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A prominent European Parliament lawmaker scolded Cyprus' bailout creditors Wednesday for failing to insist on the ethnically split country's reunification - a development he says could boost growth through stronger business ties with neighboring Turkey.
Green lawmaker Daniel Cohn-Bendit said a sustainable economic recovery for the eastern Mediterranean island could only be achieved through closer ties with the region's biggest and most dynamic economy, Turkey.
Cyprus faces years of economic hardship after a protracted crisis that has seen it become the fifth European Union country that uses the euro to accept financial assistance from international creditors. They estimate that the country's economy will contract a whopping 13 percent over the next two years, in marked contrast to the International Monetary Fund's predictions for Turkey. On Tuesday, the IMF said Turkey would likely grow 3.4 percent this year and 3.7 percent next.
"Turkish investors will only invest in Cyprus when there's a reunification," said Cohn-Bendit, who is also co-chairman of the European Green's parliamentary caucus. "The business model must come through reunification. A reunification within the European Union."
He said Turkey, whose long-running talks for possible EU membership have made little progress in years, would have a much greater incentive to work with a reunified Cyprus. The country joined the EU in 2004 and the monetary union four years later, but only the Greek-dominated south of the island enjoys the benefits of membership
Cyprus was split into an internationally recognized Greek-speaking south and a breakaway Turkish-speaking north in 1974 when Turkey invaded after a coup by supporters of union with Greece. Turkish Cypriots declared an independent northern state in 1983, which is only recognized by Turkey, which maintains 35,000 troops there.
The last U.N.-brokered attempt to reunify the island, which began in 2008, has stalled. Cyprus came closest to a peace deal in 2004, when a U.N.-drafted agreement was approved by Turkish Cypriots. But the agreement was rejected by Greek Cypriots, who considered it weighted against them.
Last month, Cyprus clinched a bailout deal under which it will receive 10 billion euros ($13 billion). In return, the country is imposing extensive losses on deposits over 100,000 euros at its two biggest banks, the Bank of Cyprus and Laiki. It has also set up capital controls to avoid a bank run, the first time such measures have been introduced since the launch of the euro in 1999.

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This book consists of two novelette: Kitchen and Moonlight Shadow. I like the second one better than the first one. Both novelette centered the story on the lost of loved one, desperation to live, and the struggle of moving on.
I read the English translation; somehow I feel that there is something missing in the translation. I cannot get the feel of the Japanese culture and way of thinking. I don't know, maybe it is just me. I wish I could read the original Japanese.
Now on the novel itself. I give it only a three stars. I find it only up to par. I myself prefer I deeper one. Maybe because it touch only the emotional side, not including the rational and philosophical side. Maybe because it is too short, considering that it is only novelette. I just read Among Others, and I cannot help to compare them. Both novels are exploring the grief after being left by the loved one by death. Among Others is more profound and deep. Maybe it is not an apple to apple comparison, comparing that one is a novelette and the other is a full-length novel.
The best part of the novel is the unique point of view of several characters in it. Some of them are the point of views of transvestite and cross-dresser. I admit that it never crosses my mind, it is unique and genuine. If the writer is willing to explore more on that, than it can be quite a unique novel, and I will give it an extra star.
Verdict: 3 STARS.


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Roy Hibbert calls out ESPN for posting wrong photo of him
Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert and Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum are two of the best players on two of the best teams in basketball. Their teams were off on Christmas Day, so ESPN invited the superstars to take over the @ESPNNBA Twitter handle and guest tweet during ABC's Christmas doubleheader. It was a nice gesture from the network, but it came with a small insult toward Hibbert.
In an article promoting the Twitter takeover on ESPN.com, a photo of Pacers center Ian Mahinmi was used instead of a photo of Hibbert. ESPN got it right with McCollum, and Hibbert was not shy about calling the World Wide Leader out.
@ESPNNBA don't know how 2feel about this. #Hurt. pic.twitter.com/lzqyDDhArK
— Roy Hibbert (@Hoya2aPacer) December 25, 2013
Remember last week when Hibbert photobombed the ESPN NBA crew and started making fun of Stephen A. Smith's hair? We call this karma, Roy.


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Tag: Faith
Christ the King
Surprisingly I love this Feast! It is surprising because I am a feminist and in no way a Royalist. It also goes against my Irish roots and my liberal tendencies.
But perhaps it is because of the line that 'My Kingdom is not of this world' that I can so easily buy into the image.
Christ as King is so counter to the world's idea of Royalty that the sense of other, the rule breaker, the questioner, inside of me can rejoice.
I also have a deep seated need to belong, to be known, to be loved in my entirety, which it is not something to be shouted from the rooftops in today's society: a society that prides itself on privacy and independence, and values individuality most highly. This was brought in to sharp relief this week at work.
Over the last week my work has enabled me to connect with just under 90 families as the Sacramental preparation programmes all begin.
For many of these families an extra 'activity'(which is often how catechesis is viewed) causes a dilemma: what to give up, how to make room in an already overcrowded schedule. Our families buy into the 'having it all' ideology. The parents' want their children to 'belong' to all forms of clubs and groups. They gladly pay into the demands and constraints that this brings in belief that these activities will enable their children to be all they can be. Yet the preparation for the Sacraments of Communion and Confirmation, which lead to full initiation into being part of the family of God, do not hold the same weight in decision making. Many of these parents implicitly question the need for catechesis…why so many sessions? Do we have to go to all of them? How many can we miss? My child can't do that evening, can you move the sessions?
The understanding that of all the activities we could sign our children up for, nothing is more essential than Catechesis is lost. Catechesis reminds us that it is through Christ that we become the fullness of who we are called to be. That we are nothing if we do not depend on the Lord, on the God who created us. We are to centre our life on Christ our King. And therein lies the rub.
Naming Christ as my King means that I willingly everyday offer my life for Him. As His citizen I answer the call to work for His Kingdom: to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, clothe the naked, visit the imprisoned. And when I fail to get it right being able to claim Christ as King means I can bow before the One who loves me. One, who as King does not force my allegiance through fear or coercion, but to whom I can give willingly my respect and reverence simply because of all that He has done for me, as a response to the way that I am loved, because I belong.
Catechesis does not yield worldly benefits which is difficult to justify to busy parents who want the best for their children. The catechist, modelling Jesus can not force attendance. Catechists desire the community to want to come closer to the Lord. But like Jesus, sometimes we have to watch as they walk away, as they are not ready to fully choose Christ, to allow Him to answer the need to belong to Him.
As catechists there is much work to be done because of course Christ is not MY King but the Universal King. We do not worship in isolation. As the Universal King, we are reminded that we are all children of God and there is nothing or no one that does not belong to Him. After the events of last week in Beirut, Kenya, Paris and Syria it is easy to encompass the victims into that idea.
Harder to see that those instigating the attacks are also loved by God, known to Him in their entirety, just as we are.
I am listening to the radio as I write and the singer sings…
'And I don't want the world to see me,
Because I don't think that they'd understand.
But when everything seems to be broken
I just want you to know wh0 I am'
Add to fade…
(Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls)
- Where does Christ's kingship make a difference to you this week?
- What, for you, is the reason Jesus was handed over to Pilot?
- Where does your life 'testify to the truth' this week?
- Jesus says that His Kingdom is not of this world. What do you imagine His Kingdom to be like?
- How might you show reverence to Christ your King this week?
- When we pray the Our Father we pray for Christ's Kingdom to become a reality on earth. What does that mean to you?
- If you choose not to bow down before the Lord – what or who has your allegiance?
'It is absolute fidelity to the principle defined in his own preaching that condemns Jesus. There is no other cause for his death than the love of one's neighbour lived to the very end.' (Rene Girard, Theologian)
Our Father, Who art in heaven…
Your will…
And again this week the Lord asks us what we would like Him to do for us.
So they called the blind man, saying to him,
"Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you."
He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus.
Jesus said to him in reply, "What do you want me to do for you?"
If we are in any doubt that the Lord our God has only our bests interests at heart this should quell them. God does not look down from on high, deciding for us what is best and intervening in our lives. Rather God waits until we come and articulate our needs.
God waits.
God the Awesome, God the Ineffable, God the Immanent, God Who is and was and is to come, God the Uncreated Creator waits for us, waits for our approach, waits for us to realise our dependence. This God we can be sure will listen to us while we pour out our hearts, stand in all vulnerability and call on the Lord to come to our aid. For as we are told in the response to this week's psalm 'The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.'
Some friends and I have been praying the Novena to St Jude
Many of us know St Jude as the patron Saint of Hopeless cases.
Yet this novena was called St Jude the Saint who does the impossible and indeed I was invited to pray it for someone whose prayers are for the seemingly impossible. But she is not without hope and neither are our prayers so I rejoiced in this seemingly insignificant change of name.
Today is day 3 (Yes I know today is day 4!) and part of the prayer says
Pray for the impossible if it is God's will.
Pray that I may have the grace to accept God's holy will even if it is painful and difficult for me.Pray for the impossible if it is God's will.
Pray that I may have the grace to accept God's holy will even if it is painful and difficult for me.
I was struck by the connection of God's will and Jesus asking us for the last 2 weeks what we want from Him. Of course you and I know that we pray for God's will not ours, but somehow there was a newness to this knowledge when I was at prayer this morning. There was a deeper awareness that the Lord really wants to grant our prayers for us.
Praying for God's will, not mine, makes the praying easier. I do not need to feel unworthy if my prayer is answered in a way that I do not want (for all prayer is answered) but I can accept that the lord knows best and only works from love.
I do not believe in an interventionist God. I do believe in a God who only wants the very best for us, that we are called to be the best we can be, and that when we pray to align our will with that of the One who loves us our prayers will be answered. This of course requires us to understand, to see, that we need to trust the Lord our God in all things. To have faith that the Lord knows us better than we know ourselves.
Which is perhaps why Jesus answers Bartimaeus' prayer but not that of James and John!
- Where will you cry out to the Lord this week?
- And again Jesus asks 'What do you want me to do for you?'. How do you answer Him this week?
- What is the blindness in you that needs the 'Master's' healing touch this week?
- If Jesus asked you what you would like Him to do for you, what would you say?
- How will you follow the Lord this week?
- '…your faith has saved you', how does knowing you are saved change the way you live this week?
- Where will you cry out to the Lord this week?
- And again Jesus asks 'What do you want me to do for you?'. How do you answer Him this week?
- What is the blindness in you that needs the 'Master's' healing touch this week?
- If Jesus asked you what you would like Him to do for you, what would you say?
- How will you follow the Lord this week?
- '…your faith has saved you', how does knowing you are saved change the way you live this week?
The invitiation
When I was younger, much younger, the journey from Epiphany to Ash Wednesday took forever.
Now Lent is here in the blink of an eye and even my adult children notice we arrive with wharp speed.
Incase you missed it ladt time here's an earlier post for Lent.
This week the Church offers us an invitation to love. We are invited to enter into the love of the Trinity ever more deeply, and to experience the love God has for us.
Lent is not about punishment, the Lord knows life is hard enough! Lent is a space in the year for us to focus consciously on our relationship with the One who calls us beloved. Lent is a place where we can go to look at our lives in the light of this abundant, unconditional Love. For some of us, or perhaps most of us, to accept that invitation will not be without some pain. To reflect on any relationship and discover that it is lacking is painful.
Lent is a time of transformation. When we see where things could be better; in us, in the way we love, in the way we live, another invitation is given. We are invited to reconfigure our lives, to repent, to turn back to the Living Lord who waits for us like the Father in the story of the Prodigal son. Every moment, God watches and waits for us, waits for us to realise that things are not right, to want to return. When we do He rushes to meet us and enfolds us in a welcome embrace. We only have to make the first step, He does the rest.
Lent is about forgiveness. It strengthens the transformation. that begins when we want to repent.
If Lent is the invitation, then it is to Easter that we are invited and there are three ways to prepare for the Feast: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving.
These pillars of Lent are also not about punishment but are aides that enable us to see where changes need to made to our lives. I have lost count of the many times I mean to send a donation various charities and never seem to get around to it. Lent affords me the opportunity to focus on the why of that inability and to put a practice in place that might change it. Some research has shown that for a new habit to become embedded takes 6 weeks.
Spending time in prayer, possibly discovering a new way to pray, a new way to listen and talk with the Lord is an exciting prospect. As Keirkergaard says, we pray not to change God but to change ourselves. And ultimately that is what Lent does, it changes us.
Fasting is more that just going without, it can be a way of seeking solidarity, even for a short while, with our sisters and brothers for whom fasting is a way of life not a choice. It can be a way of refocusing on what is more important – our family, our faith, our community. It is also a way of exercising self control. Self control, rather than being something that binds us, can be a way of cutting the ties to the things that enslave us and living in freedom when its motivation is love.
Lent invites us to spend time renewing and deepening our relationship with the Triune God. Say YES to the invitation, spend time in prayer, fast and give to those in need so that we can participate in the life of Christ, transforming us so that we may 'turn away from sin and be faithful to the gospel".
Happy Lent!
Anna the Prophetess
This is my first blog post and I have been putting it off since before Christmas. During that time I have questioned whether I even want to be here, who will read it, what is the point and all those other questions you, the blogging community, have undoubtedly asked before you wrote your first blog.
This morning I was determined to start, so I sorted my home page, chose the picture, the colour, the headers and the design. When all was ready I made some bread, cleaned the cooker and washed up.
So much for starting after morning prayer! Now here I am, no more prevaricating or procrastinating.
What better day to begin a blog on Faith, Family & Feminism when the Gospel tells us the story of Anna, one of the women to be named and lauded by Luke. An elderly prophetess, who fasted and prayed and served God in the Temple.
Praying the Gospel this morning I was struck with her perseverance. She obviously had no family to look after her, hence her time in the Temple, no grandchildren to mind, to sing or tell stories to. In many ways, from the outside an unfulfilled life. A widow woman left to wither away in the Temple. Yet she knew there was more, she believed that there was a reason to go about her daily routine, praying and fasting.
How different Anna and I are! The story doesn't tell us whether Anna despairs, or wants to give up. Yet if I were Anna I am sure that despair would have overwhelmed me. Even in the writing of this blog, I wanted to give up before I had even begun. But I keep hearing the word perseverance when I think of Anna, and I know that she too would have had her off days, but she didn't give up, and Oh! what reward was hers – to be in the right place at the right time, to reveal Christ to those around her.
One reason I have started to blog is that people (ok, my friends) have asked me to. They tell me that I have good things to say, they enjoy my reflections (and ramblings), that they wait for me to post things on Facebook as a way of keeping up to date with what is going on. When I looked back over the type of articles I post I realised that they fell into 3 main areas; faith, family and feminism. Now if you have come here bypassing the 'About' page you might find it useful to pop in there to read what I understand by faith, family & feminism before defining them for me.
And Talitha Kum, that's the Living Lord calling me to 'Stand up' for what I believe.
I don't know how often I'll blog but hopefully once a week and I would love it if you would pour yourself a cuppa, pull up a chair and journey with me and perhaps even leave a comment or two.


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JOHNSBURG – After raising more than a half-million dollars for a nonprofit that benefits military families, Bill Schey is ready to do it again.
Schey, of Barrington, is building another home in Johnsburg this year. Proceeds from the home sale will go to Folds of Honor, a nonprofit that provides scholarships to military families whose parent or spouse was killed or injured in the line of duty.
"I like what they do, and I don't know of any other organization doing it," said Schey, who is a Marine veteran.
Schey and his wife, Connie Schey, have been donating to the organization for a number of years in different ways.
In 2014, Connie Schey ran a 10-mile Memorial Day race at Soldier Field and donated the proceeds to the nonprofit.
In 2015, Bill Schey began building a home to donate to the cause. The home sold for about $300,000, and the project also brought in an additional $200,000 in donations, Schey said.
The 2,760-square-foot ranch house Bill Schey is in the process of building now will have three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a three-car garage with a wooden deck and sun room, he said. It's in the Remington Grove neighborhood of Johnsburg, according to building plans.
"The foundation is in now, but everything froze up a bit," Bill Schey said. "We'll start up again when the weather breaks."
He said about two-thirds of the materials and things he will need to finish the job have been promised.
The cause is close to Bill Schey's heart not only because he is a veteran, he said.
"I lost a lot of friends in the Vietnam War," he said. "As you get older, you think back and realize how much they have given, and with today's service people, it's the same."
Anyone interested in donating materials, time or funding can contact Bill Schey at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Denialism blog has the details, so I'll just outline what happened with links.
First extremists flooded a researcher's house doing around 20,000 dollars of damage. They had stated that they had been trying to decide whether to flood or fire the house. Well, they came back and set her home on fire after all.
In another story, animal rights extremists attempted to break into the home of a researcher while she was throwing a birthday party for her daughter.
As Mark Hoofnagle put it
The fundamental problem isn't the absence of appropriate safeguards and regulation of science, we have plenty. The problem is an ideological movement that lies about how we do research, and the scientific basis for using animals in research. It is classic denialism.The worst part about these extremists is that their actions actually hurt the cause of animal rights. There is room for discussion within our society about what level of rights we are willing to extend to animals and what not. But when animal rights extremists resort to these kind of terroristic tactics (activist commenters at Denialism said Hoofnagle deserves to die) they have said that there is no such space for debate. And shutting down that discourse does more harm to animals than anything else.*
*Edit - "The worst part" is a figure of speech that I typed out without actually thinking much about. The worst part is obviously the effort to threaten and intimidate researchers.


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Lawrence Funderburke (aka "Mr. Fundy") is perhaps best known for his exploits on the basketball court. But his true passion and calling in life, helping people build legacy assets—personally, financially, educationally, and spiritually—is what drives him today.
Funderburke Institute of Financial Empowerment
Over 10,000 lives touched
(and counting)
To bridge the wealth gap in America through innovative solutions and cutting-edge offerings that appeal to representative social classes
- help participants see and grasp the importance of sound financial habits
- educate Americans across the socioeconomic spectrum on the value and necessity of comprehensive financial planning
- equip policymakers and key stakeholders with empowerment tools to improve the lives of economically distressed communities
- provide a forum in which service providers can share best practices on a wide range of topics related to financial wellness
- facilitate a conducive learning environment to ensure that participants reach their academic and economic potentials
Lawrence's research and interviews with financial planning experts show how this Sociopsychonomic™ filtering process, shaped by a variety of factors—upbringing, financial acuity, life's purpose and navigational aptitude, and asset acquisition habits—paralyzes the poor, overwhelms the middle class, and liberates the mega wealthy.
"If financial wellness is not taught to people before college, K through 12th grade, then the problem is likely never to be solved outside of self education and programs like the one Lawrence and Monya have created."Tyler Cook / Certified Financial Planner
"Lawrence has tapped into something that's transformative on social class habits. We, financial advisors, study what people do in terms of investment decisions or indecisions, but little attention is given to underlying causes of their behavior or the why factor. Lawrence's book will be an invaluable resource to anyone looking for answers to help their clients address and overcome debilitating mindsets that are hindrances to wealth accumulation."Chris Boyd / Financial Advisor
"Lawrence and Monya have created a system that is truly making a difference in the lives of others. I've partnered with them on several occasions to assist young ladies - teens and college-aged students - in the area of financial life skills. The Funderburkes have a remarkable ability in making an incredibly boring subject come to life. More important, their commitment to personal development and financial freedom is noteworthy."Beth Sparks / Wealth Management Expert
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|+ Visit Cardiff FC for Latest News, Transfer Gossip, Fixtures and Match Results
Just on the news £63 today one way, £750 one way the day before the Champions League Final !!!!!!!
Cheaper to go on a package holiday to Spain and catch a train to Madrid on night of the game
Sod any other argument, Brexit would be worth it just to be rid of them.
I think we're heading towards that again now. I sold up from London about 7 years ago, and my little two bed house was sold for 250k. I was able to buy a very large 5 bed for that in South Wales. Within four years of selling my old house, the buyer had re-sold for 400k and hadn't made any improvements. The house was recently back on the market for just over 450k. The "boom" is due to the large number of new flats springing up in the area, where a one bed "studio flat" is up for 350k, pushing up the value of the older properties in the area (especially those with a garden and off street parking). There has to be some give soon.
It's not like Madrid is a million miles away lots of ways to get there and several options.
Just seen Chelsea and Arsenal have been given less than 10% each for the final. I know Baku is a bit different but clubs should get at least 30% each of capacity
Sadly, it shows just how ridiculously out-of-touch the labour party is with it's traditional supporters and reality. I worked on a ZHC on was earning excellent money. My wife if on a ZHC and is the same. Millions choose to be on these so they can manage work and home commitments. Labour - and you - want to get rid of them...
It's always the case that prices rise when demand is high. Last May I had to get a plane urgently from Barcelona to Gatwick and managed to secure a last minute seat an hour before check in at 453 euros with Easyjet.
Trade Unions have fought for flexible working time for workers so that people have the ability to manage work and home commitments, but still know that they have a wage coming in at the end of the week.


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Tampa Bay Water's board of directors has approved four design-build firms to move to the next phase in the process to secure a permanent fix for C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir. The approved firms are:
All four firms have local offices in the Tampa Bay community.
Tampa Bay Water received five Statements of Qualifications from design-build entities interested in designing, building, monitoring and maintaining the reservoir renovation. The short-list of firms was determined after qualifications submittals were screened and thoroughly evaluated by a selection committee using pre-established criteria.
The short-listed teams will be invited to respond to Tampa Bay Water's Request for Proposals (RFP) for the reservoir renovation, which will be issued in November. The RFP will request a base proposal to renovate the facility as well as an alternate proposal for additional storage capacity within the existing reservoir footprint. Proposals are due to Tampa Bay Water in March 2011.
Requesting an alternate proposal for additional storage preserves the opportunity to investigate the price of more storage, so that Tampa Bay Water's board of directors will have an understanding of the cost and benefits of that option and can make an informed decision.
The RFP is not a low-bid procurement, but rather a "best value" approach to securing the best long-term fix at the right prices. Once proposals are received, they will be evaluated and scored on technical criteria as well as long-term cost. The technical portion of the proposals will comprise 60 percent of the evaluation and cost will comprise 40 percent.
Tampa Bay Water's selection committee is scheduled to propose a ranking of proposals received for board consideration in June 2011.
Tampa Bay Water began the process for a long-term fix after larger-than-normal cracking appeared in the facility's interior, erosion control lining. A fix is needed for the 15.5 billion gallon storage facility to operate as intended for the long-term.


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The Irish Massachusetts: Historical Significance, Lasting Legacy conference opened Wednesday at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center. From left, are Prof. Audrey Horning, head of the School of Geography, Archaeology and Paleontology at Queen s University Belfast, Tim Meagher, associate prof. of History at Catholic University; Brian Mitchell, retired president of Bucknell University; and Grace Brady, executive director of Ireland s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University.
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By Robert Mills
LOWELL -- In 2009, UMass Lowell and Queens University Belfast set off on a collaborative effort to conduct an archaeological dig at St. Patrick's Church in the Acre, where many of Lowell's first Irish immigrants settled in the 1820's.
Three digs at St. Patrick's turned up remnants of an early Irish settlement, but the archaeologists didn't stop there. They also conducted a dig in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, at the homestead of Hugh Cummiskey.
They wanted to study not just what the immigrants' lives were like here in Lowell, but what their lives were like before they immigrated from Ireland, according to Colm Donnelly, an archaeologist and professor at Queens University Belfast, and one of the project's leaders.
Cummiskey was born in 1789, immigrated to Massachusetts in 1817, and came to Lowell with a group of laborers in 1822, according Donnelly.
Cummiskey and his laborers were among those responsible for digging the canals that have long given Lowell a big part of the city's identity, according to Frank Talty, co-director of UML's Center for Irish Partnerships.
The project began because UML Chancellor Marty Meehan, who had worked on the Irish peace process when he was still in Congress, and UML Provost Ahmed Abdelal wanted to see a stronger international component at the university, Talty said.
The project was the first undertaken as part of the Center for Irish Partnerships, and its success bred others, according to Talty.
Five years later, UML is building on that success and hosting a conference called "Irish in Massachusetts: Historical Significance, Lasting Legacy," from Wednesday to Friday.
The conference, and the collaborations between UML, Queen's University Belfast, and Dublin City University, focus on much more than history, though. Seminars will explore Irish influence and history on topics ranging from literature to sports to the continuing impact of the Irish.
Victoria Denoon, a graduate of both UML and Queen's University Belfast, and co-director of the Center for Irish Partnerships, said more than 100 attendees will take part.
Denoon said that while there have been in-depth studies of Irish history in places like Boston and Chicago, the conference seeks to examine that history, and its continuing impacts, throughout Massachusetts.
The event continues Thursday and Friday, with perhaps the most high-profile seminar including Meehan, former Boston Mayor Ray Flynn and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former lieutenant governor of Maryland, taking part in a discussion of Irish-American politicians.
Artifacts found during the archaeological digs will also be on display.
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MineOS-node (pkg add)
Installing MineOS is easier than ever and can be done on any BSD system featuring the pkg_add (FreeBSD 9.x, etc) or pkg (FreeBSD 10.x) binary package managers. These instructions will install the most recent web-ui, based on node.js.
Why BSD
FreeBSD--unlike the other platforms MineOS is distributed or installed on--is a full operating system, rather than just a kernel and userland combination, as Linux is (i.e., GNU/Linux). (Free)BSD has a rich history and mature codebase, making it arguably the most stable and dependable Unix-like operating system available.
As its own OS rather than a distribution, the utilities and software that run on it are tightly regulated and upkept by the FreeBSD foundation, ensuring its security and stability. Being UNIX, rather than LINUX, many commands familiar to Linux users may not be available, but certainly will always have a comparable, if not more elegant--but also more strict--variation. Again, being UNIX, there are Pros and cons to Linux:
- Utterly stable
- Exceptionally well documented
- Vast collection of stable, secured ports
- Great driver support
- Lowest memory footprint of any OS available
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Deployment Overview
These scripts should be executed and daemonized (run as a background service) as root.
- Root required
- May host web-ui on any port, defaulting to 8443
- Minecraft data stored in one base directory, defaulting to /var/games/minecraft/
- Scripts stored separately, default to /usr/local/games/minecraft
- Supports unlimited amount of users, all serviced by one server/webui background process
- Unlimited amount of servers
- Can grant server control to other users, by group membership
Installing Dependencies
The MineOS web-ui requires a Linux-compatible /proc filesystem; to enable linprocfs on load, execute these commands:
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echo 'linprocfs_load="YES"' >> /boot/loader.conf
kldload linprocfs mkdir -p /usr/compat/linux/proc mount -t linprocfs linprocfs /usr/compat/linux/procecho 'linproc /usr/compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0 0' >> /etc/fstab
Binary Package Manager
Depending on your installation of FreeBSD, you may be using one of two different binary package managers. Run the command corresponding to your preferred manager.
As a guideline, pkg_add is typically FreeBSD 9.x and earlier, where pkg is FreeBSD 10.x and later.
On distributions featuring pkg_add, you can install dependencies with these commands.
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pkg_add -r rdiff-backup rsync gmake screen openjdk8-jre git sysutils/py-supervisor node www/npm
On distributions featuring pkg, you can install dependencies with these commands.
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pkg install rdiff-backup rsync gmake screen openjdk8-jre git sysutils/py-supervisor node www/npm
Installing MineOS scripts
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mkdir -p /usr/local/games
cd /usr/local/games git clone git://github.com/hexparrot/mineos minecraft cd minecraft chmod +x service.js mineos_console.js webui.js generate-sslcert.sh ./generate-sslcert.shcp mineos.conf /etc/mineos.conf
As updates are made frequently to the MineOS scripts, you should make a habit of updating the webui via git on a regular basis. Remember, on FreeBSD installations, the correct update path is /usr/local/games/minecraft!
Running the MineOS Web Service
Starting the web-ui at boot
Have the web interface start
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cat /usr/local/games/minecraft/init/supervisor_conf.bsd >> /usr/local/etc/supervisor.conf echo 'supervisord_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf
Using the webui
The scripts, by default, will run a server operating on port 8443 and place minecraft data files into /var/games/minecraft.
When creating minecraft servers, it is recommended to use an unprivileged user to actually create and manage Minecraft servers. For most distros, this will be with the adduser username command. The password you set during user creation will also be the password used for the web-ui.
In your browser, visit the location: https://xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa:8443
Creating Servers
Servers may only be created by unprivileged users, or in other words: not root. Be sure to log in as any unprivileged user to create any servers you wish; trying to create a server as root will be met with instructions on how to create additional users from the command line.


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Richard St. John's video "Success is a continuous journey" covers how he allowed his successful business to fail. This is valuable information, and you should watch the signs so you don't fall into the same traps.
Richard explains that you never reach success – and then, that's it. You have to maintain your original enthusiasm to continue to be successful. It's a journey – enjoy and appreciate each step.
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The Sumo Diet
If you want to put on weight, go on the Sumo wrestler's diet. Sumo wrestlers would purposely wake themselves up in the night to eat in order to put on weight. This is a great way of adding excess body weight because we don't need fuel while we're sleeping. Night fed rats were also shown to put on more weight than their day time fed counterparts. Ideally we should eat before we need the fuel or before we are going to be exerting ourselves.
Eat When You Need Fuel
Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Our ancestors might have had a big breakfast to fuel up for a day of hard physical labor but if we have a big meal and then go sit at a desk job, that old adage isn't serving us in the same way. It really depends on when we need the fuel. We should try to eat before we need the fuel and not eat when we don't need fuel.
Avoiding Late Night Eating Problems
Ideally we should eat our last meal 3 hours before we go to bed to avoid excess weight gain, acid reflux and to prepare the body for a period of fasting overnight while we sleep. Staying up late and eating late throws off our metabolism and internal biological clock.


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The Village of Oak Brook, known as one of the "polo capitals of the world," is a community rich with tradition and opportunity. Established in 1958, Oak Brook has maintained its high-level residential character since its inception. Residents of Oak Brook are very proud of their community that became the "model" for so many other towns.
Oak Brook feeds into five outstanding elementary school districts: Butler District 53; Downers Grove District 58; Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205; Hinsdale District 181; and Salt Creek District 48. For detailed information regarding each school district, please visit the district's Websites listed above.
There are four exceptional high school districts, providing students with limitless opportunities to excel in academics, sports and service. They are Hinsdale Township High School District 86, DuPage High School District 88, Community High School District 99, and Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205.
Home to nationally renowned golf and polo clubs, first class shopping and luxurious dining, Oak Brook has it all! Whether you are putting at The Oak Brook Golf Club or Butler National Golf Club, "divot stomping" between matches at the Oak Brook Polo Club or just enjoying a leisurely stroll around the Oakbrook Center, there is something for everyone in Oak Brook! Thanks to a thriving local economy, taxes and operational costs are kept low, making Oak Brook a very desirable community.
Conveniently situated in the western suburbs just 15 miles from downtown Chicago along the East-West tollway, Oak Brook is the ideal community to build your new Greenscape Home!


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A key element of the package was the installation of a road median barrier at Pine Creek near Bonville.The improvements at Pine Creek involved widening the pavement on the eastern side of the highway and installing a central wire rope barrier to prevent head on collisions.In a first for NSW roads, a TL4 rated BRIFEN wire rope safety barrier was used.The innovative TL4 barrier consists of four ropes – three are woven and one (the highest) is straight.The ropes are positioned at higher levels than standard BRIFEN posts to web design companys counter the impact of vehicles with a high centre of gravity, such as trucks and buses.
TL4 safety barriers have proven to be successful in deflecting heavy vehicles – crash testing with an 8000 kg heavy vehicle at 80 km/h deflects the vehicle while keeping it on the correct side of the road.Staff from Environmental Services and the RTA construction team worked together to balance the design of the project with strict environmental constraints.
This included minimising the need to clear trees on the eastern side of the highway and preserving Aboriginal artifacts.
Each participant conducted their activities in the spirit and intent of the Alliance Agreement.
Close relationships strengthened staff commitment to the project and helped them meet the tight deadline for completion of work.Thanks to their hard work, the project was completed two weeks ahead of schedule," said Peter Collins, Regional Manager Northern Region.
An effective brand identity is essential if you want your company to succeed. Having a unique brand ensures high levels of uniformity on all elements of your brand campaign, including:
logo, message, etc.Plus, creating one helps your prospects distinguish you amongst your competitors, whilst also building confidence in your business and ultimately, encouraging revenue and continued loyalty.Identify what is it about the brand that makes it special to customers, and a cut above the rest of the competition. How does your products/service set itself apart?


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'Just Death' coming to Steam!
Just Death is an "Open-World Sandbox Crime Game" set in procedurally generated cities. At its core gameplay mode - Just Death is my take on the Vigilante genre. You must rid the streets of "thugs and scum" using your antihero, playing in the first or third person. Due to the procedural nature of the environments, I can provide ample replayability with ease. The game has an Online open-city multiplayer mode, and 3 Offline gameplay modes. The game is being offered on the Steam platform, as an Early Access product. I want to take into account the player's feedback while I finish development of the game.


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Potty training is the messy, exhausting, and glorious goal of parents across the country and around the world. The average age of complete potty training is 3 years old for boys and girls.And when I think of how long that really is, I think "I do not want to wash diapers for 3 years for every child we plan to have". I wash 5 loads of diapers a week on top of my 7 loads of clothes and I need to consolidate this precious time. Furthermore, I would really love to nurture a spirit of independence in my children from an early age. Solution? I started potty training at 8 months.
I know, you probably think I am crazy. But the first thing we should discuss is that I am not potty training, she is potty learning. There is a big difference between training and learning. Training is by definition an action whereas learning is by definition an acquisition over time. Learning is something that can be accomplished by seeing, by doing, and by hearing. It is the process of acquiring independence rather than complete dependence. While I am training her, the overall learning is what is important.
In reality, potty training and learning in our house started earlier than 8 months. I have always brought my daughter into the bathroom with me. For the first 4 months of life, there was a reclining seat that I would lay her in while I used the bathroom. She saw and heard what I was doing each time. That means that when 8 months rolled around and I started holding her over the toilet, it wasn't a completely new experience. I would make a "psss" noise and eventually she would potty. And then I would make a BIG DEAL out of it! Occasionally, to my surprise, she would poop. And I would make a BIGGER deal out of it! I don't reward or bribe her with treats, I simply give her praise. We all perform better with a little bit of cheering and extra approval; even little birds learning to fly get some encouragement towards their journey of independence. She knows what she is doing and that it is a good thing and that's the first step towards learning and it's all a part of continuing to nurture an independent spirit in her. I want her to believe that she can do things on her own and that she can be proud of what she does.
The second step towards learning was getting her a big girl seat. In my opinion, if a child is learning practical life (whether you follow Montessori or not), they have to be included like everyone else. So a little potty seat that doesn't look like a toilet and doesn't flush like a toilet will not be what I use in my home to potty train. Plus, if I want to have less laundry, why would I want to add cleaning a potty seat to my list?
(Disclaimer: The following contains affiliate links to two products I dearly love and use. I am not being paid by a company, but purchases through these links helps support my family). I purchased the Church NextStep 2-in-1 with Adult/child ring and I LOVE it. (Find it here) It was well worth and it and I have never regretted the purchase. First of all, the main seat is wood which is nice from and environmental aspect and then the child seat magnetically stays attached to the lid when not in use. The average guest doesn't notice it, but parents always do and are so thankful we have it! I don't have to hold her anymore so it allows her to go on her own time frame. I have found that if I wait to take her down once she's a bit fussy instead of rushing her, she may pee a few times and sometimes even surprise me with a bonus potty training victory. And for on the go, traveling, and visiting family, the PRI folding potty with handles is so handy!
While we do still use cloth diapers and are not a fully committed EC (Elimination Communication) family, we do try to read her cues. If a certain face or grunt is seen or heard, we rush over to the bathroom. Because one less diaper is a win in my book. Each morning the first thing we do is go to the bathroom. The last thing we do before bed is also go to the bathroom. I will try to take her in there occasionally during the day in the spaces between long intervals, but the overall goal is for her to learn and not for me to force something on her.So now she is almost 13 months old and uses the toilet about 5 times a day. While she is still a far cry from true independence in the bathroom, I feel like this is a step in the right direction.
The take-away I want you to have is this: even if this is not right for your child, remember that simply including them in bathroom time from an early age is a crucial part of potty learning and learning what it even means to do things independently. It also makes potty training not as foreign when the time comes.
UPDATE: She is now 18 months old and she uses the restroom every morning. Many times we have dry diapers from overnight and every day she tells me poop or potty (she now knows the sign for potty too). Sometimes she tells me after she has gone, but she still runs to the bathroom, so we nurture that action. Sometimes she tells me beforehand and those are the days of small victories!
How early did you start the potty training or potty learning process?
Kara is an author and advocate for positive, grace-filled parenting. She is homeschooler to her 4 children living in Boston, MA and believes in creative educational approaches to help kids dive deeper into a rich learning experience. She has her degree in Secondary Education & Adolescent Childhood Development and is passionate about connecting with and helping other parents on their journey to raise awesome kids!


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The big question members of the Roseau Electric Cooperative should be asking themselves is:
"Why aren't we making any investments in what will very soon be the cheapest and cleanest source of energy on the planet — solar energy?"
The cost of solar power is falling so rapidly it has energy and financial analysts worldwide using words like, "amazing," and "astounding," and "historic."
Long-time financial analyst Michael Sankowski called the plunge in solar energy costs over the past four years "absolutely shocking." In Monetary Realism, Sankowski wrote:
"We are seeing price drops closer to 20% per year after several decades at 6% price drops per year. 6% year is a fantastic rate of decreases, but 20% is simply astonishing. (Twenty percent) is an impressive number, but putting it into context will make your jaw drop with astonishment … if solar maintains 5 more years at current 23% rates per year price drops, solar power will be cheaper than using existing coal plants." Source
An Internet search finds many locations across the United States that are no longer willing to tie their fates to sinking ship of coal, one of the dirtiest and polluting forms of energy on the planet. (Only tar sand crude is dirtier than coal).'
That includes an increasing number of farmers here in Minnesota. Our cold and snowy state with long winterS is nevertheless proving to be an extremely solar-friendly environment.
Take Dennis Hamm of Chatfield, Minn., for example. He farms 650 acres, raises 130 head of cattle and also grows corn, soybeans, oats and hay. The Post-Bulletin of Rochester reports that Hamm's newly installed solar system consists of 150 solar panels and has generated a robust 4,491 kilowatt hours of electricity since October 3 of this year.
His solar setup cost $100,000 — but with incentives from state and federal sources — his system will pay for itself in five years. Even without incentives it would pay for itself in 10 years. After that, Hamm will not only enjoy free electricity for life — but he will earn money by selling about 60 percent of his power back to the grid via net metering. Read full story here
Even better — Mr. Hamm will no longer be contributing to the pollution caused by dirty coal, which includes global warming, acid rain, mercury accumulating in our Minnesota fish, air pollution, breathing problems for our children and elederly, and much more.
While Roseau Electric Cooperative recently joined a lobbying effort to stop our local area from generating a mere 1.5% more solar energy as mandated by the Minnesota Legislature, thousands of other communities — including rural co-ops — are surging forward to add solar so that they can do the right thing — drop dirty fossil fuels.
An excellent case in in point is Franklin County, Pennsylvania, which has recently contracted with none other than the notorious fossil fuel giant BP to build a $25 million solar installation that will generate 14 megawatts of clean energy.
The solar installation in Franklin County will be enough to power 2,000 to 2,500 homes. What is also fascinating about the Pennsylvania project is that demonstrates the rapidly falling cost of solar.In the end, the cost for generating a kilowatt hour will be about 7 cents, and that will drop to 5 cents with incentives.
Read more about the Franklin County project here: Solar Farm
Consider this lead-in to an article in Nov. 26 issue of the The Atlantic:
In October, power plants generating 530 megawatts of electricity came online in the United States. And every single electron put on the grid came from the sun.
At least for the previous month of October, solar trumped coal and natural gas. The article goes on to say that "solar is no longer a niche play." Source
Despite the extraordinary evidence from local examples, and national and international examples, the management of Roseau Electric Cooperative and Minnesota Rural Electric continue to insist that "solar is not viable" — and they also make the absurd claim that residents here in Roseau and Kittson counties who want to adopt solar and net meter are "cheating their neighbors."
Member of Roseau Electric Cooperative must urge management of the company catch up with innovative Minnesota farmers like Dennis Hamm and other communities across America who are going solar — which will soon be not only the cleanest way to generate power in the world — but the cheapest.
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text: Crime SuspenStories was EC's second-generation crime title (the first being War Against Crime and Crime Patrol). This time out, the stories were less concerned with bank robbers and gun molls than they were with ancient curses and ax murderers.Typical of its stories was "Understudy to a Corpse" wherein a young actor murdered his ailing uncle, then took his place long enough to rewrite his uncle's will. Before he could benefit from his acting coup, he was poisoned by his uncle's nurse (the previous beneficiary) who, mistaking him for his uncle, thought the time was right to cash in. Another tale, "Touch and Go," from issue #17 was an adaptation of a classic Ray Bradbury story. In it, a man murders his boss, then becomes obsessed with wiping away all fingerprints which might mark him as the killer. He is found several hours later by police still obsessively polishing everything in the house from attic to basement.


text: Michael Tucker Report post Posted April 19, 2018 Please use this thread for all posts relating to our FA Cup Semi-Final match against Southampton at Wembley Stadium, before, during and after the game. The Moderators will be keeping an eye on things, so let's try to keep it intelligent. Please note that this un-moderated forum is a privilege and its abuse will result in the suspension of your account. The match is scheduled to kick off at 15:00, Sunday 22nd April, 2018 (Local UK time/date). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Particular trades and certain social classes and stations of society value certain skills so highly and teach them to their members so assiduously and consistently that they are considered standards and even earmarks by which those social classes or trades are publicly known, making it necessary to award them to qualifying characters as a reflection of that importance and their ubiquitous nature.
The skill(s) and SL(s) shown on the following table are awarded to starting characters prior to their entry into play in order to make them proper representatives of the strata of society and also the Trade(s) to which they belong.
- The numbers shown on the table are the SL's to which the skills are raised for the characters noted.
- However many SL's are added to reach the SL noted, they are free to all characters regardless of their build method.
- Players building Custom Method characters may NOT cannibalize the SL's awarded to get DP's to buy SL's for other skills.
- These adjustments are made only AFTER a character's TR's and SL's are FINALIZED.
- NOTE: Some of the adjustments are made to Life Skills or Life Skill Bundles only in the event that the character has been equipped with them already.
- The award of a skill(s) or skill bundle a player has already equipped his character with brings the SL(s) determined previously up to the SL indicated.
IF a skill is awarded is one the character did not previously have, it still carries the normal AWA-slot cost, unless the character does not have one left for it, in which case the cost is forgiven.
IF a skill or bundle is noted twice for a given character due to his various Trades, the highest of the SL's noted marks the SL to which it is to be raised.
7-2. Beginning Skill Awards
* Only those Merchants who are engaged in travel or whose primary office/residence is in a port or border market town where they deal regularly with carters, Mariners, and other merchants who are widely travelled.
† This allowance is optional. If the players wants it, the character can have the LoA award for it. IF the character is given any single skill from this bundle instead, the same LoA awards are made to it.
†† This allowance only applies if the player has opted to equip his Scholar with additional Scholar Tongues (equivalent of Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.), Foreign languages, and/or Ancient Tongues, and are applied to as many of the (AWA ÷ 4) he is allowed as the player chooses to give the character.
** The STA score is assumed to be modified for Build by race first.
The Alchemist, Simple, learned his arts from a master, whether it was a formal apprenticeship or not. Formal apprenticeship is only available if the practice of Alchemy is governed by a guild (GM's discretion).
A Wizard learned his arts from a master, whether it was a formal apprenticeship or not. Formal apprenticeship is only available if the practice of Wizardry is governed by a guild.
IF a player wants his character's magickal arts and training, whether formal wizardry or alchemy, to have come from a formal university curriculum, he must equip him with the (Scholar) Magister Trade.


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(Offered at the Hialeah, Miami, Homestead & South Beach campuses)
Program Objective
To prepare students for the Florida Board of Massage Therapy Examination to become a licensed Massage Therapist.
Program Description
The Massage Therapy program is designed to fully prepare students to contribute to the health industry and the well-being of clients. The program offers a comprehensive curriculum that exceeds the current state and national average of hours required. It also provides the basic knowledge, tools, ethics and behaviors one needs to successfully practice as a Massage Therapist in any number of health care and wellness settings. No matter how the economy appears today, people are always seeking Massage Therapists to manage stress and relieve pain; these services will always be in demand. Career positions exist in spas, salons, medical practices, resorts, and cruise ships.
Program Requirements
- HIV/AIDS (3 Hours)
- MA101 BASIC MASSAGE THEORY & HISTORY (100 Hours)
- MA102 CLINICAL PRACTICUM (125 Hours)
- MA103 ALLIED MODALITIES (100 Hours)
- MA104 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS FOR MASSAGE PRACTITIONERS (21 Hours)
- MA105 MEDICAL ERRORS (4 Hours)
- MA106 FLORIDA LAWS & RULES FOR MASSAGE (25 Hours)
- MA107 BUSINESS PRACTICES (25 Hours)
- MA108 MASSAGE IN THE SPA SETTING (22 Hours)
- MA109 HYDROTHERAPY (25 Hours)
- MA110 ANATOMY/PHYSIOLOGY/KINESIOLOGY (260 Hours)
- MA111 PATHOLOGY (40 Hours)
Services Required
- ALLIED MODALITIES – BREATHING EXERCISES (5 Services)
- ALLIED MODALITIES – NECK/BACK/SHOULDER (5 Services)
- ALLIED MODALITIES – RANGE OF MOTION (5 Services)
- ALLIED MODALITIES – STRETCHING (5 Services)
- CHAIR MASSAGE (50 Services)
- FULL BODY MASSAGE (50 Services)
- HYDROTHERAPY – HOT TOWEL TREATMENT (5 Services)
- HYDROPTHERAPY – HYDROCOLLATOR (5 Services)
- HYDROTHERAPY – WARM STONE MASSAGE (5 Services)
- SANITATION (150 Services)
- SCALP/FACE/FEET MASSAGE (5 Services)
- TREATMENT PLAN (10 Services)
All hours and services are those required by the Florida Department of Health (DOH).
Note: All programs are taught in a cycle. Students are able to start at any point of the cycle and still fulfill all program requirements.
Milady's Theory & Practice of Therapeutic Massage Textbook, Milady's Theory & Practice of Therapeutic Massage Workbook and Illustrated Essentials of Musculoskeletal Anatomy Book.
Equipment / Materials
Students will receive a uniform, an equipment bag and a massage kit with all the necessary instruments and materials needed to perform the required services.
After a student completes 750 hours, services, exams and fulfills all financial obligations to the school, a certificate will be awarded.
Completion Time
Completion time depends on the number of hours the student attends weekly. Based on a 25 hour per week schedule, the normal time frame of completion would be 7 months.
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Tuition and fee payments may be arranged on a weekly or monthly basis. The first payment is due on the first day of class, and on the same day of every week or month thereafter. Federal Financial Aid is available for those who qualify.
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The Higher Education Act of 1965 requires proprietary and vocational colleges to provide an eligible program of training to prepare students for Gainful Employment. Below you will find information for related occupations listed for Massage Therapy. The web link will provide information for tasks, knowledge, skills, abilities, work activities, work context, job zone, education, interests, work styles, work values, related occupations, wages and employment trends, other sources and additional information. Also included is the on-time graduation rate, tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, job placement rate, and median loan debt incurred.
CIP Code: 51.3501
CIP Description: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
Massage Therapy includes occupations such as Massage Therapists.
SOC Code: 31-9011
SOC Description: Massage Therapists
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|Books & Supplies
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|$ 339.83
|$ 9,583.95
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Overall Placement Rate: 81.21%
On-time Graduation Rate: 81%
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If you're a regular reader of this blog (and frankly, if not, why not? It's quality stuff!) one theme that you might recognize across several posts – such as this one or this one – is that a lot of manipulation involve letting people manipulate themselves, to some extent. We like stories, as a species: we evolved to recognize patterns, after all, and stories are the ultimate patterns. Since time immemorial, at the end of the day, around the communal fire, we have sat around and shared stories – to cheer ourselves up, to keep the darkness at bay, to pass on wisdom. Stories are how we often communicate, and for those that recognize this, stories can be powerful tools to influence us as well…
For example, take Hollywood. It's long been axiomatic that Hollywood has a pretty narrow opinion of what makes for a successful movie, but most didn't realize just how narrow that opinion really is. In 2005, Blake Snyder published a book, Save the Cat, which details the perfect blockbuster structure. It is far more than a simple high-level view of what a story is: it is a step of 15 'beats', with detailed timings on each, that shape a narrative for maximum impact. It is a minute-by-minute outline of what to show and how to progress the story, and it is hugely successful – most blockbusters today follow that outline to the minute. Even Pixar's new movie – Monster University – follows the outline that Snyder formulated, down to the minute, for example.
And some… did not.
We like stories, and we seem to like stories told to us in a certain way. There are thousands of stories, but many of them are broadly similar, and that's where the term archetype came from – a basic story so common that it is the base for thousands of variations. The Hero's Journey, for example, is one of the most used archetypes – it was used by George Lucas in Star Wars, in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and in the Harry Potter books.
Stories can be far more powerful than facts for us. A team of researchers from Wharton and Carnegie Mellon decided to actually measure this, and sent out two fundraising letters to two similar groups: one letter stressed the facts about famine in Africa – how many children are dying, what the money would buy and how much of it, etc… The other told the story of Rokia, a small girl in Mali, and how the famine was affecting her. The group that got the narrative letter donated 50% more than the group that got the facts only. In fact, the more facts a group got, the less likely they were to act on those facts. In a very real way, stories trump fact in our minds. We look for stories, for archetypes, in the world around us, and this has influenced more people than Hollywood writers alone…
For example, author Evan Cornog argues in his book The Power and the Story that most American Presidential elections are determined by narrative – the winner is the one that finds a compelling narrative first – "the good old boy", "the war hero" – and then successfully defends that narrative. In other words, he argues that elections are won by those that can shape their campaign around an archetype. Jimmy Carter won in 1976 because his narrative – casual, always pictured in fields and pastoral settings, honest to a fault – contrasted so successfully with the corruption of Nixon which had demoralized the nation. Four years later, he was mired in hostage crisis, inflation, and oil shortages. His opponent, Ronald Regan, pitched the perfect narrative against that backdrop: a great Nation that had been humbled but which was ready to regain its greatness, if it could stand behind a strong leader (him). That narrative pervaded everything they said and did, including their campaign posters:
Even George W. Bush, probably the worst president in recent times, hit upon a very solid narrative to succeed the roaring but divided Clinton years: he was the outsider with no ax to grind, the middle ground, the "compassionate conservative" that would bring harmony back to a Washington divided by an impeachment scandal. Of course, that narrative looks ridiculous with hindsight, but at the time it was enough to win him – by a hair – the White House against an opponent (Gore) who was, on almost all fronts, stronger, but who never found a compelling narrative (and let's never talk about Kerry's narrative in 2004!).
And narratives impact more than presidential elections. They can shape history. Consider the story of Christopher Columbus, for example. Historically speaking, almost everything that schools teach about Columbus is wrong. He didn't discover America (the Vikings and many others had already done so), he wasn't the first to think the world was round (most navigators knew that at the time, but they were smarter and had figured out that Asia was twice as far Westwards as Colombus had calculated), and he died still believing that he had reached Asia (instead of Hispaniola).
Not pictured: Asia
So why do we have a holiday named after this guy?
Well, during the Revolutionary War, the rebels that would in time become the US government had a problem. Most citizens at that time dimly knew that America, the continent, had been discovered by John Cabot in 1497, who claimed it fort… England. The same country that the revolutionaries were currently fighting. It's annoying to have to fight a nation on the one hand, and on the other to give it credit for 'discovering' you. But Columbus was Spanish, and thus a much better choice for the would-be new nation to honor. So the revolutionaries began to intentionally emphasize Columbus in the histories, and demote poor Cabot, and gradually a narrative took form around Columbus: the intrepid explorer who would prove them all wrong, the discoverer of America, the pioneer. Cabot was relegated to a tower in Newfoundland. The story eventually triumphed over the facts.
Narrative is very important in war. We fought the Iraq war mostly thanks to the WMD narrative (we discussed this before). Most of our war efforts have been driven by a compelling narrative, at least initially: Afghanistan was driven by a desire to catch the perpetrators of 9/11. The rationale for the Gulf War I was helpfully set up by Iraq deciding to invade Kuwait (and Kuwaiti money paying for the narrative of the US defending against such an unjust invasion). Going back further, there were good narratives set up for Vietnam (Stop the spread of communism!) and even Korea.
And the world today is demonstrating the importance of narrative in a different way. Syriais a small state in the Middle East, ruled by a despot who has tried hard to tick all the usual despot to-do lists: killed innocents, tortured dissidents, cracked down on most type of freedoms, blamed the US and the West for most everything, etc, etc… Since March 2011, the country has been torn apart as rebels rise against the despot, in fairly typical Arab Spring fashion. Normally, this is where the West would support the plucky rebels, and help install democracy in another fragile part of the world.
And yet, nothing happened. The US has made some suggestions about helping the rebels, and some EU nations did the same, but so far, nothing, despite some pleas from the rebels:
So what's missing?
Unlike Kuwait, where well-heeled expats hired the best PR firms to create a compelling narrative for action, nothing like that has happened for Syria. The rebels themselves are a smorgasbord of groups, including some that the West doesn't particularly like, like the Muslim Brotherhood. It doesn't help when the rebels do some nasty things themselves,either, but the key missing item, to prompt widespread support for the rebels, has been a lack of narrative support. A narrative archetype needs a villain (the despot), but it also needs a hero. And when the hero is a Muslim fanatic, who wishes to impose Sharia law in Syria, and who bans croissants, it makes crafting a story much more challenging, especially when no one has the dollars needed to hire some good story-tellers (PR firms) to help the exercise along.
The enemy. The delicious, decadent enemy.
Stories are important, and if you can weave the right story, people will listen. The core of any manipulation is to create a compelling story, a narrative. A good manipulator is, at heart, a good storyteller.


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It said that the natural behavior of most people in our Euro-American culture is to veer to the right side of the road when someone is coming toward us. It is important that both sides will make the same decision in order for this tactic to be effective…
According to the article, people in East Asia tend to veer to the left side, so there could be more collisions in our future as globalization mixes people from all around the globe.
I was walking on the sidewalk… The trees planted along it provided relieving shade but left little space for maneuvering.
A man was walking hurriedly toward me.
I looked at him; he didn't look East Asian.
I started taking the right side of the road, but he continued walking on this side, his left side.
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The taxman cometh
On arriving home from work the other evening I saw a dreaded brown envelope on the mat. Upon closer inspection all I needed to see was the return address – "HM Revenue and Customs" – to send butterflies swooping through my stomach.
I'll just briefly explain the tax system in the UK. We use PAYE (Pay As You Earn) – HMRC takes tax from your pay every month and the rest (minus National Insurance) goes into your bank account. We trust HMRC to take the correct amount – we have to. You need to be a genius to be ale to work it out for yourself. If you get paid more one month (bonus, overtime and so on) the tax is recalculated for the next month (you might pay more), but it all evens out in the end.
A letter could easily mean that they haven't taken enough money and they want more!
I settled myself on the sofa and opened the letter. The first page was very generic – "you may owe us money, or we may have taken too much and we owe you". Pages went flying in all directions as I tried to find the final reckoning. I should mention that this is for the tax year 2005-2006, back in the distant mists of time.
Joy of joys – apparently they didn't take into account an increase in my personal allowance (the amount you can earn before you pay any tax) and I paid too much (i.e. they took too much)!
Rich, I'm rich! They're sending me a cheque! What should I buy?
I've always wanted a little Audi. That would be nice. Or I could move to a bigger place. One with a spare room to put all my junk in. Or maybe a cool 3D TV with a massive screen.
Well, they owe me a grand total of £34.50. So I won't be getting any of those things. But it's nice that the government thought of me and are sending me some money.
I can't help thinking that it would be nice if HMRC always took a little too much and then gave it back – it would be like a little savings scheme. But then I suppose we'd come to expect it and then the one year we didn't get it we'd find we'd already spent it in anticipation.
Maybe next year I'll owe them money instead. Perhaps I'll just take my £34.50 and store it away against that eventuality.
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