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How To Make A Man Fall Madly In Love With You
Guest Post By Slade Shaw
Author of Why Men Pull Away
"Be the flame, not the moth."
- Giacomo Casanova
We all want to be loved.
It's a human need - we yearn for that magical connection with The One Person meant for each of us.
You might be on the lookout for that guy right now, just as he's searching for someone like you.
Or maybe you're already in a relationship and you want to keep the flames of passion burning ferociously bright with your man.
Either way, you'd do well to learn the secrets to turning him on like crazy.
If you can make him feel things he's never felt with any other woman before, then he's as good as YOURS.
Meet Tina
She was like most women who stumbled in the dark when it came to men and dating.
Tina, a real estate agent from Surrey, had trouble keeping a guy around.
Either he "needed space", wasn't "ready commit to something long-term" or had some equally lame excuse available.
So she jumped from one relationship to the next and fell into the same patterns over and over.
After a few weeks of getting hot and heavy, the guy was soon out the door...
...and into another woman's arms.
Her latest one was a colleague named Jeff - and like the others, things crashed and burned before it could even get off the ground.
They had a few dates and seemed to have fun (especially in bed!), but it soon fizzled out like the others.
Jeff suddenly became unavailable, dodged Tina's calls and messages... until he was out of the picture just like that.
After her last disappointment, Tina started to get desperate. She began to think there was something seriously wrong with her.
"My last REAL relationship was almost a decade ago, and I've gotten nothing but duds ever since. Maybe I pissed off the dating gods or something to deserve my rotten luck with men!"
However, Tina is anything but an isolated case. I've met - and helped - lots of women in the same boat as her.
And today, I'm going to let you in on the 10 Incredibly Effective Ways to Capture Your Guy's Heart Forever:
#1: Please his eyes
When I tell you that you need to be physically attractive to capture his interest, that doesn't means guys are shallow.
This is what I call "getting your foot in the door."
Sure, women might not prioritize looks as much as guys do.
But you can't deny that a man ALSO needs to be visually appealing on some level before feeling attracted to him.
That's not right or wrong - it's simply biology in action.
To flip those hardwired switches in him, you'll need to put in the work.
Take note that has nothing to do with being "perfect", because that's a relative concept. Every guy has a "type" and there's no ONE kind of woman that ALL men are into.
That means you WILL click with someone, one way or another.
All you need to do is take care of yourself, which is what you should be doing anyway regardless.
I could write a whole book about looking and feeling your best, but here's a quick checklist to go over for now:
First things first: paying attention to hygiene is non-negotiable, and so is staying fit and active. Grooming is a must, so don't neglect the basic things either. Guys need to know you care about this stuff before seeing you as a potential partner.
Flaunt your feminine side: experiment with different scents, keep your skin smooth and soft with lotions and use makeup when necessary (tip: less is more!).
Have an impeccable sense of style: The right packaging sends the right signals to his caveman brain, so keep your clothes neat and pressed. Also, choose soft fabrics that accentuate your curves - they have a soothing appeal that'll drive him crazy with desire!
#2: Create killer chemistry
To establish a strong connection with a guy (or strengthen it with a long-term partner), he needs to feel that he has a lot of common ground with you.
Does your personality and attitude give him the impression that he can open himself up to you?
And he can have conversations with you that seem to go on forever (but don't feel that way)?
Does he feel like you "get" him on a level that's deeper than anyone else he's met?
Does your sense of humor jive with his, and do you laugh at the same dumb jokes?
Do you have a burning curiosity for each other? Does he want to pick your brain and know what makes you tick - and likewise for you?
If your personality and attitude can create that type of climate in the relationship, then you're doing it right.
Discover Why Men Pull Away - and make sure he'll NEVER leave you...
#3: Get him to trust you
A lot of women think that getting emotionally close with a guy is as easy as sleeping with him. But jumping into bed isn't going to do the trick.
If he wasn't sure about how he felt for you BEFORE doing the deed...
...he'll feel all the more uncertain the morning after.
If you want to create an unshakable bond with your man, the first step is ACCEPTING him.
This is HUGE on a guy's list - it might even be higher than sex, if not just as important.
A man wants to feel that their partner accepts them as who he is - NOT what she wants him to be.
Women don't realize they do this in small ways, like giving him the raised eyebrow when it comes to the way he dresses.
A few helpful suggestions are fine, but don't go nuts and turn him into your personal makeover guinea pig.
The same goes for the stuff he's into or the people he hangs out with. If it's not getting in the way of your relationship, it's not worth butting heads with him over it.
#4: Be his wing(wo)man
If you want him to see you as a partner and not just a one-time fling, you need to live up to the title.
And to do that, he'll need your SUPPORT.
If he's going through a hellish time in his career or has stuff of his own to sort out, he'll need to know you've got his back.
Men tend to withdraw a bit emotionally when they're fighting some battle in their life, so don't take it personally.
He's just going into a one-track-mind mode so he can focus his energy on whatever he needs to deal with at the moment.
In the meantime, you can quietly assure him that you'll be there for him. He'll come back around after he wrestles those pesky problems into submission.
#5: Pull back
When a guy's crazy about you, the best thing to do is make yourself scarce - but just a little bit.
I'm not telling you to play the hard-to-get game where you're blowing him off on purpose just to see him squirm.
That's manipulation - and let me tell you, guys are NOT thrilled by that at all.
I'm just asking you not to "spoil" him too much and overindulge in the relationship.
Otherwise, it could throw off the balance in both your lives.
So where do you draw the line when it comes to pulling back?
An easy way to do this is by asking yourself, "Am I sacrificing my own growth, well-being or sense of individuality by hanging out too much with him?"
If your other priorities are out of whack - like your career, health or social life - then it's time to rein yourself in a bit.
Let him miss you a little and get busy being the AWESOME woman that you are.
He'd rather have someone who isn't available at his beck and call 24/7...
...as opposed to a clingy, lovesick puppy who lives and breathes for his approval.
#6: Inspire him to action
One thing that turns on a guy is the feeling of being NEEDED.
You might be thinking, "What?? Didn't you just tell me to be a strong, independent woman who doesn't need a guy to be happy?"
Well yes, but the operative word here is "feeling".
Any guy worth your time knows darn well that you don't actually NEED him to live a full life.
He just wants the privilege of being part of it anyway.
And if you let him play the game where he gets to indulge his more brutish, masculine side, he'll love you for it.
Ask him to help you out with "guy stuff", like moving some heavy stuff around, fixing something in the house, setting up your new computer or killing that bug that flew in your bathroom.
Or you could ask him for his expertise on something, like which smart TV has true 1080p resolution or how to invest in Bitcoin... you get the idea.
Men absolutely love knowing they can do this type of thing for their partner because that's their "provider/protector instinct" kicking in.
#7: Let him do his thing
The couples who've been together the longest are those who understand that they can't be together every second of the day.
This goes beyond what I said earlier about pulling back a little.
From time to time, he's going to want to go off and express himself...
...and it won't involve you.
Women who are, well, less mature, will have a hard time accepting this fact about men.
But that's exactly what you need to respect, which is his need for individuality and independence.
This factor alone can be a deal breaker for most guys because they're secretly afraid they'll have to give those up once he commits to a woman.
So alleviate those fears and let him have his friends, hobbies and other side projects he's working on.
#8: Take a chill pill
Another thing that guys are worried about is that their partner's going to freak out when he cracks the occasional inappropriate joke or takes an off-day playing Grand Theft Auto on his PS4.
Essentially, guys are looking for that girl who won't suck all the fun out of the relationship with her drama.
Sorry if that sounds harsh, but that's what guys are thinking - they just don't have the nerve to tell you.
You can do this by keeping it cool when something unexpected happens, like canceled dinner plans on account of an emergency.
Or it could also mean not having unspoken, arbitrary rules in the relationship that force him to walk on eggshells around you.
You know, like not flipping out when he likes a female friend's Facebook post or Instragram selfie - or on a bigger note, acknowledging the existence of other women in his life.
If you can pick your battles and let the inconsequential stuff slide, he'll be all the happier for it.
#9: Don't MAKE him fall in love with you
This may come as a surprise to a lot of women, but you can't actually tell a guy what to think or feel...
...especially when it comes to deciding whether to commit to someone or not.
Men won't be MORE compelled to stick around if he feels FORCED into it.
Pressure is never attractive. He needs to have the freedom to CHOOSE instead of feeling like he owes it to you.
This is critical in the beginning when he's still feeling things out. Try to avoid using labels like "exclusive", "girlfriend" or "committed" until you've mutually confirmed it.
And more importantly, you shouldn't punish him in some way if he's not as "on-board" as you are.
Part of being in a relationship is stepping aside and letting it happen organically.
If you try to create that closeness by sleeping with him or give him an ultimatum, he'll eventually bail out on you since it wasn't his real decision anyway.
#10: Amazing Sex (need I say more?)
You didn't think we'd skip this one, did you?
Assuming that you've bonded with him enough and the connection is there, the sexual component of your relationship is VITAL.
Without it, you might as well be platonic friends. With that, here are some essential tips you need to know:
Make him feel like a MAN... or THE Man, to be exact. Again, this is his caveman side we're talking about. Guys want nothing more than to please their partner - especially when it comes to that - which brings us to the next tip...
If he's doing it right, TELL him. If your guy's lighting you up like a Christmas tree, give him the signals. Your verbal and non-verbal cues will tell him you're on bliss island. You could even slip a little R-rated language while you're in throes of passion if you're so inclined...
Communication is KEY. We're approaching clichéd territory here, but it's crucial nonetheless. Maybe you've hit a roadblock in your sex life for whatever reason and it's keeping you from giving 100% of yourself to him. If that's the case, he deserves to know, but try to skip the harsh criticism and accusations. Trust me, if there's anything he can do to help things get back on track, he'll be more than willing.
Use the power of the "slow burn". Men love being teased as long as they know it'll lead up to the main event. Make a game out of it and don't go for the obvious erogenous zones, like down south. Bring things to a simmering boil by touching him elsewhere that's just as powerful and erotic. Or send him a quick text about what you're going to do to him later on. Anything you that builds up the anticipation will keep him eager and willing to please you.
Whether you've been together for three months or three decades, there's always plenty you can do to make him crave you like a cool drink on a hot summer day. With the right habits, you can easily cultivate the right atmosphere in your relationship.
But there are women out there whose guy is slipping away FAST - and they need to stop him from walking out the door, pronto.
In cases like that, you'll need to bring out the big guns.
You see, I've developed a system to keep a man not only interested and attracted to you...
...but make him feel like living without you is NOT an option.
After using my powerful techniques on him, he won't see any other women aside from you.
(And while he's at it, he'll stop looking at their Facebook and Instagram feeds without you asking him - just saying...)
In other words, I can teach you how to make him OBSESSED with you so the thought of leaving won't ever cross his mind.
But let me warn you that this is powerful stuff and you should only use it on the right guy.
You need to be sure that you NEVER want him to leave you.
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Sarantaporo area, situated at the North of Greece, is an agricultural and husbandry region, also hit by the crisis. But even prior to the crisis, state's attention to the area was poor. Youths were migrating to big cities or abroad. There was no Internet connection, and locals were isolated and deprived of basic services, e.g. medical aid.
At 2010 a group of people forms a community wireless network aiming to connect the villages among them and with the rest of the world. In time, and as the project matures, Sarantaporo.gr community aims even further. They want to be the catalyst so that the locals (re)organize cooperatives based on the wireless network, (re)enliven their economy, make it sustainable, more extrovert and independent of state and corporative control.
In doing so, they produce knowledge and build bridges between the hi-tech of a wireless network community and the real-life challenges of a rural community.
What are these challenges? How can a community be born and how are the existing ones transformed or affected during this course? What are the real-life stories of the people involved, one way or another, into this process? How can an effort in a small rural population in a remote part of crisis-ridden Greece relate to an ICT project in Catalonia University and -in a broader context- to the efforts to construct a new common ground for peoples in Europe?These are some of the inquiries we explore in the documentary.
In October 2015, the media arts collective Personal Cinema which produced the documentary, in collaboration with the Sarantaporo.gr team, launched a crowdfunding campaign at the Spanish crowdfunding platform goteo.org and succeeded to collect an amount of money that facilitated the realization of the documentary.
The documentary music score can be downloaded free or with a contribution to the artist here.
Credit list of the documentary and crowdfunding campaign contributors here.
Related texts to the documentary, the campaign and the Sarantaporo.gr Community, here.
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Screening of documentary: "Knowledge as a Common, Communities of production and sharing in Greece"
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The Cinema Group from University of Crete who organizes screenings of documentaries and movies, is organizing the screening of a documentary on Thursday 8th of May as a pre-festival event:
"Knowledge as a Common, Communities of productiong and sharing in Greece", from the director Ilias Marmaras.
The screening will start at 19:30 at the Social Place. A discussion will follow with the participation of the director. Free Entrance.
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Friedrich Bölck (* 16. Juli 1877 in Oldenburg in Holstein; † 27. September 1940 südöstlich von Eutin) war ein deutscher Unternehmer, der es besonders durch den Vertrieb von Margarine zu beträchtlichem Wohlstand und Grundbesitz in Schleswig-Holstein brachte.

Leben
Bölck absolvierte zunächst in Eutin eine Verwaltungslehre, wandte sich aber nach zeitweiliger Tätigkeit in einer Anwaltskanzlei dem Lebensmittelhandel zu. 1907 eröffnete er in der Mühlenstraße in Oldesloe ein Feinkostgeschäft, das den Ausgangspunkt bildete für die Entwicklung eines über ganz Deutschland verzweigten Vertriebssystems für Margarine, welches 1924 bereits 68 Filialen zählte und beschäftigte um 1928 bis zu 5.000 Mitarbeiter.

Grundlage für den Erfolg des "Systems Bölck" war einerseits ein gut organisierter Hausierhandel, bei dem jeweils ein örtlicher Lagerhalter mit Händlern zusammenarbeitete, die die Ware mit Handkarren an den Haustüren und auf den Straßen feilboten. Als überaus erfolgreiches Mittel der Absatzförderung erwies sich zum anderen sein Rabattsystem, bei dem der Kunde einen Gutschein in Höhe von 15 Prozent des gezahlten Kaufpreises erhielt und mit diesem Gutschein dann bei den mit Bölck kooperierenden Einzelhändlern des Ortes entsprechend ermäßigt einkaufen konnte.

1926 ließ Bölck in der Lorentzenstraße in Oldesloe eine Kaffeerösterei errichten, zusammen mit einem Direktions- und Kontorgebäude, welche als Verwaltungszentrale seines Unternehmens dienten. Der Itzehoer Künstler und Raumentwerfer Wenzel Hablik gestaltete den Kontorsaal und einen weiteren Großraum im Dach als farbenfrohe Gesamträume. Mit Mitteln des Marshallplans wurde das im Krieg unzerstörte Gebäudeensemble 1950–1951 zur Kreisberufsschule umgebaut und beherbergte im gewerblichen Gebäude mit Glockenturm unter anderem eine komplette Tischlerei, Bäckerei, Malerwerkstatt und Schmiede. Im Kontorgebäude war die hauswirtschaftliche Abteilung mit großer Lehrküche untergebracht und im Haus Grabauer Straße 15 für die kaufmännische Abteilung u. a. ein Musterladen und diverse Schaufensterkojen zu Dekorationsübungen. Die Gebäude stehen heute unter Denkmalschutz und beherbergen unter anderem das Deutsche Rote Kreuz und die Theodor-Storm-Schule. Bölck erweiterte den Vertrieb von Oldesloe aus auch ins Ausland und beschäftigte zeitweise mehr als fünftausend Mitarbeiter. In Bad Segeberg errichtete er am Ort der alten Brauerei eine hochproduktive Margarinefabrik.

In den 1920er Jahren besaß Bölck zeitweise Schloss Basthorst bei Schwerin, 1928 erwarb er von dem Hamburger Kaufmann und Kommerzienrat Friedrich Thörl die Güter Trenthorst und Wulmenau in Westerau (1936 an die Familie Reemtsma verkauft), 1930 das Gut Borstel (1938 an den NS-Staat verkauft) und 1932 von dem Bremer Kaufmann Gustav Lahusen das Gut Grabau (1936 an die Wehrmacht verkauft).

Da er soziales Engagement mit Geschäftstüchtigkeit zu verbinden wusste, funktionierte er das Herrenhaus Borstel um zu einem Erholungsheim für Kinder seiner Mitarbeiter und Kunden, wobei die letzteren im Rahmen seines Rabattsystems Berechtigungsscheine für Erholungsaufenthalte erwerben konnten. Das Herrenhaus von Trenthorst stellte er zeitweise Paul von Schoenaich und der Deutschen Friedensgesellschaft zur Verfügung, die dort bis zu ihrem Verbot durch die Nationalsozialisten ihr Hauptquartier hatte und dort 1932 ihre letzte Hauptversammlung abhielt.

Als Sozialist und Pazifist war Bölck im NS-Staat Anfeindungen ausgesetzt, die unter anderem dazu führten, dass er 1933 nach mutwilligen Beschädigungen seiner Villa in der Oldesloer Salinenstraße seinen Wohnsitz in das Herrenhaus Grabau verlegte. Auch wirtschaftlich kam er durch die Einschränkung des Hausierhandels in Schwierigkeiten. Er musste seine Güter und seine Firmen verkaufen, zog sich als Rentner ins Privatleben nach Bad Schwartau, Marienholm zurück und verunglückte 1940 bei einem Autounfall beim Süseler Moor tödlich. Er wurde auf dem Ohlsdorfer Friedhof in Hamburg beerdigt. Im August 2019 erfolgte die Umbettung auf den evangelisch-lutherischen Friedhof Bad Oldesloe.

Ehrungen
In Bad Oldesloe ist die Friedrich-Bölck-Straße, die in der Nähe des früheren Hauptsitzes seiner Firma liegt, nach ihm benannt.

Literatur
 Barbara Günther, Burkhard von Hennigs: Stormarn Lexikon. Wachholtz, Neumünster 2003, ISBN 3-529-07150-1.
 Axel Lohr: Friedrich Bölck und die Marke Bölck. In: Heimatkundliches Jahrbuch für den Kreis Segeberg 2012. Kiel 2012, ISBN 978-3-00-039697-7, S. 53–77.
 Axel Lohr: Friedrich Bölck und die Marke Bölck. In: Jahrbuch für den Kreis Stormarn 2013. Ammersbek 2012, ISBN 978-3-920610-88-7, S. 50–72.
 Axel Lohr: Die Geschichte des Gutes Borstel bis zum Jahr 1938. Selbstverlag, Hamburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-00-046413-3.
 Eckhard Moßner, Doris Moßner: Grabau. Blick in die Vergangenheit. Beiträge zur Dorfchronik Grabau. Neumünster 1994, S. 153 ff. und S. 345 f.
 Hubertus Neuschäffer: Schlösser und Herrenhäuser in Südholstein. Weidlich, Würzburg 1984, ISBN 3-8035-1238-7.
 Karl Sander: Bad Oldesloe. Männer, deren Namen unsere Straßen tragen. Bad Oldesloe 1959, S. 52–56.
 Peter Zastrow: Die Geschichte einer Segeberger Industrieanlage von 1890 bis 1970. In: Heimatkundliches Jahrbuch für den Kreis Segeberg 2014. Kiel 2014, ISBN 978-3-00-047636-5, S. 114–124.

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The picture packs with information on the winning entries can be seen by clicking on the images below.
There is a slideshow here which contains a selection of Researchers entries.
Information on other Scientific Art competitions can be found in the links section.
Information on opportunities within the Warwick Physics Outreach Scheme can be found on the Warwick Physics Outreach website here.
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A selection of suggestions for lesson plans, incorporating the 6 winning images, will soon be available.
Dr Dean Keeble is a member of the Ferroelectrics and Crystallography group in the department of Physics at the University of Warwick.
The image is an X-ray diffraction pattern.
Chris Purssell and Dr Simon Leigh work in the Micro-Stereo Lithography Suite in the Engineering Department at Warwick.
The miniature cup was built by stereo-lithography, and yes it is a real 5p piece!
Tung Fai Yu is a member of the medical Physics group at Warwick.
His gait is captured here in 3 dimensions by tracking the motion of reflective markers placed at key points on his body.
Dr Juliet Coates runs a group in Biosciences at the University of Birmingham.
The image is an example of confocal microscopy, it uses flourescent labels to highlight different structures in the cells.
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In Iowa, Fight Over Democratic Votes Might Linger
By Jason Dick
Posted February 3, 2016 at 5:36am
Sanders greets supporters on the rope line at his caucus night rally at the Holiday Inn Des Moines Airport and Conference Center on Monday. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call)
DES MOINES, Iowa — Has the Hanging Chad become the Hung-Up App?
In 2000, the site of poll workers evaluating whether "hanging chads" from paper ballots would be counted in the Florida presidential contest became a defining metaphor for the closeness of the election of George W. Bush over Al Gore.
In Iowa, in 2016, the closeness of the Democratic presidential caucuses has been underscored by stories throughout the state that the Microsoft application that precinct chairmen used to report results was experiencing delays, prompting the state party to enlist the campaigns to help track down the tallies in 90 precincts, or roughly 5 percent of the vote.
On Tuesday, with 100 percent of precincts reporting, the Associated Press declared former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton the winner of the caucuses over Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., and former Gov. Martin O'Malley. But the previous 12 hours were a torturous process for the party, as officials struggled to run down the results and to counter questions about the integrity of the process and the competence of those running it.
The numbers separating the two are miniscule. The party said Clinton would be awarded 700.59 delegate equivalents and Sanders 696.82 delegates. That prompted the Sanders campaign to call for the party to release the results of the popular vote and vows that it would take a close look at the process.
"Under any election anywhere, when you have a .2 margin, it demands we take a look and make sure there are no errors, that no "2s" were entered as "5s," that kind of thing. So we are canvassing," Sanders state director Robert Becker said Tuesday afternoon.
Both state parties partnered with Microsoft on an app to help streamline the process and cut down on the delays that have long plagued the first-in-the-nation caucuses.
Iowa Democratic officials pushed back on suggestions that the app didn't deliver and that delays accounted for Monday night's problem with getting all precincts accounted for.
"That's not accurate. The results were placed on our website after they were reported to our HQ by our precinct chairs and verified by our staff. A majority of our chairs used the app to report their results last night. We saw lots of excitement and enthusiasm around the state for our new reporting app," state party spokesman Josh Levitt said in an email to Roll Call.
At 2:30 on Tuesday morning, Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Andy McGuire released a statement that declared Clinton the winner, which the Clinton campaign trumpeted. But at that point, not all the precincts had been accounted for, and Sanders campaign officials were predicting that nothing was settled yet. Becker said that is still the case, despite the party's assurance that all votes have been counted.
Acknowledging he had received "about 500 press calls," and was headed into a late afternoon meeting to discuss the way forward, Becker said simply, "There's quite a bit going on."
If Republicans in the state were delighting in the Democratic snafus, they were not letting on in public. There were a few delays reported on social media about the app precinct officials used, but no one has questioned the count.
Four years ago, the Iowa Republican Party experienced its own caucus debacle when it declared former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney the winner on caucus night by a narrow eight-vote margin. Then it had to retract that declaration a few days later after a certified count of the results revealed that former Pennsylvania Gov. Rick Santorum had won by 34 votes. Officials noted at the time that they called the race too soon, but the episode was an embarrassment for the party.
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate was quick to point out that the parties are responsible for the caucuses, not his office.
Seeing allegations of fraud relating to #iIowaCaucus. I hear u. But plz realize @IowaGOP & @iowademocrats run caucus. NOT official election.
— Iowa Sec. of State (@IowaSOS) February 2, 2016
"Seeing allegations of fraud relating to #iIowaCaucus. I hear u. But plz realize @IowaGOP & @iowdemocrats run caucus. NOT official election," Pate's office tweeted on Tuesday. He later added on Twitter that he would forward any and all concerns about fraud or irregularities to the two parties.
Now, as the presidential contest moves on to New Hampshire and beyond, the parties have four more years to address concerns and ensure Iowa's quirky process retains its iconic status. As one of his first orders of business Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., decried what he said was Iowa's outsized role in nominating presidential candidates.
Speaking to reporters after the parties' policy lunches, Reid, who is retiring after the 2016 elections, said, "It's really I think a system. I don't see it changed tomorrow, but it's kind of a not very good system to have for decade after decade, Iowa and New Hampshire meaning so much when it has no recognition of what America's all about as far as diversity and wide-ranging economic issues."
Reid helped establish Nevada as an early nominating state eight years ago, and has held his state up as an example of the type of diverse place that should have a bigger role in selecting nominees. The state's Democratic caucuses are scheduled for Feb. 20, and the GOP caucuses are Feb. 23.
— Niels Lesniewski contributed to this report.
Contact Dick at jasondick@rollcall.com and on Twitter at @jasonjdick.
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McAuliffe scholars with disabilities show remarkable ELA and mathematics performance compared with scholars with disabilities in Framingham and the state of Massachusetts.
McAuliffe's population of diverse learners includes a significant percentage of students with disabilities, historically greater than the regional comparison index (see demographics) and state. Our inclusion program has grown over the past five years, with general and special educators working side-by-side to develop and implement engaging and accessible curriculum, while creating targeted interventions to support struggling learners.
McAuliffe students with disabilities have historically outperformed the students with disabilities subgroup in Framingham and the state for both English language arts (ELA) and mathematics. Though we have had some ups and downs in performance in this subgroup from 2012-13 through 2015-16, the subgroup continued to outperform both Framingham and the state comparison groups. In the sections below we share specifics about our students with disabilities performance in English language arts and mathematics. After that we'll discuss some specific ways that we're aiming to boost the group's math performance following four years of level performance.
Note: The performance measure used is the Composite Performance Index (CPI) which is explained in previous sections of our portfolio. The CPI allows us to compare performance over time and with Framingham and the state and across different tests (MCAS in 2014 and 2015, PARCC in 2016 and 2017).
How are our students with disabilities growing as readers and writers compared with Framingham students with disabilities?
McAuliffe's students with disabilities subgroup outperformed Framingham and the state in three out of the four years for ELA. The graphs below show this performance for the whole school (grades 6-8) and each grade individually. Each set of data reflects the same trend of outperforming the state or the district in all years and all grades except for 2014-15. In addition, all charts show a decrease in performance from 2012-13 to 2013-14 and then another drop in performance from 2013-14 to 2014-15. The two years of decline mirror the aggregate decline which was discussed in MKS Claim 1. The subsequent incline in 2015-16 also mirrors the aggregate incline. Where 6th grade was the group of students most impacted by testing infrastructure issues, it is no surprise that this group's results dipped particularly low in 2014-15 (below Framingham performance for this subgroup) and then rose more considerably than any other grade in 2015-16. As noted in MKS claim 1, we continue to monitor ELA performance for this sub group along with our curriculum alignment with the state achievement test. We also continue to focus on improving our use of differentiation, scaffolding, accommodations, and modifications, aiming to provide all scholars with access to curriculum and instruction while holding a high bar; we have found at times that too much scaffolding may hold the bar too low for our students with disabilities. Where we want to engage all of our scholars in challenging curriculum and guide them toward independence, this is a balancing act that we must continue to evaluate and tinker with for all scholars and for each scholar individually.
McAuliffe continued to outperform Framingham and the state in 2017 according to next gen MCAS results. 29% of McAuliffe scholars with disabilities were rated as meeting or exceeding MCAS standards whereas 7% of middle school students with disabilities in Framingham and 12% of middle school students with disabilities in the state. See credentialing data for more information.
Further analysis guides us to compare the ELA performance of students with disabilities and non-disabled students at McAuliffe and Framingham middle schools. Students with disabilities at McAuliffe and Framingham perform lower in ELA than the non-disability population in the corresponding school(s). However, the gap between McAuliffe's disability and non-disability populations is smaller than the gap between Framingham's subgroups. The graph and chart below show the comparison and difference between the two subgroups in each district. Truly remarkable is how close McAuliffe's student's with disabilities subgroup is to our non-disabled subgroup for ELA in 2015-16 with just over a 10 point gap compared with Framingham's 30 point gap. In each year McAuliffe has a smaller gap between students with disabilities and nondisabled students except for ELA performance in 2014-15, when Framingham had a 2 point lesser gap than McAuliffe. As noted already, 2014-15 was the year when McAuliffe student performance was impacted by technology infrastructure challenges.
How are our students with disabilities growing as mathematicians and problem solvers compared with Framingham students with disabilities?
McAuliffe's students with disabilities subgroup outperformed Framingham and the state in four out of the four years for mathematics. The charts below show this performance for the whole school (grades 6-8) and each grade individually. In these charts, notice that McAuliffe scholars outperformed Framingham in each of the four years in mathematics and outperformed the state in three out of three years. (No state data was released for 2015-16.) In addition, McAuliffe scholars with disabilities outperformed Framingham peers in each grade level each year.
McAuliffe continued to outperform Framingham and the state in 2017 according to next gen MCAS results. 26% of McAuliffe scholars with disabilities were rated as meeting or exceeding MCAS standards whereas 7% of middle school students with disabilities in Framingham and 12% of middle school students with disabilities in the state. See credentialing data for more information.
Meanwhile, the graph and table below show the math performance of students with disabilities and non-disabled students at McAuliffe and Framingham middle schools. Students with disabilities at McAuliffe and Framingham perform lower in math than the non-disability population in the corresponding school(s). However, notice that McAuliffe has a smaller gap than Framingham when comparing the disability subgroup to non-disability subgroup for each year. We also notice that while McAuliffe's non-disability group has increased in performance annually, our disability group's performance has stayed level. This has caused our gap to increase from 2013-14 to 2015-16.
Sixth grade shows a slight decline from 2012-13 to 2013-14 and then subsequent gradual increases in performance.
Seventh grade shows an increase from 2012-13 to 2013-14 and then two years of decline in performance.
Eighth grade shows considerably strong performance in 2012-13, which is followed by a large drop in performance in 2013-14, a slight increase in 2014-15, and a slight decrease in 2015-16. One fact worth noting regarding eighth grade performance in 2014-15 and 2015-16 is that during each of these years of PARCC testing, our eighth graders who took Algebra I for math (instead of 8th grade math) took the 8th grade Algebra I test instead of the 8th math test. As a result, there are some scholars' scores not included in the 8th grade CPI and chart for these years. Given that our 8th Algebra scholars have more advanced math skills than those in 8th math, we infer that including their results in the eighth CPI would increase the score, even slightly, for each of these years.
Throughout these ups and downs in performance per grade level, McAuliffe scholars outperformed their counterparts in Framingham. However, the variable performance and overall level performance guides us to problem solve how to shift performance to an annual increase for each grade.
How are we guiding mathematics improvement for our students with disabilities?
Over the last two years, we have taken actions to initiate improvement in our students with disabilities performance so that, in addition to outperforming Framingham, they are showing continuous growth over time (a performance benchmark we'll likely set for the next five years. The actions we've taken and continue to implement are closely aligned with EL core practices: using assessment performance to target skill-building during lab intervention, increasing quality of inclusion class instruction for diverse learners, and targeting specific math skills in classes and lab.
In 2015-16 we began using assessment data and teacher referral to engage struggling mathematicians, including those with disabilities, in math intervention during our lab intervention/extension block explained in MKS Claim 1. In 2016-17, our math lab teachers and math/science instructional coach narrowed the focus of lab to number sense and operations which is one area of math performance our students with disabilities have struggled with the most. Teachers also tracked student progress with more fidelity. As scholars develop greater knowledge of basic math skills, they show increased confidence applying their basic skills to more complex skills including working with ratios and proportions and algebraic equations.
We have also increased the number of co-taught inclusion math classes to ensure that students with disability are in classes taught be a general educator and a special educator. In 2016-17, we moved a special educator with particular strength in math instruction into a full time math teaching position. He, with an inclusion assistant, is now in his second year teaching all four inclusion math classes. To support co-teaching, our math/science and special education instructional coaches (who also supervise the teachers in their departments) work in tandem to coach co-teachers and inclusion assistants with the aim of improving our differentiation and targeting of instruction through co-teaching.
Sixth grade math teachers have made the most progress in designing differentiated math lessons, most of which involved stations differentiated by readiness. Below are sample materials for a math stations lesson with the target: "I can calculate the distance of two points on the coordinate plane." The first station is the most scaffolded; scholars at this station start by practicing their coordinate plotting and then, with support from the teacher, are guided to calculate the distance between points on the coordinate grid. The second station is for scholars who are ready to practice calculating the distance and then shift their focus to applying their learning to a problem solving situation in the context of using a coordinate grid. The third station guides scholars to extend their learning to find the distance between points without having a coordinate grid on the paper in front of them. They then apply the skill to a few different situations. Scholars are guided to select the station based on a self-assessment; teachers assist with the station selection, as needed. Scholars often move between stations too. In a co-taught room, one teacher works with the scholars at the first station and the other teacher typically moves between the other two stations to consult with scholars, assess their learning through listening and observation, and to pause the whole group to clarify a confusion as needed.
Our math/science instructional coach has also worked with teachers to create rigorous curriculum embedded assessments and backwards-designed curriculum with differentiation through the use of stations and workshop 2.0.
In student work and in class observations, teachers have observed that our scholars with disabilities frequently struggle with mathematical literacy, including reading and interpreting problems and communicating their understanding in writing. As such, our math department goal for 2017-18 focuses on improving scholars' written communication skills in math. Baseline assessments have been conducted and teachers have examined student work in order to set specific goals for their classes of scholars. Co-teachers are considering ways to target both written communication and mathematical literacy to support scholars with disabilities and other struggling math scholars.
Our developing theory of action for the next five years is that with increased inclusion classes, improved co-teaching, differentiation, and targeting instruction during lab, our scholars with disability subgroup will show improvements to their math skills including mathematical literacy and communication skills, and so show increased overall performance over time. With this improved performance, we should see the gap between our non-disability and disability subgroups diminish and see both subgroups continuing to outperform Framingham and the state disability subgroups.
How does McAuliffe's inclusion program support success for scholars with disabilities?
We believe that McAuliffe's student achievement in the special education subgroup can be traced back to the school's co-teaching inclusion program. 85% (64 out of 75) of our core academic classes (math, science, ELA, and social studies) are inclusion classes taught by a special educator and a general educator, or taught by a general education teacher and an inclusion assistant. Both teachers are responsible for the delivery of instruction and classroom management. We guide co-teachers to discuss roles and come up with norms for their work together, or even an agreement of sorts. To support co-teaching, instructional coaches engage in co-coaching at times so that instructional coaching takes into account the critical and challenging work that two professional are doing on a daily, hourly, moment by moment basis.
Having observed most success when co-teachers are together for the majority of classes (versus one special educator working with multiple general educators), the school made adjustments to inclusion service delivery in 2016-17. In 2016-17, eight special educators out of ten collaborated with a single general educator to teach three or four classes. This allowed the pair of educators to establish strong co-teaching practices and allowed the special educator to focus on making curriculum and instruction accessible in either ELA and social studies or math and science. All special educators and general educators who co-taught classes had common planning time available during the week. Two special educators taught substantially separate classes and co-taught with two general educators for science and social studies. During the 2017-18 school year nine of our ten special educators co-teach with a single general educator and one co-teaches with two total. More of our inclusion assistants are paired with a teacher for the full day too: four of the six collaborate primarily with one general educator, one collaborates with two general educators and a special educator, and one currently serves as a floater.
Special education and general education teachers collaborate to plan differentiated lessons and provide accommodations and modifications to instruction and curriculum. Accommodations include use of graphic organizers, repeating instructions, use of visuals, word processing, preferential seating, breaks, and environmental accommodations such as exercise balls as chairs and use of headphones. In addition, some scholars have behavior plans, checklists, and parent/guardian communication plans. Scholars with content modifications may complete a less complex reading, a shorter assignment, or may have a problem broken into multiple parts. These practices ensure our scholars receive access to our general education program.
By working in one to two content areas (e.g. math or math and science) special educators and inclusion assistants (often on the track to become teachers themselves) become content specialists, which allows them to both understand the curriculum and be full participants in the planning process. The quality of differentiated instruction increases along with the quality of accommodations and modifications. We believe that McAuliffe's inclusion program has been a primary cause of our scholars who have identified disabilities performing above their peer group in Framingham.


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When I began this series of posts I was frustrated by the particular combination of admiration and frustration I had been feeling—and still feel—listening to Sam Harris's Waking Up podcast. While I appreciate Sam's take on many things, what frustrated me was his unwillingness to engage with ideas about the nature of the universe that lay in the unexplored midlands between the polarities of fundamentalist theism and the same sort of scientific materialism. On multiple occasions I've witnessed his swift dismissal and/or refusal to engage on any ideas that lie in this region.
Russell responded by saying he felt ultimately he and Sam would be on the same side of that one, though Russell understood a certain hesitation comes into play when discussing human life in any form. Then Russell attempted to turn the conversation back to the possibility of genuine interconnectivity and oneness, and Sam chose to focus on a tangential point of Russell's long-winded reply—here Russell's somewhat sprawling style undermined him I think—which was Russell's stated discontent with consumerism. Instead of addressing what I felt was a central thrust of the previous hour and a half, Sam deflected the conversation to this sidebar on religious dogma, and then regrouped, eventually, on the possibilities of nuclear terrorism, the need for good laws and externalized systems so that nobody has to be a moral hero to do the right thing, some interesting psychological research on the human response to suffering, and statistics on world poverty.
So what I would like to do today is explore the territory I felt was unexplored: the idea of wholeness. Wholeness is a beautiful and enigmatic possibility I don't think we can yet exclude from being fundamental to nature and the universe. And I want to explore it through the lens of Christopher Alexander's writing, which ever since I discovered it has always moved me to joy even in the shortest of passages. Christopher is an architect, and has devoted his career to researching processes conducive to creating spaces that nurture human beings, encourage organic interconnection, vulnerability and well-being, and step away from the modern artificiality of concept and image that leave us bereft. He calls this sort of building "life-giving" and he views the sorts of processes that generate life-giving spaces as being healing to the builder. A central theme to Christopher's work is wholeness.
"First, wholeness is a structure, and can be understood as such. This means that when we try to find the wholeness of a particular thing or place, we can point a finger at that structure, and so make it possible to share our idea of what the wholeness is.
"Second, the thing we call wholeness—the feeling or the intuition, of what wholeness is—always extends beyond the thing in question. If we speak of the wholeness of a person, we may be confident that this wholeness is felt through that person's connection with the world. It is not possible to be whole by being isolated from all that surrounds you.
"Third, there is also the fact that somehow, any wholeness we want to point to, or think about, seems to elude comprehension. That is why I sometimes call it 'wholeness, the intangible.' The intangible comes from the fact that every thing that has, or maintains, wholeness is always unique. This means that words and concepts almost always fail to encompass it perfectly; only the wholeness itself can point to what it is.
"Fourth, there is, too, the presence of unity. What we refer to as wholeness, is a quality of being one, of being glued-together, interlaced, being unified. It is, also, somehow, at peace. Even if it is a raging storm at sea where we experience wholeness, somehow, in some sense and some fashion, it is peaceful, because it is exactly what it is, and nothing else.
"Fifth, each wholeness contains and is composed of myriad other wholes. This last is something that is describable. There are specific geometric qualities and properties that come into play. These tell us what kinds of relationships between smaller wholenesses and the larger ones, are doing the hard work. They are always there, and must be there, in order to create the wholeness of the larger thing.
"Sixth and finally, the idea of wholeness encompasses the idea of healing. If we wish to heal something, we wish to make it whole. The Middle-English word hale, lying as it does halfway between whole and heal, gives us a sense of this connection. Healing is making whole; that which is healed has a stronger wholeness than that which is not healed.
I want to close by suggesting that what excites me about both science and spirituality is the experience Christopher describes above—the spontaneous discovery of wholeness, which in its occurrence is always both within and without. I think what Sam has chosen to dismiss in his pursuit of the rational is the possibility that all existence exists together, the possibility that wholeness is the fundamental characteristic of the universe. The reason I think this matters—and matters profoundly, completely, and ultimately—is that if Christopher Alexander is correct, then to heal our world we must learn to make it, and ourselves, whole. Step by step, and piece by piece. But if we cannot even speak in reasonable circles of this notion—if it is so occluded from rational thought as to be omitted from the discussion—then I fear the modern conversation is missing the most essential.
I started this blog to set into motion certain utterings of my heart I wasn't sure I'd be able to say. I began writing poetry here, and I've begun writing fiction as I can, because sometimes you can come at it this most directly through the uncanny mobilization of deep awareness into form that we call art. I know we all return from the world with our particular discontentments. We each have our individual disappointments. But I suspect they are all related, all the same even. I suspect all of our hurt and disappointment and suffering is the product of failing to comprehend and relate viscerally to, in our daily lives, the pervasive wholeness that lives and moves and gives us being.
There are countless points of particularity to arbitrate in the meanwhile. But the specifics are, for me, not the level at which healing will come. Until we come home to this, to what is simple, beautiful and immediate, and truly powerful, our world will remain broken in its reckless gallop. I feel this as strongly as anything I've felt in my life, and I had to say it. At least once.
You are my beginning and my end, my true desire, and my completion. We are only this together.
Thanks, Brad. I think that tangible, personal feeling of connection we have is important to recognize and follow. Christopher Alexander actually talks about the necessity of letting our feeling and experience of wholeness to guide us through the process of building. I suspect it is both joyful, and really difficult to actually remain in that space… given how much we're all packed full of modern values and perceptions and such. I think the masters can feel that oneness even in disagreement. It's a good thing to cultivate I think.
Sounds like an interesting process from Christopher. And yes, cultivating oneness is a great thing!
T1: If, when remaining lucid in awareness, we abandon thought, we abandon even perception, do we not in that moment realise this wholeness, or is it more complicated?
T2: If, when remaining lucid in awareness, having abandoned thought, having abandoned even perception, and (if) in that moment this wholeness is realised, can subsequently the world of apparent un-wholeness (i.e. the duality of thingness) be concurrently perceived or overlain upon the wholeness? Or are the two mutually exclusive?
I've probably by now answered your second question, but to be clear I think our awareness of wholeness, and our experience of being whole, occur not in spite of, but through the culmination of daily life. I think our attention can be placed on something very specific and so will not in every moment have the same perceptual dimensionality to it, but underneath the awareness of wholeness can chug along quite nicely–like the backdrop of the particular–and will often and whenever needed overlay with the mundane such that wholeness becomes the mundane. And so I'm not advocating for a dualism I don't think–such terms confine this living reality too much to be useful–but I'm advocating the idea that wholeness can be a flower, a thought, a consideration, a response, the starting of the car, an acceptance of the need to forgive, the flavor of tea. The mechanics of how universal wholeness becomes each of these particular whole experiences is something I think we are yet to fully understand.
Thank you for that brilliant response to what I suspect are unfairly posed, rather awkward questions, meaning that I'm not sure if there's any watertight response possible. Or if there is, I don't have it.
In response to Topic 2, then I might suggest that the two states (object-less awareness & the conscious mind of objects & percepts) curiously can co-exist, and I think you may be saying this too when you say "wholeness becomes the mundane", paradoxical though it is when expressed in words. Yes, if I'm reading you correctly, then we're on the same page there, Michael.
First of all thank you for engaging with me here. It is much appreciated! I want to try and come at this from a slightly different perspective, not because I take any exception to what you've said, but because I think when we consider this type of question from multiple perspectives we get a fuller picture.
Consider a thought experiment in which a child with an innocent, just-opening mind is told there is a monster hiding in the closet. If the child believes this, which I'd suggest it likely would, it is easy to see how the awareness of such a monster changes everything. It colors the child's entire experience. So what I think is that the acceptance of wholeness, and the rejection of wholeness, are both like this. There is no middle ground, no objective position that is self-evident and allows us to be "off the hook" from having made an active perceptual decision. I think further that without the acceptance of wholeness as the nature of reality, meditation and other spiritual practices can produce a certain dichotomy of experience—in certain moments we are devoted to unity, but then we get up from the cushion and go out into the world and we are hamstrung by the monster in the closet we call separateness.
Using the language of this series of posts, the rejection of wholeness is the monster in the closet we've all been taught. The acceptance of our separateness has colored everything. It seems objective and self-evident. And because the nature of experience in this universe so thoroughly confirms the perceptual stance we've taken, there is a barrier to changing our fundamental worldview that is not unlike the concept of activation energy in physics. There is a threshold difficulty that must be overcome if one wishes to shift perceptions, and here is where I feel meditative practices, and other spiritual disciplines in general, can be truly helpful. They bring us to the precipice. But while they can lift us to the brink, they can't make the choice for us of which side of that divide we will tumble back down when open our eyes and walk back into the world.
If we choose separateness again, that will be what we see. If we choose unity, we will fall into unity, and there will not be a single experience we have that is not colored by this unity. So I think of meditation and other spiritual practices as the sorts of actions that take us back to the point of genuine, profound choice—the only actual choice we ever have… The rest of the discussion we're (collectively as a society) having is futile compared to this approach to genuine choice. All the rest is just pushing our peas and carrots around on the plate, and hiding them in the mashed potatoes of our so-called objectivity.
At the end of this journey the mountain is once again the mountain, but it is not the same mountain. And we are not the same beholders of the mountain. The mountain is always the mountain, of course, but it is the mountain in a new way.
I didn't listen to the podcast, but from what you say about Sam and Russel, it sounds like a perfect mirror of what is going on in the greater population. Each trying to state their position without listening to the other,or coming anywhere near a unified understanding and acceptance.
I hear your heart and passion so clearly in this piece, Michael. You are able to articulate what so many of us feel. The desire for Unity, and the frustration of not seeing it. What we see with our eyes is not what we know in our Souls. Thank you for sharing this with us. I have to trust that we will all wake up to this, and become One. It is happening. Peace and Love prevail. It is hard, at least for me, to be patient with the reckless galloping, though.I try to stay in the big picture, and I also want to be of service to help it happen. I feel you are being of great service with your writing , sharing your heart.
Thank you, Mary. You do see this and me clearly I think. I'm very grateful for that.
There are so many specific problems that appear to demand, with urgency, particular solutions, the notion that allowing wholeness to occupy a central place in our understanding of being and of life is often a good ways down the list it seems. I tend to think it would resolve, in time, a great many of the obstacles we face to achieving an equitable, dynamic society which supports all forms of life.
Another thoughtful and brain storming post, now my thoughts are all aflutter trying to pick and glean more about the theory of wholeness. I like to think like a vase, it will always be a vase, whether filled with water and flowers or empty. It is still the name we give it, as are our minds, whether filled to overflowing with chaos or empty in relaxed, it is all the same, but it's the power that we give to choosing one over the other as being the right way that takes away the wholeness. I like to just find acceptance in all this is and will be, for we are a part of the whole and we can work wonders if we just create peace and love and the harmony to give birth to the vibration that we send out to the emptiness that is not empty, but just not yet given a name.
and not do to get in harmony!


A good review of one of my favorite books for writers, Stephen King's On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.
I recently finished reading, well actually listening to, Stephen King's On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.
Highly recommended for all writers!
There's a lot of conflicting advice about craft books for writers—some think you can't learn from them, or that the best way to improve your writing is just by more writing. And I agree with the latter point. I also believe that books on writing can help you improve if you already are writing.
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These arrangements, while possible, must be approved by the postdoctoral's mentor and the payrolling department(s). This allows faculty to insure that the proposed arrangement will not prolong a postdoctoral appointee's training.
The University is required by the federal government to have written policies and procedures for fellows and trainees, in order to receive federal fellow and trainee awards.
II. Postdoctoral Level
Concurrent Appointment for Teaching
The maximum concurrent appointment for teaching during the 12-month period coinciding with the fellowship or trainee award is equal to a 33.33% time appointment at the appropriate level (faculty assistant, lecturer, etc.) for the academic year. Approval of this type of appointment is delegated to the department head.
Concurrent Appointment for Research
The maximum concurrent appointment for research during the 12-month period coinciding with the fellowship or traineeship award is a 33.33% time appointment as a research associate. Approval of this type of appointment is delegated to the department head.
Concurrent research associate appointments exceeding 33.33% require prior approval. All other concurrent research appointments not using the research associate title require prior approval (see number 6).
A concurrent appointment for teaching or research can be allowed only if it does not conflict with the policies of the agency granting the fellowship or traineeship. None of the above is to be construed to overrule any donor's policies which are more restrictive than the University policy.
Where the donor's published policy permits supplementation or concurrent appointments at higher levels than the University policy (see section II. 1 and 2), the University's policy applies, unless the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (or designee) grants a waiver on application and proper justification.
Fellowships and Traineeships funded by the federal government may not receive a concurrent teaching/research appointment also funded by the federal government. Non-federal gifts or grants or University trust funds are appropriate resources.
Required Documentation, Approvals and Routing
Requests for postdoctoral concurrent teaching or research appointments exceeding the 33.3% maximum or other concurrent appointments (see section II. 1. and 2) should be sent to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education - Human Resources, Room 307 Bascom Hall, via the payrolling Dean's Office. Please include fund account numbers, postdoctoral stipend amount, proposed concurrent appointment, rate of pay, beginning and end dates, and a brief justification.
Requests for waivers (see section II. 4.) should include a copy of the donor's policy and a cover letter or memorandum outlining the request and should be sent to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education - Human Resources, Room 307 Bascom Hall, via the payrolling Dean's Office.
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Learn some interesting facts about these common insects. Witness the many kinds of ladybird beetles (ladybugs) and fire bugs and see how they differ in size, shape and color. Leaf-hoppers live as larvae in "coo-coo spit" which is often found on plants in the spring and summer.


This week on The Bugcast: Scotland round-up, podcast plethora, doodles a-plenty, and 8 great tracks of Creative Commons and independent music!
The next live show will be episode 382, broadcast live in the chatroom on Friday 6 November 2015 at 21:30 UK time (BST/UTC+1).
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"The weak have forgotten who we are. We were exiles, yes—but heirs, also. Heirs to Llovar, the greatest of us all. Now the Westmen, the Dhawc, and the Ylairc shall know the bite of Llovar's locusts once more!"
Long ago, the world met darkness. Beneath red banners, horror gripped the land. Wandering, thirsty, and bloodied by rage, they swarmed the land like locust: mindless, hungry, and darkened by magic. They swallowed the land like pigs. Beneath red skies, cursed and terrible, the horrors of unseen, unheard, and undreamt were born. But that evil died out ages ago… didn't it?
As the battle for Terrinoth continues, a fourth faction joins the fray with the Uthuk Y'llan Army Expansion! The demons of generations past have returned with this massive expansion that includes twenty-two miniatures for you to build your demonic army. Under the command of Ravos the Everhungry, who we examined in a previous preview, the Uthuk Y'llan Army Expansion offers sixteen Berserkers, four Flesh Rippers, and one Spined Thresher. Additionally, this expansion includes twelve upgrade cards to strengthen your Ynfernael forces and equip them to spill rivers of blood in your name. Today, Fantasy Flight Games is pleased to offer a closer look at the demons that fill the ranks of the Uthuk Y'llan army in Runewars Miniatures Game!
Surrendering to the darkness of the Ynfernael corrupts everyone, twisting the souls and bodies of those who would use its power. Unnatural growths erupt from beneath the skin and madness burns cruelty and bloodlust into the minds of those touched by its dark power. Thus is the fate of the Uthuk Y'llan. Many of these once-proud people of the steppes have become the shrieking Berserkers of the Uthuk army—howling demons stripped of all humanity as they rush into battle, desperate for the carnage promised by the theater of war.
The Berserkers' erratic speed and violent nature is reflected in their action dial. In addition to three blue march actions falling between initiatives three and six, the Berserkers have a white march one modifier that can be paired with any action, keeping them mobile amidst the chaos of battle.
The tribesmen of the steppes have no loyalty to a realm or to one another. They will readily sacrifice one of their own to increase their frenzy and enact their unit card ability. When participating in a melee, the Berserkers may choose to suffer a wound to gain Lethal 1 for the duration of the melee. However, if the Berserkers' ranks become too decreased, they will be unable to spread choas throughout the realm. Therefore, they may only use this abily twice per melee.
Any who look into the glowing eyes of the Flesh Rippers know that death is soon to follow. Once one of these hell hounds has caught the scent of blood beating in the heart of its target, it will not give up the hunt until it has claimed the life of the damned. They answer only to their summoners, and at times even this is not enough to keep them from ripping their Uthuk handlers to shreds. When participating in a melee, these demonic cavalry units roll one red die and two blue dice—often equipping them with surges to unleash a new level of blood-fueled madness. The Flesh Rippers special ability states that they can spend multiple surges, dealing one damage to an engaged enemy unit for each surge spent. A bloodthirsty commander can even use the red action modifier on the Flesh Ripper's command tool, which grants both a morale and a surge icon, to guarantee that their dark cavalry will deal at least one damage.
Apart from preparing them for battle, the Flesh Rippers' command tool emphasizes the demons' supernatural speed. It is heavy with actions and modifiers focused on marches, shifts, and reforms. At initiative five, the Flesh Rippers may tap into their link to the Ynfernael to perform a march action equal to the number of unstable energy runes in play. If the forces of darkness grant their favor, this may allow your Flesh Rippers to move at a speed of four, the highest in the game. Even if the runes cast on the battlefield fall against the Flesh Rippers, they possess a blue march two modifier that can be paired with any of other march actions. Simply put, for sheer speed the Flesh Rippers are unmatched by any creature found on the mortal plane.
The most difficult demons for the Uthuk's blood witches to control are the fearsome Spined Threshers. These fiendish crabs are known to destroy entire martial units or tear down fortified towers single-handed, acting separately from their Uthuk allies, but still inflicting massive amounts of damage. Similar to the Berserkers, the Spined Threshers feature a white march one modifier, granting them greater mobility than many other siege units in the game. Their demonic presence also strikes fear into the heart of any mortal they face in battle. When participating in a melee, the Spined Threshers may pair their attack with a red modifier that not only provides a bonus hit, but a morale icon as well.
A skilled tactician commanding these scuttling horrors can make even seemingly simple upgrades deadly. The Uthuk Y'llan Army Expansion includes the Bull Pennon upgrade, which can be used with any army faction and equips the paired unit with the Impact 1 keyword. When a unit charging under the Bull Pennon collides with an enemy unit, that unit receives one panic token. This is particularly deadly when used alongside the Spined Threshers who feed off the fear of their enemies. During a melee, if the defender has a panic token, the player commanding the Spined Threshers may reroll a die. Considering that these demons roll two heavy hitting red dice when attacking, this bonus roll can practically ensure that the Uthuk's siege unit will wreak havoc on all who stand against them.
Call forth the powers of darkness. Bend the demons of the Ynfernael to your will and destroy all who would dare defy you!
Pre-order the Uthuk Y'llan Army Expansion (RWM22) at your local retailer or on the Fantasy Flight Games website here!


In this tutorial, you'll use Excel's Power Query experience to create a query that imports data from a web page. As part of this process, you'll navigate across tables available on a web page, and apply data transformation steps to display just the data you want to see. Power Query records all of your steps, and they will be repeated whenever you refresh your data.
Excel 2016: Click the Data tab, and then New Query > From Other Sources > From Web. If you don't see the New Query button, click Data > From Web.
Excel 2010-2013: Click the Power Query tab, then From Web. If you don't see the Power Query tab, make sure you have downloaded and installed the Power Query add-in.
In the From Web dialog box, paste the Wikipedia URL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_European_Football_Championship) in the URL text box.
After establishing a connection to the web page, you see a list of tables available on this Wikipedia page in the Navigator pane. You can click on each table to see a quick preview displayed in the pane on the right.
Double-click the Results table, and the Query Editor will open with the tournament data.
Now that you have the table open in the Query Editor, you can clean and shape the data so that it fits your needs. In this step, you'll reshape the data by removing all columns except Year and Final Winners.
In the Query Preview grid, use Ctrl+Click to select the Year and Final Winners columns.
Click Remove Columns > Remove Other Columns.
In this step, you'll clean the data by replacing values and filtering the data.
In the Query Editor, click Replace Values.
In the Replace Values dialog box, type "Details" in the Value to Find text box and leave the Replace With text box empty.
Now, you'll filter the Year column to display rows that do not contain "Year".
Click the filter drop down arrow on the Year column.
In the Filter drop-down, uncheck Year.
Now it's time to name the query you've been creating.
In the Query Settings pane, in the Name text box, enter Euro Cup Winners. If you click the All Properties link, you can also enter a query description in the Description text box.
Finally, you can now load the Euro Cup Winners query to a worksheet.
In the upper-left corner, click Close & Load.
Power Query will return the query results to a worksheet.
If you need to update the data at a later time, right-click anywhere in the data range and then click Refresh. Any new information from the web page will be automatically updated.
Click anywhere within the data, and on the Query tab, click Edit.
On the right, notice the list of Applied Steps. As you performed query activities, query steps were created. Each query step has a corresponding formula written in the "M" language.
You can see the M code in its entirety by clicking on the Advanced Editor option in the Power Query ribbon. For more information about the Power Query formula language, see Learn about Power Query formulas, and Power Query M Reference..


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