College Admissions ? Why Students Need a Good College ...

Getting into college these days is more than just ?fill out the application? and wait for word from the college. Years ago, that may have been the case, but it isn?t any longer. More students are going to college than ever before and that means more competition. AND, those same students are more active than ever before ? great grades, lots of activities and community service are normal and expected.

That?s often the most difficult part for parents to understand. Just because your child has great grades and good SAT scores, doesn?t necessarily mean he or she is Ivy League material or a shoo-in at every college. So, when strong grades, solid SAT scores and tons of activities are the norm, your problem still remains: how to stand out from the crowd.

The solution is to have a compelling message to deliver to the schools and a plan to communicate it consistently to the right people.

It?s going to help you stand apart from the rest of the crowd! And, the key to a good college admissions strategy is your message.

College admissions folks love anything that can help them identify your strengths and communicate them quickly and easily. Your message should make you more ?memorable? to the college admissions representative who reads your application. If you have really zeroed in on the right message, it will likely be supported by others ? such as your teachers who will be writing your recommendations!

Done well, your message and the strategy you use to deliver it can be powerful tools to get you noticed and in at a particular college, as it did for one of my students, Anita.

Anita?s dad asked me to work with his daughter because she wanted to get in to a highly selective school that had a top-notch reputation in the medical sciences.

Exactly the kind of place that fit in with her career goals of following in her physician-father?s footsteps. Anita was a strong candidate for for the school, but she and her dad didn?t want to leave anything to chance.

Anita and I worked together to develop her message to the schools so she would stand out as much as possible from the thousands of others in the admissions office. Together, we developed her strategy to reinforce her two unique qualities ? her love of and desire to study math and science plus her extraordinary accomplishments in classical Indian dance.

Her message boiled down to how she was equally at home on the stage and in front of a Bunsen burner. It was concise and, most of all, it was memorable.

She was able to incorporate this message into every part of the college admissions process ? as part of her main essay; she was able to integrate it into her interviews. The clarity and consistency of her message made a great impression, as evidenced by comments made by the admissions officer after she was accepted!

Having a comprehensive plan and a strong admissions strategy kept Anita in control of the admissions process rather than letting the admissions process control her. Isn?t that more appealing than ?throwing together your applications? and ?hoping for the best?? So, get started taking control?

Your Get NOTICED, Get IN, Get MONEY Assignment:

1. Create your message.

2. Identify who you will communicate your message to.

3. Start communicating that message ? consistency is the key!

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China to send senior envoy for talks in Syria (AP)

BEIJING ? China says it will send a senior envoy to Syria for talks this week on ending the violence there.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin told a news briefing Thursday that Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun would be in Syria on Friday and Saturday. Zhai met a Syrian opposition delegation in Beijing last week.

Liu says China wants to play a constructive role in mediating an end to 11 months of bloodshed that has killed well over 5,000 in the Syrian regime's crackdown on protesters and rebels.

China and Russia drew the wrath of the United States and much of the Arab world for vetoing a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at pressuring Syria's leader to step down.

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Plasmas torn apart: Discovery hints at origin of phenomena like solar flares

ScienceDaily (Feb. 15, 2012) ? January saw the biggest solar storm since 2005, generating some of the most dazzling northern lights in recent memory.

The source of that storm -- and others like it -- was the sun's magnetic field, described by invisible field lines that protrude from and loop back into the burning ball of gas. Sometimes these field lines break -- snapping like a rubber band pulled too tight -- and join with other nearby lines, releasing energy that can then launch bursts of plasma known as solar flares. Huge chunks of plasma from the sun's surface can zip toward Earth and damage orbiting satellites or bump them off their paths.

These chunks of plasma, called coronal mass ejections, can also snap Earth's magnetic field lines, causing charged particles to speed toward Earth's magnetic poles; this, in turn, sets off the shimmering light shows we know as the northern and southern lights.

Even though the process of field lines breaking and merging with other lines -- called magnetic reconnection -- has such significant effects, a detailed picture of what precisely is going on has long eluded scientists, says Paul Bellan, professor of applied physics in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

Now, using high-speed cameras to look at jets of plasma in the lab, Bellan and graduate student Auna Moser have discovered a surprising phenomenon that provides clues to just how magnetic reconnection occurs. They describe their results in a paper published in the February 16 issue of the journal Nature.

"Trying to understand nature by using engineering techniques is indeed a hallmark of the Division of Engineering and Applied Science at Caltech," says Ares Rosakis, the Theodore von K?rm?n Professor of Aeronautics and professor of mechanical engineering and the chair of engineering and applied science.

In the experiments, Moser fired jets of hydrogen, nitrogen, and argon plasmas at speeds of about 10 to 50 kilometers per second across a distance of more than 20 centimeters in a vacuum. Plasma is a gas so hot that atoms are stripped of their electrons. As a throughway for speeding electrons, the jets act like electrical wires. The experiment requires 200 million watts of power to produce jets that are a scorching 20,000 degrees Kelvin and carry a current of 100,000 amps. To study the jets, Moser used cameras that can take a snapshot in less than a microsecond, or one millionth of a second.

As in all electrical currents, the flowing electrons in the plasma jet generate a magnetic field, which then exerts a force on the plasma. These electromagnetic interactions between the magnetic field and the plasma can cause the jet to writhe and form a rapidly expanding corkscrew. This behavior, called a kink instability, has been studied for nearly 60 years, Bellan says.

But when Moser looked closely at this behavior in her experimental plasma jets, she saw something entirely unexpected.

She found that -- more often than not -- the corkscrew shape that developed in her jets grew exponentially and extremely fast. The jets in the experiment formed 20-centimeter-long coils in just 20 to 25 microseconds. She also noticed tiny ripples that began appearing on the inner edge of the coil just before the jet broke -- the moment when there was a magnetic reconnection.

In the beginning, Moser and Bellan say, they did not know what they were seeing -- they just knew it was strange. "I thought it was a measurement error," Bellan says. "But it was way too reproducible. We were seeing it day in and day out. At first, I thought we would never figure it out."

But after months of additional experiments, they determined that the kink instability actually spawns a completely different kind of phenomenon, called a Rayleigh-Taylor instability. A Rayleigh-Taylor instability happens when a heavy fluid that sits on top of a light fluid tries to trade places with the light fluid. Ripples form and grow at the interface between the two, allowing the fluids to swap places.

What Moser and Bellan realized is that the kink instability creates conditions that give rise to a Rayleigh-Taylor instability. As the coiled plasma expands -- due to the kink instability -- it accelerates outward. Just like a passenger being pushed back into the seat of an accelerating car, the accelerated plasma is pushed down on the vacuum behind it. The plasma tries to swap places with the trailing vacuum by forming ripples that then expand -- just like when gravity forces a heavy fluid to try to change places with a light fluid underneath. The Rayleigh-Taylor instability -- as revealed by the ripples on the trailing side of the accelerating plasma -- grows in about a microsecond.

"People have not observed anything like this before," Bellan says.

Although the Rayleigh-Taylor instability has been studied for more than 100 years, no one had considered the possibility that it could be caused by a kink instability, Bellan says. The two types of instabilities are so different that to see them so closely coupled was a shock. "Nobody ever thought there was a connection," he says.

What is notable is that the two instabilities occur at very different scales, the researchers say. While the coil created by the kink instability spans about 20 centimeters, the Rayleigh-Taylor instability is much smaller, making ripples just two centimeters long. Still, those smaller ripples rapidly erode the jet, forcing the electrons to flow faster and faster through a narrowing channel. "You're basically choking it off," Bellan explains. Soon, the jet breaks, causing a magnetic reconnection.

Magnetic reconnection on the sun often involves phenomena that span scales from a million meters to just a few meters. At the larger scales, the physics is relatively simple and straightforward. But at the smaller scales, the physics becomes more subtle and complex -- and it is in this regime that magnetic reconnection takes place. Magnetic reconnection is also a key issue in developing thermonuclear fusion as a future energy source using plasmas in the laboratory. One of the key advances in this study, the researchers say, is being able to relate phenomena at large scales, such as the kink instability, to those at small scales, such as the Rayleigh-Taylor instability.

The researchers note that, although kink and Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities may not drive magnetic reconnection in all cases, this mechanism is a plausible explanation for at least some scenarios in nature and the lab.

The title of Moser and Bellan's Nature paper is "Magnetic reconnection from a multiscale instability cascade." This research was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

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Samsung's crystal-studded Series 9 laptop to make its QVC debut tomorrow

Been waiting patiently to get your hands on Samsung's limited edition Series 9 laptop since its first showing at IFA in the fall? Then you really should have been looking into some other more sensible options in the interim. But if those non-crystal-studded alternatives didn't strike your fancy, you'll be glad to know that the laptop will finally be available in the US, exclusively on QVC, beginning tomorrow at 10PM. Unfortunately, the sure-to-be-premium price will only buy you a last-gen Series 9, with a Core i5-2467M processor and Windows 7 Home Premium for an OS.

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Private funeral for Houston set for Saturday in NJ (AP)

NEWARK, N.J. ? Whitney Houston's funeral will be held Saturday in the church where she first showcased her singing talents as a child, her family choosing to remember her in a private service rather than in a large event at an arena.

The owner of the Whigham Funeral Home said Tuesday that the funeral will be held at noon at Newark's New Hope Baptist Church, which seats up to 1,500.

The family said no public memorial service is planned at this time. Officials had discussed the possibility of opening up the Prudential Center, a major sports and entertainment venue, for a memorial, but the funeral home said it had been ruled out.

Funeral home owner Carolyn Whigham said the church service will be by invitation only, reflecting the family's decision to keep the memorial more personal.

"They have shared her for 30-some years with the city, with the state, with the world. This is their time now for their farewell," she said.

"The family thanks all the fans, the friends and the media, but this time is their private time," she said.

Houston, 48, died Feb. 11 at a hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., just hours before she was set to perform at producer Clive Davis' pre-Grammy Awards bash. Officials say she was underwater and apparently unconscious when she was pulled from a bathtub.

After an autopsy Sunday, authorities said there were no indications of foul play and no obvious signs of trauma on Houston. It could be weeks, however, before the coroner's office completes toxicology tests to establish the cause of death.

Los Angeles County coroner's assistant chief Ed Winter said bottles of prescription medicine were found in the room. He would not give details except to say: "There weren't a lot of prescription bottles. You probably have just as many prescription bottles in your medicine cabinet."

Her body was returned to New Jersey late Monday.

Houston was born in Newark and was raised in nearby East Orange. She began singing as a child at New Hope Baptist Church, where her mother, Grammy-winning gospel singer Cissy Houston, led the music program for many years. Her cousin singer Dionne Warwick also sang in its choir.

Houston's family asked Tuesday that any donations in her memory be sent to the arts-focused public school that she attended as a child and that was named after her in the late 1990s.

In lieu of flowers, they said mourners should donate to the Whitney Houston Academy of Creative and Performing Arts in East Orange, a school serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade.

Houston attended the school as a girl when it was named the Franklin School and was a regular visitor for many years afterward. On Monday, students held an outdoor service in her memory.

An impromptu memorial for Houston was held Sunday during a sadness-tinged Grammys, with Jennifer Hudson saluting her memory with a performance of "I Will Always Love You." Viewership for the awards show soared over last year by 50 percent, with about 40 million viewers tuning in to the program on CBS.

On Tuesday, a steady stream of well-wishers continued to stop at the New Hope Baptist Church, where the front fence was adorned with dozens of flowers, balloons and oversized cards, some with hundreds of signatures and condolences written on them.

Several people expressed disappointment that a public memorial had not been scheduled. But they also said they understood why the funeral was being kept private.

"Maybe at some point down the road, they might do something," said B.J. Frazier, of East Orange, who said she had performed as a singer with one of Houston's aunts. "But it's like they're saying today, they shared her for a long time and they just want her to themselves for now."

A sensation from her first album, Houston was one of the world's best-selling artists from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, turning out such hits as "I Wanna Dance With Somebody," "How Will I Know," "The Greatest Love of All" and "I Will Always Love You." But as she struggled with drugs, her majestic voice became raspy, and she couldn't hit the high notes.

Houston left behind one child, daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, 18, from her marriage to singer Bobby Brown.

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AP Entertainment Writer Lynn Elber in Los Angeles and AP Music Writer Nekesa Moody in New York contributed to this report.

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U.S. Army to Showcase Quantum Hybrid Electric Alternative Mobility ...

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ ? Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: QTWW), a global leader in natural gas, hydrogen and hybrid electric vehicle technologies, announced today that the U.S. Army?s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) is sending the Quantum Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle (CERV) to the Chicago Auto Show to showcase its latest energy-efficiency efforts that can save money and address environmental concerns. The U.S. Army labeled the CERV as one of the ?greenest technologies? to demonstrate how its advanced diesel hybrid-electric powertrain developed by Quantum and TARDEC saves taxpayer dollars and ? most importantly ? saves Soldiers? lives.

TARDEC will display two Quantum CERVs from its Detroit Arsenal-based headquarters at the Chicago Army Recruiting Battalion display. The Chicago Auto Show, to be held February 10-19 at the McCormick Place, is the nation?s oldest and largest Auto Show.

CERVs are lightweight, diesel-electric hybrid prototypes with a top speed of 80 mph. Designed for reconnaissance, targeting and rescue missions, CERV has silent run capabilities of eight miles. CERV incorporates Quantum?s Q-Force all-wheel drive diesel hybrid-electric technology and a light-weight chassis to produce a torque in excess of 5,000 foot-pounds, and ability to climb 60 percent grades. CERV has been certified for internal transportation in aircraft.

CERV consumes up to 25 percent less fuel compared with conventional vehicles of comparable size. A recent Army Energy Security Task Force report states that a 1 percent improvement in fuel economy results in 6,444 fewer Soldier trips on fuel convoys.

?Quantum?s high efficiency powertrain technologies help to save fuel, while enhancing vehicle performance and versatility,? said Alan P. Niedzwiecki, President and CEO of Quantum. ?Our new generation powertrains are ideal to support tactical operations in both urban and un-urban environments across the broad range of U.S. military operations and terrain profiles, for direct action, reconnaissance, and unconventional warfare and counter terrorism.?

CERVs are being tested around the country as the finishing touches are being put on the Army?s newest lab, the 30,000-square-foot Ground Systems Power and Energy Lab (GSPEL), which will open April 11. GSPEL will serve as the cornerstone for the Army?s next generation of power and energy initiatives providing the Army with the cutting-edge laboratory space and equipment necessary to conduct research, development, modeling, simulation and testing on military and commercial ground vehicle of all sizes and purposes from subsystem components to entire systems-of-systems. For details, please read TARDEC press release:

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Just Show Me: 3 great photo apps for the iPhone (Yahoo! News)

Welcome to?Just Show Me on?Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the?gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show three great photo for the?iPhone that'll help you take amazing pictures.

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Taking Sessions Regarding Kitchen Upgrading Can Be Worth It ? p ...

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When you have lived in your residence for any significant amount of time, you probably are thinking about remodeling your kitchen. You may consider it either to raise your home?s value, change the look of your home or maybe it?s just getting run down. It doesn?t matter the reason, and for many individuals, they want to perform the work on their own. Whoever has completed DIY projects before may feel right accustomed to remodeling the kitchen. For those of you minus the experience, it is possible to get the needed training. Make your place beautiful with cultured marble showers, As a designer I recommend you this.

Taking a program in remodeling a kitchen is a good way to find out if you are actually up to doing it yourself. At a number of seminar trainings, you will not only get to watch a kitchen remodeling project being done, but you will get to help in the work. Everything that you would need to learn about remodeling can be learned in this type of training. It is a great way to not only know if you want to complete the work, but if you have the skills to do it. It could teach you that it is a much bigger task than you anticipated. Or perhaps it can supply you with the confidence to not only perform the project, but do the work yourself. Given that you want your kitchen to look nice when it is finished, it is good to get whatever training is necessary.

You can easily find these classes online or looking through your local paper. See your local home improvement stores, or building supply centers for their help, since that is where you might be getting your materials. You might discover renovation courses that are tailored for those who want to make it a career which means the classes may be expensive. However if you have the cash, it might be of great benefit to sign up for such a class. A remodel undertaking that is done properly, really improves the look of your home, but a bad remodel job has the opposite effect.

Regardless of what class you take for remodeling your kitchen can help you in one way or another. There are many home improvement stores that offer training classes so you might want to find out. The courses they furnish could be anything from using your tools to popular home improvement projects. Though these kinds of stores may not present an actual kitchen remodeling training, they probably do provide courses on how to install cabinets, drawers and maybe kitchen sinks. These courses are commonly a couple hours long but offer an abundance of useful information.

These courses they furnish are usually free. It?s free given that people are going to be excited to buy their tools and equipment after class. The principle issue with this type of training is that you will probably need several of the classes to understand all that you need for doing your whole kitchen.


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