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In response to the need for nurses after the Civil War, philanthropist Louisa Lee Schuyler established a nursing school at Bellevue Hospital in 1873 — the very first nursing school in the United States. Since that time, the demand for nurses has continued to grow. As of 2018, registered nurses are the largest sector of the health care profession in the state — and the field is continuing to grow. After matriculating at one of the many nursing schools founded in the footsteps of Schuyler, modern-day nurses can find employment in a variety of healthcare facilities in New York, including hospitals, community care facilities and nursing homes.
This page includes information on the nursing profession in New York, such as how aspiring nurses can get training, earn a license, and keep abreast of developments in the field.
Best Nursing Schools in New York
With 109 nursing schools in New York, it can be difficult to know where to go to learn the skills that employers today expect of their nurses. To help prospective nurses weigh their education options based on the qualities they want in a school, we have created a list of the best undergraduate nursing programs in New York, based on data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). In addition, we have ranked the best graduate schools for nursing in the state, a ranking that may be of use to nurses in New York looking to specialize in a specific area of the field.
Continue reading for our evaluations of New York's best nursing schools. (Information about our ranking methodology is available at the bottom of this page.)
Number of undergraduate-level nursing programs offered
Undergraduate tuition
Undergraduate graduation rate
Undergraduate retention rate
Percent of undergrad students awarded financial aid
SUNY College at Plattsburgh
LIU Brooklyn
D'Youville College
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Monroe College
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Number of graduate-level nursing programs offered
Graduate Tuition
Number of graduate-level nursing programs offered through distance education
CUNY Hunter College
The Sage Colleges
Saint John Fisher College
Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2018-19, National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/
Nursing Accreditation in New York
Different students look for different qualities in a nursing school. Some students are most interested in location; others may look at tuition costs first; while some are concerned about the student-teacher ratio. No matter what students want in their ideal nursing school, they should always keep accreditation in mind during their search.
Accredited schools are required to go through a rigorous approval process in order to earn this important designation — a process where the quality of their education is judged against U.S.-wide standards. With this in mind, prospective nursing students should only look for schools that have been accredited by official organizations such as:
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
New York Nursing Licensure
Completing a degree program is only one step in the process of becoming a nurse. In order to work in the state, New York requires that registered nurses earn a license. This entails getting a passing grade on the NCLEX-RN (National Council Licensure Examination), answering questions that demonstrate high moral character, and paying the New York State Education Department a $143 fee. Similarly, those who want to become a licensed practical nurse are required to pass the NCLEX-PN (National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses), pay the state's application fee, and answer the required moral character questions.
Registered nurses who want to advance in their careers to become a nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist must obtain a certification in order to land those jobs. Nurse practitioners in New York are expected to complete a nurse practitioner education program; meet pharmacology education requirements by passing a state-approved pharmacotherapeutics exam or a nationally-recognized nurse midwife or physician assistant examination; and pay a fee of $85. To obtain a clinical nurse specialist certification, professionals must complete a clinical nurse practice master's degree program and pay an $80 fee.
For more information about nursing licenses in New York, log on to www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/.
New York Nursing organizations
The demands of the field require nurses to be lifelong learners. One way nurses can keep up with medical and healthcare developments, as well as connect with one another, is by joining professional associations. The following are some nursing organizations in New York that people may be interested in becoming a part of.
New York State Nurses Association
With a membership 42,000 nurses strong as of 2018, the New York State Nurses Association is dedicated to strengthening nursing practice in the state and making the workplace better. Members can take advantage of the organization's workshops, continuing education courses, and practice resources.
American Psychiatric Nurses Association New York Chapter
Professionals who join the American Psychiatric Nurses Association automatically become members of the New York chapter of the organization. Psychiatric nurses who join can participate in regional activities and are offered access to a board with job leads from around the state.
Nurse Practitioner Association New York State
Nursing students and working professionals alike can benefit from being a member of this association, which boasts perks such as access to the group's professional journals and other publications, networking events, education programs, and mentoring services. In addition, the organization acts as the voice of nurse practitioners in New York by advocating on their behalf to the state legislature.
New York State Emergency Nurses Association
From Suffolk County to Niagara Falls and everywhere in between, nurses who provide emergency care in New York can find support from the New York State Emergency Nurses Association. Members of the organization can attend an annual conference, receive the latest information about the industry from the association's newsletter, and take continuing education courses.
New York-Specific Continuing Education
In order to keep their credentials valid, nurses in New York are required to complete five hours of continuing education coursework from a state-approved provider. Courses may cover topics such as public health law, infection control, palliative medicine, pain management, end of life care, and addiction.
Hospitals in New York
According to a report by the Center for Health Workforce Studies, the majority of New York's nurses are employed by hospitals. And with 172 hospitals around the state, there are many places for nurses to choose from when looking for a position. The following are some of the hospitals in the Empire State that employ nurses.
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center (New York) Part of this hospital's reputation as a provider and training center is built on its many specialized care centers, which offer unique opportunities for research and healthcare. For example, the Brain and Spine Center and the Center for Advanced Digestive Care are known for the groundbreaking, minimally-invasive procedures they provide.
Montefiore Hospital-Moses Campus (Bronx) Founded in 1884, Montefiore Hospital began its operations by treating tuberculosis patients. Since then, the facility has grown in size, function and diversity. For example, the Moses Campus houses an AIDS Center and a Stroke Center that are designated by the state, as well as several Montefiore Einstein Centers of Excellence, i.e. the Center for Heart and Vascular Care and the Center for Transplantation.
Long Island Jewish Medical Center (New Hyde Park) Long Island Jewish Medical Center prides itself on delivering compassionate healthcare through its multiple facilities, which specialize in fields such as obstetrics, cardiology, oncology and dentistry. The hospital also strives to give back to the community through programs designed to help people who are unable to pay for healthcare services, as well as its support for veterans.
Sources & Methodology
Using the National Center for Education Statistics' Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), we gathered data for 6,758 United States institutions. We then filtered that list of schools by state and analyzed the data for each state with two different methodologies, in order to create two different lists: our undergraduate list, based on 11 ranking criteria, and our graduate list, based on 9 ranking criteria.
Final data for the 2016-17 school year was used for these rankings. Schools that did not provide data for all of the required ranking criteria were disqualified from that ranking.
The 11 criteria for the undergraduate school ranking were as follows:
Number of associate- and bachelor's-level degree programs offered to nursing-related majors
Number of associate- and bachelor's-level nursing-related degree programs offered via distance education
Variety of associate- and bachelor's-level nursing-related degree programs offered
Graduation rate
Average amount of federal grant aid awarded to full-time first-time undergraduates
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates awarded any financial aid
Credit offerings (Military, Dual, Life Experience, AP)
Services (Career Counseling, Placement Services)
Availability of tuition plans (Guaranteed, Prepaid, Payment, Other)
The graduate school ranking scored schools based on 9 criteria, different from the undergraduate list. These 9 criteria were as follows:
Number of master's- and doctoral-level degree programs offered to nursing-related majors
Number of master's- and doctoral-level nursing-related degree programs offered via distance education
Variety of master's- and doctoral-level nursing-related degree programs offered
All schools were scored on a 10-point scale for each of the points listed above. Individual data point scores were then multiplied by their respective weights, and the scores were added together, for a maximum possible score of 10 points.
NOTE: Schools' tuition amounts are based on 2016-17 undergraduate and graduate data reported to the National Center for Education Statistics. The actual cost of tuition may vary.
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American Hospital Directory, Accessed June 2018, https://www.ahd.com/
Supply and Demand Projections of the Nursing Workforce: 2014-2030, HRSA, Accessed July 2018, https://bhw.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/bhw/nchwa/projections/NCHWA_HRSA_Nursing_Report.pdf
Columbia University School of Nursing, Accessed July 2018, http://nursing.columbia.edu
A Profile of Registered Nurses in New York State, New York Alliance for Careers In Healthcare, Accessed July 2018, http://nyachnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CHWS-RN-Profile-2016.pdf
Finding Women in the Archives: Student Nurses, NY Historical Society, Accessed July 2018, http://behindthescenes.nyhistory.org/new-york-city-nurses/
Monroe College, Accessed July 2018, https://www.monroecollege.edu
School of Health Professions, New York Institute of Technology, Accessed July 2018, https://www.nyit.edu/health_professions
NYS Office of the Professions, Accessed July 2018, http://www.op.nysed.gov
Continuing Education, New York State Nurses Association, Accessed July 2018, https://www.nysna.org/nursing-practice/continuing-education
New York: Board of Nursing CE Requirements, Nurse.com, Accessed July 2018, https://www.nurse.com/state-nurse-ce-requirements/new-york
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New York State Nurses Association, Accessed July 2018, https://www.nysna.org/
American Psychiatric Nurses Association New York Chapter, Accessed July 2018, https://www.apna.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3414
Nurse Practitioner Association New York State, Accessed July 2018, https://www.thenpa.org/
New York State Emergency Nurses Association, Accessed July 2018, http://www.nysena.org/
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center, Accessed July 2018, https://www.nyp.org/
Montefiore Hospital-Moses Campus, Accessed July 2018, http://www.montefiore.org/
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Accessed July 2018, https://www.northwell.edu/find-care/locations/long-island-jewish-medical-center
The Health Care Workforce in New York, 2015-2016, Center for Health Workforce Studies, Accessed July 2018, http://www.chwsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/NY_Tracking_Report_2016.pdf
How many hospitals does each state have?, Becker's Hospital Review, Accessed July 2018, https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/how-many-hospitals-does-each-state-have.html
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This May Be the Last Time | Director Sterlin Harjo
This May Be the Last Time
by Filmmaker Staff
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Sterlin Harjo, Sundance Film Festival 2014, This May Be the Last Time
Attention, our audience's and our own — it's a valued commodity these days. We struggle to command our audience's attention, for them to discover our work and then, once they've discovered it, to actually focus on it. Meanwhile, we struggle to focus our own attention, to fight our society's weapons of mass distraction so we can not just see our work to completion but fully discover the meanings within it. What role does attention play in your work? Can you discuss an instance where you thought about some aspect of attention when it came to your film? Please feel free to take this question in any direction you choose.
Getting people to pay attention to a style of singing that was born in the 1800's seems like a daunting task. Today, if you can't find the music on Spotify it's so easy to overlook. My film is about songs… songs that were slowly brought to Oklahoma on the Trail of tears… literally by foot. People actually died bringing these songs from Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. For that alone I think they are worth our attention. The most beautiful thing is to watch someone watch the film: it's as if their eyes and ears can't move. The singing wraps them up in the warmth of history and the beauty of survival. Their attention never wavering.
[PREMIERE SCREENING: January 19 at 2:30 pm – Prospector Square Theatre, Park City]
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, where she answered a series of fan questions all while going more than 100 mph on a racetrack.
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The Insecure actress brought out the big guns during the hilarious clip, both behind the wheel and riding shotgun. While her reactions to the fluctuating speeds of the Audi R8 were hilarious on their own, her responses to some of the questions posed by fans are sure to have you in stitches.
In particular, her response when asked what she would be listening to at that moment if the professional driver had CDs was brash, honest and oh so Issa: "Just something really misogynistic with a good beat," she said with a shrug.
However, it was her explaining her most recent awkward Black girl moment while stepping on the gas that made for the highlight of the video.
"One just happened when I was in Atlanta and I was in an elevator and this guy got in and he was like, 'Yo, anybody ever tell you you look like the girl from Insecure?,'" she said. "And I was like, 'Oh, people tell me that all the time,' and before I got the chance to say, 'Hi, it is me,' there were two other women in the elevator with him and he was like, 'Yo, don't she look just like the girl from Insecure?' and then the girl behind me was like, 'I hate that show!'"
After hilariously admitting that she enjoys jamming to "Lil' Scrappy when he was still great and not on Love & Hip Hop" when she's stuck in LA traffic and that she would unabashedly name her biography What the F**k Am I Doing?, she revealed that she peed in the car during the speed round — we're talking 130 mph, people. YOLO, right?
What's there not to love about this woman?


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Scholarship Helps UC Merced Senior Fulfill Dream of Studying Abroad
Lorraine Sturdevant always wanted to explore other countries, but finances were always an obstacle. But winning a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship allowed her to take her first journey outside North America. She spent the summer...
UC Merced Senior Is New Leader, Advocate for UC's 240,000 Students
Jefferson Kuoch-Seng is now the official voice for the University of California's roughly 240,000 students — the first UC Merced student ever to serve in that role. In August, Kuoch-Seng was elected president of the University of California Student...
Study Looks at Emotion's Role in Chemotherapy Tolerance
How patients perceive and talk about their illnesses can have an impact on how they recover and heal, according to a growing area of health research being furthered by UC Merced health psychology Professor Jitske Tiemensma. "It should be a team effort to...
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Viola Gregg Liuzzo, a civil rights activist who was killed by the Ku Klux Klan while driving another activist home from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in March 1965, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove...
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Growing up in Bangkok, Surabordin Prachumsri knew what he wanted to do at an early age. Now in his final year at UC Merced, that hasn't changed for the 22-year-old. "My mom is an anthropologist, and I always liked science as a kid," said Prachumsri, who...
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The National Science Foundation is honoring UC Merced Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe with a Faculty Early Career Development Award to support her examination of how soil helps regulate the climate. The awards are given to junior faculty members who "who...


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Artisan Cheese Company Editor's Pick
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No ordinary cheese shop, Artisan Cheese Company hand-cuts artisanal and farmstead cheeses from across the region, country and Europe, with names like Essex Feta from Greece and Capriole Goat Cheese from Indiana. Also delightful are offerings like Brins Jam from Brooklyn, Ooma Tesoros's Marinara (made in small batches only) and Vignalta herb-seasoned sea salt.
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Fashion|The Power Stylists of Hollywood
The Power Stylists of Hollywood
For an early outing after the death of Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams wore vintage Chanel.Credit...Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
By Ruth La Ferla
EVERY red carpet has its head-turners, dresses that captivate, spark style trends, and celebrate turning points in a star's career. Much the same can be expected when the Golden Globes unfurl the crimson runner on NBC on Sunday night. In past seasons the looks on parade at this annual glam fest helped cement reputations and jump-start careers.
When Reese Witherspoon stepped out in 2007, after her breakup with Ryan Phillippe, her tight yellow Nina Ricci dress lent her an unaccustomed oomph. She was sexier than ever, so it seemed.
Two years ago, Maggie Gyllenhaal injected spirit into her modest indie profile with a peach-tone mermaid silhouette by Roland Mouret. The following year, at the Oscars, Katherine Heigl worked her curves, her formfitting scarlet gown transforming her from a daffy approachable girl-next-door into a pneumatically contoured cinema diva.
"That dress was a game-changer," said Nicole Chavez, who coaxed Ms. Heigl into her one-shoulder sizzler. Such moments can be transformative, said Ms. Chavez, a stylist who has worked with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Scarlett Johansson. "People — casting agents, studio executives — stop and take notice," she said. "They are suddenly interested in working with you."
Such image-shaping clout, long concentrated in the hands of agents and publicists, has been ceded in part to a coterie of influential stylists, Hollywood tastemakers like Annabel Tollman, Petra Flannery, Estee Stanley and Deborah Waknin, and household names like Rachel Zoe, whose fame matches, even eclipses, that of the women they dress.
Most subscribe to the axiom that red-carpet exposure can serve as a billboard for designers, who reap hundreds of thousands of dollars in free advertising, and turn unfamiliar names like Elie Saab and Naeem Khan into covetable luxury brands. Less often acknowledged is that such exposure showcases the stylists' talents as well, elevating once lowly shleppers, the haulers of garments and pinners of hems, into formidable power brokers capable of swaying the trajectory of a star's career.
Who wields that kind of power now? A list compiled last spring by The Hollywood Reporter identified stars like Elizabeth Stewart, Leith Clark, Anna Bingemann and Jessica Paster. That roster, by no means exhaustive, also included Jennifer Rade, who works with Angelina Jolie, and Tiina Laakkonen, whose reputation rests on her work with Carey Mulligan, the young star most stylists only dream of working with. In a red-carpet season, you are who you dress.
When the 14-year-old Hailee Steinfeld snared the spotlight, appearing at the Golden Globes last year in a shimmering white column by Prabal Gurung, her stylists, Karla Welch and Kemal Harris, shared the glow. When Natalie Portman drew raves at the Globes last year for her pink satin Viktor & Rolf gown, the consensus among insiders at least was that her dresser, Kate Young, reaped laurels as well. That promise of recognition helps explain why high-octane stylists would choose to work punishing hours, flexing fashion muscle, but just as often subjugating their own tastes and instincts to those of their charges.
Hollywood's Power Stylists
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Still, as veterans of the trade point out, it takes more than a killer eye, a Calvinist work ethic and a capacity for self-effacement to rise to the rank of power stylist. These days that distinction is awarded to stylists who see to it that their clients alight on the carpet in a dress riveting enough to secure not just plum parts, but the magazine covers and lucrative fragrance and cosmetics contracts that stars now view as their entitlement.
"Dressing for a major red carpet isn't simply getting ready for a big party and looking pretty," said George Kotsiopoulos, a stylist and a former editor at T: The New York Times Style Magazine who is now a host on "Fashion Police" on the E! network. In recent years, he said, "it's been about selling yourself as a brand."
The pale lavender Reem Acra gown that Olivia Wilde wore at the 2008 Emmy Awards lent her A-list impact, arguably attracting the attention of the film executives who cast her, a featured player in "House," in commercial films like "Tron: Legacy" and "Cowboys & Aliens." As her stylist, Ms. Welch, observed, "Good clothes can open doors."
Film executives tend to concur. "The studios take style heavily into account," said Terry Press, an entertainment marketing consultant. Stylist fees are built into their budgets. "A stylist is now just another line item," she said.
As insiders see it, that investment is worthwhile: the right red-carpet turnout can help a performer change lanes. "If your client plays nefarious characters," said the stylist Jeanne Yang, you might dress them, say, in tulle, to demonstrate "that she's really a fresh ingénue."
Others strive for sartorial consistency. Indeed, a case could be made that Ms. Steinfeld's reliably chic but youthful red-carpet looks inspired the fashion executives at Miu Miu to cast her in its advertising campaigns. Mila Kunis's transformation, at the hands of Ms. Flannery, from ill-kempt hipster to regal sexpot doubtless helped secure her latest role, as the new "face" of Dior. A fashion or fragrance contract can earn an actress in the tens of millions.
Such potent stylist-star alliances were spawned well over a decade ago, when celebrity Web sites and supermarket tabloids competed to serve up candid shots of stars exiting Starbucks or the gym in a state of sorry dishevelment. Hoping to shore up their images, some were quick to enlist a fashion consultant.
Stylists at the time catered to stars' insecurities. "The stylist is an outgrowth of the mean-girls culture," Ms. Press observed. "Their very existence says of an actress, 'I don't trust my own instincts, or I have no instincts, or I can't bear to read all the mean things people are going to say if my dress doesn't deliver.' "
In an Internet era, when self-appointed critics could heap scorn on a star, "stylists began getting extraordinarily powerful," said Melissa Rivers, executive producer of "Fashion Police." It was also a time when style-savvy stars like Nicole Kidman, Sharon Stone and, later, Cate Blanchett made headlines with their sartorial picks. "In a lot of ways," Ms. Rivers said, "it was the perfect storm."
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One that gave stylists new pull. "Many became power hungry," Ms. Rivers said. "They were hoarding dresses, not releasing them until the night before awards shows. They were all trying to sabotage each other."
And leaving a trail of disgruntled clients in their wake. Some tried to steal the thunder of established pros. One high-profile dresser showily rushed backstage at the Oscars to adjust the hem of a dress styled by a competitor.
These days, the most successful stylists are less inclined to commandeer the wares, or for that matter, the spotlight. "Your ego has to drop a little," said Cher Coulter, who has dressed Kate Bosworth and Kirsten Dunst. Ms. Coulter and others have accordingly channeled their skills, and competitive drive, into a variety of potentially lucrative sidelines. Ms. Coulter recently unveiled a jewelry line with Ms. Bosworth. Ms. Coulter is also working independently on a denim collection.
Jeanne Yang joined forces with her client Katie Holmes on a fashion collection, now in its third year.
June Ambrose, who made her name shaping the images of pop artists like Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige and Sean Combs, is filming a reality television show, "Styled by June," to be broadcast next month on VH1. "I see myself as a star in a roomful of stars," said Ms. Ambrose, who routinely wears turbans and movie star shades.
Yet she, too, can retreat, Cinderella-like, when the occasion demands. "You have to find a balance," she said. "There are times when I'm on my knees, pinning hems and putting on my clients' shoes."
The profession, for most, requires a surgeon's incisiveness and an analyst's sensitive radar. "I know when to stop pushing," said Tara Swennen, whose clients include Kristen Stewart and Kate Beckinsale. "If I give them a dress and they look at me sideways, I understand, O.K., they don't want to wear it, and that's fine."
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My main point in writing this post is to dispel any doubt about the power of visualization in a beta/alpha/theta brainwave state and to hear the stories of those who are, like me, absolutely positive that they are able to affect the environment around them with their minds using basic techniques.
There was a post by someone named 'destinii' in another thread that compelled me to post this. Destinii said he had been practicing for about 8 years and had become a master, being able to turn girls on just by being in the room. I believe I am getting to this point in under a Year. Destinii also wrote that they didn't even practice MPS anymore because the energy had just begun to radiate non stop. I am also beginning to just radiate instead of trying now. I have even had to take a break from doing it because it actually alarmed me how much I was affecting things around me.
I saw results within 2 hours of practicing Amargi's 'touch' visualization. If you have read the book or listened to the audio book as many times as I have you will know exactly what I'm talking about. It is incredibly powerful stuff and has raised my consciousness to a level I never imagined. I have stories and examples of after this event, most of which I have lost track of, but will divulge if someone wants other advice from a particular situation.
I started my day out feeling this need to expand myself as a human. I'm not sure where this specific feeling came from but I was compelled to learn something powerful that day. I was taking a contemplative walk early in the morning and came across this audiobook on YouTube by Amargi Hillier called 'Mind Power Seduction'. When I hit play, my life changed. I had messed around with visualization, but as a scientific thinking person this book linked the mystical with the scientific, and that was all I needed to really believe in what I was doing and see bona fide results.
After absorbing some of the basic concepts I heard within the first 2 hours of listening to this particular audiobook, I decided to test it out immediately because I was so excited about this new idea. So, I decided to walk to the pool in my apartment complex at the time, find a girl, and use the technique. I was in the corner, and this girl sat down directly in front of me toward the side of the pool. She was really attractive and had long brown hair, with a gorgeous body. I began to gently touch her in my mind, all over her body, gently pulling her hair, and visualizing her getting off. About 2 minutes after I started doing this is it was like a bolt of electricity hit her and she twitched all over, put her hand through her hair several times, and looked directly at me. I mean, directly into my soul, like she was wondering what in the world did she just feel. After this, she rested her hand right between her legs not even knowing it really and began adjusting her bikini bottom constantly. I actually had to stop because she looked like she was about to explode. I left the pool and just kept a big smile on my face on the way out. She seriously looked at me like she wanted me to take her in the bathroom right then and there which actually intimidated me then, so I just left. My point is within a couple minutes of trying touch sensation visualizations I had this highly attractive girl ready to jump on me she was so excited. This has happened many more times in many different situations since then.
There are definitely some caveats to this mental power which you should do your research on, but if you are ready to take your mind to the next level and affect the environment around you to get what you desire, it is absolutely possible if you believe and develop your mental capabilities.
This force must be driven by love. Any other intention used to affect your environment that doesn't come from a positive place will come back to get you without a doubt.
I hope I get to hear from others who are where I'm at and more advanced, to share amazing results that are no doubt from mental work.
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 10:33 am Post subject: Can it work on people that we see randomly ?
I realy want to know about this concept which is new to me.
Has any of you guys tried the psychic method on the people that we see randomly ?
Can this work like this ?
In my dating/seduction experience the only thing that seems to work is : when I meet a girl and with my eyes I realy try to to look deep in her in a very authentic and subliminal way and sometimes there is some kind of connection I mean with the mutual gaze I communicate with the girl and I don t have to say her that I like her cause deep inside she FEELS it.
But other than this as I mentionned do you thing it is possible to influence people with the mind power in the subway in the mall etc ?
Without ever having physical contact you wont have a good psychic link. It will be like trying to shoot a bird with a shotgun.
Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 12:19 am Post subject: Boomerang or not?
But i don't know if these events are correlated or not.
So i'm asking to the author of the threads if he noticed it as well or not in these years?
Did it happen also to you or it's a typical excuse girl sometimes use?
Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 12:21 am Post subject: BAD BOOMERANG EFFECTS OR NOT?
Hi there, I am curious about your results now in 2019. You wrote back in 2017 that post so have you reached your goal?
I believe in mind power seduction but I never really had any good results with it and I tried it hard. So I am curious how you started and what you do differently. I read that book and in theory it makes all sense but in reality I don't know haven't really seen any results.


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Josh Jacobs Gives Cryptic Response on Raiders Future Ahead of Free Agency
By David Kaestle
Josh Jacobs says he wants to be back in Las Vegas. / Associated Press
Josh Jacobs future with the Las Vegas Raiders has been in question for a while now. The future was further put in doubt when the team drafted running back Zamir White in the 2022 NFL Draft.
What did Jacobs do as an answer to all of this in the final year of his contract? He delivered the best season of his career and was a crucial piece to the Raiders' offense. White turned out to be a non-factor this season, but his presence on the roster is still felt.
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Now, preparing to be a free agent for the first time in his career, Jacobs's future still remains just as murky as it was a year ago. When asked about it by reporters on Monday, Jacobs gave a cryptic response.
"It has to make sense for me, but this is where I want to be. Hopefully, I'm back." — Josh Jacobs pic.twitter.com/R9oddbPZME
— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) January 9, 2023
It's clear Jacobs has done everything in his power to earn a new contract and keep his spot as the starting running back on this team. He rushed for an NFL-leading 1,653 yards (a career high) and 12 touchdowns (tied for a career-high). He also added 400 yards in the air, another career-best.
But the Raiders are a team that could be going through a whole bunch of changes this offseason. Quarterback Derek Carr's future is just as unknown as Jacobs'. Head coach Josh McDaniels is reportedly interested in bringing in one of his old quarterbacks from New England by either signing Tom Brady or trading for Jimmy Garoppolo.
Whether Jacobs stays or returns to Las Vegas, it's clear he's proven he can be one of the most productive running backs in the NFL for whoever signs him.
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Please join the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) for the second in a series of workshops to co-develop a strategy to launch an entrepreneur support facility (ESF) on the Fort Monmouth Tech Campus. The workshop will be hosted at the FMERA offices on Fort Monmouth.
The March 28th workshop follows the launch event held in early-February of this year that brought together nearly 40 public and private leaders from across the New Jersey. The focus of that initial gathering was on new and established economic and business models for the creation and attraction of high growth technology-driven organizations. Four distinct ESF models were presented and discussed (coworking, incubation, acceleration and technology demonstration) followed by structured feedback from the participants.
Our next step, and focus of the March 28th workshop, is to reconvene our stakeholder network to focus on potential themes - industry, sector, technology, etc. - that an ESF at Fort Monmouth might address.
Please note it is not necessary to have attended the first workshop to attend the second, though some background may be useful. In the Fall of 2018, the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Monmouth County), together with NJII and FMERA, was awarded a grant from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) to catalyze planning and key investments that position New Jersey cities and regions to augment their innovation ecosystem. The Monmouth County grant is focused on the acceleration of the emerging technology cluster at Fort Monmouth by assessing the feasibility of an entrepreneur support facility (e.g. technology accelerator, incubator, co-working space, etc.) on the Fort Monmouth Tech Campus.
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NAPLES, Fla. -- Brendon Todd and Billy Horschel shot a 6-under 66 in modified alternate shot Saturday for a share of the second round lead at the QBE Shootout.
Rory Sabbatini-Kevin Tway (67), Harold Varner III-Ryan Palmer (70), Jason Kokrak-J.T. Poston (68) and Charles Howell III-Bubba Watson (66) also were 19 under. Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell (65) were a stroke back. The tournament will close Sunday with a best-ball round.
Todd, the FedEx Cup points leader after victories this season at Bermuda and Mayakoba, ended up with Horschel when Brandt Snedeker withdrew because of an injured left ring finger.
"I knew when Brendon was going to be my partner when Sneds had to withdraw I got a better partner," Horshell said. "Sorry, Sneds, but Brendon's been playing really well, two wins, fourth-place finish. I was probably the happiest guy in the world at that point. I've known Brendon since college days, he's a great putter."
They had six birdies in windy conditions after morning rain at Tiburon Golf Club.
"Billy's hitting the ball really well, we're both putting two shots in the fairway," Todd said. "The tricky part is you're not putting every hole, so to get the speed of the greens down is just tough out there, but I think we ham-and-egged it pretty good."
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Report: findings on summer protests and police excessive force
On Behalf of Godosky & Gentile, P.C. | Jan 26, 2021 | Police Brutality
With so much civil unrest, there have been protests across the country, particularly over the past year. Many protests in New York City and law enforcement's response to them drew nation-wide attention.
The New York City Department of Investigation launched an investigation into the NYPD response to the protests. Here are the findings.
Problems with the response
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Officers responded to violence and looting with disorder control tactics that did not take into account the rights of the peaceful protesters when dealing with further violence prevention. Thus, the indiscriminate force caused some harm among those who had not broken the law, and it also led to intimidation and confrontation between law enforcement and those in the crowd.
In the past, the city has had community affairs officers handle protests. However, in the recent protests, the NYPD response did not include the Community Affairs Bureau, and the use of community affairs officers was not consistent in the tactics across precincts.
More oversight seems to be the answer, and the DOI suggests that a single agency should provide this. The agency would have an independent board to govern it. A further recommendation is a Police Commissioner-appointed senior executive who will provide records access to civilian oversight agencies.
According to ABC7NY, critics believe the report's strategies are not enough, and that the NYPD leadership and culture need to change before local law enforcement's use of excessive force will end.


In a move to revolutionize the capital city's public transport system, Saudi Arabian Public Transport Company (SAPTCO) announced the launch of 3,500 buses to cover over 5,000 destinations in Riyadh. The announcement comes ahead of the inauguration of Riyadh Metro, one of the world's largest urban transport ventures, in 2019.
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In other good news, a girl that I taught during my first transfer here (Tiara) is getting baptized on Saturday. And another girl I taught (Ani) will likely get baptized in January. We also have 2 Phillipino investigators in one of my wards who'll be baptized on January 10th. AND we're having a baptism on the day after Christmas. It's exciting and fulfilling to see the gospel change people's lives.
I've now been on my mission long enough to start seeing the fruits of my labors. I recently received letters from all of the people I taught in my last area that I grew closest to. I even got a Christmas present from the kids in a part-member family that I really grew to love along with little notes from each of them (Amber, Bret, La'akea, and Bella). The notes and cards were the best Christmas presents I've received yet. It's comforting and fulfilling to know that despite my weaknesses, mistakes, and challenges in my last area, I really did make a difference in someones' lives.
I'm not feeling too well today :( so I think I'm going to cut my letter short today, but I look forward to hearing your voices tomorrow!


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My group consists of both undergraduate and graduate students who come from a wide range of countries and backgrounds. Together, we conduct diverse research projects to address current challenges in coral reef biology. We aim to advance our understanding of how corals are impacted by climate and environmental change, and what mechanisms increase coral stress tolerance in a future ocean.
Verena Schoepf
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My name is Elias Speelman and I am currently doing the Freshwater and Marine Biology Master at the University of Amsterdam. I'm very passionate about diving and coral reefs, that's the reason why I'm working with Verena. I'm working on a Masters project on the recovery of heat tolerant corals in the Kimberley region, NW Australia, after the 2016 mass bleaching event.
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Chiara de Jong
MSc project: Monitoring pollution in Curaçao's environmentally extreme inland bays: eco-physiological effects on corals
My name is Chiara and I'm currently enrolled in the Freshwater & Marine Biology Master at the University of Amsterdam. I have always been fascinated by our planet and especially by the mysterious deep blue ocean. I'm interested in the effects of climate change and human impacts on coral reef ecosystems. My current research project under supervision of Dr Verena Schoepf is very exciting because it can give new insight into the mechanisms that facilitate coral survival and success in extreme and marginal environments. Besides doing research, I believe it is important to close the gap between science and society and I'm up for this challenge.
Defne Sahin
PhD Project: Environmental and ecological drivers of distribution and performance of high latitude corals
I have a BSc degree in Chemistry and a MSc degree in Environmental Sciences which I both completed in Istanbul, Turkey, where I'm originally from. Despite coming from a different background, I have always been passionate about marine conservation and corals. This led me to pursue a PhD at the University of Western Australia under the supervision of Dr Thomas Wernberg (collaboration with Dr Verena Schoepf). My PhD project aims to explore the poleward expansion of corals, the implications this might have on other species and the potential of high-latitude reefs to serve as a coral refuge under future ocean conditions.
Former MSc and PhD Students
MSc, 2020
Guadalupe Sepúlveda
Thesis "Environmental variability of inland bays in Curaçao and ecophysiology of two reef building coral species". Now a PhD student at Stockholm University
PhD, 2018
Claire Ross
Thesis "Coral calcification mechanisms and the use of corals as paleo-thermometers". Co-supervision with Prof Malcolm McCulloch (primary supervisor), Dr Jim Falter and Dr Thomas DeCarlo. Now a Research Scientist at the Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Maria Jung
Thesis "Symbiont dynamics and energy reserves in Kimberley corals during and after a natural bleaching event". Visiting student from the University of Bremen, Germany. Now a PhD candidate at the University of Western Australia
Cyrielle Rigal
Thesis "Physiological differences between heat-resistant intertidal and heat-susceptible subtidal Kimberley corals". Visiting student from the University of South Brittany, France
Andrew Warnes
Thesis "Interactive effects of light and temperature on coral biogeochemistry". Co-supervision with Dr Chris Cornwall and Dr Steeve Comeau. Now a Laboratory Coordinator at the Australian Institute of Marine Science
Steven Carrion
Thesis "Heat tolerance and acclimatisation capacity of Kimberley corals". Visiting student from the University of Edinburgh, UK. Now a Marine Specialist Consultant at the World Bank
Morane Le Nohaïc
Thesis "Impacts of the global coral bleaching event of 2015/16 on coral reefs in Western Australia". Visiting student from the University of La Rochelle, France. Now a PhD candidate at the University of Brisbane
©2021 by Verena Schoepf


SlowVenice is a network of tourist companies that offers travel experiences embracing the "slow tourism" philosophy with its emphasis on authenticity, sustainability and close contact with local cultures and traditions.
We like to call your stay travel experience because you live experiences of history, culture and nature through the stories of those who love Venice and the Lagoon, on foot, by bicycle, by canoe or with colourful typical boats.
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SlowVenice is a Limosa idea.
Limosa works for 30 years for environmental education, school tourism, land management and research.


Review: Ah this is my first book with Christmas as a backdrop for the 2018 year. It was a short and sweet read, with just enough steam to suit the title.
I love novellas that you can read quickly over an hour or so, and this was one of them. It was satisfying and absolutely perfect.
Mellie and Brigham are childhood friends that married to help take care of Mellie's aging mother. It was a marriage of convenience at the time. Now that Mellie's mother has passed on, Mellie wants to change things.
I love that both had feelings for each other, but wouldn't show them to one another right away though it was obviously causing both of them pain. The two of them have a struggle coming together after years of living apart, except for a few days over the Christmas holidays.
I thoroughly enjoyed this novella and want to read more of Christina's books in the future.


When it comes to small business electricity management, impacting your energy bill must be a group effort. The energy usage of a small business can be made of dozens of individual devices, outlets, and patterns of use. To make a real difference, you're going to need the cooperation of nearly every employee.
The good news is that employees tend to be very enthusiastic about energy efficient policies. Millennials are surprisingly ecologically conscious and in favour of any small business effort to improve practices and enhance sustainability. When you're seeking people to work with on your energy efficiency efforts, look no further than your employees and colleagues. Here are just a few ways that you can introduce energy-saving practices to the workplace, and that's before the parties, games, and contests that can really get an eco-friendly initiative going.
Commercial building HVAC is a powerful thing that effectively creates a slightly higher air pressure than the atmosphere outside and is why there is a mighty 'whoosh' when you open an office building, shop, or restaurant door. Unfortunately, that 'whoosh' is a great deal of your hot or cold conditioned air escaping as new outside air is let in. The longer the external doors remain open, the more of the building HVAC's hard work is undone.
Therefore, one of the best ways employees can lend a hand in reducing power bill costs is simply to keep the doors and windows closed. While it might be tempting to prop a rock in the back door during break time or open an office window to let in some fresh air, these should be closed promptly and all open apertures should be closed when found to prevent HVAC waste.
Employees often eat lunch together, but they heat their meals one at a time in the microwave, on the stove, or in the oven. When possible, encourage employees to heat their meals together at the same time. Microwave meals and snacks may be small enough to heat together on the same cycle. Employees who have instant meals and boil water to make them can share kettles or pots of boiling water. The oven, though power-hungry, is also the easiest to share between several employee lunches at a mutual temperature and is a great way to get hot sandwiches that were packed at home.
One great way to give yourself a little more efficient thermostat freedom, setting it warmer in the summer and cooler in the winter, is to encourage the staff to wear more weather-appropriate clothing as long as it's also still business appropriate. Welcome jumpers and woolly socks in the winter for employees who get cold at the lower setting and suggest the guys wear short-sleeved button-ups in the summer instead of the very warm dress shirt and blazer combination. Inviting blankets and icy water bottles can also help employees self-regulate without power-hungry fans and space heaters.
Another approach to involving your staff in energy efficiency efforts is to form patrols, assign them territories, and reward good work. Lights-off patrols can get together at the end of the day and hunt down every light that was left on. We suggest using an office map and encouraging the teams to make note of where each light found on was. This is not only a great way to get the lights off at night, it can also clue you in on who is leaving their lights on so you can go make a private recruit to the energy efficiency team effort. Patrols are also a good answer to phantom load if you do not yet have a smart outlet solution.
Solar power is a popular universal approach to energy efficiency and sustainability, but you don't have to have a huge roof or field installation to start going solar. Set up a line of solar-powered charging stations on windowsills that get drenched in morning or afternoon sunlight and encourage the team to use them. It's a great way to use the sun instead of your wall outlets and gives everyone an excuse to soak up some Vitamin D when they go to charge, check on, or retrieve their phones.
Your phone charger collection can also be joined by AA and AAA battery chargers for desk gadgets, another way to relieve outlet-use. A set of solar-charging flashlights off to one side even makes a great emergency backup lighting plan in case of power outages.
Of course, if you've been counting along you know that this is only the first half of our two-part article. Join us next time for the second half where we'll talk about scavenger hunts, inventions, LEDs, and more.


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Cleveland's Own BrainDagger Films Wins Big This Year on the Film Festival Circuit
BrainDagger Films
August 03, 2021, 13:00 GMT
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Including Best Documentary Short: Cannes World Film Festival, Best Series/ TV Pilot: Indie Short Fest L.A., Best Documentary Short: Best Shorts Film Fest L.A.
As Organism is a blazingly fast documentary that takes its queues from the original Bill Nye the Science Guy show from the 90s and throws in a wallop of caffeine."
— Callum Reds/ www.scripttoindie.com
CLEVELAND, OH, USA, August 3, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Moe and Kathryn Taylor's Cleveland based film studio, BrainDagger Films has done it again with the mind-blowing documentary "As Organism". That's a weird name for a movie people told them, but after watching the film it makes complete and utter sense. You may never be the same after viewing this master class in editing of philosophy and spooky science. Here's the tagline:
Join Rachel Sellers and Alan Watts for a journey in scale from the subatomic world to the edge of the cosmos as they open your eyes to the possibilities of the universe as a single organism. Discover the range of patterns that design the world around us and the mathematical properties inherent in the building blocks of everything we know.
We must learn how to understand our perceived enemies point of view and figure out how to get along with each other or there's little hope for society and civilization as we know it. We are in the midst of a global societal collapse and it is important to show films like this so we can possibly slow it down and maybe even stop it before its too late. STOP HATING PEOPLE BEFORE YOU MEET THEM. Please?
This is episode one of the couple's new series, BrainDagger Films Presents: Knowledge is Good. This is a ten part series with the insane goal of teaching people how to get along and understand others through weird (important) science and philosophy. Moe and Kathryn have a lofty goal of bringing the world back from the brink so they figured "What the heck? Might as well give it a shot, its better than doing nothing right?" If you think's its a grandiose claim, just watch it. Its only 32 minutes. The link is right here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7STphxuHyZM&t=17s
Bold? The movie actually lives up to the hype as these reviews show:
https://independentmoviereview.com/2021/05/23/as-organism/
https://www.scripttoindie.com/asorganism.html
https://filmthreat.com/reviews/as-organism/
https://www.indyred.com/asorganismreview.html
Excerpts from these reviews:
"If you think a science documentary has to be super boring, think again... this short film is absolute proof of that."
"If you want a great masterclass of how to edit for interest, As Organism would work wonderfully as a teaching tool but make no mistake, you just may find yourself lost in the film. I'm pretty confident that was the plan all along."
"It's loud, and it's fun, and it also teaches you something."
"The style is 100% catchy: thumbs up and four stars."
"There is more non-human about you than what is actually human"
"This lower-budget short film has outdone plenty of the big guy productions I've seen from a technical standpoint."
"As for the film in its entirety? Excellent. Very well done."
"It has no problem keeping you hooked no matter what you believe."
"As it was stated in the film, "As Organism" could lead to an overload of the mind - but as long as you keep a little of what you've seen in the back of your head, your perception of things may forever be altered."
"There's nothing basic about this short film - at all."
"We are barraged with one video image after the other. It's vibrant, colorful, and relentless."
"Moe Taylor's As Organism is a documentary short, shot in a visually over-stimulating MTV style that is hard to pull off and so easy to fail. In Taylor's case, he found the secret, and it works."
"There are so many projects out there and that most of them are just retreads of stories, but apparently new takes on concepts are still out there to be found, and that is nice to know."
Episode two is titled "A Message for Classification Upgrade". They are currently seeking funding for this project. Here's the synopsis:
The human race is at a crossroads where the designator Homo Sapiens is no longer a valid classification. We no longer evolve to adapt to our surroundings, we are now at the point where we adapt our surroundings to serve ourselves. In this episode Rachel and Alan explore mankind's symbiosis with the Earth and technology and discuss the fact that we are now in control of our own evolution. Some of the problems we will have to deal with in the upcoming 30 years are the effects of drastically longer lifespans, finding meaning in a post-scarcity society and harnessing the energy to make it possible while avoiding a highly probable self-destruction. We will also discuss the Kardashev scale and its ramifications for a spacefaring society. Whether we become a species of digital uploads, cyborgs, symbiotes with the solar system or extinct is all up for grabs in this episode.
Moe Taylor
As Organism
Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry, Aviation & Aerospace Industry, Culture, Society & Lifestyle, Education, Environment, Food & Beverage Industry, Human Rights, Media, Advertising & PR, Movie Industry, Science ...
El Estudio Estadounidense BrainDagger Films filmará un Video Musical Histórico en Jacó, Costa Rica con B-One Kultive
BrainDagger Films [USA] Partners with One Blood Records [CR] to Promote "Arte Pura Vida" Music Festival in Heredia
BrainDagger Films Selects Matt Klesel aka Youth Large for its Coveted Production Assistant Position
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Whatsapp developers are working to integrate a payment system in the app for a long time now and it looks like they are about to make it happen very soon.
Sources confirm the feature will be made available in the month of February.
With just weeks to go, it is going to be disappointing news for people in US, UK or other countries because the developers are hardly focusing on these saturated markets. Instead, they have a strong focus on countries like Brazil and India where they have millions of active users every day. The ability to send and receive money is about to implemented on a large scale in India as the government recently facilitated the Unified Payment Interface, UPI that allows any bank transactions to be easily completed within the convenience of an app.
Back in 2017, Whatsapp applied to be part of the UPI integration and got their license approved in the month of July. While the approval process was completed sooner than expected, the development team had to work lots to ensure it worked seamlessly within the app's interface. After all, when they are sending or receiving money using the system it is supposed to be highly secure and any inconsistencies could lead to lots of issue as millions of people use Whatsapp on a daily basis in India.
With the UPI approved, it is being said that Whatsapp has already rolled out their payment system to a large group of their users and it is being tested in the beta phase. Once it is done, the app will officially add payment setup in the month of February and eventually it might be connected to a lot of other apps as well in the near future.
While the feature is limited to only Indian users for now, it will also be rolled out to other South East Asian users in the following months. Brazil seems the top choice for the developers because of their large user base and frequent business users while other countries are also in the list. The feature being fully rolled out to US or Europe might take its time as some technicalities should be taken into account before implementing it.
With UPI integration, Whatsapp is expected to become the unbeatable app in mobile communication and transaction segment. It is being linked to major banks in India like State Bank of India, ICICI, HDFC and Axis while more banks will be integrated at a later point.


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Put a hold on development until regs are in place
By JoAnn Kalenak
Stop the National Popular Vote law!
Beware of those who would restrict public access
Celebrating Randy and Pat Sunderland
Thanks, City of Delta, for toddler activities
Keep the wolves at bay
Land use concepts elude Hotchkiss council
At a recent Delta County Planning Commission (PC) meeting, members voted 8-1 to approve a gravel pit next to a county gem -- Confluence Park. About halfway through the discussions, the news broke that at least three families living adjacent to the proposed gravel pit had not received notification of the proposal or when the PC planned to hear the application (residents heard about the meeting through social media).
Hold the phone, I thought as I sat listening to a myriad of issues that would -- or could -- arise from putting a mining operation in the middle of town and next to one of the best community parks in the area. Notification of near-by neighbors is a no-brainer and a specific development requirement. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to appreciate the concept.
The proceedings should have stopped right there and one PC member knew it.
Tom Kay was the only dissenting vote on the grounds that the neighbors had not been duly involved in the process. Good for Tom.
What about the other PC members? Angela Mackey, PC chair, intimated that she doubted that the neighbors had not received notice and Kim Shay cited the printed notification in the DCI, as though it was enough.
Several PC members posed questions to planning staff present at the meeting and voiced concerns about the notice failure. Elyse Casselberry, head of Delta County's planning department, responded that she wouldn't know what went wrong until she and staff had had a chance to review the automated list generated for the application. (Investigation the following day revealed that planning had used an incorrect address to identify the 1,000-foot notification zone and only 5 notices were sent. Thirty-one parcels belonging to 18 separate owners were later identified.)
So, someone goofed in planning. It happens.
That's not the real problem, though. The real problem is that neither Casselberry nor Kelly Yeager, the county's highly paid planner, seemed to take the issue seriously and, during the three-hour meeting, made no effort to investigate the notification question. Regulations say that "Substantial compliance is required with respect to this notification provision; minor oversights, errors or omissions shall not be considered grounds for nullifying the specific development review process." Later investigation revealed that "substantial compliance" had not occurred.
While planning commissioners hold ultimate accountability for not tabling the application when they learned that they might be out of compliance, paid staff should have stepped up without a moment's hesitation since they are present to advise and guide the Planning Commissioners on required elements of a specific development.
Now, the planning commissioners' decision has been nullified and they will re-hear the application (date to be determined) as a result of the entire debacle. This has never happened in the 16-plus years that I have lived in Delta County.
Is the PC and county planning department just going through the motions in anticipation of new land use regulations?
If so, why not put a moratorium on all specific development until the new regs are in place -- especially those developments with far-reaching impacts like a 50-year gravel pit in downtown Delta?
JoAnn Kalenak


Danehower makes the case that, as a wine region, the Pacific Northwest has arrived on the world stage. This book is an invaluable resource for wine lovers.
"Danehower offers the most sparklingly concise and well-rounded primer on Northwest wines in recent years."
"A useful addition to a wine lover's library."
"Offer[s] much in the way of practical information."
"Read this book and you'll get a schooling, and not just in Pacific Northwest wines."
"As I read about winemakers I know and vineyards I've visited while peering at photos of many of my favorite places in the great Northwest, I can only say, 'Bravo, and mission accomplished.'"
"Helps both industry newcomers and veterans explore new wines and new ways of succeeding in the restaurant wine business."
"Finally someone has written a definitive book on the wine regions of Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and Idaho. Certainly author Cole Danehower is the one most qualified to do it."
"The perfect wine-tasting tour guide."
"A travelogue of ... the region's representative wineries, [Danehower] touches on topics such as why wine grapes are superior to table varieties for wine-making purposes, climatic effects on grapes, stylistic differences in Northwest wines and key wine-making terms. A virtual operator's manual for Northwest winemaking."
"The gorgeous book includes maps, contact information, and production notes, and some truly breathtaking photos from the photographer."
"A beautiful overview to Pacific Northwest wine country."
"Offers a wealth of information for both the wine novice and the avid connoisseur, in a very easy to digest format. The book is technical and sophisticated enough for the wine savvy, while interesting and engaging even for the neophyte."
"This is a book to savor ... a book wine writers, wine drinkers and Northwest wine lovers will turn to again and again — a testament to a young but exciting, exploratory and established wine region that has found a place on the world's wine stage."
Cole Danehower has been a leading regional wine journalist for more than a decade, reporting on the wines, winemakers, and wine countries of the Pacific Northwest. A winner of the prestigious James Beard Foundation Journalism Award, he is also copublisher of Northwest Palate.


The intersection of space and play is at once obvious and under-explored, though a growing number of playful interactions have been designed in and for interior spaces such as galleries and museums, like Joue le Jeu. By contrast, setting something interactive (and potentially physical/architectural) in a public space, with the context that creates and the constraints it demands, is something most designers have not yet had opportunity to explore. So it's really exciting to have been invited along with 58 talented practitioners in Architecture, Urbanism, Design, Art, and Community-building to spend 72 straight hours creating a playful installation in a public space in the Ruhr region town of Witten, Germany.
We've all been split into five teams, with whom we eat, sleep, work, and play. The "Witten Truffle Pigs" are about half Germans, plus a smattering of Peruvian, Brit, Belgian, Lebanese, and me! The competition officially begins in 6 hours, but we've been here for a couple days already, getting to know each other and the town, learning about our tasks and the safety rules, building team spirit, and enjoying ourselves in general – but not enjoying ourselves too much, since we're about to have a long long sprint.
Follow the Truffle Pig adventures on our blog!
Yesterday we were given a tour around Witten, and then played a warm-up game: a miniature version of our 72 hour experience, compressed into an intense 72 minutes. Complete with "sleeping" (resting in a chair with an sleeping mask) and imaginary roles (mine was as a local resident of Witten), we broke into teams and designed interactions for miniature public spaces like bus stops and phone booths. My game team was tasked with creating "A place for privacy" on a very busy streetcorner. So we make the "Am Chillen" private resting hood, complete with picket fence chalk drawing. From inside the hood you can watch the traffic go by, secure and comfy!
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