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UIS to hold 41st commencement ceremony on May 12 in downtown Springfield
Commencement ceremonies for the University of Illinois Springfield will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, at the Prairie Capital Convention Center, Ninth and Adams streets in downtown Springfield. Of the 1,316 students eligible to graduate, 770 will participate in the ceremony.
Tickets are not required for admission and seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no reserved seating except for special needs such as interpretive services and wheelchairs. The doors to the main floor of the center will open at 1 p.m.
Commencement Speaker: Wenguang Huang
The commencement speaker will be UIS Public Affairs Reporting alum Wenguang Huang, a Chicago-based journalist, writer and translator. He is the author of The Little Red Guard, a memoir that chronicles his growing up in central China during the 1970s. The book reveals his family striving to fulfill a grandmother's last wish during a period of rapid societal change. The book, released by Riverhead, Penguin on April 26, 2012, has been mentioned by O Magazine and selected among the top 10 memoirs by Publishers Weekly for spring 2012.
A former staff member of the New York Times Beijing Bureau, Wen contributes regularly to Fortune, the New York Times, the Asian Wall Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Tribune, the Paris Review, The South China Morning Post and Chicago Public Radio.
In 2003, Wen started introducing contemporary Chinese writers to the West and since then, he has translated Chinese writer Liao Yiwu's The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories: China From the Bottom Up, God is Red, For a Song and One Hundred Songs and Yan Xianhui's Women from Shanghai. Wen is the recipient of the 2007 PEN Translation Fund Award.
Wen grew up in northern China and obtained his bachelor's degree in English Literature and master's degree in journalism from Fudan University in Shanghai, China. In 1989, Wen participated in the student pro-democracy movement in Tiananmen Square. After the government's brutal crackdown, he came to Springfield and gained his master's degree from the UIS Public Affairs Reporting program in 1991. While earning his degree, he interned at Illinois Issues magazine, covering Illinois state government. Following his graduation, he interned with the Illinois Legislative Research Unit, where he gained additional first-hand knowledge of how democracy works at the state level.
Since 1994, Wen Huang has held numerous day jobs for non-profit organizations and corporations. At present, he pursues his journalistic and book writings in his spare time.
Faculty and student marshals
Stephen Schwark, professor of Political Science at UIS, has been chosen to serve as grand marshal. The student speaker will be Jessica A. Odigie, who will graduate with a bachelor's degree in Political Science & Legal Studies.
Faculty and students in each academic program select one graduating student who best exemplifies the goals and spirit of that program to serve as student marshal for the ceremony.
This year's marshals are:
Accountancy: Megan M. Canny – B.A., Preston Todd Searl – B.A. (Peoria), Amanda J. Ball – M.A.
Biology: Nathan T. Dennison – B.S., Benjamin Briddell – M.S.
Business Administration: Lawrence Paul Crowley – B.B.A., Javan Daniel Hall – M.B.A. (Peoria), Amruta R. Prabhuwaingankar – M.B.A.
Chemistry: Mark W. Frakes – B.S. Clinical Laboratory Science: Taylor Danielle Golden – B.S.
Communication: Ryan B. Ivemeyer – B.A., Emily Jean Fox – M.A.
Computer Science: Andrew W. Miller – B.S., Timothy W. Robert – M.S.
Criminal Justice: Lindzee Edwards– B.A.
Economics: Tyler Daniel McKay – B.A.
Educational Leadership: Adam Bradley Dean – M.A.
English: Hannah Rebekah Radford – B.A., Sarah Lauren Collins – M.A.
Environmental Sciences: Gregory R. Fretueg – M.S. Environmental Studies: Araceli Eva Lopez Martinez – M.A.
Global Studies: Johanette Druvinka Croos Moraes – B.A.
History: Zachary James Clifton Watkins – B.A., Eleanor Claire Jerry – M.A.
Human Development Counseling: Margaret Mary Wheelhouse – M.A.
Human Services: Ruth Elaine Boardman – M.A.
Legal Studies: Lisa M. Daykin – B.A., Joseph J. Walat – M.A.
Liberal Studies: Valeri Jean Cooke – B.A.
Management: Corey Matthew Curtis – B.A. (Peoria), Debra Sue Schmitz – B.A.
Management Information Systems: Joshua Daniel Kilhoffer – B.S., Anusha Mathur Subramaniam – M.S.
Mathematical Sciences: Carlin Thomas Venaglia – B.A.
Philosophy: John Kevin Byers – B.A.
Political Science: Caitlyn Elizabeth Barnes – B.A., Robert Joseph Skorczewski – M.A.
Psychology: Rachel A. Tohme – B.A.
Public Administration: Anupama Surendran – M.P.A., Nancy Leann Huyck - D.P.A.
Public Affairs Reporting: David James Thomas – M.A.
Public Health: Nelson Videnyi Agbodo – M.P.H.
Social Work: Kendra V. Johnson – B.S.W. Sociology/Anthropology: Tiffany D. Gollahon – B.A.
Teacher Leadership: Charity Lynn Workman – M.A.
Visual Arts: Karen Elizabeth Boerema – B.A.
A number of events are planned for graduates, their families and guests, beginning with a reception for Peoria-area students on Friday, May 4. Separate brunches for CAP Honors graduates and online degree graduates are scheduled for Saturday morning, May 12.
Admission to some commencement events is by invitation only. Updated information, including a complete list of events, is available from the commencement website at www.uis.edu/commencement/.
The ceremony will be webcast live at www.uis.edu/technology/uislive.html. DVDs ($25) can also be ordered from the Office of Electronic Media, phone 217/206-6799. For more information, go to the UIS Commencement website at www.uis.edu/commencement/.
Posted by Blake Wood at Monday, April 30, 2012 No comments:
Labels: Alumni, commencement, Graduate, Growing, Students, Undergraduate, University
UIS students plant 3,500 trees as part of Springfest service project
Almost 200 University of Illinois Springfield students helped plant over 3,500 trees at Carpenter and Gurgens Park in Springfield on Arbor Day. It was all part of the Springfest service event.
"It's a lot of fun being out here with my teammates," said Rachel Boyd, a senior political science and psychology major. "A lot of us aren't use to being out here and doing all kids of manual labor, so it's kind of a culture shock for a lot of us."
While it may have been hard work for some, junior Nathan Burkman said it is worth the time and effort. The tree planting was his first major volunteer event.
"You don't realize how it is until you get out here and then do it," said Burkman, a criminal justice major. "Once you're out here doing it, you realize maybe you should get involved."
The students spent the afternoon digging holes, placing protectors over the trees, and making sure the plants received enough water to grow successfully.
"We're trying to instill a sense of environmental responsibility in our students and a sense of commitment to community in our students and this serves both purposes," said Mark Dochterman, director of the UIS Volunteer & Civic Engagement Center.
A service event is a relatively new part of Springfest, a week-long event during which students compete in a variety of fun and educational events.
"It's a great way to do something fun and good for our community as well. I'm glad they put together as our final Springfest event," said Boyd.
Posted by Blake Wood at Saturday, April 28, 2012 No comments:
Labels: Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, Video, Volunteer
UIS students approve referendum to build student union
Students at the University of Illinois Springfield overwhelmingly voted in favor of building a student union on campus on April 18. A total of 432 students voted to approve a fee increase, which will finance much of the construction, while 109 students voted no.
The project will now go through a planning process involving campus administration, university administration, and an outside design firm. This plan will then need to be approved by both the Board of Trustees and the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
If the project gains final approval, the student union will be located on the South Quad, next to University Hall. Construction on the project should be complete by 2015.
"Our student union will be a destination for all members of our community - on–campus students, non-traditional students, graduate students, faculty members, staff, alums," said UIS Chancellor Susan J. Koch. "It will be our campus living room – a bright and bustling hot spot for student activities long into the future; a place to work on homework, hold meetings, enjoy some new food and beverage options, play video games, and just hang out after class."
Starting in 2015, a full-time undergraduate student at UIS will pay $200 a semester to finance construction. Students enrolled in an online degree seeking program will not pay any student union fees. It is estimated the total cost of construction will range from $13 to $20 million, with part of the costs also covered through fundraising.
"The student union will become the heart of the UIS campus," said Tim Barnett, UIS vice chancellor for Student Affairs. "The student union will help facilitate a variety of cultural, social, educational, and recreational programs."
The new Student Union will likely include enhanced dining choices, a game room, lounge and study spaces, student organization space, large programming space, outdoor gathering areas, and various other amenities. The offices of the Student Government Association, Student Organizations and Office of Student Life would also be in the new facility. The new building will utilize the very latest in green technology to ensure an environmentally friendly and sustainable facility.
Auxiliary enterprises, such as student unions, bookstores, or dining facilities, which are not directly related to instruction, research or service organizational units, but do support the overall objectives of the university, cannot be paid for with state appropriations.
For more information, visit www.uis.edu/studentunion/.
Posted by Blake Wood at Friday, April 20, 2012 1 comment:
Labels: Chancellor, Graduate, Growing, Student Affairs, Students, Undergraduate, University
U of I students & alumni lobby lawmakers for funding
More than 200 University of Illinois alumni and students from its three campuses gathered at the state capitol on April 18, 2012 to meet with legislators as part of its fourth annual "University of Illinois Day at the Capitol" lobby effort.
"It really provides us an opportunity as alumni and friends of the university to put a face to the University of Illinois before the Illinois General Assembly," said Tom Livington, chairman of the U of I Alumni Association board of directors.
Coordinated by Illinois Connection, the legislative advocacy network of the University of Illinois Alumni Association, concerned stakeholders canvased the statehouse and spoke one-on-one with their representatives to encourage funding support for the University of Illinois and higher education.
"Funding is the issue," said John Tienken, a UIS student. "We're trying to make sure higher education funding is steady next year and also we really want to remind legislators how vital MAP grants are to U of I students."
U of I President-designate Robert Easter and chancellors, Susan Koch of UIS and Paula Allen-Meares of UIC, joined in the effort to reach out to lawmakers.
"We really want to convey to our legislators and our government leaders the importance of the University of Illinois, support for educating our students, so they can stay in Illinois, contribute to the Illinois economy, and be great citizens in our communities," said Koch.
Students and alumni discussed with lawmakers the "human capital" that the University of Illinois generates, in terms of both innovation and growth, which creates a lasting economic footprint.
For many, like UIC student Joanne Skourletos, the fight for funding is personal. She has received MAP grant funding throughout her education.
"It's really helped me to be able to focus on my studies, not having to worry about working extra hours to be able to fund my education, so it's really been a helpful thing," said Skourletos.
For more information about the U of I Alumni Association's Illinois Connection advocacy program, visit www.illinoisconnection.org.
Posted by Blake Wood at Thursday, April 19, 2012 No comments:
Labels: Chancellor, Graduate, public policy, Students, Undergraduate, Video
Pardie named UIS Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Lynn Pardie has been selected from among a pool of over 70 candidates from across the U.S. to become the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS). The Provost is the university's chief academic officer, the second highest administrative position in the university, and is responsible to the Chancellor for the implementation of the academic priorities of the university.
Pardie has been serving in that position on an interim basis since January of 2011. Pending approval of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees at its May meeting, she will assume the permanent position of vice chancellor and provost on July 1, 2012.
"I am extremely pleased to have the opportunity to appoint an outstanding academic leader to this important position at UIS," said Chancellor Susan J. Koch. "As interim provost, Dr. Pardie has navigated a number of challenges with great professionalism and has proved to be a quick study on every issue. She has done a magnificent job as interim provost."
A native of Muscatine, Iowa, Pardie is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Iowa where she was awarded a degree in Psychology with Highest Distinction and received the Ernest R. Johnson Memorial Prize for Academic Standing. She also holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and is a licensed clinical psychologist. Pardie joined the faculty of the University of Illinois Springfield in 1989 and is a tenured professor in the Psychology Department.
"I am absolutely delighted to have been selected to serve as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost. It's an honor and a privilege to work on behalf of an institution like UIS," said Pardie. "I have deep appreciation and respect for the faculty and staff here -- they're truly committed to our students and to delivering the highest quality of education. It's been my great pleasure to work with Chancellor Koch since she arrived, and I look forward to continuing to work with her and the faculty and staff to advance academic affairs at UIS."
Pardie has received a number of academic awards, including the UIS Faculty Excellence Award, which is given to faculty members who best exemplify the ideal of the teacher-scholar model and who are recognized as role models by their peers.
Pardie's administrative career encompasses ten years of progressively responsible appointments, including Chair of the Psychology Department, Interim Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education & Research.
"I am deeply grateful to committee chair, Professor Mike Miller and to all twenty-one search committee members who fulfilled their charge to provide an outstanding pool of finalists," said Chancellor Koch. "In their assessment of Dr. Pardie's candidacy, the search committee noted among many positive attributes, her high level of respect in the campus community, her long record of integrity and fair-mindedness, her ability to get up 'up to speed' quickly on complicated issues and her ability to research problems and bring data to bear on difficult decisions. Having worked with Dr. Pardie as interim provost for the past several months, I certainly agree with the search committee's assessment."
The University of Illinois Springfield serves approximately 5,000 students in 44 undergraduate and graduate programs in four colleges, with 208 full-time faculty, 530 staff and an annual operating budget of $82.5 million.
The University of Illinois is a world leader in research and discovery, the largest educational institution in the state with more than 76,000 students, 2,400 faculty and staff, and campuses in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield. The U of I awards more than 19,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees annually.
Posted by Blake Wood at Tuesday, April 17, 2012 No comments:
Labels: Chancellor, Public, Staff, University
UIS survey finds Sangamon County employers have a positive economic outlook
Research released by the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield show Sangamon County employers have a positive outlook for the performance of the Sangamon County economy over the next 12 months. About four in ten (39%) expect an economic increase, nearly twice as many as those who expect a decline (21%).
Employers are even more positive about the prospects for their own firm or organization. Here, almost half (47%) expect an increase in the next year, about three times as many as those who expect a decline (16%). For both the economy as a whole and for their own firm, about four in ten expect stability (41% for county; 37% for their own firm). The survey also finds that nearly 40% of the employers expect to increase their employment in the next 12 months, compared to 14% who expect a decline.
These results are from the most recent Sangamon County Economic Outlook Survey, conducted with a sample of 189 Sangamon County employers during March. It is a biannual survey that has been conducted since March 2008. The outlook, which is co-sponsored by UIS and The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, includes questions which are asked in every survey as well as those which focus on specific topics for that particular survey.
The current outlook for both the county economy as a whole and for their own firm are the most positive they have been in the four years of the Survey, according to Index scores which summarize the expectation responses. The Outlook Index score for the Sangamon County economy as a whole is now +9, up from +1 one year ago and -8 two years ago. Three years ago, in March 2009, the Index stood at -36, its low point. The Index score for their own firm is now +16, up from +10 one year ago and +1 two years ago. Again, three years ago this Index score was at its low point of -12.
Employers' expectations for all but one of 12 economic sectors are now positive. The most positive Index score is found for the medical/health care sector (+48). Five other sectors have Index scores around +20: finance/insurance/real estate (+22); retail trade (+20); information and communications (+19); construction (+18); and hotels/food/entertainment (+18).
The only sector with a negative Index score is manufacturing (-3). Yet, this sector has the third largest increase in the Index score since a year ago (from -15 to -3). Larger Index score increases in the past year are found for construction (+1 to +18) and finance/insurance/real estate (+8 to +22).
The two biggest challenges seen by employers in the next 12 months are energy prices (48%) and government regulations/taxes (43%). Following are: employee compensation/benefits (37%); state government finances (34%); and consumer confidence/spending (33%). These are basically the same concerns as were identified one year ago.
For one of the topical questions, employers were asked to identify the most positive and negative development for the Sangamon County economy over the past 12 months. Half (51%) of the respondents identified a positive development, while two-thirds (68%) identified a negative impact.
The most frequent positive developments mentioned related to changes in the medical/health sector (13% of the sample) and the developments on MacArthur Boulevard, specifically the opening of Scheel's and the MacArthur extension to I-72 (12%). About the same number (12%) identified developments relating to local economic/business/job growth or to an increase in consumer outlook or spending.
By far, the most frequent negative developments mentioned related to state government (27% of the sample). About half of these were about state government finances, including delay in payments (14%). Comments relating to the lack or loss of economic activity or jobs were next most frequent (11%). Following closely were comments relating to city government finances/jobs (10%), including references to CWLP/ electricity rates (6%) and more general references (4%).
Another topical question asked employers how much impact the State government's delay in paying its bills has had on their firm/organization – and also on those firms who do business with them. Nearly half (48%) said the state's delay has had at least some impact on their firm, with 27% saying it had either "a lot" or "quite a bit" of impact. About 60% said the state's delay has had at least some impact on firms that do business with them. Over one-third (37%) said this has had either "a lot" or "quite a bit" of impact on these firms.
The Survey's Outlook Index Scores: In the Survey, respondents are asked whether an economic aspect will increase quite a bit (+100), increase a little (+50), stay about the same (0), decline a little (-50), or decline quite a bit (-100) over the next 12 months. The Outlook Index Score is the average when the responses are coded on the +100 to -100 scale values next to these responses. The score can range from a low of -100, meaning every responding employer expects the topic to "decline quite a bit" – to a high of +100, meaning every responding employer expects the topic to "increase quite a bit." A score of 0 either indicates that every respondent expects the topic to "stay about the same," or that the increase and decline responses are evenly balanced.
For more information on the survey, contact Dick Schuldt, director of the UIS Survey Research Office at 217/206-6591 or email rschu1@uis.edu.
(PDF) Download the report summary
Labels: Center for State Policy and Leadership, Engaged, Public, Research
UIS launches Transfer Express - one-stop enrollment for new transfers
The University of Illinois Springfield is making it easy for transfer students to enroll next fall. Transfer Express is a series of nine one-stop, one-day events, beginning on April 27 and running through August 20. Students from area community colleges, other universities, and those who never finished college, can get everything taken care of for fall 2012 classes – in a single day.
Transfer Express will be held on April 27 & 28, May 21, June 22 & 23, July 26 & 27, and August 18 & 20. Weekday sessions will run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday sessions from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in University Hall, room 1031.
Prospective transfer students should bring their official sealed transcripts and application fee to the sessions. Students can talk to an advisor about transferring credits, fill out an application, be admitted, secure financial aid, and even register for classes before leaving. Veterans and other students seeking application fee waivers are encouraged to contact the Admissions office prior to arrival at 217/206-4847 or admissions@uis.edu.
No advance registration for Transfer Express is necessary. Students should have a 2.00 cumulative transfer GPA on a 4.0 scale, have 30 transfer hours by entry to UIS in the fall, and have filed the 2012-2013 FAFSA (UIS school code 009333). Students must be applying for an on-campus program. Online programs are not eligible.
For more information, visit www.uis.edu/TransferExpress. Questions may be direction to the UIS Office of Admissions at 217/206-4847.
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Handicapping Your Elite MBA Odds
by: Sandy Kreisberg & John A. Byrne on September 10, 2018 | 84 Comments 16,913 Views
This 26-year-old professional has spent the past five years in ever increasing roles of responsibilty at General Motors in sales and marketing IT. With a computer science degree from Northwestern, she also has felt strongly about promoting the idea of women in tech fields. Her ultimate post-MBA goal: To lead the way for gender parity in industry. "In a perfect world I'd shake up someplace like Google on this issue," she says.
He's a 33-year-old Korean entrepreneur who has worked two years in venture capital and spent two years in his country's military. With a 3.97 GPA from UC-Berkeley and a GMAT score of between 730 and 760 on practice tests, he's hoping to leverage an MBA into a job with a major VC firm in the U.S.
This 27-year-old Asian American professional will have spent five years in the insurance industry, most recently as a product mangement analyst. He likes the industry and plans to return to it once he earns his MBA, with the ultimate goal of becoming a CEO of a Top Ten property & casualty player in the industry.
Do they have the raw stats and experience to get in? Or will they get dinged by their dream schools?
Sandy is back again to analyze these and a few other profiles of actual MBA applicants who have shared their vital statistics, work backgrounds and career goals with Poets&Quants.
As usual, Kreisberg handicaps each potential applicant's odds of getting into a top-ranked business school. It's the first time ever, in fact, that Kreisberg, who has never been shy to tell it like it is, has called out one candidate, an associate at a hedge fund, for being a "hipster asshole savant." The guy has a 790 GMAT but a 3.2 GPA boosted by online courses because by his own admission he "fucked around in school."
If you include your own stats and characteristics in the comments, we'll pick a few more and have Kreisberg assess your chances in a follow-up feature to be published shortly. (Please add your age and be clear on the sequence of your jobs in relaying work experience. Make sure you let us know your current job.)
And if you just have a short question, he is happy to answer that, too. So just post it in the comment section below.
Ms. GM Geek (& More) Wants To Sell Stuff To Real People — Tons To Like Except For GPA & GRE (Well, There Is Always Something)
330 GRE, 165Q 165V 5AWA.
3.2 GPA
(Was not prepared for the engineering curriculum, but received a 3.52 the last 2 years)
Undergraduate degree in computer science from Northwestern University
Work experience includes five years at General Motors in sales, marketing IT; started as a developer, promoted to requirements analyst and then systems analyst
"I'm the 'face' of our dev team to business stakeholders, constantly translating biz-to-tech and tech-to-biz. I've worked with teams in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, and the UK. Lots of soft skill work getting the 'suits' and the engineers to play nice. Youngest person in this role by 10+ years, often the youngest person in the room by 20+ years"
Extracurricular involvment in club ice hockey in college, plus swimming for two years of post-graduate work; ran own college admissions counseling business on the side; guest speaker with girls-in-STEM advocacy groups
Short-Term Goal: To pivot to product marketing management at a FAANG-level firm, continuing my woman-in-tech representation work, hopefully with company support. "I want to sell apps to real people, not just fellow geeks."
Long-Term Goal: To become a CMO at a FAANG-level firm and "continue to lead the way for gender parity in the industry. In a perfect world I'd shake up someplace like Google on this issue."
White 26-year-old American female
Odds of Success:
Wharton: 30% to 40%
Yale SOM: 30% to 40%
Berkeley: 30% to 40%+
Michigan: 50%+
Virginia: 50%+
UCLA: 50%+
Duke: 50%+
Cornell: 50%+
Sandy's Analysis: Wow!
This is one of the most informative, clear, and well-written write-ups I've come across. Super lots to like including long (5 years), rising gigs at General Motors in Sales Marketing/IT ("developer, requirements analyst and then systems analyst").
"I'm the 'face' of our dev team to business stakeholders, constantly translating biz-to-tech and tech-to-biz . . . . Lots of soft skill work getting the 'suits' and the engineers to play nice. Youngest person in this role by 10+ years, often the youngest person in the room by 20+ years."
Great way to put it. Not sure I fully understand your technical role, but neither will most adcoms, and you can explain it more in other parts of the application.
General Motors, that boring rust belt company, still gets B-school attention for many obvious reasons, and there is probably a 'Manufacturing Rust Belt Caucus' at most B-schools which appreciates the legacy value and quant things those companies do — like aactually make stuff and sell it—and I mean make and sell stuff that is bigger than a phone.
You've also got another very positive stream in your story–woman in STEM: "I've done guest speaking stints with girls-in-STEM advocacy groups and served as an admissions interviewer for female STEM applicants for my alma mater [Northwestern]. I'm one of the few female GM reps at a local flagship university hackathon we help sponsor every year."
Adcoms dig that for several reasons. Most adcoms are women-NOT-in STEM and they appreciate the rarity and salute your efforts to lend a helping hand. They also can visualize you as one of those class members who could help the Liberal Arts dunderheads get through any of the more demanding, quanty, STEM-Y parts of the first-year curriculum.
Well, good, good, good but this wouldn't be fun if there also were not two boo-boos in your profile. In this case two concerning BOO-boos (one bigger than the other), viz.:
"330 GRE, 165Q 165V . . .[THAT IS SORTA A 710-720 GMAT],
3.2 in computer science from Northwestern. (Was not prepared for the engineering curriculum. 3.52 the last 2 years.)"
With that calling card, you are interested in attending:
Wharton (3.6, 730)
Yale SOM 3.6, 725)
Haas (3.6, 717)
Ross (3.4, 708)
Anderson (3.5, 715)
Darden (3.5, 712)
Fuqua (3.4, 695)
Johnson (3.3, 700)
Let's just make that all simple. The work experience and extras and nice person parts of your story are A+.
The stats part, in simple terms, is that your ~710 GMAT (transliterated from your GRE scores) and 3.2 GPA are middling on the GMAT front for most schools you target while the GPA (3.2) IS BELOW THE REPORTED GPA OF ALL SCHOOLS YOU TARGET.
How much does your sterling career at General Motors and Women-in-STEM positives outweigh a rather modest GMAT/GPA?
I would say a good deal, largely because your GMAT/GPA is "swallowable" for most adcoms because it is pretty close to school averages. And the rest of your story is super. And there is no doubt of your ability to do the work at any school, so swallowing in this case is just swallowing whatever quantum hit they will take in the magazine rankings.
Let's take Wharton. Like every school they will love your story. Will they "swallow" your 3.2/710? I think they might. For one thing, they got a huge class, so any reputational hit, small to begin with, will be even smaller. And as noted, there is no question you could do the work, even the quant work (such as it is over there).
Yale will do the same analysis, and to the extent that Yale has become one of the most GMAT concerned schools of the CE, they will chuckle over the fact that in your case, it is actually a GRE score, soooooooo, they do not have to report that in the all-important GMAT column.
The other schools on your list will be doing the same analysis. I think for them, it is just a matter of proving to them that you want to come. You'd be a strong applicant.
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After sticking with his high school girlfriend, keeping Donald Hardaway's dream alive and holding Coach Bob Walters memory close, it was no surprise when Tim had to pick an agent after his senior season.
He signed with Henry Thomas, who was more of a family friend at that time than an agent. Thomas, a brilliant and forthright ex-college point guard himself, would emerge from obscurity along with Hardaway, and he now represents guys like Dwyane Wade, Michael Finley and Chris Bosh.
Hardaway was picked at No. 14 by Golden State, and the contrast between Haskins' and Don Nelson's coaching styles could not have been greater. Nelson's Atari-game-paced system showcased Hardaway perfectly, and he was named captain as a rookie, an All-Star in his second season.
Much of Hardaway's rapid rise in reputation had to do with the unveiling of what must have seemed like his secret weapon: astonishing dribbling skills. That killer crossover got dubbed "The UTEP Two-Step," which had a cute ring to it, but not exactly the ring of truth. Then came the "I Got Skills" commercial, and his status was complete. Later, when Hardaway joined Pat Riley in Miami, he was able to recall the gritty slow-down traits of Haskins and was just as effective.
Here's one more theory: Fans like little players better. It's a fact that little guys get better shoe contracts. Who cares what Shaq is wearing? Or Yao Ming? But all of us keep our favorite small guards close to our hearts. I still have a notebook with my old dribbling drills written in it. I'd clipped photos of Archibald and Van Lier, and pasted them to the cardboard cover. I even wore suede Pro-Keds like them.
Little guys represent courage, fearlessness. But they also exemplify generosity and kindness. That's why shorter guys are also great guys, and everybody knows it, right? They've struggled; fought their way up after being picked on.
And that's why people were stunned when Tim Hardaway came out with his comments last year about John Amaechi, who had just taken the brave step of admitting he was gay.
"I hate gay people," Hardaway said on the radio. He even suggested that gays shouldn't be allowed to live in America. The League acted quickly, yanking Hardaway from the lineup of former NBA greats at All-Star Weekend festivities in Las Vegas.
I'd never heard Hardaway say a mean thing or show any cruelty. Unless you'd call breaking ankles with killer crossovers "cruelty." He was nice to our nerdy managers. And assistant coaches. Some people came out and defended—well, not so much Hardaway's statements, but the idea that his was a "true" emotion, and it was indicative of what many others in the NBA thought. And that it was good to get judgment like Tim's out in the open and deal with it.
Sports have been a place of profound social change. Jackie Robinson joined the Dodgers at a time when our Armed Forces were as segregated as a Mississippi Klan meeting. David Meggyesy quit the NFL to work for peace in Vietnam. Muhammad Ali spoke his mind politically all the time. John Carlos and Tommie Smith raised their gloved fists for justice in Mexico City in 1968, effectively committing professional suicide. That image of Carlos and Smith with raised fists at the Olympics is the picture I pasted outside my office. My Archibald & Van Lier dribbling notebook is buried somewhere.
Hardaway has since learned that some of his closest friends have gay sons and daughters. So Hardaway quietly decided to walk the walk. He has sat in on several all-day seminars at Miami's YES Institute, which provides support for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teens. "It's for kids who have trouble dealing with their sexuality," Hardaway says, insisting he never wanted his comments to be used to bash gay kids. "But I've learned that dealing with parents and relatives can be the most traumatic," he says, before quoting the high suicide stats among gay youth.
That's what a lesbian couple did with Tim at a Miami restaurant. They approached him, demanded an explanation and wouldn't allow him to leave. Where did he get off saying that stuff? An hour-long talk ensued in a quiet corner. "OK, you're still our favorite player," one of the women told him after they'd spoken. There hasn't been that kind of resolution with Amaechi, who used the word "stupid" when describing Hardaway on Oprah's show. Although Hardaway acknowledges his own role—"It was a really poor choice of words"—he'd like to put this in his past, and be remembered more for his skills and team-first play.
After years of Haskins, and the hassles and hand-checks that had tightened his game, Hardaway simply committed an unforced verbal turnover. I think he'd briefly forgotten how it felt to have the enormous odds stacked against a short African-American kid from the South Side. And I think that because of his time at the YES Institute, soon he'll come to grips with what kind of courage it would have taken to make an announcement like John Amaechi's.
But that's just another one of my theories.


U.S. Markets are sitting close to historical highs driven by good economic data. U.S. real GDP for the second quarter is at 4.2% on a seasonally adjusted annual basis, job numbers are strong, and inflation seems to continue to be in check. Earlier this week Robert Luna, Surevest CEO & Chief Investment Strategist, was on TD Ameritrade Network discussing the U.S. markets and other areas where he sees great investment opportunity in Emerging Markets.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is in bear market territory and many people are now shying away and questioning having exposure to this asset class. However, Robert thinks this is not the time to sell. "If you are a long-term investor, looking out over the next two to three years, this is where you have to step in and buy these type of investments" said Robert when referring to Emerging Markets.
Looking at historical figures, it can be seen why Robert makes the case to stay the course and buy on the dips. Over the last 10 years, the best returns for Emerging Markets have come after the largest yearly drawdown (the High minus Low for the year).
As can be seen, the average returns after the biggest drawdown has provided attractive returns. Six months and 12 months after the biggest yearly drawdown has on average been followed by a 20.6% and 32.15% return respectively. Past historical returns are not a guarantee of future results.
Listen in to Robert's interview to hear what investments within Emerging Markets make good sense in the current investment environment.


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Peter Tremayne Books In Order
Publication Order of Dracula Lives Books
Dracula Unborn (1977) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
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The Fires on Lan-Kern (1980) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
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The Buccaneers of Lan-Kern (1983) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Publication Order of Sister Fidelma Books
Absolution by Murder (1994) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Shroud for the Archbishop (1995) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Suffer Little Children (1995) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Subtle Serpent (1996) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Spider's Web (1997) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Valley of the Shadow (1998) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Monk Who Vanished (1999) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Act of Mercy (1999) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Our Lady of Darkness (2000) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Smoke in the Wind (2001) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
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Badger's Moon (2003) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Leper's Bell (2004) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Master of Souls (2005) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
A Prayer for the Damned (2006) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Dancing with Demons (2007) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
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The Devil's Seal (2014) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
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The Second Death (2015) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Lair of the White Fox (2016) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Penance of the Damned (2016) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Night of the Lightbringer (2017) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Blood in Eden (2019) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
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Hemlock at Vespers (2000) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Whispers of the Dead (2004) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Hound of Frankenstein (1977) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Vengeance of She (1978) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Curse of Loch Ness (1979) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
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Zombie! (1981) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
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Judas Battalion (1983) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Raven of Destiny (1984) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
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Airship (1984) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
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Angelus! (1985) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Swamp! (1985) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Kitchener's Gold (1986) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Nicor! (1987) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
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Ravenmoon (1988) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Fireball (1990) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Island of Shadows (1991) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Windsor Protocol (1993) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
My Lady of Hy-Brasil and Other Stories (1987) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Aisling and Other Irish Tales of Terror (1992) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
An Ensuing Evil and Others (2005) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Publication Order of Anthologies
Irish Masters of Fantasy (1979) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
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Going under the pseudonym of Peter Tremayne, the British author, literary biographer and historian Peter Berresford Ellis has been writing for quite some time now to much acclaim, who, along with his other pen-name of Peter MacAlan, has amassed a large body of work over the course of his career. Well known and equally well regarded for his long-running historical mysteries, most notably that of his Sister Fidelma series, he's managed to garner a lot of positive attention over the years. Appreciated both nationally as well as internationally, he's gotten a lot of traction throughout the years with his bestselling franchises that are lauded by both critics and the general public alike.
Early and Personal Life
Born in 1943 on the 10th of March, the author Peter Berresford was brought up and raised in the city of Coventry in the United Kingdom. With his father being a journalist who started his own career in the city of Cork where he worked on the Cork Examiner, Peter Berresford had a background in literature from the outset. Taking up reading and writing from a young age, he begun to harness his gift for the written word and history, taking it up over the following years to come.
Initially attending the Brighton College of Art, he soon went on to study and graduate from the University of London in 1989. Gaining a degree in Celtic Studies, he managed to give his material the foundations it needed, lending it his now much admired sense of accuracy. He would also in this time work on developing his sense of style and tone, creating the voice for which he'd become well known for.
Starting out as a junior reporter on a south coast weekly newspaper, he quickly built his name as an important writer. It was here that he also learned many of the tools of his craft, employing them through experience this time, instead of an academic setting. Soon progressing through the papers and publications, he went on to work in Northern Ireland in 1964, building up his name and profile.
Gaining a number of awards and honors for his various contributions and offerings to the field as well as the genre, he's become a well established presence on the scene. Paving the way for many others to follow in his footsteps as well, he's been a useful addition, creating a whole new style surrounding him and his work. This is something that shall continue for years to come as his writing career grows from strength-to-strength, something will carry on for some time yet.
Publishing and releasing over ninety-eight books, fifty-five of which are under his pen-name of Peter Tremayne, he has become a highly prolific author. He also goes under the name of Peter MacAlan, under which name he has published another eight novels too. With a whole host of academic works as well, he really is one of the most versatile authors to date, with a variety of different works coming from him.
Not only that, but he has also been operating as a member of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom, something which has stuck with him throughout his life. Getting involved in politics, he's worked on his writing career simultaneously, whilst maintaining his academic standing as well. Lecturing in universities, he really is one of the busiest authors as well, with a whole host of activities undertaken alongside his novels.
Bringing out his first book, 'The Hounds of Frankenstein', in 1977, he quickly started to release his novels with far more frequency. Shortly after this his Sister Fidelma series quickly followed, which is his longest-running and most popular franchise to date. All of this has lead to him becoming one of the leading figures of the genre, something that shall continue on into the foreseeable future.
Suffer Little Children
This was to be the third book in the long-running Sister Fidelma series of novels, creating the next chapter of sorts in the ongoing saga. Providing a lot of tension it was first published in 1995 through the Signet publishing label on the 1st of February to much acclaim. Not only that, but it also gave his ever eager fans of the series more of what they were looking for, whilst simultaneously providing them with something new along the way in the process.
Set in A.D. 644, it sees the murder of a Celtic Church scholar of the time, who is brutally murdered whilst visiting the Irish Kingdom of Muman. Turning up on the scene is one Sister Fidelma, the ever resourceful investigator of the period, and if anybody can ever hope of getting to the bottom of the case then she can. Summoned by the ruler of the kingdom himself, she finds that there is a lot more to this case than first meets the eye, with a lot of secrets and lies buried deep within the case itself. Who was the murdered victim and what was their political standing? Can Sister Fidelma keep herself safe in the process and out of harm's way? What will become of them all, and prevent them from seeing the case of suffer little children?
The Leper's Bell
First published in 2004, this was a later title for Peter Berresford under his Peter Tremayne pseudonym. Brought out on the 17th of October in 1999, through the St. Martin's Griffin publishing label, this was to be the fourteenth title in the Sister Fidelma series, with it already well under way now. With the tone and the style already firmly established, it manages to capture the essence of the previous novels, whilst simultaneously providing something new and interesting all of its very own.
This time set in 667 A.D., it follows Fidelma of Cashel as she returns home once more to find that her son's nurse has been brutally murdered in his castle. Not only that, but her brother is also missing thought to be kidnapped, or worse, and it is up to her to get to the bottom of the matter. Diving into a web of intrigue once again, she must this time unravel all the clues in one of her most baffling cases yet. Will she be able to find the murderer? Can she locate her brother before it's too late? What is the truth behind the Leper's Bell?
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was the chief senior councilor (rōjū) in the Tokugawa shogunate of the Bakumatsu period at the time of the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry on his mission to open Japan to the outside world. Abe was instrumental in the eventual signing of the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854. Abe did not sign the treaty himself or participate in the negotiations in person; this was done by his plenipotentiary Hayashi Akira. His courtesy title was Ise-no-kami.

Biography

Early life
Abe Masahiro was born in his family's residence outside Edo Castle. He was the 5th son of Abe Masakiyo, the 5th daimyō of Fukuyama Domain. Upon his father's death in 1826, his elder brother Masayasu became daimyō of Fukuyama; Abe was moved to the domain's naka-yashiki ("middle residence") in Hongō, Edo (modern-day Bunkyō, Tokyo). However, in 1836, Masayasu adopted his brother as heir. Abe became clan leader and daimyō of Fukuyama upon his brother's retirement on December 25, 1836.

In early 1837, he left Edo and made the long journey to Fukuyama to formally enter his domain. This would be the only time that Abe set foot in his domain, as his career as a bureaucrat within the Tokugawa shogunate eclipsed his obligations to return to Fukuyama under the sankin-kōtai system.

Career in the Tokugawa Shogunate
Abe was appointed to the post of sōshaban (master of ceremony) on September 1, 1838; on May 15, 1840, he received the post of jisha-bugyō (Magistrate of shrines and temples). One of his acts was to order the destruction of the Nichiren sect temple of Kannō-ji, whose priests had become involved in a scandal with ladies of the Ōoku under Shōgun Tokugawa Ienari.

In September 1843, Abe became rōjū at the young age of 25, moving his residence to the Abe family's estate at Tatsunokuchi, outside Edo Castle (modern day Ōtemachi). He became rōjū shuza (老中首座, presiding senior councillor) in September 1845, after Mizuno Tadakuni lost his standing over the failure of the Tenpō Reforms.  Abe held this position throughout the administrations of Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyoshi and Tokugawa Iesada, working to unify shogunal politics.

He supervised the reconstruction of the western enceinte of Edo Castle in 1852, and was awarded an increase of 10,000 koku in income for this service. In the meantime, he kept the shogunate abreast of foreign political developments, such as the outbreak of the First Opium War, which provided an impetus to strengthen the nation's coastal defenses to help maintain the isolationist policies of the time.

The Perry expedition and aftermath
In 1852, United States Navy Commodore Matthew Perry was sent in command of a squadron of warships by American President Millard Fillmore. President Fillmore had forbidden Perry to use threats or force. As a lawyer, Fillmore believed that the Shogunate would respond reasonably to American concerns about U.S. mariners washed up on Japanese shores and the need to repatriate Japanese fishermen washed up on American shores. Nevertheless, Perry, who hailed from a military family and himself had been hardened by combat in war, chose to use bluffing tactics in flagrant violation of Fillmore's wishes. Perry arrived with a squadron of four warships at Uraga, at the mouth of Edo Bay in the evening of July 8, 1853. After refusing Japanese demands that he proceed to Nagasaki, which was the designated port for foreign contact, and after threatening to continue directly on to Edo, the nation's capital and to burn it to the ground if necessary, he was allowed to land at nearby Kurihama on July 14 and to deliver his letter.

Despite years of debate on the isolation policy, Perry's visit created great controversy within the highest levels of the Tokugawa shogunate. The Shōgun, Tokugawa Ieyoshi, died days after Perry's departure, and was succeeded by his sickly young son, Tokugawa Iesada, leaving effective administration in the hands of the Council of Elders (rōjū) led by Abe Masahiro.  Abe felt that it was currently impossible for Japan to resist the American demands by military force, and yet was reluctant to take any action on his own authority for such an unprecedented situation. Attempting to legitimize any decision taken, Abe polled all of the daimyō for their opinions. This was the first time that the Tokugawa shogunate had allowed its decision-making to be a matter of public debate, and had the unforeseen consequence of portraying the Shogunate as weak and indecisive. The results of the poll also failed to provide Abe with an answer, as of the 61 known responses, 19 were in favor of accepting the American demands, and 19 were opposed. Of the remainder, 14 gave vague responses expressing concern of possible war, seven suggested making temporary concessions and two advised that they would simply go along with whatever was decided.
Perry returned again on February 13, 1854, with an even larger force of eight warships and made it clear that he would not leave until a treaty was signed. Negotiations began on March 8 and proceeded for around one month. The Japanese side gave in to almost all of Perry's demands, with the exception of a commercial agreement modeled after previous American treaties with China, which Perry agreed to defer to a later time. The main controversy centered on the selection of the ports to open, with Perry adamantly rejecting Nagasaki. The Convention of Kanagawa was signed at Kanagawa, adjacent to the site of the future city of Yokohama on March 31.  Abe did not sign the treaty himself or participate in the negotiations in person; this was done by his plenipotentiary Hayashi Akira. Similar treaties were concluded with Russia, the Netherlands, and Great Britain soon afterwards.

Abe came under criticism from the tozama daimyō, the Imperial Court and various factions within the government for perceived appeasement to the foreign powers. In September 1855, he was forced to resign his post, and was replaced by Hotta Masayoshi in October.

Later life and death
Despite his resignation as rōjū shuza,  Abe remained as one of the rōjū and continued to have significant influence for the rest of his life. Despite the precarious state of finances in Fukuyama Domain, he built a domain academy to teach Western sciences and to modernize his military. He also supported the notion of government selection of talented men, even of low birth, to serve as workers or bureaucrats. He was a driving force behind the establishment of the Nagasaki Naval Training Center and the revocation of restrictions on construction of large ocean-going vessels.

Abe died on August 6, 1857, at the age of 39, possibly due to cancer, and was succeeded by his nephew, Abe Masanori (the first Abe daimyō of Shirakawa Domain, Abe Masanori.)

Notes

References
 China Through Western Eyes

 Bolitho, Harold (1974). Treasures Among Men: The Fudai Daimyo in Tokugawa Japan. New Haven: Yale University Press.  ;  OCLC 185685588

 Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 48943301
 Mass, Jeffrey P. and William B. Hauser, eds. (1985). The Bakufu in Japanese History, (Harold Bolitho, "Abe Masahiro and the New Japan"). Stanford: Stanford University Press.

Further reading
Doi Ryōzō 土居良三 (2000). Kaikoku e no fuseki: hyōden, rōjū shuza Abe Masahiro 開国への布石: 評伝・老中首座阿部正弘. Tokyo: Miraisha 未來社.
 Feifer, George (2006). Breaking open Japan: Commodore Perry, Lord Abe, and American imperialism in 1853. New York: Smithsonian Books/Collins.
 Watanabe Shūjirō 渡辺修二郎 (1978). Abe Masahiro jiseki 阿部正弘事蹟. Tokyo: Tokyo Daigaku Shuppankai 東京大學出版會.
Totman, Conrad. "From Sakoku to Kaikoku, The Transformation of Foreign-Policy Attitudes, 1853–1868". Monunmenta Nipponica. Vol. 35 No. 1, pp. 1–19.
Totman, Conrad (1980). The Collapse of the Tokugawa Bakufu 1862–1868. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press.

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Cursed Magic Jar Discovered In Athens
Published on 26 July 2021 at 13:01
Archaeologists have discovered a jar that they believe was once used to place a deadly curse on 55 people. The jar is exstimated to be around 2,300 years old, and it was unearthed beneath a commercial building in the Agora of Athens.
The magic jar had a large iron nail through it and this led researchers to believe that its sole purpose was to deliver a deadly curse upon its targeted victims.
"The pot contained the dismembered head and lower limbs of a young chicken," wrote Jessica Lamont of Yale University.
"All exterior surfaces of the jar were originally covered with text; it once carried over 55 inscribed names, dozens of which now survive only as scattered, floating letters or faint stylus strokes."
It is unclear as to who these named individuals were or what they had done wrong to get on the wrong side of the individual placing the curse.
"The ritual assemblage belongs to the realm of Athenian binding curses and aimed to 'bind' or inhibit the physical and cognitive faculties of the named individuals," wrote Lamont.
"It was certainly composed by people/persons with good knowledge of how to cast a powerful curse."
"The sheer number of names makes an impending lawsuit the most likely scenario."
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Seriously this week FLEW by. We worked hard, and we worked till the very last day Hna Lopez had in the mission. May she rest in peace….in colombia….in the sand and ocean where she can swim. ..and dance…AHEM.
My change with Hna Lopez was reeeeally great. She's a really great person. Really strong. NOW I have a NEW COMP! (duhhh) Hna Berrospi from Lima, Peru. THERE ARE SO MANY PERUVIANS HERE. anyway, she is really really great and we get along really well so far! She's hard working, obedient, and diligent so this change is going to be REALLY great.
My new companion is on the far right.
Well this week was good, as i said, but i have to talk about a few things i have learned this week from challenges I witnessed.
First of all, I talked about Huari a while back. She's 8 years old, and she recently got baptized. Her mom isn't going to church because she got married to a really catholic, abusive man. Huari is seriously AN ANGEL. I have never met a little girl as intelligent, happy, and spiritual as she is. She found us in the street screaming our names and ran up to us and hugged us almost crying. She told us that her dad enrolled her in the catholic program where she has to get baptized and confirmed and do all sorts of things and that if she even mentions the name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he "beats her hard". I hadn't felt as awful as I felt in the moment in a long time.
This gospel is true. If it weren't true, people wouldn't get so upset when it's brought up. Cherish the enormous blessing you have of having the freedom to worship how you please. This gospel only brings peace and salvation to our souls. It does no harm ever…so cherish it.
Second, this week we were giving a person a tour of the chapel. The spirit was REALLY strong and it was a really spiritual experience until we turned the corner and found doors open. All the doors of the building had been opened and we went further down the hallway only to find worse things. The door leading outside had been smashed open…glass everywhere…lock completely destroyed. To the side, the secretary's door was cut up, lock also completely destroyed, and the computer and monitor were missing. More damage was done, more windows smashed, and dirt and big rocks were everywhere. In the moment that we saw all of this there was seriously a very evil energy that overcame us and we all felt weak. We waited in a room until leaders arrived and fixed the situation.
Me and Anita. She had the tour of the building that was broken into.
What I learned from these two experiences is that satan never stops. He will do all he can to destroy the church of God. Whether it be putting bad thoughts into minds and evil desires into hearts, or causing others to feel empowered by exercising unjust authority over others…he works both day and night. He will not stop. Neither should we. Although the power and the workings of the devil are very real, the power and workings of God are both very real and very powerful–more powerful than the devil. God will strengthen and support His loyal saints and followers. He will never leave us alone, but we must also always put in our part and work with all our heart, mind, might, and strength to build up and strengthen His restored gospel.
Put on the armour of God and defend the truth. Fulfill your purpose in this life and always reach out to help others in any way you can. This is the promise we make when we are baptized: that we will serve God for the rest of our lives. Remember that when we are in the service of our fellow beings, we are also in the service of God. This week we also had a really powerful zone conference. During that meeting, i received revelation that brought me to tears… It doesn't matter if you've been members all your lives, or are just getting to know the gospel–We are ALL fighting each day for our own conversion. If it weren't for serving this mission, i never would have been totally converted to this gospel. I know that for a fact. This mission has opened my eyes to the truths and mysteries of God, and to what our true purpose is here on this earth. This gospel is the most precious thing i have and this mission is the most important and influencial experience that has led me to know, with a great certainty, that this church is the true gospel and church of Jesus Christ, with all the saving ordinances and powers that existed in His church before His death.
This mission is the experience I will cherish most in all of my life because it brought me to gain my own testimony and conversion to the Lord and His gospel.
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About Kannur
Kannur also known as Cannanore is a coastal city in Kerala on the banks of River Kaanaam. The beaches and surroundings here are considered a haven by nature lovers. There are many attractions available for tourists. This city is known for its handloom industry, forts and ancient temples. Some of the most interesting tourist attractions here are Muzhappilangad Beach, Thalassery, Thalassery Fort, St. Angelo Fort, Gundert Bungalow, Wellesley's Bungalow and Agnikaragam.
Budget Hotels in Kannur
Kannur is well known for its hospitality. Some of the budget hotels available here are Hotel Royal Omars (Tariff – Rs.962), Malgudi Holidays (Tariff – Rs.659) and Palmgrove Heritage Retreat (Tariff – Rs.677).
The official language spoken in Kannur is Malayalam.
Events in Kannur
The important festivals in Kannur are Maha Shivratri celebrated in February, Theyyam and Vishu in April, Onam in September and Christmas in December.
Places to See in Kannur
Kannur has a lot to offer its tourists from beaches to forts. Muzhappilangad Beach (16 km), Thalassery Fort (21 km), Kanam Beach (6 km), St. Angelo Fort (3 km), Mappila Beach (4 km) and Payyambalam Beach (3 km) are some of the major attractions that are worth visiting.
Calicut International Airport is the nearest airport, which is 117 km away from Kannur.
Kannur Railway Station is just 800-m from the main city center and connects Kannur to all major cities in India.
There are frequent state-run and private buses that connect the city of Kannur. Private bus operators such as Kallada Travels, Sri Durgamba Travels, Sona Travels, SMPK Travels and PK Travels run Volvo A/C buses from Bangalore and Ernakulam to Kannur. Making use of bus ticket discounts while booking your tickets can help you save money.
About Kollam
Kollam is an old port town which is situated on the coast of the Arabian Sea. It is well known for its rich store of cashew nut, spice and the famous Ashtamudi Lake which is the second largest in Kerala. Kollam was once the capital of Venad.
Budget Hotels in Kollam
Nani hotels and resorts- (Tariff- from Rs 1500 onwards) merely 1.5 kms from bus stand.Hotel Sea Pearl (Tariff- Rs 1470) this is at a 15 minutes walking distance from Railway Station Hotel Raj residency- (Rs 1000 onwards) Walking distance from Kollam railway station
Events in Kollam
Kollam hosts a number of events throughout the year. Starting from the Kollam Pooram which is one of the most colourful ten days festivals in Kerala, it is followed by Parippalli Gajamela which is again 10 days annual festival of the Kodimoottil Sree Bhagavathi Temple; this is celebrated in the month of February and March. The procession is completed by decorated elephants and women in traditional attire holding lighted lamps.
The official language of Kollam is Malayalam.
Places to See in Kollam
Kollam is surrounded by a number of famous places often visited by tourists. The famous Ashtamudi backwater is well known for its picturesque beauty and is the second largest lake in Kerala. Other places to visit in Kollam includes Ashramam Picnic village, the Matha Amrithanandamayi Ashram, Thangasseri which was once a Portuguese establishment, Kollam Beach & Thirumullavaram Beach, Munroe Island, Puthenkulam Elephant Village, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary.
The nearest airport to Kollam is the Trivandrum Airport which has numerous direct flights to international cities like Singapore, Dubai, Kuwait, Muscat, Bahrain, Qatar, Sharjah and many more. It is also connected with all major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore.
The Kollam railway station is 1 Km from City centres and is well connected to all major South Indian cities.
There are frequent buses available to Kollam from Trivandrum, Cochin and Alleppey. Get the best bus ticket booking offer on Ticketgoose.com.


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