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When he first arrived at St Vincent's, Stuart Widdison, could not walk or talk. At just 47, he had suffered a severe stroke, and his future looked bleak.
But this is a story of a patient with a fierce determination to recover, and the staff who supported every step of that journey. Stuart counts himself lucky to have come to St Vincent's.
"I got up in the night and I found it difficult to gain my balance. I thought nothing of it until I woke the next morning. To my horror I couldn't feel or move anything down my left-side. I managed to roll over but fell out of bed."
"Home alone I lay on the floor all day. Unable to move or raise the alarm, I was helpless and very frightened."
Stuart drifted in and out of consciousness throughout the day until his partner arrived home from work, many hours later.
Stuart's case is especially remarkable. It is virtually unheard of for anyone to achieve such a level of recovery after waiting so long for help to arrive.
However, after countless hours in rehab and thanks to the determination of St Vincent's staff, slowly but surely Stuart began to make progress.
As difficult as it was at times, Stuart impressed everyone with his determination not to give up.
Having watched his grandmother struggle after having a stroke, Stuart says he was living his own worst nightmare. "My grandmother suffered a stroke and her severe disability had a profound impact on me. I was determined to do everything possible to get back to a 'normal' life again." Not every stroke patient can have an outcome like Stuart's. A stroke will impact people in different ways, and their needs and the equipment required to assist their recovery, can be very different.
Rehabilitation Nurse Unit Manager, Meaghan Mackenzie says, "one of the first things that happened when Stuart was admitted to rehab was that we provided him with an electric wheelchair."
"Stuart's recovery has been phenomenal, but it was the electric wheelchair that helped to launch him on his way. It lifted his spirits and got him started. After all, getting better is not just physical; it is also an emotional and spiritual journey as well."
Today, Stuart is doing very well. He still faces physical challenges, but he is able to walk and talk and do things like take himself into the city. And he attributes his mobility and his renewed joy of living to the care he received at St Vincent's.
"St Vincent's helped me regain my independence, self-respect and humour. They re-trained me to do things for myself. It sounds like the simplest of things, but regaining the dignity to go to the toilet on my own was a huge step."
In the rehabilitation unit our dedicated nurses and specialist staff would like to see every patient recover as well as Stuart. To do that, they need to ensure all patients have access to the equipment they need.
The St Vincent's Hospital Appeal aims to raise funds to purchase additional equipment items from their 'Wish List' to meet the growing demand being placed on the Rehabilitation Unit. These items will help to ensure many more patients like Stuart receive the essential care they need.


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Norfolk golfer Will Harrold aiming to build on solid start to Web.com Tour campaign
PUBLISHED: 15:54 14 March 2019 | UPDATED: 15:54 14 March 2019
Archant 2012
Will Harrold is heading back across the Atlantic to resume his challenge on the second tier Web.com Tour - and feels he has something positive to build on.
The Sheringham professional has already put in plenty of air miles in his debut campaign after travelling to the Bahamas, Colombia and Panana to compete in early events outside the US.
He played some solid golf to make two out of three cuts and pocket over $5,000 in prize money and is now looking to push on, with events coming up in Louisiana and Georgia.
Harrold will be attempting to qualify for the Chitimacha Louisana Open at Le Triomphe Club, which gets under way next Thursday, and should then get straight into the Savannah Championship at Deer Creek the following week.
"There are Monday qualifiers for all the tournaments so I will be giving that a go," said Harrold, who has been back in Norfolk for a break after spending over a month on the road.
"Because of my ranking I missed out on getting straight into that one although I should be okay the following week as there is a field of 156.
"Obviously it would make it a lot easier to plan a schedule if I knew what tournaments I was going to play in advance, but that's not possible at the moment.
"In a way I am using the early tournaments as qualifiers for the rest of the season, although of course they are important in their own right. If I make cuts and, even better still, claim top 30 finishes then I will get into a lot more events as the season continues."
Harrold made a solid start to his Web.com Tour campaign in January when he played all four days of the Bahamas Exuma Classic before finishing in a tie for 56th.
There was then a frustrating near miss at the following week's Bahamas Great Abaco Classic before his best performance to date at the Country Club de Bogata Championship in Colombia when he finished tied 34th. A missed cut in Panana followed - but it had still been a more than respectable start at such a high level.
"I think the most frustrating thing was being first reserve at Great Abaco and not getting in but generally I'm satisfied with the way it has gone so far," said Harrold.
Jack Yule fine-tuned his preparations for the new season with a good win in the latest Norfolk Alliance fixture at Royal Norwich.
Now in his second year as a professional, the King's Lynn player picked up 35 Stableford points to finish well clear of his nearest challenger.
Home professional Neil Lythgoe was second on 31 points, with Chris Potter (Costessey Park) and Gary Potter (Richmond Park) joint third a point further back.
The team competition was a much closer affair, with four pairs finishing on 41 points and Steve Warren (Eaton) and Terry Norman (Great Yarmouth and Caister) winning the Norman Hatch Tankards on countback. Jake Keeley and Harry Brister (Bawburgh), Gordon Cartwright and Julian Poole (Royal Norwich) and Luke and Frank Tyce (Sheringham) completed the top four, with Trevor Cave and John Rix (Eaton) fifth on 40 points.
The final meeting of the season is the Championship at Bawburgh on Thursday, March 28.
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Productivity in the Digital Age
Almost every business can benefit from effective email marketing. One question that business owners often have is: why kind of system do I need to manage my customer and prospect email addresses?
The majority of small businesses would be well-advised to use a hosted service. Many good services exist. Two widely-used examples are Aweber and GetResponse. When we refer to a "hosted service", we are speaking of a service that is managed by an outside company, with nothing to install in your own server. The latter type, often call self-hosted, has some advantages, but is too complicated for the average small business person to effectively operate.
What do you gain by using a hosted email marketing service? There are several.
First, most of these services have a top-notch reputation with email servers all over the world. This means that your email is more likely to be delivered than if you manage your own system.
Second, hosted email services typically have many email deliverability experts that will jump into action if any of your emails begin to be flagged as spam. This inevitably happens to the best of us; you merely get to avoid doing some of the legwork to fix it.
Third, most of the better hosted services have built-in tools for helping your emails pass as many spam filters as possible. They will typically give each email a score on the "spam" scale and show you what factors contribute to that score. You can then make changes as necessary if you choose.
The downside is that you have to pay a monthly fee versus a one-time cost. However, what you are getting for the small monthly fee will typically far outweigh the cost and time involved in managing your own email marketing software on your own server.


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Banana, cinnamon, matcha, cacao, and vanilla flavors come together in this powerhouse shake.
When you do something for yourself that's healthy, it shouldn't be a chore. Exercise should make you feel great, and should be something you get addicted to. When you eat or drink something incredibly good for you, it should taste amazing and make you excited to have it again.
That's why we're always so excited to pass on these great matcha recipes, and this one is no different. Behold, the matcha chocolate shake!
Besides tasting soooo good, this matcha chocolate shake is absolutely wonderful for you. The spinach gives you your daily greens, and both the matcha powder and raw cacao will provide you with clean, pure energy along with antioxidants, magnesium, and fiber. This recipe also uses natural sweeteners (Medjool dates and frozen bananas) that also add thickness for texture.
So yummy and satisfying, it could be a dessert—but this matcha chocolate shake works at any time to give you a huge energy boost and pick up your mood, since it contains L-theanine.
The L-theanine comes from the matcha green tea powder. L-theanine is a powerful little amino acid that has the ability to energize without draining you, and to calm without putting you to sleep. It basically smooths out—but doesn't flatten out—your brain waves. The result is increased concentration, sharper focus, better memory, and an uplifted mood, not to mention the refreshed energy you'll have. It's like a much more chill caffeine high, but without the crash or edginess. It's great!
Matcha tea powder is also good for you because it helps to protect your body from different health risks such as heart disease, Alzheimer's, diabetes, stroke, and even certain types of cancer. It gets rid of heavy metals and chemical toxins, it boosts your immune system, it helps with your digestion, it improves your teeth and gums, and it even makes your body burn calories four times faster than normal.
So there you have it: this matcha chocolate shake is nothing but amazing. Give it a try!
Matcha Chocolate Shake RecipePublished: 2017-02-08
- Ingredients
- 1 cup packed spinach
- 1 cup non-dairy milk
- 2 large frozen bananas
- 2–3 pitted Medjool dates
- 2 teaspoons Epic Matcha green tea powder
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons raw cacao powder
- Directions
- Blend all ingredients together in a blender except for the raw cacao powder until smooth.
- Pour out half of the mixture, and set aside.
- Blend the remaining half with the raw cacao powder.
- In a jar, layer up your shake, alternating between the matcha shake and matcha-chocolate shake.
- Top with nibs, shredded coconut, chia seeds, or granola—and enjoy!
Yield 2 servings
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2046 North Orleans is a recently-renovated 4-story vintage building in Lincoln Park. It was built in the 1920s.
The apartments
2046 North Orleans has 19 studio apartments per floor, and all of the layouts have slight variations.
Floor plans are available online.
Living areas in the units have wood-look floors, crown moldings and ceiling fans.
Apartments have individual heating and air-conditioning units. Stainless-steel kitchens include dishwashers and built-in microwaves.
Closet space is limited in a number of the units.
Internet and DirecTV are included in the rent.
Amenities, services, policies
2046 North Orleans, typical of vintage buildings in the neighborhood, has limited amenities.
There's a laundry room and a bike storage room in the building. 2046 North Orleans does not have on-site parking, and parking is scarce and expensive in the immediate area.
The property is managed by BJB Properties, which has available 24-hour maintenance.
2046 North Orleans is a no-pets building.
The location
2046 North Orleans is a block from the 1,200-acre Lincoln Park, one of the greatest public spaces in America. The immediate area is home to an impressive array of bars and restaurants.
It's almost impossible to overestimate the attractiveness of living around the corner from Lincoln Park.
The building's location affords it quick access to many of the most popular attractions in the park, including the delightful free Zoo.
Shopping. 2046 North Orleans has decent proximity to grocery shopping.
Carnival Foods, a neighborhood grocer, is two short blocks west of 2046 North Orleans. The upscale Mrs Green's, a recent arrival to the area, is a long block past Carnival, at Lincoln and Webster.
From early May to late October, more than 50 farmers draw Wednesday and Saturday morning crowds to the Green City Market in the park, just southeast of 2046 North Orleans.
A CVS pharmacy is a block south and west at Armitage Ave.
There's a smattering of boutiques and other retailing along Wells St, but retail access isn't one of the property's strong suits. Oak Street's glamorous boutiques and Michigan Ave's Magnificent Mile shops are over a mile south of the property. The big-box stores of the Clybourn Corridor are a mile-and-a-half southwest.
Dining, nightlife, entertainment.
You're not going to find the city's hottest restaurants and bars near 2046 North Orleans, but you will find far more than enough long-time favorites to keep dining and drinking close to home.
Stanley's Kitchen, Sedgwick's, Gamekeepers and River Shannon are some of the options you'll find along Armitage Ave, a block south of the building.
Lincoln Ave north of 2046 North Orleans is packed with a wide variety of restaurants, bars and entertainment venues, including Lion Head Pub, O'Malley's West, John Barleycorn and the Original Potbelly.
The immediate neighborhood hosts a number of street fairs and festivals in the summer, including the Taste of Lincoln Avenue and the spectacular Old Town Art Fair, now in its 65th year.
Parks, recreation.
Lincoln Park has too many attractions to list.
The park has virtually every recreational opportunity you can imagine, from North Avenue Beach to a tranquil nature boardwalk, all easily accessible to 2046 North Orleans residents. Castaways Bar & Grill at North Avenue Beach is eight-tenths of a mile and a 16-minute walk from 2046 North Orleans.
Oz Park, which has tennis courts, a basketball court, ball fields and a gym, is two blocks west of the building.
Transportation. 2046 North Orleans's access to public transportation is good, but not great.
Several CTA bus routes stop around the corner on Clark St and several more are a short distance away in the park.
The nearest CTA train stops are at Fullerton and Sedgwick, a 19- and 14-minute walk, respectively, from 2046 North Orleans.
Taxi service is nearly always instantaneously available around the corner on Clark St. A Zipcar car-sharing location is nearby.
Access to I-90/94 and the city's expressway grid is inconvenient, and can be very time-consuming during peak hours.
The competition
Rentals are typically available in a number of smaller nearby buildings just off the park and in condo buildings in the area.
You'll find additional options at YoChicago's Lincoln Park apartment guide.
Share your take on 2046 North Orleans
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SAY WHAT? (What is the passage saying?)
- On his third missionary journey Paul is in Ephesus, which is on the west coast of modern-day Turkey. Shortly after arriving, he continues where Apollos had left off. He runs into some disciples who have been baptized in water, but they had never heard of the Holy Spirit. Upon hearing about Jesus, those who had received John's baptism are filled with the Holy Spirit and there are visible signs of it, such as speaking in "tongues" -- or foreign languages -- and prophesying. We've seen this before, and learned that it happens when a new people group is added to Christianity for the first time. The Ephesians represent the first Asian Christians.
- Paul then speaks in the synagogue for 3 months. When the Jews become obstinate and difficult, he leaves and takes the disciples with him. He rents a large lecture hall instead and uses it for two years.
- As Paul is about to leave, a riot breaks out. The Christians in Ephesus are growing so numerous that local idol sales are plummeting. In response, an angry mob, led by Demetrius the silver idol maker, mobilizes. The mob seizes Paul's traveling companions and collects in the amphitheater, continuing to grow more violent. Paul wants to speak to the crowd. Paul was probably thinking, "If all those people are gathered into one place then they can all hear about Jesus." But the believers knew that this was dangerous and that Paul could be killed. At the end of it all, the angry mob is appeased by the city clerk.
SO WHAT? (What are the underlying principles?)
- Think about the significant impact the Christians were having on this community. What kind of impact do you have on those around you? At Verve we say we are about loving God, loving people, and turning the world upside down. When we devote our lives to loving God and people, we start to make a dramatic impact with our lives.
NOW WHAT? (How will you personally apply this passage?)
- If you're not having a significant impact with your life, why do you think that is? And what could you do to change that? How could you make your life more about loving God? Loving people? Turning the world upside down?


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Software for LifeScience Data Analyis
This page is currently under construction. It will hardly ever display a comprehensive/complete list:
- We install many new tools upon request and it is hard to keep track documenting them all.
- Software compiled / installed locally by projects is not supported by the HPC team and cannot be displayed here.
Links which are displayed in red, do not exist, yet. Any contribution or suggestion is welcome.
A note on limitations:
- Benchmarks displayed on these pages are only benchmarks with respect to speed. The values are valid only for the given parameters and may greatly vary for deviating parameters or input. (You may indicate deviating experiences to us.)
- We strive to improve the beauty and information content of this page. However, the conducted science is up to you as a user - whether or not a particular program invocation (the arguments supplied) actually make sense for your scientific question is up to you to decide.
News on software in bioinformatics and related stuff is distributed via a mailing list (low traffic). You can subscribe, too. You may also distribute and share information using this list.
Yes, please! Please get in touch with us, if you want to benchmark or contribute wrapper scripts. We created some repositories and would be delighted to you to the list of contributors. Also, contributions to this wiki (reports, suggestions, error notes) are welcome!
Installed Life Science Software
Life science software is installed on Mogon I and II in the
bio module category1).
To list the available tools, you can type:
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module av|& grep <tool of interest>
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tool of interest is copy-pasted from the output above, will show the respective versions for that software.
You can ask for updates on a particular software or to install previously not supported software via our webpage.
If an installed tool is not listed on this page, respectively its underlying links, you may contribute this (its a wiki!) or ask for further documentation.
R and Bioconductor
The information on R and Bioconductor merits a separate page.
NGS & Co.
NGS Preprocessing Software and other Quality Checks
Mapping Tools
Variant Calling Tools
Intermediate Processing
*-Seq Analysis
Annotation Tools / Local Search Tools
Various -- Software Collections
- SeqAn – efficient applications of different areas
- BBMap – short read aligner + other tools
- SRA toolkit – the NCBI SRA toolkit on mogon
Evolutionary & Phylogenetics Software Tools
Molecular Docking Tools
Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations are not confined to condensed matter physics, but of interest in the life sciences as well. They are, however, thematically attributed to physics. This page, therefore, merely indicates a link:
Single Particle Processing / Analysis
What Else?
This wiki does not cover your topic / favorite software? Please let us know.
- We can install your software, which frequently is better than to install software yourself2), because:
- we install software in an optimized fashion
- if installed as a module, we made the commitment to support the software, if there are issues with the module, the batch system or I/O3)
- Writing wrapper scripts for otherwise non-performant applications can take time. We still encourage to approach us and ask us, before being stuck in a project.
Any contribution (a script, an idea, a reported issue, feature request, documentation, test data, own benchmark, etc.) is welcome! Particularly, section links labeled with "*" require attention4).
- If you have written a piece of software (e.g. a script for a particular workflow) you would like to share, please do not hesitate to approach us.
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Barbara Mandrell
Barbara Ann Mandrell (born December 25, 1948) is an American country music singer, musician, and actress. She is known for a long series of country hits in the 1970s and 1980s and her own primetime variety TV show on NBC that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of that period. She gave her last concert at the Grand Ole Opry House on October 23, 1997, and subsequently retired from performing music. Mandrell was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2009. Mandrell was also inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016. Although retired, Mandrell is still a member of the Grand Ole Opry, an honor she has held since 1972.[1][2]
Barbara Mandrell
Mandrell in 1991
Barbara Ann Mandrell
December 25, 1948
Houston, Texas, U.S.
|Other names
|The Sweetheart of the Steel
|Singer, actress
|Years active
Ken Dudney
(m. 1967)
|Musical career
|Nashville, Tennessee
|Associated acts
Mandrell has won two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, four Academy of Country Music Awards, and four Country Music Association Awards. She was the first performer to win the Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year twice (1980, 1981), having also won the Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year in 1980.
Mandrell's first Billboard number-one hit was 1978's "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed", immediately followed by "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" in early 1979.[1] In 1980, "Years" also reached number one. She added one more chart topper in each of the next three years. "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" (her signature song),[3] then "'Till You're Gone" and "One of a Kind Pair of Fools", all hit number one between 1981 and 1983, a period during which Mandrell also received numerous industry awards and accolades.[1][3]
Early lifeEdit
Barbara Ann Mandrell was born on Christmas Day 1948 to Mary Ellen (née McGill; born 1931) and Irby Matthew Mandrell (October 11, 1924 – March 5, 2009) in Houston, Texas.[1] Her mother was a homemaker and musician hailing from rural Wayne County, Illinois. Her father Irby was a World War II naval veteran and Texas police officer from Garland County, Arkansas. Irby Mandrell was an accomplished musician and entrepreneur, as well. He used his impeccable social skills and knowledge of the music industry to manage all three of his daughters' careers for over 30 years.
Mandrell was an only child until July 13, 1954, when her sister Thelma Louise Mandrell was born. Youngest sister Ellen Irlene Mandrell arrived 18 months after Louise on January 29, 1956.
The eldest daughter of the musical family, Barbara Mandrell was already reading music and playing accordion when her sisters were infants.[1] Six years later, she had become so adept at playing steel guitar that her father took her to a music trade convention in Chicago. While there, her talents caught the attention of RCA Records producer and session musician Chet Atkins and popular musician and bandleader Joe Maphis. Soon after, she became a featured performer in Maphis' Las Vegas nightclub show, followed by tours with Red Foley, Tex Ritter, and Johnny Cash.[1] Her network TV debut came on the NBC-TV series Five Star Jubilee in 1961.
In addition to the accordion, Mandrell learned the pedal steel and lap steel guitar, piano, saxophone, banjo, and more. She played pedal steel guitar for Patsy Cline, who once wrote to a friend that Mandrell was, "a 13-year-old blonde doll who plays the steel guitar out of this world! What a show woman!"[citation needed] Mandrell toured at age 13 with Cline, Johnny Cash, and George Jones. She also played guitar for Joe Maphis in Las Vegas[1] and on the Town Hall Party show in Los Angeles. A few years later, Mandrell and her sisters Louise and Irlene, as well as her parents, founded the Mandrell Family Band.[1] They toured across the United States and Asia. Their drummer, Ken Dudney, became Mandrell's husband shortly after she graduated from Oceanside High School.[1]
Career discoveryEdit
Dudney received a commission in the Navy, serving as a pilot, and was sent overseas. Mandrell decided that she would become a country singer and moved to Nashville. Her father was then her manager, and with his help, she signed with Columbia Records in 1969. Over the next few years, Mandrell had a few minor hits. Her producer at the time was Billy Sherrill, known for producing other well-known singers in country music such as Tammy Wynette, Charlie Rich, and Tanya Tucker.
Country music careerEdit
1969–1974: Country beginningsEdit
Within 48 hours of a nightclub appearance near the Grand Ole Opry, she received offers for recording contracts from six record companies. After signing with Columbia in 1969, she notched her first chart hit, a remake of the Otis Redding classic "I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now)". In 1970, Mandrell scored the first of many top-40 hits with "Playin' Around With Love". In the same year, she began performing with singer David Houston, and their partnership also generated considerable chart success.[4] Mandrell's first releases earned respect from her country peers, but her first big breakthrough with fans came in 1973 with the single "The Midnight Oil"; it was the first cheating song sung from the perspective of the woman who is doing the cheating, which at the time was unheard of.
While with Columbia Records, Mandrell worked with legendary country producer Billy Sherrill. Under Sherrill's direction, Mandrell recorded country-soul material, which never gained her widespread success. Her early hits included 1970s "After Closing Time" (a duet with David Houston) and 1971's "Tonight My Baby's Comin' Home", "Treat Him Right", and her version of Joe Tex's "Show Me". Her records did not generate high sales on the Columbia label. Sherrill later said in the book, How Nashville Became Music City, that he was asked every year by the other Columbia executives why he was keeping Mandrell, because she was not selling records. Sherrill kept Mandrell with the label until 1975.
1975–1984: Country-popEdit
In 1975, Mandrell jumped to the ABC/Dot label, and under the guidance of producer Tom Collins, reached the top five for the first time with the single "Standing Room Only". After a series of successive hits, she scored her first Billboard number one with 1978's "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed", immediately followed by another chart-topper, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" in early 1979.[5] "If Loving You Is Wrong" was also a major crossover smash, becoming Mandrell's only single to reach the top 40 on the pop chart, peaking at number 31. The song also peaked in the top 10 on the adult contemporary music charts.
During the 1980s, Mandrell had more hits, including "Crackers" and "Wish You Were Here". All of these singles and more reached the country top 10 and some also hit number one, including "Years". Three more singles hit number one: "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool", "'Till You're Gone", and "One of a Kind Pair of Fools", between 1981 and 1983, a period during which Mandrell also received many industry awards and accolades.[6] "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" is one of Mandrell's best-known songs. The best-known version is the live version featuring George Jones. In 1983, she won a Grammy Award for "Best Inspirational Performance" for the song, "He Set My Life to Music".
In 1980, Mandrell became the third woman to win the "Entertainer of the Year" award from the Country Music Association. She repeated this in 1981; this was unprecedented, as prior to her, it was presumed that it only went to an artist once, but she nabbed it a second year in a row with her nonstop touring, hit records, and popular television show. This began the huge array of awards that she would win: several CMA, ACM, and MCN awards, seven American Music Awards, and nine People's Choice, making her one of the most awarded country acts in history.
A collection of duets with Lee Greenwood, Meant for Each Other, followed in 1984.[7] From this album, Greenwood and Mandrell had two hits on the country chart spanning 1984 and 1985, including the top-five hit, "To Me", and the top-20 "It Should Have Been Love by Now".
Also in 1984, she opened a fan-based attraction across from the old location of the Country Music Hall of Fame in the heart of Music Row in Nashville, called Barbara Mandrell Country, a museum about her life and career.
1984: Car crashEdit
While Mandrell was at the peak of her popularity, she had a major setback when she was involved in a serious automobile crash on September 11, 1984. According to Toni Reinhold in Redbook, the singer "sustained multiple fractures in her right leg, including a broken thigh bone, knee, and ankle. She also suffered lacerations and abrasions and a severe concussion that caused temporary memory loss, confusion, and speech difficulties." After a year and a half of rehabilitation, she recovered and returned to recording and performing. Mandrell told interviewers that the crash made her reassess her priorities. Mandrell is now a confirmed seat belt advocate, especially because prior to the crash, neither she nor her two oldest children Matthew and Jaime (also involved in the crash) were normally seat-belt wearers. Mandrell saw a station wagon in front of her with the tailgate down and children not being restrained in the back, and felt the need to tell her children to buckle up just before the crash.[8]
During her recuperation period, Mandrell was unable to work, so she needed to collect on her insurance to pay for medical bills and to keep her touring band paid. On the Ralph Emery on the Record show, Mandrell explained that the only problem was that, under Tennessee law, she had to go through the formality of filing a lawsuit against survivors of the dead driver who had caused the accident, 19-year-old college student Mark White, to collect from her own insurance company.[9]
Mandrell further stated that she instructed her attorneys to phone White's family and tell them that she wanted no money from them and was only taking such action to get her own insurance company to pay for her medical costs, but most of her fans never knew about that or about Tennessee's insurance law. They saw only the headlines about the lawsuit against the family who had lost a son. Before the case went to trial, she adds, her insurance company filed for bankruptcy. Her record and ticket sales fell off "in a big way", Mandrell says.
"I'm not blaming the public", she told Emery, adding that, given the information most of them got through the media, "I would have felt the way they felt."
Mandrell's career recovered in the mid-1980s and, despite the neotraditional country boom and an overall loss of interest in country-pop artists during that period, continued to chart top-40 country hits consistently until 1989. Her last top-10 hit was a cover version of the 1960 song "I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today", which peaked at number five on the country charts; her last top-40 country hit, "My Train of Thought", peaked at number 19. Subsequent albums and singles failed to chart as country music largely abandoned many established stars in favor of newer acts in the early 1990s.
In October 1997, she retired from performing and touring, though she has sporadically appeared on stage in the 2010s. The Grand Ole Opry continues to list her as a standing member; she is one of only two people, the other being Jeanne Pruett, allowed to maintain membership without either performing regularly or having a medical incapacitation. Mandrell now spends her time gardening, painting, and caring for her family and many pets.[10]
Television and actingEdit
In 1980, the TV program Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters premiered on NBC. In addition to hosts Barbara, Louise, and Irlene, the show featured musical guests and comedy sketches. Each broadcast also closed with a gospel song, which led to Mandrell recording her own inspirational album, He Set My Life to Music (1982). As a result of her busy schedule, she began suffering from vocal strain, and on doctor's orders, pulled the plug on the television program in 1982 (variety shows were also falling out of favor at the time; the series was NBC's last attempt at a variety show for over 30 years). She received one award (People's Choice) and two nominations (Golden Globe and TV Land Award) for her work on the show. In 1983, she premiered The Lady Is a Champ, a Las Vegas stage show.[11]
Mandrell had the starring role in Burning Rage alongside Tom Wopat in 1984, just prior to her car accident. Later, she also had guest-star roles on hit shows, including: Touched by an Angel, Empty Nest, Diagnosis: Murder, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, The Commish, Baywatch, Walker, Texas Ranger, and The Rockford Files. She also had a recurring role in the late 1990s on Aaron Spelling's daytime drama, Sunset Beach. Spelling was a big fan of hers and wanted to incorporate her into one of his shows.
Many of these performances can be seen on late-night television or on the DVD box sets of the respective shows. In 1990, she wrote an autobiography called Get to the Heart: My Story, which was a New York Times bestseller for more than three months, and in 1997 became a highly rated CBS TV movie of the week, Get to the Heart (The Barbara Mandrell Story), starring Maureen McCormick as Mandrell. Mandrell promoted her autobiography on shows such as Sally Jessy Raphael, Geraldo, and The Oprah Winfrey Show, with whom she shared the "Woman of the World" honor in 1992. In prime time, she appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Lawrence Welk Show[12] and Ralph Emery's Nashville Now, and she even "rapped" during one of her three Arsenio visits.
Personal lifeEdit
Barbara Mandrell married Ken Dudney on May 28, 1967. Dudney had been the drummer in the Mandrell Family Band. Mandrell and Dudney have three children, Kenneth Matthew Dudney (b. 1970), Jaime Nicole Dudney (b. 1976), and Nathaniel Mandrell Dudney (b. 1985).
Barbara Mandrell's former mansion, Fontanel, located in Whites Creek, Tennessee, near Nashville, has been turned into a tourist attraction with a restaurant, a hotel, an outdoor music venue, and an indoor shooting range.[13][14] Her daughter, Jaime, was the human resources manager of the mansion until February 2017. She then began a new career with a company that works to place people with addiction issues into appropriate rehabilitation facilities.[13][15]
On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Barbara Mandrell among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal Studios fire.[16]
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- ^ "Barbara Mandrell Says Goodbye - Today in Country Music History". klaw.com. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ a b "CMT.com News : 20 Questions With Barbara Mandrell" (interview), Country Music Television, Inc., October 2006, webpage: CMT-BMandrell-20Q Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine: interview, quoted "That is my signature song ['I Was Country..']... The next thing I knew, they had written for me 'I Was Country when Country Wasn't Cool'. It's literally the story of my life..."
- ^ The Barbara Mandrell biography at Allmusic; (retrieved February 15, 2008)
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-05-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Mandrell, Barbara. "Mandrell Injured in Auto Accident". NY Times. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Barbara Mandrell: Sweetness Through Suffering". Cbn.com. 2001-09-11. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Country Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from CMT". www.cmt.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ The schedule for OETA's repeats of the Welk show in the 2019-20 season references a repeat of his 1980 "Rhythm is Our Business" show, on which Barbara Mandrell appeared as a guest.
- ^ a b Stivender, Knight (September 16, 2012). "Behind the scenes at Fontanel: Barbara Mandrell's former home finds new groove as entertainment mecca". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 3, 2015.[dead link]
- ^ Duke, Jan. "Fontanel Mansion: Exploring the Fontanel Mansion & Farm". About.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ "Let's Catch Up: July 26, 2017". barbara-mandrell.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ Rosen, Jody (25 June 2019). "Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
Further readingEdit
- Mandrell, Barbara, and George Vecsey. Get to the Heart: My Story. New York: Bantam Books, 1990. ISBN 0-553-05799-5 hardbound
External linksEdit
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Gurdin, the older of two brothers that served under Dameas, the land's founder and first ruler, took his family and armies east and founded the City of Towers. The city serves as Gurdinfield's capital, though the land has been embroiled in a long and bitter civil war for the last twenty years. Sprawling grasslands and patches of forest of cover most of Gurdinfield, which claims most of eastern Damea up to the Rhyadan River and its several farming and fishing villages. The region's summers tend to be hot and humid while its winters see snow most years. The City of Towers was once home to an Enchanters Academy, and while its doors have long been closed, the nation is one of the last known places to find significant sources of magic in Damea.
Despite the civil war, most Gurdinfielders have tried their hardest to continue their normal routines. Most enjoy nature and prefer to live closer to it, taking care not to let their villages grow too large. Citizens from Gurith and Azgadar tend to look down on Gurdinfielders for their isolated and slower-paced way of life.
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From all indications, it looks like this year is a great year for hot female Dancehall artiste, MzVee. as she kept on releasing singles after singles and performing from one event to the other.
To add up to the videos she has released this year, MzVee has shot a video for her song Re-Vee-Lation which was released last week.
The video talks about her journey since she started singing, her ups and downs, the lessons and challenges she has been through.
According to the video, even though the road has been tough, she never gave up and still believed in her dream and passion for music.
The Natural Girl hitmaker also used to the video to thank her fans for the support they have been giving her, their criticisms and love.
This is because, according MzVee, she would not have been where she is if not for the love and support of her fans.
The video was not shot at a particular location but rather it captures various activities MzVee had been involved in. Among them are her studio sessions, her fitness lessons, performances and her encounter with fans.
She is set to release her maiden album on the 21st of November this year.
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Peace activist shot in West Bank
A peace activist is in a serious condition after being shot in the West Bank town of Jenin.
Brian Avery, 24, a member of the International Solidarity Movement is now being treated in a hospital in the Israeli coastal city of Haifa.
Members of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) say the activist was shot in the face by Israeli troops in a West Bank refugee camp.
The Israeli army has claimed that the incident happened during a gun battle between its troops and Palestinians and it is unclear who was responsible.
But according to Tobias Karlsson of Sweden, another ISM activist, he, Avery and a Palestinian man went to investigate after hearing shots fired.
Karlsson, 30, said that two Israeli armored personnel carriers turned onto the street where he and Avery were walking. He said they stood under a streetlight with their hands up so that the Israeli soldiers could see them.
"We were standing in the middle of the road so we would be visible," said Karlsson, adding that Avery was wearing a red reflective vest. "We've done this dozens if not hundreds of times."
ISM sends volunteers to help protect Palestinian civilians in the West Bank. The volunteers act as human shields during confrontations with Israeli troops.
Karlsson said the Israeli vehicles moved forward and then began to fire at the ground in front of them, sending stones and dust flying up. He said he took a few steps away and when he turned around, Avery was lying in a
"With such a constant cycle of violence there is much need for international volunteers to provide a peaceful presence in the region and to attempt to stay the well-known violence of the Israeli defence force," Avery told his friends in an e-mail before he left.
Another American member of the International Solidarity Movement was killed on March 16 while trying to stop an Israeli military bulldozer in the Gaza Strip from demolishing a Palestinian home witnesses said she fell in front of the vehicle, which ran over her and then backed up, witnesses said.
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Years ago, Lisa Rudy, our grant writing specialist, taught classes on how to write grant proposals. Occasionally, she says, students would turn in assignments with statements like these:
- This project is worthy and will succeed.
- We will reach and teach families across America.
- Our project will improve community awareness of the importance of art and culture.
- The YMCA will develop and present an online training program for physical and occupational therapists.
- The program will run in community locations.
- Our organization started up in September, and plans to house 500 homeless families by February.
What's wrong with these statements?
Imagine you're reviewing a stack of proposals. Each comes from a legitimate non-profit, each was submitted on time, and each includes the right paperwork, signatures, and budget. Which will your foundation fund? Each of the statements above represents an opportunity to improve your self-presentation, and increase your likelihood of winning.
1. Be specific about the purpose and goals of your project
When a reviewer reads a sentence like "This project is worthy and will succeed," she is likely to wonder "why is the writer bothering to make such a general and unsubstantiated statement?" If you, the proposer, don't believe your project is worthy and likely to succeed, you shouldn't be bothering to write the proposal. And if you know your project IS worthy and important, you should be providing specific information about HOW and WHY this is the case. Even when you're writing short proposals, you'll be more successful if you are specific about what you plan to do and why you believe you will succeed. Better statements might be:
- This project builds on prior success and will have a significant positive impact on the quality of childcare in family settings across the community.
- This program addresses a 30% dropout rate in the local high school through carefully crafted mentorship and tutoring activities.
2. Set achievable goals
No one – not Google, not the New York Times, not Oprah – can reach "families across America. Every outreach method has its limits, and every project should have a target audience. When you make a statement like "we will reach families across America," you are letting your reviewer know that (1) you don't who your target is, and (2) you don't understand what it would take to actually achieve your stated goal.
Rather than making grandiose assertions that you can't possibly support, figure out what you really want to do, and then describe your plans. For example:
- We will use direct mail, online marketing, and radio ads to reach families with school-aged children in the Denver area.
3. Have measurable objectives
A statement like "Our project will improve community awareness of the importance of art and culture" immediately raises the question "how the heck will you measure that?" If your answer is "gee, I don't know, but I'm sure that our project WILL raise awareness," you're not ready to submit a proposal.
It is possible to measure things like awareness and public attitudes, but the process isn't simple – and it's rarely cheap. You'll need to conduct interviews, do case studies, and otherwise collect data, both before and after, to find out what impact you've had. Do you really want to do that? If not, you may
want to reconsider or reword your statement. For example:
- Project participants will expand their knowledge of artistic and cultural resources in the area, and will have a fuller understanding of how and why they might choose to participate in the arts.
4. Be qualified for the project you're describing
"The YMCA will develop and present an online training program for physical and occupational therapists."
A statement like this one implies that the YMCA has on its payroll professors of physical and occupational therapists, instructional designers, computer technicians, videographers, and web designers. A reviewer will, quite reasonably, assume that the YMCA has none of these people on its payroll, and that it is therefore completely
unqualified to take on this type of project.
If you really want to take on a project that is beyond your usual day to day work or mission, the best way to get funded is to show that you have established a solid, verifiable collaboration with another organization that is qualified to put the project together and help you to run it. For example, the Y might say:
- The Big City YMCA is collaborating with Big City University to develop an online training program. Staff from Big City will train Y staff to manage enrollment and troubleshoot online issues; Y staff will work with Big City to provide on-site opportunities to work with members in its fitness and wellness facilities.
5. Have a clear, specific plan
All too often, grant proposals include statements like "The program will run in community locations." A statement like this begs the questions "WHICH community locations? How will people get there? Are they big enough? Do they have the resources you need to run your program? Do you have an agreement in place to make use of
these locations, or are you just hoping for the best?"
If you really do know where and how your program will run, say so. If you don't, stop and figure it out before submitting a proposal. A better statement might be:
- Our program will run at the library and community center on Saturday and Sunday afternoons during the months of January and June. Both locations are free for non-profit use, and both offer wireless Internet, sufficient seating, and on-site parking.
6. Have a reasonable, believable timeline
"Our organization started up in September, and plans to house 500 homeless families by February."
Unlikely. Unless your startup just bought a hotel, complete with sheets, towels, staff, and many more resources, there is no way in the world you are going to hit your deadline. And your reviewer knows that.
You'd be much better off figuring out how long it will REALLY take you to get up and running, how long it will take to hire and train staff, how you will reach out and bring in homeless families, and how you serve them. Then build that realistic timeline into your proposal. If it will take more than a year to complete the project,
ask for a grant over multiple years, or build phases into your project plan. For example:
In phase one, we will use a combination of loans and grants to purchase 151 Elm Street and renovate the property according to code. Plans include new HVAC, renovation of kitchen and dining facilities, and construction of ramps and other ADA-compliant elements. This project will begin in September, and is expected to be complete by the following August.


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How to Fully Enjoy Atsuta Jingu, One of the Three Major Shrines in Japan
Atsuta Jingu, located in the southern part of Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, is one of the three major shrines in Japan. The shrine is very traditional and especially noted for housing "the Sword of Kusanagi," one of the Three Sacred Treasures succeeded in the Emperor Family. We are here giving you some tips to fully enjoy touring around the shrine site.
From Nagoya Station, take the Nagoya City Subway train on the Higashiyama Line bound for "Fujigaoka" and switch to the Meijo Line ("Hidari Mawari" or Left Bound) at Sakae Station. Beware not to take a train bound for Nagoya Port (Nagoya Ko) because it would take you into a totally wrong direction. Once you take the Meijjo Line (Hidari Mawari / Left Bound) train, then you just get off at "Jingu Nishi Station" to get to the shrine.
Writer's Photo: Shimochikama Shrine (下知我麻神社)
Coming out of exit no.2 of Jingu Nishi Station, you will see a forest on your left. That's the place we are heading to, Atsuta Jingu Shrine. As you approach the shrine going southward along the street, you will find a small shrine on your left. It is Shimochikama Shrine, one of the many shrines scattered on the site of Atsuta Jingu. This one is particularly dedicated to the god of safe journey. Why not stop by here and pray for safety for the rest of your journey?
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First, toss some money into the donation box installed in front of the shrine hall. Most people choose 5 Yen coin for donation because 5 Yen reads "go-en" in Japanese and it also means "good luck." After making a donation, you take two bows to the shrine hall. Then you clap your hands twice and make a prayer with the palms of your hands placed together in a prayer position. After the prayer, take another bow before leaving.
Writer's Photo: West Shrine Gate of Atsuta Jingu
As you walk straight along the street, you will see a large shrine gate or "torii" on your left. It is the west gate (Nishimon) of Atsuta Jingu Shrine. If you go through the gate into the shrine site, you will soon come across a small shrine dedicated to the god of study on your left.
After you keep walking on the path under the woods, turn left at the crossroad in front of Homotsuden Hall.
Writer's Photo: Temizusha手水舎 (Ablution Pavilion)
On the way, there will be a pavilion with a water basin on your left where you can wash your hands for purification. Use the ladle seen in the photo to scoop some water first. Wash each of your hands in turn from left to right, and then lightly rinse your mouth with water from your hands. Wash the grip of the ladle before placing it back.
Writer's Photo: The Main Shrine Hall of Atsuta Jingu
Keep on going until you come to the main shrine hall. You can follow the same procedure as mentioned above to make a prayer here. That is, donate some money into the box, bow twice, clap twice, make a prayer and take another bow at the end.
Writer's Photo: Kaguraden Hall of Atsuta Jingu
Looking back away from the main hall, there is an office on your left where you can have a good luck charm issued. Behind it is Kaguraden Hall where Shinto priests make prayers.
The wall surrounding the main hall is called "Nobunaga Bei (wall)." It is the strong wall built by Nobunaga Oda, the famous feudal warlord, when he celebrated the victory in one of his battles. It is amazing that such an old witness of history still remains here to date.
Go back the way you came towards Homotsuden Hall.
Writer's Photo: Large Sword at Homotsuden of Atsuta Shrine
Homotsuden (treasury hall) is the place exhibiting various treasures possessed by the shrine. An admission fee applies but it is well worth it. Among the collection here is a large sword which is as long as a child's height. Additionally, there are other beautiful swords and numerous historic treasures are exhibited here. A visit here will never be disappointing.
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Coming out of Homotsuden, take a left and proceed with the main hall to your back.
Writer's Photo: Minamishingu Shrine (南新宮社)
Then you will come across a vermillion red shrine, the color of which is exceptional among other shrines structures of Atsuta Jingu. It is Minamishingu Shrine, dedicated to the god named "Susanoo No Mikoto."
Once you get back on track and further proceed with the main hall on your back, you will come out to the front gate of Atsuta Jingu. You will find yet another shrine on your right here.
Writer's Photo: Kamichikama Shrine (上知我麻神社)
It is Kamichikama Shrine, dedicated to the god of business and family. Your luck in business may increase if you pray to the god here.
Writer's Photo: Betsugu Hakkengu (別宮八剣宮)
Located on the right hand side next to the shrine is another shrine establishment called "Betsugu Hakkengu." The establishment was founded by an ancient emperor as a place to keep his sacred sword. For such a historical background, the establishment is of very high importance only second to that of the main hall. Don't forget to make a prayer here as well.
While we have already covered pretty much all the major spots within the shrine site of Atsuta Jingu, there is another spot I personally recommend to you. It's a noodle shop located on the shrine site.
This is a noodle shop called "Miya Kishimen," located across the shrine approach from Homotsuden. Here you can enjoy kishimen, a specialty wheat flour noodle cuisine of Nagoya. Kishimen typically features flat noodles served with nice and salty soy sauce based sauce poured over it. The kishimen noodles you can enjoy here at this shop boasts very chewy texture and its exquisite taste is so popular that there are always many customers waiting in a queue in front of the shop. Make sure to give it a try!
If you are looking to buy some souvenirs here, the cafe located behind the noodle shop will be a place to check out. One of the top recommendation souvenir items here is the sweet called "Kiyome Mochi (rice cake)."
Atsuta Jingu is a traditional and historic place located amidst the industrial milieu of Nagoya City. It definitely makes one of the great tourist destinations you should consider including in your itinerary. Information: Map
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How is it possible that it's already June 14th? This month is flyin' by but it's sure been fun so far! I thought I'd share with you a bit of what I've been up to this month with my recent MDS scrapbook pages. I created these pages using My Digital Studio, and if you know me, you know how much I LOVE this software from Stampin' Up! I use it almost every day! Do try it - it's free for 30 days! Just click here. And if you already have MDS don't forget about the current 25% off promotion - ends tomorrow!
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Adam Back
The Whole EnchiladaMarch 26–April 30, 2015
Adam Back's solo exhibition features mixed media works generated through reflection on the gratuity and excess embedded in life.
The Whole Enchilada is part of Back's Integrative Project in the Arts & Theology (IPIAT), which builds on his love for the material, ordinary things of this world and pays homage to his Texan roots. Back will deliver his IPIAT presentation at 7:30 pm in the Regent College Chapel.
Artist Statement
"The various practices mixed media occasions—of looking everywhere for ideas and materials to work with, of attempting to make connections past the readily apparent—shaped a way of seeing such a process of working as a way of knowing the world: of experiencing it, sharing in it, and sharing it with others. I want to create beautiful and sensuous work that calls us to the world that we have been gifted, that calls us back to the embodied life of creatures with senses. Mixed media is not only a way of my knowing the world, but of participating in it."
About the Artist
A native Texan, Adam Back completed his MA in painting in 2006 at Stephen F. Austin State University. He is currently finishing a dual concentration in Biblical Studies and Christianity and the Arts at Regent College. He loves the outdoors and would rather be fly-fishing.
More Details
Visit Adam Back's website at www.adamback.com
Read an interview with Adam Back on the Texting the City blog


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A trending topic on Obama, Iran, Israel and possible war, a hot debate amongst all political scientists.
The Political Thought: A Feminist Theory This is a free course offered by MIT which examines the development of the feminist theory over time. Topics covered in the course include suffrage and equality; radical feminism; psychoanalysis and feminism; theories of power; sexuality and gender; embodied knowledge; pornography; identities and global feminism; militarism; and the welfare state.
Political Thought: An Introduction The course is offered freely by MIT. Here Prof. Sarah Song examines major texts in the history of political thought and the questions that the students raise to enable them to understand the strengths and weaknesses of various regimes.
The political Thought: American Theory This course offered by MIT surveys the American political thought from the colonial era to the present. The topics that students cover throughout the course includes Topics include the relationship between religion and politics, rights, federalism, national identity, republicanism versus liberalism, the relationship of subordinated groups to mainstream political discourse, and the role of ideas in politics.
American Political Process: An Introduction This is an undergraduate course offered freely by MIT and instructed by Prof. Gabriel Lenz. At the end of the course the students will have gained basic introduction to the basics of institutions of American government. The students are also required to write at least a 20paged article.
Congress and the American Political System I Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers this course online at no cost. The course focuses on both the internal processes of the House and Senate and on the place of Congress in the American political system. The students are however advised to indulge in further reading and individual research.
American Democracy and Public Opinion Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides this free course to interested students who examine public opinion and assess its place in the American political system.
The Causes and Prevention of War The course is offered free of charge by MIT to interested undergraduate students online but also open to graduate students. The course aims at discovering and assessing the means of prevention and control of war. The historical cases covered include the Peloponnesian and Seven Years wars, World War I, World War II, Korea, the Arab-Israel conflict, and the U.S.-Iraq and U.S. al-Qaeda wars.
Defense Politics The course is offered free of charge to both undergraduate and graduate students. Here Prof. Harvey Sapolsky focuses on the on the institutional relationships that affect the raising, maintenance and use of military forces in the United States.
International Politics and Climatic Change The course offered by MIT facilitated by Prof. Nazli Choucri covers the interconnections of international politics and climate change. The course concludes by addressing the question of: "What Next?"
Comparative Politics: An Introduction The MIT offers this course freely to any interested students online by first offering some basic analytical framework which they can use to examine a wide range of political outcomes.
Democracy/Regime Change: The Rise and Fall In this course by MIT, Prof. Chappell Lawson discusses with the students the "real stuff" of political science these include Coups, civil wars, revolutions, and peaceful transitions. The course also includes shorter discussions of democratization in Spain, South Africa, and South Korea; as well as democratic collapse in Brazil, Austria, and Italy.
World Politics: Ethnicity and Race The Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers this course freely to any interested students facilitated by Prof. Melissa Nobles. the course begins with an introduction to dominant theoretical approaches to racial and ethnic identity. It then considers these approaches in light of current events in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the United States.
German Politics: An Introduction This is a free course presented by Andreas Busch of Oxford University. Here, Andreas provides students with a series of videos on iTunes that the students can stream or even download.
Political Philosophy: An Introduction This course is offered freely by Yale University by Prof. Steven B. Smith. Here Prof. Steven presents videos that were recorded as he was shares his views on the course with his students. The course is an introduction to political philosophy as seen through an examination of some of the major texts and thinkers of the western political tradition.
Politics and Strategy Here Kathleen Bawn, a lecturer at UCLA presents a set of videos that were recorded as he shared and taught the course previously to students.
Politics: The Moral Foundations This is a course offered by Yale University by Prof. Ian Shapiro. The course involves videos of the Prof. Ian as he lectured the course previously.
Studying International Politics Here James Morrison a lecturer at Middlebury College presents audio MP3 file accompanied by slides of the course content that are available for students to download free of charge.
Political Theory: A History In this course, Wendy Brown a lecture at University of California presents videos of the course that were recorded at the time they were taught as she shared with her students.


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This article was originally published in issue #51
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Part of the Premium line of guitars, the RG721FM sits squarely in the middle of Ibanez' product range, below the Prestige and J-Custom lines concerning price, and above the affordable Standard range and the no-nonsense Iron Label series.
High end looks and feel
Competitive price
Superb (if divisive) neck
Wide range of tones
Excellent build quality and finish.
Lack of colour options
The neck profile will turn some players off
Ibanez has been producing the RG range now for 30 years, however, with every new modification, this model continues to remain fresh. Nick Jennison reviews the RG721FM.
The Ibanez name (and particularly the RG series of guitars) conjures up strong images in the minds of guitar players of a certain age. If like me, your musical upbringing happened between the late 80s and early 90s, I'm pretty sure that you're imagining a hairy young individual tearing up and down an impossibly thin neck with wild abandon. The guitar is menacingly pointy, the licks are bombastic, the whammy bar abuse is plentiful, and perhaps some ill-advised trousers are involved. Considering I've just described myself at 18, I don't need to imagine too hard. The trousers were snakeskin, by the way…
In 2017 however, the RG is a somewhat different animal. You might say it's grown up. Embraced by touring metal players and fusion luminaries alike and sporting the kind of elegant appointments one would normally associate with high-end American-made instruments, today's RGs have an aura of class that's distinctly modern. Clean, sharp lines and premium materials with a focus on functionality and playability over retro stylings. If a '62 Strat is a Jaguar E-type, the modern RG is a Tesla.
Part of the Premium line of guitars, the RG721FM sits squarely in the middle of Ibanez' product range, below the Prestige and J-Custom lines concerning price, and above the affordable Standard range and the no-nonsense Iron Label series. Made in Indonesia, the build quality and fit-and-finish are superb; reminiscent of the J-Customs made in the early 2000s in both style and quality but at a much lower price point. Boasting an American basswood body and flame maple top (not a veneer as seen on many guitars at this price point) and finished in a matte satin black, this guitar is as pleasing to hold as it is to look at.
As with so many Ibanez guitar, the neck is the star of the show. Slick and eminently playable, with a super sturdy 5-piece maple and walnut construction and a thin satin finish. While the neck profile is a hair thicker than the Wizard necks of yesteryear, it's still remarkably thin and fast, with a profile that's just round enough to be comfortable with a "thumb over the top" grip without sacrificing the ergonomic feel that made RGs so popular with "thumb behind the neck" players. The 400mm (15.75") radius fretboard is also fractionally rounder than the 430mm typically found on RGs, but vintage Fender this ain't. Such a flat radius allows for a very low action less chance of strings choking out on big bends, and while it's not ideal for Hendrix-style thumb-bass chording, it's a dream for more shred-heavy styles. Flame maple neck binding is a classy touch, and the excellent Premium fret edge treatment makes for a really comfy playing experience.
While Ibanez is known for their excellent Edge locking trem systems, this guitar is outfitted with the Tight-End R hardtail bridge - a big, imposing affair that looks a lot like a tremolo at first glance. Make no mistake though, this is going nowhere. Six smooth adjustable saddles are tucked in snugly and locked down with allen head screws, so there's zero chance of slippage, and the string-through design is extremely sturdy. If you're used to the feel of a floyd-style tremolo under your hand, this will feel very familiar, and there are no rough edges to catch your hand during palm muted passages.
Sonically, Ibanez RGs have always been more versatile than many give them credit for. Since the birth of the RG in 1987, Ibanez has been using multiple 5-way switches to offer stratty single coil sounds and full-fat humbucker tones on its HSH models, and the HH configuration present on the RG721FM is brimming with parallel and split-coil options. Ibanez' proprietary CAP-VM pickups do a sterling job in every setting, and while they aren't as characterful as some boutique offerings, they're balanced and versatile, and the medium-hot output and alnico magnets are a lot less harsh and brash than you might expect from a guitar of this style.
Shipped in a premium semi-hard case, this guitar feels very upmarket at an extremely competitive price. For the more vintage inclined player this guitar might be a little alien feeling, but if you're looking for an elegant, high-performance instrument that can cover a wide variety of styles it might be a perfect fit.
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wooden puzzles. You can create high-quality wooden ones
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Make a Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle
MARBLES the Brain store Games and Puzzles
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Free Online Golf Games
Pogo.com - Online Gaming
Make Your Own Puzzles
Trivia, tic tack toes, bean bag exercises
Ball Roll, hand massages, nails
games like tic tac toe, checkers
Tai-Chi, Bean Bag Exercises
Hand Massages-cutting,filing, and polishing nails
seasonal activities, stringing beads popcorn fruit loops
seasonal activities.
bingo, finger painting, marbles
using a plastic ice cream scoop to remove painted golf balls from a bowl and place them into the color-matched wells of a muffin tin
the memory skills of the game Concentration with boards like those used in a game of bingo
Finger painting, playing marbles
play dough, reciting rhymes, rolling yarn,
Recite nursery rhymes
Roll yarn into a ball
Busy hands, dolls, buttons, zippers, teddy bears,
dolls with zippers and buttons to play with or soft teddy bears, textured cloth, or fur to stroke.
Painting watercolors crayons
fish tanks, bird feeeders, house plants
Plant seeds indoors or outdoors
Memory Jogging Puzzles, Carcassonne, Guess Who?
indoor horsehoes,tops, jacks,dominoes
Memory Jogging Puzzles
board game named "Carcassonne"
Guess Who?
Recipes , BookClub , Stories
reading maps, identifying places cities
work with a screwdriver,
putting together simple two-piece puzzles made from magazine photos
homemade bread
Activities Games | Ghosts, Isola
Isola is a two-player abstract strategy board game.
connect with old friends from service days
Dollhouse miniatures, furniture, accessories, dolls, dollhouse kits.
Touch base by email with old friends
Write a poem together
Finish famous sayings
playing musical instruments, talking about pets, reading aloud
Read aloud and use visual aids
Read aloud
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a board with three pegs on it, and three rope circles, and its a homemade toss game
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Taking a Car ride
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Trace and cut out autumn leaves,
Make paper butterflies
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BY NeiRodriguez Rangel
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has been selected as one of the top 50 universities for Latinos in the United States by Latino Leaders Magazine.
The institutions listed, according to Latino Leaders, "have excelled in their performance, outreach and academic level in their relation with the Latino student population of the country."
Dr. Havidán Rodríguez, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs, said the recognition solidifies the university's vision "to be one of the nation's leaders in higher education, its premier Hispanic-serving institution, and a highly engaged bilingual university."
"The distributed nature of UTRGV increases our competitive advantage in expanding educational opportunities and generating impactful research and creative work across the Rio Grande Valley, an area that is primarily Hispanic and represents a significant and growing population in Texas and in the United States," Rodríguez said.
The magazine used information provided by universities, as well as from organizations such as the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), U.S. News and World Report and other reporting agencies, to compile its list.
Latino Leaders based its list on information that included the percentage of Latino student enrollment and Latino faculty at each institution; percentage of students receiving financial aid; academic resources available to students; and outreach efforts to add to overall diversity.
UTRGV is one of four universities from The University of Texas System and 18 Texas institutions of higher education included in the list. Other UT schools on the list include UT Arlington, UT Austin and UT El Paso.


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Now that offshore wind development is starting to embrace sites ever further from shore, perhaps the biggest single "people" issue to be addressed is that of distance from safe ports. Early offshore wind farms in Europe were situated very close to land and relatively easy to access by boat. At the first sign of bad weather, it has been possible to head back to a safe haven in a comparatively short period of time. Far-shore developments remove that option.
The working environment is moving closer to what is already familiar to workers in the offshore oil and gas industry. Offshore wind is now looking to deploy people at sea on a permanent basis. "Projects now getting underway in UK Round 3 and in the German Bight are too big and too far away for reliance on sailing back to port on a daily basis," says Stuart Brown, director at offshore consultancy Sgurr Energy. The options for developers as they head further out in the North Sea are to base people at the site on fixed platforms or mother ships, he adds.
Fixed platforms, as used by the oil and gas industry, are expensive and need permanent staff and vessel support. But they are comfortable and stable, even in storm conditions. Vessels such as mother ships - mobile accommodation and work vessels - hotel ships or converted ferries are compact, self-supporting and mobile. They can also be replaced or upgraded on a regular basis.
Brown suggests that offshore platforms are probably an over-engineered solution for offshore wind. As for the mother ship option, which originated in the whaling industry, this may have an attraction in terms of deployment of daughter vessels. "Large vessels with accommodation can have the type of wet docks that have been used in some naval assault ships such as HMS Fearless," he says. This is likely to make small vessel deployment easier than from a fixed rig.
Good forecasting
Around 20% of all necessary work carried out at wind-farm sites is for planned maintenance while unplanned problems account for the remaining 80%. With far-shore wind farms, explains James Cotter of RWE NPower Renewables, access is impossible some 40% of the time because of weather conditions or the availability of daylight. As a result, logistics are highly dependent on the manpower required to complete forecast work, he says.
"In reality, to get to a wind farm which is 25 kilometres out to sea it is going to take a minimum of 50 minutes, with at least five minutes recovery time when you get there before technicians can start work," he says. "When you move 60-70 kilometres offshore, that is when basing technicians offshore becomes justified."
Cotter suggests that offshore substations can be also used as operational hubs during the day. Accommodation platforms can be built to house people on a 14 days on and 14 days off shift basis. While fixed platforms mean people can be deployed on site in relative comfort, Cotter says there are drawbacks too. "Accommodating people out at sea is 30% more expensive than basing them onshore," he says. "Another drawback is that workforces based on fixed platforms often tend to fix turbines nearest to the hub first. In a large offshore wind farm it is still going to take an hour to get from a fixed hub to distant turbine sites."
Here a floating mother ship may have an advantage in that it can travel around a wind farm site to get nearer to an area scheduled for work before deploying daughter vessels.
The mother ship idea is no longer an abstract concept. In March, P&O Ferries completed the conversion of one of its former cross-channel vehicle freight ferries for use by Centrica at its 194MW Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farm site in the North Sea.
Around 130 technicians and crew can be accommodated in cabins, while the former vehicle decks have been converted into workshop and component storage space.
Whether on a fixed platform, mother ship or converted ferry, it is clear that wind-energy technicians are going to find themselves turning into mariners. What will it be like living and working at sea? The offshore oil and gas industry provides plenty of lessons.
Offshore installations vary in size, but a typical one in the North Sea will house a core crew of 50-100 people living in compact but comfortable quarters, according to Oilcareers.com, an international organisation with decades of offshore experience.
Working hours at an offshore oil and gas installation are normally 12 hours on and 12 hours off continuously for two weeks, followed by a twoor three-week rest period onshore. This means employees' home life is disrupted. The minimum age for working offshore is 18, but in practice most workers are considerably older than that. The long working day, the harsh weather conditions, the remoteness and the reliance on helicopter travel do not suit everyone.
Oil and gas experience
Offshore installations operated by the oil and gas sector are packed with complex equipment and systems that need to be operated and maintained by highly skilled workers who can work together safely and effectively in integrated teams. People issues are important when workers are confined offshore, even for two weeks. People have to get on with their cabin mates if cabins are shared, and work disagreements need to be patched up quickly.
Offshore wind installations will differ from oil and gas rigs in that they are not handing combustible fossil fuels or undertaking drilling operations, but nevertheless they will share many of the characteristics of their oil and gas counterparts.
Managing people in a challenging and hostile environment like the North Sea means ensuring that safety is always a priority. Before working offshore in any discipline, including anything associated with wind energy in the water, employees require an offshore survival certificate and an offshore medical.
In the UK, the offshore survival ticket is the Basic Safety Offshore Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) certificate, which covers safety, fire prevention and fire fighting, first aid and hypothermia, helicopter safety and escape, and survival at sea. The certificate is valid for four years, after which a refresher is needed. Different countries across the world have different requirements, with some such as Norway's being more stringent than the BOSIET, and some more lax.
At present, most offshore personnel only venture into the marine environment for day operations. Soon, however, many will be emulating their oil and gas colleagues, spending periods of time not only working at sea but living there too. It will not be a job that just anyone can or is willing to do. Managing people in this environment will provide a challenging task for those managing offshore projects.


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Why Do I Have Neck Pain?
You could blame that neck pain you've been experiencing on several things: The way you sit at your computer, the car accident you got into a few days ago, a herniated disk, even arthritis.
Many injuries and ailments can literally be a pain in the neck. Neck pain is common, and it's estimated two-thirds of American adults have experienced neck pain at some point.
Because your neck connects your spine with your skull, it is particularly vulnerable to certain stresses, injuries, infections, and conditions that can cause you to feel neck pain and discomfort.
Neck Pain: Posture
Poor posture can cause misalignment of your spine and result in neck pain. When your neck is in an awkward position for an extended period of time — when you are reading in bed, sleeping on stiff pillows, sitting in front of a computer, carrying a shoulder bag — it can strain your neck and cause pain. Neck pain that results from poor posture tends to show up as aches and soreness in the muscles of your neck and arms.
Neck Pain: Injuries
Certain injuries can result in neck pain. A "burner" or "stinger" is a minor injury to the nerves between your neck and shoulder that often occurs during contact sports. Spinal cord injuries may also manifest as neck pain. These may result in pain and numbness in your neck, shoulder, arms, and legs. Such injuries should be evaluated by your doctor.
You could experience whiplash, which occurs when your neck is violently moved back and forth during an automobile accident, for example. Inflammation caused by whiplash can cause prolonged pain, weakness, and limited function in your neck.
And then there are muscle spasms. These may gradually develop in the minutes or hours after an injury. The major symptom of a muscle spasm in your neck is neck pain that comes on slowly.
Neck Pain: A Spinal Connection
A pinched nerve in your neck, also called radiculopathy, usually results from a herniated disk. If you have radiculopathy, you will likely have throbbing pain or numbness that radiates from your neck down into your arm.
Spinal stenosis also could make your neck hurt. Spinal stenosis is characterized by narrow nerve openings around the spinal cord or other nerve roots. Its symptoms are similar to those of a pinched nerve, with pain that can radiate into the arms and cause decreased muscle size over time.
In some cases, a bone or spinal-cord tumor can result in unexplained neck pain.
Neck Pain: Other Sources
- Infections. A person who has a viral infection or a more serious infection around the brain, known as meningitis, may have stiffness in the neck.
- TMJ disorders. Temporomandibular joint disorders occur when the joint that connects your jaw and skull is strained due to genetics, teeth grinding, jaw clenching, or even gum chewing. Since this joint is connected with the neck, TMJ disorders can result in neck pain.
- Arthritis. In osteoarthritis, inflammation of your joints due to wear and tear can cause neck stiffness and limit range of motion. Rheumatoid arthritis, another serious disease that causes inflammation of the joints, can also make your neck stiff and cause pain.
Neck Pain: Getting Help
Because there are some serious conditions and injuries that can result in neck pain, it is a good idea to consult with your doctor if you have pain, stiffness, limited range of motion, or other neck symptoms in that aren't going away. With the right diagnosis and treatment, you may be able to get rid of that pain in the neck once and for all.