allowed in the pit. Do not go outside and paint your items on the concrete or paved areas outside the Convention Center. Find a nice grassy patch for any painting. Thanks!
5. Safety
The 2020 FIRST Safety Manual (http://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc/safety) provides details on safe practices while attending the South Florida Regional.
Per FIRST guidelines, safety glasses will not be distributed to the teams. When you are packing, please remember to include safety glasses for every student, mentor, team and family member who will be visiting your team in the pit area. FIRST has only a limited supply of Safety Glasses on hand, so we appreciate your efforts to supply enough safety glasses for everyone you bring with you.
Everyone (team members, family, friends, mentors, visitors) is required to wear non-shaded, ANSI-approved eye protection (safety glasses) when in the Pits. Lightly tinted Yellow, Rose, Blue, and Amber tints are FIRST approved. Reflective lenses are prohibited; your eyes must be clearly visible to others.
FRC participants must wear closed-toed shoes that completely cover the entire foot. Shoes must be substantial and have closed-toes and heels to protect against foot injuries, regardless of work location. Flip-flops, sandals, mules, lightweight slippers, etc. are not acceptable when working on or near the robot.
If spectators attending FIRST competition do not wear closed-toes shoes, they may enter the pit area as long as they remain in the pit aisles. Please note that loose sandals (like flip-flops) are not permitted in the pit area under any circumstances. Spectators that do not meet the footwear requirement for participants, as described above, are not allowed inside individual team pit areas or where robots are being worked on. Be sure to mention this safety requirement to anyone that you invite to the event that is not familiar with FRC so they can visit your team and robot in the pit.
Children twelve and under must have a person eighteen or older with them at all times. There will be a limited number of child safety glasses available to borrow and return at the entrance to the pit. Child strollers and baby carriages are not allowed within the individual Pit Stations.
Safety glasses will be required during early load-in. If your robot was shipped in a crate, remember to bring safety glasses with you for early load-in.
Please do not use skateboards, 'hoverboards', or drones at the South Florida Regional. Also do not bring bottled gas tanks (e.g. Helium) to the competition.
6. Meals/Snacks/Beverages
Meals are not provided for the attendees. There are food concessions in the building. While there are many restaurants in front of the Convention center, none are close enough for your team to go for lunch. The 2020 Robotics Advance Catering Order Form can be ordered on the South Florida Regional page of the FIRST website or using the 2020 First Robotics Competition.School Meal Order Form Form. There is also a concession stand at the venue. We recommend that you assign a few adults to develop a lunch plan for feeding the team and providing snacks throughout the event. Food brought in from or purchased from outside the Convention Center cannot be brought into the building. If the weather is nice, teams may eat outside. Cooking (barbeque or other heat source) is NOT permitted in the parking lots.
We strongly recommend the entire team NOT to leave the venue for lunch so that they can prepare and be on-time for their first match after lunch. We will not delay matches for tardy teams.
7. Machine Shop
Machine shop services will be generously provided by Florida Power & Light Company. The machine shop has mill, drill and lathe machining capability, band saw and table saw cutting capability, soldering/ welding, grinding/ polishing, threading & tapping capability, and most hand / power tools. The shop will be manned by at least one machinist and one welder during all competition activities. The machine shop is a great asset for the teams. It is important to follow their rules to assure safety for both team members and FPL employees operating the machine shop.
The machine shop is conveniently located in the dock.
FIRST has provided a Machine Shop Request Form that will be available at Pit Admin. Please use it.
Machine Shop hours:
Friday 8:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (closing time approximate; check with pit admin for updates)
8. Team Media Badges
Only team members with driver badges or media badges, transporting a robot will be permitted to enter the FIRST Arena or Team Queuing area.
Teams will each be provided one media badge. Team members wearing a media badge must have a camera with them and accompany their drive team with the robot to the arena to be given access to the field. Team members wearing the media badge are not permitted to work on a robot, coach/strategize after entering the queuing area or during a match, or leave the designated media area during match play to ensure the safety of volunteers and team members. Media members must stay with the drive team in the queuing area until their team is loading onto the field. Volunteers on the field may make changes as needed for safety and to ensure a good flow of matches.
Team media will have assigned chairs in front of the game for them to watch their team's game.Once the game is over, kindly leave the seats for the next teams.
Teams should never leave anything of value unattended, and we recommend having a team member in the pits at all times. For added protection, it is recommended teams use security locks/cables to attach computers to a large object such as a table. Please label all robot batteries, battery chargers, controllers, etc. with your team number. Turn in lost and found items to the Pit Admin desk in the pit area. You should not leave items of value in the pits overnight.
10. Site Layout
The pits will measure 10' x 10'. The 2019 Floor Map can be found here.
- The Information and Ambassador Welcome tables will be located on the entrance hall in the lobby.
- College/University information tables will be located inside the pit area. Be sure to stop by and talk to the recruiters (on Friday).
- FLL and FTC will have an exhibit in the lobby on Saturday.
12.Web Streaming
The South Florida Regional will be streamed on the web using FIRST Twitch.
13. Student Ambassadors
2020 South FL Ambassador application
We will be selecting up to 25 students to serve as Student Ambassadors to meet with company sponsors, media outlets, escort visitors around the Palm Beach Convention Center and serve as an information source at the Information Desk during the Regional. These students also give VIP tours. These students need to be able to comfortably talk with adults in clear and concise terms, covey the values of FIRST and be able to give statistics about the Regional and their own teams.
We are looking for students who have at least one year of experience in FIRST. They must be personable, knowledgeable and outgoing. These students will be escorting the press and VIP's as well as the general public. They need to be able to look adults in the eye, answer any questions or know who to find if they don't have the answer. Most of our ambassadors are also Chairmans' Presenters so we always work around those presentations.
Candidates must not have critical team duties (like being a driver) during the competition.
The Ambassadors will have a meeting in Room L on Friday April 3rd at 9 am.
14. Friday Workshops
We will be holding workshops on Friday Room L on the first floor. Limited space is available, so please arrive early for workshops. Register here: Regional Workshops
15. Mentors' Meeting
We had an online meeting, but all the material is posted here. We will go over any updates and will provide additional information on do's and don'ts during the regional.
16. Volunteer Opportunities
In order to ensure the success of the event, we are reaching out to you, the teams, to help. We need team members (mentors, parents, and/or students) to help out with keeping the guests attending the event safe. There are two opportunities for volunteering in blocks of 2-3 hours each:
- Safety Glass Station – Volunteers make sure that visitors to the pit areas are properly outfitted with safety glasses. We need 4 volunteers per block.
- Ushers – Volunteers help everyone to have a safe, enjoyable time watching the matches. We need 8 volunteers per block.
Please secure your Volunteering Spot by sending an email to Warren Boudreaux – South Florida Regional Volunteer Coordinator [email protected]
- Volunteer your team for Safety Glasses and Event Ushers here: Volunteer as a Team
17. Local Information
- Home Depot – 1550 Palm Bch Lakes Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
- Lowes Home Improvement – 4701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33417
- Publix – CityPlace – 375 S Rosemary Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
- Walgreens – 2200 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
- Walmart – 4375 Belvedere Rd, West Palm Beach, FL 33406
18. Miscellaneous
We look forward to seeing you all on April 3rd. In the meantime, rest up, travel safe, and get ready for the 2020 FRC Game!


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10 Great Things to do with kids in Burlington, Ontario this summer
One of the greatest joys of summer is having the kids at home, but it also presents one of the greatest challenges to parenting: how to keep the little ones busy, outside and entertained. Fortunately, Burlington is full of gems to keep your little ones happy throughout the coming months!
Fun in the sun at Burlington Beach!
|Photo courtesy of Banko Media
Looking for a beach vacation? One needn't venture to far-away lands to find a piece of paradise, as Burlington Beach offers a close, cost-free place to kick back and enjoy the summer heat! Bring the kids down to the waterfront where they can swim, romp around the playground or build a spectacular sandcastle. After all that activity they'll no doubt have worked up an appetite for a tasty ice-cream cone from one of the concession stands on site. Don't forget your camera, this is a beach where family memories are made, and you won't want to miss a single one!
Older youth certainly won't be left out at this beautiful sandy strip. Suggest they pack up their tanning oil, ipod or guitar and head out to this lake-side getaway. Whether they can bring their friends for some frisbee or go solo to get some colour, however they choose to spend their time in the sun, they're guaranteed a beautiful escape. Far enough from downtown to enjoy peaceful serenity, but close enough to nip across the street for a delicious gelato or iced coffee.
Visit the Waterfront for picnics and play
Grab the kids and hop on your bikes for a ride by the water, where the bike trail will take you from the far east side of the park straight through to Hamilton. Take a break from your ride to visit the playground outside Spencer's restaurant, and remember the kids' bathing suits: there's the Dofasco Waterjet Plaza here that is sure to put a smile on their faces and keep them cool in the summer heat. Whether you bike, walk or drive there is plenty to do at the waterfront. Bring a blanket and your family pooch and have a seat on the green of Spencer Smith. Pack up the little ones and a picnic or stop The Bite for some takeout then relax and enjoy the park and the beautiful lake view. Bask in the sun or cool off in the shade of the gazebo and if you're lucky you might just be fortunate enough to catch one of Burlington's many talented young musicians busking by the water. Or for guaranteed entertainment plan a visit during one of three afternoon concerts in the park at Spencer Smith. Burlington's waterfront is the perfect place to spend time with the people you care about.
Discover the outdoors at Conservation Halton's Parks
|At Crawford Lake
There is no better place to be active than Conservation Halton's 6 parks and 10,000 acres of beautifully preserved natural lands. Hiking, cycling, fishing, boating and wildlife viewing are only some of the activities available at these parks, right in the heart of some of Ontario's most lush forests and only minutes from the city. Trying to narrow down which park is right for you, consider these unique features at each site. At Crawford Lake take a walk around the Rare meromictic lake and give your kids a taste of history by stopping by the 15th century reconstructed Iroquoian Village. Over at Kelso Conservation Area you can enjoy the beach and watersports. The gr
eat part is that you can rent kayaks, paddle boats and canoes on-site to get out on the water. Mountsberg Conservation Area offers you a chance to get up close and personal with 15 different species of native birds of prey at their Raptor Centre and visit the farm animals at the barn. Visit Hilton Falls where visits from the chikadees, who happily munch on birdseed from visitor's hands are a great photo op with the kids then head out to the viewing station at the 10 metre waterfall that cascades over the Niagara Escarpment and the mysterious mill ruins that surround it. And if hiking and mountain biking is not quite enough adventure for your older kids, join them on a visit to Rattlesnake Point or Mount Nemo for the added option of rock climbing!
eat part is that you can rent kayaks, paddle boats and canoes on-site to get out on the water. Mountsberg Conservation Area offers you a chance to get up close and personal with 15 different species of native birds of prey at their Raptor Centre and visit the farm animals at the barn. Visit Hilton Falls where visits from the chikadees, who happily munch on birdseed from visitor's hands are a great photo op with the kids then head out to the viewing station at the 10 metre waterfall that cascades over the Niagara Escarpment and the mysterious mill ruins that surround it. And if hiking and mountain biking is not quite enough adventure for your older kids, join them on a visit to Rattlesnake Point or Mount Nemo for the added option of rock climbing!
Explore, swim and even camp at Bronte Creek Provincial Park
For folks looking for a family vacation, Bronte Creek is the perfect place to escape for an overnight adventure with their 144 electrical campsites. Don't have a tent? Bronte Creek also offers yurts but book early as these fill up quickly. Bring the kids for fishing, boating, swimming, hiking, biking and wildlife viewing during the day and retire back to a campsite for a barbecue and a campfire. Cozy up in your sleeping bags, crack open a skillet of kettle corn and conjure up a good ghost story: this is a place the kids are sure to enjoy at any age! If that's not enough to tucker out the kids, the park store also rents rollerblades, bicycles, tennis equipment and basketballs to ensure that your family never tires of options for fun! The park also offers picnic areas for day use and access to the pool, playbarn and nature centre. On the day use side of the park you can step back in time and explore the Spruce Lane Farmhouse, a turn of the century living history museum.
Get creative at the Art Gallery of Burlington and take in history at the Museums of Burlington
If your children are less inclined towards the outdoors, or simply need a change of pace, try a visit to the Art Gallery of Burlington. The Art Gallery is host to several breathtaking exhibits by local artists, and is home to seven guilds plus they own the largest collection of Contemporary Canadian Ceramics in the world, all of which is sure to inspire the minds of your children. The best part is that admission to the Burlington Art Centre is always free! Of course, once inspired, you may wish to enroll your young artists in one of the many classes offered by The Gallery, where they can explore the reaches of their imaginations.
|Camp @ Ireland House
If you want to step back in time and learn some local history there is no better place than the Museums of Burlington. Joseph Brant Museum is a replica of the original homestead of Joseph Brant 'Thayendanegea' and hosts exhibits in the Eileen Collard Gallery in addition to the collections on display throughout the museum. Ireland House at Oakridge Farm was the home of Joseph Ireland, one of Burlington's earliest settlers. The homestead has been restored to illustrate three distinct time periods that represent the generations of Irelands who lived in the house: 1850s, 1890s and 1920s. Ninety percent of the furnishings are original to the Ireland family and give you a great perspective on how they lived. The property consists of 4 acres of woodland, gardens, potting shed, cottage/drive shed, and picnic areas. Tours of the property, living historical demonstrations, special events and educational programs are offered.
Become one with nature at the Royal Botanical Gardens
A horticultural dream, the Royal Botanical Gardens offers 24 000 acres of gardens, beautiful walking trails, more than 50 at-risk plant species and countless beautiful migratory birds. Bring your young explorers on a guided tour, or wander around at your own pace and observe the beauty of nature, accented by 20 original works of Earth Art created by renowned Canadian artists. If your kids just can't get enough of what the RBG has to offer, might also wish to enroll them in one of the garden's children's gardening programs, day camps or teen leadership programs. Once they're dropped off you might even have the time to sit down and unwind in one of the beautiful tea houses in the botanical gardens or head back solo to enjoy Tranquil Tuesdays or Red Hot Jazz & Cool Blues on Wednesdays in Hendrie Gardens.
Get your hands dirty at local farms
If your little ones have an affinity for animals, don't miss a change to visit Spruce Lane Farm, located in Bronte Creek Provincial Park, here children can run, jump and climb for hours in a the play barn, and can even get up close and personal with a variety of farm animals including pigs, chickens, rabbits, and goats. If this is a hit, your kids will love a trip to Country Heritage Park, an interactive heritage park depicting the evolution of agriculture and rural life over the past 170 years. Springridge Farm is always a hit with kids. Spend the day playing in the family fun yard, trek up the escarpment to the lookout for a breathtaking view, enjoy a tractor ride around the farm and then stop at the café for lunch (and I dare you to try leaving without picking up something from the bakery). For those who wish to bring a bit of the farm back home, visit one of the many farms and markets located across Halton. Many of the farms offer pick your own and on-farm markets so the kids can see where their food comes from and you support your local economy at the same time.
Learn a new dish at Paradiso Kid's Cooking Classes
For culinary whiz-kids, or those who aspire to be such, bring your children to Paradiso the weeks of July 16-20 and August 13-17 for a fun introduction to the kitchen. Paradiso has put together a collection of 3 hour classes to introduce some basic techniques to children in the kitchen. Sign up for individual classes or for a full-week.
Festivals and Events
In addition to the exciting goings-on throughout the summer, Burlington also plays host to many festivals and events throughout the summer. From large scale events in Spencer Smith Park like the Canada Day Festival, Country & Blues BBQ and Children's Festival to smaller community events, there is something for everyone. Check out our blog on fun, fantastic (and mostly) free festivals in Burlington.
Cast a line at one of our many fishing spots
Summer is the perfect time to relax, and there is no better way than by grabbing your fishing pole and heading out to the serene waters of Burlington's many fishing spots. For a tranquil outdoor adventure treat your kids to a visit to Grindstone Creek, Sixteen Valley, Carlisle Conservation Area, Kelso Conservation Area and more for the chance to relax on the shores, in shallow waters or in a non-motorized fishing boat to let your kids try their hands at catching trout, pike, perch and other delicious fish! Remember a valid Ontario Fishing License is required for those 18 years of age and over and Onta
rio Fishing regulations apply. For more information on fishing in Burlington visit our website.
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Would you happen to know if we can park at mapleview mall for the event?


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Woke up this morning to no horrible texts, so yayyyy to that. Hopefully when my dr rings I will be able to talk to him, I'm not sposed to be be on my phone at work 🙄. I have decided to see what he can suggest.
She is scared of going into the mental health unit with people who are really psychotic (her words, not mine) and not getting let out. If she goes there voluntarily, can she just leave when she wants? I see lots if people have problems with the system this way.
Glad you're exam is done and its one less pressure off of you. Yes, it will be a long 4 weeks of waiting, I hate the not knowing. @Determined
Hope today went ok for you @Janiee,
Would your daughter be going to a private clinic or public unit?
We are fortunate to able to access a private clinic, (took out private health cover after the public hospital refused to see darling in a time of crisis).
Really cant affort the private health premium but under the circumstances we cant afford not to.
It has certinally paid for its self over the past couple of years. And the stays in the private have been benefical I believe.
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09-11-2018 08:48 AM - edited 09-11-2018 08:48 AM
Yesterday was ok, my Dr didn't have time to call me today so I still haven't spoken to him.
No, we don't have private health cover, I know we should. Even if we got it now, we'd have to wait to use it, being a pre existing condition.
Last night was actually the first time I have felt genuinely happy in months. Things still aren't good with my daughter, but she was a lot calmer yesterday.
Also, I was quite happy with myself, I gave her a boundry and I stuck to it!! Big step for me lol. Lets see how long I can last, but, gotta celebrate the small steps!
I still don't know exactly where she is, but I have friends checking social media for activity, as she has deleted me from all this and if she turns up at my house and the abuse starts, i have friends who will call 000 for me , while i keep her there. So I have a plan of sorts in place lol.
Anyway, today us a gorgeous day, there is nothing but blue skies, there's a nice breeze, pay day yesterday and I'm working with a great bunch of people, so I'm counting my blessings today and reminding myself to do it more often. @Determined
Thinking of you @Janiee and hope it works out for you.
When we took out private health we only had to wait 3 months for darling to access private hospital services. Not sure how it works now but at the time for mental health treatment the waiting time was less than rules for everything else. May be worth looking in to.
I certinally was not easy to start with finding $ for the health cover so definatly understand the limitations.
Hi @Janiee
Trust all is well for you at the moment.
Any progress on a hospital stay for your daughter. Thinking of you and your family today.
Hey @Determined, yesterday she had a blow up over the phone, which started off towards her father and because i was trying to mediate a bit, it ended up towards me. She still won't tell me exactly where she is. She has an option of my husband and i to pay for rehab, but she is refusing as she wants her father involved and just wants her committed, which he just wants her committed in the public section. She will fight it and I don't know how much notice she will take of their advice because she doesn't want to be there. Or if she will continue on the path after she gets out. Its hard cause I just want her to get help. Today, so far, she has been fairly quiet.
The strange thing is, yesterday, she was talking about self harm (permanent), but today, she is booking her car in to get stuff fixed in a few weeks.
Anyway, thats where I'm at. How are things in your neck of the woods? Hoping they are a bit less chaotic then me. Thank you for thinking of me x
Sorry to hear things are that rough at the moment @Janiee, have been there with my darling and it is not easy. It would make it so much harder not knowing where she is.
On a couple of occasions Darling disappeared for about 5 or 6 hours when that frame of mind and I was beside myself with worry so feeling for you at the moment.
Always here to listen if you need it.
I have had some amazing people here on the forum help me through some pretty dark and uncertain days so understand the difference it can make.
Take care
Sometimes I think I have a handle on the situation, sometimes I am just floundering, then I read someone else's story and I think, you aren't on your lonesome. So many people struggling and trying to just get through the day and so much support in here. At the end of the day I have to make these decisions, good, bad or ugly, but to come in here and there is no judgement, just support, is amazing. Its hard for my friends to understand fully, as they aren't dealing with this day in, day out and it all seems so black and white to them. I love them dearly, don't get me wrong. Ahhh, now I'm waffling lol. Just wanted to say that i appreciate your help when you are going through your own dramas. If I can return the favour, i will (probably be crap advice lol), but its there x
So had a slight breakthrough today, she has booked herself into see a psychiatrist....yayyyyy!! Can't get in till the end of the month, but its a start!! I know it will be a long hard road, but at least she is trying to get help now. Its been a good day!
Thought I'd let you know, cause I feel like I'm always moaning lol
Hope your day has been a good one too x @Determined
Great to hear @Janiee
Realy trust she can follow through and this can be the start of a road to recovery.
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In December of 2011, I joined together with Michelle McCarthy of The Heart to Heart Healing Connection and Jess Steinman of In Touch with Spirit to do a newsletter called Alchemy of Oneness. Each month we offer our insights on different topics. There are also quotes, angel cards, mandalas and a termology section to support in the learning, growth and development of your own gifts. We would love for you to join us every month.
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A good friend has come to you with some awesome news! They have just… won the lottery, got accepted into the school of their dream, met their soul mate, are going to have a baby, got a promotion, raise, or new job. Whatever it is, you are very excited and happy for them. You celebrate with them and help in the planning. Still, there is a part of you that is a little bit envious and a little bit jealous. You shove that part down deep inside of you because it is ridiculous! You are truly joyful for that the successes your friends have going on in their lives. The jealousy and envy is stupid and really not at all the person you are and want to be.
Still it was there.
Jealousy and envy, like anger, are emotions that most people put the "bad" or "negative" label on. So lets take a closer look at two of those emotions. Jealous is defined as a feeling of resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages. Another definition of jealousy is to be solicitous or vigilant in maintaining or guarding something. Envy is defined as a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to advantages, success, or possessions of another person. So these two feelings are described as resentment, discontentment, or covetousness.
Our emotions are there for a reason. We were given them, all of our emotions, by Spirit when our souls decided to take the human shape in this physical reality. Our emotions are not good or bad. They are just feedback. As with any feedback, there is information there for our expanding and growth if we are willing to look at it. If we are willing to take that emotion out from where we shoved it down inside of us and look at what it is really saying to us, we can expand ourselves and our joy at other successes.
What is the feedback that we might be receiving when we feel jealous or envious? Well the obvious is that we want what they have. OK. Is that really a bad thing – to want what someone else has? The feeling itself is not the problem, it what you do with the feeling that is the problem. Just noticing that you are jealous because your friend has a great new relationship and doesn't spend as much time with you as before is not destructive or hurtful. It's just a notice of what you want in your own life – either more of your friend's time or a similar relationship. Is that "bad"? No. It is giving you something to strive for. It is showing what you want more of in your life. It is the actions that some people have taken after feeling the jealousy that has given jealousy its bad reputation and causes most people to deny that they are even feeling some jealousy or feeling envy.
Our emotions are here for a reason and that reason serves us. Denying any of the emotions we feel does not serve or support us. Use your emotions as the tool they were meet to be. They are road maps and sign post for your life. What is your anger, jealousy, or envy bringing to your notice? Take note of it and act in a supportive way on those feelings. Go out and search for a relationship (and have some fun while doing it), get your resume out there, or talk to your boss about your options. Do something that will move you forward into those things that you desire from someone else's life. Stop beating yourself up because you felt that way. Notice it, figure out what it was saying, and take action. That is what our emotions are here for – guiding us on this path we call life. Enjoy that journey and don't forget the chocolate.
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Ariel grew up in Los Angeles, California and attended Cornell University for her undergraduate education. There, she spent 2 ½ years studying leukemia in the lab of Dr. Andy Yen and graduated Magna Cum Laude with an Honors Thesis in Biology. After college she worked with Saswati Chatterjee, PhD, at the City of Hope Beckman Research Institute increasing the efficiency of AAV-mediated gene therapy methods, and at Genentech identifying cardiotoxicity risks of pre-clinical small molecules. As of 2014, Ariel is a graduate student in UCSF's PhD program for Biomedical Sciences. She is co-mentored by Todd McDevitt, PhD and Deepak Srivastava, MD and studies the impact of the ECM on cardiac regeneration.
Cardiovascular disease is one of the major causes of adult deaths in the United States. This is largely due to the fact that adult cardiomyocytes are unable to proliferate and, therefore, can't regenerate cardiac muscle after damage. Fetal cardiomyocytes are capable of proliferation but lose this ability shortly after birth. The underlying mechanism for this change may be found by studying local cues that drive cardiac development. In particular, my work focuses on the secreted extracellular matrix between the cells in the heart, and how it creates a more or less permissive environment for cardiomyocyte proliferation.


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Trojans crush Sturgis to improve to 5-2
Running backs Alex Brown and Austin Williams have combined to form quite the one-two punch for the Plainwell football team this season.
The Trojans' Wolverine Conference game with Sturgis on Friday, Oct. 6, was another perfect example of that.
Brown ran for 152 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries for a 21.7 yards-per-carry average, while Williams ran for 97 yards and a TD on eight carries for a 12.1 yards-per-carry average in leading Plainwell to the 52-9 win.
With the win, the Trojans improved to 5-2. That means if they win at least one of their final two games—they host Paw Paw on Friday, Oct. 13, and host Otsego on Friday, Oct. 20—then they'll receive an automatic playoff bid.
"The offense was once again led by our two running backs," Plainwell coach Darren Conklin said.
And it didn't take long for Brown to set the tone.
Taking a handoff from quarterback Matt Root, Brown raced 21 yards to the end zone less than three minutes into the first quarter. Less than six minutes later he was back in the end zone, this time as the result of a 73-yard run that gave Plainwell a 14-0 lead.
"We had a great start again tonight," Conklin said. "It was great to see, especially considering the nearly two-hour bus ride."
By halftime the score stood at 38-3 in Plainwell's favor as Williams scored on a 44-yard run, Luke Morrell connected on a 40-yard field goal, Brown scored on a 24-yard run and Tristan James recovered a fumble for a touchdown.
Root had a hand in Plainwell's final two touchdowns, connecting with Gunnar Gavalis on a 19-yard scoring pass in the third quarter and running for a 3-yard TD in the fourth quarter.
Root finished 3-of-5 passing for 62 yards.
Defensively, Conklin praised the play of Clayton Tucker.
"I think Tucker was the biggest standout of the game," Conklin said. " He drew three holding calls, forced a fumble and had six tackles, two of which were for a loss. He dominated all game."


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Ok, I know I need to get a real post up soon (hopefully tomorrow or Friday), but until then, here is one of my favorite poems I recently stumbled upon again. It was written by Joseph Hopkinson. He was better known as the author of the lyrics of Hail Columbia. He was a member of Congress from 1814 to 1819 and a attorney who argued the landmark cases McCulloch v. Maryland and Dartmouth College v. Woodward before the United States Supreme Court. His father, Francis Hopkinson, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
This poem was written during the leadup to the War of 1812.
Farewell, Peace! Another crisis calls us to "the last appeal,"
Made when monarchs and their vices leave no argument but steel.
When injustice and oppression dare avow the tyrant's plea.
Who would recommend submission? Virtue bids us to be free
History spreads her page before us, Time unrolls his ample scroll;
Truth unfolds them, to assure us, states, united, ne'er can fall.
See, in annals Greek and Roman, what immortal deeds we find;
When those gallant sons of woman in their country's cause combined.
Sons of Freedom! Brave descendants from a race of heroes tried,
To preserve our independence let all Europe be defied.
Let not all the world, united, rob us of one sacred right:
Every patriot's heart delighted in his country's cause to fight.
Come then, War! With hearts elated to thy standard we will fly;
Every bosom animated either to live free or die
May the wretch that shrinks from duty, or deserts the glorious strife,
Never know the smile of beauty, nor the blessing of a wife.
~ Joseph Hopkinson


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This was the first of a series of projects – all that remains, time, mute, past imperfect, it's not just black and white – made during a residency at a local hospital undergoing re-development. I focused on a disused block of wards that had been closed for many years and 'frozen' in time. In a state of limbo, between demolition and regeneration, these buildings displayed evidence of absence and presence and a blurring of boundaries and identity that visually represented death and loss to me.
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An Ode to Hawaiian Tropic
Happy Monday! I'm off to Bald Head Island, NC, for my family's annual vaca. The packing started early, per usual! Since the days of sunbathing on a black tar roof of my college dorm are long gone, I practically have to schlep a separate suitcase for sun protection. The options are endless and, I'm happy to report, keep getting better. Even though there are many sun care brands available these days, Hawaiian Tropic gives me the sun protection I need and the indulgence factor I love! I'm loving the brand's new products that provide high performance protection and are just as indulgent. The new Island Sport line still looks and smells like signature Hawaiian Tropic but offers SPF 30 protection that's water and sweat resistant for up to 80 minutes—essential for lounging seaside. I've always been a lotion girl (this one is ultra light and nongreasy), but the Sport Clear Spray Sunscreen is incredibly handy when you're competing with sand and don't want a mess on your hands. Other goodies in my bag: Rowley Eyewear sunglasses // Tess & Tricia Bella necklace // Floral + Black Stripe bikini // Bobbi Brown Lip Gloss in Petal.
What's your favorite Hawaiian Tropic product? Let's discuss.


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The Result
A beautiful, responsive, SEO friendly website in 6 weeks from start to finish. Now the Client enjoys on average 5% more book sales month on month because they are listed so clearly in the website with easier navigation within the site.


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a sincere thank you to all who entered the monogrammed clutch gift giveaway...
fifteen of you entered and i pulled at random last night...
i truly wish i could give one away to ALL of you!!!
the winner of a clutch of choice is: katie king!!!
katie was my very favorite european travel buddy during the month of may 2006... love her.
... and has the cutest little boy named beckham
(who happens to share a birthday with me)
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thank you all again... it was exciting to have family, wedding vendors (LOVE you all) friends, and even strangers (huge thank you) enter!!
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thank you so much again, michelle!!
& sending birthday wishes to my sweet cousin kelly today~
one of my biggest blog supporters!!
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- "GUIDE TO THE PERPLEXED" by CAROLINE GLICK
- And here is another, interesting, back-door link of Obama to Iran, via his trusted advisor Valerie Jarrett, RAISED IN IRAN, who even follows him on vacation ( together with "Al-Quds" el-Arabiyeh John Brennan)!
- .... And here: cozying up with Ahmedinajad; why not, right? We are all one big happy family!
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By Melissa Estelle '11
Students in Professor Vanessa James's new course, Twentieth-Century Fashion, have been given a rare opportunity: Not only are they learning about couture clothing from the last 150 years, but some of them are actually wearing it.
In her entertaining and informative lectures on fashion and the social context of style trends, James allows interested students to model couture clothing through the years, from Lanvin to Lagerfeld.
"I offered this course as a seminar a few years ago, and I could have filled it six times over," she said. This spring, Twentieth-Century Fashion was offered as a lecture in Rooke Theatre to accommodate that student enthusiasm—and there are now 118 students enrolled, making the course one of the largest offered at Mount Holyoke. Though most fashion courses tend to focus on nineteenth-century trends, James-- who also chairs the theatre arts department--knew she wanted to take a different approach.
"Theatre students in particular need to know about what people were wearing at what time in order to put on realistic productions," she said.
"The class isn't just superfluous information about fashion," added Sarah Racicot '13. "You can also see how what people wear reflects the time in which they lived."
Now known internationally for her contributions to costume design, set design, and art direction, James began her career working in New York City under the wing of legendary pop artist, filmmaker, and style icon Andy Warhol. In the 1980s, she became a pioneer of wearable art, and designed her own line of plastic and rubber clothing. She also began collecting couture clothing by Chanel, Dior, Halston, and others. She has more than 300 pieces by Emilio Pucci alone, making her collection of the Italian designer's couture clothing second in size only to that of Pucci himself.
With that background and the help of four students, James began researching and gathering materials for the class last spring; her student assistants also served as her stage models during lectures. Theatre arts major and student model Anna Rose Keefe '13 helped put together the images for the course.
"We always look forward to seeing what clothes Vanessa will bring in each week," said Keefe. "One week I'll be looking at photos and thinking that these gowns are some of the most beautiful things I've ever seen, and the next week I'll be trying them on. It's an amazing experience. Vanessa knows so much about fashion, and I love hearing her anecdotes, because so much of what she knows isn't in books or online."
Due to an overwhelming interest in modeling, James invited the class to join in, and another ten students contacted her, hoping to don the couture gowns from her vast personal collection. On April 5, she dedicated an entire class to Emilio Pucci, and she invited anyone in the course who wished to model one of his creations to do so on the aptly titled Pucci Day. The event attracted more than 40 additional students to the stage.
"It was a bit unbelievable to have the chance to wear clothes that are almost like a piece of history now," said Racicot, one of the volunteer models.
Along with Missoni, Pucci was one of two major Italian designers in the 1950s and 1960s. He was involved in the manufacture and use of stretch fabrics, and he's credited with creating the first functional stretch ski and swimwear, the overblouse (or tunic), and the Capri pant. He is perhaps best known for his silk jersey shift dresses, often designed in bold colors and patterns. His designs were worn by a myriad of fashion icons of the 1960s, from Jacqueline Kennedy to Marilyn Monroe.
James started collecting Pucci pieces after a director she was working for in the 1960s gave her a Pucci overblouse on the opening night of a production.
"I started looking for more Pucci in thrift stores in New York and couldn't stop," said James, who at the time was able to purchase the majority of the dresses in her current collection for just a few dollars. In 1977, she had the rare opportunity of coming face to face with Pucci himself when the two met at a Christie's auction.
"After collecting his clothes from thrift stores for years, he was my idol," she confessed. "I just love his designs. I think his patterns are fabulous."
Over the course of the semester, student models have also had the opportunity to wear clothing donated by alumnae to the Mount Holyoke archive, dating from the College's founding in1837 to the mid-1930s.
"How often do you get to see these clothes from history in action?" said James. "I think that makes the class more fun for students."
James encourages alumnae to donate more clothing to fill out the College's collection, particularly pieces that carry sentimental value.
"I would love to see an exhibit of Laurel Parade dresses through the years," she said.
Photos from Pucci Day were taken by Melissa Estelle '11.


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Ever since I have been into martial arts (of any form) I have been listening people say that Martial arts is useless in real fight situations or on the streets.
Well, sure enough, lets have a look at it and see why people think like that, or more accurately, if it is useless, then why is that so?
What is Martial Art:
First question to ask is, what really is martial arts? Well martial arts is art of war. And a warrior don't go about killing and beating people in the street. So keep this thing in mind first, if a martial artist don't break bones in street fight, it don't mean what he learnt was useless, it simply means he knows how to control his skills.
But here comes the part, what if in a street fight, against the evils, he gets his own bones broken? well then, probably what he learnt was just a game, not an art or he was very junior in it.
Not trained for streets:
Most so called martial arts clubs are training for "ring" fights, a sport. Which is a total controlled environment.
When a game points base trained athlete goes in a real street fight, he obviously can't handle that situation. Why can't he? well that's a different discussion which I will be posting soon. So thing is, a martial artist should be trained for real fights too, which is a complete art in itself.
Fear … of damaging others
Believe it or not, most martial artist fear damaging the opponent more than getting hurt themselves. Not only in streets, but in ring too. Please note, here i said they just fear that they might damage the opponent. It doesn't necessarily mean that what they might be thinking is right too. Maybe their most powerful kick can't even move the opponent. So the student should be trained on removing the fear of hitting the opponent too, whenever needed.
Training for streets is additional training to the ring one. So it should be given proper time too!


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Information gathering from public sources is still one of the best ways to understand your potential target.
I have been reading a great book called "The Big Short". It's a book about the financial crisis of the sub-prime mortgage market in the US.
I don't have any financial services training so I didn't quite grasp all the nuances of the financial machinations involved, but one thing is clear:
All people that managed to profit during the failure of the subprime mortgage market relied only on publicly available information.
This only goes to show the power that lies in publicly available information, if it is analyzed properly.
Always collect as much information as possible, using OSINT tools like collection of financial statements, annual reports, analysis through specific tools like Maltego and IP and DNS registries.
Regardless of whether you need to collect information on a potential competitor, the target of a penetration test, for financial spread betting or derivatives trading, or even in financial research of a company there are several lessons that the "The Big Short" teaches us:
- Financial statements contain non-financial data - do not run away from the balance sheets, income statements and the like. Most often, these documents have a significant narrative which describes the points of the financial items, and thus explains the operations of the target.
- Collect information for the target - grab financial statements, news on sales contracts, news on key personnel that arrived or left the company and their assistants, everything in terms of indexed documents or spreadsheets.
- Collect information for the target's partners and customers - it is not only the target that needs to be investigated. An excellent information source may always be the partners who may have less stringent information security policies. Also, their financial statements may have useful insights.
- Look at relationships between everyone - who owes money to whom, who is dependent, who has the trust of who. Understanding relationships between people and companies is a great foothold for social engineering.
- Ask the 5 Why- On every fact or relationship, ask yourself why is this done in such a way and try to answer it. Then ask why on the answer, and again and again. If you don't find a good simple answer, there's a good chance there is a gap there, either some useful information is not available but is important, or there is a gap to be exploited.
While "The Big Short" is about making money, the lessons from it are excellent for information security. I would recommend a read for every security guy.
Talkback and comments are most welcome...
Cross-posted from ShortInfosec


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Eric Levenson
The Wire
April 4, 2014
Still struggling to make a good name for itself with a skeptical American public, Google Glass is now struggling to get its literal name approved by the U.S. trademark office. The Wall Street Journal reports that the trademark office is pushing back against Google's plan to trademark the single word "Glass" for its wearable computerized eyeglasses.
Google already has legal claim to "Google Glass," but two issues are holding back the plans to trademark "Glass." For one, the term is too similar to other products and so could cause confusion among consumers. And secondly, the word is "merely descriptive" of the actual product. "You couldn't trademark the word 'shoe' for a shoe you're selling, for instance," the Journal notes. The trademark office's letter argues that Google Glass is made of glass, and so therefore it can't be trademarked.
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