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Student Talent Showcases in December

On December 1 and 2 there were back-to-back events in our nascent tradition of Warren and WaM student showcases. To open the month, Warren hosted Nonchalant Desserts, an evening exhibition of photographs by Warren student Precious Kato in the Warren Great Room.

Campus Dining provided light reception foods and drink, and Vanderbilt Printing Services did a marvelous job of printing and mounting selected photos. The voluminous sound created by discussions around the Great Room indicated the crowd’s enthusiasm.

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Precious Kato’s Non-Chalant Desserts in the Warren Great Room

This event, in particular, was the second Warren student exhibition of expertise, experience, and expression (e³) this semester. Thanks to Laurel Hogan for helping to organize this exhibition. Precious’ photographs will be hung around Warren College.

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The artist, Precious Kato

The very next night, Friday, December 2, the WaM RAs hosted Espresso Yourself, an open mic night of talent by WaM students. The performances went on for three hours, with breaks and raffle drawings throughout.

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One of many performances at Espresso Yourself

We haven’t had an open mic night since year 1, and I hope that the fun of this event, which highlighted stellar talent from around WaM, continues in the future. Thanks to the RAs for organizing such a great event! Patricia and I really enjoyed it.

Doug Fisher is Faculty Director of Warren College. The opinion’s expressed herein are Doug’s and not necessarily those of Vanderbilt University.

Posted by on December 21, 2016 in News

WaM’s Celebration of 100 Years of America’s National Parks

At the start of Fall 2016, Moore College RA Minta Ray approached a number of us at WaM with an idea for an event to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the National Parks Service. Minta suggested that an important part of the event could be attendees sharing their experience with the National Parks, which was a brilliant idea. We decided on a dinner at the Kissam Center, upstairs, with a speaker, followed by presentations by audience members who signed up ahead of time to so present. At Minta’s suggestion again, we asked Dr. Jen Jones, Director of the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, to be our dinner speaker. Jen agreed. This event would be the fourth installment of the Warren and Moore Environmental Series.

On November 14, we held the celebration, with a wonderful buffet from Campus Dining. There were many SPEAR members in attendance, including the co-presidents Catherine Mitchell and Daniel Shaykevich; there were members of Wilskills, and the Director and the Activities Coordinator of Vanderbilt Outdoor Recreation, Linda Rosenkranz and Sean Wilkerson, respectively.

The poster for the National Parks celebration incorporated pics by Minta, Doug, and Daniel.

Jen’s talk, which started as people were launching into dessert, included something of the history and mission of Tremont, and she talked about how we could use our experience in the outdoors generally, and with the National Park Service specifically, to educate others — as citizen educators, scientists, journalists, and activists.

A number of us then gave fast-paced presentations, typically with lots of pics, on our experience with the National Park Service. Alisha Newton talked about her time in Alaska; I flew through my experiences in Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite National Parks out west, but spent most on my five-minute presentation talking about one of the most memorable national monuments (also under the National Park Service). Professor Lovensheimer talked about his time living adjacent to the Smokey Mountains National Park, and some of the area history. Minta presented on the Smoky Mountains too, and elsewhere. Finally, Linda and Sean of Outdoor Rec each talked about some very different National Park experiences. In addition to my presentation, perhaps we will link to others as those presentations become available.

Doug Fisher is Faculty Director of Warren College. The opinions expressed herein are Doug’s and do not necessarily represent those of Vanderbilt University.

Posted by on December 20, 2016 in News

WaM Haunted Halls: A Guest Post by Andrew Fisher

On October 29th, Warren College Council (WCC) and Moore College Council (MCC) jointly hosted Haunted Halls, a Halloween-themed event in and around the Kissam Center. An annual happening, Haunted Halls is a program designed to offer students an opportunity to interact with other community members through activities associated with the fall season.

This year’s version of Haunted Halls featured a pumpkin carving station, a fire pit with s’mores, a photo booth, a live-stream of Halloween-themed shows, and an assortment of food and drink options, such as caramel and candied apples, hot spiced cider, and a mashed potato bar. Students greatly enjoyed the food, particularly the mashed potato bar. Many began lining up in the Kissam Center before the event began. Other students took pleasure in making s’mores, carving pumpkins, or catching up with friends.

Overall, approximately 225 students attended Haunted Halls, and the event was widely considered a success. Both WCC and MCC look forward to hosting another large-scale event next semester along with future Haunted Halls.

Andrew Fisher is the Programming Chair of the Warren College Council.

Posted by on December 15, 2016 in News

Residential Colleges as Incubators

On Saturday, November 5, I watched about 150 students venture out across campus on Commodore Quest, which was created, planned, and executed by four Warren students. The Warren budget and staff, particularly L Hildner, helped with funding and organization, but this was an exemplar of student-driven programming all along the pipeline. The event was open to students across campus, who were attracted by a variety of media and the station the organizers set up at the Rand Wall.

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Commodore Quest participants, who signed up in advance in teams of four, were each given a pamphlet with clues to locations around campus (e.g., Wilson, Furman, Alumni, Rand, Library Lawn, Calhoun), which in turn held the real clues for solving the Quest’s interconnected puzzles. These subproblem solutions, together with a final clue, contributed to a single global solution. The organizers developed ingenious clues, as well as means that allowed teams to participate, and have the possibility of prizes through raffles, even if the team didn’t solve all the puzzles. I walked the course myself and reflected on the clues. Next year, I am taking help 🙂

Mysterious clues inside Furman Hall

The Quest started at the Kissam MPR at 1:00 pm, and ended several hours later at the same place, when prizes were given and dinner from Maggiano’s for all. The Dean of Students and Campus Dining were all looped in. In addition to raffled prizes to individuals, the first team returning to Kissam MPR with the correct global solution received the grand prize. The team name and the names of its members will be engraved on a trophy that will contain the names of future winners as well. We are looking for a place for the Commodore Quest Trophy in Warren now. These videos show the start of the Quest.

A Commodore Quest assistant at one of the unfathomable clues!

The organizers want Commodore Quest to become a student organization. Is this something that bothers me? No, far from it. These students have provided a marvelous example of how a residential college like Warren can be an incubator for student initiatives that then become part of the larger campus culture. I support them in taking the next step. If they want to take the trophy with them, then we’ll turn it over happily, but they have indicated that they’d like it to stay at Warren, as an acknowledgement of the Quest’s origins.

Prizes were given out in a raffle, and a grand prize cup with winner names, this year and for subsequent years, will live at Warren College

Thanks Jonathan Amaro-Barron, Maddie Aroner, Chandler Barnes, and Katherine McGee for creating and organizing Commodore Quest!

Doug Fisher is the Faculty Director of Warren College. This post reflects Doug’s opinions and not necessarily those of Vanderbilt University.

Posted by on December 1, 2016 in News

A Residential College Memory

Last year I attended the Second Residential College Symposium (RCS) at Southern Methodist University (SMU), and this year the Vanderbilt Commons hosted the third in the series. I presented with Matthew Sinclair and Jim Lovensheimer on our collaboration at Warren and Moore colleges (WaM); had the great pleasure of talking to Rishi Sriram, Faculty Steward of Brooks Residential College at Baylor University, who impressed the heck out of me at the SMU conference; and I did some catching up with Eric Kaufmann, Faculty Principal of Honors  Residential Commons (HRC) at Virginia Tech, who visited Warren and Moore with HRC students last year, and who influenced me too. I wish that I could have attended more this year, but home turf demands and conference travel preparation played out inconveniently.

I met some residential faculty colleagues this year for the first time too, including the Provost of Merrill College at UC Santa Cruz, Elizabeth Abrams, and the Provost of Cowell College, Alan Christy, also of UC Santa Cruz. I was excited to meet them. I attended Stevenson College of UCSC as a freshman from 1975-76. Elizabeth suggested in a Faculty cohort meeting at the Commons-hosted RCS that its the residential college that is the dominant identity for many from UCSC, and so it is with me.

I lived in the upper quad of the Stevenson dorms, in the dorm encircled in yellow in the image. Our dorm was all first year students, with women on the first floor, men on the third floor, and men and women on the second floor; there was a single central, shared restroom and laundry space on our floor, and presumably other floors too. For Vanderbilt folks, my dorm was the “mini Commons” for the upper quad. I still remember leaving my parents’ house in Glendora, CA, in my VW bug, with a trunk (that is now in our closet at Warren 503!) in the back seat, driving up US 101, carrying the trunk upstairs to my third floor room, and meeting my roommate, who was from Oklahoma, for the first time.

Elizabeth and Alan said that the college provosts were interested in the stories that alums had to tell, and so I will tell one. They seemed interested that I remembered so much about my Stevenson College core course. I rattled off the readings for them (Pirsig, Kafka, Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Malcolm X, Sartre, Marx and Engels), as part of a discussion that followed Elizabeth’s question to Jim Lovensheimer and me about curricular offerings by Warren and Moore colleges (of which there are none yet).

“Stevenson 1”, the 5-credit college core course, was required of all first year students. In those days all UCSC courses were 5 credit hours, and everyone was expected to take three courses. Instead of letter grades, there were end-of-semester written evaluations by instructors. I remember that my section of Stevenson 1 convened, perhaps daily, in the first floor lounge of my dormitory. I have vague impressions of being seated in a circle, with my section of perhaps 10 students, talking amongst ourselves and the instructor on the readings.

I still have four reports that I prepared for the Stevenson 1 course, but I am sure that I had not laid eyes on them since I last moved offices in Computer Science at Vanderbilt — about 15 years ago. Nonetheless, I could point to the significance of the readings in my life, even before I went through my reports again the other day. Stevenson 1 was clearly a course on individual identity in society.

The reports, with erasures and cross outs, were written on my manual Olympia typewriter, which is now in my Computer Science office’s micro-museum of technology. The dates of the reports and name of instructor are given too (“Oct. 13, 1975”, “Mr. Lindsey”; “Oct. 27, 1975”, “Mr. G. Lindsey”; “Nov. 12, 1975”, “Mr. Glen Lindsey” (first name misspelled); “December 3, 1975”, “Glenn Lindsey”).

I am glad that by the end of the quarter, I was comfortable identifying Mr. Lindsey by his first name. I found him by Web search very easily. His bio in the second column of this newsletter suggests Mr. Lindsey as an exemplar of a humanities student succeeding in business because of the strengths of a humanities education. This is an emotion-tinged personal find after 40 years.

Mr. Lindsey’s comments are on the reports. On my first report on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, he was effusive, “almost speechless”, concluding with “I expect the other papers to be as good and to hear more from you in class.” My father was very proud of that paper, and for what seemed like several years, my younger brother had a favorite line from my paper that he would quote in a theatrical tone, and then laugh. They both read the book and discussed it together as they read. We talked about the book when I returned home on break.

In my second report, I compared Nietzsche’s “superman” and Dostoevsky’s the Grand Inquisitor. Mr. Lindsey wrote that it was “certainly well written” (“certainly”) and the thesis was original, but that I spent “too much time on plot summary and paraphrase” so that my interpretation suffered. After other comments he concluded with “This is a good paper, however.” I can only imagine now that this more tepid response was a letdown. But The Grand Inquisitor, in particular, has stuck with me all these years. Just last year, I suggested to a colleague, and faculty facilitator of a film as a part of Vanderbilt’s International Lens series, that there were interesting parallels between Dostoevsky’s parable and “The Heavenly Creature”, a vignette from the film. I delved back into the text, which I still have, to support the argument. She seemed to love the parallels. Perhaps this reading of many years ago will find its way into a work of scholarship one day, and in any case, it has contributed to an enthusiastic connection between colleagues.

The third paper on Kafka’s The Trial received a “Good job” and a comment on the mismatch between the opening thesis and what I actually developed in the paper, on the carelessness and hiding-in-plain-sight brutality of bureaucracy. This paper received many more in-text comments from Mr. Lindsey than any of the other three. When Kurt Vonnegut spoke at Vanderbilt almost 30 years ago on the shape of stories, he graphed prototypical Kafka on stage at Langford Auditorium, with a line graph that started deep in the negative region, continued level for a time, and then went to “negative infinity” — I laughed loudly, but only because I had read The Trial and saw its truth in my own life. What I remember so exactly from the novel is the parable of the man from the country. I have replayed it many times. Its a story of how the fear of breaking with the traditional, hidden, and insidious practices towards individuals in a bureaucracy shames the soul. And of course, the fear that eclipses the “courage to change the things I can” can kill the body too.

With the final paper on The Autobiography of Malcolm X, I may have returned to the heights I achieved with the first paper, at least in Mr. Lindsey’s eyes. What a great book to conclude a course that spent much time on the repression of individuals by societies. Malcolm X was a remarkable man, who transformed profoundly — not once, not twice, but three times or more. He exemplified the superman of earlier writers, not born to it, but always evolving as a step function. He was the real-life antithesis of the man from the country. Malcolm X became a personal archetype. While I have taken many small steps along the up-and-down staircase function of my life, I am thankful for the one large step that is comparable with Malcolm X’s exemplars.

While I have had many good courses, and many great-course moments, the Stevenson 1 course ranks with the very few of my most impactful courses. The two others, of which I am aware, are computer Data Structure Techniques from Thomas Standish, and the psychology of Memory and Cognition from Tarow Indow, both at UC Irvine. I took those two courses concurrently, which I am certain added to their impact. I believe that Stevenson 1 may have influenced some life choices, but mostly it gave me frameworks for reflecting on the actions I would have done anyways, and the consequences that followed. And while I remembered Mr. Lindsey little over these many years (as I remember now, because one must remember that one remembered too), I have reread his comments, more extensive than what I summarize here, and I am thankful for his gracious presence in my life. What a great mentor he was, and I was not conscious of it.

I left UCSC after 2 quarters, but through no fault of UCSC or Stevenson College. UCSC had been my father’s dream school, not mine, and I think I needed more structure than the freedom that UCSC afforded. I am now struck by the irony of that desire for structure given the nature of the Stevenson 1 course, and my desire for structure in the face of my rebellion against paternal influence. I went instead to the United States Naval Academy (USNA) for two years. Though there were differences between the two schools that are predictable, they are both residential college systems, intended to establish lifelong bonds. I maintained friendships at each. My best friend at UCSC, who turned me (and my brother) on to the Grateful Dead, now plays an important role at UCSC. After two years at USNA, perhaps emboldened by Malcolm X, I moved again, to UC Irvine, largely a commuter campus with a middle-of-the-road political temperament, to finish my undergraduate degree in computer science, and where I stayed for graduate school.

I have many fond memories of Stevenson College and UCSC. Its been fun and instructive to relive the one. Returning to Elizabeth’s original prompt, in an upperclass, residential college like Warren College at Vanderbilt, I can imagine college-specific courses too, though not required and not 5 credits! At Vanderbilt, the Commons’ reading and year-long discourse plays much the same role as Stevenson 1, and is probably potentially as profound to our students as Stevenson 1 was for me.

Moreover, in the Vanderbilt setting, a seminar in an upper-class college would encourage exploration of out-of-the-box course designs by instructors. It does so at the Commons. I have taught three first-year 1-credit seminars that I recall; one was a gentle introduction to computer science, but the latter two were on computing and environmental sustainability, which preceded my upper division special topics courses at the nexus of those fields. With the advent of University Courses, the exploratory niche of residential college courses may be diminished, but not eliminated. I dream of a seminar in one of the Warren common spaces on Art of the Data Structure, for example, which brings together students from art, computer science, and all disciplines, to visually and stylistically represent disciplinary and societal content as it is formatted and processed “inside” the computer (e.g., think about the dance that happens inside the computer when doing a Google search for the Yellowstone caldera or the presidential election). Perhaps the first instance of such a seminar or “gathering of minds” will be not-for-credit, with incentives other than grades, like a public exhibit or a publication. Its probably a stretch to assume that students would do it for fond memories 40 years hence! But one advantage to living this long is that I know the power of those memories, and I can hope to meet students where they are, and ensure that there is the possibility of the experience.

I appreciate that Elizabeth, Alan, and RCS triggered the reflection. Thanks to all, including my instructor of 40 years ago.

Doug Fisher is Faculty Director of Warren College. The opinions expressed herein are Doug’s, and are not necessarily the opinions of Vanderbilt University.

Posted by on November 2, 2016 in News

A Smooth Transition (Post by Brooke Thayer)

For those of you who lived in Warren and Moore last year, you likely know that it was a year of progress and refinement. For me, it was also a year of growth and learning, since it was my first year living and working in this community. As the only new Graduate Fellow last year, I was most definitely the new kid on the block. I had not been here to see the opening of Warren and Moore the previous year, and it took time to catch on to the way things operated and to truly start to understand the mission and purpose of this place. Fortunately, I had the support and guidance of a wonderful team of Faculty Directors, Graduate Fellows, and Area Coordinator who had been here from the beginning, in addition to our fabulous residents and Resident Assistants. Over the course of the year, I soaked up as much information and wisdom from them as I possibly could, and before I knew it the other three Graduate Fellows were graduating and our Area Coordinator was promoted to Assistant Director of Residential Education.

As I think back to last spring and the point in time when I realized how much change seemed to be approaching at Warren and Moore, I remember feeling both a sense of anxiety and excitement. Each year Warren and Moore seems to develop a little bit more and everything seems to go just a little bit smoother. Yet, with so many of the original staff members departing, I remember wondering whether we would lose some of our momentum and continuity – thankfully, I could not have been more wrong.

The first 6 weeks of this fall semester has proven that Warren and Moore is continuing to move forward full speed ahead, and may be doing so even more efficiently than ever before. We have been extremely fortunate to have some new staff members join our team. The three new Graduate Fellows – L, Laurel, and Valencia – have been absolutely phenomenal. They were so incredibly eager to learn and to get to work – in fact, they jumped right in and ran their first Warren and Moore event entirely on their own! They bring a range of unique experiences and valuable perspectives, and have already had a big impact. Jordan, our new Administrative Assistant, has also been a real lifesaver. He has become the link that connects the team and keeps us all moving in the same direction. Similarly, Courtney, our new Area Coordinator, and Chris, our new Graduate Area Coordinator, have not missed a beat and have wasted no time getting right to work. Our RA staff put together a great Courtyard Carnival and has been absolutely critical for introducing residents to Warren and Moore and fostering a strong sense of community. And props to all of our residents for attending and engaging in so many of our programs – if you had asked me a few weeks ago, I would have never guessed that 55 people at a Moore College Sunday Dinner would ever happen!

Overall, the dynamic here at Warren and Moore thus far has been wonderful. Everywhere I go I see great programs and great residents engaging in those programs. Furthermore, everyone I speak with who has lived in Warren and Moore before seems to agree that this year feels a little different. So thank you to the entire Warren and Moore team and community for helping to shape with place – I’m looking forward to the rest of the year!

This blog post was written by Brooke Thayer, the Graduate Fellow of Smith Hall.  The opinions expressed herein are Brooke’s, and do not necessarily represent those of Vanderbilt University.

Posted by on October 6, 2016 in News

Making Serendipity more Probable by Showing Up

Patricia’s Fresh Baked Fridays is a popular gathering for students, both inside and outside of WaM, and for staff too. Its a place to relax, talk to old friends, and to meet new people. Just two weeks ago, a vaguely familiar woman bounded towards me with a big smile, and introduced herself as one of my students more than 20 years ago. Her son, now a Warrenite, had brought her to FBF to see her old professor. What a treat! How cool is that! It is so moving too, at least for me.

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At FBF, I also learn about things going on around campus, usually sponsored by student orgs. I’ve written before about my visits to events around campus, and learning how involved WaM students often are (student-driven programming and Warren Envoys). At the Sept 9 FBF, I was talking to some students, and they excused themselves to help set up for an evening event at Wilson. It was a great event in which the local Muslim community thanked Nashville police, and they jointly celebrated community building and spoke on their work against terrorism.

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The week before, on Sept 2, I learned about the Wild Summer Open Mic night at the BCC, cosponsored by Vandy Spoken Word, Lambda, Hidden Dores, Delta Tau Delta and the Vanderbilt Review, to help us all to process the many violent events of the summer.

Warren College is defined and guided, in part, by the place of Warren students in the larger Vanderbilt community.

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Patricia and I are so lucky to live here. It is the only job in which I have to check my calendar to see whether I have something scheduled earlier than 8:00 am, or after 5:00 pm, so its work for sure, but the kind of work I wish others could experience, and would aspire to experience.

Elsewhere on the blog you will find other reflections during our brief history at WaM. You are welcome to contribute to those reflections on our past and thoughts about our future!

Doug Fisher is Faculty Director of Warren College. The opinions expressed herein are Doug’s, and are not necessarily the opinions of Vanderbilt University.

Posted by on October 1, 2016 in News

WaM Hike to Cummins Falls: Post by Laurel Hogan

A few weeks ago, the students of Warren and Moore had the opportunity to go out and explore nature. On a trip to Cummins Falls for a hike, this was a chance for students to step away from Vanderbilt’s campus and the city of Nashville and enjoy some time outside.

Cummins Falls is a Tennessee State Park about an hour and a half drive east of the city of Nashville. The hike culminates in a gorgeous waterfall. The hike itself starts off dry, with a steep incline. However, once the trail levels off hikers are met with a new set of obstacles including water, slippery walking surfaces, and boulders to maneuver around.

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Photos by Doug Fisher

The attendees at this hike included 15 students from both the Warren and Moore College Halls, the four Graduate Fellows, and Dr. Fisher, the Faculty Director of Warren College. Everyone made it to and from the waterfall safely, with only a few unexpected tumbles into the water on the hike. There certainly were a few locations that were a lot slicker than expected!

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Once the group made it to the waterfall, there was time for everyone to explore the area. Students were told ahead of time that there would be an opportunity for them to swim and they came dressed for the occasion! Time was spent exploring the waterfall and enjoying the cool water on the hot September day!

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We hope that throughout the year we will have the opportunity to take more students to explore the parks around Nashville and take advantage of the great offerings around us here at Vanderbilt.

This was the first outing of the WaM Hiking Club!

This blog post was written by Laurel Hogan, the Graduate Fellow of Delbrück Hall.  The opinions expressed herein are Laurel’s, and do not necessarily represent those of Vanderbilt University.

Posted by on September 30, 2016 in News

Bryan Stromer on Study Abroad

On September 14, Bryan Stromer joined us at Warren 503 to talk about his Study Abroad experience last year in Copenhagen. He brought two guests: Ruth Page, Program Coordinator from Vanderbilt’s Global Education Office, and Angela Best, Enrollment Services Manager at DIS – Study Abroad in Scandinavia.

We enjoyed Bryan’s presentation on his study in Copenhagen, and I reminisced (mostly silently) on my own visits there in the past — clearly, we had been to many of the same places! I was interested to learn that Vanderbilt’s study abroad programs, of which there are many, are often organized by Vanderbilt partner organizations like DIS. DIS is somewhat unusual among these partners, in that it offers its own courses and student support, rather than solely organizing through traditional universities abroad.

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Bryan enjoyed his experience and the support he received from DIS and from Vanderbilt. He was able to take courses that satisfied graduation requirements, including a lab course that he highlighted, and he was able to travel around Europe, meeting up with Vanderbilt friends who were studying elsewhere, and traveling with new friends.

Ruth and Angela left some materials on study abroad, so if you come by for Fresh Baked Fridays, have a seat on our couch and look through it. While I have done assessments of study abroad courses in computer science previously as Director of Undergraduate Studies for Computer Science, Bryan’s presentation gave me a new appreciation and excitement for study abroad.

Bryan’s presentation was the first of this year’s showcase of student expertise, experience, and expression (e³), which we began last semester. We’ll have more this year, and if you are interested in presenting to colleagues artistically, or on interesting educational and/or service experiences, let us know. We will set it up!

Doug Fisher is Faculty Director of Warren College. The opinions expressed herein are Doug’s, and are not necessarily the opinions of Vanderbilt University.

Posted by on September 28, 2016 in News

“Retrieving Independence” with Service Dogs: Post by L Hildner

For the past three weekends our Faculty Director, Dr. Doug Fisher, has hosted community dinners in his apartment. All students are welcome to attend and are met with good conversation, good food, and a special guest. On September 11th students were greeted with by a wagging tail rather than a handshake. Our special guest that week, Dr. Brenda Dew, brought along one of her retired service dogs, Charlie.

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Dr. Dew spear heads an organization called “Retrieving Independence” which trains dogs to become service animals. Charlie, a retriever lab mix, had previously worked with a diabetic patient. He had been trained, through scent, on how to sense a dip or spike in blood sugar and was equipped with skills such a food and juice retrieval to provide aid to his patient. Dr. Dew shared his story with us as well as many other touching stories that have resulted from the Retrieving Independence program (

We learned about Charlie’s brother, Rex, who has been working with his patient for years. His patient suffers from extreme seizures. Rex has been trained on how to roll the patient over following a seizure, how to retrieve help, and how to bring the patient’s wife the medications and tools she may need to assist her husband. According to the patient, Rex saves his life everyday.

It is not just through medical service that these dogs provide aid. They are trained in a local prison by inmates. According to these individuals, these dogs have saved their lives as well. Dr. Dew read us a letter from an inmate who had trained a dog like Charlie. He explained that having this creature to be responsible for gave him great purpose. Additionally, he shared that these dogs have shown him what it means to selflessly love and care for another being. He explained that he regrets what he has taken from society but through this program he hopes to give back some good.

These dogs are truly amazing and their stories are even more impressive. See below for pictures of our night with Charlie and Dr. Dew and click here if you would like to learn more about Retrieving Independence or donate to their great cause!

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This blog post was written by L Hildner (the Graduate Fellow for Elliston Hall). She is a graduate student in Peabody College. The opinions expressed herein are L’s and are not necessarily those of Vanderbilt University.

Posted by on September 24, 2016 in News

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Exploring the actions pane

With actions being the building blocks that power your workflows, it’s important to understand what types of actions there are and what they can do. With a little browsing, you can get a better sense of what’s possible and gain inspiration for new workflows.

Tap one of your workflows to open it, or tap the “Create Workflow” button to make a new one.

In the workflow composer, locate the actions pane to the left of your workflow. On iPhone, swipe left (or tap the “Actions” tab) to see it. Initially, you’ll be placed in the Suggested section.

Tap the back button in the upper left to view all the available sections. At the top level of the actions pane, you’ll see a Search field, Suggested and Favorites, the 12 action categories, and All.

When you find an action you want to add to your workflow, tap and hold on it to grab it, then drag to the right and drop it into an empty space in the workflow.

Accessible within every section of the actions pane, Search helps you quickly locate actions by keyword.

Try searching for “get”, “find”, or “add” to explore a variety of actions across multiple categories. You can also search for specific topics like “music” or “events”, or apps and services you use like “Evernote” or “Twitter”.

The Suggested section displays suggested actions based on the current contents of your workflow. Suggestions continuously update with actions that could logically come next in your workflow. As you build your workflow, the app predicts which actions you may want to use next and offers them here for easy access.

For example, if the last action in your workflow was a Contact action, Suggested would update to show actions like Call or FaceTime, which you may want to use next. A workflow ending with Get Current Song would have suggestions such as Add to Playlist or Get Details of Music.

For empty workflows, the Suggested section offers possible actions to start your workflow.

Once you’ve created a few workflows, you’ll likely find yourself using similar actions repeatedly. Tap on an action you’d like to reference quickly and hit the Favorite button to star it.

Any starred actions will show up in the Favorites section, meaning you won’t have to tediously navigate through the action categories to find them next time.

Action categories and “All”

Every action in Workflow is grouped into 12 different categories (Apps, Calendar, Contacts, Documents, Health, Maps, Music, Photos & Video, Scripting, Sharing, Text, and Web). Tap a category to browse the actions inside. Or, tap “All” for a list of every action that’s available in Workflow.

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When you’re just starting out with Workflow, it’s helpful to open All and scroll through to get a sense of what’s possible.

Within a category, all the included actions are grouped by topic. For example, the Maps category has topics for Location, Maps, and BlindSquare.

Learn more about an action

You can tap an action’s name or icon to reveal a description of what it does.

If the action expects certain content to be passed as input, the supported content types will be listed under a section entitled “Input”. If the action outputs content, the type of that content will also be shown here under “Result”. To learn more about inputs and outputs, see How workflows work.

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You can also access this information from an action that’s been placed in a workflow. Just tap the action’s name or icon.

Now that you have a greater understanding of the actions pane, it’s time to begin assembling a workflow together. Continue on to Building out your workflow.

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Book Bingo: First Square!

I knocked off my first square in the 2013 Book Bingo Reading Challenge!

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1. The Man Who Went Up in Smoke by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö (1/8/13)

John said...

Clever challenge idea. Completing the first row would be a snap for anyone, I think.

Tanya Patrice said...

Woohoo - you're getting off to a good start.

Serena Paoli said...

Hi there!
I know it's not the right post, but I wanted to thank you because you showed me lots of challenges! ^^
I "copied" you in some of them! :)
I missed this one, even if I read about it.. So.. Double thanks! ^^

Bev Hankins said...

@John: Yeah, I'm not concerned about the first row. But I don't see me managing the larger numbers of the middle three rows (Once you count a book for a square, you can't count it for any of the others. So---I'd have to read 12 books released in 2013, for instance. That's NOT going to happen.)

@Tanya: thanks!

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Challenge Wrap-Up Winners!

The Linkys for my Vintage Mystery and Color Coded Challenges have closed and it's time to draw winners for the wrap up prizes.  For the Vintage Mystery Challenge, I have a couple of winners.

First, I fed all who finished the main challenges (complete at least one theme with at least 8 books) into the Custom Random Number Generator and the CNRG gave me poster #9 Christina!  Then I entered all those who completed the mini challenge (4 books in a single theme) and the CNRG gave me poster #15 Debbie!  Congratulations Christina & Debbie!   I will be contacting you soon about claiming your prizes.

Then, I got the CNRG calibrated for the Color Coded Challenge.  I loaded up all those who completed the challenge (9 books in various colors) and the CNRG cranked out post # 3 Amber!  Congratulations Amber!  I will be contacting you as well.  Let's have a big round of applause for all our winners!

Thanks to everyone who joined me in these challenges in 2012.  I hope you all had a good time, read lots of great books, and will be along for the ride again in 2013!

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Yay, I'm so excited! Thanks for hosting this challenge and giveaway. Off to look at the list of prizes!


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One Night FNonly….

I’m so excited to be guest appearing at Fashion Night Out at Lemonberry this Thursday. I’m looking forward to meeting some My Tailored Life readers and getting my strutt on with you.

MAKEOVERS and must-haves, fashion and friends, bloggers and buyers, local celebrities and celebrations. Lemonberrys Fashion Night Out is going to be an evening that makes summer’s final fling end with a bang. To celebrate Fashion’s Night Out, Lemonberry has given me a $50 Gift certificate for one of you lucky loves. Leave a comment with your twitter name on this post for a chance to shop at my fav local clothing boutique.

Hope to see you all there!

All you need is a reason to shop.

Jaclyn xo

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The number of photography-related apps on my iPhone is a prime case of my addictive personality. My latest craze is Fotolr PS. It makes quickie collages for quickie blog posts. This is my week so far in snapshots.

I spend most days running around to see clients – in heels that are way to high for my own good, sipping coffee and applying lip gloss . This week got a little adventures, I received beautiful flowers, got 2 out of 10 nails painted coral, had a Tuesday evening impromptu visit to Margarita Island with my girlfriends and flew a kite. Bold, right? Happy Wednesday!

A quickie, on hump day.. how convenient.

Jaclyn xo

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Wear This, Drink That….

It’s sunny and fabulous outside, the perfect afternoon to ring up a few friends and meet for some patio time! Cocktails at 6 anyone?

I’m ready for my 9-5 to be over and my happy hour to start.

Wear This…..

Drink That……

Lemonade, lime vodka, water and a splash of tonic in a mason jar…yummers.

“I’m outdoorsy, in a I like to drink on a patio kinda way”  – Pinterest.

Jaclyn xo

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Dream Bigger.

This past month has been hectic as hell. Between writing, my career, a few shoe reviews and my social agenda, I have neglected my blog and I feel really crap about it. I’m dreaming bigger, sometimes this interferes with personal stuff, like my blog and pedicures. I’m moody and feel like kicking my feet in a fit….I’m just tired and things don’t look pretty when I don’t sleep…or if I’m hungry. I’m like a toddler.

It’s time to organize my life….

I’m going to pour myself another coffee, put some lipstick on and get my sh*t together…

Jaclyn xo

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The Weekend.

Original right.

The weekend was filled with indulgence. Like 6 bottles of wine a few cider tallboys and Mini Egg kind of indulgence. No worries, I shared. I attended two dinner parties, one game night and broke my public swimming pool virginity, it was amazing. I’m paying for it now – it’s Monday, I feel slow and all I can think about are carbs – oh, and how ashamed I feel that I was the only one at the public family pool wearing a Matthew Zink bikini, serious case of the ‘mons’.

Next weekend I’m going cocktail free, I already have it all planned out. Loading up with Kicking Horse coffee, buying all the plump spring issues of my favorite mags, and heading into the big city for a stroll and brunch, just typing it feels refreshing!

My ‘next’ weekend….

A stroll n shop in the city..I’ll be wearing pants.

Happy Monday!

Jaclyn xo

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A letter to me.

Dear me,

This is going to be tough to hear.  Every once in a deep cobalt blue moon, extremely rarely, immensely never, you are wrong.  I know it sounds nuts and beyond the bounds of possibility, but sometimes your big beautiful brain full of magnificent ideas can get the best of you and saying “yes” to everything doesn’t work out in your favor.  Let me explain:

Last week you gave your readers nada, zip-pity zip, nothing. It wasn’t that you had nothing noteworthy to write about, cause you did – it was that between work, social events and side jobs you agreed to a million and five projects and forgot to schedy in some Jaclyn time. So listen – try to be more realistic from now on. Stop being such a creature of habit and extending yourself to wafer thin widths.

Now back to reality. How fabulous are these?

Oh how I’ve missed yous!

Happy Monday.

Jaclyn xo

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Be All Ears…

I’m the kinda girl who needs to have earrings in and mascara on at all times when I leave the house. I throw studs, diamonds or silver knots in my earlobes for everyday then swap them out for something interesting when I wanna play.

Recently I invested in a cute pair of fish gill earrings – LOVE them. I didn’t take the dangling things out for my entire holiday, I mean, they totally suited the by-the-ocean-poolside theme so why would I? (as seen here)

I’m going to glam up my typical everyday studs with some fresh and wild ones…

Club Manhattan earrings

I can’t get enough of the carcass-animalia-serpant inspired accessories, call me kitschy but its way better than boring.

Jaclyn xo

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I Heart February

Hello February!
February always awakens my love for Spring. I start severely craving warmer temps and want to dress myself in cooler lighter tones, I dream of rolling down my window feeling the fresh Spring air and cranking my new crush Lana Del Ray.
The month of L.O.V.E is short, sweet and draws us one step closer to the start of spring!
Spring Arm Confectionery….
My Crush – Miss Lana Del Ray

Valentines Day.

Spring Trends to look forward to:

Pastel Shades

Super Bold Prints

Baroque Flourishes

Tangerine and Orange Shades

Center parts

Bigger Blow outs

pistachio colored nails

Happy February my darls!

Jaclyn xo

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Beach & Sun: Vacay Moments

I’m back! My vacation is officially over, like always it flew by way too quickly. It was a blissful, gluttonous, enjoyable 7 days – oddly enough I’m happy to be home, mainly because if I had stayed any longer I’m not sure I would have come out of it alive. Our days looked something like this….

9am – Breaky & Mimosas

10am – Walk to the beach & Pina Colada

11am – Beach cocktails commence

12pm – Ocean swim & Miami Vices

1pm – Lunch & wine

2pm – beach nap &  Mimosa upon wake up

3pm – Head to the swim up bar & margaritas

4pm – Poolside Happy Hour & Daily Martinis

5pm – more martinis…..

6pm – Shower & in the room Champagne

7pm – Dinner & drinks

8pm – Dessert & Aperitif

9pm – Lobby Bar & Cuba Libre

10pm – 1am – Disco, dancing & more Cuba Libres…

Sleep. Repeat.

Proof is in the itinerary that the possibility of overdosing from this boozy vacay was a bona fide concern.

It was a fabulous vacation with an equally fabulous group of people. I could get used to living in a warmer climate dressed simply in a kaftan and bikini, writing ocean side and indulging in daily (not hourly) happy hour!

Thanks to the beautiful Birthday girl for making this trip happen and to the wonderful people who were in our crew. The beach, a dose of sunshine, laughter and silliness were exactly what I needed to get me through these last loitering months of winter.

Siesta Anyone?

Poolside two

Morning Mimosas

Beach Time

Piled High & Tipsy

Poolside kisses

Sunset on the beach

Dinner and drinks @ The Steakhouse

I couldn’t decide?

Punta Cana 2012

I won’t exhaust you with anymore photos -I took over 300.

Glad to be back to my loyal readers….

Happy Monday to you, and happy first day of detox to me!

Jaclyn xo

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I’ll be vacationing in Dominican Republic for the next week which means I’ll be taking it offline for the next few days. This holiday is just what the doctor ordered. I have some fabulous ladies dropping by to share a few bits and pieces with you and I am super stoked about it… you’ll be in amazing hands.

So for the next few days ill be lounging, cocktailing, sunning, beaching, dancing, eating, laughing….and doing whatever other ings I can think of. Time for me to throw my hair in a top knot, cloak myself in a bikini and kaftan and see you lovelies in a week!

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I cant wait to share all my bits and pieces when I come home!

Jaclyn xox

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Not Just the Ticket — #53, The Cure, June 27, 1992

The Cure, The Rose Bowl

Then-current album: Wish

Opening acts: Cranes, Dinosaur Jr.

Back of ticket ad: at the time I would have laughed at the KLSX ad as being inappropriate and now…

Those hole punches in the ticket amuse me a bit, really. Not one but two of them, doubtless applied when I was going into the stadium or via some sort of gate setup outside. Anything to be absolutely sure I was legitimately there.

And this show, and this band at long last, and a transition.

Following the burst of shows at the start of June I was hunkering down and wrapping things up — final shows at KLA, final weeks at the apartment I’d lived in nonstop for three years just outside of campus, graduation. (As you can see here if you’d like.) This was all leading into a period of about a month — more like six weeks, probably — of an interregnum, in between UCLA as a student and moving down to UCI to start grad work. But I was still in LA, and shortly after this show I ended up with roommate Steve and some friends in a spot somewhere else in LA — I honestly don’t remember where, on the Westside near the 405 some miles south of Westwood, Culver Cityish, I think.

I still have fond memories of this period for a variety of reasons — in a weird way it was one of the most carefree of times, for all that it was also one of my busiest. The apartment was a really nice one, there was a huge amount of music either coming out or about to be released, the larger sense of ‘alternative’ being this thing, however randomly defined or ill-defined, taking hold with newer bands to explore all the time. There was also the building excitement for what would be my first trip outside America, a three week or so visit to the UK to attend a conference at Oxford about J. R. R. Tolkien, celebrating the hundredth anniversary of his birth as well as to explore a bit of the UK in general. I remember a lot of randomly good meals, conversations with friends, many other personal things — the whole feeling was of a warm glow, a happy bounce.

Which also included shows, and that meant this show, which I had been wanting to see for what seemed like — what was — years.

I had fallen for it back in 1989, I had thought Robert Smith wasn’t kidding when he said the Cure would be wrapping up as a going concern after the Disintegration tour, which due to bad timing I had completely missed. I had spent months kicking myself over that, walking around UCLA in my second year seeing endless numbers of tour shirts from folks who had been to the Dodger Stadium show. Time led me to realize that Smith was, perhaps, not being fully truthful with his statement, but it was a good reminder that tours are, after all, pretty grueling if you’re the person on tour rather the person waiting for the show to arrive.

And I’d been waiting, waiting, waiting. While 1989 was all about the big rush of getting lost inside Disintegration — and why yes I’ve been indulging in the reissue this year — as well as exploring Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, the following years was when I started going backwards, listening to everything else, making sense of everything a bit more in my head about their story, about Smith, about moving beyond the initial iconographic rush. “He played with Siouxsie? There was this Glove band? This song references this book? Hmm…” It helped that I also adored the Mixed Up collection (still do, can’t wait for that reissue either) and so when the word started going around that there was a full new album to come I was beyond excited, because that had to mean a tour — they were finally coming back.

I frame the Cure and Los Angeles around this time the same way I do Depeche Mode, their own ‘imperial phases’ — to borrow a term that Neil Tennant aptly used to describe his own band’s seemingly do-no-chart-wrong moment — almost totally overlapping. In a way, this show felt like the sequel to — and from a longer distance, the ending moment in contrast to — Depeche Mode’s Rose Bowl concert in 1988, the arcing upward towards breakthrough and utter triumph on the level of pop. But not quite there for them yet, that followed in 1990, with the Cure cresting in 1989 as noted. When Wish came out in 1992 it debuted at number two, the band had a big hit single with “Friday I’m in Love,” but in a way it felt obvious that this would be the case, rather than the big shock. To play the Rose Bowl wasn’t as retrospectively surprising as Depeche four years previously, it was logical. Of COURSE they would play the Rose Bowl, they’re the goddamn Cure! When one of the KROQ DJs introducing them this night said something about how one of the local Top 40 stations had called up asking if the Cure had any other albums before Disintegration, the sense of superior mockery of sad ignorance wasn’t just in the DJ’s tone of voice, it was in all of our heads to start with.

The album, in a way, summarizes, extends and elaborates on that sense of stardom, of new attention and focus, while finding a happy fragmentation that’s not quite as radical as Kiss Me but isn’t the sheer, wonderful monolith of Disintegration. It was a great album to listen to driving around LA with friends, and that sense of summer glow I indicated earlier still suffuses the album for me — further heightened, of course, by the show.

It was a beautiful day, it was late June in Los Angeles and the Rose Bowl’s setting is a perfect spot to be enclosed within something still broad and widespread, an isolation under the endless sky with thousands and thousands, part of a huge sprawling metropolis and yet feeling like it was all miles away, hundreds of miles. I went with a friend of my friend Steve M.’s; he didn’t want to go but he knew a friend of Arkansas who did — she was a kick, hilarious, and to top it all off she helped me move from the old apartment to the new one the following week. Gotta love people like that.

Most of the big shows I’ve been to since this one had crowds that were a bit…rowdier, let’s say. Lollapaloozas were for moshing, doncha know. I couldn’t tell you what Coachella shows were like but I have a feeling they follow that line of general descent. This show was one of feverish activity but not regular displays of blatant stupidity, though I doubtless am overlooking them in my head. It was almost like this calm swirl of happiness and conversation and anticipation, multiplied many, many times over. The sun burned down but didn’t FEEL like it was burning down, I’m sure, and though 5:00 pm was the start time — rightly so, given how long the Cure’s set turned out to be — it wasn’t middle of the day exhaustion crawling into evening torpor.

We were on the floor, not stage center but not too far off from the line of it, I think; unlike the stage setup familiar from Depeche’s 101 film they weren’t set up in an end zone but along one of the sidelines, a wonderful sprawl of a set in ways. Everything felt closer as a result, a nice touch. Cranes kicked it off first and I was pretty excited to see them; they had supposed to play with Slowdive earlier that year before it was cancelled so even though this was hardly going to be an intimate club show I was all for it. They had been handpicked by the Cure and I’m willing to bet I was probably one of maybe a hundred or so people who even knew who they were slightly in that crowd, but I liked the fact that they went ahead and did their thing — dramatic, starkly beautiful, isolated, strange, downright out of place with their surroundings throughout, Swans as post-goth/4AD prettiness, Einsturzende with hooks and a ‘conventional’ instrument lineup — without apology. Still a fan, and more to say about them later in the series.

Dinosaur Jr., meanwhile, were hilarious, and great. I think I actually first heard of them when I heard the “Just Like Heaven” cover back in 1989, so I had to wonder if their addition to the bill was some kind of strange joke on someone’s part. But Smith loved them without reservation and at the time I hadn’t realized that J. Mascis had started out as a bit of a goth himself, if in the Birthday Party vein more than anything else, so there was more rather than less sense to be found here. Like Cranes they just went ahead and did it, their own commercial breakout as such didn’t fully kick in until later that year and following, and mostly I remember Mascis’s hair flying in the wind, Mike Johnson on bass playing away and, of course, the fact that they did indeed do their cover of “Just Like Heaven,” with no abrupt ending this time. A lot of people around me were a bit confused.

Then, at last, the Cure. It’s a little hard to talk about just the memories of this show for the simple reason that a date in Detroit on the same tour was filmed and released on video as Show, so there’s an easy way to double check most of the details, the film projections, the general feeling at least visually. At the same time that’s a construction that is solely visual and audio, from multiple perspectives, not my sense of watching from a distance across a sea of darkened figures, all standing, similarly cheering, seeing them as a brightly lit island that was near enough to take in well, far enough away to be a full spectacle, on a warm night growing cooler as it went.

No one song stands out, it’s all about the impressions — the screens on either side of the stage cutting between various video projections of the band members, for instance, sometimes showing Robert at the mike singing and playing, often showing Boris Williams’ steady work on drums (and I’m still very happy I got to see him at least once live with the band). The overdriven glow of the lights at their brightest, the reactions to new songs and old songs both — “From the Depths of the Deep Green Sea” does come to mind now, it’s no surprise that one has stayed in the sets over the years. A sense of ‘at last’ for me, yes, but not in a surprised way, more in a slightly comfortable way, a feeling of correctness. Knowing now that they would never have as much of an entree into pop as that almost makes me a bit melancholy, for lost time, for continuing obsessions — all very Cure-like, really.

I do definitely remember getting out of the parking lot took a long damn while, though.

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  1. Austin Says:

    This series has produced some of your best work that I’m familiar with, Ned.

    Maybe it’s the fact that this is probably my favorite live period from probably my favorite live band, but I feel like this is the best thing you’ve yet written in this series.

    I just sat here with a beer and read the thing three times over.

    Well done, my friend.

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New Moon in Cancer

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New Moon in Cancer

The New Moon in Cancer calms you down for a reflective period when you focus on yourself. Cancer reminds you to think about things closest to your heart and home. You may find yourself evaluating your feelings about your home life, your childhood, and even issues of self-love. A need for security lies just beneath the surface of your feelings.

If any part of your life feels unsafe, this is the time to consider what your remedies should be. If someone you live with is constantly overstepping their boundaries with you, then perhaps it is time to move them out of your home or to move yourself out of the situation.

If something feels unsettled between you and your family, your might consider starting therapy or getting them involved in a family session with you. Deeply personal and emotional issues will be prominent now.

If you aren’t getting the appreciation that you feel you deserve, than it is time to do something about it. You shouldn’t have to deal with difficult people in your own home nor put up with loved ones who are anything but loving. Create a space for yourself that is completely your own, a retreat where you feel replenished every time you go there, a place that is your personal sacred space and off-limits to everyone else. Let your intuition guide you.

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Moon Signs: The Key to Your Inner Life by Donna Cunningham

The month of Cancer is known as one of the 3 “negative” months. Kabbalistically, we know that “negative” simply means the existence of a tremendous amount of Light. Join Karen Berg as she discuss what we can do to use this energy to create balance and blessings in our lives, and do a meditation to make it happen.

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Lessons learned in managing online communities

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Paul Bradshaw asked if I’d like to share some thoughts on what I’ve learned managing online communities as part of his ongoing series Lessons in community from community editors.

Here’s an expcerpt:

3. Do not think of the social network as an extension of the company.

It’s not. If it is, then it isn’t a social network. Be willing and ready to give up the reigns.

If you are lucky this will happen quickly and you will have a core group of users that will steer it responsibly. This is a sign of success.

Any thoughts on this? What are some things you’ve learned either managing a network or being part of one?

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Getting the Right Dose of Mobility

October 12, 2012 by Shandy Lo

Picture: Munich exhibition

“ITelligent mobility” was the slogan for this year’s Communication World event, which took place on October 9 and 10 in Munich, Germany, and focused on the present and future of mobile technologies, strategies, and solutions for the business world. The speakers, attendees, and exhibitors took this opportunity to examine the world of IT from all angles in the age of mobile business apps, smartphones, cloud computing, and tablets. The event program was organized around four key topics: mobile technologies and strategies, solutions for businesses and people, industry solutions for automotive, retail, and public services, and customer contact solutions.

“Office on wheels” is revving up

The participants in the “Future Panel” podium discussion addressed the topic of communication and mobility in the conurbations of the future. It seems that the trend toward urbanization will continue unabated in the years ahead. Indeed, the United Nations predicts that two thirds of the world’s population will be living in cities by 2030. This concentration of people, resources, goods, and capitalism into urban centers poses enormous challenges. Urban infrastructures, in particular, will have to adapt to cope with this major demographic shift. What does this mean for mobility?

A huge change has taken place in recent years in the way we use mobile devices, and the development of smartphones and tablets will accelerate this process of change in the future, says Irene Feige from the BMW Group’s Institute of Mobility Research. What impact will this have on businesses and employees? The car as an “office on wheels” is still a rare phenomenon, but Marc Ennemann, a consulting partner at KPMG, believes that mobile offices will catch on and become a common feature of our working lives. It’s an ongoing process that’s happening right now, not a snapshot, says the business expert.

Enterprises need mobile devices that can do everything and that bring together data and information from a wide variety of sources in one place. But is there a “recommended dose” for mobility in the age of cloud computing, Big Data, and “bring your own device” (BYOD)? For instance, can a telephone conference always replace a business trip? Dirk Lindemeier, head of Application Product Management at Nokia Siemens Networks, believes that humans are still social animals. While telepresence systems undoubtedly make our everyday working lives much easier, humans still relish personal contact, and there are many processes that cannot be clarified via technological channels. BMW expert Feige does not see mobile and communication technologies as being in competition with each other. On the contrary, she says, they complement each other and will open up a whole host of new

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165) The Troggs – “Wild Thing”

Only one week after “Hanky Panky” comes a chart-topper years ahead of it – not only in regards to when it was recorded, but also in terms of mindset. When Tommy James and the Shondells recorded their single, The Beatles had yet to play The Ed Sullivan Show or tour the US; The Troggs, an English band but too late for the British Invasion, hit #1 with “Wild Thing” on the eve of Revolver’s release and the final concert at Candlestick Park. Not just any two years separated the two, in other words – the chasm between early ’64 and ’66 is as wide as the one between ages 14 and 16, or of that between the fantasizing kid of “Hanky Panky” and the would-be seducer of “Wild Thing.” The two songs share a similarly modest degree of construction (even by garage rock standards), focusing on a simple, repetitive chorus and guitar riff, with just a bare minimum of verse to pad it out into something song-shaped. The differences between the two – in attitude (coy versus brash), tunefulness (sprightly versus sludgy) and the heaviness of the guitar distortion (buzzing gnat versus chemical burn) – chart garage’s subsequent divergence into bubblegum and hard rock, two genres split not only by sound, but by the age of their target audience.

Still, not everything can be figured out in only two years. The narrator of “Wild Thing” knows what he wants, and he has some idea of how he’s supposed to go about it, but he hasn’t quite worked out how to mesh the two. Thus such sensitive balladeer platitudes as “you make my heart sing/ you make everything groovy” get wrapped in Reg Presley’s Jagger-jacking lech drawl, and a delicate ocarina solo (a bird call to attract the “wild thing”?) flutters over a crude guitar riff. Once Presley’s laid out the bait, the the trap begins to ease shut. The instruments drop out (save for an occasional guitar outburst) and Presley lowers his voice to a whisper. “I think I love you” – careful not to commit there – “but I want to know for sure” – how so, Reg? – “come on and … hold me tight.” Ah. It’s “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” all over again, this time from the guy’s POV and thus without the attendant hesitations and concerns. Like “Tomorrow,” we never find out the girl’s decision. The Troggs may be confident, but there’s no guarantee they’ll succeed. They sure are trying, though, and their inability to get it exactly right makes their efforts almost endearing, in a troglodyte sort of way.  (After all, the sensitive balladeers are after the same thing too – The Troggs are just more transparent about it.)

“Wild Thing” became an instant garage classic, for obvious reasons – it’s the same chord progression as “Louie Louie,” but with the garbled pseudo-filth swapped for more blatant come-ons. Jimi Hendrix closed his Monterey Pop set with it, but it loses its striver’s charm amidst the wizardry and showboating, performed by the kind of guy who didn’t have to try, who’d say “groovy” and actually mean it.* The Troggs themselves picked up a little bit of finesse along the way. Their next-biggest US hit, 1967’s “Love is All Around,” forgoes their caveman past entirely for a string quartet and promises of eternal love. At its heart, though, it’s just “Wild Thing” all over again, just in prettier wrapping: “So if you really love me, come on and let it show.” 7

*Hendrix’s version also quotes “Strangers in the Night” in his guitar solo, turning Sinatra’s song into a double entendre.

Hit #1 on July 30, 1966; total of 2 weeks at #1
165 of 1019 #1’s reviewed; 16.19% through the Hot 100

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  1. Pinstripe Hourglass

    Best played on the tinniest, shittiest speakers you can find. The biggest, brashest, bestest, stupidest, stompingest song of the ’60s. A song so dumb, it has an ocarina solo. 10/10.

  2. Chemical burn is an apt description of the guitar sound! I think it’s the bass which has the fuzz, so you’ve got this monstrous low end fuzz underpinning the abrasive clank of Chris Britton’s Gretsch Country Gent which sounds incredible: most garage rock, fun and vital though it is at its best, sounds like it was recorded in the garage; Troggs records always sound more like you’re IN the garage with your head jammed up against the wall of Vox AC30s, throbbing with the primitive racket of it.

  3. Point of order! Louie Louie not quite the same chord sequence: Louie goes A-D-Em rather than just A-D-E – something it took me years to hear, but it’s what give Louie it’s odd, dare I say jazzy, lilt…

  4. RBerman

    Also, how common were double-tracked vocals at the time? I can’t tell whether it’s the lead singer in both tracks, or whether there’s unison backup singer.

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Having versus doing

In my zeal for taking on a more sustainable life, I sometimes acquire things.  These things tend to include books, tools, pots, pans, jars, yarn, knitting needles, bike trailer, blankets, and all manner of other things.  But lately, I’ve been wondering if I’ve been more focused on the having rather than the doing, and if I’m far more focused on acquiring these things than figuring out what to do with them and how to use them effectively.

Clearly, tools are important.  It’s necessary to have knitting needles and yarn to be able to knit something.  It’s just as necessary to have a canning kettle, jars, and lids to preserve food.  But without learning the skills and practicing, it’s going to be hard to turn out some socks or a nice sweater, or to produce healthy pickles and flavourful jam.  But despite their importance, tools don’t always have a lot of use without the knowledge and the skill to go with them.  And, as with many other things done by hand, the skills are those that usually require practice.  They don’t just develop overnight, and they certainly aren’t conveyed simply through owning a particular object.

I’m acutely aware that although I have quite a few useful tools, my skills aren’t all where I want them to be.  I can cook a great meal, sure, but if we had to survive next year on my gardening skills, we’d likely be in trouble.  I can knit a sweater (probably still with a bit of swearing involved), but a bike repair is almost completely out of my comfort zone.  There are many skills in which I am significantly lacking, and all the tools and supplies and books in the world just won’t get me there on their own.  I can cook, can, bike, run, hammer, saw, and do all kinds of other things that I’m sure I’ll forget about until I’m reminded that they’re needed.  But at the same time, I know there’s a lot of knowledge that I should have, and some that I would like to have, that I just don’t.

I suspect that sometimes I get seduced by the the idea that things will somehow magically change me.  It’s easy to believe that by having something, I will be transformed, with little to no effort, into something else.  Of course, it’s not that easy, and it’s high time that I actually use the things that I own in order to work on developing my skills.  With the end of the semester, I’ve been pondering what I want to accomplish this summer, and I’m sure that working on reskilling will be one area of focus. But until I figure that out in a bit more detail, I have frozen cranberries waiting to be turned into sauce and canned, and we’ll be trying a new recipe for dinner tonight.  I also have some lovely sock yarn that I’ve just started casting on, and a guide to bike maintenance ready to go.  Although it won’t happen just yet, I’ve been looking at quilting patterns that I might like to try.

Sure, it’s better to have the stuff than to not, but the point is to actually use it.  Having is not the same as actually doing, and now is as good a time as any to rectify that.

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(FREE) Blush Peach Chia Chews (raw, vegan, gluten-free, nut-free)

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Blush Peach Chia Chews

Aztecs, Mayans and Incans used chia as a staple of their diet as an energy food.   Chia seeds were known as the “Indian Running Food” because runners and warriors would use them for sustenance  while running long distances or during battle.

So whether you are on the run as an endurance athlete, a parent battling your children to pick up their dirty socks, or just running from class to class, you will find that  the amount of energy per square centimeter in this treat is far greater than any energy bar on the market.  Do you hit a slump during the middle of the afternoon? Do your eyes feel tired and heavy as you are listening to a lecture on ……..Chia Chews just might help you feel more energized throughout the day and to at least remember the key points to that …… lecture. hehe

They contain essential fatty acids alpha-linolenic and linoleic acid, mucin, strontium, 30% protein, Vitamins A, B, E, and D, and minerals including calcium, phosphorus, (stops to take a breath) potassium, sulphur, iron, iodine, copper, zinc, sodium, magnesium, manganese, niacin, thiamine, silicon, and anti-oxidants.” (source – Mountain Rose Herbs)

Deep down, we care about all of this… that’s why we are making our own healthy, raw foods… right?  But during our busy, sometimes crazy, day we don’t want to think about all of these things.  Think of them as subliminal ingredients.  They are working hard to “feed” your body what it needs.

Last year I made Blueberry Lavender Chia Chews and just fell in love with the chewy texture.   I am not quite sure what to liken them to but they are dense and chewy but not tough.  And talk about a powerhouse of energy for the body.  As you can see below, the ingredient list is short and the main body of this treat is chia seeds.  All of those tiny seeds, packed into a 1″ square of energy, just bursting at the seams!

The amount of peaches needed will all depend on the size of the fruit you buy .  I used 4 large peaches. always purchase extra.  If you are not a fan of raw agave, I recommend using raw coconut nectar.  Raw honey will remain too sticky in my opinion.  Also, you can blend the chia seeds into a powder if you are opposed the texture of the seeds.

yields roughly 24 chia chews

  • 3 3/4 cup peach puree
  • 1/4 cup raw agave or maple syrup
  • 1 cup chia seeds
  • 2 ripe bananas, sliced into coins

  1. In the blender or food processor, fitted with the “S” blade, combine the peaches and agave.   Blend to a puree.  Pour into a large bowl
  2. Stir in the chia seeds, making sure to dissolve any lumps of chia seeds.   Set aside for 30 minutes.  This will allow the chia to thicken the puree.
  3. Pour the mix onto the teflex sheet that comes with the dehydrator.  Spread 1/2″ thick.
  4. Place the banana slices on the chia batter in rows.  When the chia chews are done you will cut them into small squares and a banana slice should be in the center of each one.
  5. Dehydrate at 145 degrees (F) for 1 hour, then reduce temp to 115 degrees (F) for about 16 (+/-) hours.
    • Flip the chews over about half way through, remove the teflex sheet and continue drying on the mesh sheet.
  6. I used a ruler and paring knife to cut the chews into small squares.
  7. Store in an airtight container.  These freeze really well.

Culinary Explanations:

  • Why do I start the dehydrator at 145 degrees (F).  Click (here) to learn the reason behind this.
  • When working with fresh ingredients it is important to taste test as you build a recipe.  Learn why (here).
  • Don’t own a dehydrator? Learn how to use your oven (here). I do however truly believe that it is a worthwhile investment. Click (here) to learn what I use.

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16 thoughts on “(FREE) Blush Peach Chia Chews (raw, vegan, gluten-free, nut-free)

  1. Regina says:

    Hi Amie Sue,

    funny to read your newest recepite. I´m from Hamburg/Germnay and at the moment (I guess until next summer 2014) it´s hard to find nice and ripeness peaches due to the season in my country. Even in Europe at all it´s not possible to get (I had already checked it out).
    So, feel free and enjoy you chia chews with fresh peaches.

    Nice regards sending from REGINA

    • amie-sue says:

      Good morning Regina,

      It always throw me for a loop when other parts of the world are in different seasons then here in the states. :) Hard for all us to stay on the same page, if you know what I mean. hehe Have a great day ! amie sue

  2. Sarah says:

    These look delicious! I love things that really make me chew. I feel so much more satisfied after eating them, and I am looking forward to making these. Thank you for sharing your talents with us!

    • amie-sue says:

      I know just what you mean Sarah… certain times call for certain textures. hehe I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. Keep me posted. Blessings, amie sue

  3. Gail says:

    I would love to make these, they look delicious! Unfortunately, in the Netherlands, fresh, ripe peaches are just as hard to get as in Germany. Do you think I could sub the peaches for another kind of fruit that is in season in Europe? Like pears or apples?

    • amie-sue says:

      Hello Gail,

      Sorry that I took a day to get back to you. You can certainly use other fruits my only word of caution is to watch the water level in different fruits. You might have to adjust the chia to make sure that all the liquid gets absorbed. Does that make sense? Also, adjust the sweetness to less or more, depending on the fruit of choice. :) Keep me posted how it goes Gail. Many blessings, amie sue

  4. Laurie says:

    Yet another delectable delight I’m dying to try of yours!

    Every Saturday we go out to visit and help my husband’s aunt & uncle on their place in the country. They have a couple of trees that I don’t know what they are technically – peach or apricot – looking too small for a peach, they are white fruit flesh, very nice taste, but they are small like an apricot, but do not taste like one.. soooo…. who knows… anyway, I saw that the trees have green ones on them meaning it won’t be too long before we can get some and will be able to make this recipe.

    Is there something I can substitute for agave?

    In the mean time, I might try these using papaya for these chews!

    (I’m that newbie in Uruguay that can’t easily get everything needed)

    • amie-sue says:

      Hi Laurie…. a Peacha-cot!!! Those are unique trees. hehe ;)

      You can use just about any fruit for this recipe. Just keep an eye on those fruits that yield more watery liquid. You might have to add a bit more chia. Also, different fruits are different in sweet tasting levels, so adjust the sweetener accordingly.

      In stead of honey, you can use raw coconut nectar, maple syrup, maybe honey but I often find that honey stays so sticky in some dehydrated recipes. Who knows, the fruit you use, if really ripe, might be sweet enough by itself. Taste test! That is the most important advice I can give when making my recipes. Blessing! amie sue

  5. nancy says:

    Love the idea of these and worthy of improvisation. Since i live in Hawaii where ‘real’ peaches do not grow, and mangos are not in season (a likely substitute re texture) i am going to try a papaya and lilikoi blend, but they will make it way more liquid. Keeping fingers crossed, i will let you know.

    • amie-sue says:

      Thats great Nancy. If the mix is to watery, just add a bit more chia. I just made some with pears. Turned out great. Keep me posted and have a great weekend. amie sue

  6. teresa granger says:

    I think I shall try this with plums what do you think?

    • amie-sue says:

      I think it ought to taste good if you can get your hands on some flavorful plums. :) Let me know Teresa! amie sue

  7. constance m says:

    I love the idea of this-simple quick and great to have around
    this time of year I am going through my pantry taking inventory and using up things that need to be used up
    I also go through my freezers about now till spring making sure that they are ready for the coming fruit crops which means using the odds and ends that are still in there from last season
    this recipe is perfect for that-they are not work intensive and are so fast to assemble plus its a wonderful way to make sure you are incorperating chia into your daily diet-I love that
    so far I have made persimmon-raspberry-and strawberry(adding a little lemon to the strawberry just to perk it up a bit,and a touch of cinnamon to the persimmon
    they are great and a nice pack around
    thanks again
    constance m

    • amie-sue says:

      Good afternoon Constance,

      You sound like my twin, hehe. I am the exact same way. I pull all those odds and end out, place on the counter and let the creative mind free… so many recipes are created during those times. I love that you shared this with me… us. :) It will inspire others as well. I hope you are enjoying your weekend, many blessings my friend. amie sue

  8. Christine says:

    I’ve got these in the dehydrator right now! It’s wonderful how the chia just holds everything together. Thanks Ami-sue!

    • amie-sue says:

      I know Christine… they are miraculous, little, binding machines! hehe Let me know how they turn out. Blessings, amie sue :)

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