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Rosie Shrout and Dan Weigel at the University of Nevada, Reno talk about their paper on the decision-making process following an intimate partner being unfaithful, whether to stay in or leave relationships after infidelity, recently published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
Infidelity is one of the most stressful events that can happen in committed relationships. It can take a huge toll on everyone's emotional, mental, and physical health. One of the decisions that must be made is whether to stay with the cheating partner. Our study is about how people decide to stay in or leave dating relationships after they have been cheated on. We looked at how social, cognitive, and emotional factors played a role in people's decisions.
What We Found
In two studies, we surveyed 313 people's reactions to a partner's infidelity. What we found was that deciding to break up or stay with an unfaithful partner is a complex process. People consider several factors as they decide what to do. In addition to experiencing very strong negative emotions, people first look at what they think their family and friends would tell them to do. Individuals who think their friends and family disapprove of the relationship are more inclined to break up with their partners, whereas those who believe friends and family approve of the relationship are more likely to stay and work through the infidelity. These views of their social network can guide people's initial reactions to the infidelity.
People then look for information that supports the expected advice from their social network. Those whose friends and family think they should continue the relationship are more likely to focus on the information that allows them to stay, such as their partners only cheated this one time or had been drinking. On the other hand, when friends and family think they should leave, people focus on the details that suggest they should break up, such as believing their partners might cheat again.
This information helps people determine whether their partners caused the infidelity and should be blamed. Information suggesting the partner did not cause the infidelity, such as the other person initiated it or the partner hasn't cheated before, leads people to think their partners should not be blamed. In contrast, information suggesting the partner is the cause, such as the partner initiated the infidelity or previously cheated, leads people to think their partners should be blamed.
Finally, who people blame for an infidelity impacts their willingness to forgive and ultimately their decisions to stay or leave. People who blame their partners are less likely to forgive them for cheating and typically decide to end the relationship. However, those who blame the situation or someone other than the partner are more likely to forgive, ultimately deciding to stay and work through the infidelity.
Take Home Messages
When it comes to infidelity, we often think about the anger, betrayal, or stress it creates. Our findings suggest that infidelity also influences how people think about the situation. For some, the decision to stay or leave may be immediate. Others may weigh a number of factors—what are the details involved in the infidelity, was the partner at fault, and what would family and friends say? Although the emotional experiences after infidelity are generally recognized, it is important to acknowledge how social factors and cognitions affect people's relationship decisions after they are cheated on. In talking with people who have been cheated on, practitioners may want to help them systematically consider their cognitions, such as how their cognitions may or may not be helping them work through the infidelity.
External Links
Link to the paper Shrout, M. R., & Weigel, D. J. (2017). "Should I stay or should I go?" Understanding the noninvolved partner's decision-making process following infidelity. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. doi:10.1177/0265407517733335
Link to Rosie's Google Scholar
More About the Authors
Rosie Shrout is a doctoral candidate in the Interdisciplinary Social Psychology Ph.D. Program at the University of Nevada, Reno. Working with Dr. Daniel Weigel, her research examines how romantic partners cope with various stressors, including infidelity, conflict, and chronic health conditions. Additionally, Rosie studies how these stressors relate to health-compromising behaviors and mental and physical health.
Dr. Weigel is a Professor of Social Psychology, Human Development & Family Studies, and Cooperative Extension at the University of Nevada, Reno. His research focuses on interpersonal communication and commitment in romantic relationships. He explores cognitive, affective, and behavioral elements of commitment, and has employed social cognitive, developmental, and communication frameworks.


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In this dramatic story, we find Jesus asleep. A storm is raging the disciples, many of whom are seasoned fishermen are terrified they are about to drown, yet Jesus is snoozing on a cushion in the back of the boat.
That in itself is amazing, but what happens when they wake Jesus is astounding. The disciples are about to discover there's no-one like Jesus.
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Welcome to the Rocktopia News Section
AUDREY HORNE premiere first track & music video from upcoming album
16 November 2017
AUDREY HORNE will be back on the road with their new beauty "Blackout" in January 2018 – as a brand new release and for a tour throughout Germany, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland as well.
Today the band delivers a kick-ass live video for the first song from the new album entitled "This Is War" which is a massive rock'n'roll party!
(photo by Bent René Synnevåg)
AUDREY HORNE states on the first track release "This Is War":
"We are proud to soon be able to release our new album Blackout, and to give you a taste of what's to come we are doing an early release of the opening track "This is war". We are first and foremost a live band so we have added some images from our life on the road to accompany it. Hope to see you as a part of this when we start our tour in January. Stay classy, Audrey Horne. "
Lend your ear to the thundering Iron Maiden leads that "This Is War" has to offer and watch the video right here on Rocktopia!
AUDREY HORNE - 'This Is War - Official Music Video
(Cannot see the video? Click HERE to watch it on YouTube)
A relentlessly hot and timeless hard rock outfit with 12 ultra-catchy, fist-pumping songs will await!
Full Blackout track listing:
1. This Is War
2. Audrevolution
3. Blackout
4. This One
5. Midnight Man
6. Light Your Way
7. California
8. Satellite
9. Naysayer
10. Rose Alley
11. Juggernaut (Bonus Track)
12. The End (Bonus Track)
Blackout will be available in the following formats:
Ltd Digipack incl 2 Bonus Tracks
1LP Gatefold + 7inch incl Bonus 2 Tracks
Digital Album incl. 10 Tracks
Get your exclusive pre-order HERE right NOW: http://smarturl.it/Blackout-NPR
If you want to meet the power package of AUDREY HORNE live on tour next year, better not miss out on these upcoming shows! This will reduce venues in Europe to piles of dust:
18.01.2018 DE – Berlin, Musik & Frieden
19.01.2018 NL – Arnhem, Willemeen
20.01.2018 FR – Paris, Le Petit Bain
21.01.2018 DE – Frankfurt, Nachtleben
22.01.2018 DE – Cologne, Jungle
24.01.2018 CH – Oberentfelden, Börömpömpöm
25.01.2018 DE – Munich, Kranhalle
26.01.2018 DE – Dresden, Beatpol
28.01.2018 DE – Hamburg, Hafenklang
AUDREY HORNE Line-up:
Torkjell Rød - Vocals
Arve Isdal - Guitars
Thomas Tofthagen - Guitars
Espen Lien - Bass
Kjetil Greve – Drums
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Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs
Posted December 9th, 2009 by pneirink
Newsletter Fall 2009 now available
The 2009 newsletter reports on the Reuther's activities over the past year. Learn about our exhibits, our newly opened collections, some of our important accessions, development of our digital and web programs, and our field work.
The Reuther is also launching a listserv to keep our friends more up to date with Library happenings. If you'd like to subscribe, please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject line "Listserv Subscribe." In the body, please put your name and mailing address.
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What Happens When The Government Becomes The Drug Pusher?
By Rev. William Gillison Pastor, Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Now that the mid-term elections are over, and the celebrations continue, what did our community win? What economic benefit will we see, or what measurable change will take place that will benefit our community. I hope it happens, but I am afraid that once again many of us have bought into the agenda of others without demanding or asking for anything.
Part of the agenda that they now have for us throughout the State, is to now fill our communities with easy access to (drugs) marijuana. Part of the sales pitch will be, we will have more money to solve many of the ills of our communities. Many of those problems they won't fix, while blaming someone else for our condition, even though they are the ones in power. Another part of the sales pitch will be, that they will reform and change laws that have been applied to many of those who are serving time for possession of small quantities of marijuana and other drugs.
Marijuana comes from a (can·na·bis) plant. It is a tall plant with a stiff upright stem, divided serrated leaves, and glandular hairs. It is used to produce hemp fiber and also as a psychotropic drug. A psychotropic drug is a drug that affects mental activity, behavior, or perception, as a moodaltering drug.
Related words for psychotropic are hallucinatory, kaleidoscopic, multicolored, crazy, experimental, mind-blowing, trip, freaky, consciousness-expanding, hallucinogenic, mind-bending, mind-expanding, psychoactive, psychotomimetic, and psychotropic.
A dried preparation of the flowering tops or other parts of this plant, or a gummy extract of it (cannabis resin), is used (generally illegally) as a psychotropic drug, chiefly in cigarettes, or other drug paraphernalia that can be picked up at your corner store in many of our communities.
A Newsweek article dated 6/6/15, entitled "The unexpected side effects of legalizing weed", written by Marjorie Haun, contains a lot of information, as to why legalizing marijuana is not a good idea. The article points out a number of things that we better be mindful of in the State of New York. They bring up, that in 2014 and 2015, nearly $6 million dollars in pot revenues was distributed to local governments, but that the increased cost in law enforcement, caused by drugged-driving, fatal crashes, loss of productivity and a huge spike in gang-related crime, bring into question the cost-benefit of those dollars.
They also bring up that teen drug-related school expulsions are on the rise. The increased use of the drug has also caused problems in middle schools and high schools. And what is referred to as "edibles" have increased the use of the emergency room, because of consumption by children and pets resulting in illness and death and regulatory confusion surrounding public consumption and enforcement.
They warn in their article that "The eyes of other states eager to legalize pot should be firmly fixed on the unfolding saga in towns such as Denver, Boulder and De Beque, Colorado.
Do we really want our communities flooded with drugs? But what do you do when the Government Becomes the Drug Pusher?
At present I do not want to believe that our Senators and Assembly persons want this kind of future for our communities. But I also know when those of us who voted them into office to represent us, don't say anything about issues that affect us, it is accepted as consent. So make your calls, write letters, sign petitions, whatever you can do to make your voices heard.
The legalization of marijuana is presently working its way through the political process. Our State Governor has already indicated that whenever this gets to his desk, he will sign it, based upon the State Health Department Report.
I must admit I have not read the report, but I can't think of any reason they would be in support of this. Those who need medical marijuana can do so through their doctor. Your question, our question to our elected officials is simple, do you support the legalization of marijuana?
The answer should not be a long political one, its either yes or no. If this is the kind of future we want for the next generation of children, all we have to do, is nothing.


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Apr 2, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Margaret Aymer Oget joins me to talk about Marvel Studios' film, "Black Panther." She is the First Presbyterian Church, Shreveport, D. Thomason Professor of New Testament Studies at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and an active speaker and lecturer. We discuss many issues that intersect in the movie: genre, fantasy, science-fiction, race, feminism, liberation, and yes, even theology. We also discuss the dangers of allowing the success of up-and-coming directors like Ryan Coogler and Ava DuVernay to lead to tokenism.


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A recent study illustrated with three-dimensional life what related research has indicated primarily with boring numbers: Untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) impairs driving and increases the risk of traffic accidents.
Though its findings aren't surprising, this new look at OSA and driving arrives amid a broader discussion of sleep apnea's dangers and whether more-stringent testing for commercial and public-transportation drivers should be implemented.
Sleep Apnea Behind the Wheel
In a study led by researchers at St. James's University Hospital in England, 129 participants with untreated OSA took runs in a driving simulator that assessed deviations in lane position compared with 79 control drivers. Scientists also noted each participant's score on the Epworth sleepiness scale (which gauges an individual's level of drowsiness), body mass index (a measure of body fat based on weight and height), and oxygen desaturation index (the number of times per hour of sleep that the blood's oxygen level drops below its baseline).
The latter two factors are important because obesity is a risk factor for OSA, and sleep apnea is accompanied by episodes in which breathing is interrupted multiple times per hour during sleep. Many people with OSA don't realize these apnea events occur, and sleep apnea sufferers tend to feel chronic sensations of drowsiness or fatigue.
According to a Sleep Review Magazine article about the study, lane deviations were significantly worse among those with OSA compared with the control group. OSA patients also admitted to feelings of sleepiness while driving and reported more instances of nodding off behind the wheel.
Sleep Apnea in the Public Eye
The study was presented at the European Respiratory Society's International Congress, and it was intended in part to identify the extent of the risks of driving with untreated sleep apnea. Its authors also hoped to contribute to a greater dialogue about establishing objective, far-reaching tests for obstructive sleep apnea. That is also an ongoing conversation in the United States.
Research related to sleep apnea and its effects on driving has received substantial media attention in recent months as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration consider whether to implement mandatory OSA testing and treatment for commercial drivers and railroad operators. According to a Sept. 15 article in the National Safety Council's Safety+Health magazine, nearly 30 percent of commercial vehicle drivers are thought to suffer from OSA.
The proposed rule is backed by considerable science. A 1998 study found an increased occurrence of motor vehicle accidents among those with sleep apnea symptoms. In 2009, research focused specifically on commercial vehicle drivers found that those with OSA were up to five times more likely to be in a crash than those without sleep apnea. Similarly, a 2015 study found that sleep apnea heightened the risk for accidents and suggested that a person with OSA is 2 ½ times more likely to be the at-fault driver in a collision than a person without sleep apnea.
Treating Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea poses a danger to others, as well as to yourself. In addition to the driving risks, sleep apnea increases your chances of developing life-threatening heart problems including heart disease, high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke.
Sleep apnea is treatable, and treatments are not limited to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines. Comfortable oral appliances similar to sports mouthguards are designed to maintain an open air passage during sleep, and they have proven successful for many patients.
If you or a loved one suffers from chronic snoring or routine daytime fatigue, Denver sleep apnea dentist Dr. Kevin Berry is here to help. Please call the TMJ Therapy & Sleep Center of Colorado at (303) 691-0267 to schedule your consultation.


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PARIS – Germany-based Patra Spanou is serving as sales-festival agent on "Plants," the first feature of Chile's Roberto Doveris that scored the Epicentre Film Award at 2015's Bafici Fest BAL and a proved a highlight at BAL Goes to Cannes, both Latin American pix-in-post showcases.
Associate-produced by Alicia Scherson ("The Future"), Chile's best-known distaff director, and produced by Rocio Romero, Doveris' "Plants" is a sexually souped-up teen psycho-thriller and coming-of-age tale. Written by Doveris, "Plants" stars Argentine singer-songwriter Violeta Castillo as 17-year-old Florencia, who for the first time cares for her own brother, who's in coma.
Reading that people with her brother's condition can see, think, and understand, she falls under the spell of a comic book, sci-fi thriller "The Plants," about plant souls invading human bodies, unleashing their darkest desires. Meanwhile, she explores her own sexuality, meeting strangers via the Internet.
"Plants" melds sexual fantasy, genre – the camera gravitating up to foliage, thunder rumbles, noises of slushing plants, seemingly closing in on Florencia – pop culture — punk music, vidgames, comics, a Santiago de Chile Comic-Con – and a take on life barely above the breadline in a Chilean post-industrial sprawl as it chronicles adolescent angst: Confusion, solitude, heightened perception, fantasies, a sense that very strange things are going down with one's body and that other people seem to be from an alien planet.
"The comic's fiction begins to filter throughout the film, which is near to a thriller, with pop elements," said Doveris, recognizing the influence of Scherson, whose "The Future" tells the tale of other parentless teens left to their own devices.
" 'Plants' convinced me with the sensibility of the story, the aesthetics of its images, and the authenticity of its sensuality," said Spandou, adding she had been in contact with Doveris for years in his function as a producer or producer's consultant.
A writer and producer at Chile's Niño Niña Films, Doveris' "Plants" is produced by Romero's Mimbre Producciones ("Naomi Campbell'") and Niño Niña. Doveris won a prize at Encuentros Cartagena, the Cartagena Fest's industry focus, as best Ibero-American producer. "Plants" also scooped three awards at Chile's Viña del Mar's work in progress competition.
Chile has waled off with three Silver Bears in three years at Berlin: best actress for 2013 "Gloria's" Paulino Garcia, helmed by Sebastian Lelio, and in 2015 a Grand Jury Prize for Pablo Larrain's "The Club" and the screenplay plaudit for Patricio Guzman's "The Pearl Button."
"On this occasion," however, commented Constanza Arena, executive director of CinemaChile, "a generation of new directors is carving out its path, having already left its mark."
In Panorama, Alejandro Fernandez Almendras will present "Much Ado About Nothing," his follow-up to Sundance 2014 Grand Jury Prize winner 'To Kill a Man." "Much Ado" segues from Sundance, a rare one-two festival double-combo for a Latin American film. Also playing Panorama is Alex Anwandter's "Nunca vas a estar solo," that won two Guadalajara Fest post-production awards. Sales company Latido swooped on Pepa San Martín "Rara" after it screened in rough-cut at San Sebastian's 2015 Films in Progress. Like "Plants," "Rara" and "Nunca vas a estar solo" are feature debuts.


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Ideas can happen at any time, sometimes when you least expect it. It's always a great idea to keep some paper and a pen nearby just in case you do get an idea for an awesome creation!
I really enjoy one page game design documents that can tell a person (or maybe, mainly you) what your idea is and the basic mechanics for your idea. This way you don't waste time, which could mean a lost idea, and you get your idea on paper in its most basic, purest form.
Here is an example of a game idea I just got from laying down for nap. I'm going to give myself a bit of time to implement the idea and then make it a playable game, which I'll post here as well.
As you can see it is pretty raw, but it gives me an idea of how the game will look, the mechanics that may be in the game, and some simple ideas I had in the moment. This gives me a clear direction on what I need to get started and doesn't make the task seem daunting.
Once I get the basic implementation made I can then add more features to it, get people to test play it and give their thoughts, etc. Be warned, sometimes after you make a demo of a game you may get less than positive feedback, or maybe the spark of the idea burned out. It happens, so instead of wasting time trying to make a game that you do not like anymore look perfect you can move onto the next one and keep the fresh ideas rolling.
But, if you have the spark to make it something you can show in an interview, do it, and be proud of it!


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Posted on 19 May 2016
You say you want a revolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
You tell me that it's evolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
But when you talk about destruction
Don't you know that you can count me out
Don't you know it's gonna be all right.
I'm just old enough to remember the 60s. We even lived next to a hippy commune when I was a kid. A lot of amazing things happened in that era. To this day we are benefitting from some of the cultural shifts that time brought on. But make no mistake, it was also a frightening and violent time.
In that era we saw the assassinations of John F Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr, and Malcolm X. We had the Kent State massacre. And just as we entered the 1970s, the Munich Olympic Massacre, thought to be a terrorist act by the PLO. We were all terrified of worldwide obliteration brought on by a nuclear war.
Most Americans are taught a little about the bloodbath that was the French Revolution, because it connects with the US Revolution. Not many are taught about the bloodbaths that were the Russian and Chinese revolutions.
Without a question we need major changes happening around the world. But don't go thinking it's about charismatic leaders and heroic fights. The world is still filled with nuclear weapons. A violent revolution will most assuredly push this world beyond the brink of human survivability.
The future is about all of us learning how to take responsibility for ourselves, our communities, and our environment. It will be about dedicated work to bring peace, and to cool the flames of fear and anger. Simply smashing everything up and expecting, "There, that will make things better" is pure foolishness. Learn how to reach out a hand in care and thereby teach others how to care: this must be done now, this must be done tomorrow and the next day: this must become a way of life.
Peace and kindness,
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Islanders, goaltender Chad Johnson agree on 2-year deal
UNIONDALE, N.Y. - The New York Islanders have agreed to a two-year deal with goaltender Chad Johnson.
The 28-year-old Johnson was 17-4-3 with the Boston Bruins last season as a backup to Tuukka Rask, who recently won the Vezina Trophy as the league's most outstanding goaltender. Johnson was sixth in the league in goals-against average (2.10) and save percentage (.925).
Johnson was a fifth-round pick of Pittsburgh in 2006 and has played in 37 games with the Bruins, Phoenix Coyotes and New York Rangers. He played for the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and had a 1.66 goals-against average his senior year in 2008-09. He was selected the Central Collegiate Hockey Association Player of the Year.


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Eskom donates R750 000 for drought relief
Eskom's Development Foundation has donated R750 000 in aid of the Free State's Setsoto Municipality drought relief programme.
The power utility's Development Foundation donated the cheque to the South African Red Cross Society on Thursday.
Eskom said the funds will be used towards the purchasing of a submersible water pump for the town of Ficksburg as well as 25 x 10 000 litre Jojo tanks.
The tanks will be installed at schools, crèches and old aged homes in Senekal. This will ensure that, when the municipality is faced with challenges of water shortage, the drought will have a reduced effect on the education system and the elderly who reside in the old age homes.
Eskom's General Manager in the Free State, Lindi Mthombeni, said the drought has had a devastating effect on the community of Senekal.
"Because Eskom is everywhere and within every electrified household, we cannot and will not turn a blind eye to the struggles of our people. The drought had a devastating effect on the community of Senekal and other harshly affected Free State towns; but if there is one good thing to come from it, it is the rightful appreciation for a life-saving resource that we take for granted and that we always assume should be there when we open the taps," said Mthombeni.
Eskom's action is in response to the drought that has been described as the worst in decades and that has had a devastating effect on the Eastern Free State town of Senekal for the past two years.
The scarcity of water has had a disruptive effect on service delivery and on the community's quality of life, resulting in the Setsoto Local Municipality being declared a drought area in August 2015.
Although water supply has since been restored to households, mitigating strategies are still required to soften the impact that the dry conditions have on the community.
The acting Chief Executive of the Eskom Development Foundation, Cecil Ramonotsi, said Eskom is more than just an electricity provider and wants to positively contribute by bringing assistance and relief where it's needed.
"We are happy and proud to be able to assist this municipality through this donation. We hope these tanks will help provide water to some of the key social institutions in the area like schools, crèches and old age homes," said Ramonotsi. – SAnews.gov.za


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The Young Communist League is very excited to announce the arrangements for this year's Communist Summer Camp!
This year's camp will be happening from Friday 25 August until Sunday 27 August 2017 and is open to all members and friends of the YCL and the Communist Party.
Building on very successful camps in 2014 and 2015, this year's camp sees the YCL returning in force to the Peak District National Park in the heart of England. This year the camp just outside the beautiful village of Edale. The camp-site is only a mile away from the Kinder Scout National Nature Reserve – scene of the historic YCL led mass trespass.
Veterans of previous summer camps will be pleased to know that we have secured indoor accomodation – meaning we won't be relying on the elusive British summer to stay warm and dry!
Transport should pose no problem – Edale is only half an hour from Sheffield, 1 hour from Manchester, 2 hours from Birmingham and 3 hours from London on regular trains. Contact your YCL branch to see about travelling as a group
There be plenty of outdoor recreation, hiking, socialising as well as lots of political discussion and education. We will also be hiking up Kinder Scout ourselves, recreating the historic actions of Benny Rothman and other young communists in 1932. See the full timetable below.
The camp will cost £25 (unwaged) or £45 (waged) and this all inclusive with full board. We have tried to make the camp as cheap as possible but please get in contact if cost looks like an issue for you.
Comrades are encouraged to stay both nights, however if circumstances mean you can't make it till Saturday morning or would rather leave a bit earlier we have made arrangements to allow flexibility.
To register please fill in the contact form or contact: email@example.com
Places are limited – so book now to avoid disappointment
Click here for photos of the 2014 and 2015 Summer Camps!
Timetable for the Camp
Friday 25 August
Arrive in Edale from 3:30pm onwards
Set up and orientation
Dinner 7pm
Camp Opening – Speeches, discussion and socialising
Saturday 26 August
Breakfast 8:00am
Kinder Scout Trespass 9am Hike to the top of Kinder Scout in a recreation of the famous YCL led mass trespass. Talk on the history of the Trespass at the summit.
Lunch 1pm
Workshops & Cadre Development 2pm
Team Sports 4pm
Break 5:30pm
Dinner 6:30pm
Social 7:30pm till late
Breakfast 8:00am
Workshops & Cadre Development 9:30am
Lunch 12:30pm
Camp Closing Discussion 1:30pm – 2:30pm


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Numerous Country Artists Without Deals
In the wake of mergers and roster reductions, a number of country artists have left their record labels. Following the demise of DreamWorks Nashville, three of its artists -- Jessica Andrews, Jimmy Wayne and Darryl Worley -- were not absorbed into either MCA Nashville or Mercury Nashville. In addition, Tracy Byrd, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Bobby Pinson and Rachel Proctor are also no longer affiliated with the RCA Label Group, according to the roster listed on the company's Web site.


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As I begin this year 2016, I decided to write an inspirational story about a guy I know for the last 11 years. His life story will be an inspiration for everyone who reads this blog post.
I first met him in a social networking site called Hi5. I was doing my first year MBA in Cochin. It was the year 2005. For those who do not know what Hi5 is, let me tell you that Hi5 is the grand father of Facebook. Hi5 begat Orkut which inturn begat Facebook.
My conversations with Prasanna were restricted within a public chat group called "Chennai Tamil Teens". We were an online gang - Mike, Guru, Bala, Sinduja, Prasanna, Maddy and I. We would discuss about sports, movies and about love.
Prasanna was studying first year BSc in a college in Tirunelveli. He would find it difficult to string one sentence in English. Hence he would be the listener when we all conversed. Once I asked him to tell more about himself. He said that he worked in a hotel as a server to earn money for his studies. He also told that he earns Rs 20 every day.
Oh! A man who was earning to pay fees for his own studies! That was the first impression I had about him.
Then one day in 2005, he told our online gang that he has joined a net cafe as a net cafe in charge so that he canuse the internet cafe to chat with us all in addition to earning Rs 75 per day. That was also the year when Chetan Bhagath entered the Indian market with his books. Prasanna would ask us to suggest him some novels so that he could improve his English. We suggested him to read some of Dan Brown works and books written by Sidney Sheldon.
Here was a person who was learning to speak in English and was showing great signs of improvement in our discussions. Soon, he started typing sentences in English. Prior to that, he would type all his sentences in Tamil
Then one day in 2006, I invited him to come to my house. It was the year 2006. It was the first time in my life, I was inviting an online friend to my house. I stayed at my parents' house in Nagercoil. Prasanna travelled all the way from Tirunelveli to Nagercoil ( 2 hours bus journey) and reached Nagercoil bus stand. I picked him up from the bus stand. We went to Kanyakumari and this was the first picture I clicked of this guy.
Without a second thought, he just came to Chennai and got a job for Rs 2161/- per month. It was the year 2007.


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Political analyst Sa'dollah Zare'i has, in an article published in the Persian-language Jame Jam daily, weighed in on Qatar's recent decision to expand the level of its ties with Iran. The following is the full text of the analytical piece written by Zare'i, who is an expert on West Asia issues as well as a university lecturer.
Doha's decision to return its ambassador to Tehran is, in fact, an admission of the mistake it made last year under pressure from Saudi Arabia. During that time, Qatar itself suffered due to Riyadh's logic, or rather lack of logic. Of course, the blow dealt to Qatar was much more serious than that suffered by Iran because Saudi Arabia's call for Arab states to sever relations with Iran was futile and only a few Arab countries accepted to do so. This came as unlike Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, Qatar did not close its embassy in Tehran last year and only settled for downgrading the level of its political relations with Iran form ambassador to charge d'affaires. With this move, Doha showed its discontent with the statement of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Maybe what happened to this tiny nation a year later [the tension in Qatar's ties with Saudi Arabia] was the result of its non-compliance with the GCC's statement.
The question here is what impact the return of Doha's ambassador to Iran will have on boosting relations with the country.
The reality is that Iran-Qatar relations, so far, have been to the benefit of Qatar because these relations have been largely limited to the political domain, which Doha has used as a bargaining chip in dealing with some governments. So, Qatar's returning its ambassador to Tehran is in line with Doha's interests and, at the moment, is not that much to the benefit of Iran. If we look at the very low level of Tehran-Doha ties, we will find out that Iran is among the countries which have the lowest levels of trade with Qatar. This comes as Iran, geographically speaking, is one of the closest countries to Qatar, and naturally, Qatar can have access to Iran's agriculture market at a much lower cost. Like other Arab countries to the south of the Persian Gulf, Qatar prefers to purchase lower-quality agricultural produce from other countries and ignore high-quality Iranian products.
The return of Qatar's ambassador to Tehran can provide the answer to another key question: Will severance or downgrading the level of ties with Iran last? The return of the Qatari ambassador suggests the answer to that question is "no." The important point here is that Iran is a great country which is influential in most cases and issues from India to Morocco; hence, the severance or lowering the level of political relations with Iran will show its negative consequences in the short run and the country which has done so will regret it.
There is another important point in Iran's foreign relations. In our political ties with foreign governments, we do not pay that much attention to whether or not our relations are beneficial to us. In other words, our relations with a country remain limited to the "political layer" and this is a strategic mistake. For instance, our diplomatic relations with Doha, which are as old as the short lifetime of Qatar, have had almost no economic benefits for Iran. This is while Qatar's imports cross the $22 billion mark annually. Naturally, Tehran-Doha economic relations should account for at least $5 billion of that figure. So, in my estimation, if our relations with Qatar do not expand from political to economic and cultural areas as well, the continuation of the Qatari embassy's work in Tehran and that of Iran's embassy in Doha will only serve the interests of Qatar.


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10 HTML Tips for Beginners: Here are 10 HTML ideas as well as methods for newbies. If you're simply beginning with building your Web pages, these strategies need to be extremely useful to you!
Constantly close your HTML tags
When you kind an opening HTML tag (e.g. ,
), always position the equivalent closing tag at the end. For instance:
My preferred pets are steeds and elephants.

My preferred animals are horses and also elephants.

My favorite pets are horses and elephants.

This will make sure that your HTML web pages function appropriately on all web browsers, and will help to prevent any kind of unusual troubles taking place in your web pages! This is especially vital with tags such as
, ,
,
as well as .
Some tags do not have a corresponding closing tag – just utilize these tags on their own. Instances consist of:
The
 tag, for developing line breaks
The  tag, for placing photos
With XHTML markup, you also have to shut tags like br as well as img. You can do this in a short-hand means by putting a "/" prior to the closing angle bracket (" >") – as an example,
 and also . Discover even more regarding XHTML in our XHTML tutorials.
Style HTML utilizing style sheets any place feasible
Style sheets will make your HTML coding life a lot simpler. Say goodbye to  tags everywhere! You additionally get much finer control over the method your web pages look, and also you can change their look simply by editing one design sheet file.
If you have not collaborated with design sheets yet, pop over to our CSS tutorials to obtain going!
Utilize an HTML validator
It's an excellent concept to run your Web pages with an HTML validator before you release them on your Web site. These programs will pick up possible troubles such as missing out on closing tags on tables, and making use of tags that will not work correctly on all web browsers. Always remember – even if your web page looks terrific in the web browser you're watching it with doesn't indicate it will certainly work on various other internet browsers!
HTML validators are likewise a great way to learn about the right means to use HTML tags – you can learn from your blunders!
Some great free validators online include the W3C Markup Validation Service and the WDG HTML Validator. Numerous modern-day web writing packages have integrated HTML checkers as well.
Usage HTML comments carefully
Making your HTML code more clearly for you (and for others), you can add remarks to your code. These are bits of code that are neglected by Web browsers, so they're useful for including short notes as well as suggestions within the code:
<!– Navigation area: Highlight a menu item with the "hi" class –>

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Adding photos in HTML
Aiming appropriately to pictures using the  tag is an usual stumbling block for newbies. Frequently your Web page will certainly look terrific on your desktop PC, yet when you post the web page to your site, all the images are damaged!
The trouble isn't helped by some web page editors, which inaccurately position "file://" image Links rather than making use of family member URLs!
Adhere to these simple policies making certain your HTML pictures appear correctly every time.
A) Ideally, use relative Links
Relative URLs are generally the best to use due to the fact that they will certainly work any place the web page and also pictures lie, supplied they're constantly in the exact same place about each other. For example, if the photo is in the same folder as the Web page, usage:

If the image is in an images folder at the very same degree as the Website, use:

If the photo remains in a pictures folder at a degree above the Web page, use:

B) Alternatively, make use of URLs about the paper origin
If you have all your pictures in an images folder in the leading level of your site (the document root or web origin), you can reference images like this:

This has the benefit that you could move your Web page anywhere within your site, and the pictures will still present, supplied you maintain the images in this international images folder.
The drawback of this method is that it will only work when your Web pages are being presented by means of a Web server (utilizing http://), not when watched directly from your hard disk (making use of using file://).
C) Do not make use of absolute URLs!
If whatsoever feasible, prevent making use of absolute Links within your site. An absolute URL is a LINK that begins with http:// or file://. Particularly, if the Web page on your disk drive contains a picture LINK like this:

it will not work when you publish it to your Web server, as the img tag is directly referencing the file on your hard drive! Modification the link to a family member link such as:

or perhaps:

as explained in Regulation An above.
Use sizes as well as elevations with HTML pictures
It's a great idea to define the size and also height of a photo when utilizing an  tag. For instance:

The advantage of doing this is that the Web web browser could layout the web page more quickly as it is loaded, as it recognizes ways to lay out the images prior to they've been downloaded. This indicates that your visitors could begin surfing your page without having to wait for all the photos to present!
The majority of graphics plans (Photoshop, Paint Store Pro, etc) enable you to watch the width and also height of a picture (in pixels) to ensure that you could slot the worths right into the  tag. You could additionally right-click on the picture and also select Characteristic (in Internet Traveler) or view the image in a window by itself as well as read the size and height in the title bar (in the majority of other internet browsers).
Non-breaking areas in HTML
Occasionally you want to keep certain words with each other to make sure that they're not divided over two lines. The method to do this is with a non-breaking room. In HTML the markup for a non-breaking room appears like this:
For example, the complying with words will certainly cover if they drop at the end of a line:.

The quick brown fox

while this instance, which utilizes a non-breaking area, will maintain the words "brown" and also "fox" together even if they drop at the end of a line:.

The quick brown fox

Usage tables for tabular information, CSS for design.
Tables have typically been utilized to set out content on the page; however this was never ever their meant usage. They're truly meant to be used for presenting tabular information (such as information from a spreadsheet, for example).
With the placing capacities of CSS, you can develop HTML web pages that simply have the page content, and use a different design sheet to lay the material out. Although it has a steeper knowing contour compared to tables-based designs, CSS positioning is well worth learning as your resulting sites will certainly be faster-loading, much easier to preserve and also extra available.
CSS positioning could likewise do a great deal of great techniques that are really hard with tables, as well as you could additionally transform the whole look of your website simply by altering your style sheet (a great instance of this is CSS Zen Garden).
If you're brand-new to CSS, look into our CSS posts.
Developing vacant table cells.
In some cases you'll wish to create table cells (s) with nothing in them; as an example, when a certain row does not have any type of data for among its columns. Generally, the best method to create a vacant table cell is with a non-breaking area, as follows:.

Do not simply use 	 as this will cause your tables to show up rather weird on some browsers!
Figure out even more concerning tables in our HTML Tables tutorial.
The spacer GIF method.
For really specific control over page design, and if you haven't yet got the hang of CSS placing, you cannot beat the old spacer GIF technique. This includes making use of a 1 pixel x 1 pixel transparent GIF, which will certainly be undetectable in your Websites, and using the width and height credits to regulate the exact padding in between web page components such as pictures, text and table cells. For instance, the code:

will certainly develop a 10-pixel straight space between both pictures, one.gif as well as two.gif. You could make use of spacer GIFs in table cells to

the table cell and make sure it does not reduce listed below a specific width or height. In this code example:.

the table cell will constantly be at the very least 20 pixels high.
It's very easy making a spacer GIF in your graphics package – develop a brand-new 1 pixel x 1 pixel photo after that wait as a GIF with a transparent background. Additionally you can download and install one here (whized up for less complicated download).
Obviously, these days you must actually be making use of CSS placing to lay out your content.
With any luck you have actually taken pleasure in these HTML ideas and also located them valuable. All the best with your site!


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When you are a writer who's been sitting on the Super Bowl XLVII fence, prediction-wise, for nearly two weeks, any sign could decide your choice.
Football-wise, it's a tossup if there ever was one.
On Tuesday night, "Elementary" star Lucy Liu, excited to be going to her first Super Bowl, told Jimmy Fallon she's going to wear black, because she doesn't have a favorite team.
No help there. Liu's character Dr. Joan Watson helps a modern Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) solve complex cases, but she can't settle this one.
On Wednesday, it's leaked that Beyonce's halftime performance will be a Destiny's Child reunion of sorts, with Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland joining her on-stage for at least part of the show.
Destiny? Hmm. Might be getting somewhere with that.
The AFC participants, the Baltimore Ravens, are the ones who make this choice hard. The San Francisco 49ers would likely be a slam-dunk selection, even if they faced the Super Bowl veteran New England Patriots.
Drawing an obvious team of destiny changes the equation greatly.
In the last two rounds of the AFC playoffs, this writer wanted badly to pick Ravens upset victories because of the Lewis saga, but talked himself out of it because of Peyton Manning and Tom Brady.
Ray Lewis' Last Ride reached New Orleans despite those two great quarterbacks, and now Baltimore runs smack-dab into the NFL's Next Big Thing, the 49ers' Colin Kaepernick.
However, recall that the NFL's Next Big Thing for most of the season was Robert Griffin III, until the injuries hit.
And also remember that the Next No-so-big Thing, Seattle's Russell Wilson, might just be the best of them all – but he didn't make it to New Orleans, because his coach passed up two first-half field-goal chances against the Falcons. A week later, the 49ers never panicked in Atlanta despite a 17-0 deficit.
Kaepernick is the man of this week, from the San Francisco end, because of the way he ran over around and through the Green Bay Packers, then played a bit more conventionally but just as spectacularly in the comeback victory over Atlanta.
Neither of those opponents had two weeks to prepare for his particular set of skills, however. Lewis, Ed Reed and friends have had two weeks.
In the first of his two losses as a starter, Kaepernick was handled, 16-13, in St. Louis by a rebuilt Rams defense that didn't send a player to the Pro Bowl. In his showdown with Wilson, Kaepernick couldn't keep the 49ers from being blown out by the Seahawks, 42-13.
The 49ers and the Ravens had two common opponents with recent Super Bowl chops, the Patriots and the New York Giants.
Baltimore went 3-0, beating New England twice. San Francisco went 1-1, losing badly at home to New York early in the season, in the pre-Kaepernick era.
49ers coach Jim Harbaugh made the gutsy call of the year by replacing a highly efficient Alex Smith with the potentially more dynamic Kaepernick. Rams linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar prompted the move by knocking Smith out of the Rams-49ers tie with a hit that resulted in a concussion.
The older brother in the Harbaugh Bowl, John, also made a big switch on the eve of the playoffs, also injury-forced, but not nearly as celebrated.
John Harbaugh moved left tackle Michael Oher to right tackle, replacing Iowa State rookie Kelechi Osemele, who went to left guard to replace injured Jah Reid. The new left tackle is Bryant McKinnie, a longtime starter for the Minnesota Vikings.
The Ravens are 3-0 with that realignment, all in the playoffs. The left side of the Baltimore line, which will contend with the 49ers dynamic duo of Aldon Smith and Justin Smith, has two of the bigger humans on the planet in McKinnie (6-8, 354) and Osemele (6-3, 335). When Ray Rice runs behind that duo, he might be noticed until he's well in to the secondary.
Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora was a Thursday morning guest on ESPN Radio's "The Herd."
He told host Colin Cowherd he favors the Ravens because "I like their swagger, their attitude, the way the team plays." He said Baltimore has the "same look" underdog New York had in winning two Super Bowls over the Patriots. And, it wasn't so much what he said, but the way Umenyiora said it.
That pretty much sealed the deal.
For the final game selection of the 2012 NFL season, the winners will be the Ravens, 29-27.
Missing from action: Each team is short a potential difference-maker Sunday, because of season-ending injuries.
Baltimore is without No. 1 cornerback Larderius Webb, and San Francisco is minus clutch-catch WR Mario Manningham, who helped the Giants win last year. Each has been, and will continue to be, missed.
Bonus prediction: A kickoff will be returned for touchdown in Super Bowl XLVII.
In their last big-game appearances, the 49ers and Ravens won despite allowing opponent kickoff-return TDs, by San Diego's Andre Coleman and the Giants' Ron Dixon. That's just quirky enough to continue.
Pro Bowl Friars: Two of Servite High's finest were in action last Sunday in Honolulu. Matt Slater, the AFC special-teams player from the New England Patriots, caught only the second pass of his pro career, and also ran down Leon Washington from behind to stop a kickoff return from being a TD (although, at 92 yards, it was the longest in Pro Bowl history).
Minnesota Vikings rookie tackle Matt Kalil was summoned to Hawaii on a day's notice to replace the Washington Redskins' Todd Williams, and played extensively for the winning NFC squad.
Maybe the best hire: Just a hunch, but San Diego's Mike McCoy might be the best of the eight new coaches for 2013. The former Broncos offensive coordinator put in a Tim Tebow offense on the fly two years ago with a season in progress, and transitioned nicely to a Peyton Manning offense in 2012. No two attacks could be more different.
After those accomplishments, it should be no problem for McCoy to devise an attack that compensates for Philip Rivers' decreased arm strength – among the many things departed Norv Turner couldn't figure out.
Last random thought: Some 3½ hours after Alicia Keys delivers the national anthem in style, Joe Flacco will be hoisting a couple of trophies. He might even be considered an elite quarterback by then. To me, it's as Elementary as the CBS show that follows the Super Bowl.
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I logged out in the class two last night, and our entrances are all closed, so the only vector for attack is someone who patiently logged out in the system to try to jump us when our guard is down. Possible (it's certainly happened before), but fairly unlikely. In any case, this is a good time to get chores done, and pilots come out of the woodwork to deal with the planetary interaction colonies.
I cover the many industrials warping hither and yon with a single combat scanning probe out, ignoring all current signatures and watching for new sigs and/or unknown ships. Coupled with my directional scanner to watch for the sudden appearance of an unlikely but not impossible system lurker, I feel pretty safe, and for once my feelings appear to be accurate.
P.I. done, Bre decides to shoot some sleepers on her own, so I leave the probe out and give her until its normal expiration timer (less than an hour) to enact her plan. She manages to clear three sites in that time, and while the loot is a bit low-average, it's still 40 or 50 million isk she'd otherwise not have. A good, if quiet, night.


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Budget statement: We will do whatever is necessary
Finance Minister Blümel: No one knows how long the crisis will last. No one knows what impact it will have. But we do know that we will do everything to protect the health of Austrian citizens, to secure jobs and to get Austria through this crisis, whatever it costs.
"Exceptional circumstances demand exceptional solutions. This is a crisis budget and thus a mere reflection of the current situation," explained Finance Minister Gernot Blümel at today's budget statement before the Austrian National Council. Even just last week, on Monday 9 March, forecasts still existed that did not yet show the coronavirus epidemic to be having any impact. "Today, the world is a changed place, from my perspective as Finance Minister too. Coronavirus has evolved from being a presumed local Chinese problem to a global pandemic. Austria now has over 2,000 cases, and regrettably has also incurred deaths," added the Minister. "For this reason, entirely different criteria apply to this budget compared with previous budgets."
"What matters in this situation is not the figures that emerge at the end of the year when we balance our accounts. What will matter is how many lives we have saved, how many jobs we have secured and how many companies we have protected against insolvency. We want to do whatever is necessary. At the weekend, we already established an emergency aid fund totalling EUR 4 billion," explained Finance Minister Blümel. The Austrian federal government's emergency aid has already been incorporated into the budget by way of a budget overrun authorisation. Accordingly, the Maastricht deficit will total 1%. This crisis management fund has enabled funds to be made available quickly and directly so as to support Austria's healthcare requirements as effectively as possible, to preserve jobs and to secure and cover people's fixed costs. The funds have been used to purchase medical products, for instance, including respirator masks and protective suits and gloves, in a sum totalling around EUR 130 million. In order to achieve this, special legislation was adopted last weekend.
"But this has been just an initial step. This week, we have presented a further package – a safety net for the Austrian national economy and for jobs in Austria, amounting in total to EUR 38 billion," added Finance Minister Blümel. In addition to the EUR 4 billion in emergency aid, a further EUR 15 billion will be added by way of an aid and compensation fund, and EUR 10 billion for tax payment deferrals. "Since Monday, tax offices have received 21,163 applications for reductions of payments on account or tax payment deferrals. Of these, 18,860 had been processed by yesterday evening – i.e. almost 90%. I wish to thank all staff at the Ministry of Finance for acting so swiftly and without undue bureaucracy," added Blümel. Further measures in the sum of EUR 9 billion are planned for guarantees and liabilities so as also to ensure that companies are able to maintain liquidity. "This will naturally have an impact on the Budget. I have always said that a balanced budget is important, but the health of Austrian citizens, Austrian jobs, and Austria itself, are more important."
The financial leeway created over the past few years now makes it possible to provide rapid assistance. "This budget merely reflects the current situation during a period of immense crisis, the greatest crisis, without doubt, that my generation has ever experienced in Austria. No one knows how long the crisis will last, and no one knows what impact it will have. However, we do know that we will do everything in order to protect the health of Austrian citizens, to secure jobs and to get Austria through this crisis, whatever it costs," concluded Minister Blümel.


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7 Dudley Cinema will present the 10th Annual Venice Film Festival tomorrow evening, January 3rd, at Beyond Baroque starting at 7 pm. The event is free, and will feature Venice historian Jeffrey Stanton!
Jeffrey Stanton's lecture will start the evening off and feature "film clips and shorts from silent films shot in the 1920's mainly on Venice and Ocean Park's piers". Stanton will also have his awesome Venice history books for sale ($50, bring cash) and his banned Venice cartoon map from 1985.
The Film Festival, hosted by Gerry Fialka, will feature films made in Venice, a "celebration of Sponto Gallery's otherworldlyness: infamous Dumpster Diving Fashion Show Film, Lynne Littman's Number Our Days plus live performances by Wadada (seminal Venice street performer of roots-rock-reggae)". Attendees are invited to "experience the essence of Spontofication Rituals in art, music, poetry, and the freedom of creativity".
7 Dudley Cinema at Beyond Baroque
681 Venice Blvd
Venice CA 90291


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Dunkers 2 is a superb 2 player basketball game which follows on from the original Dunkers game. This second title has improved graphics and gameplay and a host of new gameplay features too. You can play a variety of game modes including solo, against the computer, or against your friend. The controls are simple – you just have to press the A or D key to move and shoot the basketball. As you play you earn coins for your shots and dunks – you can use these to purchase new basketball vests and customize your characters appearance. Can you dominate the basket?
Date Added: 2019-02-16
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First Brian Harty Scholarship To Be Awarded by Grab the Torch
June 19, 2013
Announcing a new scholarship in honor of Brian Harty, an inspirational young man who passed away in 2010.
In honor and memory of Brian Harty, a young man with an inspirational passion for leadership and volunteer work, Grab the Torch has established a new scholarship worth $2,000, which provides one female student ages 14-18 with the funding to attend the Grab the Torch camp at the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, CT from August 4-9, 2013.
Grab the Torch (GTT) is an organization dedicated to the in-depth education of leadership, ethics, authenticity and philanthropy. The program at the Ethel Walker School is an all-girls, 5-day overnight camp experience developed to provide a full introduction to the world of non-profits, foundations, cause-related marketing and greater good professionalism. Through conversation with a range of speakers and panelists – from community leaders to Fortune 500 CEOs – outings, site visits and extra curricular activities, attendees learn how to zero in on the causes about which they care the most, and how to make a difference in those fields. They are shown the empowerment that can be both gained and granted though giving back, taking action and leading in a responsible and ethical way.
Brian Harty was a musician and a computer technician at the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), with a kind and caring nature and a dedication to volunteerism and community action. The son of retired Garda (police) sergeant Noel Harty and Marie Harty (née Sheridan), he was taken from the world far too early at 33, following an aneurysm brought about by injuries sustained during a fall at his home in Co. Waterford, Ireland.
Brian's strong spirit of generosity and adventure led him on a two-year leave of absence from his position at WIT, during which time he traveled to America, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, where he taught English to students in Tropang Sdock, Cambodia. Videos from these two years – of Brian skydiving in Australia; leading his Cambodian students in a song – testify to the great impact his travels had on both himself and on those he encountered.
"We all miss him terribly but we are comforted by the knowledge that during his short time on earth he brought joy to many people, especially the students in Cambodia, whom he helped with English conversation by teaching them to sing 'Let it Be,'" said Brian's aunt, Irish America's co-founding editor Patricia Harty.
"The videos he left behind, which his father found on Brian's computer after he passed away, speak volumes about his nature. I would say that Brian had two mottoes in life: 'Face the Fear,' which is the title of the video of him sky-diving in Australia, and 'Let it Be,' the title of the Paul McCartney song, the words of which bring us much comfort. We all miss Brian very much and we are delighted that his memory is kept alive through the Grab the Torch foundation and the scholarship."
Click here to apply for one of the Grab the Torch summer leadership institutes. To apply for the Brian Harty Scholarship for the GTT camp at the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, CT from August 4-9, applicants must use the code IAM after their names and reference the Brian Harty Scholarship in their essays.
Brian teaching his Cambodian students "Let it Be:"
A tribute they filmed for Brian after learning of his death:


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Posted 30 January 2013 - 12:00 PM
I´ll start with mine
Processor: AMD FX-4100
Motherboard: Asus Sabretooth 990FX
RAM: Corsair Vengance 4Gb DDR3 @ 1600mhz (x2)
Video Card: Sapphire HD6950 (2gb)
Case: Antec Sonata IV
PSU: Antec Neo Eco 620W
OS: Windows 8 Pro (64bits)
Monitor: Asus VS247H
Keyboard: Logitech G110
Mouse: Steelseries Sensei
Audio: Razer Chimaera 5.1
I am very proud of this machine as it is the first machine I built from scrap and a huge improvement over my last one (Pentium 4).
Anyways I look forward to see your rigs.
Good hunting!
Posted 30 January 2013 - 12:42 PM
Well, here goes nothing...
Processor: Athlon64 x2 4200+
MoBo: ASuS M2N-MX SE
RAM: 2Gb RAM DDR2 800MHz Kingston HyperX Dual-Channel
HDD: Western Digital WD5000AAKX
Video Card: MSI R6670 MD2GD3
Sound Card: AOpen Cobra AW-850 Deluxe 5.1 connected to an LG HiFi Stereo
Mouse & Keyboard: Microsoft Wireless Optical 1000
Monitor: 19'' Wide VidewSonic (can't remember the model)
I'm planning on upgrading my rig, but I'm still raising the money. Donations are accepted.
Future rig:
Processor: AMD FX 8350
MoBo: ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0
RAM: 8 or 16Gb 1600MHz Kingston Hyper X (Dual or Quadruple Channel)
HDD: Western Digital WD5000AAKX
Video Card: ASUS Radeon HD 7770 1GB GDDR5
Sound Card: AOpen Cobra AW-850 Deluxe 5.1 connected to an LG HiFi Stereo
"The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated, it is finished when it surrenders." - Ben Stein
Posted 30 January 2013 - 01:22 PM
Processor: Intel Core i7 3720QM Quad-Core Processor (2.60GHz), 6MB Cache
RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz (4 X 4GB)
HDD: 256GB Samsung 830 Series - Solid State Drive
Video: Single 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M (2GB of Total GFX)
Sound: Integrated High-Definition Audio with THX TruStudio Pro and up to 7.1 Channel support
OS: Genuine MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Edition
Once you go FA you never go back. - Zerath
Posted 30 January 2013 - 05:30 PM
Posted 30 January 2013 - 05:35 PM
Processor: Intel core i7 3770 quadcore 3.5 GHz
Ram: 32GB
HDD:256 GB SSD +1TB for storage
Video: GTX670 2GB 256bit GDDR5
OS: Windows 8 64 bit
That's all the interesting parts anyway
Posted 30 January 2013 - 05:57 PM
I didn't know you could do that with 3 monitors.
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K @ 5.0ghz, Noctua NH-D14 cooler
Motherboard: Asus RoG Maximus IV Extreme-Z
RAM: 8GB G.Skill DDR3 2133mhz
Video Card: EVGA GTX 680 2gb @ 1300mhz, Arctic Accelero Twin Turbo II cooler
Case: Lian Li PC-P50
PSU: Corsair HX650
Storage: Crucial M4 256gb SSD
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Monitor: 3x Samsung 2333SW+
Keyboard: Noppoo Choc Mini 84 key with Cherry Brown mechanical switches
Mouse: CM Storm Spawn, Logitech G13 gamepad with Xbox360 thumbstck mod
Audio: Logitech G930 wireless headset
Setup looks like this:
(I put casters on the chair so you can get in and out )
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Posted 30 January 2013 - 06:29 PM
There was a discussion months ago about letting players change the FOV in GWs2, I see you solved that like a gentleman.
Posted 01 February 2013 - 12:05 PM
Processor: Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
Motherboard: P5Q-PRO
Video Card: HD 4850
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Posted 04 February 2013 - 02:24 PM
Alienware m17x
Processor: 3610QM
Videocard: Radeon 7970m
HD: 256GB Crucial Solid stat and a 500GB storage
The computer I do everything else on
Some POS I made 6 years ago
Videon card: 8600GT
HD: 1x 80GB, 2x120GB, 1x500GB, 2x2TB
Posted 05 February 2013 - 03:00 PM
Case: Antec 1200
PSU: 1000W Raidmax
Proc: Intel i7-980X running @ 4.4Ghz + Corsair H100 watercooling.
Ram: 16GB
Video: Radieon 5570 2Gb Eyefinity.
Samsung 830 - 128GB - OS Win7 Pro x64
WD Raptor 10k RPM 300GB - Fraps Drive
oh and... 13 TB's of storage on my network. Don't ask. Mostly JBOD. Working on building a 16 drive NAS machine these days.
Lost a 1 TB drive the other day, a small tear was shed...
Regarding GW2, the only real thing that helps is processor, ram, decent video card, and SSD. Newer, more memory, type video cards will not improve
the game's performance or look. I'd suggest people upgrade to an SSD for their OS + Favorite game(s)(people play something other than GW2?!?!?!?),
and then pump up their CPU/RAM setup.
Posted 07 February 2013 - 04:38 PM
Corsair modular 1000w (was cheaper than the 800w when I bought it, go figure)
Asus P8Z68-PRO
intel 2600k ocd 4.2
16gb 2100 ram (also cheaper than the 8 gig set when I bought it)
EVGA gtx 680
2x Corsair FORCE 120g SSDs
2x WD 1 TB HDD
Posted 07 February 2013 - 10:19 PM
Motherboard: MSI Z77a
RAM: Corsair Vengance 16g 1666
Video Card: EVGA 660 SC
Case: Rosewell Challanger
PSU: Corsair 750w
OS: Windows 8 Pro (64bits)
Memory: 320g HDD, 128g SSD
Posted 08 February 2013 - 07:58 AM
Processor: Intel i5 3570k Clocked at 4.0GHz
Motherboard: MSI Z77a
RAM: Corsair Vengance 16g 1666
Video Card: EVGA 660 SC
Case: Rosewell Challanger
PSU: Corsair 750w
OS: Windows 8 Pro (64bits)
Memory: 320g HDD, 128g SSD
Razer Naga *drool*
"The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated, it is finished when it surrenders." - Ben Stein
Posted 08 February 2013 - 08:41 AM
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 12:21 PM
Once you go FA you never go back. - Zerath
Posted 08 February 2013 - 03:34 PM
Posted 08 February 2013 - 06:56 PM
Computer 1
Case: Thermaltake Overseer RX
PSU: 1000W Thermaltake
Mboard: ASUS Rampage 4 EXT
Proc: Intel i7-3930K @ 3.2ghz
Ram: 32gig 1800 DDR corsair
Video: ASUS GeForce 680 GTX
Scandisk - 256gb - OS Win8 Pro x64
Seagate 1tb data drive
Monitor: 27" Acer
Gaming mouse n keyboard: Logitech g500 y g110 respectively
Computer 2
Rampage 3, 2x ASUS GeForce 580 GTX, 850 watt supply, 16gig ram, i7 older style processor.
Thought the second one was broken so bought an all new one then my computer guy fixed the old one with some glue and cable tyes. Score!
Posted 15 April 2013 - 05:51 AM
i7 3820 watercooled oc to 4.5
asus rampage iv extreme motherboard
16 gig ddr 2133
NVidia 680 gtx
128gig ssd
2 terabyte hdd
lg blueray burner
logitec g700 mouse and g110 keyboard
asus 24 inch monitor


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Sisters reunited
Sara and Donna sisters.
A couple weeks ago, we had the opportunity to collaborate again with our dear friend Paula from Alabama Collect. We contacted two asian sisters that Paula met at her showroom and that had already became a loyal costumers of both brands.
We took this photos at Marc Morro's studio, who is a furniture designer based in the Poblenou neighborhood in Barcelona. The space has a special charm that can't be described in words, and it is surrounded by all the furniture samples he's working on, what makes the space very unique and special.
We focused on getting the contrast between the shoes' leathers and the garments' softer colors around the studio.
This time, both parts agreed on giving a special natural light on the pictures to express the nostalgia of past days growing up with your sister.


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Undergraduate business degrees from Adrian College's Department of Accounting, Business, and Economics offer highly competitive courses that develop corporate, business, accounting and functional strategy competency. Accounting and business degrees emphasize the critical nature of the changing global economy and foster a commitment to ethical behavior and lifelong learning.
Undergraduate Business Administration Degrees
All undergraduate business students at Adrian College complete the Business Core curriculum. Courses include introduction business, accounting, managerial finance, marketing, organizational behavior, business and professional communications, business strategy, business law, and social, political and ethical issues in business. Students complete upper level courses in one of the following concentration areas: Accounting, Entrepreneurial Studies, Event Planning and Facilities Management, Fashion Merchandising, Finance, Health Care Management, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management, Marketing, Professional Sales, Sports Management, or Supply Chain Management.
Adrian College also offers a Bachelor of Science in Public Health.
Students are encouraged to combine their business degree with an internship, a minor, and/or a study abroad.
Business minors include:
- Business Administration
- Entrepreneurial Studies
- Economics
- eSports Management
- Health Care Industry
- Public Health
- Financial Planning (23 credits)
- Digital Marketing & Analytics (23 credits)
Program Learning Objectives:
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of business, core competencies, and applications.
- Students will utilize critical thinking skills.
- Students will recognize and practice ethical behavior.
- Students will effectively participate in the decision-making process.
- Students will engage in personal development activities.
- Students will engage in professional development activities.
Students entering the Accounting concentration at Adrian work with professors who are Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) with real life experience. Our professors are active members of various accounting and finance organizations, such as the American Institute of CPAs, Michigan Association of CPAs, Institute of Management Accountants, and Society of Financial Services Professionals.
The Accounting program is approved by the Michigan State Board of Accountancy. The program prepares students to enter into and succeed in accounting careers in the public, private, or governmental sectors. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of the technical knowledge behind accounting, the code of ethics of the profession, and the greater responsibility accountants have to society.
As part of the Accounting curriculum, students engage in many projects aimed at developing strong professional skills to help them succeed in their careers. For example, in the Managerial Cost Accounting course, students prepare a detailed scenario analysis on a new product offering for a company and provide appropriate recommendations. The accounting faculty work with senior members in both public accounting and corporate organizations to bring speakers to campus and interact with students. Our faculty encourage students to pursue internships where they take on professional responsibilities in the accounting field to complement their classroom studies.
Students may choose to combine Adrian's business major with an Economics minor. This combination provides students with excellent preparation for graduate study or careers in business, law, public administration and other areas. Our faculty provide students with an economics education tailored to their interests, and enhance classroom learning with on-site experience. For example, many students visit the Chicago Board of Trade and Federal Reserve Bank to get a first-hand view of the market in action. Our professors encourage students to find internships that allow them to practice what they've learned while earning course credit.
Entrepreneurial Studies
Students seeking expertise in the concentration of Entrepreneurial Studies learn from faculty with extensive consulting and executive level work experience. Our faculty have been published in leading academic journals such as The Journal of Marketing Research and The Journal of Psychology. In addition, members of our faculty have served as founders of several entrepreneurial ventures.
The Entrepreneurial Studies program examines the role of the entrepreneur and develops the basic skills set necessary for a successful start-up. Topics include writing a business plan, securing funding, developing new products and services, and protecting intellectual property. Students also cover business valuations and investor relations.
As part of the Entrepreneurial Studies curriculum, students work on case studies that give them interaction with the profession and experiential challenges, as well as prepare a major entrepreneurial project.
Event and Facilities Management
The Event Planning and Facilities Management program prepares students for a career in various industry market segments (corporate, social, sport, cultural, entertainment, fundraising) and/or specialized event planning careers in the production, promotion, and control aspects of an event.
Coursework includes event planning principles, event production/operations management, event risk management, facilities management, convention and trade show operations, and advertising and promotion management.
Fashion MerchandisingThe Fashion Merchandising program prepares students for a career in the functions of merchandising, both domestically and globally. Theories of fashion, historical perspectives, movement and influences, marketing and retail environments, industry technology, current events and environmental effects will be discussed.
Coursework includes retailing, textiles, visual merchandising, and product and assortment development.
The Finance program has a business focus and prepares students to be financial leaders in organizations.
Coursework includes economics of money and banking, money and capital markets, investments and securities analysis, international financial management, managerial finance, and entrepreneurial finance. Students work on various hands-on projects aimed at giving the students exposure to the field. For example, in the Managerial Finance course, students work in small teams to analyze current financial statements of a major corporation by preparing a written analysis and a group presentation. In the Investments and Security Analysis course, students participate in an online stock trading project where they buy and sell securities over the Internet and analyze their investment results.
Health Care Management
The Health Care Management concentration prepares students for a career in the burgeoning health care sector of the United States, now approaching 20% of the total economy. The program courses are designed to inform, provide experience, and challenge students in the areas of health care. This concentration area culminates in a faculty supervised practicum.
Coursework includes topics such as: financing health care, health care outcomes and quality, biomedical ethics, health care regulation, and public health.
Human Resource Management
The Human Resource Management concentration prepares students for a career in human resources. Coursework includes topics such as: employment and labor law, compensation management, risk management, training and development.
International Business
Students entering the International Business program at Adrian work with professors who are consultants for business clients leading strategic planning initiatives, performing human resource and ethical audits, developing staffing strategies, and researching expansion possibilities.
To give students an edge in the global market, students choosing the International Business emphasis are required to take at least 20 credit hours in foreign language courses. Students are strongly encouraged to spend at least one semester in a study abroad program, in a country such as Australia, Austria, China, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, or Russia. At the same time, students benefit from the flexibility of the BBA degree curriculum, which allows in-depth study of a range of business disciplines.
Students engage in many market-driven projects aimed at developing global business knowledge. For example, in the Management of Multinational Firms course, teams of students are given a specific company and a choice of two countries. The teams must make the best investment decision of which of the two countries the company should enter using economic, social, and political risk information. The team must research and then decide the best strategy to enter the chosen country.
Students entering the Management concentration work with faculty with more than 25 years of experience in helping lead business development, operations, start-ups, and transformation initiatives. Our faculty participate in ongoing research into organizational agility and change, and bring their technical expertise in the areas of organizational design, information technology, and financial planning and control to the classroom.
The Management program prepares students to work with people, technology, and resources to accomplish organizational goals. Our students apply these skills to corporate, social, religious, not-for-profit, and governmental organizations. Students become aware of responsible and accountable management and learn to apply the practices of ethical management.
Management students work with their peers to discuss complex organizational topics. For example, in the Social, Political, and Ethical Issues in Business course, teams of students must research and support either the pro or con position of a current ethical issue in business and then debate another team supporting the opposite position. In the Business Strategy course, students work on a semester long project to research and analyze a problem or opportunity for a company, and then develop a solution to deliver in a boardroom style presentation to the entire Department faculty.
Students seeking a Marketing concentration work with faculty that have corporate and executive level experience in areas such as marketing research, advertising and product management. Our faculty share their extensive experience in marketing consulting and focus group moderation to give students exposure to industry-demanded research and analysis skills. Among our faculty, we have a recipient of numerous copy-writing and catalog awards from the Direct Marketing Association and the founder of three entrepreneurial businesses.
The Marketing program delivers the marketing and soft skills needed in today's environment. Students are exposed to an extensive use of simulations, research projects, and live cases to allow students an opportunity to hone skills they can carry directly to their professional lives.
Students gain first-hand knowledge in the determination of which products will appeal to consumers. For example, in the Consumer Behavior course, students decide on a new product, and then conduct an actual survey among their peers on campus. Students then use a software program to sort and analyze the data. At the end of the course, students present their findings using multimedia presentations with 3-D graphs and high-tech illustrations.
Professional Sales
The Professional Sales concentration prepares students for a career in selling. Coursework includes topics such as: sales management, relationship-driven selling, sales essentials, and sales leadership.
Sports Management
Students entering the Sports Management concentration at Adrian work with professors who have real life sport industry experience. Our professors are active members of premier sport management organizations, such as NASSM, NASSS, and AAHPERD, and have presented at national and international conferences.
The Sports Management program prepares students to enter and succeed in careers in professional sport, minor league sport, intercollegiate sport, and youth sport, as well as other areas. Our students have obtained internships and jobs with many organizations, including the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons, Toledo Mudhens, Toledo Walleye, Detroit Sports Commission, Michigan International Speedway, Washington Redskins and Columbus Crew.
As part of the Sports Management curriculum, students engage in many projects aimed at developing a strong foundation and the professional skills to help them succeed in their careers. For example, in the Sports Marketing course, students develop marketing strategies for actual events at the Arrington Ice Arena. In addition, students have the ability to meet and interact with professionals through guest speakers, conferences and trips to various sport organizations.
Supply Chain Management
The Supply Chain Management concentration prepares students for a career in production and operations. Coursework includes topics such as: forecasting and logistics, sourcing and operations, project management, and production and operations management.
Bachelor of Science in Public Health
The Bachelor of Science in Public Health prepares students for careers in health and public policy. Coursework includes topics such as: health care law, demographics, global health policy, and communication strategies.
Certified Financial Planning Program - 23 hour undergraduate certificate
Students wishing to complete the seven courses required to sit for the CFP exam can enroll in the Certified Financial Planning undergraduate certificate program. This program meets the educational requirements of the CFP board. Upon completing the program, students are eligible to sit for the CFP exam. This undergraduate certificate is 23 hours and is complete 100% online in an 8 week course format. This program is offered in partnership with a consortium of other schools.
Certificate in Digital Marketing & Analytics - 23 hour undergraduate certificate
Individuals wishing to expand their credentials in the marketing arena should consider a certificate in digital marketing and analytics. This 23 credit hour program is a hybrid of online and face to face courses, covering programming, social media marketing, digital marketing analytics, email marketing, search engine optimization, and viral and organic growth.