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How the First Irish Saints and Scholars Discovered Ireland
23:24 20 November in Irish History by BrighidOSullivan
A sixth-century monk named Brendan, who would later become known as St. Brendan the Navigator, set out in his tiny seal skin boat with his fellow abbots to a far away land called Hibernia, the name given to Ireland by the Greeks. They voyaged across the cold Atlantic shores toward a wild, mostly untamed territory. They were looking for grace or a way to come closer to God.They came from Britannia (England), Germania (Germany), and Rome as well as all over Western Europe. They wrote Latin and poetry, spoke different languages and came from the highest social ranks. After blending with the Irish, they became the record keepers of genealogies and stories. They became known as the most learned men of Europe. Whether they learned from the Celts or the Celts learned from them is inconsequential. The first Irish monks in Ireland were born .. and Ireland would be changed forever by their arrival..
Repo. of Celtic Cross in Heritage Park, Wicklow Ireland
The First Women in Christianity
Christianity blended with the people of their new continent. The Irish chieftains who became priests were naturally married, and refused to shun their wives along with their lands upon conversion. Some women however, chose to become nuns .. as far back as the sixth century. St. Patrick himself, included embroideresses in his entourage. (from The Flowering of Ireland by Katharine Scherman)
Ireland's most famous female patron saint, Brigit, born in 450, was the daughter of a Pagan chieftain named Dubthach. His first jealous wife sent Brigid's mother away before she was born and she was born in the house of a druid who lived nearby. When Brighid was around ten years of age, she returned to her father and to his dismay began giving away all his food and whatever she thought useful to the poor. Then to further insult him, she returned to her mother who was sick, in order to take over her duties as a milk maid. She churned so much butter for the druid that in delightful gratitude, he allowed himself to become baptized and became her servant for life. He also gave her some of the butter and one of the cows, which she promptly gave away. Perhaps to curb her activities, Dubthach insisted she marry but Brigid refused, disfiguring her own face so no man would want her. Finally her father gave her the money to 'take the veil' and it is believed her face became beautiful once again. A sweet little poem is attributed to her. This is the first line. I would like a great lake of ale for the king of the kings; I would like the people of heaven to be drinking it through time eternal. and one more verse: I would like the people of Heaven in my house: I would like the baskets of peace to be theirs. You can see through her words, the blending of Christianity while still retaining some of the old world views.
St Kevin's Church Wicklow, Ireland
The first Irish saints and scholars did not live in groups but in seclusion such as St. Kevin of Wicklow (Coemgen in Irish) who sought a closeness to God by living simply in the Wicklow Mountains. He was only a boy when Brigid was very old and it is written that he died at the age of 120. Kevin had been born of royalty descended from the kings of Leinster but he never wished to rule or to fight, choosing the life of a poor lonely monk instead. There are numerous stories about St Kevin such as when a girl tried to seduce him, he fled into a patch of nettles then threw them at her, stinging her sorely or when he stood with his arms outstretched, resembling the sign of the cross and stayed there until a black bird built her nest in his hand, an exhausting pose to be sure. Most of the stories are suspect if not fantastic for who knows what is true or what is mere legend. What is not fantastic are the bee-shaped dwellings and stone made houses the monks left behind such as those on the top of Skellig Michael 600 feet above sea level and only reachable by precarious stone steps.
Life for the first monks under certain abbot's was strict. St Enda's rule for example, was rigorous in the extreme. Not only did the monks work their own land but they refused to use any tools. They ate silently and frugally, their food consisting mostly of oats and barley from their fields. They slept in their day clothes on the bare ground and they seldom had a fire, even when the weather was wild. They prayed both day and night and allowed themselves only brief hours of sleep. Finian, like Enda also preached an ascetic lifestyle. Written by one of his scribes, so great was Finian's plight that his ribs could be counted through his inner raiment and a worm seen coming out of his side, for he wore a cold girdle of iron which cut him as penance for his body.
A lack of sleep, harsh physical conditions, little food and heightened pain were thought to strengthen a man's soul. A profound faith in God as a living presence drove Ireland's first Irish saints and scholars, but who are we to judge? Perhaps they did become closer to God.
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The community is invited to celebrate and remember their loved ones at San Gabriel's first Dia de los Muertos Festival. The event will kick off with a community procession led by traditional Aztec dancers from Plaza Park, 428 South Mission Drive, to the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse Plaza, 320 South Mission Drive. Attendees are encouraged to bring a memento or picture of their family and friends who have passed away to add to the community altar. The festival will include many traditional elements and will be focused around art. The event will include artists, vendors, crafts for kids, face painting, live entertainment and food trucks. Attendees are encouraged to come dress as a Catrina/Catrin (artistic skeleton lady/man representing death) and enter a costume contest held during the event.


CHICAGO, IL, October 15, 2018 – The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago today applauded the issuance of a pair of resolutions by the Minnesota legislature (H.R. No. 4 and Senate No. 178) calling on the Turkish government to restore religious and human rights to the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and other religious minorities.
A total of 46 states, including Minnesota, have expressed similar statements of support for the Ecumenical Patriarchate, representing a nationwide campaign by the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle in support of the Ecumenical Patriarch and religious minorities.
"On behalf of Orthodox Christians of our Metropolis, and especially those in Minnesota, we owe a debt of gratitude to the Minnesota lawmakers who supported the resolutions as well as to the Archons and clergy who advocated passionately for their passage," His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael said. "As citizens of the United States, we are called to work with our elected officials to advance human rights, especially the freedom of thought, conscience and belief."
The resolutions, sponsored by state Representative Ron Kresha and state Senator Jim Abeler, were passed in collaboration with Archon Bill Spell, Minnesota Orthodox clergy and with the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago, itself an Eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
The religious freedom resolutions are extremely important to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America as well as the Ecumenical Patriarchate given the Turkish government's refusal to recognize the global character of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's Office. The Turkish government also insists that candidates for Ecumenical Patriarch must be elected from among the rapidly dwindling population of Greek Orthodox citizens of Turkey.
Over the past 50 years, several injustices were committed by the Turkish government against the Orthodox Church, including confiscation of church properties, the forced closure of the Halki Orthodox Seminary, the major center for the education of future Church leaders, and interference in the election of patriarchs.


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Because the variety of plants used in these arrangements is so broad, the care requirements for them are equally as variable. However, most prefer cooler environments with bright indirect light. Keep them moist by watering directly around the trunk of the tree, allowing the container to drain.


No food that you eat or drink will get rid of back pain or Fibromyalgia but researchers are constantly on the hunt for a nutrition regimen that could help your body fight off diseases.
Eating healthy foods, and maintaining a reasonable weight for your height and body is very important.
By healthy foods they mean foods that are low in fat and loaded with immunity boosting antioxidants that work to give you lots of energy, which could then perhaps minimize your fatigue, sleeplessness and muscle pain.
Of course, keeping yourself in good health is a big commitment in itself, but if you know you will benefit from it then its well worth the effort.
They do say that proper nutrition and mind/emotional health can actually help to reduce the severity of most of the symptoms of Fibromyalgia and some types of pain. It's one area where you can do something that just might help your pain and fatigue.
Of course there are also some other popular vitamins and herbal remedies which can help. Magnesium is an anti stress mineral, calcium for bones and teeth, chromium to help synthesize fatty acids, potassium to help maintain a normal heart and muscle functioning, zinc to help repair cells, selenium to help your immune system and function and of course the Vitamin E, which is essential to help keep the membranes of your body's cells healthy and Vitamin C which is a good building block to good nutrition.
So, start 2012 with the right diet to help your health.
Interesting…. and inspiring – and just the time of year when you feel all listless after over-indulging all Christmas!
Nutrition is a tool in the search for good health and pain relief. Happy New year Barb.
Hi I agree that nutrition is key to leading a healthy lifestyle, and that in turn can help with pain relief. I've known people that have experienced less joint pain when they lost weight, for example.
Thanks for your comments and link to your site, this may be of help to som of my readers.
Yes, I will say good balanced and healthy nutrition is more important than regular exercise for healthy body. In fact I take healthy foods but do not do regular exercise for my health.
I'm like you health guy. My back problem prevents me from doing any physical exercise except walking and even that is limited, but I do make sure my diet is good.
Staying fit and healthy requires commitment. The process may not be that easy but the results are rather amazing and worth it. Balanced diet and exercise are essential to a healthy lifestyle.
no worries 🙂 Have you any experience with electro-magnetic pain management devices?
Healthy living is the best way!
Good nutrition is a must to maintain a healthy body.
Healthy food keep your body healthy.


1. Effective communication is exhibited. Ideas are verbalized, and group members are attentive to one another, accepting of the ideas of other members, and influenced by them. They have fewer difficulties in communicating with or understanding others.
2. Friendliness, helpfulness, and lessened obstructiveness are expressed in the discussions. Members also are more satisfied with the group and its solutions and favorably impressed by the contributions of the other group members. In addition, members of the cooperative groups rate themselves high in desire to win the respect of their colleagues and in obligation to the other members.
3. Coordination of effort, division of labor, orientation to task achievement, ment, orderliness in discussion, and high productivity are manifested in the cooperative groups (if the group task requires effective communication, tion, coordination of effort, division of labor, or sharing of resources).
4. Feeling of agreement with the ideas of others and a sense of basic similarity larity in beliefs and values, as well as confidence in one's own ideas and in the value that other members attach to those ideas, are obtained in the cooperative groups.
5. Recognizing and respecting the other by being responsive to the other's needs.
6. Willingness to enhance the other's power (for example, the knowledge, skills, resources, and so on) to accomplish the other's goals increases. As the other's capabilities are strengthened, you are strengthened; they are of value to you as well as to the other. Similarly, the other is enhanced from your enhancement and benefits from your growing capabilities and power.
7. Defining conflicting interests as a mutual problem to be solved by collaborative laborative effort facilitates recognizing the legitimacy of each other's interests and the necessity to search for a solution responsive to the needs of all. It tends to limit rather than expand the scope of conflicting ing interests. Attempts to influence the other tend to be confined to processes of persuasion.
1. Communication is impaired as the conflicting parties seek to gain advantage by misleading the other through use of false promises, ingratiation tactics, and disinformation. It is reduced and seen as futile as they recognize that they cannot trust one another's communications to be honest or informative.
2. Obstructiveness and lack of helpfulness lead to mutual negative attitudes tudes and suspicion of one another's intentions. One's perceptions of the other tend to focus on the person's negative qualities and ignore the positive.
3. The parties to the process are unable to divide their work, duplicating one another's efforts such that they become mirror images; if they do divide the work, they feel the need to check what the other is doing continuously.
4. The repeated experience of disagreement and critical rejection of ideas reduces confidence in oneself as well as the other.
5. The conflicting parties seek to enhance their own power and to reduce the power of the other. Any increase in the power of the other is seen as threatening to oneself.
As a result, the competitive mindset can lead to a spiraling of consequences, leading to the lack of effective communication. Deutsch refers to this as autistic hostility, which "involves breaking off contact and communication with the other; the result is that the hostility is perpetuated because one has no opportunity to learn that it may be based on misunderstandings or misjudgments or to learn if the other has changed for the better.3 Lack of communication leads to distorted views of the conflict. This is often joined with the nature of self-fulfilling prophecies, "wherein you engage in hostile behavior toward another because of a false assumption that the other has done or is preparing to do something harmful to you."4 However, these hostile behaviors may not be overt aggression, but more covert. As a result, the covert aggressor can tell themselves they are playing the role of the peaceful partner and the other party is the hostile party, all while maintaining the competitive attitude, refusing to communicate. It becomes a way that people offload their responsibiltiy for the creation of conflicts off onto others, often times with fear when it done with covert action, rather than the courage to face the conflict head-on and to listen what needs to be said.
If I could define the cooperative mindset with an easier to remember list, I would define the cooperative mindset is defined by: clarity, care, consistency, containment.
Clarity – The clear expression of needs, wants, desires, and expectations for being together in an interdependent relationship. The lack of clarity in the midst of conflict can create uncertainty, confusion, and in the midst of the ambiguity, the fear circuits will activate, to fill in the gaps that incompetent or unwilling communication leaves.
Care – Cooperation entails a genuine concern for each party's needs, wants, desires, and expectations. It doens't mean the fulfillment of everything, but it means that people's own life has legitimacy. This is distinguished from lack of concern, where what is happening with a party is totally irrelevant to the other party. This is also to distinguish from faux forms of care, where people try to manipulatively appeal to what they think is what the other party needs, wants, desires, and expects, but not in a way that genuinely addressing those concerns nor in a way that allows for the other party to express themselves. This is a form of manipulation, sometimes conscious and sometimes not.
Consistency – Cooperation entails a consistency across people and across circumstances. When people can trust that the expectations and actions is consistent, that it isn't going to change abruptly and without warning, people will cooperate with one another. Sometimes changes do occur, but these changes and the reasons for them are communicated if it has an impact on other parties. But in conflict circumstances, arbitrarily change the narrative, move the goal posts, and hold people accountable to expectations that not only they haven't communicated, but changed from what has been expressed, directly or indirectly, in the past.
Containment – In cooperation, people contain their involvement in other people's affairs to that which is mutually agreed upon. Sometimes, people may get involved without another person's consent in emergency circumstances, but in cooperative arrangments, the emergencies are rare. Furthermore, sometimes people may cross another person's boundaries, but there is a responsiveness and willingness to accommodate to these boundaries that come with clear communication. By contrast, competitive circumstances will see drama in every situation, seek to find ways to resolve the situation because their competitive nature makes them feel. Competitive mindsets justify meddling, which neither provides clarity, care, or consistency.
But there is an important factor to understand about conflicts. Conflicts become cooperative as both parties act in cooperative fashions. Conflicts where one party offload the responsbility of being cooperative act based upon the self-fulfillng prophecy, where the other person is seen as competitive. It takes two parties to be cooperative. But what commonly happens is that one party will treat the conflict in a competitive atmosphere, whereas the other party will see the competitive nature but will try to also appeal to engage in cooperative behaviors. But due to the self-fulfilling prophecy, the conflict oriented party will continue to keep the conflict competitive, never receiving the forgiveness offered to them so as to enter into a two way process of reconciliation. They can bristle at the idea that they are the main contributor to the problem, and will engage in further competitive, even hostile behaviors, the more attention that is brought to them and the more boundaries and warnings that is placed upon them. In the end, sometimes conflicts become competitive, but sometimes it is because one party just refuses to actually acknowledge and own their responsbility and to treat the other party with clarity, care, consistency, and containment. This is commonly what happens in divorces, for instance.
I speak this from the anguish of my own heart, as I have had to endure a painful conflict many years ago, where I had made some failures on my end. As I owned my failures and tried to be cooperative, I wasn't provided much clarity. Then, as things developed, there were concerns on my end about some inconsistencies that I saw. But as I tried to express myself, there was little care, but my attempts to express myself seem to have been interpreted as competitive and concealing other intentions, rather than the genuine concerns, fears, and confusions. In the end, the conflcit was not contained but meddled in my life in ways that cross boundaries that should have never been crossed, likely because they justified everything as an emergency because of the mayhem and drama they percieved it to be. Eventually, however, my life became so constricted, I become so emotionally isolated for anyone to care, with great confusion, that I went into a a mental breakdown and had considered taking my life. Then, rather than these people later on down the road acting with clear signs of clarity, care, consistency, and containment, continued in the same pattern, seeing my attempts to plea with them as competition rather than pleas for them to cooperate as the consequences of the conflict continued to develop. This conflict developed over the years to the point that I have had to say to people that I used to care to basically get out of my life and leave me alone, because people that I loved and cared for could not see how they were treating me and taking responsbility for it. Their autistic hostility and self-fulling prophecies, and covert manpulation created a pattern of interdepenence that I had to say "Respect me or GET OUT!" This has brought me much pain and struggle in me life, but it has also taught me a lot, including about conflicts, hence my recent posts on the topic.
So I implore you readers to here this: in your conflicts, are you truly being cooperative? Are you doing what you can do on your end to find solutions to sticky problems? Or do you only see others as competitive and hostile? Do you see people's direct pleas as genuine invitations, or do you see them as manipulations and control? Do you view yourself as the "cooperative" one but refuse to have a single conversation with the other party? How is it that you yourself deal with conflicts? That will have a tremendous impact on how they turn out, as it takes both parties to cooperate to have a cooperative conflict.
Morton Deutsch;Peter T. Coleman;Eric C. Marcus. The Handbook of Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice. Kindle Edition.


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South China Morning Post – Independent daily providing news, analysis and in-depth reports from North Asia, South Asia and South East Asia. Registration required to read full articles.
The China Blog (TIME) – Daily detours through the worlds fastest changing country.
Xinhua – Online daily newspaper in English.
Beijing Travel Guide (Fodors Online) – Get information on Beijing hotels, restaurants, entertainment, shopping, sightseeing, and activities. Read the Fodors reviews, or post your own.
China Tourism – Official China tourism info portal.
China Travel (guardian.co.uk) – China travel articles, tips, and reviews from The Guardian.
China Travel Advice (Foreign & Commonwealth Office) – FCO travel advice on China.
China Travel Guide (Lonely Planet) – Lonely Planet China Travel Guide. China travel information, advice, hotels, reviews, maps and itineraries.
China Travel Guide (New York Times Travel) – Advice and reviews on the best hotels, restaurants, museums, shopping, bars and more in China.
China Travel Guide (VirtualTourist.com) – China travel tips, reviews and photos, posted by real travelers.
China Travel Guide (Wikitravel) – Open source travel guide to China, featuring up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, nightlife, travel tips and more.
China Travel Guide (world66) – China travel guide with photos and reviews, from online contributors.
Guangzhou & Shenzhen Travel Guide (Travel China Guide) – Get information on Guangzhou & Shenzhen hotels, restaurants, entertainment, shopping, sightseeing, and activities. Read the Fodors reviews, or post your own.
International Travel Information: China – US Department of State travel information on China.
Live in Shanghai – Shanghai city guide, offering up-to-date information about travel, shopping, and life in Shanghai.
Livin In The Chonx: Chongqing Guide 2008 – Chongqing travel and lifestyle blog and guide.
Shanghai Travel Guide (Fodors Online) – Get information on Shanghai hotels, restaurants, entertainment, shopping, sightseeing, and activities. Read the Fodors reviews, or post your own.
Tales of Asia: China – Offers practical information on travel to the southwest region of China, giving corrections to the Lonely Planet Southwest China guidebook. Also has info on other regions.
Travel (china.org.cn) – Travel news, photos, videos, and guides.
Travel China and Beyond – Travel blog by a married couple who has lived in multiple locations around the world including Asia/China, Europe and the US.


Are you flirting up a storm on Instagram?
Do you think finding love online means only swiping right on Tinder, Bumble or mobile apps?
Is your online dating profile a bit stale and your inbox on the empty side?
As a dating coach, I"m here to teach you how to flirt and find a date on social media, especially on Instagram.
1. Make sure your Instagram profile is public so people can follow you.
You'd be surprised how gun-shy some singles are about Instagram. They may post the most adorable selfies, but have their settings set to private, so unless you're already connected as friends, you won't be able to view or like their posts. If you're single, toss out that fear of being in the public eye. It's time to make your profile private and become strategic about what you post and who you decide to follow.
2. State in your bio that you're single.
Being single isn't a disease. It's just the relationship status you have at the moment. Often there's a digital crush who might think you're taken, even if he or she sees a photo in the arms of your favorite cousin. By stating you're single, you've just opened the love floodgates to millions of potential dates. Get ready for the ride!
3. Follow back interesting people you think you'd like to date or at least be friends with.
If your follower count is starting to rise, don't just look at the number. Instead look at who your latest follower is and if they seem interesting at all, follow them back. If they start posting creepy updates, you can always unfollow, or even block them if necessary.
4. Start "liking" their posts, slowly, so you won't appear like a stalker.
Some singles like to use social media sites in a voyeuristic way. You peek, but you don't click the like button. You never comment. You don't even post, but you're busy watching your followers' feeds. It's time to ramp up the flirting and take the digital plunge. Start slowly by liking someone's posts, but don't instantly like EVERYTHING this new crush posts or you may come across as needy, creepy, or even as a stalker!
5. Like your crush's selfies.
Instagram is the perfect home for dating in a selfie world. The reason people post selfies is, well, because they want others to "like" or comment on how great they look or how cool they are. If your crush is looking for attention, don't be shy. It's time to click the like button, so you can show up in their feed and get on their digital radar.
It's no secret that the 'Stories' features which appear at the top of your Instagram feed get the most action. Caption your photos, add a video for more engagement and you'll rank higher on the dating totem pole than solely posting updates.
7. Start commenting on their posts and add the heart emoticon.
Social networking works best when you remember to stay sociable. Slowly start commenting on his or her posts, but not all of them. If you see they are starting to comment on your posts, add in a heart emoticon to show you might want to be more than just friends.
8. Start using hashtags of #single #singlelife #love #relationships #dating so others can follow you.
9. Post romantic quotes about love.
Feeling the love? Show it in your quotes. We post quotes with lyrics from love songs on Instagram, romantic quotes, and create some of our own to show we're interested in love, big time. So should you.
10. Start searching for others with similar hashtags and start following them.
11. Reply to comments on your posts from someone you could have a crush on.
So you're in a groove on Instagram and your crush is commenting on your updates and selfies. Now's not the time to back peddle and get shy. Click the heart button to his or her comments and reply back with an emoticon or xo.
12. Become a Tindstagrammer and Start Direct Messaging.
Once you've developed an online rapport, it's time to start those private chats. In an article on Mashable, writer Rachel Thompson claims that Instagram is the new Tinder – whether you want it to be or not. In addition, if the object of your digital affection ignored you or swiped left on Bumble or Tinder, now they have a public chance to write to you on Instagram. It can be viewed as tenacious or creepy, so if you don't get a response, hold back from bombarding someone in Insta in multiple DMs.
Whether you're at a concert or the farmer's market, views to videos just get viewed more often on Facebook and Instagram. Better yet, share it to your Stories and let your crush hear your voice.
14. Swap Digits So You Can Meet IRL.
At the end of this love campaign, if you and your crush are in a groove on Instagram, it's time to take the plunge and send a DM with your phone number to text each other and make plans to meet in person. After all, you won't really know if you have offline chemistry until you meet IRL.
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I think of both of those quotes when I think of my mom Barb Baker. First of all the way she looked at me, looked at all of her children and people she loved was so very deep and loving, it made you feel so very, intensely wonderfully loved and special there really is nothing quite like it. And the way she said my name! "Libby!!!!!" with a number of exclamation points, but not loudly, just excitedly, like I was the most important person in her world. I love my mom. I always will. Probably more in some ways than anyone else I ever will know, I guess. It's an intense, single-minded kind of love. Love for a best friend. Love for someone you admire. Love for someone who loves you so much you turn inside out when you see them. That was my mom!
Secondly, she was a love letter in the hand of God for this broken, hurting world. Everywhere she went she showed His love to others. We heard one account after another of it at her service. And as her daughter I lived with her open practice of love, volunteering, open door policy to neighbors, people needing to use our home as a bible study, a meal, you name it. She was a loving, obedient, vessel of Mom love and God's love!
Many people commented on her Memorial Service. I had friends call after and leave me voice mails. They call these services Celebrations of Life now, but I don't know if they always are. Mom's was. Her four children got up and talked about her and certainly celebrated her love for them and others. The pastor had known her and been encouraged by her since he was 19 and the church was very young. Many people stood up and talked about the impact she had made in their lives during the open microphone time after the service while we indulged in her favorite food: cookies! My father, who had not been married to her all that long in the face of a lifetime, got up and spoke. It was clear he had loved her all his life. They had difficulty as a married couple, but were wonderful friends and never spoke a cross word the entire time they raised us together as divorced adults. For our sakes and their love they built a beautiful friendship that lasted 50 more years. And kept four children and 14 grandchildren happy and healthy.
I love my mom, my dad, the family they created. My cousins, our friends, the 100 and more people gathered to wish us all well and celebrate my mom's Homecoming. Because the most remarkable thing about my mom, wasn't a thing at all, but a living Relationship, growing every year with her biggest Love: God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ who she had gone Home to be with!
Therein lies the Celebration of her Life.
No more dementia. No more tired body. No more frustration over forgetting. Rejoicing in Heaven. Dancing. In Praise. All the time she needs to be with her Love, True Love. So when I miss her, we miss her we will grieve. We will remember her happiness and feel joy through our tears. We'll miss you Mom, but we will meet again. Love you dear one, precious lady, precious Mom.
What a lovely tribute. You are luck that you have been given such a gift of expression. I thank you for this and for the many things you contributed to help us all heal from this passing to the next life. I too can see her smiling and dancing for joy, Home At Last.


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Congratulations on your work being selected as the exceptional equine, perfect choice for exceptional work! I love the way the light plays on the horse's profile!
Awesome image Barbara! I love to watch horses roll! You have captured an artistic moment in time, so well!
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Spring 2007-2011 UAP Participants
May 24, 2017 Anthony DeMaio
The following undergraduates and mentors participated in the program under its previous format and name - the Undergraduate Apprenticeship Program (UAP). Follow the links below to learn more about each semester's participants and projects from spring 2011 back to spring 2007.
Spring 2011 Apprentices
Karen Bontrager, Bachelor of Individualized Study, is working with David Anderson (College of Education and Human Development).
Yousef Fazel, Chemistry, is working with Iosif Vaisman (School of Systems Biology).
Avis Foster, Mathematics, is working with Padmanabhan Seshaiyer (Department of Mathematical Sciences) and Daniel Anderson (Department of Mathematical Sciences).
Philip Gibson, Psychology, is working with Robert Smith (Department of Psychology).
Natalie Kiddie, Psychology, is working with Keith Renshaw (Department of Psychology).
Stephanie LaSpada, Fine Arts and Art History, is working with Carol Mattusch (Department of History and Art History).
Gregory Mann, Biology and Psychology, is working with Johannes Rojahn (Department of Psychology).
Marlene Ouayoro, Mathematics, is working with Geir Agnarsson (Department of Mathematical Sciences).
Justin Roykovich, Art and Visual Technology, is working with Lynne Constantine (School of Art).
Blake Silver, English, is working with Terry Zawacki (Department of English) and Ric Collar (University Life).
Sabrina Speights, Psychology, is working with Eden King (Department of Psychology).
Luis Sullivan, Biology, is working with Daniel Cox (School of Systems Biology).
Amy Tanna, Music, is working with Corinne McCarthy (Department of English).
Evangelia Tsapos, Biology, is working with Charles Madden (Undergraduate Biology Program).
Alexandra Tyson, Global Affairs and French, is working with Eric Shiraev (Department of Public and International Affairs).
Walter Via, Bachelor of Individualized Study, is working with Chris Parsons (Department of Environmental Science and Policy).
Justin Voigt, English, is working with Steven Weinberger (Department of English).
Sarah Waldron, Psychology, is working with Johannes Rojahn (Department of Psychology).
Spring 2011 Writing Fellows
George Buzzell, Psychology, is working with Sarah Baker (Writing Across the Curriculum).
Kim Ruff, Creative Writing, is working with Sarah Baker (Writing Across the Curriculum).
Paula Salamoun, Government and International Politics, is working with Shannon Portillo (Department of Criminology, Law and Society).
Spring 2011 Student Mentors
Analicia Carpio, Conflict Analysis and Resolution.
James Boddu, Biology.
Fall 2010 Apprentices
Noori Ali, Nursing and Psychology, is working with Jessica Gill (School of Nursing) on The Cognitive and Health-Related Effects of Traumatic Brain Injuries on Abused Women.
Analicia Carpio, Conflict Analysis & Resolution and Music, is working with John Paden (Robinson Professors) on Touch Your Heart! An Exploratory Ethnomusicology Study of Music and Identity in Taiwan.
Sarah Choi, Computer Engineering, is working with Nathalia Peixoto (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) on Implementing EOG as a Control Mechanism: Synchronizing Eye Movement, Real-Time Signal Processing, and Object Movement.
Sarah Faragalla, Global Affairs and Psychology, is working with Karen Rosenblum (Department of Sociology and Anthropology) on A Study of the Veil in Three Contexts.
A'Laura Hines, Chemistry, is working with Paul Cooper (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) on Reaction Mechanism of Methanol.
Kelly Hughes, Psychology, is working with James Sanford (Department of Psychology) on The Effects of Creative Cognition on Memory and Illusory Memory Production.
Nader Hussein, Biology, is working with David Anderson (College of Education and Human Development) on Analysis of Nutrition Support for HIV-Positive Populations in the D.C. Metro Area.
Ruth Jackson, Psychology, is working with Keith Renshaw (Department of Psychology) on Coffee with Cream: A Look at How Culture Influences Interracial Relationships.
Raouf Kheir, Neuroscience, is working with Nadine Kabbani (Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study) on Characterization of Alpha 7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Drosophila: Toward the Creation of an Invertebrate Model of Psychosis.
Liya Palagashvili, Economics, is working with Thomas Rustici (Department of Economics) on Occupational Licensing: A Case Study of Selling Caskets.
Jason Pina, Physics, is working with Paul So (School of Physics, Astronomy, and Computational Sciences) on Understanding the Collective Behavior of a Network of Josephson Junctions.
David Revilla, Neuroscience, is working with James Thompson (Department of Psychology) on The Identification of the Functional Connectivity of Human Working Memory using fMRI and Probabilistic Diffusion Tractography.
Myurajan Rubaharan, Biology, is working with Daniel Cox (School of Systems Biology) on Investigating the Role of RNAi Regulation in Class-Specific Dendrite Morphogenesis.
Sabrina Speights, Psychology, is working with Eden King (Department of Psychology) on Targets' Attributions to Gender, Race, and Attractiveness Discrimination.
Charles Sweet, Applied Computer Science, is working with Huzefa Rangwala (Department of Computer Science) on Predicting Protein Residue Contacts Using Neighboring Residues and Residue-Specific Features.
Justin Towson, Neuroscience and Psychology, is working with Amarda Shehu (Department of Computer Science) on Combining Experiment and Computation to Characterize Dopamine Receptors and the Mode of Action of Antipsychotic Drugs.
Kelsey Marie Wilkins, History and Art History, is working with Michele Greet (Department of History and Art History) on Berlin's Contemporary Art Scene.
Colleen Yeskovich, Global Affairs and Economics, is working with Lee Fritschler (School of Public Policy) on Socio-Political Freedoms and Global Productivity of Educated Workers: A Comparative Study.
Fall 2010 Writing Fellows
Connor Morgan, Individualized Study, is working with Jeannie Brown Leonard (Bachelor of Individualized Study Program).
Summer 2010 Apprentices
Muneeb Akhter, Electrical Engineering, is working with Angelos Stavrou (Department of Computer Science).
Timothy Baker, Computer Science, is working with Migzhen Tian (School for Physics, Astronomy, and Computational Sciences).
Hollis Beckner, Government and International Politics, is working with Guido Cervone (Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science).
James Boddu, Biology, is working with Daniel Cox (School of Systems Biology).
Minh Bui, Biology, is working with Huzefa Rangwala (Department of Computer Science).
Kyle Carlson, Psychology, is working with Jeffrey Stuewig (Department of Psychology).
Rachael Dickson, History, is working with Kathryn Mangus (University Life).
Maryam Jeiran, Computer Science, is working with Jyh-Ming Lien (Department of Computer Science).
Kristine Kellenberger, Tourism and Events Management, is working with Laurie Harmon (School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism).
Judith Gail Kelly, Individualized Study, is working with Suzanne Scott (Women and Gender Studies).
Kevin Loker, Anthropology, is working with Rodger Smith (Department of Communication).
Kelly Moore, Psychology is working with June Tangney (Department of Psychology).
Nhu Nguyen, Neuroscience, is working with Jane Flinn (Department of Psychology).
Liya Palgashvili, Economics, is working with Thomas Rustici (Department of Economics).
Sarah Parham, Administration of Justice, is working with Cynthia Lum (Department of Criminology, Law and Society) and David Weisburd (Department of Criminology, Law and Society).
Margaret Patrick, Economics, is working with Donald Boudreaux (Department of Economics).
David Revilla, Neuroscience, is working with James Thompson (Department of Psychology).
Kristine Romero, Economics, is working with John Paden (Robinson Professors).
Paula Salamoun, Government and International Politics, is working with Eric Shiraev (Department of Psychology).
Haoxiao Yu, Economics, is working with Tyler Cowen (Department of Economics).
Tianchen Yu, Computer Science, is working with Dan Fleck (Department of Computer Science).
Margaret Albert, Economics, is working with David Levy (Department of Economics) on Choosing Extremism: A Study in Modern British Islam.
Zainab Hameda Benchekroun, Computer Engineering, is working with Nathalia Peixoto (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) on Using Electrodes to Stimulate the Activity of the Brain.
Simone Erchov, Psychology, is working with Patrick McKnight (Department of Psychology) on Assessing Necessity of Calibrating Depression Measures as a Factor of Functional Outcomes and Symptomatology.
Ejona Fuli, Economics, is working with Marco Castillo (Department of Economics) on Loss Aversion: What Is the Optimal Contract?
Maximillian Garland, Biology, is working with Lisa Pawloski (Department of Nutrition and Food Studies) on The Socio-Geographic Determinants of Patients.
Tiffany Ha, Chemistry, is working with Barney Bishop (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) on Incorporation of Triazine Groups into pNIP Am/AA Particles to Customize Affinity Baits.
Nicholas Howell, Civil and Environmental Engineering, is working with David Donahue (Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering) on Practical Mechanical Wire Stripper.
Komal Khan, Administration of Justice, is working with Shannon Portillo (Department of Criminology, Law and Society) on Pro Se and Pro Bono Representation in Administrative Hearings.
Shadiyah Mangru, Mathematics, is working with Walter Morris (Department of Mathematical Sciences) on Investigations in Linear Algebra and Combinatories related to Biclique Decompositions of Graphs
David McAbee, Economic Environmental Policy, is working with Thomas Rustici (Department of Economics) on The Environmental Effects of American Individualism: Determining If Sustainability Properly Addresses the Causes of Environmental Degradation and Its Implications for Public Policy.
Swati Mehta, Psychology, is working with Pamela Greenwood (Department of Psychology) on The Effects of COMT, BDNF and Age on Working Memory Performances.
Amira Mohamed-Ameen, Psychology, is working with Raja Parasuraman (Department of Psychology) on Complacency and Verification Behavior with Automated Decision Aids.
Patrick Mumper, Psychology, is working with Linda Chrosniak (Department of Psychology) on Facilitation Effects of D-Cycloserine on Variably Induced Fear Extinction: An Animal Model of PTSD.
Rizqi Rachmat, Economics and Global Affairs, is working with Kwame Boakye-Agyei (Department of Environmental Science and Policy) on Examining the Volume of U.S. Aid to Africa and Its Corresponding International Development Policy for Africa's Development.
Eric Schiffhauer, Biology, is working with Monique van Hoek (School of Systems Biology) on Potential Role of Pilin in Francisella Biofilm Formation.
Amanda Shaver, History and Anthropology, is working with Jeffrey Mantz (Department of Sociology and Anthropology) on Yogacharya in America.
Jessica Brenchick, History, working with Kate Mattingly (School of Dance).
Arya Ansari, Psychology, is working with Adam Winsler (Department of Psychology) on School Readiness: Are Latino Children Better Suited Attending Family Care?
Michael Atkins, Mathematics, is working with Yuri Mishin (School of Physics, Astronomy, and Computational Sciences) on Phase Field and Atomistic Modeling of Grain Boundaries.
Janet Bourne, Music, is working with Rachel Bergman (School of Music) on Exploring Patterns and Similarities in Compositions that Depict Specific Emotions and Scenes.
Anna Braum, Integrative Studies, is working with Rebecca Forkner (Department of Environmental Science and Policy) on Changes in the Distribution of Larval Bluet Damselflies in Response to Tidal Influences in a Freshwater Marsh.
Tiffany Cambridge-Williams, Psychology, is working with Anastasia Kitsantas (Graduate School of Education) on University 100: Examining the Effect of a First-Year Program on Student Satisfaction, Motivation, Retention and Graduation Rates.
Jessica Chang, Psychology, is working with Geraldine Grant (School of Systems Biology) on Cloning of Thymosin Beta4 Plasmid and Transfection in MRC5 and A549 Cell Lines.
Catharine Chavez, Psychology, is working with Timothy Curby (Department of Psychology) on The Relative Contributions of Dimensions of Classroom Emotional Support in Predicting Pre-Kindergarten Children's Developmental Success.
Meghan Clark, Computer Science, is working with Ricci Heishman (Department of Computer Science) on Justice Is Served: An Experimental Examination of Law Internalized as Personal Morality.
Scott Douglass, Physics, is working with Joseph Weingartner (School of Physics, Astronomy, and Computational Sciences) on Interstellar Trajectories of Extra Solar Meteoroids.
Caroline Gergel, Biology, is working with Giuseppina Kysar Mattietti (Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences) on Copper-Augmented Drinking Water.
Manila Jindal, Biology, is working with Esther Peters (Undergraduate Biology Program) on Intensity of Metals Accumulation in Hearts of Sprague Dawley Rats.
Lauren-Claire Kelley, English, is working with Samaine Lockwood (Department of English) on Narrative, Queerness and the Mind-Body Split in Sarah Orne Jewett's "Deephaven".
Mathieu Kurosawa, Neuroscience, is working with Daniel Cox (School of Systems Biology) on Developing Novel Tools for Gain-of-Function Analyses of Individual Neurons.
Tarek Lahlou, Electrical Engineering, is working with Jill Nelson (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) on Radio Transmitter Localization for Health Care Applications in Rural Guatemala.
Dennis Price, Physics, is working with Mario Gliozzi (School of Physics, Astronomy, and Computational Sciences) on Testing a New Method to Measure the Mass of Black Holes.
Kendra Smyth, Integrative Studies, is working with Elizabeth Freeman (New Century College) on Development of a Testosterone Field Kit for African Elephants.
Fernando Valdes, Biology, is working with Carol Litchfield (Department of Environmental Science and Policy) on Are Quorum Sensing Compounds Produced by Halorubrum californiens?
S. Minerva Venuti, Mathematics, is working with Padmanabhan Seshaiyer (Department of Mathematical Sciences) on Modeling, Analysis and Computation of Fluid Structure Interaction Models for Biological Systems.
Leah Wolfeld, Psychology, is working with Seth Kaplan (Department of Psychology) on Effects of Office Layout on Social Interaction and Productivity in the Workplace.
Simone Erchov, Psychology, is working with Mark Hopson (Department of Communication).
Katherine Kane, Music, is working with Tom Owens (School of Music).
Alexander Behnaz, Electrical Engineering, is working with Nathalia Peixoto (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) on Electrically Stimulated Learning in Biological Neural Networks.
Rahul Brahmbhatt, Sports Management, is working with Robert Baker (School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism) on Basketball in India.
Jonathan Castellano, Civil Engineering, is working with Changwoo Ahn (Department of Environmental Science and Policy) on Establishment of a Wetland Mesocosm Compound and an Ecological Observatory Area.
Tessa Lynn Cohen, Tourism and Events Management, is working with Maggie Daniels (School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism) on The Factors Influencing Wedding Reception Venue Selection in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area.
Kenny Cruz, Biology, is working with Monique van Hoek (School of Systems Biology) on Effect of an Anti-Microbial Mg-analog upon Francisella.
Nelya Ebadirad, Biology, is working with Arnauld Nicogossian (School of Public Policy) on Evidence-Based Medical and Health Policy Formulation.
Clinton Enos, Biology, is working with Yuntao Wu (School of Systems Biology) on Characterization of Viral Actin Interacting Factors Required for the Association of the Viral Preintegration Complex with Actin Filament.
Dionne Foster, Sociology, is working with Mark Hopson (Department of Communication) on Everyday Communication and Lived Experience in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election.
Deborah Rose Guterbock, Art and Visual Technology, is working with Kirby Malone (School of Art) on The Amazing Adventures of Androgynous Android Girl.
Erica Landrau-Cribbs, Psychology, is working with Jerome Short (Department of Psychology) on The Role of Relationship Attachment Styles in Eating Disorders.
Yong-Bee Lim, Psychology, is working with John Riskind (Department of Psychology) on The Distorting Effects of Anxiety and the Looming Cognitive Style on the Internal Clock.
Svetlana Makarova, Chemistry and Psychology, is working with Suzanne Slayden (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) on Correlation of Voltammetric Oxidation Potentials with Ionization Energies of Substituted Naphthalenes Obtained from an AM1 Computational Study Using the COSMO Solvation Continuum.
Aazim Siddiqui, Applied Information Technology, is working with Robert Cressman (School of Physics, Astronomy, and Computational Sciences) on The Influence of Glial Strength on the Onset of High Potassium Induced Epileptic Seizures.
Akrita Bhatnagar, Biology, is working with Alessandra Luchini (Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine) on Hydrogel Nanoparticles Application for the Cancer Biomarker Discovery in Serum.
Alexander Gudich-Yulle, Integrative Studies, is working with Paul Rogers (Department of English) on New Media in Youth-Focused and Youth-Led Social Movements.
Songhee Kang, Psychology and Neuroscience, is working with Changwoo Ahn (Department of Environmental Science and Policy) on A Comparative Analysis of Soil Properties of Created and Preserved Wetlands in Northern Virginia.
Danny Kaysi, Conflict Analysis and Resolution, is working with Patricia Maulden (School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution) on Lebanese Youth Leadership and Conflict Resolution.
Matthew Kiehl, Government and International Politics, is working with Jennifer Barnes Bowie (Department of Public and International Affairs) on Advice and Consent 2.0: Can State Judicial Selection Methods Improve the Federal Supreme Court Confirmation Process?
Richard Louie, Psychology and Film & Video Studies, is working with J. Gregory Trafton (Department of Psychology) on Exploring, Predicting, and Preventing Post-Completion Errors Using Visual Cues.
Virginia Shafer, Geography, is working with Timothy Leslie (Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science) on The Geography of U.S. Patent Assignments, 1976-2005.
Aazi Siddiqui, Applied Information Technology, is working with Robert Cressman (School of Physics, Astronomy, and Computational Sciences) on The Influence of Glial Strength on the Onset of High Potassium Induced Epileptic Seizures.
Alexandra Sims, Anthropology, is working with J. DeWitt Webster (Department of Global and Community Health) on Social Ontology and Symbolic Language of Santeria: Alternative Experiences of Health and Healing in the United States.
Ephrem Teklemariam, Biology, is working with Barney Bishop (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) on The Conjugation of Antibiotics to Short 10-Residue Peptides Based on Human Beta-Defensins for Creating an Effective Targeting Vehicle.
Scott D. Wenzel, Marketing, is working with Cheryl Druehl (Department of Information Systems and Operations Management) on GSA vs. Individual Agency Procurement: An Analysis of the Costs of Federal Government Contracting.
Romina Boccia, Economics, is working with Victoria Rader (Department of Sociology and Anthropology).
Louise Martin, Administration of Justice, is working with Thomas McDow (Department of History and Art History).
Cait McPherson, Anthropology, is working with David Haines (Department of Sociology and Anthropology).
Laila Ahmadi, Psychology, is working with Eden King (Department of Psychology) on Leaders in the Media.
Whitney Gecker, Integrative Studies with a concentration in Race, Gender, and Activism, is working with Victoria Rader (Department of Sociology and Anthropology) on Ethnographic Action Research Project.
Rachael Graham, English, is working with Jennifer Atkinson (Department of English) on Poems in Conversation with Early 20th-Century American Poets.
Bruna Kesserwani, Global Affairs, is working with Paul Smith (Cultural Studies Program) on Hezbollah and the Life of Lebanon: Culture and Politics in Beirut.
Mary Kate Johnston, Psychology, is working with Lauren Cattaneo (Department of Psychology) on How Do Gender Roles Influence the Way Conflict Is Expressed and Managed in Same-Sex Relationships?
Fakiha Jamal Khan, Nursing, is working with Ann Maradiegue (School of Nursing) on Family History, Depression, and Anxiety Screening in Primary Care.
Khadidiatou (Khady) Lusby, Conflict Analysis and Resolution, is working with Susan F. Hirsch (School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution) on Building Conflict Resolution Skills in Tanzania: A Student to Student Project.
Nadia Mollinedo, Psychology, is working with Hadley Bergstrom (Department of Psychology) and Bob Smith (Department of Psychology) on Evaluation of Principal Neuron Dendritic Morphology in the Basolateral Amygdala Following Long-Term Discontinuation from Chronic Nicotine Exposure.
Shamama Moosvi, Government and International Politics, is working with Anna Habib (Department of English) and Terry Zawacki (Department of English) on Valuing Written Accents: The Perspective of the United States Academy on International Voices.
Marlene Ouayoro, Mathematics, is working with James F. Lawrence (Department of Mathematical Sciences) on Set Partitioning by Rectangles.
Tizoc Perez-Casillas, Psychology, is working with Jane Flinn (Department of Psychology) on The Effect of Zinc on Memory and the Retinal Function of Zinc in Older Rats.
Melinda Peverall, Theater, is working with Howard Kurtz (School of Theater) on An Invitation to the Ball — 20th-Century Fancy Costumes.
Quan M. Pham, Computer Science, is working with Angelos Stavrou (Department of Computer Science) on Embedding Security Enforcement into Java Programming Language for Real-Time Execution Self Healing System.
Erica Porter, Biochemistry, is working with Monique van Hoek (School of Systems Biology) on A Biochemical Investigation of the Enzymatic Mechanism of AcpA in Francisella.
Mrinalini Ramanan, Biology, is working with Rebecca Forkner (Department of Environmental Science and Policy) on Changes in Autumn Leaf Color and Leaf Fall Phenology in Response to Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar) Defoliation.
Brittany Scott, Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources, is working with Brenda Wiggins (School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism) on Constraints to Recreation Participation in Active Adult Communities.
Riaz Shinwari, Biology, is working with Daniel Cox (School of Systems Biology) on Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Dendrite Morphogenesis.
Nicole E. Werner, Psychology, is working with Deborah Boehm-Davis (Department of Psychology) on Interrupted Task Performance in the Hospital Clinical Setting.
Syed Zaidi, Chemistry, is working with Timothy Born (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) on Identification of Metal Ion Binding Residues in Kynurenine Formamidase.
Michael J. Dupuy, Systems Engineering, is working with Kenneth Thompson (Department of English).
Tamara Renee Rouse, English, is working with Tim Henderson (College of Health and Human Services) and Emil Chuck (Health Professions Advising).
Joanna Berezny, Theater, is working with Ken Elston (Department of Theater) on Practical Marketing for Live Theater.
Palma Jean Botterell, Chemistry, is working with Barney Bishop (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) on Smarter Hydrogel Particles.
Darshan Desai, Neuroscience, is working with Giorgio Ascoli (Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study) on Morphological Analysis of Climbing Fibers through Computational Modeling.
Lisa Horne, Astronomy, is working with Jessica Rosenberg (School of Physics, Astronomy, and Computational Sciences) on Taking a Census of Baryons in the Local Universe.
Phuong Lu, Electrical Engineering, is working with Nathalia Peixoto (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) on Controlling Electrode Current Efficiently through Hardware and Software.
Kathryn Melvin, Biology, is working with James Willett (School of Systems Biology) on Aspiring Scientist Summer Internship Program.
Nadia Mollinedo, Psychology, is working with Hadley Bergstrom (Department of Psychology) on An Assessment of Fear Extinction and Dendritic Morphology from the Infralimbic and Amygdala Regions in Adult Rats Exposed to Chronic Nicotine during Adolescence or Adulthood.
Elizabeth R. Moore, History, is working with Benedict Carton (Department of History and Art History) on History Apprenticeship Project.
Daniel Odom, Art History and Global Affairs, is working with John Saddler (Department of History and Art History) on The Invisible Other and Construction of the Homosexual Counterculture through Abstract Expressionism.
Stanko Petrov, Biology, is working with Nathalia Peixoto (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) on Measuring Electric Potential and Local Ionic Changes of Nerve Cells during Seizure.
Jessica Inez Mazur Pyhtila, Biology and Chemistry, is working with Monique van Hoek (School of Systems Biology) on Characterization of an Amoeba-Derived Inhibitor of Francisella Growth.
Aline Sandouk, Chemistry and Foreign Languages, is working with Avrama Blackwell (Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study) on Determining the Effect of cAMP Signaling Agonists and Antagonists on Protein Kinase A Localization within Neuronal Membranes.
Wendy Baccus, a previous winner, is working with James Thompson (Department of Psychology) on The Influence of Visual Perception, Recognition and Physical Practice on Motor Learning.
Joanna Berezny is working with Ken Elston (Department of Theater) on Practical Marketing for Live Theater.
Jessica Dawn Billings is working with Mary Lechter (Department of Theater) on An Education in Action: A Critical Look at Performance Techniques Through Observation.
Claire Suzanne Forman is working with Jo-Marie Burt (Department of Public and International Affairs) on The Trial of Alberto Fujimori: Human Rights Violations and the Quest for Accountability in Peru.
Tisidra Jones is working with Karen Rosenblum (Department of Sociology and Anthropology) on The Preservation of Social Identity through Music.
Geoffrey Lewis, a previous winner, is working with Shannon Davis (Department of Sociology and Anthropology) on The Impact of Sexual Abuse on Adult Sexual Behavior.
Jenna Krall, a previous winner, is working with Rebecca Goldin (Department of Mathematical Sciences) on The Promotion of Responsible Use of Statistics through STATS.
Kristin T. May is working with T. Mills Kelly (Department of History and Art History) on Short publication on June 4, 1989, and the events in Poland, Iran and China.
Olga Mozgova is working with Jane Flinn (Department of Psychology) on Hippocampal Deficits Due to and the Consequences of Elevated Zinc Consumption.
Elizabeth Nohelty, a previous winner, is working with Ancha Baranova (School of Systems Biology) on Real-Time PCR Analysis of the Putative Tumor Suppressor Gene KCNRG in Human Hematopoietic Tumors and Cell Lines.
Daniel Odom is working with John Saddler (Department of History and Art History) on The Invisible Other and Construction of the Homosexual Counterculture through Abstract Expressionism.
Matthew Relph is working with Lisa Rabin (Department of Modern and Classical Languages) on Language Ideologies in the U.S. Settlement House Movement.
Adrianne Urrego is working with Robert Smith (Department of Psychology) on Does Chronic Nicotine Exposure Produce Long Lasting Alterations in the Dendritic Morphology of Pyramidal Cells from the Infralimbic Cortex?
Katheryn Ahner is working with Benedict Carton (Department of History and Art History).
Tamar Najarian is working with Shannon Skousgaard (Department of Philosophy).
Afra Saeed, a previous winner, is working with June Tangney (Department of Psychology).
Joshua Chastain is working with Melissa Martin (School of Management) on Assessing College Students' Acceptance of Emerging Mobile Technologies for Marketing.
Kimberly Day is working with Adam Winsler (Department of Psychology) on Relations between Maternal Control Strategies, Toddler Compliance, and Private Speech.
Cammeral Geide is working with Laurie Harmon (School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism) on Northern Virginia Wineries: Understanding Visitor Motivations for Market Segmentation.
Lisa Horne is working with Jessica Rosenberg (School of Physics, Astronomy, and Computational Sciences) on Taking a Census of Baryons in the Local Universe.
David Lieu is working with Gregory Foster (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) on Factoring Soot Carbon into a Model that Estimates the Distribution of PAHs in Fluvial Transport.
Mariane Mckone-Leonard is working with Andrea Weeks (Department of Environmental Science and Policy) on Assessing Virginia's Plant Biodiversity Heritage: A Case Example Using Asteraceae (Sunflower Family).
Andrew Nelson is working with Colin Dueck (Department of Public and International Affairs) on Has Warfare Advanced to a Fourth Generation?
Elizabeth Nohelty is working with Ancha Baranova (School of Systems Biology) on Real Time-PCR Analysis of the Putative Human Tumor Suppressor Gene KCNRG.
Jasmine Ohi is working with Timothy Born (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) on Role of D304 in Deprotonating Homoserine.
Emlyn Charles Pratt is working with Jyh-Ming Lien (Department of Computer Science) on Manipulate Virtual Objects Using Hands.
Afra Saeed is working with Eden King (Department of Psychology) on Discrimination against Muslims in Interpersonal Interactions.
Malkit Singh is working with Nathalia Peixoto (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) on Quantifying Neuronal Damage in Brain Tissue Using Histological Analysis.
Michael Sullivan is working with Theodore Dumas (Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study) on Low-Noise Biopotential Amplifier.
Mohamad Zanbrakji is working with Keith Davies (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) on Activation of Diazeniumdiolate Prodrugs in Model Membrane Systems.
Ahriel Harris is working with Beth Schneider (School of Management).
Angela Panayotopulos is working with Rose Cherubin (Department of Philosophy).
Tazha Alan is working with Barney Bishop (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) on Expression of Antimicrobial Peptides.
Alexis Antram is working with Peter N. Stearns (Department of History and Art History) on Public Reaction to the University of Texas Sniper vs. the Virginia Tech Shootings.
Wendy Baccus is working with James Thompson (Department of Psychology) on The Influence of Visual Perception, Recognition, and Physical Practice on Motor Learning.
Andrew Christenson is working with Robin Couch (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) on Malaria, Mefloquine, and a Novel Human Protein Binding Assay.
Jenna Krall is working with Suzanne Carbonneau (School of Dance) on Authorized Biography on Dancer/Choreographer Paul Taylor.
William McGarry is working with Jane Flinn (Department of Psychology) on Biopsychological Study of Increased Zinc in Rats.
Philip Naudus is working with Nathalia Peixoto (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) on Biomedical Engineering Problems as a Real World Application of Engineering Tools.
Justin Procopio is working with Barry Kronenfeld (Department of Geography and Geoinformation Sciences) on Analysis of Forest Change in Fairfax County, 1700 – Present.
Lauren Serpati is working with Todd B. Kashdan (Department of Psychology) on Touch and Relationship Satisfaction in High Socially Anxious Individuals.
Jesse Shipley is working with Ken Elston (Department of Theater) on Costuming "The Gray Ghost".
Ashley Sitar-Gonzalez is working with Chris Parsons (Department of Environmental Science and Policy) on Global Warming Awareness in GMU Students.
Mark Strandquist is working withEdgar Endress (Department of Art and Visual Technology) on An Experience in Education: Visions of Haitian Culture, Struggles, and Their Persistence to Survive.
Jennifer Stratton is working with Eden King (Department of Psychology) on The "Queen Bee" at Work: When Might Women Undermine Their Female Subordinates?
Elissa Williams is working with Robin Couch (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) on Antibiotics: The Best Defense against Bioterrorism.
Tamara Ashworth is working with Lisa Rabin (Department of Modern and Classical Languages) on Cultural Literacy + Social Agency in Public Schools.
Lionel Biggemann is working with Barney Bishop (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) on Engineering of Antimicrobial Biomaterials.
Jamie Cheung is working with Robin Couch (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) on Designing Inhibitors for the Methylerythriol Phosphate (MEP) Pathway in Francisella tularensis.
Katherin Enriquez-Pecheroga is working with Linda Chrosniak (Department of Psychology) on An Evaluation of the Dysthymia Dream Scale and Associated MMPI Scales.
Helen French is working with Geraldine Grant (School of Systems Biology) on Chronic Nicotine Administration Induces Long-Lasting and Selective Structural Alterations in Pyramidal Neurons from the Rodent Medial Prefrontal Cortex.
Ryan Gearheart is working with Alexandre Vetcher (School of Systems Biology) on Rheology of Polymers to Be Used in Nanofiber Electrospinning.
Amy Huntington is working with Jonathan Mohr (Department of Psychology) on Daily Experiences of Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals.
Amanda Koury is working with Adam Winsler (Department of Psychology) on The Role of Private Speech in a Task of Self Regulation.
Caitlin Lamm is working with Jim Sanford (Department of Psychology) on False Memories: Exaggeration or Lie?
David Lieu is working with Robin Couch (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) on Fungal Metabolite Production.
Erika Reese is working with Geraldine Grant (School of Systems Biology) on Investigation of OPG/RANKL/TRAIL Interactions in Human Liver Fibrotic Disease.
Jessica Richards is working with Changwoo Ahn (Department of Environmental Science and Policy) on Ecosystem Monitoring of Created Mitigation Bank Wetlands to Guide Future Wetland Restoration.
David Stone is working with Robin Couch (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) on Cyathin A3 Purification.
Michael Sullivan is working with Nathalia Peixoto (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) on Portable Electromyography Recording System.
Michelle Williams is working with Giuseppina Kysar Mattietti (Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences) on "Caribbean Flavors" for the Earth Mantle: A Project in Chemical Geodynamics.
Genevieve Keith is working with Nancy Hanrahan (Department of Sociology and Anthropology).
Lena Mualla is working with Beth Schneider (School of Management).

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777: "Across the Abyss" delivers a fresh twist of occult rock
If you love metal music, traditional doom metal, stoner metal, classic rock, whatever label you like to put on it, or you are just into good music that rocks,...
by	Staff	June 17, 2017
If you love metal music, traditional doom metal, stoner metal, classic rock, whatever label you like to put on it, or you are just into good music that rocks, as long as it has fairly strong melodic aspects, catchy riffs, good solos and clean vocals, but it cannot be an exact duplicate of things already done a 1,000 times before. 777 on their single "Across the Abyss", deliver a fresh twist you may not have heard before, while not being too weird or too spacey.
It is sludgy, fuzzy sounding, and yes the occult vocals have been done many times before, but the lead vocalist has the perfect voice to deliver these lyrics around a lusciously layered arrangement that will leave you singing this song in your head while you are busy doing other things besides listening to music.
And this is ultimately how I measure a 5 star track. I did I find myself singing the song, bobbing my head and anticipating when I could next put the thing on and rock again.
"Across the Abyss" prides itself on an ethereal, haunting atmosphere conveyed to us by way of brooding post-goth-inspired alternative occult rock. Through much of this song, the lead songstress croons with a breathy, subdued specter of a voice before breaking out into a full-pitched howl in existential despair.
Her vocal delivery, along with the ever-present guitars and busy drums, create a deep but driving, and enveloping atmosphere. The band's sound is dark and mysterious, and heavy enough without being jarring, as she sings: "O Thou who draws the sword! / The blue light is on board! / The bark of million years / Across the aqueous Abyss."
Yes, this track is haunting to say at least, and it's heavy, dark, but yet very atmospheric and somehow catchy. The ambiance is often dense, somehow multidimensional and creepy thanks to great layered guitars. For most of the time the things work out with perfection.
It's dynamic, it offers many shades of darkness, here and there it's almost theatrical with kind of a baroque scent, yet it's accessible enough and a fine soundtrack for painting the most horrific imagination in your mind.
While 777's music is pretty unique and something hardly heard often, at least in the mainstream, I still think that "Across the Abyss" is a very enjoyable recording that could find its audience amongst many diverse types of listeners. Listening to 777 is an intense experience.
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Nova Casanova: "While They Were Dancing" is marked by hope and love, and shadowed by loss
Right off the cuff, it's clear how strong Ronaldo Ca$h is as a rapper – his bars always connect, he's got a fantastic command of the language, all while...
We are currently living in an era of uncertainty, and the future is in question. Some of the trivial things in life don't seem as important as they did...
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Winchester 7 & the Runners – 'Argos Holiday' – mellifluous mayhem!
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New York Rangers News
Official: Rangers sign free agent forward Micheal Haley
It's a done deal
By Mike Murphy@DigDeepBSB Oct 1, 2019, 1:20pm EDT
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As first reported by Rick Carpiniello, the New York Rangers have officially signed free agent veteran forward Micheal Haley.
From the Rangers' release:
Haley, 33, skated in five of the Rangers' six preseason games this year while attending Training Camp on a Professional Tryout (PTO). He registered one goal and 19 penalty minutes in the preseason this year, and he tied for fifth in the NHL in penalty minutes in the 2019 preseason.
Haley earned three fighting majors in the preseason. Last season, he earned 75 PIM in 45 games split between the Florida Panthers and the San Jose Sharks. This marks the beginning of Haley's second stint with the Rangers. He appeared in nine regular season games and two postseason contests in 2012-13 and spent the entirety of the 2013-14 season with the Hartford Wolf Pack.
In other Rangers-related news, Boo Nieves cleared waivers and has been assigned to Hartford.


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Omoiyari (White Vinyl)
Joyful Noise Records
Indie Folk, Chamber Pop
Imagine being forced from your home. Imagine being sent to a prison camp with no trial, and no promise of release. Imagine all this happened simply because of the language you speak, the shade of your skin, or the roots of your family tree. For over 120,000 Japanese Americans this was a reality during World War II. It's a reality that Kishi Bashi seeks to reckon with on his latest release Omoiyari.
Omoiyari is Kishi Bashi's fourth album following the acclaimed 151a (2012), Lighght (2014), and Sonderlust (2016), which have garnered serious acclaim from outlets including NPR Music, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian and his most important yet. Many of the songs were initially inspired by history and oppression, and he deftly weaves tales of love, loss, and wanting to connect listeners to the past. Channeling the hard-learned lessons of history, Omoiyari is an uncompromising musical statement on the turbulent sociopolitical atmosphere of present-day America.
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See the penguins relaxing in their pool, visit the creepiest crawlies in the atmospheric tropical house, watch the big cats get their lunch and learn more about conservation. Animal encounters and exciting keeper talks as well as activity trails, face painting, children's play area and Dragon maze offer plenty to keep people of all abilities and ages occupied – a perfect day out for the whole family!
On 13th July 2006 select mining landscapes across Cornwall and west Devon were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site placing Cornwall and west Devon's historic mining heritage on a par with such international treasures as Stonehenge, the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China.
The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site bid project (2001 - 2006) was compiled on behalf of a family of organisations and individuals with a shared belief in the value of our mining history. Many of the partners in the World Heritage Site own or operate important mining landscapes and attractions, through which the story of Cornish Mining will be made available to the public. The World Heritage Site team have developed a Cornish Mining "brand" within which our partners will operate, based on our internationally important cultural characteristics and the principles and standards expected of a World Heritage Site, although all of the organisations and individuals involved remain independent.
Cornish Gold, one of Cornwall's leading free attractions, offering the best combination of unique shopping experiences and hands-on activities for the whole family, whatever the weather!


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Dawn Walsh
Lecturer/Assistant Professor
School of Politics and International Relations
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University College Dublin, School of Politics and International Relations
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Dr Dawn Walsh is an Assistant Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin. She is also currently the holder of an Irish Research Council Laureate Award for her project 'Power-sharing and independent commissions in post-conflict societies'. This project examines the role of independent commissions, which are given key roles such as organizing elections or monitoring ceasefires. Specifically the project examines the composition of the commissions focusing on power-sharing, international involvement, and gender. She was previously an Irish Research Council-Marie Curie Elevate post-doctoral fellow. This fellowship involved carrying out research at the University of Birmingham with Prof Stefan Wolff and at DCU with Dr John Doyle. This research examined the use of complex power-sharing institutions in post-conflict societies including Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Macedonia, Moldova and Iraq. She also previously held the Paddy Moriarty Doctoral Fellowship and an Irish Research Council Post-graduate fellowship. Dr Walsh defended her thesis in Politics and International Relations at Dublin City University in April 2014 (external examiner Prof Brendan O'Leary). She is a graduate of Political Science from Trinity College Dublin (2007). She also has a M.Phil in International Peace Studies (Distinction) from Trinity College. Dawn was awarded a certificate in International Peacemaking from United Nations Institute for Training and Research in 2008. After a short break from academia which involved periods working in the Houses of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) and doing voluntary work in Tanzania she joined the DCU doctoral programme. Her research interests also include a wide range of conflict resolutions and post-conflict issues including the creation of innovative institutions to manage conflict, the implementation of peace agreements and the development of gender justice in a post-conflict environment.
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