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Takashi Murakami was born in 1962 in Tokyo and is a prolific contemporary Japanese artist of international renown. Working with fine art mediums (painting and sculpture) as well as conventional commercial mediums (fashion,
merchandise, and animation), the artist is known for blurring the line between high
and low art. He coined his style 'superflat', which describes the aesthetic
characteristics of the Japanese artistic tradition and the nature of post-war Japanese culture and society. Murakami's works have been exhibited all
over the world, including prestigious institutions such as the Guggenheim
Museum in Bilbao, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Fondation Cartier pour
l'art Contemporain, Paris, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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Selected Exhibitions
Don't Be Shy, Don't Hold Back, The Logan Collection At Sfmoma, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA
Beg, Borrow and Steal, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA
sous influences, arts plastiques et psychotropes, La Maison Rouge, Paris
"Ego", ALRIWAQ Exhibition Space, Qatar,
"Beyond Limits", Chatsworth, England
"Homage to Yves Klein", Galerie Perrotin, Paris, France
"A History of Editions", Galerie Perrotin, Paris, France
"Solo Exhibition" Gagosian Gallery, London, England
"Solo Exhibition" Gagosian Gallery, Rome, Italy
"MURAKAMI VERSAILLES" Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France
Murakami, Museum Fë Moderne Kunst Frankfurt am Main, Germany (solo)
Murakami, The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain (solo)
Gagosian Gallery, London, England (solo)
"Sold Out: The Artist in the Age of Pop," Tate Modern, London, England
"Mapping the Studio," Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italy
"VRAOUM!," La Maison Rouge, Paris, France
"Louis Vuitton and the Passion for Creation," Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
"Hong Kong Art Fair," Hong Kong
"Un Certain État du Monde? A Selection of Works From Francois Pinault Foundation Collection", Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, Moscow, Russia
Murakami, Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY (solo)
"For What You Are About to Receive," Gagosian Gallery, Moscow, Russia
"Encounters," Pace Beijing, Beijing
"Agency: Art and Advertising," McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
"Kaikai Kiki Artists," Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Red Hot: Contemporary Asian Art Rising, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Comic Abstraction, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Jellyfish Eyes, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
My 2007, Colette, Paris, France
Murakami, MOCA, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
Tranquility of the Heart Torment of the Flesh - Open Wide the Eye of the Heart, and Nothing is Invisible, Gagosian Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
The Pressure Point of Painting, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France (solo)
Where are we going, Selection from the François Pinault Collection, Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italy
Infinite Painting, Contemporary Painting and Global Realism, Villa Manin Centro d'Arte Contemporanea, Codroipo, Italy
Agnes Hotel Art Fair, Tokyo, JapanFairy Tales Forever, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Aarhus, Denmark
Dragon Veines, University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL
POPulence, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
10th Anniversary Collection, Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japon
Spank the Monkey, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK
Selections from the logan Collection, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Off the Shelf: News Forms in Contemporary Artists' Books,
Vassar College print and Drawings Galleries: The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Get Ready, Land of the Rising Sun! Contemporary Japanese Art from Taikan Yokoyama to the Present, Osaka City Museum of Modern Art
Mass Production: Artists' Multiples and Marketplace, The university of Akron, Myers School of Art, Akron, OH
Limited/Unlimited, 34 Long Fine Arts, Cape Town, South Africa
Opening of Gallery Extension, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France (solo)
Little Boy: The Arts of Japan's Exploding Pop Culture, Japan Society, New York, NY (solo)
Outdoor Banner Installation, Public Art Fund, New York, NY (solo)
Kaikai Kiki exhibition, Aoi Gallery, Osaka, Japan
T1 - Turin Triennial, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy
Japan Pop, Helsinki Museum of Art, Helsinki, Finland
Post and After, Brandeis University Rose Museum, Boston, MA
POPulance, Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH
Translation, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, FranceEcstasy : In and About Altered States, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Selected Public Collections
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, US
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan
Center for CUratorial Studies Museum, Bard College, New York, NY, US
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Pinchuk Art Centre, Kiev, Ukraine
Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia
Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Vanhaerents Art Collection, Brussels, Belgium
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris, France
Musée du sourire, Paris, France
Rosenblum Collection & Friends, Paris, France
Punta della Dogana - Francois Pinault Foundation, Venice, Italy
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art - Kanazawa, Kanazawa, Japan
Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota Aichi, Japan
MFA - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA, USA
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SKOKIE — Patti Kenner was not a film producer until she met Ruth Gruber.
A journalist, a writer, an adventurer, a photographer, a woman well ahead of her time, Gruber has a way of inspiring people. When they hear her rich story — the places she has gone, the people she has seen and most important the history she has documented — they come away believing more of the world should know about her.
That was the case with Kenner who made a notable documentary about Gruber, "Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Life of Ruth Gruber." It was shown Sunday at the Illinois Holocaust Museum's opening of a new exhibition about Gruber's life.
"I didn't know anything about making a movie," Kenner said. "I just got tired of waiting for someone to make one about Ruth so I had to do it myself."
Kenner convinced Gruber, who is now 102, to sign off on the film after the producer agreed to a promise that it would not be "fluff."
Then again, how can any work about Gruber's life be fluff? This was the youngest person in the world to earn her PhD (age 20), a fearless traveler to Alaska and arctic Russia to document how others lived, an important journalist who chronicled the plight of refugees looking for a home and much more.
Gruber documented the Exodus 1947 when European Jews traveled by ship to Palestine following the war but were attacked and prevented from staying.
She described the ship, after arriving to photograph it, as a "match box splintered by a nutcracker."
Still good friends with Gruber, Kenner said the photojournalist is thrilled with the attention her work is receiving, but she is also modest. Kenner is planning a 103rd birthday celebration in September for her friend at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
The Illinois Holocaust Museum is presenting "Ruth Gruber: Photojournalist," a traveling exhibition that has never been seen before in the Midwest. The exhibition was originally displayed by the International Center of Photography in New York.
Adjunct Curator Maya Benton noted that Gruber was an acclaimed author (she wrote about 20 books), lecturer, "intrepid correspondent" for the New York Herald Tribune and served under U.S. Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes.
In 1944, during World War II, Gruber stewarded the ship Henry Gibbins on a secret U.S. government mission that brought nearly 1,000 Jewish refugees to upstate New York. It was the only attempt by the United States to shelter Jewish refugees during the war, she said.
But one reason Benton thought the exhibition was so important was because Gruber was not as well known for her photography as for some of these other accomplishments.
"Although she is known primarily as an author and journalist, photography was a component of her earliest reportage," she said. "Her ground-breaking work as a photojournalist now spans five decades on four continents."
The Illinois Holocaust Museum's opening events Sunday finished off with a brief live Skype session between Gruber in her New York home and the hundreds in attendance in Skokie.
Asked the difference between being a journalist and an advocate, Gruber told the huge crowd she was not one over the other.
"I did everything with my heart so I was both a journalist and an advocate," she said.
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- Published on 30 August 2012
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The varsity, junior varsity and junior high cheerleaders led a crowd of about 250 people during the school song at the annual Meet the Tigers celebration at Don Meredith Stadium in Mount Vernon.
The cheerleaders, football team, cross country team, and leaders of the marching band were introduced to the crowd. First National Bank provided free hots dogs for the event.


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Charles Read, Jr. '52
Date of birth: February 3, 1929
Date of death: August 24, 1968
Age: 39
Lucky Bag
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From Wall of Faces:
Major Charles Harold Wickliffe Read Jr. was the Pilot and 1st Lieutenant Melvin Earl Ladewig the Weapons System Officer onboard an F4D PHANTOM fighter aircraft on 24 August 1968 assigned to an armed reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam.
As their flight was over Quang Binh Province, located about 10 miles southwest of the city of Quang Khe, a bombing run was made and afterwards their aircraft was seen as a large fireball on the ground by the pilots of the lead aircraft.
They reported no radio contact with either pilot prior to the crash, nor did they see parachutes or hear any emergency radio beeper signals to indicate that either Read or Ladewig ejected from their aircraft prior to its downing.
However, neither officer was declared dead, so the possibility existed that they may have safely exited their aircraft.
They remain to this day as being Missing In Action.
Both officers were promoted during the period they were maintained in Missing In Action status.
The Secretary of the Air Force eventually approved Presumptive Findings of Death for the two officers with Captain Ladewig on 8 November 1973 then later Colonel Read on 25 July 1978.
Their remains have still not been repatriated.
So many people have written such kind words about my dad here. Please know that they are so appreciated. As my son, Stuart is now in high school, studying AP US History, it was great to read these tributes. I many times visited the memorial in VA, when I lived there with my brother. Now, living across the country, our family does not get back to our cherished VA and FL hometowns. Hope to look at VA colleges when Stuart graduates from high school next year. All the best to friends and family who care and remember my Dad.
Make It A Great Day Everyone and Happy Holidays! Johanna JOHANNA READ, firstname.lastname@example.com, 12/23/15
Class of 1952
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Super Regionals are super hot!
If you are running a Mannatech business and live in Adelaide, Newcastle or Singapore, you're in for a treat. Super Regional events are coming your way!
Super Regionals are initiated and driven by leaders in the Mannatech community who already run their own successful six-figure Mannatech businesses. As an attendee, you will feel equipped, energised and empowered to super charge your Mannatech business, working together with your team and the wider Mannatech community to create change and bring success, and spread the Mannatech story far and wide.
Adelaide Super Regional, Saturday 6th December 2014
For details about the Adelaide Super Regional, click here. The following guest speakers will talk about the company, products and the business opportunity.
Silver Presidential Director Simeon Cryer
Simeon Cryer has travelled the world and created a very successful career in direct selling with Mannatech.
He is a Silver Presidential with an international business and is a sought after trainer and key note speaker. He is both entertaining and knowledgeable, so don't miss this inspiring presenter.
Presidential Director Robyn Sully
Robyn has created a successful Mannatech business spanning several states and various countries.
She has a passion for changing the lives of others through sharing her story and her extensive product knowledge. She has experienced first hand the impact of Mannatech's M5MSM programme in Mexico and will share what this has meant to her personally and her business.
Singapore Super Regional, Saturday 6th December 2014
Come and support Singapore's first Super Regional event at the new Singapore Business Centre.
There will be 5 hours of solid product and business-building content. As an attendee at the Singapore Super Regional, you will:
- Gain more product knowledge
- Build bullet-proof belief
- Discover both the art and science of building a large and successful Mannatech business
- Learn how to build a team of leaders who then build a team of leaders
Details about this event will be available here shortly (link http://au.mannatech.com/events/).
Newcastle Super Regional – 13th December 2014
Following the Three Point Plan formula to a tee, the Newcastle team are planning an evening of specialised leadership training combined on Friday 12th December, followed by a Super Regional the next day.
Both events will feature:
- Bronze Presidential Director, Karen Denniss
- Silver Presidential Director, Ken Green
- Silver Presidentials, James and Kasey Hannan.
Business building tools will be available for sale at both events for cash or cheque payments only.
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This 2 hour exclusive training session will be for National Directors and above.
Super Regional
Every accomplishment starts with the decision to do something and attending this Super Regional event will be a great decision for your business.
Melbourne Super Regional – bringing people together
The Melbourne Super Regional was held on November 6th. All Associates benefitted from attending:
"It was great to see so many new faces and catch up with everyone. I had a few 'ah ha' moments and came away with a renewed energy. These events are so important to get to if you want to gain confidence and grow your business," Executive Director Nicole Quirin.
Attendees at the Melbourne Super Regional:
- CONNECTED with other like-minded social entrepreneurs
- WERE INSPIRED by stories of success and product testimonials
- WERE RECOGNISED for their achievements
- BECAME MORE KNOWLEDGABLE about Mannatech products
- LEARNED how to change their world whilst changing the lives of others or "create a lifestyle while doing good".
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I read some information today on a coaching website I'm a member of that really shifted my thinking. So often it seems people have a happiness set-point. You know what I mean – they have predictable patterns of happiness throughout their life… Here's a few examples:
1) The "Down & Out" crowd – Life's troubles seem to follow them around no matter where they go. One crisis is overcome or averted and the next one is right around the corner. They live their lives in constant panic and stir up panic and drama for others as well. You might describe these folks as the ones being led around by the tail. They aren't in control of their circumstances and don't appear to be in control of their happiness.
2) The "Bah-humbugs" – These folks are hard to please, rarely smile, and life appears to be a bit of a nuisance. The glass is almost always half-empty or down-right bone dry. These folks tend to have a pessimistic viewpoint on life and definitely bring people around them down. Complaining is their favorite thing to do. They scowl, and really don't enjoy being around anyone or anything that seems to bring out much joy.
3) The Middle-of-the-Roaders – Lots of folks find themselves in this place – not much excites them or truly upsets them. Oh sure, they have the big moments – a wedding or a birth that is happy but their emotions don't seem to match or if they do, it's kind of brief . Nothing seems to be terribly noteworthy. Life is full of routine. Even their celebrations are routine. Problems are mostly manageable and life is flat, as is their energy level.
4) The Ping-Pongers – Whew, this crowd can wear you out from bouncing around to every emotion – really high to really low. I'm not talking about the clinically bipolar – these are folks that just seem to be whipped around by extremes. Wow their enthusiasm is contagious when life is good. But the lows can bounce them around at whiplash speed. Their energy is highly unpredictable and it might be hard to keep up with which kind of day it's going to be. Heck, it might be 5 different kinds of day all wrapped into one. As a matter of fact, their happiness set-point appears to be stuck on spinning.
5) The Happy-Go-Lucky – These folks seem to have figured out how to be happy most of the time. They tend to be optimistic, seeking the silver lining whenever possible. It's not that life doesn't have it's challenges, they just have found a way to stay happy in spite of it all. They find something to be joyful about in every day. They can draw you in and it just feels good to be around them.
Did you see yourself in any of these descriptions? While you might find you aren't exactly like any of them 100% of the time, there definitely seems to be trends in life. It shows up in our outlooks, demeanor, and energy. It appears that perhaps people really do have a happiness set-point, like a magnet it pulls them back time and time again to the same spot.
BUT … what if it's only how you think about the concept of happiness. If a person no longer thinks about happiness as a destination – it's not the place you'll end up, but it's the mode of transportation no matter where you go. It can be a choice in attitude. What if you considered … are you WILLING to be happy consistently? It would take a bit of pondering to look at your habits, your beliefs – both those that serve and those that limit. What if happiness isn't what happens to your life, but who you are as you are living your life. Isn't life way more fun when we choose how to live it?
What if …
Consider who you are being on this happy trail of life. Be happy, and be blessed!


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Dr. Diane Campbell joined the College of Nursing at the University of Saskatchewan in July, 2008. Dr. Campbell was awarded tenure in July 2015. Diane has spent much of her nursing career in community health in urban and rural/remote settings. Prior to her faculty position, Diane was a clinical nurse specialist in maternal/child health with Health Canada's First Nations and Inuit Health Branch.
Dr. Campbell obtained her Diploma in Nursing at George Brown College in Toronto in 1985, her BScN from the University of Victoria in 1993, her MN from the University of Saskatchewan in 2004, and her PhD from the University of Alberta in 2012. Her dissertation examined the role of Clinical Nurse Specialists in promoting evidence-based practice in SK. She is the president of the SRNA sponsored Clinical Nurse Specialist Professional Practice Group. Her current research program is focused on the integration of Advanced Practice Nurses into the SK healthcare system.
In the 2015-16 academic year, Dr. Campbell will be teaching NURS 440: Inter-professional Perspectives: Health Systems and Policy Development in a Global Context and NURS 883: Theory for Advanced Practice Nursing Roles and Primary Health Care. Diane will also be a Faculty Resource Person for NURS 450: Practice Integration for students going to the Philippines and in SK.
Research Interests
- Integration of Advanced Practice Nurses into the Healthcare System
- Maternal / Child Community Health
- Vulnerable Populations
- Mixed Methods
- Interpretive Description
Campbell, T. D. (2014, July). A Clash of Paradigms? Western and Indigenous Views on Health Research Involving Aboriginal Peoples. Nurse Researcher, 21(6), 39-44.
Campbell, T. D. (2014, February). It's all about them: Strategies to engage undergraduate students in a research course. Journal of Nursing Education, 53(2), 116.
Campbell, T. D., & Profetto-McGrath, J. (2013, September). The Skills and Attributes Required by Clinical Nurse Specialists to Promote Evidence-Based Practice. The Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice, 27(5), 245-254.
Bowen, A., Duncan, V., Peacock, S., Bowen, R., Gawley, L., Campbell, D., & Muhajarine, N. (2014, February). Mood and anxiety problems in perinatal Indigenous women in Australia, New Zealand, and North America (including Hawaii): A critical review. Transcultural Psychiatry, 51(1), 93-111.
Grants, Awarded (Peer-Reviewed)
Dietrich Leurer M (Principal Investigator), Campbell T (Co-investigator), Cote-Soop H (Co-investigator), Desautels C (Co-investigator), Petrucka P (Co-investigator), Boone M (Collaborator). College of Nursing - Street Culture Kidz Youth Engagement Project, College of Nursing students will provide interactive educational/recreational sessions for marginalized youth at Street Culture Project in Regina. University of Saskatchewan Support for Community-Engaged Experiential Learning Program. Total: $3,000.00 for 2014-09 to 2015-12
Grants, Awarded (Non-Peer-Reviewed)
Dietrich Leurer M (Principal Investigator), Weiss M (Co-investigator), Pacik A (Co-investigator), Desautels C (Co-investigator), Campbell TD (Co-investigator), Petrucka P (Co-investigator). College of Nursing-Street Culture Youth Engagement Project, K + S Potash. Total: $21,000.00 for 2015-05 to 2018-06
Campbell T (Principal Investigator). The Current State of Advanced Practice Nurses Working With Long Term Care Residents in Saskatchewan, Undergraduate Student Research Assistant. Total: $2,000.00 for 2014-06-02 to 2014-08-29
Campbell T (Principal Investigator). Saskatchewan Clinical Nurse Specialist Professional Practice Group, To start a professional practice group of clinical nurse specialists to increase their impact on the SK healthcare system by increasing the use of evidence-based practice Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association. Total: $800.00 for 2014 to 2015
Contracts, Awarded (Peer-Reviewed)
Martin-Misener R (Co-principal Investigator), Bryant-Lukosius D (Co-principal Investigator), Campbell T (Co-investigator), Carter N (Co-investigator), Charbonneau-Smith, R (Co-investigator), Donald F (Co-investigator), Kilpatrick K (Co-investigator), McKinlay J (Co-investigator), Sherifali D (Co-investigator), Tranmer J (Co-investigator), Valaitis R (Co-investigator). Advancing a Pan-Canadian Primary Care Framework: Optimizing the Role of Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners, The purpose of this project is to summarize the issues and policy options that will inform the Canadian Nurses Association's (CNA) future role and strategies for advancing a pan-Canadian primary care framework that optimizes the role of registered and advanced practice nurses (APNs) in primary care interprofessional teams. Research, practice, education, and policy information and input from key stakeholders relevant to nursing roles in the delivery of primary care services from national, provincial and territorial perspectives will be synthesized to provide policy guidance and actionable recommendations. Canadian Nurses Associaton. Total: $27,000.00 for 2013-08-23 to 2014-05-01
Other, Awarded
Campbell T (Principal Investigator), Pohl C (Co-investigator), Laird R (Co-investigator). The Current State of Advanced Practice Nurses Working With Long Term Care Residents in Saskatchewan, This study will explain how advanced practice nurses are working with long-term care residents in SK. College of Nursing. Total: $5,000.00 for 2014-05 to 2014-09
Other Funding
Dietrich Leurer M (Co-principal Investigator), Petrucka P (Co-principal Investigator), Bassendowski S (Co-principal Investigator), Campbell T (Co-principal Investigator), Bigalky J (Co-principal Investigator), McBeth B (Co-principal Investigator). Good Neighbour Faculty and Staff Development, To establish collaborative relationships between the College of Nursing and local organizations in order to explore research, community mobilization and other partnership opportunities. College of Nursing Faculty & Staff Development Fund. Total: $2,000.00 for 2013-07 to 2013-11


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For the second year in a row, Sawtooth Software was rated #1 in Overall Customer Satisfaction among Online Survey Software providers. The source is a MarketResearchCareers.com industry survey among 550 market research professionals. Among the 26 online survey software suppliers mentioned in the report, Sawtooth Software obtained the best rating in the Overall Customer Satisfaction category.


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Holidays take a toll on your good health.
You're out of your normal schedule, eating more and resting less and facing more stress than you face at other less turbulent times of year. All these factors can conspire to leave you feeling less than 100 percent when the holidays end and you return to the normal pace of life.
But with a new year upon us, it's time to re-commit to living a happy and healthier lifestyle.
The Ohio State University's Vice President for Health Promotion and Chief Wellness Officer Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk has long encouraged individuals to start simple, making one positive change at a time. She also has some basic tips that can help you improve your health outlook now and throughout the course of the coming year.
Here are five easy ways you can increase your wellness in the coming year.
At the end of the work or school day, you don't have to check your email. Learn how to communicate with your employer, colleagues or friends about stress. Often, we think that stress is something to push through, but this year find ways to prioritize your well-being by choosing honesty and communication.
Eat healthfully, light and often.
Small snacks every three hours throughout the day that comprise fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy and protein will help your overall energy and metabolism.
Pencil-in 30 minutes.
Even three 10-minute exercise sessions a day are positive. Exercising is a great way to boost your mood by increasing serotonin levels, which elevate mood and lessen depressive feelings.
Incorporating exercise doesn't have to be hard — in fact, you can get your time in simply by parking far away from your destination, choosing the stairs, taking walking meetings and walking your dog.
Prioritize a body at rest.
At least seven hours of sleep a night is necessary for optimal health and brain function. Simply committing to intentional and full nights of sleep can eliminate your need for those sugary coffee drinks in the morning.
Be present and positive.
Read a positive book for five to 10 minutes each morning. Laugh more; enjoy your friends and family; socialize regularly. Prioritizing this life balance is important and will help you face trying days in the new year.


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26.08.2015 | Horsham, Pennsylvania, USA – Xgen Products is pleased to report a high volume of orders for the latest release of Envy Menswear, the second wave of new designs from the popular men's brand. Offering a range of items from dancewear to everyday essentials, this latest expansion brings Envy Menswear up to over 100 styles shipping now and available to order.
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Envy Menswear's second release made its debut at the ANME/Founders show last month where top retailers had the opportunity to shop for their next bestsellers. In the ANME ballroom booth, shared by sister company Baci Lingerie, tradeshow attendees placed robust preorders for the new items, as well as orders for other items in the Envy catalog.Green continues, "Envy is currently the only men's brand offered by Xgen, and we have been immensely successful with it. We highly recommend making Envy Menswear a part of every retailer's soft goods inventory." One can now order new items from the Envy Menswear line as there are over 100 styles shipping now.


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L ong dear to the hearts of Memphians for its soothing thermal waters and its pounding horse-racing excitement, Hot Springs, Arkansas, is just over three hours away, 60 miles southwest of Little Rock, nestled in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains.
In fact, the eight different buildings that stretch along "Bathhouse Row" along Central Avenue downtown have the distinction of being the central attraction of Hot Springs National Park, which in turn is distinguished by being the nation's smallest such park. Built mostly in the early twentieth century, the eclectic bathhouses — all now meticulously restored to their original glory — led one critic in the 1930s to suggest that these Hot Springs architectural gems were collectively representative of the Cecil B. DeMille style!
And while horse racing has declined in popularity in recent decades, Oaklawn Park racetrack still ranks as one of the nation's top ten horse racing venues. And if, like me, you've been lucky enough to jostle with the huge crowds who attend the Hot Springs racing season's grand-finale event, the Arkansas Derby (held on the second or third Saturday of every April), you'll realize that this race previewing the country's top 3-year-olds on the eve of the Kentucky Derby in May is still one of the state's top annual events.
W hen I was there this past spring for a rollicking racing weekend, we stayed at the historic Arlington Resort Hotel and Spa, right at the north end of Bathhouse Row downtown. While more modern lodgings can be had all around Hot Springs, the Arlington is "party central" during the Oaklawn racing season. Since 1875, the Arlington has been hosting presidents, business dignitaries, movie stars, and — given Hot Springs' steamy past during the Prohibition Era — more than its share of gangsters. (Where else would you find the Gangster Museum of America, except in Hot Springs?)
Over this past Derby weekend, people young and old swarmed the Arlington lobby at all hours, drinking mid-morning Bloody Marys, exchanging racing tips, and dancing to live bands well into the night. Jitneys and taxis lined up outside to take people to the racetrack, and the casual dress code of the crowd seems to be mostly denim, in all its forms — a far cry from the formality of the Kentucky Derby or England's Ascot — but it seems eminently suited to Arkansas.
Inside the Arlington's old-fashioned spa, with its traditional and therapeutic-looking white tiles and deep, white porcelain baths, the decor is more Saratoga or Baden-Baden than the fancy luxurious spas we're often used to seeing today. But the wonderfully fresh hot water is piped directly from the springs into the hotel, and stepping into the tub is like stepping back in time. The Arlington spa experience is one not to be missed by any first-time visitor. I would say the experienced, no-nonsense spa workers can be said to "relax," rather than "pamper," their guests.
T he main thoroughfare in town, Central Avenue, is a pleasant, tree-lined street in the shadow of Hot Springs Mountain, with a variety of shops and restaurants and the aforementioned eight bathhouses dating to the turn of the last century. Because of what was thought to be the magical, curative powers of this vapor valley's steaming underground springs, temples to health were built in Renaissance, Spanish Colonial, and Classical Revival styles, all of which would have felt comfortably situated on a movie set.
As a result of its famous springs, this special place for well over half a century was known as America's Spa City. But sadly, beginning in the 1960s, times and tastes began to change — as hot water became readily available in every home — and bathhouses fell into decline, as antibiotics replaced the presumed healing powers of hot springs. Today, however, Bathhouse Row is on the upswing. The Quapaw Bathhouse (dating to 1922) has been revamped into a gleaming modern-day spa, and the Fordyce (1915) is a visitor center, while the Ozark Bathhouse (1922) serves as a cultural center and art gallery for the Hot Springs National Park.
The Superior Bathhouse Brewery and Distillery (dating to 1916) has been repurposed, and in 2013 reopened as an upscale brew pub which has been receiving great press both regionally and nationally. Our little group of Memphis friends and racetrack regulars — including Jimmy and Denise Hinson, Bill and Eileen Adams, Harriet McGeorge Thompson, Gloria White and husband Ed Rainey, and Judith Harrison — dined there together on my first night in town. Harriet, who I will call handicapper "extraordinaire," had won large at the races that day and generously treated the table to a selection of tasty hors d'oeuvres.
After dinner some of us stopped across the street at The Ohio Club, a century-old bar and grill, established in 1905 and said to be the oldest such establishment in Arkansas. During the Prohibition Era it even changed its name temporarily to the more innocent sounding Ohio Cigar Store, featuring false walls which could be used to hide the contents of the bar, should the need arise. (Shades of New York's 21 Club, the famous former speakeasy with its disappearing bar and secret wine cellar.)
Oaklawn Park itself is an art-deco racetrack dating back to 1904, and my husband and I were lucky enough to fall heir on Derby Saturday to a box belonging to a prominent Memphian, located right smack on the finish line. The boxes are handsome — painted blue and green — and it is a very pretty track. There is food and drink of all kinds, and daffodil wreaths, a springtime tradition, are for sale for charity.
On Sunday, Judy Harrison and I passed up breakfast at The Pancake Shop, a local legend since 1940, with its long lines out the door, in favor of a bit of shopping. We went across the road to Tillman's Antiques, where we had a great conversation with its elegant owner, Davis Tillman, a man-about-town who was a mine of information and who has a number of friends in Memphis; he was part of the leadership team of Memphis in May for much of the 1980s.
O ne of the region's foremost antique dealers, Tillman raved in particular about the fall season in Hot Springs, and had high praise for the colorful foliage at the Garvan Woodland Gardens, the botanical garden of the University of Arkansas, a magnificent wooded wonderland located on a peninsula jutting out into lovely Lake Hamilton, about six miles south of the Arlington. Tillman also told us all about the city's half-dozen small art galleries, explaining how Hot Springs has long been a special place for artists and performers. While best known for its racetrack and bathhouses, the Hot Springs area has become very popular over the past several decades as a retirement destination. Perhaps the best-known development is Hot Springs Village, established in 1970 and now home to nearly 13,000 residents. Just 15 miles north of downtown, the Village is the largest gated community in America and seems an ideal retirement spot or the perfect place to rent or own a vacation home. Popular for its natural beauty and nine golf courses, Hot Springs Village includes a 27-hole complex, a 13-court tennis center, 30 miles of hiking trails, 11 lakes, three beaches, and more than 200 clubs and organizations.
The Village stretches across 26,000 acres in the Ouachita Mountains, a perfect place to get back to nature and enjoy the outdoor life. It is open to the public, and Sharon Bowen, marketing coordinator, suggests stopping by the visitor center off Highway 7 for a one-day pass, or calling 866-984-9963 to check out the community. For more information, visit hotspringsvillagearkansas.com.
Needless to say, we had a fine spring in Hot Springs this year, and look forward to returning. The 2015 racing season at Oaklawn Park opens Friday, January 9th, and closes with the Arkansas Derby on Saturday, April 15th. A day at the races is a memorable experience that everyone should enjoy at least once, if not more often.
Writing last year in Preservation magazine, author Chris Warren characterized Hot Springs as a quirky little city that "has long had a conflicted soul, part of it devoted to healing and rejuvenation and the other part to sin and indulgence." Sounds like the perfect mix to me!


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Illusions can be fun ... if we know they are an illusion. They can make us feel good... even if they are bad. They can make us think something is okay... when it's really broken.
There are some illusions we like in technology, like virtualization! The illusion is that we have more resources than we really have. We can save money - that's good, right? Some people think that virtualization provides more security - but does it really? Vendors claim their virtualized systems are just like a real hardware box... but are they? Often not exactly. Something has to give, we should understand this.
How is entropy impacted once you virtualized the system? Virtualizaion can change the timing, it may just behave differently. Either way, are we getting the same entropy on these systems?
Often, we make incorrect assumptions about things like timing and the similarity of a virtualized system to its true hardware counterpart.
For example, if you're using time as your entropy source - you may assume the lowest order bits are changing most frequently and will provide more actual entropy. But, what if this is not the true timer? What if a hypervisor is intercepting and interpreting the concept of "time" - what if the hypervisor should not be trusted?
Shouldn't you be able to trust your hypervisor? Once someone has breached the hypervisor, they can do all kinds of evil things underneath your VM and you won't be able to easily detect it (as your OS will be unchanged).
For example, the RDRAND instruction can be intercepted by a hypervisor. This is a "feature" documented by Intel. So, as a user of the VM, you think you're getting some pretty good entropy from RDRAND - but you're really getting poor entropy from your hypervisor. How could you detect this? Intel's RDRAND is often used as the sole source of randomness with no DRNG postprocessing (like in OpenSSL), regardless if the "randomness" is being used for generating nonces or for generating cryptographic key material.
Assuming a compromised hypervisor, the bad guy can have the key used to generate the "random" sequences used in the RDRAND emulation. He can use this to generate the different random streams. He is able to get the nonce, which is transmitted in the clear.
Launching the attack requires installation of a hypervisor or the modification of a running hypervisor. Just one flaw that allows the execution of privileged code is all it takes. The hacker, this this case, may have the session key even before the communicating parties have it! At this point, it doesn't matter what algorithm you're using - communications are essentially in the clear.
This attack is not that easy - it requires taking over the hypervisor (not easy), and once you have the hypervisor, you can do anything you want! But, this isn't about taking down the machine, this is about eavesdropping undetected for any length of time.
This is a sneaky attack - virus scanner and host-based IDS will tell you everything is okey dokey! It is independent of the OS or ay applications (as many rely on RDRAND) .
How can you protect yourself? The basic solution is diversification - do not use a single source of entropy. Use a different RNG for nonce generation and generation of key material, and use RDRAND for seeding (with other sources) rather than directly for generating critical security parameters. Read the hardware documentation carefully - make sure you understand what you're getting.
Intel isn't going to fix this, as this isn't a bug... it's a feature!
Entropy analysis isn't just about the mathematical entropy analysis - be aware of how you procure the numbers and how they are used in your system.
As a side note, we (in Solaris land) are aware that this is a tough problem and hard to get right and we've already implemented counter measures. Darren Moffat did a great write up on Solaris randomness and how we use it in the Solaris Cryptographic Framework, describing the counter measures we already have in place.
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Having worked with Chesney a few times in the past, Matrix Productions were delighted to provide sound and lighting for a small intimate corporate event in Wrexham. The evening was a fund raising event and also happened to be Chesney's wedding anniversary!
Equipment used was a Dynacord Cobra FOH system, Nexo Ps15 Monitors and Yamaha 01v96 control.
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The first official photos of Sanditon – the upcoming production of Jane Austen's 11-chapter long unfinished novel of the same name, have been released. We were looking forward to it before, but now we're more excited than ever to see the finished result!
I'm very excited that we are bringing the world of Sanditon to the TV audience with such a brilliant ensemble cast, headed by star of the future Rose Williams as our heroine, independent and forthright Charlotte Heywood, together with Theo James as Sidney Parker, our Regency entrepreneur with an aura of danger. It's been such fun to develop Jane Austen's fragment into a series – now I'm eager to see our exceptional cast bring "Sanditon" to life.
Andrew Davies, Creator and Screenwriter for Sanditon
The series will be shown on the UK TV channel ITV in this coming Autumn. The series will consist of eight 60-minute long episodes. The series will also be shown on PBS Masterpiece in the 2020 season.
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The academy's over 200 video seminars cover fundamental techniques as well as popular songs, including "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," "Wagon Wheel," and Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off." Additionally, students are encouraged to submit lesson requests for songs they'd like to learn. Each video aims for the utmost clarity with a split-screen setup and shots from multiple angles, enabling players to perfect their finger placement without so much as a dollop of superglue. The academy also supplements its classes with resources such as tabs and helpful diagrams. To find out more about the lessons, visit their free lessons page.


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"They say that breaking up is hard to do," well, let me tell you, growing up is way worse! When life throws you adult deadlines and dilemmas, you probably just need a little bit of The Happy Alright in your life. Made up of Sterling Gavinski on guitar and lead vocals, Mason Steeger on bass and backing vocals, and Bradley Barteau on drums, these guys brings me back to a time when my biggest worry was where I was going to sit in the car when my friends picked me up. Ha! Bad Rebecca Black reference? Fine, I'll give you that one.
With influences like Green Day and Blink 182 this pop-punk Dallas trio are clearly carving a path for themselves; and with the release of their second EP, Streetlights On The Worst Nights (love the title by the way!), The Happy Alright are bringing back that raw unpolished punk-rock vibe we all grew up with. Consisting of four acoustic songs, Streetlights On The Worst Nights is a bit different than their earlier stuff and is a very telling tale of love, life and positivity, plus, how reminiscent of Jordan Pundik is Gavinski's voice on this one?! There's something so revealing about an acoustic album that has the ability to transcend the tracks into something extremely relatable and that is truly felt by it's listeners, and that is exactly what Streetlights On The Worst Nights does. The album starts off with "Speak Your Mind" (my personal favorite) presenting a side of love and love lost that we are all a bit too familiar with and closes with "Lions And Streetlights" whose ever so haunting lyrics "let's forget the things that bring us down" reminds us that we cannot be defined by the negativity in our lives.
Overall this EP is a pretty solid one and choosing to go acoustic with it makes it a great listen for all types of music lovers. There is one major problem with this album though and that problem is that I want more!
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
Lesson from a Mirage
5 comments:
- TCWCAC said...
beautiful! thanks for the wonderful reminder that fear is an imagined enemy that disappears when the light (of what is true..that Perfect Love casteth out fear) is shined on it.
- August 27, 2012 at 5:51 AM
- Patrick Collins said...
True story of how facing fear and replacing fear with love can heal and bless us when we most need it.
- August 29, 2012 at 6:42 AM
- kevin said...
Thanks dad. you have a Great Talent for making sometimes difficult concept easy to grasp! Being on the verge of settling my Workers comp. case after six long years, I have had many fears, or uncertainty, about the amount of money, what will I do to earn a living after so long, How will I keep from losing the sum due to poor management, etc.
Your article helped me to see that all I have to do is listen, without fear, and follow the road signs! :-}
- September 4, 2012 at 6:35 AM
Pat dear;
This article discussing the illusionary nature of a mirage was very helpful to me, thank you for sharing it with us.
I especially appreciated this definition: 'mirage...a phenomenon that creates an illusion, often with inverted reflections..' What stood out was the recognition that the mirage is an inverted reflection. As students of divinity, we both consider ourselves to be God's reflection. So when we are challenged with an error of some sort, it helps to break the mesmerism of the challenge by remembering that this error is the inversion of the truth of being, that we are God's reflection, and this mirage of error, cannot and does not exist.
I love this definition, its a great tool.
Loving best wishes......Leah
- February 7, 2013 at 8:47 PM
- Patrick Collins said...
Thanks Leah! And the mirage can seem so real... like you could touch it. But, in reality it is just another false image... threatening, beckoning, promising, deceiving... as in all material things.
- February 8, 2013 at 12:47 PM


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Leo is an educator from St. Cloud who has taken an active interest in politics since being a Republican precinct captain in the Chicago area at the ripe old age of 16.
After a short foray into lunacy as a liberal-leaner early in his college career, Leo soon began to realize the contrivances and hypocrisies inherent in liberal philosophy. The rest, shall we say, is histoire.
Leo is a Republican delegate, and has put in many volunteer hours toward getting conservatives elected. That being said, he is no hack, and does not hesitate in ruffling the feathers of those in his own party who stray from the conservative agenda.
Leo is married and is a proud dad/stepdad (and soon-to-be-grandfather) of five boys, ranging in ages from 15-26; one of whom served proudly for nearly two years with the Red Bulls in Iraq. His hobbies are songwriting, barbershop singing, and RVing.
Leo blogs at Psycmeistr's Ice Palace, Murtha Must Go!, Blogs for Victory, Grizzly Groundswell, and Minnesotans for Fred!


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Charlie, it would be easier to stop the flow of the great Missouri and Kansas Rivers than to prevent the Americans from coming to Kansas.Â
Frustrated, Charlie visits his Kansa uncle to learn the tribal ways, travel the Kaw Trail to their buffalo hunting grounds, and become a warrior with a warrior's name. Once he knows both worlds, he will decide which will best serve him in the future.
Meadowlark's traditional father wishes her to marry Broken Wing, a highly-respected full-blood Kansa warrior close to his own age. Meadowlark rejects being the junior wife under a dying oldest wife and a wolverine of a second wife. Once she learns her childhood friend who left the tribe years earlier has returned to the Kansa, she seeks him out. Even if he does consider her for a wife, can she persuade her father to allow him enough time to prove himself as a warrior? Will her father accept him for her husband in spite of his mixed ancestry?
Will Charlie decide on a future with the white Americans, or will he fight the coming of the Americans by clinging to the past with the Kansa? Will he try to straddle both worlds? What will Charlie choose?
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So, it's summer, and that means getting up and doing stuff outside. But where? The kids want to play at the park, and ride bikes, but you want to walk the dog, how are you going to make everyone happy? Well as it turns out, I have a solution. Just off I-26, next to the French Broad River, is a beautiful place called Carrier Park, a retired NASCAR track turned into a place that is both people and dog-friendly. You may hear people refer to it as Amboy Park, as its located on Amboy Rd. It's one of the biggest parks in Asheville, with 12 grills, and 34 picnic tables, and an area for almost every sport you can think of.
The layout of the main area of the park is pretty simple. A huge pedestrian bridge goes over the racetrack and ends on a pathway leading to the playground with access to the roller hockey rink, basketball court and oh so much more, but I'll get there later. The track is 0.4 miles long, and as previously mentioned, it was a NASCAR short track in the 60's and 70's. According to fantasyracingcheatsheet.com, the last race was in 1971. The track lay dormant until 1999, when RiverLink, a local non-profit geared at preserving the French Broad River, bought the property and sold it to the City of Asheville. The city then, beautified the area, and renamed it Carrier Park.
The playground is huge, with a giant castle, a train, a little wooden Jeep and swings, of course! The coolest thing, in my opinion is the roller hockey rink. I mean come on, who doesn't want to ram into each other with sticks any time of the year? Not to mention when no one is playing hockey, (and since its Asheville, that's pretty much all the time) its a great place for small kids to ride bikes or scooters. Plus, it was recently resurfaced. Oh so smooth! Speaking of smooth, the basketball court was also recently resurfaced. The cement court has 6 goals, so there is plenty of room for everyone to play. Tucked off in the corner is a picnic area and volleyball court.
Now if you don't want to ride your bike in circles, or you want to take Spot on a walk, you can hop on the track, which is actually the French Broad River Greenway. Its 2.8 miles long and connects to Hominy Creek Park in West Asheville with amazing views of the French Broad River and the Biltmore Estate, as well as parts of the River Arts District. There's plenty of activities there for everybody, and its the perfect time of year to get out and be active, so get out there and enjoy the weather!
For more information on Carrier Park or any of the other parks in Asheville, go to www.ashevillenc.gov.
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Travelling with a pet? A dog, cat, birds - or even a horse - and trying to find the best places to stay on route? If you're travelling anywhere between Cairns and Melbourne then this is the book for you. Independently researched and collated, the best accommodation - from 5- star hotels to campgrounds - is presented in this new book. No advertising was accepted, and only the author's choice of the best accommodation has been included. Every entry includes a brief, unbiased opinion plus the main details of price range, which pets are welcomed and contact information. All entries are placed on the accompanying maps and many are illustrated with full-colour photographs. Most destinations on the east coast are included, including the major inland towns and cities such as Canberra. Also in the book are sub-sections on great dog-friendly beaches and other exercise areas to be found on the way.


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"Please, Frances, write and tell me why the silence." Ghosting…1918 Style
My dear friend Frances,
I will not annoy you with these letters anymore. The only thing I have to say is someone has been talking to you.
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The Security Awareness Company is pleased-as-punch to announce that Bob Todrank has joined our team as the company's Director of Operations!
Bob brings almost four decades of production and management experience to SAC in order to help with our explosive growth. As the founder of Valley Audio in the 1970s, Bob oversaw the design and implementation of the most complex audio/video facilities in the world, working with such mega-stars as Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, the Oak Ridge Boys, Larry Gatlin, Olivia Newton John, Ronnie Milsap, and hundreds more.
Our COO, Sherra Schwartau, had worked for Bob as his Office Manager in the late 70s after he wooed her away from Harrison Audio (preeminent audio and film console manufacturer). After many years and several different jobs intersecting all of our career paths, Bob wound up in Nashville working for that same company, Harrison, and with a bit of historical irony Bob says, "I stole Sherra from Harrison Systems and now, she stole me back!"
When it comes to coordinating large global projects, SAC could find no one better than Bob. "Think about it," Todrank says.
"We used to build complete audio, video and TV systems and facilities from scratch with a million or more connections, and every one had to be documented, tested and verified. SAC has hundreds of clients, nearly 400 products, and is growing insanely fast. This is what I live to do! Keep things running smoothly for everyone, from our fantastic creative team to our clients and partners around the globe."
Winn Schwartau, SAC's founder and CEO said, "You just cannot find that kind of talent and experience everywhere. Bob and I both built studios, consoles and managed live concerts and TV shows. We speak the same language. We know how much detail is involved, and that there is no second chance. It's live and there is no re-do. The Show Must Go On."
And so it does with our 300% growth rate! We have blossomed into a multimedia content development and creative store for enterprises around the world, with almost 6 million participants in our awareness programs. We're the industry's largest and most comprehensive content provider, with a massive product inventory to fit every security awareness need and budget. Adding Bob to the talented and dedicated team that makes our company possible is a no-brainer and we couldn't be more thrilled.
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The Princeton Review: Radford's MBA Program among the nation's best
Radford University's College of Business and Economics (COBE) has been named one of the best business schools in the United States by The Princeton Review.
The education service company cites COBE's MBA program in its book, "The Best 294 Business Schools: 2017 Edition."
"You can say business is booming at Radford's College of Business and Economics," the publication states.
The Princeton Review's book features two-page profiles about each listed school with attention given to academics, student life and admissions.
"We are very pleased and proud that our MBA program is again recognized as one of the best in the country, "COBE Dean George Low said. "This is a direct result of the excellent faculty and staff who work to help students learn comprehensive business decision-making skills, and to build their expertise in innovation and analytics. The success of our MBA alumni in the business world demonstrates the excellence of the academic training that they receive at Radford University."
The Princeton Review tallied its lists of best business schools based upon its surveys of 25,000 students. The survey asked students to rate their schools on several topics and report on their experiences at the schools.
From the survey, The Princeton Review quotes Radford University MBA students as saying "those who want the knowledge and skills to run an organization, even a global one, will be hard-pressed to find a better school, especially for the price."
Another student testimonial from the survey said the COBE MBA program prepares students "for work for many areas of business and does not skimp on content or focus in doing so."
The Princeton Review notes part-time Radford University MBA students' appreciation for the program being "geared toward people who work full-time jobs."
Radford University's MBA program has been recognized by The Princeton Review in six of the past seven years.
The Princeton Review's ranking list tallies factor in data from its surveys of business school students during the 2015-16, 2014-15 and 2013-14 academic years. The survey asked students about their school's academics, student body and campus life, and their career plans.
On average, 85 students at each business school were surveyed for the lists' 2017 editions. All institutional data used to tally these ranking lists was collected in 2015-16, The Princeton Review said.
The book and website's school profiles include admission, academics, financial aid, campus life and career/employment information. The profiles also include school ratings (scores from 60 to 99) in five categories based primarily on institutional data. COBE faculty scored 90 and 91, respectively, in the "interesting" and accessibility" ratings.
The Princeton Review does not rank business schools on a single hierarchical list.
COBE began offering an online MBA program at the start of the fall 2014 semester. Students can choose from online or traditional in-person MBA courses. The program is also offered on campus for both full and part-time students. The program can be completed either on-campus or online within 2 years.
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The people at the First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are spending much of 2017-2018 in an exploration of the Gospel of Mark. On November 4, we took some time to think about one of the most difficult teachings of Jesus, the one regarding divorce and remarriage. Our gospel reading was Mark 10:1-12.
To hear this sermon as preached in worship, please use the media player below:
As we begin the sermon this morning, I'd like to test your baseball knowledge. Let's say that I'm the starting centerfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates (yes, I'm still dreaming…). I'm up to bat, and Jon Lester of the Cubs throws two fastballs right past me. I'm in the hole. But somehow, I manage to stay alive and have an at-bat for the ages. He throws me 17 more pitches, and I foul off 14 of them while three are for balls. Now, it's full count, and I'm on the verge of breaking the MLB record for the longest at-bat ever. On the 20thpitch to me, I swing awkwardly, and I manage to foul off yet another pitch, but in so doing I wrench my back horribly. After laying in the dirt a few moments, it's obvious I can't play any further. Clint Hurdle comes out and helps me off the field and you come in to replace me. Lester eyes you up and throws a change-up – a grapefruit – right down the middle of the plate. You watch it go by for strike 3.
When the records of this game are finalized, who has to carry that strikeout on his record? Me. According to Rule #10.17(b), " When the batter leaves the game with two strikes against him, and the substitute batter completes a strikeout, charge the strikeout and the time at bat to the first batter."
But let's say that you DON'T do that. Let's say that you come in and you take a pitch that is so, so close – but you let it go by for ball 4, and you head down to first base. In this instance, even though I've endured the first 20 pitches of the at-bat, youget credit for the base on balls. The same rule that makes me liable for the negative result gives you credit for the positive one – even though our actions are unchanged. It doesn't seem right.
Rules are rules. Most of the time, we want them. We need them to guide us. We rely on them to help us keep things straight.
Sometimes, we ignore them. Sometimes, we twist them to get what we want. Oftentimes, we wish they were different.
Rules are rules.
Our reading from Mark invites us to overhear a conversation between Jesus and some members of the Pharisees. Although they have a bit of a bad reputation nowadays, I suspect that most of the Pharisees were good people, and I further suspect that Jesus had more respect for most Pharisees than he did for other religious groups in his day. He argued a lot with them, but I think that's because he thought that they were on to something – they were almost there – but they couldn't quite see where Jesus was going.
More than anyone else, the Pharisees sought to codify what it meant to be faithful to God. Do this. Don't do that.
So these very religious folks come to Jesus and they have a question about the rules. It seems like a pretty easy yes/no question: is a man allowed to divorce his wife? That seems like a pretty cut and dried question.
However, a closer reading of the text would indicate that they were not interested in merely acquiring knowledge. Mark says that they asked him this question in order to test him. I suspect that they are looking for a way to put Jesus in a bad spot. He has come through the Galilee into Judea as he is walking toward his death in Jerusalem, and they interrupt this pilgrimage by asking about divorce. In King Herod's back yard. You may recall that the last time we read about divorce in Mark, it was when John the Baptist was beheaded for being critical of the fact that the ruler of Galilee, Herod Antipas, had divorced his first wife in order to marry his brother's wife. I suspect that in asking this question at this time, the Pharisees are hoping that Jesus might say something that would attract Herod's attention in such a way as to induce the monarch to attempt to silence the Rabbi.
Moreover, at that time there was a significant disagreement within the community about the ethics of divorce. As the Pharisees rightly pointed out, the rules (aka the commandments of God) allowed for divorce, but only a) if it is initiated by the man and b) if "she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some uncleanness in her" (Deuteronomy 24:1)
Most of the faithful in that time agreed that divorce was possible. There was conflict, though, as folks disagreed about what "uncleanness" meant. A very influential teacher named Shammai said that when the Law allowed for divorce, the only acceptable form of "uncleanness" was infidelity. Adultery was the only permissible reason for a man to send his wife away.
Not long after that, another teacher by the name of Hillel said that "uncleanness" could cover a multitude of offenses, such as if the wife spilled food on her husband, or if she spoke ill of his family, or even if he saw someone who was more attractive to him than wife #1. Any of these reasons, and a hundred more, were sufficient cause, according to Hillel, to dissolve a marriage.
I'll give you one guess whose views were more popular amongst the men in that region at that time. Hillel's teaching was carrying the day, and divorce was rampant.
"Hey, Jesus? Can we get a divorce? Moses said we could! Rules are rules, right?"
And I can hear Jesus sigh and say, "Yeah, Moses said that because he knew that you were a bunch of knuckleheads." He then offers a teaching that takes the discussion to a whole new level.
Jesus' teaching about divorce makes the most sense in, and speaks most plainly to, a culture in which divorce is an issue of justice for the marginalized, rather than a straightforward legal procedure between two equals. When a man sought to "send his wife away", he was often condemning her to poverty, to shame, and to alienation. Divorce in Jesus' day was overwhelmingly an injustice to the woman, who was most frequently thought of as a "thing", one who was subject to the whims of the male head of her family.
In this context, the Pharisees ask Jesus about divorce, and he talks to them about marriage. They were looking at problems. He was looking at the plan, and reminds them of the creational intent for human relationships as found not in Deuteronomy, but further back, in Genesis.
Then, Jesus takes the disciples aside and elaborates. "If a man divorces his wife," says Jesus, "he commits adultery. And if a woman divorces her husband", which was virtually impossible in that day and age, "she commits adultery." Rules are rules.
But people are people. I think that what Jesus was saying to the people in the room is that if a man attempts to discredit, disempower, or disenfranchise his wife (or injure his family) based on his own whims, then he becomes the one who is unclean or impure. Humans matter. Relationships of intimacy are important – important for those who share them as well as for those who bear witness to them and who find their lives shaped by them.
So how do we read this in 21stCentury America? What about divorce now?
Before I say anything, I want to recognize and claim the fact that I am speaking from a certain position. I enjoy a number of privileges: I am white. I am male. I am heterosexual, and have participated in one marriage. Compared to many in this room, and many in the room with Jesus two thousand years ago, my life has been easy and uncomplicated. I have to admit that if I had not committed to preaching my way through the Gospel of Mark, I'd probably have skipped this passage.
But here we are, listening to a first-century Rabbi try to encounter this difficult question in his day and age, and not only that, but seeking to draw some ultimate meaning and truth from it.
Here's what I think: in answering a question about Moses with a scripture about creation, Jesus is indicating that relationships are a part of our creational identity, and therefore an invitation to practice godliness in everyday life. In pointing to the way things were at the beginning, he is affirming that the ways that we treat each other (and ourselves) matter. And he is pointing out that breaking troth with each other – practicing faithlessness – has consequences.
However, I would further suggest that Jesus does not allow any of us to be in a position to be sanctimonious or judgmental. In some traditions, participation in a divorce, no matter what the cause, excludes people from full participation in the life of the community.
I had a friend who felt this way. She was married at a young age to a man who seemed so much more sophisticated than she. They had a quick courtship and they were married. He betrayed their vows on their wedding night! She was heartbroken, and eventually he filed for a divorce (which she did not contest).
Not only did she never marry or seek a meaningful intimate relationship again, she spent the rest of her life feeling guilty at having divorced. She was a hard-liner, and she was a hard-liner on herself as well as anyone else. She saw her divorce as a great stain on her life, a sin that prevented her from full participation in the life for which God made her.
And there are those who might say, "Of course! How could she do otherwise? Look at the scripture! Jesus says that those who are involved in divorce are equivalent to adulterers."
Maybe. But if you're going to say that, you've got to be ready to take a look at how Jesus treated adulterers. The most well-known of the stories involving Jesus and one accused of adultery ended with Jesus speaking words of compassion, grace, and encouragement to the woman who lay before him.
My hunch is that most of my friends who are younger than me have a hard time understanding the perspective of my friend who felt stained by divorce. For many in our culture, divorce is not a deal-breaker. It happens, they say.
These people, if they claim faith in Christ, are able to see Jesus in this passage as pointing toward the Divine intent of using our relationships to honor the other, and to set up truth and beauty and integrity and faithfulness as hallmarks with which we are to treat each other.
I am certain that Jesus is nottrying to beat up anyone in this teaching, and I would caution that anyone who would use this passage for that reason does so at their own peril.
What is the take-away that we can glean from this conversation? That life and relationships are given as a gift. We ought to seek to honor other people every chance we get. We are called to treasure and esteem and value others in ways that reflect the creational norms. We must resist every temptation to use, abuse, or commodify the other.
We are not free – in fact we are called to avoid – the use of the rulebook in order to beat someone else up.
This includes the one who has wronged you.
This includes the one who is different from you.
This includes the one whom you have judged to be "unclean".
When it comes to the rules, I think that Jesus is saying, look first at yourself, and then at Jesus, and only through the eyes of Jesus at everyone else.
Thanks be to God! Amen.
Because there were a number of visitors to the congregation, I felt obliged to explain why I chose to have the congregation sing "Good, Good Father" after the sermon. If you are unfamiliar with that tune, you can access it by clicking the video link below. You might also be interested in hearing my two-minute commentary linking the song and the sermon. In fact, if you and I have not met, or if there is any chance that you feel "beaten up" by my use of the rulebook in the sermon above, I'd ask you to please listen to the comments by clicking on the audio player below.
Lastly, in a surprise move, the Worship Team at our congregation commemorated this observance of All Saints Day by covering "Stormy Monday" by the Allman Brothers in celebration of the life of our dear friend Ed Schrenker. You can hear that by using the media player below. As you listen, please remember that we are recording in a sanctuary, not a studio. It was just beautiful, and I wish you'd have been here!


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Some mother's do have 'em.
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Do you remember this programme? Then I will tell you a true little story.My friends hubby is not (and I stress) not a D.I.Y. man. He's a lovely man but doesn't stop to think before doing anything. I think I will call them Betty and Frank. Recently Betty had told Frank to clean up the shed because she had to fight her way in to get to the freezer. While tidying up the freezer,Frank, bless him, in his wisdom fixed a shelf up above the freezer ( literally). A few days went by and Betty was getting fed up of trying to get the food out of the freezer as the lid wouldn't open very far( I wonder why!) so this time when she got Frank to remove it, she stayed there, arms folded!Unbeknown to Betty ,this shelf was only fixed with a bracket on one end and the other side was resting on a piece of wood ( don't ask!)Frank took the bracket off first, went to the other end (obviously this wood must have been acting as a ledge) and while chatting away to Betty,leant on the shelf which immediately flew up in the air followed by a plastic tin of fence care ( on the shelf) which hit the roof and came down minus the lid straight over poor Betty's head, who was literally covered in brown paint from head to foot. Needless to say the air was blue….or should I say brown!
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love it - can just see her bless her - I bet he got it.
4 Sep, 2011
Rose you made me laugh so much!!! couldnt have been better in a film ~ how do they manage it!!!
Poor Betty ~ i bet she was fuming!!! and no tea for Frank!!
4 Sep, 2011
Names changed to protect the 'guilty' Rose??? :):)
4 Sep, 2011
She certainly did,Olive, she didn't speak to him for 2 days and I'm sorry to have to say ,when they told us about this today,hubby and I nearly wet ourselves laughing and all I could say to her is,pity you didn't have a camera at the ready. Luckily she can see the funny side now. Thanks Stickie, he is always doing something wrong, he should have been called Frank! One time he nearly blew himself up in the shower, no idea how he did that. My friend despairs of him.Lil ,I thought it would be funnier to change their names after the people in this programme,maybe you never watched it.
4 Sep, 2011
Ooohhhhhhh Bettyyyyyy !!!!. I would have knocked his block off, no matter how lovely he is, I would also have laughed when they told me. Things like that are only funny when they happen to somebody else...
4 Sep, 2011
Really made me laugh on this very wet day in West Yorkshire. Hope your clean now. Bet OH is still a little sheepish.
5 Sep, 2011
You just can't make it up really. So funny. Would have made good film for Some Mothers Do Ave Em :D. Don't blame you for laughing, I'd have howled (same as we did when a friend of ours got his head stuck in a Vauxhall Zafira lol). As Lincslass said its only funny when it happens to someone else :P
5 Sep, 2011
Oh, for dears sake! Somebody pass me a tissue! That's brilliant Rose, you're so right, it is just like something from the tv!! Or Laurel and Hardy! It was water based paint I hope? Lol! And brown's such an unflattering colour when you're covered head to toe! Always beware of a man with his head in the clouds and his hand on a hammer!!x
5 Sep, 2011
lol :o)
I always say if you want something done properly, do it yourself......
6 Sep, 2011
Glad you all had a good laugh, I should feel realy guilty as it is my friiend(not me Grannyb) who got drenched.I told her I would have to put it on here and she didn't mind, so thought I'd change the names to Frank and Betty for a bit of fun. I expect she would have laughed too if it had happened to me.As you say, it is funny when it happens to someone else.How do you get your head stuck in a Vauxhall ! The mind boggles.I don't know if it was water based, Elizabeth as all her clothes went in the bin and she is still trying to get it off herself. I think Hywel in his case she should have done it herself.
6 Sep, 2011
lol nice 1
i agree with Hywel.
hi Rose i was told about this blog by Stickitoffee she thought i would like it . and i do. its very very funny :))
6 Sep, 2011
Thanks Mark , you couldn't make it up, could you. Nice to meet you.
6 Sep, 2011
Lol Rose its one of those stories you just can't make up:
We had gone to a party at my parents friends house, my godmother had very kindly driven in their Vauxhall Zafira (the one with two seats you can put up in the boot section for extra space). When we left Chris (teenage lad - you know the 'Mr Cool' type - in a long black jacket - think Matrix coat -) somehow convinced me to get in the back of the car (god knows how, must have been drinking :P) He climbs in next to me and reaches round the bench in front to pull it back into place. Just as I hear my godmother say "mind your head Chris" the seats click into place and there was Chris his head between the headrest and the side of the car - stuck. One arm round the headrest waving in the air, the other somewhere down the side of the car. It has got to be one of the funniest things I have ever seen. My parents (still stood on the drive outside) were litterally holding onto one another to stay upright they laughed that hard. My godfather came and got him out (he was fine) laughing at himself somewhat. We still tease him about it :D:D Just wish we'd taken a photo :D
6 Sep, 2011
Thanks for telling me that story, i had to really think about it as I haven't heard of a vauxhall Zafira but I got it in the end.Pity you hadn't got the camera with. Could you imagine it, " stay there Chris, while I take a photo!"By the way what does :D mean, I'm not into computer speak, only got one this year and still learning.
6 Sep, 2011
i think :D ~ is a laughing face rather than :) which is a smiley face!!
glad you found this Mark ~ they could have done with your help couldnt they!!?
6 Sep, 2011
Rose I think the story looses something in the telling. Hehehe I don't think Chris would have minded, his mom may have lol, she's a little protective (to put it mildly).
Bingo gold star to Sticki :)
7 Sep, 2011
Thanks for that Stickie, I suppose I will get the hang of it eventually.Thanks again Samjp.
7 Sep, 2011
ooh thanks samjp
7 Sep, 2011
As you say Rose, it did give me a good giggle!! Sounds just like something from a 'Carry on' film. Can't you just see Sid James standing there laughing his silly sides off while soppy Charles Hawtry stood there with that plastic bucket on his head and brown paint covering the rest of him!! If it actually happened in a film you'd think it was just too unlikely to have ever happened in real life!! Thanks a lot--you made my day----or rather, your friend's husband did! Are they still living together? HO! HO! ....Annie
9 Sep, 2011
you made it funny all over again annie!!!
9 Sep, 2011
I used to like Sid James Annie but I can't remember this one.I also used to like "Bless this house", and I think the comedy programmes were much better in those days.Another of my favourites was " The good life" and "Fresh fields" but I could go on forever.Nice to see you back Annie.
10 Sep, 2011
i loved bless this house and the good life, i cant remember fresh fields.
was there one called my wife next door?
10 Sep, 2011
Yes ,there was Stickie, but I can't remember who was in it. Fresh fields was played by the lady who does Miss Marples, but (senior moments again) can't remember her name. It was followed by a series called french Fields when the family moved to France.The man who played her husband was on the tv. alot and was in a series called May and September.There was so many sitcoms then ,its hard to remember them all.The good old days, eh!
10 Sep, 2011
ah yes i remember that now ~ I can see their faces; had to google it ~ julia mackenzie and anton rogers
10 Sep, 2011
Do you know what Stickie ,since I have been thinking about this man, all our friends have been trying to think who it is so i can now tell them its Anton Rogers.Thanks for that.
11 Sep, 2011
you're welcome!!
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View through Airplane Window-14
Kuala Lumpur Bukit Jalil
When I remember back these many flights Ive taken in the past, there is nothing else than the spectacular views of the world below the airplane that remain in my memory; views which we are not able to see from the ground.
Enjoy the view of the world outside the airplane window as I've seen and captured it with my camera.
Ive taken this photo during flight from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok (on board of Thai Airways B 777-200 airplane) from an altitude of around 7,000m a.s.l.
You can see the Kuala Lumpur Bukit Jalil area. Bukit Jalil is a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, bounded by the National Sports Complex on the east, the Shah Alam Expressway on the north, city boundaries to the west, and the Puchong-Sungai Besi Highway as well as city boundaries to the south. It was known as the Bukit Jalil Estate until 1992, when it was developed into the National Sports Complex for the 1998 Commonwealth Games. It was used as a filming location for the 1999 movie Entrapment.
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maria-v1981 (10966) 2012-06-26 12:29
Hello Miro,
A city of endless while the eye is lost in buildings that look as small as blocks of LEGO. The clouds creates a wonderful composition.
Warm regards,
pierrefonds (97941) 2012-06-30 17:29
Hi Miro,
The clouds are playing hide and seek with the city. The aerial point of view is allowwing me to see the details and colores of the houses and of the buildings. The good luminosity is enhancing the beauty of the colors. Have a nice day.
adores (46979) 2012-07-06 6:25
Hi Miro!
You got a good shot from the plane. And it seems the weather helped also. The light and sharpness are good and I like the white clouds. A nice view of the city and the Sports Complex!
ourania (51103) 2012-07-10 3:50
Hello Miro,
the view is very rich and interesting, there's so much to see. I wonder how life is in this place and what happened to the sport complex after the games. Thoughts are always flowing in front of such views and time is little when you are in the plane travelling and passing everything so quickly. You have frozen this airplane view with superb lighting and clarity. It's like we are hiding behind a floating cloud and we have all the time we need to get to know the city. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a good day,
clic (23386) 2013-08-27 8:41
Hello Miro
This is quite an impressive overlook on Bukit Jalil seen from where a passenger feels too much pressure on eardrums!
This much-detailed picture appears as informative as those seen on Google Earth!
I'll be off-line for one week.
Miguel82 (41764) 2013-11-14 2:31
A fantastic view very clear of KL from an aircraft Miro, many details of the capital of Malaysia are visible, especially a stadium, nice colors, all the best, warm regards
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- Copyright: Miro Susta (mirosu) (16313)
- Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2008-04-15
- Exposición: f/4, 1/500 segundos
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- Date Submitted: 2012-06-26 9:50