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Benin, officially Republic of Benin, French République du Bénin, formerly (until 1975) Dahomey or (1975–90) People's Republic of Benin, country of western Africa. It consists of a narrow wedge of territory extending northward for about 420 miles (675 kilometres) from the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean, on which it has a 75-mile seacoast, to the Niger River, which forms part of Benin's northern border with Niger. Benin is bordered to the northwest by Burkina Faso, to the east by Nigeria, and to the west by Togo. The official capital is Porto-Novo, but Cotonou is Benin's largest city, its chief port, and its de facto administrative capital. Benin was a French colony from the late 19th century until 1960.
Prior to colonial rule, part of the territory that is now Benin consisted of powerful, independent kingdoms, including various Bariba kingdoms in the north and in the south the kingdoms of Porto-Novo and Dahomey (Dan-ho-me, "on the belly of Dan;" Dan was a rival king on whose grave Dahomey's royal compound was built). In the late 19th century French colonizers making inroads from the coastal region into the interior borrowed the name of the defeated Dahomey kingdom for the entire territory that is now Benin; the current name derives from the Bight of Benin.
The land
Benin consists of five natural regions. The coastal region is low, flat, and sandy, backed by tidal marshes and lagoons. It is composed of, in effect, a long sandbar on which grow clumps of coconut palms; the lagoons are narrower in the western part of the country, where many have become marshes because of silting, and wider in the east, and some are interconnected. In the west the Grand-Popo Lagoon extends into neighbouring Togo, while in the east the Porto-Novo Lagoon provides a natural waterway to the port of Lagos, Nigeria, although its use is discouraged by the political boundary. Only at Grand-Popo and at Cotonou do the lagoons have outlets to the sea.
Behind the coastal region extends the barre country—the word being a French adaptation of the Portuguese word barro ("clay"). A fertile plateau, the barre region contains the Lama Marsh, a vast swampy area stretching from Abomey to Allada. The landscape is generally flat, although occasional hills occur, rising to about 1,300 feet (400 metres).
The Benin plateaus, four in number, are to be found in the environs of Abomey, Kétou, Aplahoué (or Parahoué), and Zagnanado. The plateaus consist of clays on a crystalline base. The Abomey, Aplahoué, and Zagnanado plateaus are from 300 to 750 feet high, and the Kétou plateau is up to 500 feet in height.
The Atakora Mountains, in the northwest of the country, form a continuation of the Togo Mountains to the south. Running southwest to northeast and reaching an altitude of 2,103 feet (641 metres) at their highest point, they consist of a highly metamorphosed quartzite interior.
The Niger plains, in the northeast of Benin, slope down to the Niger River valley. They consist of clayey sandstones.
Apart from the Niger River, which, with its tributaries the Mékrou, Alibori, and Sota, drains the northeastern part of the country, the three principal rivers in Benin are the Mono, the Couffo, and the Ouémé. The Mono, which rises in Togo, forms the frontier between Togo and Benin near the coast. The Couffo, near which stands Abomey, flows southward from the Benin plateaus to drain into the coastal lagoons at Ahémé. The Ouémé rises in the Atakora Mountains and flows southward for 280 miles; near its mouth it divides into two branches, one draining to the east into Porto-Novo Lagoon and the other to the west into Nokoué Lake. The Atakora Mountains form a divide between the Volta and Niger basins.
Two climatic zones may be distinguished—a southern and a northern. The southern zone has an equatorial type of climate with four seasons—two wet and two dry. The principal rainy season occurs between mid-March and mid-July; the shorter dry season lasts to mid-September; the shorter rainy season lasts to mid-November; and the principal dry season lasts until the rains begin again in March. The amount of rain increases toward the east. Grand-Popo receives only about 32 inches (800 millimetres) a year, whereas Cotonou and Porto-Novo both receive approximately 50 inches. Temperatures are fairly constant, varying between about 72° and 93° F (22° and 34° C), and the relative humidity is often uncomfortably high.
In the northern climatic zone, there are only two seasons, one dry and one rainy. The rainy season lasts from May to September, with most of the rainfall occurring in August. Rainfall amounts to about 53 inches a year in the Atakora Mountains and in central Benin; farther north it diminishes to about 38 inches. In the dry season the harmattan, a hot, dry wind, blows from the northeast from December to March. Temperatures average about 80° F (27° C), but the temperature range varies considerably from day to night. In March, the hottest month, diurnal temperatures may rise to 110° F (43° C).
Plant and animal life
The original rain forest, which covered most of the southern part of the country, has now largely been cleared, except near the rivers. In its place, many oil palms and rônier palms have been planted and food crops are cultivated. North of Abomey the vegetation is an intermixture of forest and savanna (grassy parkland), giving way farther north to savanna. Apart from the oil and rônier palms, trees include coconut palms, kapok, mahogany, and ebony.
In the extreme north is the "W" National Park (1,938 square miles), which extends into Burkina Faso and Niger. Its varied animal life includes elephants, leopards, lions, antelope, monkeys, wild pigs, crocodiles, and buffalo. There are many species of snakes, including pythons and puff adders. Birds include guinea fowl, wild duck, and partridge, as well as many tropical species. The Pendjari National Park (1,062 square miles) borders on Burkina Faso.
Settlement patterns
The southern provinces make up one-fourth of the total area but are inhabited by more than two-thirds of the total population. Many of these people are clustered near the port of Cotonou, which is the focus of the commercial and political life of the country, and Porto-Novo, the official capital. The cultivation of subsistence crops, such as corn (maize), cassava, and yams, is intensive on the outskirts of the towns. The barre region and the Benin plateaus are planted with oil palms, which form the cash crop, as well as with subsistence crops. To the north, the aspect of the countryside changes as savanna vegetation increases and the population diminishes; some areas are uninhabited, except by Fulani nomads. Villages, instead of being encountered frequently as in the south, become scattered. Parakou is an important northern market town, dating from colonial times.
The towns exhibit traditional African, colonial European, and modern influences. Traditional African (or precolonial) mud houses, markets, shrines, and statues are found in small towns as well as in Abomey, Porto-Novo, and, to a lesser degree, Cotonou, and the Somba region in the northwest has traditional thatched-roof, turreted houses. Colonial European styles dominate in most towns, especially in Cotonou. Colonial buildings, some dating from the 18th century, include train stations, official buildings, and private homes, as well as such structures as the former Portuguese fort at Ouidah that was used in the slave trade. Modern architecture is found in private homes, port facilities, and hotels.Stanislas Spero Adotevi Dov Ronen
The people
Ethnic groups
Despite attempts at greater national unity and integration since 1960, differences among Benin's ethnic groups survive to a marked degree. The Fon, who make up about two-fifths of the population, live in various parts of the country and especially in Cotonou. The Yoruba, who are related to the Nigerian Yoruba, live mainly in southeastern Benin and constitute about one-eighth of Benin's population. In the vicinity of Porto-Novo, the Goun (Gun) and the Yoruba (known in Pobé and Kétou as Nago, or Nagot) are so intermixed as to be hardly distinguishable. Among other southern groups are various Adja peoples, including the Aizo, the Holi, and the Mina.
The Bariba, the fourth largest ethnic group, comprise several subgroups and make up about one-tenth of Benin's population. They inhabit the northeast, especially towns such as Nikki and Kandi that were once Bariba kingdoms. The Somba (Ditamari) are found in Natitingou and in villages in the northwest. Other northern groups include the Dendi, the Pila (Pilapila), the Yoa-Lokpa, and the nomadic Fulani (Peul). Europeans, Lebanese, South Asians, and Africans from other countries are among the foreigners who reside in Benin, primarily in Cotonou and Porto-Novo.
French is the official language and the language of instruction, but each ethnic group has its own language, which is also spoken. Most adults living in the various ethnic communities also speak the dominant language of each region. The most widely spoken languages are Fon and Gen (Mina), members of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family of African languages; Bariba, a member of the Gur branch of the Niger-Congo family; Yoruba, one of a small group of languages that constitute the Yoruboid cluster of the Defoid subbranch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family; and Dendi, one of the Songhai languages, which are generally assumed to constitute the primary branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family.
Christian missions have been active in the coastal region since the 16th century, and about two-fifths of the total population is Christian; of the Christians, about three-fifths are Roman Catholic, while the remainder includes small groups of Methodist, Baptist, and independent Christian denominations. Islam has adherents in the north and southeast; about one-fourth of the total population is Muslim, nearly all of whom are Sunni. Some one-fourth of the population adheres to traditional beliefs, including vodun (vodou or voodoo), which originated in the area of western Africa that includes what is now known as Benin and was brought to the Caribbean and the Americas by Africans enslaved during the Atlantic slave trade in the 17th–19th centuries. In addition, many adherents of Christianity and Islam also include some elements of traditional beliefs in their practices. In the south, animist religions, which include fetishes (objects regarded with awe as the embodiment of a powerful spirit) for which Benin is renowned, retain their traditional strength.
Demographic trends
Benin's rate of population growth, similar to that of some western African countries, is among the highest in the world. This growth results primarily from a birth rate that is about twice as high as the world average and a death rate that is similar to the world average. Moreover, some two-fifths of the population is younger than 15 years of age, ensuring the country's continued high growth rate. Life expectancy for females is about 60 years; for males it is slightly less. Overall, life expectancy is slightly lower than the world average but higher than the regional average.
Most of the country's population is concentrated in the lower southern portion of the country, which makes up roughly one-fourth of the country's total area but is inhabited by more than two-thirds of the total population. About two-fifths of Benin's population is urban and is concentrated mostly in Cotonou, the country's largest city.
Benin received an influx of Togolese refugees following the violent aftermath of that country's presidential election in April 2005. More than 25,000 refugees were estimated to have crossed the border; most had returned to Togo within two years.Dov Ronen The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The economy
Since independence, Benin's regular and developmental budgets have been dependent on external support, primarily from France and international organizations. This support has rendered a little less painful the formidable economic stagnation and low standard of living of the overwhelming majority of the population.
The regime that came to power in a 1972 coup attempted from 1975 to restructure the economy more or less along socialist principles and to disengage from dependence on France. Most sectors of the economy were nationalized or otherwise turned over to government control, and economic relations were established with the Soviet Union and other socialist countries, as well as with Benin's neighbours. By the early 1980s it was clear that—though the economy was restructured and, at least on paper, more efficient and diversified and France's contribution to Benin's economy diminished—corruption persisted and that the overall economic situation had not improved. "Liberalization" of the economy in the mid-1980s also failed to produce positive results. Accompanying changes in the constitution and regime in the early 1990s, the remnants and slogans of Marxism were wiped out, and privatization of the economy began.
The few stretches of tropical forest that remain in Benin, mostly in the southwest and central areas, contain mahogany, iroko, teak, samba, and other tropical hardwoods. The rivers and lagoons are rich in fish. Mineral deposits include iron ore both in the Atakora Mountains and northeast of Kandi, limestone deposits at Onigbolo, chromium ore and a little gold in the northwest near Natitingou, marble at Dadjo, an important deposit of pottery clay at Sakété, and ilmenite (a mineral source of titanium) near the coast. Offshore oil was discovered in 1968 in the Sémé field near Cotonou and has been exploited since 1982.
Agriculture and fishing
About 70 percent of the working population depends on agriculture. Since the mid-1980s Benin has produced yams, cassava, corn (maize), millet, beans, and rice to achieve self-sufficiency in staple foods. Among cash crops, the formerly predominant palm product output declined considerably in the 1980s, but cotton output rose. The output of karité, peanuts (groundnuts), cacao beans, and coffee also has increased. Livestock include cattle, sheep and goats, pigs, horses, and poultry. Substantial quantities of fish are caught annually in the lagoons and rivers, while coastal fishing produces a smaller, but growing, amount. Most of the fish is exported to Nigeria or Togo. Shrimp and deep-sea fishing are developing, using modern vessels.
Manufacturing plants and secondary industries include several palm-oil-processing plants in Ahozon, Avrankou, Bohicon, Cotonou, Gbada, and Pobé; cement plants at Onigbolo and Pobé; several cotton-ginning facilities in the north; a textile mill at Parakou; a sugar refining complex at Savé; a soft-drink plant; a brewery; and two shrimp-processing plants.
Electricity is generated thermally by plants located at Bohicon, Parakou, Cotonou, and Porto-Novo. About half of Benin's demand for electricity is met by importing power from Ghana's Volta River Project at Akosombo. In 1988 operations commenced at the hydroelectric installation of the Mono River Dam, a joint venture between Benin and Togo on their common southern boundary.
Liquidation of Benin's three state-owned banks took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s as part of economic privatization, and four private banks opened, including the Bank of Africa-Benin. Citizens of Benin began to transfer their savings from foreign banks. With the advent of privatization, foreign aid and assistance grew, particularly funding for developmental projects from the United States and the European Economic Community (later succeeded by the European Union), the latter of which also agreed to help pay the wages of civil servants. France continues to provide financial assistance. The currency of Benin is the CFA (Communauté Financière Africaine), which is fully guaranteed by and pegged to the French franc.
Benin's export earnings rely on agricultural products, such as cotton, palm oil, cocoa, and coffee, exported to such countries as China, India, and Nigeria. Informal trade (smuggling) across the border with Nigeria has also affected Benin's negative trade balance. One of Benin's main, albeit underexploited, trade assets is the deepwater port at Cotonou, which serves as a sea outlet for the Republic of Niger and as a secondary port for Nigeria and thus holds a potential to earn lucrative customs duties.
Benin has traditionally imported various manufactured products, machinery, chemicals, beverages, and tobacco, as well as cereals. Benin sources its imports from several countries, including the United States and France.
There are two paved, mostly two-lane, road networks. One runs parallel to the coast of the Gulf of Guinea from the Togolese border, through Cotonou and near Porto-Novo, to the Nigerian border. The other road runs north from Cotonou, near Abomey and Dassa, to Parakou in the north. Roads from Parakou to Niger's border and from near Abomey to Burkina Faso's border are unpaved and are barely passable in the rainy season.
There is a railroad from Cotonou to Parakou. Another railroad, parallel to the coast, does not extend to either the Togolese or the Nigerian border.
Interconnected coastal lagoons are navigable by small craft known as pirogues. The Ouémé, Couffo, and Mono rivers are navigable by small boats for several dozen miles. The country's only port is at Cotonou. An international airport in Cotonou links Benin with other countries of Africa and with Europe. There is also limited domestic airline service.Stanislas Spero Adotevi Dov Ronen
Administration and social conditions
Benin has experienced much political instability and unrest. It suffered through 12 years of unstable government, including several coups d'état, beginning three years after independence. The regime of President Mathieu Kérékou, who came to power in a 1972 coup, enjoyed almost two decades of fragile but unprecedented stability. The Marxist rhetoric introduced in 1974 culminated in repressive military rule in the late 1970s, but this had largely ceased by the early 1980s. During this period, however, the Benin People's Revolutionary Party (PRPB) was the only legal political party. A National Revolutionary Assembly, elected by citizens, chose the president, who was also head of state.
Benin was the first African country to make a post-Cold War transition away from Marxism-Leninism. In December 1989 Kérékou himself abandoned the Marxist-Leninist ideology that he had promulgated in the mid-1970s. In December 1990 a new constitution was approved, guaranteeing human rights, freedom to organize political parties, the right to private property, and universal franchise.
Under the 1990 constitution, Benin is a multiparty republic. The president, who is directly elected to no more than two consecutive five-year terms, serves as head of state and government. The president may be assisted by the prime minister, though the position is not required by the constitution and was vacant from May 1998–May 2011 and again from August 2013. Legislative power is vested in the National Assembly, consisting of members who are directly elected to serve four-year terms.
The constitution provides for an independent judicial branch of government. Benin's judiciary comprises the Constitutional Court, which is the highest court in constitutional-related affairs, the Supreme Court, which is the highest court for administrative and judicial matters, and the High Court of Justice, which hears cases against the president and other government officials in matters pertaining to crimes committed while in office and high treason. The Constitutional Court and Supreme Court are located in Cotonou, while the High Court of Justice is located in Porto-Novo.
The public education system has followed the French pattern since colonial times. A six-year primary school cycle (for children ages 6–11) is followed by six years of secondary education (ages 12–17). In the mid-1970s major reforms were introduced both to conform to the then-prevalent Marxist-Leninist ideology and to shed French influence. The reforms failed as teachers, parents, and university-bound students objected to the lowering of standards, and the reforms were largely abandoned by the late 1980s.
The University of Abomey-Calavi (previously known as the University of Dahomey [1970–75] and the National University of Benin [1975–2001]), located in Cotonou, was founded in 1970. The university's student body has been, along with workers, the main political force in the country since the early 1980s. The University of Parakou was founded in 2001.
Health and welfare
Benin has a national health care system that maintains hospitals in Cotonou, Porto-Novo, Parakou, Abomey, Ouidah, and Natitingou, in addition to medical dispensaries, maternity centres, and other small, specialized health care facilities in these and smaller towns. Financial aid from international organizations provides resources to compensate for a shortage of medical personnel and medications. Malaria is a health concern, especially for young children. The HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Benin is well below the average for sub-Saharan Africa but is similar to or lower than that of neighbouring countries.
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Tigers miss chance for sweep of rival Royals
KANSAS CITY -- Tigers starter Justin Verlander was seemingly on his way to the best start of his up-and-down season when it all came apart in one decisive inning.
Down two runs in the seventh, the Royals reeled off five runs en route to a 5-2 win in the series finale at Kauffman Stadium.View Full Game Coverage
KANSAS CITY -- Tigers starter Justin Verlander was seemingly on his way to the best start of his up-and-down season when it all came apart in one decisive inning.
Down two runs in the seventh, the Royals reeled off five runs en route to a 5-2 win in the series finale at Kauffman Stadium.View Full Game Coverage
"He was cruising along, and then the seventh inning, it kind of hit the brakes a little bit," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "I want him to obviously have a good outing before the [All-Star] break. I want him to have a good outing every time … it didn't work out quite the way we wanted."
Detroit, which won the first three games in the series, leads second-place Kansas City by 6 1/2 games in the American League Central.
"I think the big picture is we took three out of four in Kansas City and we can go into our little mini-vacation with that in mind," Ausmus said.
Verlander, who has allowed at least two runs in all 20 of his first-half starts, cruised into the seventh inning looking as sharp as he has all season. Only three Royals had reached base to that point.
But four straight singles to start the seventh put KC's first run on the board. A particularly tough hit to swallow was Alcides Escobar's dribbler past Verlander that scored the first run.
"The hit by Escobar is probably the one that stung the most, because I don't know if it hit something, the way it came off his bat, it took a left turn and it looked like it was going to Justin's left, and it took a turn to his right and just kind of bounced by him," Ausmus said. "Sometimes that happens. What are you going to do?"
Jarrod Dyson tied the game with an RBI groundout that marked the end of Verlander's day. He went 6 1/3 innings, allowing four runs, six hits and one walk.
"Things were rolling fine, and a couple balls find the right spots, and the next thing you know, I'm out of the ballgame," Verlander said. "It [stinks] to be able to throw the ball pretty well, and walk away with a sour taste in your mouth."
Ausmus ordered lefty reliever Ian Krol to walk pinch-hitter Salvador Perez to load the bases for the lefty-swinging Nori Aoki with one out. Aoki popped up for the second out, and Al Alburquerque entered to attempt to secure the final out.
But former Detroit second baseman Omar Infante found the gap between third and short for a two-run single to put the Royals up 4-2. Both runs were charged to Verlander. Eric Hosmer tacked on the final run with an RBI ground-rule double off lefty Phil Coke.
"The slumbering offense came awake in the seventh inning," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "It was great to finally get a lead. Verlander was throwing very well to that point. We just couldn't get anything going."
Detroit started the scoring with two runs in the third off Bruce Chen. Miguel Cabrera brought home Austin Jackson with a sacrifice fly, while J.D. Martinez drove in a run with a single for a 2-0 lead.
Jackson finished the series 8-for-18 with five runs scored.
Martinez collected his second straight three-hit game, and batted .533 (8-for-15) in the four games.
"It seems like every team that does well has someone they don't expect to do well; someone that steps up and plays well, [or] hits well, [or] pitches well, and this last month and a half it's been J.D. Martinez for us," Ausmus said.
Detroit's 6 1/2-game lead still lead trumps all MLB division leaders.
"It's still a terrific series, these guys have an extremely talented ballclub," Verlander said. "We came in and won three out of four, and if you had said that we had done that at the beginning of the series, I think we'd take it every time."
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One Sunday morning in early January the Royal Opera House opened its doors to hundreds of families for a performance of Carmen. For many of these parents and children this was their first visit to the opera, and the ROH did its best to make it special! On arrival the children were presented with Royal Opera House goodie bags, packed with badges, activity books, colouring pencils and binoculars. The Paul Hamlyn Hall, the Crush Room and the Amphitheatre bars and restaurants became designated areas of creative magic led by professionals of the Royal Opera House: design workshops, 'have a go' musical instrument sessions, live music, dressing up and make-up demonstrations.
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What's New: The 2013 Venza has tweaked front and rear styling, available Entune mobile app integration and two new touchscreen interfaces, including one that's hard-drive-based with music storage. Upgraded exterior mirrors with puddle lamps are also new this year.
For a sleek, stylish crossover, the 2013 Toyota Venza receives surprisingly little attention. We hear more about the 4Runner, the new RAV4 and even the Highlander with its three rows of seats. But the Camry-based 2-row Venza is the best-looking of the bunch, and there's plenty of substance behind that style. We think it's a just-right choice for many car shoppers.
If you're wondering what kind of vehicle the Venza is, think Ford Edge. In other words, it's not a small crossover but it's not huge either. It rides high, which enhances visibility, but its car-based underpinnings ensure smooth, stable handling. It's chock full of the latest technology, including a standard touchscreen display for 2013 with available hard-drive music storage. And it's not afraid to be fashion forward.
Now, there are a few reasons why you might not want to buy a Venza. There's no third row seat, even as an option, so folks needing that kind of flexibility should look elsewhere. You can't opt for a hybrid version, either; the Highlander is the only Toyota crossover offered as a hybrid. Moreover, if you want to head for the bush, you better bring a 4Runner, because even all-wheel-drive Venzas aren't equipped for off-roading.
But otherwise, the Venza comes up aces. If you're in the market for a 2-row family vehicle with a little extra pizzazz, consider giving this underappreciated Toyota some love.
Comfort & Utility
The 2013 Toyota Venza is offered in LE, XLE and Limited trim levels. There are minor variations within trims depending on whether you select the inline-4 engine or the V6. Note that the Limited only comes with all-wheel drive, whereas the others can be had with either FWD or AWD.
The base LE comes standard with 19-inch (inline-4) or 20-in (V6) alloy wheels, new exterior mirrors for 2013 with integrated turn signals and puddle lamps, dual-zone automatic climate control, a 3.5-in driver information display, an 8-way power driver seat, Optitron gauge illumination and a 6.1-in central touchscreen interface that controls a 6-speaker audio system with iPod/USB and Bluetooth connectivity.
The XLE adds a power liftgate (optional on LE), a higher-resolution 3.5-in display with a rearview camera, leather upholstery, heated front seats, a 4-way power passenger seat, keyless entry with push-button start, simulated wood interior trim and an upgraded technology suite with a navigation system and Entune mobile app integration (optional on LE; see the Technology section below, for details). The XLE Premium Package tacks on a panoramic sunroof and a 13-speaker JBL audio system.
The Limited comes standard with the JBL audio system and panoramic sunroof, and it also has an exclusive 7-in touchscreen interface with an upgraded hard-drive-based navigation system that permits digital music storage. Also included are special alloy wheels and xenon headlamps with LED accents.
The Venza's front seats are wide and flat, so they're good at accommodating a wide range of physiques, though we'd appreciate a bit more lateral support. The driving position isn't as elevated as in some full-on SUVs, but it's appreciably higher than in any normal car. The Venza's dashboard is an odd one -- stylish and different at a glance, it reveals some questionable materials on close inspection, including strangely textured plastics and unconvincing wood trim. We still like the bold overall design, though, as well as the admirably sharp Optitron gauges.
The Venza's adult-size back seat doesn't slide, but it does recline and it folds in a 60/40 split to accommodate larger items. Cargo space, at 30.7 cu ft behind the backseat and 70.2 cu ft with the rear seatbacks folded, has generous figures for a midsize-based crossover.
Last year, the Venza received standard iPod/USB and Bluetooth connectivity, which was nice, but Toyota saved the quantum leap for 2013. This year, even the cheapest model comes standard with a 6.1-in touchscreen interface, transforming the Venza into a cutting edge competitor on the technology front. Also, the Venza newly offers Toyota's Entune mobile app integration, which uses your smartphone to pull handy apps such as Pandora and OpenTable into that touchscreen display.
Our only complaint is that you can't opt for the hard-drive-based navigation system outside of the pricey Limited model. People listen to a lot of MP3s these days, after all, and the Limited's navigation system conveniently reserves some hard-drive space for your favorite tunes. We bet LE and XLE customers would like a piece of that pie.
Performance & Fuel Economy
The Venza starts with front-wheel drive and a 2.7-liter inline-4 that's good for 182 horsepower and 182 lb-ft of torque. We'd be more forgiving of this engine's mediocre acceleration if it delivered exceptional fuel economy, but 21 miles per gallon city/27 mpg highway isn't all that great when the 4-cylinder Camry is rated at 35 mpg. Add the optional all-wheel-drive system and the Venza's inline-4 drops to 20 mpg city/25 mpg hwy.
Don't get us wrong, we couldn't blame anyone for saving some money and getting the four -- but keep in mind that the Venza's optional 3.5-liter V6 is really a thing of beauty. Rated at 268 hp and 246 lb-ft of torque, this ultra-refined motor feels if anything more powerful than its numbers suggest, piling on speed with remarkable authority. Moreover, its fuel economy is barely worse than the 4's, checking in at 19 mpg city/26 mpg hwy with front-wheel drive and 18 mpg city/25 mpg hwy with all-wheel drive.
All Venzas, by the way, employ a 6-speed automatic transmission and a Venza V6 can tow up to 3,500 pounds.
The Venza comes with standard stability control, seven airbags and active front head restraints.
In government crash testing, the 2013 Venza actually performed better than last year's model by garnering a perfect five stars overall (four stars for frontal impacts, five stars for side impacts). If you're looking at pre-owned Venzas, note that previous models received four stars overall (three for frontal, five for side).
The independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), meanwhile, has always had a high opinion of the Venza, awarding it the top crash test rating of Good in every category.
Driving Impressions
We've said that the Highlander SUV, also a Camry derivative, drives like a really tall Camry wagon. Scratch the really tall part and you'll have the Venza's driving dynamics in a nutshell. From the driver's seat, you're simply not aware of the Venza's added height, except when you glance around at stoplights and realize you're looking down on regular cars.
In corners, the Venza's steering is surprisingly precise and responsive for this kind of vehicle and body roll is held to moderate levels as long as you're not pushing too hard.
But more importantly, the Venza retains the Camry's smooth, quiet ride, even if road noise is elevated a bit. We'd put it this way: It drives like a Camry for people who have outgrown one.
Other Cars to Consider
Honda Crosstour: The Crosstour offers a similar choice of 4- and 6-cylinder engines along with a classy, restrained interior. The exterior styling is polarizing, though.
Subaru Outback: Enduringly popular in snowbelt states, the Outback sets itself apart with standard all-wheel drive and quirky boxer engines. It's a pretty sizable vehicle now, too.
Toyota Highlander: The Highlander is more of an SUV than the Venza, for sure, but it also offers a third row seat and it uses the same engines. We'd recommend test driving both.
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Since the Venza comes very well-equipped, we'd go with the base LE V6. That way, we'd get the superior 6-cylinder engine and solid technology for a very reasonable price.


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Chile and Cheese (two quickbreads and one sourdough)
These are three bakes using chile (jalapeno or chipotle) and cheddar cheese (I've had a craving lately for some spicy things!).
The first bake is a Cornmeal Biscuit with Cheddar and Chipotle, an old favorite from Bon Appetit Magazine, March 2006: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Cornmeal-Biscuits-with-Cheddar-and-Chipotle-234118
The baked biscuits (cheesy, oniony, with some background heat from the chipotle); we love these!:
It mixed up into a wettish dough; I folded the dough a few times incorporating some extra flour.
I froze the biscuits before baking:
The second bake is Sourdough Cheese Bread from Advanced Bread and Pastry (scaled to 1500 grams for two loaves, including 212 grams cubed sharp cheddar and 90 grams diced, seeded jalapeno slices (from a jar)). Lots of gooey cheese melting out during the bake! I've been wanting to try making a cheddar and jalapeno bread for a long time.
We couldn't wait to let this cool down before cutting into it to try. Mmmm, good!:
The third bake is Southwest Corn Bread, from Baking Artisan Pastries and Breads by Ciril Hitz.
With thanks to Mr. Hitz for this lovely corn bread formula! This is a Cheddar, Corn, Chile and Lime version.
I included the zest and juice (50 grams) of one lime, and 60 grams of crème fraiche, in place of some of the milk called for in the formula. The lime flavor really came through and was very tasty.
I added four roasted, diced jalapenos and although my husband thought this was fine!, some parts were very spicy
(I thought sometimes the heat overtook the lime and other flavors). Next time, I might just add two jalapenos.
I roasted four peeled cobs of corn, and took the corn off the cob, to add some deeper corn flavor to the bread.
The tops of the corn breads are decorated with roasted red pepper. We really enjoyed these too!
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High School: Competed in wrestling, cross country, track & field and baseball at The Bolles School ... earned four letters in wrestling, three in cross country and two in track & field ... was a two-time all-district selection in both wrestling and track & field ... was a four-time district place-winner in wrestling and was a two-time regional place-winner ... was part of the second-place finishing 4x800 relay team at the district championships
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Gifts My Old School Style Dad Would Like (And Maybe Yours Will Too)
My mom recently told me that my dad described me as "a good gift giver." I think I've been trying to make up for a pair of hunter green Gap pants that I gave him in the early '90s (he's more of a denim man). Since then, I've gifted him a juicer, which he loved until he admitted it was too hard to clean; an iPod for his classic rock favorites; a frozen meat delivery service; an electric toothbrush; and a mug featuring photos from his 60th birthday cruise ("the best time of my life," he said).
My dad won't go for the hipster fare most Father's Day gift lists feature these days (what's with all the paperweights?), so I thought I'd make a list of gifts for your old-school dad. If he's anything like mine, he knows obscure sports and history facts, plays cards and chess, loves his car, likes to cook, and watches a lot of daytime court shows.
Here are my thoughts for this year.
. Tube Wringer
4. Modern Chess Set (For mid-century modern that' a bit pricey, see the Naef board: pieces and board)5. Indoor/Outdoor Wireless Speaker and Dock
7. The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns DVD
8. And the winner
is…American Experience: Mt. Rushmore DVD (this is the next place my dad wants to visit).
What will you be getting your dad this year?
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Courses taught:
W305S/DANCE302S/THEATRST283S/MUSIC305S Writing about Performance
ETHICS 390S Field Ethics (for DukeImmerse)
W101 The Craft of Ethnography
W101 Embodying Social Meaning
Postdoctoral Seminar in Teaching Writing (co-taught) – Thompson Writing Program
CULANTH 290S Anthropology and Social Change
W101 Translating the Culture Shock: Beyond Intercultural (Mis)Understanding
CULANTH 180S The Anthropology of Health and Illness
CULANTH 94 Introduction to CulturalAnthropology
W70 Introduction to Critical Reading and Writing
CULANTH 280S Cannibalism to Anorexia: Anthropology of Body
W101 Beyond Genes (in Genome Revolution FOCUS cluster)
W101 Writing Diversity into Human Rights
W101 Writing Cultures and Cultures of Writing
Ethnopoetry Competition, Society for Humanistic Anthropology. Honorable Mention. Society for Humanistic Anthropology. November 2017
Duke Performances and the Duke Language, Arts & Media Program Curricular Enrichment Award. Duke Performances and LAMP. July 24, 2017
Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
Tuition Grant for NCFDD Faculty Success Program awarded by Office of the Dean, A&S, Duke University (2018)
David L. Paletz Course Enhancement Grant. Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. awarded by Trinity College or Arts and Science (2017)
Curriculum Enrichment Award for "Writing about Performance" course awarded by Duke Performances/Language, Arts, and Media Program (2017)
Arts Collaboration Development Grant awarded by Council for the Arts, Duke University (2017)
Arts and Sciences Travel Grant awarded by Trinity College of Arts and Sciences (2017)
Arts and Sciences Research Grant awarded by Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Duke University (2016)
Course Development Grant - Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation awarded by Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative. (2015)
Arts and Sciences Travel Grant awarded by Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Duke University (2014)
Arts and Sciences Faculty Travel Grant awarded by Trinity College of Arts and Sciences (2013)
University Writing Program Research Grant to conduct fieldwork in Cape Verde awarded by Duke University Writing Program (2006)
Faculty Human Rights Course Development Grant awarded by Duke Human Rights Initiative (2005)
Postdoctoral Mellon Fellowship 2004-2009 awarded by Mellon Foundation/Duke University (2004)
University of California, San Diego Graduate Studies Grant awarded by University of California (1999)
University of California, San Diego Graduate Studies Grant awarded by University of California (1998)
Field Study Grant awarded by Department of Anthropology, University of California, San Diego (1996)
Full Scholarship for Doctoral Studies, 1994-1998 awarded by CNPq (National Research Council), Brazil (1994)
Full scholarship for Master's Degree 1990-1992 awarded by CNPq (National Research Council), Brazil (1990)
Rego, M. The Dialogic Nation of Cape Verde Slavery, Language, and Ideology. Lexington Books, April 8, 2015.
Rego, M. "Unadvisable." Anthropology and Humanism 43.1 (June 2018): 156-156. Full Text
Rego, MS. "The Naked Ethnographer." Anthropology Now 3.2 (September 2011). (Academic Article)
Rego, M, and Neuschel, K. "Assessment: What is it Good for? (For Faculty, it Turns Out...)." Liberal Education Washington Dc .
Rego, MS. "Towards a Legible Anthropology: Airing our Dirty Laundry." (2014).
Rego, MS. "Cape Verdean Tongues: Speaking of Nation at Home and Abroad." Ed. L Batalha and J Carling. (2008).
The Naked Ethnographer: Participant Observation and Embodied Identities in a Nudist Community. January 28, 2010
Organized and hosted visit by Dr. Michelle Comstock, Associate Professor at U.C. Denver. January 7, 2013
Organized and hosted visit by Dr. Charlotte Frost, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. April 2012
Airing our Dirty Laundry: Towards a Legible Anthropology. Creator, Designer. http://sites.duke.edu/towardsalegibleanthropology/ (2013)
The Words-We-Write quilt displays commonly (overly)used anthropological jargon in black and grey letters on a white background. The words featured in the quilt came from a compilation of 10 years' worth of article titles from the journal "Cultural Anthropology," as well as from several conversations with anthropologists in the process of writing their dissertations.
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This Week
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. (PDT)
UCSB Gauchos at Oakland University Golden Grizzlies
at Oakland's OU Soccer Complex in Rochester, Mich.
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. (PDT)
UCSB Gauchos at Michigan State Spartans
at MSU's DeMartin Soccer Complex in East Lansing, Mich.
• A Brief Road Foray
After a brief weekend trip to the state of Michigan for games against Oakland University and Michigan State, UCSB will return home for a pair of encounters at Meredith Field at Harder Stadium. On Friday, Sept. 16, the Gauchos will host fellow-scenic campus dweller Pepperdine in a 7:00 p.m. match and on Sunday, Sept. 18, they take-on Nevada in a 1:00 p.m. event. Tickets for both games are available by visiting the ticket office in the Intercollegiate Athletics Building on campus, by calling 805-893-UCSB or online by clicking here.
• The Gaucho Record
UCSB enters its Friday night match Oakland University with a record of 2-3-1. The Gauchos split a pair of matches at home last weekend. On Friday evening, they defeated Fresno State with a late-goal, 3-2, and on Sunday afternoon they dropped a tough 1-0 decision to New Mexico. Santa Barbara has lost three of its last four games, but each has been by one goal.
• One-Goal Wonders
UCSB has played six matches through the first three weekends of the year and every one of them has been close. The season opener against Idaho, played at the UNLV Rebel Classic in Las Vegas, was a 1-1 tie. Each of the Gauchos last five contests have been decided by one goal and three of those five were 1-0 finals.
• Anderson Makes Her Mark
Junior Dyanne Anderson, a transfer from Rancho Satiago College in Orange County was a prolific goal-scorer at the community college level. That doesn't always translate to the next level. In Anderson's case, it has. Through the team's first six matches, she has scored a team-leading three goals, exactly half of the Gauchos total output on the season. In the Sept. 2 win over Fresno State, Anderson scored the team's first goal and then she tallied the game-winner late as UCSB posted a 3-2 victory. She became the first Gaucho to score more than one goal in a game since Kailyn Kugler did so midway through the 2010 season. Anderson has scored a trio of goals on the year and she's been close several other times. She has 21 shots in 2011, eight more than her next closest teammate, Erin Ortega, who has 13. Also, of her 21 shots, 12 have been on goal, six more than Ortega and nearly one-third of Santa Barbara's total.
• Speaking Of Ortega…
Speaking of junior Erin Ortega, the forward/midfielder played a major part in Anderson's two-goal performance against Fresno State. Ortega assisted on both of her teammate's scores and had a goal of her own to boot. She became the first UCSB player in three years to either score or assist on each of the team's goals when they score at least three in a game.
• Defending Their Honor
While the Gauchos may still be finding their way on the offensive end, the defensive end is another matter. As a team, UCSB has a 1.12 goals against average and has yet to allow more than two goals in any single match. The defenders have allowed the opposition to attempt just 65 shots overall, 29 on-frame. The success defensively has come despite the absence of starters Nicole Romanowski and Alyssa Benjamin, each of whom was injured in the team's Aug. 28 game against the University of Minnesota. They both missed the games against Fresno State and New Mexico. Kathleen Matthew and Alexa Stringer have been staples on the back line. Midfielders Cory Yoshida and Katy Roby continue to have an impact on the Gauchos' defensive effort as well. Sophomore goalkeeper Makenna Henry nearly became one of the team's injury losses against Fresno State last Friday when she collided with a Bulldog attacker and took several minutes to recover. She stayed in the game the rest of the way, however, and then played all 90 minutes on Sunday against the Lobos.
• On The Stumpf
Paul Stumpf is in his 13th season as the head coach at UC Santa Barbara. He has a record of 118-98-30. His 118 wins are the most in school history. On Sept. 9, 2009 he became the school's all-time leader in coaching with as the Gauchos defeated William and Mary, 2-0. Stumpf has guided UCSB to two of the last three NCAA Tournaments. Prior to 2008, the Gauchos had not been to the tourney since 1991. 2008 also marked the fifth time that Stumpf has guided the Gauchos to at least 10 wins. He has led the program to records of .500 or better in eight of the last 12 seasons, including, at one point, four straight seasons of 10 or more victories, the first time the program had accomplished that feat since 1988-91. In 1999, Stumpf's first season as the head coach at UCSB, he took a team that was picked to finish last in the conference, and instead posted an 8-9-1 overall record and a 5-4 mark in the Big West. Following the season, he was chosen as the Big West's Coach of the Year. On two occasions, Stumpf's UCSB teams have won the Big West regular season title.


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An ocean liner sinks off Honolulu and Allen Colby, heir to millions, is presumed dead…but local sleuth Charlie Chan is not so sure, and flies to San Francisco to investigate further. Somehow, the missing Colby is there ahead of him…but is knifed in the back before seeing anyone. Further events revolve around spiritualist Mrs. Lowell, her family of suspicious characters, and the spooky, untenanted Colby mansion, where the body turns up during a seance!
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For the last week I have not been able to view your retro movies and TV. It seems to "load" or "buffer" forever. A circular graphic continually goes round and round and the selection will not play. Can you advise what settings may need fixing?


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Controversy has emerged over the collapse of the large building in Qana where several dozen civilians (most likely human shields) were killed following an Israeli air strike. The controversy relates to the timing of the collapse. The airstrike was not long after midnight, whereas the IAF has said that the building apparently did not collapse until around 8 a.m. (See update to Qana post below.)
Some news accounts are simply assuming that the collapse was immediate. See, for example, the beginning of this story in the New York Times:
It was pitch black when the missiles came to this small mountain village. The children were asleep. Suddenly, a roof and a second floor were punched in on top of them. Dirt was forced into mouths. Bodies were broken.
It's possible that the Times knows something the rest of us don't, but, knowing what we do about the Times, that is extremely unlikely.
The most up-do-date account of the controversy I've seen comes from this recently-posted article in Haaretz:
The Israel Defense Forces convened a press conference Sunday evening, admitting that while the IAF did indeed strike the building in which the civilians were killed, the attack itself occurred near midnight, while reports of an explosion and the structure's collapse were only received at around 8:30 A.M.
The air force did resume bombing Qana at 7:30 A.M., however the strikes were carried out on targets at a distance of 460 meters from the building.
"The question we don't have an answer to is what happened between 12 midnight and 8 in the morning," said IAF Brigadier General Amir Eshel.
Lebanese villagers in Qana who were witness to the bombing, however, say that the building's collapse occurred in the wee hours of the night.
Witnesses at the scene corroborated the IDF claim that the strike on the building, which is located in the Hariva neighborhood of Qana, was carried out at 1:00 A.M. After the initial strike, some of the building's residents exited in an attempt to survey the damage, in effect saving themselves.
A few minutes later, IAF planes struck the building once again, causing the walls to collapse on the residents who did not vacate, killing them in the process.
Arab media began reporting on the incident after dawn Sunday, approximately seven hours after the strike. The reports did not note, however, that the building collapsed a short time prior to Arab journalists' arrival on the scene.
It isn't clear at this point whether the IAF has reason to think that the collapse occurred around 8:00 a.m., or has only noted that it was first reported then. Nor have the IAF's videos of the strikes, which may or may not resolve the question, been made public.


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12.1 Awards purpose and types
12.2 Awards program description
- 12.2.1 Procedures
- 12.2.2 Establishing new awards
- 12.2.3 Administrative Fees
- 12.2.4 Steps for preparing an award proposal
- 12.2.5 "One-time" awards
- 12.2.6 Special Presidential Recognition award
- 12.2.7 Suspending or discontinuing awards
- 12.2.8 Reviewing awards
- 12.2.9 Award funding
12.3 Scholarships for Spectrum Scholars
12.4 Awards calendar
12.5 ACRL awards list
12.1 Awards purpose and types
The purpose of the ACRL Awards Program is to recognize or assist outstanding members of the academic and research library profession. There are three basic types of ACRL awards: achievement and distinguished service, research/travel grants and publications. Achievement and distinguished service awards are intended to honor academic and research librarians for significant past achievements, such as publications, program development, or general leadership in the profession. Such awards include a citation, and may also involve a cash award. Research and travel awards, normally in the form of grants, can also recognize past achievements, but their main purpose is to assist academic and research librarians in completing a research project, usually relating to some aspect of academic or research librarianship. Publication awards are given for outstanding articles, bibliographies, catalogs, etc. ACRL awards are made to either individuals or groups. Depending upon the terms of the award, recipients need not be members of ACRL. All ACRL awards conform to the guidelines contained in the Awards Manual of the American Library Association.
12.2 Awards program description
12.2.1 Procedures
Selection of recipients for ACRL awards is normally made in closed session at the Midwinter Meeting by juries specially appointed by the administering unit. For purposes of continuity, it is useful to appoint jury members for multiyear, overlapping terms. Awards are announced after the Midwinter Meeting and are presented at the Annual Conference. All ACRL awards presented are announced in C&RL News.
All ACRL award procedures stipulate that juries are not compelled to make awards in years when suitable candidates have not been found.
12.2.2 Establishing new awards
As of Fall 2018, the ACRL Board has set a five-year moratorium on the establishment of any new awards in order to consider investment in other strategic initiatives. The ACRL Board will revisit the process for establishing new awards in Fall 2023.
Except during this temporary moratorium period, any person or group inside or outside of ACRL may propose the establishment of a new ACRL award to be administered at either the division committee or section level. The number of ACRL awards should remain limited, however, to ensure that the prestige of the awards is not diluted. For similar reasons, care should be taken to make certain that the purpose or criteria of awards do not overlap. All awards are administered by ACRL at the division committee level or by one of its sections.
Those considering the establishment of new awards should discuss their plans, if possible, with ACRL's sections in order to learn from the experience of other units and to ensure that there is no overlap with awards already being presented.
In accordance with ALA guidelines, cash recognition awards should not be less than $1,000. Administering units should also make every effort to ensure that endowments provided by donors are adequate to sustain the award for at least five years.
ALA awards are of four types. Effective 1995, the minimum amounts are as follows:
- Grants - $10,000
- Recognition - $5,000
- Scholarships - $3,000
- Conference Sponsorships - $1,000
"All proposals for new awards must clearly indicate that the award will have financial support either from a vendor or from the establishment of an endowment. Recurring funding for an award must include an amount to cover the costs of the award's administration. This administrative funding will be used for such purposes as publicity and reimbursement of ACRL staff time. The amount of administrative funding needed for an award shall be determined in consultation with ACRL staff prior to the establishment of the award. After establishment of the award, staff will annually adjust the administrative fee in consultation with the award vendor." (Source: ACRL Board, January 1993)
12.2.3 Administrative Fees
In developing the new award proposal the unit should consider the cost of administering the award. The administrative fee for new awards is 20% of the award amount, not to exceed $1,000. This administrative fee does not apply to Endowment Scholarships.
The purpose of the administrative fee shall be to pay for:
- costs of preparation, printing, and distribution of award criteria and nomination forms
- costs for preparing appropriate citations and/or plaques
- publicity and promotion of the award
- expenses for the award presentation ceremonies
All proposed ACRL awards are reviewed by ACRL staff and are approved by (a) the ACRL Board and (b) the ALA Awards Committee. Recommendations for the establishment of ACRL awards should be submitted to the ACRL Board and, if approved, to the ALA Awards Committee.
12.2.4 Steps for preparing an award proposal
Proposals for new ACRL awards are to be submitted in writing in the form set forth below.
- Name of Award
- Definition, Purpose and Criteria: Specify the person(s) or group(s) eligible to receive the award, the purpose(s) for which the award will be given, and a brief outline of the criteria to be followed in selecting a winner.
- Number and Frequency of Award: Designate the number of possible recipients at any one time and the frequency with which the award is to be presented. State that if a suitable candidate is not found, the award will not be presented that year.
- Selection of Jury to Administer the Award: Indicate the person who appoints the committee to administer the award; what, if any, particular group or groups from which the juries will be chosen; the number of jury members and any special qualifications needed by the jury members. All new awards must be administered either at the division committee or section level.
- Deadline for Nomination of Candidates: Specify the date nominations are due and the form that nominations will take, e.g., a statement of outstanding contributions, etc. The dates of the Midwinter Meeting affect the date nominations are due. Unless otherwise specified the deadline for nominations should be the first Friday in December.
- Screening of Candidates and Recommendations: Indicate the process to be used in determining the award recipient.
- Presentation of the Award: Specify dates for the announcement and presentation of the award.
- Form and/or Type of Award: Designate the form and/or type of award to be given. (e.g. cash, citation, medal, etc.)
- Donor: Specify the individual, group, institution, etc. who will provide funds for both any cash award to be given and the administrative expenses incurred.
- Contact Person: Name, address, and telephone number, fax or e-mail.
12.2.5 "One-time" awards
Units may also want to consider the use of "one-time awards." One-time awards are designed to recognize exceptional achievement or outstanding contributions; to celebrate a special milestone or anniversary; or to show appreciation. A unit interested in offering a one-time award should prepare a proposal (reviewed by staff) for the ACRL Board that includes the following information: purpose or goal; submission or nominating procedures and deadlines; criteria for selection; award source or sponsor; promotion plan; selection process; award ceremony timing and location; publicity plan; and budget. These one-time awards do not need to be approved by the ALA Awards Committee.
12.2.6 Special Presidential Recognition award
ACRL offers many ways to recognize individuals who perform outstanding services to the profession or association. However, except for the Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award, other awards are for specialized areas of service or activities, e.g., Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award. The Special Presidential Recognition award recognizes transformational efforts and is not limited to activity in a specialized area.
Special Presidential Recognition will only be made when warranted. There should be no expectation for an annual award, nor should every President feel encumbered to bestow such recognition. This special recognition is reserved for individuals whose contribution is extraordinarily compelling. There is no limit on the number of recognitions to be made, but it is anticipated that recognitions will be exceptional and infrequent.
The Special Presidential Recognition highlights excellence among members of ACRL who have provided outstanding service to the association and profession of academic librarianship. Among the possible criteria for the Recognition:
- Transformational impact on the association and/or profession.
- Strategic and compelling advancement of the association and the profession.
- Exemplary or innovative programming or service.
- Levels of effort well beyond normal volunteer commitment and leadership
- Nominations from the Board may be made to the ACRL President at any time.
- It is the President's prerogative to move nominations forward to the Board.
- The Board approves any nominations.
- Recognition may be made at any time deemed appropriate by the President; any reception or ceremony is likewise at the President's discretion.
- The Recognition may consist of a plaque, letter, or object of recognition (vase, bowl, obelisk, etc.). No monetary award will be connected with the Recognition.
- Special Presidential Recognition will be listed among the President's responsibilities.
12.2.7 Suspending or discontinuing awards
ACRL awards may be discontinued or suspended for any of the following reasons:
- General lack of interest in the award as shown by the failure of a jury to receive any nominations or applications for the award for three consecutive years.
- Inability of three consecutive juries to make a selection of a winner because the terms of the award are unworkable, impractical, or outdated.
- Continuing pressure brought to bear on a jury to influence the selection of a winner.
- Withdrawal of financial support by the donor.
- Any other reasons deemed appropriate by the ACRL Board.
A recommendation to discontinue or suspend an ACRL award is made to the ACRL Board by the unit administering the award or a divisional award committee. Upon the approval of the ACRL Board, the recommendation is presented to the ALA Awards Committee for action.
If an award is discontinued or suspended for one of the reasons stated above, a statement indicating one of the following reasons should be received by the Staff Liaison, or the chair of a divisional award committee, or the appropriate section chair.
- A letter from the donor indicating the reason for discontinuation of the award, preferably six months to one year prior to discontinuation.
- If applicable, a letter from the estate of a personal donor in the event of death indicating procedures for the continuation or discontinuation of the award.
- A letter from the unit indicating the reason for discontinuation and the effective date, preferably six months to one year prior to discontinuation.
12.2.8 Reviewing awards
Each award should be reviewed as part of the administering unit's regular review process. The review should consider (a) the appropriateness of the award's purpose and procedures, and (b) the adequacy of the funding available for the award and its administration.
12.2.9 Award funding
ACRL will be responsible for securing funding for division-level awards.
Sections are responsible for securing and maintaining funding for the awards they administer. If a section award loses funding from a sponsor, the section may continue to offer the award unfunded, or may choose to fund the award with basic services funding from the section's budget. Sections should not approach another source of outside funding without first consulting ACRL staff.
12.3 Scholarships for Spectrum Scholars
Some years ACRL is able to offer scholarships for the National Conference to Spectrum Scholars who are currently in library school and who have expressed an interest in academic libraries. The scholarships consist of complimentary conference registration and a travel stipend. The ACRL Board decides whether or not to offer a scholarship program prior to each National Conference.
12.4 Awards calendar
- Press releases announcing the awards are distributed via the Public Awareness Office (PAO)
- Press releases announcing new awards and updated award info is distributed via PAO
- Letter of nomination solicitation to previous recipients of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award and the Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award
- Schedule Midwinter and Annual Conference meetings
- Approaching deadline communicated to award committee chairs
- Award applicants acknowledged
- Award applications and nominations processed
- Award application/nomination deadline: first Friday in December
- Award nominations e-mailed to divisional award committee members
- Section award chairs receive nominations and distribute to committee members
- Section award committees must notify ACRL of the number of applicants within one week of deadline
- Award media profile form and instructions e-mailed to award committee chairs
- Award committees meet to discuss and select award recipients at Midwinter
- Award committee chairs reminded to complete media profile forms by the Tuesday of Midwinter and copy ACRL on all correspondence
- Chair notifies appropriate parties of committee decision (confidential note) immediately during Midwinter
- Award committees complete publicity worksheet detailing all promotional efforts
- ACRL sends letters to award recipients, nominees, and nominating parties:
- Congratulations from ACRL president and ACRL Executive Director to awardees
- Letters of regret to unsuccessful candidates and nominating parties
- Previous WESS-SEES grant recipient reminded that report is due
- Press releases on award recipients prepared
- All awards previous recipients lists updated
- Copy for March/April issue of C&RL News announcing award winners prepared
- Award committee chairs reminded to send photos for award winners
- Winners announced on ACRL Insider and ACRL Update
- W-9's requested from recipients of cash awards and forward the appropriate vendor/sponsor
- WESS-SEES report forwarded to Executive Director
- Press release to ALA Public Awareness Office announcing award winners
- Articles appear in March issue of C&RL News announcing award winners
- Send press releases to media outlets specified by each award winner
- Order awards plaques and certificates; checks for award winners requested
- Committee chairs of type-of-libraries sections reminded of responsibility to Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Committee
- Plans for awards programs, receptions, and ceremonies at Annual Conference completed
- Staff contact sponsors regarding attendance details, plaque and check commitments, and bill for administrative fee
- Award flyers e-mailed to awards committee chairs for informational update/review - Must have changes completed by May 1
- Award flyers for Annual Conference updated
- Award ceremony attendance, vendor representation, and award recipients determined and all parties notified of date/time/place of award ceremonies
- Award flyers e-mailed to committee chairs for distribution
- Awards ceremonies conducted
- Award checks, plaques, and citations distributed to chairs
- "Call for nomination" press releases drafted for announcement through ALA Public Awareness Office
- Award announcement for September issue of C&RL News prepared
- New award information posted and updated on ACRL awards Web page
- Memorandum drafted to all award committee chairs regarding the awards program promotion efforts; award background, comments on the importance of the award, historical anecdotes, etc. request for inclusion in any future promotional efforts.
- Award season announced on ACRLeads
- Awards flyers are e-mailed to award committee chairs for distribution and encouragement of submissions
12.5 ACRL awards list
ACRL currently administers 21 awards. Complete details are available on the awards webpage. The deadline for application for most awards is the first Friday in December. Selection is made at the Midwinter Meeting and awards are presented at the following ALA Annual Conference. For further information on any ACRL awards, contact the Awards Program Officer, (800) 545-2433, ext. 2521.
Achievement and Distinguished Service Awards
Academic/Research Librarian of the Year
Excellence in Academic Libraries Awards
Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award
CLS Innovation in College Librarianship Award
CJCLS EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Award
CJCLS EBSCO Community College Library Achievement Award
Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award
EBSS Distinguished Education and Behavioral Sciences Librarian Award
Instruction Section Innovation Award
Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award
PPIRS Marta Lange/SAGE-CQ Press Award
STS Innovation in Science and Technology Librarianship Award
ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award
WGSS Career Achievement in Women & Gender Studies Librarianship Award
WGSS Significant Achievement in Women & Gender Studies Librarianship Award
Research Awards/Grants
ESS De Gruyter European Librarianship Study Grant
Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab American Book Prices Current Exhibition Catalogue Awards
Ilene F. Rockman Instruction Publication of the Year Award
Oberly Award for Bibliography in the Agricultural or Natural Sciences
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The Future of Storage - More Details on Indianapolis and Boston
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I am pleased with the turn-out we had attending last week for my Infoboom Webinar on [The Future of Storage]. The 55-minute replay is available on Infoboom, and the slide deck can be downloaded from the [IBM Expert Network].
I mentioned that I was going to Indianapolis and Boston next week to give lectures on this topic. Here are the details:
I will also be in San Francisco for Oracle OpenWorld (Oct 2-6), Auckland New Zealand (Nov 9-11), and Melbourne Australia (Nov 15-17).
technorati tags: IBM, future, storage, Indianapolis, Boston, Burlington, Oracle, OpenWorld, Auckland, New Zealand, Melbourne, Australia
#ibmtechu Day 3 IBM Storage University - Networking and Inter-Datacenter Mobility
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Storage Networking is part of the IBM System Storage team. There were several break-out sessions on the third day at the [IBM System Storage Technical University 2011] related to storage networking.
Networking is going to be very important for a variety of transformational projects going forward in the next five years.
technorati tags: IBM, SAN, FCP, FICON, BNT, VMready, TRILL, OpenFlow, SVC, iSCSI, FCoE, CEE, VMware, ESX, vMotion, VPLEX, MetroCluster, PowerVM,
Next Tuesday - Infoboom Webinar - the Future of Storage
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After the amount of flack Jon Toigo had to endure for not giving advanced notice to his upcoming Webcast, I thought I would better remind people about my own Webinar that is happening next Tuesday, August 23.
Fortunately, they do not overlap. Mine is at 1pm EDT, and Jon's Webcast is Part 4 of his Storage Virtualization series, [The Data Protection Imperative: How to Keep Rockin' and Not Lose Your Assets] is earlier in the morning.
So here's the scoop, next Tuesday I will be presenting [The Future of Storage], August 23, 1pm to 2pm EDT. You can register to attend at the [Infoboom Registration Page]. Infoboom is a social community for business and IT leaders of small and midsize businesses brought to you by IBM.
But that's not all! After the webinar, I will then travel to various cities for face-to-face lectures. Here are the first two:
If you are near either of these two locations, contact your local IBM storage specialist or IBM business partner to participate.
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#ibmtechu Day 2 IBM Storage University - Solutions Expo
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I gotten several emails expressing worry that I have fallen off the face of th earth. The last two weeks have been educational and eye-opening for me. I can't provide details in my blog, so I will just say that it involved government agencies that IBM refers to as "dark accounts", and that I am now back safely in the USA. Between adjusting to time zone differences, ridiculously long hours, and restricted access to the internet, I was unable to blog lately.
Instead, I will resume my coverage of the [IBM System Storage Technical University 2011]. The "Solutions Expo" runs Monday evening through Wednesday lunch. This is a chance for people to explore all the solutions that are part of IBM's large "eco-system" for IBM System storage and System x products. There were several sponsors for this event.
As is often the case at these conferences, the various booths hand out fun items. The hot items this year were tie-dyed tee-shirts from Qlogic, and propeller beanies from the IBM rack and power systems team. Here is Amanda, one of the bartenders showing off the latter.
After the expo on Tuesday night, my friends at [Texas Memory Systems] held an after-party. Unlike the pens, tee-shirts and keychains at the Expo, these guys had a raffle for real storage products. Here is Erik Eyberg handing out a RamSan PCIe card, valued at $14,000 or so. IBM recently certified the TMS RamSan as External SSD storage for the IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC). The SVC can optimize performance using this for automated sub-LUN tiering with the IBM System Storage Easy Tier feature.
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Journal Your Summer Photos Now!
by Sherry Stocking Kline
first published in Wichita Eagle's Active Life Magazine – September 2000
Now that summer's over, and you've got a shoebox full of vacation, grandchildren, wedding, and graduation photographs, it's time for you to preserve those memories between the pages of a book, like a pressed flower, to be enjoyed again and again.
So where do you start first?
"Get some history attached to those photos," said Bob McCreary, "that's the first and probably the most important step."
McCreary and his wife Kathy co-own Scrapbook Garden, Wichita, Kansas. McCreary said that Kathy carries photographs with her in her purse and whenever she has a few minutes while watching television, waiting for the doctor, or waiting to get a driver's license she sorts photos and makes quick notes on the back with a photo safe pencil.
Once you have them sorted, McCreary said it's really a quick step after that to put the photos in an acid-free, lignin-free photo album, and then "journal" or tell about the photos.
Each year, Gerry Reimer does a summer vacation album, and adds more pages to her all-Christmas album.
Journals Don't Have to Be Elaborate…
Reimer said not to let your friends' elaborate journals scare you off. "Streamline," Reimer said, "get the photos on the page, and get the people identified."
"First of all," Reimer said, "Tell yourself it's o.k. not to use all the photos you have." Reimer said to choose pictures that tell who you are and where you were at that time, and be sure and include names and dates in your albums.
"I don't keep a travel diary," Reimer said, but Reimer said she jots down a few notes, picks up ticket stubs, colored brochures, saves travel itineraries and whatever else they might want to use in their vacation albums.
Reimer said you'll know what you want to do, and what you don't, after you finish your first book. Reimer's first photo album was her wedding album.
"We'd been married 49 years," Reimer said, and I didn't like our wedding photos, so I had a wonderful time cropping off what I didn't like and journaling about the pictures." Reimer said she does "bullet journaling", or writes short statements under most photos, saving long stories for special photographs or events.
Start With Recent Photo's…
Bonnie Loewen, Creative Memories consultant, said the easiest way to get started is with your last roll of film while your memory of the event is fresh, and work your way backwards.
Tell A Story…
Loewen said to tell a story with words as well as with pictures. How were you feeling? What was going on in the family, and the world? Loewen said even the current price of bread and gasoline will be interesting to future generations.
Loewen said to write as you would talk, don't worry about punctuation, and write a sloppy first draft. You can re-write it later, Loewen said.
Answer the Five W's – Engage the Five Senses…
Think about the five senses and the five W's, advised both McCreary and Loewen, adding that it will make ideas for captioning your photos come easier. Just remember to answer the questions who, what, when, where, and why questions, and engage the emotions by writing about how something looked, sounded, tasted, felt, and smelled.
Preserve Your Handwriting, too…
McCreary said and its faster to use a computer to journal, but it's not as personal, so he said not to be afraid to write in pencil and go over it later with a permanent marker, or even cover up mistakes with cardstock.
"Some people don't like their handwriting," McCreary said, "but people years from now will cherish seeing the handwriting of the person who made the journal."
Scrapbooks can help bridge the generation gap, so along with vacation, wedding and family photos, include stories and pictures of military service and other events to help future generations understand the times you lived through, and what makes your family special.
Ordinary Days are Important…
Loewen said it's also good to make pages of what an ordinary day was like in your family, too, not just the special events. "And make a signature page," Loewen said, with your name, date, who the album is for, and why you did it, "it's kind of like signing a quilt."
If you have a lifetime of photographs ask for help from your family. Reimer said that kids and grandchildren are great to help photo captions.
McCreary agreed, "it's good to get family members involved."
"Make it a fun activity," McCreary said, "have everyone sit down and talk about the photos, and try to communicate some of the emotion." You get different perspectives of an event by talking to different people.
"It's really exciting that people are making a legacy and trying to pass on their roots and their values," Loewen said, "values can be lost in one generation if they are not preserved."
"People will forget you in one generation if you don't tell your story," Loewen said, "you can make such a difference in people's lives with a scrapbook."
"In a sense," Reimer said, "your whole book is the story of your family."
2 Responses to "Journal Your Summer Photos Now!"
Love this article–especially remembering to use your own handwriting. Having that preserved is so meaningful to future generations and much more personal than a journal that is only typewritten. I also agree with getting the kids involved in journaling family memories. THey have such a unique perspective and one that you definitely want to capture and preserve.


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John Legend's New 'Tonight' Music Video Is (Sigh!) Steamy – Hunk of the Day
John Legend doesn't want to brag, but he'll give you "the best [night] you've ever had." Now, we shouldn't speculate, but by the looks of that body of his, we know he'd show us a good time.
Legend has always been that smooth-talking, soulful R&B singer with a lot of game, but he's definitely stepped it up in the sex appeal department. Maybe it's from spending all that time with Ludacris making the music video. Who knows. But one thing is for sure — we wanna see more of this new and improved Legend.
Scroll down to see this shirtless stud in action.


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