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Be Emory University-Bound with IvyBound!
Emory University -- #21 National University (US News & World Report)
Emory University, a top-ranked private institution recognized internationally for its outstanding liberal arts colleges, graduate and professional schools, and one of the world's leading healthcare systems, is located on a beautiful campus in Atlanta, Georgia's historic Druid Hills neighborhood. Whatever your interest in Emory, we would welcome your visit to campus.
Emory maintains an uncommon balance for an institution of its standing: Its scholars and experts generate $734 million in research funding annually while also maintaining a traditional emphasis on teaching. The University is enriched by collaboration among its schools, centers, and partners as well as by the legacy and energy of Atlanta.
In the classroom, in the lab, at a patient's bedside, or helping a remote community half a world away, Emory is about impact. Emory offers two undergraduate liberal arts options. You can choose to apply to Emory College of Arts and Sciences, the four-year undergraduate division on the university's Atlanta campus, or to Oxford College, where freshmen and sophomores study at Emory's original campus 38 miles east of Atlanta.
Admissions Requirements for Emory College (as of 2019)
Common App or Coalition App
Can choose to apply to Emory College, Oxford College, or both.
SAT and ACT
SAT Subject Tests
Homeschooled applicants are required to submit scores of 3 SAT Subject exams.
AP and IB exams
You may self-report
Supplement Questions/Essays
(found in the Writing Supplement section in My Colleges tab on the Common Application- Questions are updated August of every year.) Answer 2 essay prompts of 150 words each.
Two teacher letters of recommendation from core-area academic teachers.
From Your High School
School Report, Transcript, Mid-Year Report, Final Report.
TOEFL, IELTS, DUOLINGO (DET)
Early Decision Plans
ED I:
Submission by November 1.
Decisions by December 15.
Emory University Scholar Programs:
Submission by November 15.
Decisions by March 1.
ED II:
Submission by January 1. Decisions by February 15.
Regular Decision Submission by January 1. Decisions by April 1.
Academic Parameters
When applying to an institution, it is important to look at the academic information of previous applicants. This includes the SAT/ACT test scores, SAT Subject test scores (if available), GPA ranges, or class ranking. By looking at these data points, you may assess where you fall and how likely is your admission into this college. Please note, there are students who do fall below the middle range and are still admitted, but then their application has one or more factors that boosts their application, such as a special talent, a recruitable athlete, legacy, racial or socioeconomic minority. Use the chart below to see where you fall and if you may raise your test scores and grades to keep your application in the running.
Testing/GPA Guidelines of Emory University (Class of 2022)
SAT Range (25th to 75th percentiles)
Composite Score: 1350-1520
Math: 690-790
ERW: 660-730
ACT Range (25th to 75th percentiles)
Composite Score: 31-34
84% of Students in Top 10% of their class
GPA Range (unweighted)
64% of Students of GPA of 3.75 and higher
IvyBound Consulting featured Emory University on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter from July 22 - July 26, 2019
Day 1 • Emory University
According to US News & World Report, Emory University is ranked #21in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Please check their website to read up on these indicators. We are using US News for its popularity, but by no means should they be the only source in determining your "best fit" college. Your best fit colleges should be determined by your academic goals, your personality fit, and financial considerations.
Emory University:
Private, total undergraduate enrollment of 6,937, and the campus size is 1,265 acres
Tuition & Fees:
$51,306 (2018-19)
All first-year students are required to live in on-campus University housing which creates communities in our residence halls. Each of Emory's residence halls offers a different flavor of college life, one that develops according to the needs and personalities of the residents.
Because all first-year students are required to live in the residence halls during their first year at Emory, the University guarantees housing for first-year students. Exceptions may be made if you live in Atlanta with your immediate family.
Admit Rate:
Highly competitive.
Emory has a percentage of 52% males and 48% females. The undergraduate student body comprises of 10% Hispanic/Latino students, 8% African American students, 39% White students, 21% Asian students, 7 Native American students, 3 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students, and 4% Multi-Racial students.
United Methodist Church.
Other Awards by US News:
#21 in National Universities, #11 (tie) in Best Undergraduate Teaching, #22 in Best Value Schools.
Day 2 • School Mission, Mascot, Sports
Mascot:
Swoop the Eagle, the official mascot from Emory. He has been representing Emory both on and off the court/field. Swoop is also active in the Atlanta community, helping charities raise money for a plethora of good causes.
Blue and White.
In fall 2019, Emory will have 19 varsity sports with the addition of women's golf. Men's varsity sports include: Baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, and track and field. Women's varsity sports include: Basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball
Day 3 • Academics/Top Undergraduate Majors/Student Life
Emory University is known for demanding academics, outstanding undergraduate education in the arts and sciences, highly ranked professional schools and state-of-the-art research. We have a diverse student body from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and over 100 countries/ territories.
Academic Calendar:
Semester system.
Top Undergraduate Majors:
Finance, General; Accounting; Economics, General; Political Science and Government, General; and Psychology, General.
Highly-ranked Graduate programs:
Emory's graduate and professional programs include the highly ranked Mendoza College of Business and Law School in addition to a well-regarded School of Architecture, which offers undergraduate and graduate programs.
Student Life:
You will learn shared responsibility, conflict resolution, compromise, flexibility, and be exposed to other students from diverse backgrounds. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to live in an academic environment and take advantage of all the opportunities on-campus living provides.
Day 4 • Notable Alumni
Notable alumni include Lewis S. "Mike" Eidson 71L is recipient of Emory Law's 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award, in recognition of the remarkable career he established since he graduated from Emory University School of Law in 1971 as a Lamar Law Scholar.Lori G. Cohen is co-chair of Greenberg Traurig's Global Litigation Practice, where she leads a group of more than 600 attorneys who are nationally and internationally focused on complex litigation of all types including product liability and pharmaceutical, medical device, and health care litigation.
Day 5 • Applying to Emory University? Be Collegebound with IvyBound.
Looking at first-time, Freshman Applicants:
Admission Rate:
18.5% (including early applicants)
Total Applicants:
Admitted:
Enrolled:
Yield Rate:
28%- Number of students who actually attended or matriculated once admitted.
Early Option:
Early Decision 1 deadline is Nov 1, Early Decision 2 deadline is Jan 1
Regular Deadline:
See table above
Admission into this prestigious Emory University is highly competitive as the acceptance rate is decreasing each year. With the increase of sheer number of applicants, how do you stand out and get admitted? If Emory is one of the colleges on your list, use this invaluable worksheet to plan and prepare when applying to Emory University.
IvyBound Consulting offers personalized college admissions services to help you create winning college applications that surely gets you admitted. Choose from one-on-one counseling services, college admissions online course- Applications That Get You Admitted!, private Facebook group membership, and essay review and editing services.
Next week, I will cover, US News Week's #24 Nationally Ranked University, Georgetown University. Stay Tuned.
* Sources used: the college website, common data set, college factual, US World News, other websites.


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Usability testing policy - Digital standards - University of St Andrews
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Usability testing policy. This policy covers all usability testing which takes place at the University of St Andrews and applies to all staff who are involved in any usability testing process. The policy applies to in-person and distance testing,…
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This policy is used to help applicants and offer holders know how the University will approach the reviewing process of their application.…
Student administration > Admissions
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Admissions policy 2018-19
The Admissions policy is a governance document that covers all relevant aspects of the application process to allow all applicants from all cohorts to clearly understand the parameters within which they are applying.…
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/policy/financial-matters-donations-and-investments/charitable-donations.pdf
To provide guidance to University staff regarding the identification, classification and treatment of charitable donations in order to ensure that the University is compliant with current financial accounting regulations and UK tax legislation.…
Financial matters > Donations and investments
Framework agreement
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/policy/staff-pay-and-benefits-pay-rates-arrangements/framework-agreement.pdf
This paper details the agreement reached between the University of St Andrews, AMICUS, UCU, and UNISON on Assimilation Principles for the new 52-point scale.…
Staff > Pay and benefits > Pay rates arrangements
Leaving the university
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This document provides employees with guidance on leaving the University.…
Staff > Employee relations > Leaving the University
Career break policy
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/policy/staff-annual-leave-and-other-absence-career-break/career-break.pdf
This policy has been developed to enable employees to request an extended period of unpaid time away from work in order to balance their career with other commitments, responsibilities and interests. …
This policy has been developed to enable employees to request an extended period of unpaid time away from work in order to balance their career with other commitments, responsibilities and interests.
Staff > Annual leave and other absence > Career break
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/policy/external-relations-fundraising-fundraising-campaigns/gift-acceptance-policy.pdf
This policy sets out the principles that the University will follow when seeking and accepting charitable gifts from individuals, charitable trusts and other corporate bodies, and the commitments that it makes to donors and prospective donors.…
External relations > Fundraising > Fundraising campaigns
Sickness absence policy
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/policy/staff-annual-leave-and-other-absence-ill-health/sickness-absence-policy.pdf
Outlines the procedure for the management of sickness absence within the University.…
Staff > Annual leave and other absence > Ill health
Visitors from overseas guidance
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/policy/staff-rights-to-work-immigration/visitors-from-overseas-a-guide-for-schools1.pdf
Immigration guidance for overseas visitors…
Staff > Rights to work > Immigration
Records Management Policy
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/policy/information-governance-and-management-records-management/records-management-policy.pdf
To provide direction on how University records are to be managed to preserve their value.…
Information governance and management > Records management
Music Centre privacy notice
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/policy/information-governance-and-management-information-security/music-centre-privacy-notice.pdf
Information governance and management > Information-security
Appointments – terms and conditions
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/policy/extra-curricular-services-career-development-service-standards/appointments-terms-and-conditions.pdf
Expectations for students, graduates or staff members who have booked an appointment with a Careers Adviser, including what they will be provided with at the appointment and how they should act before, during and after the appointment.…
Extra-curricular services > Career development > Service standards
Alcohol, drug and substance misuse policy
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Provides information on the use of alcohol, drug and substance misuse in the University and/or representing the University.…
Staff > Health and well-being > Controlled substances
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Senate regulations governing all postgraduate degrees.…
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Postgraduate Senate Regulations 2018/19
Good academic practice: Guidance for staff
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This policy concerns all matters relating to Good Academic Practice including current principles, procedures and sanctions for specific cases of misconduct.…
Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Good academic practice
Academic adjustments for disabled students
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/policy/academic-policies-assessment-examination-and-award-assessing-students-with-disabilities/academic-adjustments-for-disabled-students.doc.pdf
This policy outlines the processes and procedures through which disabled students can request reasonable academic adjustments to both teaching and assessment.…
Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Assessing students with disabilities
Requests for personal data by the Police or a similar third party for the purposes of the prevention or detection of crime, apprehension or prosecution of offenders, or for taxation
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/policy/information-governance-and-management-data-protection-sharing-personal-data-with-third-parties/release-of-personal-data-for-crime-prevention.pdf
Information governance and management > Data protection > Sharing-personal-data-with-third-parties
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https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/policy/academic-policies-assessment-examination-and-award-assessing-students-with-disabilities/academic-adjustments-for-disabled-students-guidance-for-students.pdf
This guidance provides students with practical information on procedures for declaring a disability and the kind of reasonable adjustments which are available on a case-by-case basis.…
University funded (paid) research and/or research impact leave for academic staff
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/policy/research-research-impact-paid-leave/university-funded-paid-research-and-or-research-impact-leave-for-academic-staff.pdf
The purpose of this policy is to support and enable academic staff to further their research, leading to the highest quality of research outputs and/or significant impact in the wider community.…
Research > Research impact paid leave
Academic adjustments for disabled students Guidance for staff
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This guidance provides clarification for School staff on the various reasonable adjustments that may be specified in disabled students' support plans. The guidance also provides case study examples on a case-by-case basis.…

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Goldrush Rally: America's Hottest Supercars Drive Coast To Coast
By Jack Flanagan
Videographer / director: Steve's POV
Producer: Mark Hodge, Nick Johnson
King of the Road: Steve at the wheel of his Ford GT
In May 2015, YouTuber Steve Feldman, 45, took part in the annual Goldrush Rally - which features around 100 cars driving from San Diego, California to Miami, Florida.
Bronx native Steve was competing in the event for the first time in his wide body 2005 Ford GT.
A Lamborghini with an eye-catching tiger stripe wrap at the starting line in San Diego
The car enthusiast, who is a translator and business consultant to Japanese businesses, spoke about the modifications he made to his powerful vehicle.
He said: "The car went through two years of radical modifications by a Japanese company I represent called Belladonna. It was known as the Belladonna Ford GT.
"The engine was about 790 HP, with modifications."
All that glitters: The event featured around 100 cars racing across the United States
The adrenaline-fuelled event lasts for around seven days and features several stops including Las Vegas, Nevada, Austin, Texas and New Orleans, Louisiana, where drivers are known to enjoy a party lifestyle.
Steve's amazing footage showcases some of the beautiful North American landscape in the dry heat of Nevada and Arizona.
A look inside a highly modified race car which is covered in red leather
However, the motor head's fun was short-lived when his car collided with a rabbit while travelling across the south western region of the country.
He said: "A desert jack rabbit decided to pop out as we were moving along pretty fast. He broke everything we had just fixed from an earlier accident.
A powerful looking vehicle glistens in the Californian sun
"The rabbit was split in half and stuck to my bumper and grill. The front bumper lip was broken and dragging again."
Feldman grimly notes the rabbit's disembodied foot "wasn't good luck" and he retired from the rally.
YouTuber Steve talks to a fellow car enthusiast
"Finding a place to store the car in Sedona, Arizona was a challenge and finding a truck wide enough to fit it inside and haul it home was very challenging," Steve said.
Despite his engineering woes, Steve arrived at the finish line in Florida - by plane.
A modified red sports car which has the words "Hell Bug" on its rear license plate
"Being in Miami was bittersweet," he added.
"But at the final party I was awarded for my perseverance and the fight to keep going despite breaking down."
Steve poses for the camera in his Ford GT
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Alibaba Cloud Releases Machine Learning Algorithm Platform on GitHub
Open-source initiative aims to assist global developers on batch and stream processing
Alibaba Cloud, the data intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, today announced that the core codes of Alink, its self-developed algorithm platform, have been made available via open source on GitHub, the world's largest developer community. The platform offers a broad range of algorithm libraries that support both batch and stream processing, which is critical for machine learning tasks such as online product recommendation and intelligent customer services.
Data analysts and software developers can access the codes on GitHub (https://github.com/alibaba/alink) to build their own software, facilitating tasks such as statistics analysis, machine learning, real-time prediction, personalized recommendation and abnormality detection.
"As a platform that consists of various algorithms combining learning in various data processing patterns, Alink can be a valuable option for developers looking for robust big data and advanced machine learning tools," said Yangqing Jia, President and Senior Fellow of Data Platform at Alibaba Cloud Intelligence. "As one of the top ten contributors to GitHub, we are committed to connecting with the open source community as early as possible in our software development cycles. Sharing Alink on GitHub underlines our such long-held commitment."
Alink was developed based on Flink, a unified distributed computing engine. Based on Flink, Alink has realized seamless unification of batch and stream processing, offering a more effective platform for developers to perform data analytics and machine learning tasks. Not only does it support Alibaba's proprietary data storage, but also other open-source data storage, such as Kafka, HDFS and HBase. Alink has already been deployed in powering various businesses within the Alibaba ecosystem.
For example, it helped increase the click through rate (CTR) of product recommendations by 4% on Alibaba's e-commerce platform Tmall, during Alibaba's Global Shopping Festival this year. As of today, Alibaba has gained over 690,000 stars, with about 20,000 contributors on GitHub, being one of the top ten contributors to the community.
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The Anaheim General Election early results are in
Posted on November 3, 2020 by Editor Posted in 2020 Elections, Anaheim, News	Leave a comment
The early results are in and it looks like the incumbents may prevail in the Anaheim City Council election.
Incumbent Steve Faessel is leading in District 5 with almost 54% of the vote over Sabrina Quezada and Kenneth Batiste.
Incumbent Denise Barnes is in a tighter race in District 1 with 40.82% of the vote over challenger Jose Diaz who has 40.46% of the vote.
Avelino Valencia is leading in the race for the open seat in District 4 with 52.48% of the vote.
Here are the early results in the State Legislative races:
Sharon Quirk-Silva, the incumbent in the 65th State Assembly District, is leading with over 62% of the vote over her Republican challenger Cynthia Thacker
Republican Janet Nguyen is losing to Democrat Diedre Nguyen in the race for the 72nd Assembly District by a margin of a couple percentage points. This race is still very close.
Tom Daly, the incumbent in the 69th Assembly District, is leading comfortably over Trumper Jon Paul White with over 75% of the vote.
Irvine City Councilwoman Melissa Fox, a Democrat, is leading in the race for the 68th Assembly District over incumbent Steven Choi by about 5 percentage points
Josh Newman is leading the Republican incumbent, Ling Ling Chang, with 56% of the vote in the 29th State Senate District
In a shocker incumbent Republican John Moorlach is losing to Democratic challenger Dave Min in the 37th District by about 14 percentage points
The Democrats are holding on to the local House seats in the early results:
Gil Cisneros is leading with 52% of the vote in the 39th District, over Republican Young Kim – that margin could be larger as that District includes voters in L.A. County who typically vote Democrat
Katie Porter is leading with over 60% of the vote in the 45th District, over Republican Greg Raths
Lou Correa is leading with over 72% of the vote in the 46th District over Republican James Walters
Harley Rouda is leading with over 55% of the vote in the 48th District over Republican Michelle Steel
Mike Levin is leading with over 51% of the vote in the 49th District over Republican Brian Maryott, however that vote is misleading as that District includes voters in San Diego County who typically vote Democrat
Anaheim Budget Commission Chair Avelino Valencia announces campaign for the Anaheim City Council
Posted on May 18, 2020 by Editor Posted in 2020 Elections, Anaheim, Avelino Garcia, Elections, News, Politics	Leave a comment
Anaheim, CA – Avelino Valencia stepped forward today to announce his campaign for Anaheim City Council. An Anaheim native and Chair of the city's Budget, Investment, and Technology Commission, Valencia is running to represent the 4th Council District, currently held by Lucille Kring who is prevented from seeking re-election due to term limits.
In announcing his campaign, Valencia released the following statement:
"Our community is hurting right now. People are afraid because their friends or loved ones are sick, businesses are closed, employment is unstable, and the future looks uncertain. The issues we faced before this pandemic are still there and more acute than ever, especially the limited availability of housing and the homelessness crisis in our city.
As a product of Anaheim, I know that the generosity, spirit, and strength of our residents will bring us through these challenges. Every day we hear stories about our first responders, medical personnel, essential workers, friends, and neighbors helping one another. I am running for City Council because I want to contribute my experience and my commitment to our city in the most effective and impactful way that I can. Over the coming months, my focus is going to be on how to keep residents safe, create economic opportunity for all, and restore and improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods.
To those I don't yet know, I ask you to give me the chance to earn your trust and your vote. Call me at (714) 916-2729 or send me an email at Avelino@AvelinoValencia.com. Let's have a conversation about the future of our city and what we can do together to make it even better."
In announcing his campaign, Valencia released a list of over 50 early endorsers including elected officials and community leaders.
Early Endorsers*
U.S. Congressmember Lou Correa
California State Senator Steve Bradford
California State Senator Tom Umberg
California State Senator (Ret.) Isadore Hall, III
California State Senator (Ret.) Josh Newman
California State Assemblymember Tom Daly
Anaheim City Councilmember Jordan Brandman
Anaheim Elementary School District Trustee (Ret.) David Robert Heywood
Artesia City Councilmember Ali Taj
Centralia Elementary School District Trustee Art Montez
Garden Grove City Councilmember Kim Nguyen
Garden Grove Mayor Pro Tem John O'Neil
Huntington Beach Union High School District Trustee Diana Lee Carey
Irvine CIty Councilmember Melissa Fox
Irvine CIty Councilmember Farrah Khan
Lynwood Mayor Aide Castro
Rancho Santiago Community College District Trustee Zeke Hernandez
Rancho Santiago Community College District Trustee Nelida Mendoza
Santa Ana City Councilmember Phil Baccera
Santa Ana City Councilmember David Penaloza
Walnut Mayor Andrew Rodriguez
Anaheim Budget, Investment, and Technology Commissioner Leonard Lahtinen
Anaheim Budget, Investment, and Technology Commissioner John Noteboom
Anaheim Community Leader and Medical Doctor Dr. Lorenzo Antonio Gonzalez
Anaheim Community Leader and Small Business Owner Frank Garcia
Anaheim Community Leader Billie Joe Wright
Anaheim Community Leader Maria Sandoval-Ureno
Anaheim Community Leader Yesenia Rojas
Anaheim Educator (Ret.) Diane Devine
Anaheim Educator (Ret.) Ginger Beard
Anaheim Educator Alejandrina Arellano
Anaheim Educator and Coach Juan Viramontes
Anaheim Educator and Coach Tom Gorrell
Anaheim Educator Angela De Alday
Anaheim Educator Billy Jean Jaramillo-Arevalo
Anaheim Educator Carol Young
Anaheim Educator Christina Boediarto
Anaheim Educator Debra Fris Pew
Anaheim Educator Dr. Guillermo Munoz
Anaheim Educator Dr. Yadira Moreno
Anaheim Educator Karen Ridley
Anaheim Educator Sheila Flores
Anaheim Housing and Community Development Commission Chair Norma Campos Kurtz
Anaheim Interfaith Community Leader Irene Arellano
Anaheim Religious Leader Rev. Rodolfo Preciado
Anaheim Small Business Owner Alex Ruiz
Anaheim Small Business Owner Jay Pavi
Anaheim Small Business Owner Jesse Oviedo
Anaheim Small Business Owner Kevin Bustos
API Community Leader Roxanne Chow
Los Amigos de Orange County Member Ricardo Perea
Orange County Housing Advocate Kelsey Brewer
Orange County Planning Commissioner Claudia Perez-Figueroa
Policy Advocate Jorge Gavino, MPP
Retired Firefighter & Anaheim Resident Tony Bedolla
*Titles used for identification purposes only.
About Avelino Valencia
Avelino Valencia is a proud son of Anaheim who has devoted his career to public service.
Avelino currently serves Anaheim as the Principal Representative for State Assemblymember Tom Daly, helping residents secure services from the state government and developing state policies. For the past seven years, Avelino has held similar positions in the offices of State Senator Isadore Hall and Assemblymember Steven Bradford. Since 2015, Avelino has served as the Chair of the City of Anaheim's Budget, Investment, & Technology Commission where he has worked collaboratively towards improving the city's long-term financial stability. Avelino was elected to serve as a member of the Democratic Party Central Committee of Orange County in 2016 and as the Political Director of the Orange County Young Democrats in 2018.
Avelino grew up in Anaheim, the son of immigrant parents who built a successful small business. Avelino attended Anaheim public schools, including Roosevelt Elementary, South Junior High, and Katella High School. He earned an Associate's Degree from Fullerton Junior College and a Bachelor's Degree from San Jose State University. After playing division one college football and briefly pursuing a career in the National Football League (NFL), Avelino coached at Fullerton College. He has also taught as a special education instructional assistant in the Anaheim Elementary School District. Avelino is in the process of earning a Master of Arts in Public Management from Johns Hopkins University.
Avelino's high school sweetheart and now wife, Monica, is also a homegrown community leader who attended Anaheim public schools. She is currently an Anaheim educator and is pursuing her doctoral degree from Loyola Marymount University.
Avelino Garcia


Union Public Service Commission has issued notifications for Combined Medical Services Examination, 2019. Please find detailed information regarding the UPSC CMSE Recruitment below.
Candidates are requested to download the e-Admit card three weeks prior to the commencement of the examination.
Written examination (500 Marks): Two objective papers to be conducted in Computer based mode.
The fee has to be paid by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India or by using Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/Debit Card or by using Internet Banking of SBI.


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Iron Hill Brewery coming to BullStreet in Columbia
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant announced they'll add a location at the 181-acre development off Bull Street
Author: WLTX
Published: 12:29 PM EST March 5, 2020
Updated: 5:31 PM EST March 5, 2020
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A new brewery is coming to the BullStreet District development near downtown Columbia.
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant announced Thursday they've signed a lease to add a location at the 181-acre development off Bull Street in Downtown Columbia. It's scheduled to open summer 2021.
The company says Iron Hill will feature an on-site brewing site brewing facility, with seating for approximately 250, which includes a bar area, dining room, and outdoor dining space. It will be across from the new Starbucks that will open in a few months and near the REI Co-op store.
"Once we came to South Carolina and learned firsthand about the warmth, charm, and hospitality of its residents, we knew we wanted to bring more of the great food, quality service and delicious craft beer we've brought our fans in the Northeast since 1996," said Kevin Finn, Chairman of the Board and Director of Development at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant. BullStreet is a thriving, newly-developed area, and given its residential, office, retail and entertainment appeal, in addition to its proximity to multiple universities and colleges, we knew this neighborhood was a great choice for us."
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The new brewery and restaurant plans to bring over 100 full and part-time jobs to the community.
The brewery has recently opened multiple locations in the Southeast, including in Greenville.
Credit: Iron Hill Brewery


I got online to see this image was shared in a LensCulture post featuring one of my images online! The Internet is pretty remarkable in the fact that just by getting 700 views alone, this is probably the most an image of mine has been disseminated before, which is pretty neat! Definitely a nice surprise.


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Bodyguard: A political thriller in six episodes from the UK
By David Walsh
Bodyguard is a British television series that aired in August and September and is now available on Netflix.
The six-episode series centers on a British Army veteran, David Budd (Richard Madden), suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Budd now serves as an officer with that section of the Protection Command—itself a division of London's Metropolitan Police Service—in charge of security for politicians. After foiling a terrorist bomb plot on a train, Budd is assigned to protect the home secretary, Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes).
Montague is an ambitious, right-wing politician who has voted consistently for military operations overseas. Budd has bitter feelings about his deployment in Afghanistan. In the course of thwarting the terrorist attack, he tells the would-be female bomber, "I was in Afghanistan. I saw mates get killed. Nearly got killed myself. For what? Nothing. Politicians. Cowards and liars. Ours and theirs. People full of talk but will never spill a drop of their own blood. But you and I, we're just collateral damage."
Nonetheless, Budd stoically takes on the assignment of guarding Montague with his habitual conscientiousness. She, meanwhile, is trying to push through parliament a new Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill, the so-called RIPA-18, known as the "Snooper's Charter," which would give the authorities new powers to monitor phone calls, e-mails and social media without judicial review.
The home secretary tells the media, "I am committed to supporting our security services by giving them greater powers to confront greater threats. … Only those intent on acts of violence have anything to fear." Montague also seems intent on challenging the prime minister for leadership of the Conservative Party. This arouses resentment and counter-plotting against her.
As noted, early on in the series, there are hints of opposition to the bloody, US-led neocolonial wars in the Middle East and Central Asia. Budd attends a meeting of an anti-war veterans group and hears a speaker assert that for decades "the West has been inflicting suffering on the poor and powerless. The war in the desert, in the oil fields, we've brought it back to the streets of Britain. There's kids growing up over here, all they hear is what's been done to families and friends over there. Who can blame them if they want to push back? And when they push back, our politicians act like it's come from nowhere, so they can pass laws restricting our freedoms and order new attacks against the so-called terrorists, and guess what? The cycle of violence goes on."
This element more or less disappears, however, as Bodyguard becomes swept up in all its police-and-security services fascination.
Over the course of the series' six episodes, a number of plot strands unfold. One of the central ones involves a conspiracy to assassinate Montague and Budd's relentless efforts to track down the perpetrators. He and the home secretary, in fact, had become personally involved. In one of her relatively few human moments, she tells Budd, "I'm not the Queen. You're allowed to touch me."
Terrorists seem to be roaming the streets of London, operating with considerable boldness and self-confidence. One of the targets of an attack is the school that Budd's children attend (he is separated from his wife). An old army mate of his (Tom Brooke) also becomes involved in the murder plot against Montague, on the grounds that she should be given a "taste" of what it's like to suffer "the consequences" of her actions.
Various sections of the intelligence apparatus are in sharp conflict with one another. The home secretary, in her attempt at a "coup," aligns herself with MI5, the internal intelligence agency, against the Metropolitan Police and portions of her own party, including her former husband, MP Roger Penhaligon (Nicholas Gleaves) the Conservative Party chief whip. "This is a very, very dangerous politician. Someone who must be stopped," Budd is told about Montague.
On the other hand, the sinister director general of MI5, Stephen Hunter-Dunn (Stuart Bowman), secretly provides the home secretary a tablet with compromising information ( kompromat ) concerning the prime minister ("A series of scandals, all covered up. A sexual assault. Drug addiction. Financial impropriety."). The tablet in question eventually becomes the subject of a desperate search by a number of interested parties.
To say the least, Budd has his ups and downs over the six hours or so. Aside from being in the middle of several attempted or actual bombings and two assassination attempts, finding himself strapped into a suicide vest rigged with explosives, and trying to end his own life with what turns out to be a handgun loaded with blanks, he faces intense suspicion from nearly every official quarter and eventually becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. The former soldier turned policeman more or less single-handedly unravels the complex conspiracy at the center of the series, which proves to be the work of an implausible and politically unlikely criminal alliance.
Bodyguard, which obtained a large audience in the UK, is suspenseful enough and sufficiently dramatic and efficient to hold the viewer's interest. Some talented performers are involved, including Madden, Hawes, Bowman, Brooke, Vincent Franklin, Paul Ready, Ash Tandon and others. More than that, the series exudes a vaguely anti-establishment air, as long as it is not examined too closely.
Even leaving aside the important fact that the series never seriously probes, despite a few faltering cracks at it, the motives behind the quarter-century of endless war, it nevertheless hardly paints a flattering picture of the upper echelons of the British state. For the most part, as presented in Bodyguard, they are a cold-blooded, villainous lot.
When one of the innumerable culpable individuals—a member of the ruling party and faced with the accusation he had a hand in an assassination plot—complains to police interrogators, "We're politicians. We're not murderers," the viewer seems invited to laugh out loud. Whether it turns out to be the case here or not, an audience member would be more than willing to accept that MI5 or one of the other government bodies portrayed would carry out murder and any other heinous crime without batting an eye.
The monstrousness of the Tory whip, Penhaligon, and the MI5 chief, Hunter-Dunn, is particularly striking. After a minion of the latter is apprehended in the very act of committing a serious crime, Hunter-Dunn's response seems a perfect illustration of British imperialist sophistry and ruthlessness, honed over many decades: "I can neither confirm nor deny the suspect's identity, but what I can confirm is that the requisite authorities apply which render his actions lawful. He should be released immediately."
Unfortunately, here too for the most part the official brutality is not traced to its social origins. The critique tends to remain at the level of individuals' or agencies' power hunger as a thing in itself.
The unwillingness or inability to explore certain questions deeply is connected to Bodyguard 's oddly noncommittal stance in the end. Given the involvement of genuinely homicidal jihadist forces, is the government's ferocity unfortunate but unavoidable? In the face of apparently widespread and devious, even devilish terrorist plotting, is the right to privacy necessarily a thing of the past? At the very least, the series is murky on these issues.
The choice of an uncomplaining, honest policeman endowed with immense physical ability, emotional sensitivity andpolitical intuition as the central protagonist obviously points the goings-on in a certain direction. We are meant to see the police-intelligence universe and its accompanying mentality as inevitable and perhaps even legitimate phenomena.
Bodyguard, in the ostensible name of authenticity, wallows in police and security lingo and idiom. Mysterious and ominous acronyms abound, as in this excerpt from one exchange in Episode 2:
–We got MASTS in situ?
–Yes, ma'am. They've reported to the TFC.
–Subjects on the move. One team visual. …
–Alpha 2-3. Brixton Road, northbound speed 2-5. Continuing north. …
–OK, let's mobilise SCO19 to holding locations for Waterloo Station–Southbank targets.
–Copy that.
–Sir. Order from SFC, Trojan to SE1 hold locations.
This sort of dialogue is intended to impress, or perhaps intimidate the more susceptible viewer into admiring the "professionalism" and precision of the units the British ruling elite mobilizes for its own protection—the professionalism and precision so much on display, for example, in the killing of innocent civilian Jean Charles de Menezes, into whose head a police or special forces squad fired seven shots at point-blank range in July 2005.
What the series creators, fully consciously of it or not, doshow is a country ruled by vehemently anti-democratic and authoritarian cliques, none of whom would exhibit the slightest qualms about establishing openly dictatorial rule.
Accepting Bodyguard as an accurate guide means drawing the conclusion that Britain is a highly evolved surveillance state, where virtually every word or action, private or public, is being watched or read by someone in authority. Residing in and traveling around London in particular, per this series, involves nothing so much as moving from the gaze of one closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera to another. At a couple of points, in fact, law enforcement agents express regret that this or that small fragment of time or space has avoided or been deleted from the otherwise seamless CCTV continuum. Moreover, when Budd anonymously enters certain keywords related to the komproma t in a computer at an Internet café, security operatives, presumably tracking every device in the UK, arrive within minutes. And no one is shocked by their ability to so. All in all, Bodyguard reveals that British "democracy" is hanging by a thread.
For all intents and purposes, of course, the creators leave out of their calculations the working class and its activity, including its opposition to all the filth at the top of society. More than a few surprises lie in store along these lines.
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SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
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WINNERS FROM SCHS FROM 1977
1977 Evonne Sandas
1988 Tammy King
1991 Diane Gergen
1993 Kenna Karst
1995 Kelly Kaiser
2003 Andrea Woliczko
1986 Johnny Johnson
1993 Reggie Stephens
1994 Reggie Stephens, Jermaine Robinson
2005 Junior Russell
SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL ACADEMIC ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
AWARD FROM SCHS FROM 1986
1987 Lynette Mungai
2005 Will Wetmore
SENTINEL ATHLETES OF THE YEAR.
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We all have our favorite moments. For whatever reason, they create memories that resonate with us ahead of the hundreds of other games. Assistant Sports Editor Ryan Moses most fondly remembers the SC girls basketball team winning the CCS title. Monte Vista Christians baseball team, coached by SCHS alumni Don Keathley, improbable run to the CCS final was the highlight of the year for Senior Writer Jim Seimas. For Sports Editor Julie Jag, it was watching 17 year old Nat Young win the Cold Water Classic surfing title at Steamer Lane.
More than the events, though, the athletes are what made those moments special. So here is the Sentinel's salute to those Santa Cruz County standouts who made the greatest impact in their sports and in our minds.
Only SC athletes are listed
SENTINEL BOY ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Zeke Sanders, Football and Track and Field. Sanders was a standout running back and receiver on the football team and state qualifier in two events in track. On the football field, he finished the season with 17 touchdowns and was named the SCCAL C0-MVP. Sanders, also is a standout safety, signed a letter of intent to play for Oregon State of the PAC 10.
He averaged 7.1 yards per carry, more than any other rusher in the county with at least 500 yards. He finished with 680 yards and nine touchdowns on 96 carries. He averaged 16.3 yards per receptions, hauled in 19 passes for 310 yards and six touchdowns. He scored a total of 186 points in his final two seasons.
As a junior, he returned from injury to score the game winning touchdown in the CCS Small School championship, bringing the Cards their first title in the sport. Sanders had made the state track championships twice in the 100 meters and once in the 200. He also won three straight SCCAL 100 meter titles and two 200 titles.
A finalist in the 100 at state, Sanders ran a 10.86 race for ninth place. He qualified for the finals with a personal best 10.68 race.
Questions for Zeke Sanders. What was your favorite high school sports moment? "Definitely winning 'The Stump football game' my sophomore season. It was amazing. We came back from a three touchdown deficit in the fourth quarter to win. Everyone rushed the field. It was pretty nuts.
Why did you choose Oregon State? "It was a fit from Day 1. I've always been a fan of Oregon State. The coaches were perfect for me. And I wasn't into doing the big city thing, I'm into hunting … and it's PAC 10 ball.
When was the last time you were intimidated on the field? When I was a sophomore on varsity, we went to Pacific Grove and they had big strong running back. I was playing corner at about 160 pounds and he ran a sweep and delivered a nice hit on me.
Why do you play sports? "It's really enjoyable and I have fun at it. it's just a game, but you learn a lot from it. You also gain friends and it helps keep your body in shape."
What are your athletic goals in college" I want to be successful. I don't have one set goal. I just wand to go out and make an impact on the team. Jim Seimas.
BEST GIRLS OF THE YEAR
LAUREN MILLER: senior, soccer. SCCAL Player of the Year. Led SC to the CCS finals with 27 goals.
GIANNA TINETTI: junior, track and field and basketball. Guided Cardinals to CCS title in basketball and reached CCS final in the long jump.
BEST BOYS OF THE YEAR would include Zeke Sanders athlete of the year.
GIRLS SCHOLAR ATHLETES. BRIGHTEST OF THE YEAR.
ALYSSA ROBERG: tennis. Dropped only one match on her way to winning four career SCCAL singles titles. Carried a 4.0 GPA.
No SC boys were included as a scholar athlete by the Sentinel, but that doesn't mean there were none
YEAR IN REVIEW: 2008-2009
Nov. 4. SC tennis player Alyssa Roberg won her fourth straight SCCAL tennis title with a 6-4, 7-5 win in the finals. She lost only one match in league play in all four years.
Nov. 16. Brennan Lynch wins a share of the CCS Division IV cross country title, finishing in 15:38 and qualifying for state.
Jan. 30. SC clinches the SCCAL boys soccer championship early in league play. They pounded Scotts Valley 4-0 to start their way to a perfect 12-0 league record.
Feb. 5. SC girls soccer team closes out its third CCS championship in as many years with a win against Aptos 3-1, putting a cap on its 11-0-1 undefeated league record.
Feb. 28 SC girls soccer team reaches CCS final, but lose to Sacred Heart Prep.
March 8. SC girls basketball team sails by Mercy of San Francisco to win the CCS Division IV championship 42-32, cruising through the tournament with an average margin of 11 points.
March 22. Aptos won the Red Bull Riders Surf Cup Regional championship by beating SC 67.4-65.8 at Pleasure Point.
May 29. Sprinter Zeke Sanders finishes second in the 100 meter dash and third in the 200 at CCS to advance to the state meet.
May 30. The MBL co-champion Monte Vista baseball team, coached by former SC catcher Don Keathley, defeated SCCAL winner Scotts Valley 2-1 in eight innings in the second round of CCS Division III play. Then fell to a late charge by Palma of the Tri-County League 7-6 in the finals.
June 6. Zeke Sanders becomes the first SC athlete to make the state finals in 40 years. He took ninth in the 100 meters. (this is not correct. SC had participants in the 80's)
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Reggie Stephens on June 15, 2014 at 6:37 am said:
Wondering if we can get Reggie Stephens named spelled correctly. It's Reggie Stephens – not Stevens thx.


Detailed ski and snow condition reports and resort information, updated several times each day.
Stavanger Bus Page, introducing the buses of south-west Norway.
Take a look at buses in Stavanger, Norway. Pictures and features for the bus enthusiast, and travel information.
This is Knut Ola and Ruth Topland web page. We got married Dec 2005 and this webpage contain pictures, contact information and stuff like that.


The above is a very interesting comment made by Martin J. Medhurst, in his article. He might very well have been the first to do any in-depth research on the subject of chaplains in Congress, the motivations of the legislators, etc. It appears that most who have pointed to chaplains in Congress have basically assumed that there were spiritual and/or religious reasons for their appointment. In fact, it is that assumption that is the foundation of all the arguments that try to define the 1st Amendment by the fact that the same Congress appointed chaplains.
The focus of this particular article, however, is not the First Federal Congress, but rather Rev. Duche and the Continental Congresses from September 1774 to September 1776.
What was the reasoning behind the value placed upon the Rev. Duche' by members of the Continental Congress?
Rev. Duche' was an Anglican Minister. Having an Anglican Minister as chaplain would at least appear to add a measure of legitimacy to the actions of Congress.
Many of the Members of Congress, as well as other influential persons were members of the Church of England.
Having a member of the church of England as the Chaplain of the Congress could have a very positive and beneficial effect on other Anglican Ministers throughout the colonies. Having an Anglican Minister as the Chaplain of the Congress could have a very important effect on the laity in colonies. Rev. Duche' was serving as the assistant rector at two well known Anglican Churches in Philadelphia.
Throughout the time frame of 1774 through 1783 it has been said support for the "cause" and later for independence and the war was never that high. In fact, many claim that at any given time 1/3 of the people supported the "cause," 1/3 didn't, and 1/3 were indifferent. Therefore any move that had a potential to win converts was important. For those who were "churched" they tended to follow the politics of their ministers. If their minister was in favor of the American cause, most if not all of the members of that church would be as well, if the minister was a loyalist, so too were most if not all of the members of that church.
The majority of the Anglican Ministers in America would remain loyalist throughout the years of turmoil, but any potential to win converts had to be followed.
In the end the Rev Duche' did not prove to be such a friend of the American cause. He resigned as Chaplain to the Congress in the fall of 1776, and within a year had declared his loyalty to the English crown. He capped this with a rather remarkable letter to General George Washington.
(2) (From the Minutes of the First Continental Congress, as reported in Church And State In The United States Vol I, page 448, by Anson Phelps Stokes).


Yesterday, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) released the results of the 2015 3-8th grade English Language Arts (ELA) & Math exams. ELA scores were essentially flat, and the small increase in Math scores (less than 2 percentage points) was smaller than last year's modest jump. There was also an increase in the percentage of Level 1 students in ELA, and an unchanged percentage of Level 1 students in Math, suggesting that the ratcheting up of high-stakes is leaving our most struggling students behind.
Test refusals, also known as opt outs, rose to a record number of 222,500, surpassing advocates' estimates. More New York parents across the state are informed and have said no to the high-stakes testing regime that is disrupting quality education and harming their children. With no relief in sight, opt out figures are expected to grow significantly again this year until damaging education laws and policies are reversed.
Jeanette Deutermann, Nassau County public school parent and founder of Long Island Opt Out said, "How many more children will we sacrifice to a narrow education, excessive testing, and failure, before New York calls a timeout? How many veteran, master teachers will we watch flee the profession before we untie testing from evaluations? How many schools will close before New York State recognizes that public schools are the foundations of every community? Instead of dreaming up sanctions, SED should be working with educators and parents to change course and right this wrong."
"Governor Cuomo, the Regents and SED have been quick to judge teachers through a sham accountability system that wrongfully reduces highly effective teachers to an ineffective rating and claims public schools are failing when, in fact, they are not. But they are slow to accept responsibility for the devastating consequences of these flawed testing and evaluation measures on our children, the teaching profession, and our public schools. Threats of sanctions will not deter opt outs. Parents are onto this sham and will continue to opt out children in order to protect them," said Anna Shah, Dutchess County public school parent.
"Considering the amount of time, resources and money devoted to the state assessment system, the resulting data does little to help pinpoint specific student, educator or school strengths and weaknesses. The entire testing system is a boondoggle to taxpayers and continues to limit our children's educational opportunities," stated Chris Cerrone, Erie County public school parent, educator, and school board trustee.
Marla Kilfoyle, Long Island public school parent, educator, and General Manager of the BATs stated, "As research shows, test scores will not close the achievement gap. We need to begin to invest in proven strategies that close the gap, or we will lose an entire generation of children."
"The NY State tests are an illegitimate way to evaluate kids, schools and teachers – as shown by the recent NY Times article, in which questions on the 3rd grade exam stumped the author of the relevant passage. These tests are designed to make it look like the vast majority of our students and schools are failing, when they are not. Until the state provides less flawed exams – and a better teacher evaluation system not linked to them – parents will continue to opt out in growing numbers," said Leonie Haimson, Executive Director of Class Size Matters.
"Pearson has been fired as the state's test vendor, yet our children will be subjected to their tests for another school year. This is outrageous. If Governor Cuomo and members of the legislature who voted to increase the contribution of test scores to teacher evaluation think this is ok, they should prove it by taking the tests themselves. Let our public officials prove that they are smarter than a 5th grader," said Nancy Cauthen, a NYC public school parent.
NYSAPE, a grassroots organization with over 50 parent and educator groups across that state, will be calling on parents to hand in test refusal letters on the first day of school in order to reclaim their children's classrooms and to stop the destruction of our public schools. An updated 2016 test refusal letter is coming soon.


A group of Silver Lake students were running on a country road when they were attacked by several large dogs. Most of the runners and their coach had already passed the dogs when the 115-pound American bulldogs attacked.
Audrina Monteith was running when the dogs ran out and knocked her to the ground.
"I had fallen to the ground and they were attacking me at my feet, so I tried kicking them off," she said.
Coach Kevin Brokaw had circled back to check on a group of runners when he found two girls bitten and two others cornered. He used his bike to distract them so that the girls could run to safety. Though he was not bitten, the dogs did attack his bicycle.
The bike had blood on its tires as did the hubcaps of the first responder's squad car. When Lt. John Ritter arrived on the scene he used his car to protect the others. The dogs proceeded to flatten two of his tires.
The team had been running past the house for years with no problems from the dogs. Both dogs were tested for rabies and the owner was ticketed under the vicious animal ordinance.
At Van Dorn & Curtiss we not only want to get you maximum compensation for your injuries, we want to bring the owners of dangerous dogs to justice. If you or your child has been attacked by a dog please contact your Vermont (VT) dog attack lawyer at Van Dorn & Curtiss today for your free consultation.


Do we really need a 'season' to be jolly? Doesn't this imply that December is a great season so you should be jolly? Is it the season that makes me jolly? I can say for certain there have been times during the Christmas 'season' when I've felt everything but jolly. If it were the season that made me jolly, wouldn't I be happy throughout the entire month of December? When taken out of context can I still be 'jolly' if being in Costa Rica doesn't really feel like a typical December season?
It's an interesting experience being in a tropical rainforest during the Christmas Season.
The climate is warm but wet, the flowers are in bloom, the birds sing daily and it's bright out by 5:30 am. The howler monkeys are predictably active by 6 am and they make for punctual alarm clocks. It certainly is different and my immediate desire is to list the pro's and con's of celebrating the season in Vancouver vs. celebrating in Costa Rica and to actively decide which environment would make me the happiest. The implication is that it is the experience outside of myself (cause) that dictates my internal state of joy (effect). This is a very common view. My happiness is dependent on external circumstances. What we work on at the centre is the reversal of this cause and effect relationship. My ability to connect within my Self (cause) opens up the experience of joy wherever I am (effect).
When I feel connected to the Source of who I am, I experience the joy of driving in downtown Vancouver, admiring the colours of winter wardrobes and the diversity of storefronts transformed by lights and decorations. The same route, the same people on a day I'm feeling disconnected, insecure and full of self doubt results in an experience of irritation - sitting in traffic jams while self-centered shoppers push their way into over-dressed stores hoping to find the perfect gift. Two perspectives, same city. My experience comes from my internal frame of mind. If the windows of my soul shine bright and clean, I'll see the beauty in any situation. My joy is reflected outwards and I see the infectious smiles on the Costa Rican locals, the horses dancing down the streets of Arenal, the magnificence of the rainforest and celebrating Christmas 'El Cielo' style. When I'm believing I'm separate, weak and not good enough I look through the streaks and smudges and hope to catch a glimpse of something bright…desperately seeking something bright enough to distract me from myself. My work is about training my mind to align with the Love within.
Love comes first from recognizing my connection to all things and then that love is projected outward to whatever I see, wherever I am. It allows me to see the unique joy in what is being offered in that moment. This fact allows me to choose my experiences and reinforces my power as the Author of my life. I'm jolly; therefore, t'is a great season!


The Exponents chapter of this Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) Help and Review course is the simplest way to master exponents. This chapter uses simple and fun videos that are about five minutes long, plus lesson quizzes and a chapter exam to ensure students learn the essentials of exponents.
Have fallen behind in understanding the five main exponent properties or how to simplify expressions using exponents.
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Verify you're ready by completing the Exponents chapter exam.
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What's the procedure for simplifying expressions with exponents?
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Scientific notation is very useful, especially when one is working with huge numbers or microscopic ones. This lesson will help make scientific notation less confusing and clarify when and how it is used.


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Assassinations of Colombian social leaders shake communities
Tanya Wadhwa / March 02, 2022
According to the Institute of Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ), during the past week, five social activists and two former combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerilla group were assassinated in the country
Colombia's President shows his disdain for democracy and Venezuelans
Vijay Prashad Zoe Alexandra / December 23, 2020
Iván Duque attacks social leaders and human rights defenders at home, while leading the imperialist offensive against Venezuela and its sovereignty
Colombian social organizations hail release of peasant leaders, condemn 'frame-up'
Zoe Alexandra / December 23, 2020
Following mobilizations calling for their release, the judge overseeing the case ruled that the three leaders – Teófilo Acuña, Adelso Gallo and Robert Daza – will not be held in preventative detention while they await trial
Colombian social leader Julián Gil released after 900 days unjustly held in prison
The technical secretary of the People's Congress Julián Gil was released from La Picota Prison on Wednesday night
Colombians rise up against injustice
Massive demonstrations were carried out in different cities in rejection of police brutality, economic crisis, mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and ceaseless assassination of social leaders.
Thousands take the streets in national strike in Colombia
Tanya Wadhwa / September 22, 2020
The nationwide protest was carried out in rejection police brutality, economic crisis, massacres and the indifference of the national government towards them
The tragic assassination of Colombia's sports hero Patrón, lover of football and his Afro-Colombian community
Vijay Prashad Zoe Alexandra / August 19, 2020
Patrocinio Bonilla was assassinated by paramilitaries in Chocó on August 11, amid a context of intensified violence against the communities in the region
Julián Gil: "Our triumph and our victory are in the hope and strength of being together"
Peoples Dispatch / June 06, 2020
Two years have passed since social leader Julian Gil was detained in front of the office of Colombian social movement Congreso de los Pueblos. We share his reflections on his two years of incarceration
Behind the bars of coronavirus: Two Colombian social leaders speak from prison
Mario de los Santos / April 24, 2020
Two Colombian social leaders in preventive custody talk about how the prison crisis and the coronavirus pandemic is affecting them.
Colombia's ELN declares ceasefire amid COVID-19 pandemic
Peoples Dispatch / March 31, 2020
The National Liberation Army (ELN), announced that it will suspend its actions as a humanitarian gesture throughout April due to the coronavirus disease
Colombian movements denounce the assassination of peasant leader Marco Rivadeneira
Marco Rivadeneira, of the National Board of the CNA, was assassinated by armed men on March 19 in Puerto Asis, Putumayo
Gustavo Pedraza: "The legacy that Carlos leaves us is of unrelenting struggle"
Zoe Alexandra / January 21, 2020
Five years have passed since social leader Carlos Alberto Pedraza Salcedo was forcibly disappeared and assassinated, and the struggle for truth and justice continues
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An one piece all steel chisel. A former metal worker's tool used for cutting steel. Now used for chipping and breaking concrete etc.
A An one piece all steel chisel with wide blade used for cutting bricks etc.
The photos here thanksto Wikipedia and contributors.
The name is derived from a time when blacksmiths used to cut metal both hot and cold. Mostly metal gets cut with other tools these days, but this chisel can still be used for cutting steel when other tools are not available of they can not get into the correct position.
More than likely though it is used for any one of a number of jobs like chipping concrete, splitting bricks etc.
The sketch at the right shows how the chisel looks when it is new. That is the end that is hit by the hammer is beveled. After repeated use the end gets burred over as in the top photo. When the burr gets too severe there is a likelihood of chips flying off the end into the users face. For this reason the burrs should be ground off from time to time.
Also at the right is a brickies bolster. This is a similar tool that has a wider blade and it is used mainly for cutting bricks and pavers.
The favoured tool to use with these chisels is the lump hammer.


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