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Girl Scouts have a long history of service to our communities. During the 100th Anniversary celebrations, it's important that we stay true to our roots, which is why we are embarking on a council-wide Take Action project to plant trees all over this beautiful council of ours.
There are three ways we are asking that you participate. You can work in all three or you can choose one to really make an impact: Tree Planting, Bothin Organic Garden, and Earth Hour.
Tree Planting
By working in partnership with schools, places of worship, federal, state, and local government agencies, non-profit organizations, individuals, and corporations our council has planted over 2,000 trees. Please continue tree planting this fall and winter as part of your girls' Take Action projects. Visit our Tree FAQ, Resources and tree planting How-To to guide your project. Once you have planted trees, use our GSNorCal Tree Tracker to help us keep tabs on all the good things you are your girls are doing.
Tree Planting: Frequently Asked Questions
- Do we have to plant trees?
No, no one is required to plant trees; however, the tree planting project is an opportunity for girls to be part of something really big!
- Can individuals and troops plant trees?
Yes, anyone is welcome to join us in planting trees. We encourage everyone who wants to get involved and help us plant trees.
- Where do we get the trees?
More information about tree planting will come out this summer with all sorts of details about where to get trees, where and how to plant them, and how to get involved.
- How do I get involved?
Contact us at email@example.com if you're interested in being involved with tree planting. We're looking for arborists, naturalists, and both individuals and organizations who can help us create the best council-wide tree planting Take Action project.
Please click here for a complete FAQ.
Cultivate at the B.O.G.
The B.O.G., the Bothin Organic Garden, benefits from attention from Girl Scout Garden Gals. There is always routine grooming fun: planting, harvesting, compost turning and seasonal projects. Then there is a curriculum full of science, art, culture and FUN, that would be lovely "side trip" on any journey. The B.O.G is a perfect canvas for:
- Seniors and Ambassadors who want to develop a Gold Award Project that is a perfect accompaniment to their Journey – What's the next level for the garden?
- Juniors and Cadettes who want to learn more about organic gardens, farming and good food through monthly visits to maintain plant and harvest. What a great Silver Project.
- Daisies and Brownies who want to do fun science, art and history - OUTSIDE – with the new curriculum that is now housed on-site ready for leader delivery .
- Troop Leaders or Adult Girl Scouts who would like to donate time to girls to do the above. Don't let the BOG look for company too long.
It's YOUR garden. What do you want to do next? Click here for more information on the B.O.G.
Earth Hour: Girl Scout National Forever Green Initiative
GSNorCal will participate with other Girl Scouts, nationally, in Earth Hour on March 31 from 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. This symbolic event is done by turning off all the lights in your home during this hour. All of GSNorCal – and Girl Scouts Nation wide – goes dark! You can go beyond the light switch by replacing all incandescent bulbs with energy efficient bulbs (e.g. compact florescent, LED). For more information on Earth Hour click here.
Click here to go to the national registration page and follow these steps:
Step 1: Register
Step 2: DO your Action
Step 3: Record your activities on the site!
If the Take Action projects listed don't work for you and your girls GS Forever Green, nationally, have two other initiatives: Reducing Plastics and Building Rain Gardens.
Questions regarding GS Forever Green and Take Action projects should be sent to Kymberly Miller, email@example.com.
How Else Can You Help Celebrate Forever Green
$5 could purchase another 1 gallon tree for planting by a girl who otherwise could not afford it.
$10 could could purchase a 5 gallon tree for planting in an urban neighborhood.
$100 could register 4 girls as Girl Scouts, who could otherwise could not afford it, and send them to a council-wide celebration.
$500 could help send an older girl to our 100th Anniversary California Dreamin' Camporee in July 2012.
- $1,000 could help support the overhaul of community open space throughout the council.
If you plan to donate, please feel free to bring your donation when you pick up your trees. We will happily apply your generous donations to the Council 100th Anniversary activities and hand you a donation receipt in return.
If you have any questions about Forever Green Tree Planting, do not hesitate to email Kymberly Miller, Program Director-Environment, at email@example.com.


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The Basser Research Center Monthly Seminar Series is held at noon on the first Friday of the month in the Smilow Translational Research Center from Noon until 1:00pm. The Basser Research Center also sponsors an annual symposium.
For more information on seminars and symposia, email Basser Administrative Director, Beth Stearman at email@example.com.
Friday April 4, 2014 | Noon | SCTR 8-146AB
Clarisa Gracia, MD, MSCE - "Studying Fertility in Cancer Survivors and BRCA Carriers"
Daniel Powell PhD - "Redirected T cells for the Treatment of BRCA-associated Cancers"
May 6-7, 2014 | 9:00a.m.- 5:00p.m | Smilow Translational Research Center, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Featuring keynote speaker and Basser Global Prize winner Professor Alan Ashworth, FRS from the Institute for Cancer Research UK
Session topics to include:
March 7, 2014
Despina Kontos, PhD: "Breast DCE-MRI biomarkers for risk-reduction management of BRCA1/2 carriers"
Raymond J. Acciavatti, PhD: "Design of a Next-Generation Tomosynthesis System"
February 7, 2014
C. Neill Epperson, MD: "Impact of Natural and Surgical Menopause on Mood and Cognition"
Ben Stanger, MD, PhD: "Pancreatic Cancer and BRCA2"
January 3, 2014
David Weiner, PhD: "Developing a DNA immune therapy target hTERT: prospect of immunoprevention of BRCA1/2 related cancers"
December 6, 2013
Kate Nathanson, MD: "Somatic mutations in BRCA1/2 associated tumors"
Tim Rebbeck, PhD: "Mutation-specific risks in BRCA1/2 mutations carriers"
November 1, 2013
Andy Minn, MD, PhD: "Tumor and stroma pathways regulating breast cancer tratment resistance"
Andrea Facciabene, PhD: "Targeting the vasculature, tumor endothelial marker1 HLA-A2 epitopes mapping"
October 4, 2013
Susan Domchek, MD: "Update on PARP inhibitors in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers"
Angela Bradbury, MD: "The COGENT study: Communication of Genetic Test results by Telephone"
September 6, 2013
Katie Schmitz, PhD, MPH : "Dose response effects of exercise training on endogenous hormones in high risk women: The WISER Sister Trial"
Roger Greenberg, MD, PhD: "Chromatin Determinants of BRCA Function"
August, 2013
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Shridar Ganesan, MD, PhD (UMDNJ) - "BRCA1, 53BP1 and PARP: DNA Repair Choice and Chemosensitivity".
June 7, 2013
Eric Brown, PhD: "Regulation of Replication Fork Stability by Aurora A-PLK1 and RNF4"
Angie DeMichele, MD, MSCE: "The 2-PREVENT Breast Cancer Translational Center of Excellence (TCE)"
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Ramin Shiekhattar, PhD (Wistar Institute): "Genome-wide Analysis of BRCA Genes Reveals New Functions"
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Kate Nathanson, MD: "Somatic Genetics and Genomics of BRCA1/2 Associated Breast and Ovarian Cancers"
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David Mankoff, MD, PhD: "Breast Cancer Molecular Imaging"
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My favorite contemporary type-designers, Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones, have released their cloud webfont solution today — perhaps the most widely-anticipated web design product for the past several years. With unparalleled typographic control, reasonable pricing, and the greatest digital fonts I've worked with, it looks like the wait was worth it. Can't wait to take this out for a spin.
(via I Don't Quit, I Ruin the Game for Everyone. - Chris Piascik)
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Guangzhou Library by peter stewart | photography on Flickr.
IdN v20n3: Music Graphic Issue – Is there still a role for designers in the music world?
The music industry is facing a major disconnect with its visual heritage as listeners switch to digital downloading. But some designers are hanging in there — they tell us why and how.
At the moment, responsive web design is all the rage. More and more websites are designed responsively from the start, but how many are responsible?
A responsible website should respond well to the context of the user's device. Screen size, device specific functionalities, data network limitation, etc. should be taken under consideration while designing responsible websites.
Let's take a look at some responsive websites that I think are also responsible.
Smashing Mag's most impressive responsible feature has gotta be its navigation. There is a lot of content on the site so browsing through could be a real pain if the information architecture is handled poorly. But luckily for us devoted readers of the blog, Smashing Mag pays close attention to the design of the navigation down to every breakpoint. Stretch your browser on desktop and see how the navigation transforms. It's a thing of beauty.
Quartz is one of those news site that will scroll endlessly. On mobile, the readers are able to casually browse through article titles and press on the ones they want to read. On larger devices, Quartz provides a more in-depth browsing by showing full articles while still keeping a list of article titles for casual browsing on the sidebar. This is a great example of progressive enhancement.
This Swiss ux design studio takes advantage of larger and more powerful devices by featuring a full screen video as their site's focus area while reducing it to a still image for mobile.
The UK designer based out of Manchester has fun showcasing his portfolio. Luke features a big canvas on his home page that lays out thumbnails of his projects. On desktop, the canvas moves along with the mouse; on tablet, the user can drag the canvas around; on mobile, the thumbnails become a straight list vertically. Using certain device specific functionalities, Luke creates different yet fun and intuitive user experience across different devices.
Just like the title, this site is sick! I know flat design is in and skeumorphism is out now, but you can't deny how beautiful this site is. On mobile, the focus is just on the content; on bigger devices, the user is able to view all the bells and whistles (a beautifully illustrated wood deck with accessories), including an animated working watch!
New skin for this blog.
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More than two years ago, the state of West Virginia spent about $24 million in federal "stimulus" money to buy more than 1,000 computer network routers. It developed quickly that much of the money was wasted. Many of the public facilities for which the routers were purchased simply don't need anything that complex.
In some cases, such as one involving 77 routers bought for the State Police, no one thought to ensure the devices were compatible with existing equipment. Only one of the State Police routers is in use.
After word of the fiasco reached Washington, members of Congress demanded an investigation. One by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Inspector General is in progress. A state probe also is ongoing.
This week state legislators heard more about the mess. Gale Given, the state's chief technology officer, admitted, "We could have done a better job." Given added, "We fell a little short in our communication plan" involving public offices where the routers were to be installed.
"A little short" doesn't begin to cover it. Some of the routers are still sitting in the boxes used to ship them, more than two years after the equipment was bought.
"It's a big challenge to make sure all the entities use (the routers) to their full capacity," Given told lawmakers Monday.
Actually, it may be an insurmountable challenge. Some of the routers, capable of handling hundreds of computers, went to public facilities where just a handful are in use. The state simply bought more expensive equipment than was necessary.
Perhaps the most upsetting comment Given made to legislators was that the router catastrophe "was a good learning lesson for my office."
Good heavens. Taxpayers can't afford many lessons like that.
Legislators should be asking more questions about the router mess. At the top of the list should be whether taxpayers can have any faith in a technology operation that wastes so much money.


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Monohybrid Punnett Square Problems
Punnett squaresOriginal parents in any given set of crosses are called the parent generation or parentals, while the two subsequent generations are denoted with the symbols F1 and F2 (a cross of two F1 individuals).Punnett Squares are one method for visually demonstrating the probability of offspring genotypes and offspring phenotypes.
Example 1: (Monohybrid Cross) For humans, brown eyes are dominant (B) over blue eyes (b).A heterozygous brown-eyed man marries a heterozygous brown-eyed female.
What are the possible genotypes and phenotypes of the offspring?
Parents: Male = Bb; Female = Bb
Record the probabilities for genotypes and phenotypes of the offspring (F2 generation) as percents and ratios.Use the following format to write genotypic ratios: homozygous dominant: heterozygous: homozygous recessive.
Use the following format to write phenotypic ratios:
dominant phenotype: recessive phenotype.
Monohybrid Practice Problems 1.Cystic fibrosis is a recessive genetic disorder.Ron is homozygous dominant (FF) and Nancy is a carrier (Ff) of cystic fibrosis.Use a Punnett square to predict the probability that one of their children will have cystic fibrosis? Show all work and box your final answer.
2.Patty is homozygous dominant for freckles (SS), while Charlie is homozygous for no freckles (ss).Draw a Punnett square predicting the probability if their children will have Percents
Phenotypic Percents
Genotypic Percents
Phenotypic Percents
b Conv2.Dominant allele (upper case) written befo-Linked Worksheet 2 3.Eddie has brown eyes, while Cybil has blue.
If brown eyes are known to be dominant, and blue eyes are recessive, use a Punnett square to predict their offspring.Assume Eddie doesnt carry a recessive allele.
4.Larry and Lola Little have achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism.Both are heterozygotes.
Their son, Big Bob Little, is 71.
Use a Punnett square to show how Big Bob got his genotype.
5.Woody Guthrie, who wrote This Land is Your Land, was heterozygous for Huntingtons disease (Hh).His wife was homozygous recessive and perfectly normal (hh).Huntingtons disease is caused by a latent dominant gene, meaning that it is not phenotypically (physically) expressed until later in life.
Dominant disease genes are expressed in homozygous dominant and heterozygous people (HH or Hh)
.Draw a Punnett square for Woody ad his wife.
Example 2: (Sex-Linked Cross)
The normal female condition is a result of the chromosomal pairing XX, while the normal male condition is XY.
Certain genes located on the X chromosome, not associated with female sex characteristics, cause sex-linked recessive traits.As a result, females must receive two recessive alleles to exhibit any particular characteristic associated with one of these genes, while males need only receive one allele.The reason for the male anomaly is that the Y chromosome does not carry versions of the same genes as the X chromosome.
Consequently, only females can be true heterozygotes (one dominant allele and one recessive allele).
! Hemophilia is a rare heredity human disease of the blood.The blood of individuals with this condition does not clot properly.Without the capacity for blood clotting, even a small cut can be lethal.In ahemophiliac allele and (h) for the hemophilia alle-Linked Worksheet 3 Sex-Linked Practice Problems 1.In humans colorblindness (b) is an example of a sex-linked recessive trait.In this problem, a male with colorblindness marries a female who is not colorblind but carries the (b) allele.Using a Punnett square, determine the genotypic and phenotypic probabilities for their potential offspring.
In fruit flies red eye color (R) is dominant to white eyes (r).In a cross between two flies, 50% of the male and 50% of the female offspring had red eyes.
The other half of the males and females had white eyes.
What are the phenotype, and all possible genotypes, of the o
Dihybrid crosses use Punnett squares to distribute parental alleles from two genes into gametes (eggs and sperm or pollen and ovum) as would be predicted by meiosis.
! In garden peas, tallness (T) is dominant to shortness (t) and axillary flowers (A) are dominant to terminal flowers (a).
What are the expected ratios for the genotypes and phenotypes of the offspring if a heterozygous tall, heterozygous axillary plant is crossed wi-Linked Worksheet 4 Dihybrid Practice Problems 1.
In horses, the coat color black is dominant (B) over chestnut (b).
The trotting gait is dominant (T) over the pacing gait (t).
If a homozygous black pacer is mated to a homozygous chestnut, heterozygous trotter, what will be the ratios for genotype a-Sachs.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
AMD Debuts New Brazos 2.0 Platform for Netbooks, Low-Cost Laptops.
AMD Formally Unveils Brazos 2.0 Platform for Low-Cost PCs
Friday, May 25, 2012
Toshiba Pulls the Plug on Netbooks in the U.S.
Toshiba Abandons Netbook Product Line
Thursday, April 19, 2012
AMD on Track to Release Brazos 2.0 Low-Cost Platform This Quarter.
AMD Set to Release New Low-Cost PC Platform Shortly
Thursday, March 29, 2012
AMD's Fusion APU Platform Now Supports Real-Time Embedded Applications.
AMD Brazos Gains Support High-End Industrial, Military and Medical Embedded Applications
Thursday, January 19, 2012
AMD Dumps "Fusion System Architecture" Brand.
AMD Wants to Call Its System Architecture "Heterogeneous"
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Advanced Micro Devices Set to Unveil New Strategy Next Week.
AMD Performs Massive Layoffs as It Gets Ready for New Strategy
Friday, October 28, 2011
AMD Beats Own Revenue Forecast Despite of 32nm Chip Shortages.
AMD's Revenue Exceeds Forecasts, Company Posts Profits
Thursday, October 27, 2011
AMD Does Not Expect Thai Flood to Reduce Demand Towards Its Chips.
AMD Does Not Consider HDD Supply a Short-Term Issue
Friday, September 30, 2011
AMD: Ultrabooks Will Have Hard Times Competing Against Apple MacBook Air.
AMD Does Not See Immediate Benefits of Ultrabooks, But Intends to Offer Competitive Chips
Monday, August 22, 2011
AMD Updates Lineup of ULV Products.
AMD Speeds Up Brazos
Thursday, July 21, 2011
AMD Shipped Over a Million A-Series "Llano" Accelerated Processing Unit.
Success of Llano Seems to Be Limited so Far, But Ramp Expected to Be Rapid
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Future Hardware Architectures Will Make Development of Higly-Parallel Software Easier - AMD.
CPUs and GPUs Should Be "Integrated Further", Claims AMD
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
AMD Llano Systems Set to Be Widely Available This Quarter - AMD.
AMD Expects Rapid Ramp of Llano APUs
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
AMD: No Concrete Plans for Application Store So Far.
AMD Has No Solid Plans for Fusion Software Store
Sunday, March 20, 2011
AMD: APUs Will Challenge Traditional Microprocessors.
CPUs Without Graphics Cores May Cease to Exist
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
AMD to Refresh E-Series APUs Lineup in the Third Quarter.
AMD to Boost Zacate with Turbo Core, Higher Clock-Speeds


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An omphalocele is a birth defect in which the infant's intestine or other abdominal organs stick out of the belly button (navel). In babies with an omphalocele, the intestines are covered only by a thin layer of tissue and can be easily seen.
An omphalocele is a type of hernia. Hernia means "rupture."
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An omphalocele develops as a baby grows inside the mother's womb. The muscles in the abdominal wall (umbilical ring) do not close properly. As a result, the intestine remains outside the abdominal wall.
Approximately 25 - 40% of infants with an omphalocele have other birth defects. They may include genetic problems (chromosomal abnormalities), congenital diaphragmatic hernia, and heart defects.
An omphalocele can be clearly seen, because the abdominal contents stick out (protrude) through the belly button area.
There are different sizes of omphaloceles. In small ones, only the intestines stick out. In larger ones, the liver or spleen may stick out of the body as well.
Prenatal ultrasounds often identify infants with an omphalocele before birth. Otherwise, a physical examination of the infant is enough for your health care provider to diagnose this condition. Testing is usually not necessary.
Omphaloceles are repaired with surgery
, although not always immediately. A sac protects the abdominal contents and allows time for other more serious problems (such as heart defects) to be dealt with first, if necessary.
To fix an omphalocele, the sac is covered with a special man-made material, which is then stitched in place. Slowly, over time, the abdominal contents are pushed into the abdomen.
When the omphalocele can comfortably fit within the abdominal cavity, the man-made material is removed and the abdomen is closed.
Sometimes the omphalocele is so large that it cannot be placed back inside the infant's abdomen. The skin around the omphalocele grows and eventually covers the omphalocele. The abdominal muscles and skin can be repaired when the child is older to achieve a better cosmetic outcome.
Complete recovery is expected after surgery for an omphalocele. However, omphaloceles often occur with other birth defects. How well a child does depends on which other conditions the child also has.
If the omphalocele is identified before birth, the mother should be closely monitored to make sure the unborn baby remains healthy. Plans should be made for careful delivery and immediate management of the problem after birth. The baby should be delivered in a medical center that is skilled at repairing omphaloceles. The baby's outcome is improved if he or she does not need to be taken to another center for further treatment.
Parents should consider screening their unborn baby for other genetic problems that are associated with this condition.
This problem is diagnosed and repaired in the hospital at birth. After returning home, call your health care provider if the infant develops any of these symptoms:
Turnage RH, Richardson KA, Li BD, McDonald JC. Abdominal wall, umbilicus, peritoneum, mesenteries, omentum, and retroperitoneum.In: Townsend CM Jr, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed.Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 43.
Ledbetter DJ. Gastroschisis and omphalocele. Surg Clin North Am. 2006;86(2):249-260.
Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Univeristy of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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Tuesday Tip: Save Space With A Gutter Garden!By
This is one of the coolest space-saving tips I've seen! Create a window-box veggie patch using guttering! You could do this on the side of your house or all along your fence. Takes almost no room and you get fresh veggies and herbs!
Got another idea for rain gutters? Leave a comment!
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TELLURIDE – Inside a small dance studio in downtown Telluride, several children ages 3 to 5 are laughing their heads off – dancing, singing, balancing on colorful props, taking turns performing short skits for each other on a small stage. It's the ultimate in directed play, and their teacher, Jessica Galbo, is having as much fun as her students.
The Little Performing Arts Schoolhouse meets each Tuesday and Thursday at Ames Conservatory, formerly the Telluride Dance Academy. Galbo, a mother of four and president of the parent association at the Telluride Mountain School, began teaching dance classes there about five years ago, not long after her youngest child was born. A dancer herself since age 6, Galbo's path to Telluride came via New York, Vermont and Boulder, where, in 1993, she graduated with a minor in dance at the University of Colorado and a major in humanities and pre-med. She then moved to San Francisco to pursue medicine, working at a free medical clinic in Haight-Ashbury before going to work for a start-up company that took her around the world.
Then she met musician Mark Galbo, well known in Telluride for his innovative teaching methods at the Rock and Roll Academy. But before reaching Telluride, the couple spent time in both Monticello, Utah, and Norwood, growing their family along the way.
Even while her career was focused elsewhere, "I was always dancing or teaching," explains Galbo. "While in Norwood I did several artist residencies, and taught ballet at Peak Fitness for kids up to age 9."
Once in Telluride, "I began subbing for Miss Shirley [Fortenberry] now and then," says Galbo of her beginnings at TDA. "That was the draw for me, Miss Shirley and Valerie (Madonia) – both incredibly accomplished dancers, teachers and former prima ballerinas, and incredible women that I loved being around.
"Then I started teaching my own classes – kids my kids' age," she continues. "I always taught around my kids."
With her kids now older – Miles, 12; Samson, 10; Arabella, 8; and Joseph, 5 – Galbo found herself in the position to accept an offer from the dance school's new owner, Stephanie Ames, to direct Ames Conservatory's spring recital alongside Artistic Director Madonia. And she was also given the opportunity to create a new kids' class: the Little Performing Arts Schoolhouse.
"Stephanie and I kind of collaborated on the name and I created the curriculum based on what I know about children and what I've observed over the years," says Galbo. One of her influences is Kodaly, a system of teaching kids music that involves traditional singing games, folk songs and hand movements – something she was first introduced to by a teacher in Monticello. "I think movement and singing and play –play-based learning – create physical and musical intelligence… Research shows that that helps with reading and math. It's setting them up for being whole, well-rounded children.
A typical two-hour class with Galbo begins with the kids sitting in a circle, where they sing songs and play hand games. "We do that for a half hour, then we take a 10-minute snack, restroom and water break," she says, noting that such breaks are important for kids. Then the class has 25 minutes of dance instruction – hip-hop, ballet or creative movement, and then another short break. Then the children don costumes – everything from superhero to princess to animal costumes – and build an obstacle course, for which they make up a story. The kids might follow the dragon's path, balancing on round "river stones" and long foam pieces in a rainbow of colors, undulating around the room. The path often ends with a task, such as bowling or a bag toss.
Going back and forth between the school's large and small studios, the kids typically end the session with some stage time, where they "make up very simple, straightforward plays," and do some dance moves, says Galbo. Then they end each day back in a circle with more singing.
"I like the singing because it brings us all together. It kind of unifies us as a group at the beginning, gets us on the same frequency. There's some magic there, where everyone comes into the present moment." Ending with singing helps to ground the kids before heading back into daily life with their parents, Galbo explains. "You can tell they soften" after being in the circle together.
When she first developed the curriculum for Little Performing Arts Schoolhouse, Galbo fully expected she would ultimately need to make changes, but to her surprise, the format and the formula were spot-on. "I think I've hit a bull's-eye on what works," she says. "I wanted to create a balance between performing and dance instruction; creativity and play; singing and games… There are no dead zones…" The kids don't event notice that two hours have gone by. "It's kind of a flow that follows their natural rhythm," she says.
Galbo intentionally set a long class length for two reasons. "A 45-minute class isn't long enough for parents to do anything," she says. "And I wanted space for the kids to unfold, to bring their personality to the class. This is a safe, nurturing space for that… My boundaries are pretty strong, but you have to have that, to hold the form, hold their heart space. And within strict boundaries, there's a lot of creativity.
"That's what's the joy for me. It's fun, it's adorable, and they trust me," she says.
The success of Galbo's class, which started in February, has led her to add an extra day to the schedule. Starting next week the class will run Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, culminating in an optional performance at Ames Conservatory's spring recital, a Cirque de Soleil-inspired Carnivale of Dance, May 22, 3 p.m. at the Sheridan Opera House. "The kids will dress up as bugs," says Galbo, and they'll be able to keep their costumes.
Come June, the Little Performing Arts Sound of Music Summer Camp will meet Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-noon (adding an extra hour for outdoor play), through August.
Drop-ins for either session are welcome, but space is not guaranteed; priority is given to pre-registered students, and classes are limited to 10 kids. The day rate for Galbo's current class is $27. Come summer, the three-hour camps will run $40 per day.
"My goal is to keep it cost-effective so it's accessible to parents," says Galbo. Another draw for parents may be the live-video feed from each classroom, allowing minute-by-minute peeks into the kids' antics via the Internet. To protect privacy, a new password-protected access code is provided to parents at each class.
"I'm loving my job," says a visibly elated Galbo, following a Tuesday session with her little performers. "The kids are happy, parents are happy. It's like a magic formula – we've hit it." Building on the success of the class so far, Galbo says, "We're going to shoot the moon."
For more information or to register for Little Performing Arts Schoolhouse, call Ames Conservatory at 728-9065, or visit their soon-to-be re-launched website, www.theamesconservatory.com.


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AEDES ALBOPICTUS … An article in the recent issue of Science News caught my attention, "In the Eye of the Tiger." It was about the global advance of the Asian tiger mosquito (A. albopictus) that health experts were concerned could spread tropical diseases into temperate regions. Journalist Carrie Arnold characterized the invading pest as "an aggressive hit-and-run biter" that feeds on everything – humans, dogs, livestock, birds, etc. – and attacks during the middle of the day, not just at dusk. It's well established in the Southeast, with just three sightings (unconfirmed) in Colorado, according to the article's accompanying map … What got me all worked up – reading about how a 2007 outbreak of chikungunya virus in Italy alerted disease experts to its potential danger of this new invasive species of mosquito in transmitting all manner of tropical scourges, including dengue fever, West Nile, yellow fever and several forms of encephalitis – was that I'd just seen a striped mosquito on my forearm while working in the Cloud Acre spud patch several weeks earlier. Its markings were different than any mosquito I'd seen before, and I took a moment's notice, before squishing the bug prior to its biting me … Now I was realizing I might have seen this new mosquito, and I figured I should tell someone. An Internet search led me to Dr. Chester G. Moore of Colorado State University, an expert in medical entomology, who'd been keeping a database of possible A. albopictus sightings, and I explained my experience. He wrote me back immediately, and was very keen to obtain a specimen – suggesting the following possibility for capture … "A technique that usually works pretty well is to use a small jar (like one used for spices) to cover the mosquito when it comes to bite. Usually it will fly upward into the jar and you can put the lid on to trap it. An hour or two in the freezer will kill it and you will have a good specimen for identification. Once the mosquitoes are dead, we usually place them in a small box between multiple layers of Kleenex or toilet paper to protect them from moving. These boxes can be mailed to our lab at CSU" … Of course, not all of us would have the presence of mind to employ an entomologist's methodology when a mosquito is attacking. So, Dr. Moore also suggests, "As an alternative, if you have a smart phone with a good camera, it may be possible to take a picture of the mosquitoes. You can send me the photo as an email attachment, and I may be able to identify it that way" … If you happen to notice a suspiciously striped mosquito, feel free to contact me, and send a photo, if you can get one. And I can alert Dr. Moore. There are many good identification photos of the Asian tiger mosquito online, if you want to get an idea of what it looks like … One behavior that facilitates the spread of this new insect is its ability to breed in small puddles of water in old tires. Unhappily, I've been using old tires at Cloud Acre as weed barriers and support structures for new tree plantings – a reuse practice I plan to discontinue … So, if you have old tires around your place, you might particularly keep an eye out for the Asian tiger mosquito.
FIFTH OF JULY … Lots of flag-waving on the Fourth, as well there should be for any citizens of the American republic – a nation conceived in liberty, but where we the people are still struggling to match facts with the dream. Whatever dream that might be – gay, under God, atheist, gun-lover, gun-hater, etc … For me, I unroll my dad's flag (Vincenzo Bontempi) that he'd fly every day outside his California home and let it wave in the wind outside my Cloud Acre residence on the Fifth of July – to remind myself that patriotism isn't a once-a-year thing. That the flag waves every day, whether we notice it or not. That we should be patriots every day, whether our government is spying on us or not. And we should honor those patriotic Americans willing to risk everything to get our federal government's uncomfortable truths out, whether those currently in power like it or not.
SIGN OF THE TIMES … While not usually a billboard fan, I couldn't help but smile, passing through the Wasatch Front outside Springerville near Salt Lake City this May, when one of those pestiferous house-size ads shouted out, as I raced past on the freeway: "So excited by spring, we wet our plants."
TONSILLECTOMY … I had mine out as a youngster. Everyone promises ice cream, but your throat feels so bad and your stomach's a little queasy, you don't eat much, really. Cool liquids feel the best … My son Gregorio got his removed recently. It only took a half-hour or so. Plus a couple hours to come back from anaesthesia at the Surgery Center. He walked out to the car on his own, and we left Grand Junction and came home. Where he stayed, recuperating … Surgery takes it out of you, and they recommend a couple weeks of taking it easy. Which is what you expect teenagers to do starting summer vacation anyway. Sleeping a lot. Watching videos … Between the prescription drugs and a new Xbox, he's made the best of it.
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Carbs: 5.9g | Fat: 3.1g | Fiber: 0.6g | Protein: 0.6g | Calories: 55.3
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At only 53 calories a piece, these soft cookies are sure to please!
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Serve these holiday cookies with a cup of tea or lowfat vanilla ice cream.
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Carbs: 10.3g | Fat: 2.6g | Fiber: 0.5g | Protein: 0.8g | Calories: 61.1
This an easy, affordable recipe that will impress your guests.
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Pumpkin is subbed for butter in this lowfat treat! Cranberries and almonds add flavor and nutrition!
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You'll never know these cookies are lower in fat! Customize your cookies by using any flavor of "chips" you prefer!
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Carbs: 12.5g | Fat: 2.9g | Fiber: 0.3g | Protein: 0.8g | Calories: 69.2
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This is a recipe from Better Homes & Gardens New Cook Book, Meredith Corp. (1981) 9th Ed., page 161; but I added more lemon zest!
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My one major food weakness is Reeses' Cups. I can't get enough of the combination of Chocolate and Peanut Butter with that little bit of saltiness. This recipe was made up to satisfy that craving, and at just 45 calories per "cookie" it does a pretty good job.
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Carbs: 4.1g | Fat: 3.2g | Fiber: 0.4g | Protein: 1.2g | Calories: 45.4
This cookie is a modification of the traditional linzer cookie. To create the starburst effect, use a star shaped cookie cutter. You may use your favorite seedless jam for the center, but raspberry tastes especially good with the almond-flavored cookie. Happy Holidays!
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These Christmas (or anytime!) cookies are so low-gi that I don't have to say "No" to the kids when they ask for another one.
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These are a variation of the Quaker Oatmeal Cookie recipe found inside the lid of the big can of original oats. Instead of raisins, I use Kraft Caramel Bits. (Usually these can be found near the apples at holiday time. The package has pictures of caramel apples on it. The caramels are small round bits around the same size as chocolate chips.) If the Kraft caramel bits are not available, they can be substituted with any soft caramels that are individually wrapped. In this case you would have to unwrap them, cut into smaller pieces and toss with a small amount of flour to keep them from sticking together while you make the cookie dough.
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Just last week I finished my 3rd challenge. There's inserted pictures from that effort, and the one before.
My 1st BFL Challenge was in 2007, and about 1 month later I dealt with a massive personal tragedy. I hit a pedestrian in a car accident, and the aftermath of that terrible day has forever changed me. I was derailed for literally years, and then let those demons take over each time I tried to rise. Ahhh, the evils of self-sabotage.
My 2nd BFL Challenge was in 2011, and I think I did really well. Actually, I did great, but sadly, my mind didn't match my newly minted body, and it was quicker than Flo Jo that I gained back all the weight, + tax. I basically "white-knuckled" through the 12 weeks. I had Champion physical results, but in reality, didn't "cross the abyss", which meant I wasn't a Champion. Transformation is not with one thing in a vacuum. Transformation is whole!
Then I was actually so embarrassed that after that finish I needed another BFL Challenge that I avoided doing another BFL Challenge. I was ashamed, and handled it by making it worse.
This 3rd BFL Challenge, as I said, finished last week, was a total self-reinvention. I wanted a comeback, and comeback I did. I believe in our ability to reinvent ourselves an unlimited number of times. This BFL Contest was different, very. I worked on my inner transformation as much as, or even more than my physical, and I realized something HUGE. My demons rise up when I'm taking steps in the right direction. It's not that those steps are wrong, and I should fall back into my comfortable spot on the sofa, and eating take-out. I need to tell those demons they aren't in charge, and the more I did that, the quieter they became. Guess who has the power now?
It should be noted this thread isn't about reinvention, though. Now I'm looking to be accountable to myself, so there's never again another "before" picture, just continuations. I've done the reinventing, and now it's time for evolving!
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Contest 2
Weight: 144.4 to 122.2 - Body Fat: 33.9% to 23.1% - Waist: 34.75 to 31.25
Jessica Mighty Max ~ 2013 Body-for-LIFE Champion ~ Champion is a VERB!
The last workout of the challenge I just finished was on Monday September 16th. I haven't been to the gym in the two weeks since. I live in DC, so there's lots I can get to with my own two feet, and I've certainly been active with walking. My body needed a rest, so that I could make a full recovery.
Yesterday I did body weight exercises, with push-ups, air squats, and walking lunges.
Tonight I am taking my first CrossFit class. I'm doing an introduction class with four different local boxes, so that I can get a feel for if CrossFit is for me, and at which location.
My post contest eating this time is totally different from after my last challenge. I've also taken the time off from the eating plan, and had some indulgences, but within reason, and mindfulness. I'm not eating to eat, nor as an emotional response, and when making main choices, like breakfast, am doing what I've always done, because there's no reason to eat poorly, because I "can". Also... I've embraced the concept of "splurge worthy". I went to Bourbon Steak with a good friend the Friday after my final pictures. Did I indulge? You bet I did. I was offered dessert after my meal the other night, and it was something I like okay, but just okay, and don't love. I declined. My body is worth caring for. I am worth the self care.
Jessica, You truly are an inspiration to me. Your transformations were/are incredible. Thank you for sharing. Please keep us updated :)
Yes, I agree your transformations are very inspiring and show your true determination despite all your challenges during each challenge. Please keep us all updated on your progress and as always Keep Moving FOrward!!!
@ChelseaIreland - Thank you! What kind words. Just remember that I followed the BFL formula. You can do this, too! It's simple, just not easy. The sacrifices I made, though, were nothing in comparison to the life I was giving up when unfit.
Awww, thanks, @WPBill! It's about picking yourself up again. To be honest, the process was difficult for me, but totally worth it, because I'm worth it.
I took 2 weeks mostly off, and am now checking out local Crossfit boxes. I am still a 100% supporter of BFL! I'm doing something different for my training for a few months to change things up, learn some new skills, maybe make some like-minded friends, and just continue this journey to better health & fitness.
Also... I'm taking cooking lessons, a present to myself, so I can learn to make a greater variety of healthy food.
You are an inspiring to me. I am in the journey of 1st challenge and 9 more days to go. Your story keeps me more motivated to continue this life style!
I was thinking if I should give up taking notes in this forum. Now you are setting a model that I should come back here frequently to check with the other members and stay on track.
You have been an insperation to me and even with all your personal demons you are like the PHEONIX Rising from the ashes. You are on a new path as most of us who have done a challenege or 2 or 10. Waiting to hear about the Crossfit journey. I watched the Reebok fitis person in the world comp. They were show casing the women. I was in awe of them truly inspiring to watch. I would like to catch the men to compare the differences. What a way to trian. I to have deviated away from BFL workouts. I have moved into the realm of Kettlebell training. I do 2 sessions at work on my own then one in class session with an instructer. This is very recent like this week. I wouldn't have gotten this far if it wasn't for BFL and all the fine peeps I have met along the way. BFL is a great starting point for everyone. I like to change things up anf they say find a sport or activity you really like and go from there.
Hope to hear more can't wait. GO gettem.
Little Elephant ~
That's one of the greatest compliments I've ever received! Yes. Come back. Yes. Stay on track.
I'm sorry for the delay. I went away on business, and have been trying to catch up. Please share all about your completed challenge! I can't wait to get the details.
I've found that when I leave the community, it results in a reversion, at least for me, to who I was, and remaining focused, and this community is part of that focus, is a reminder of WHO I AM.
My Dad calls me the Phoenix, so your post just warmed me all over.
You know... at first I was hesitant to share about CrossFit, because I never want to distract people from their BFL goals, or imply in anyway whatsoever that I don't support the BFL program, but then I realized that BFL isn't about BFL in those strict terms. BFL is about health, personal power, fitness, and being your best you.
As many know, I believe in a "by the book" BFL challenge, but that doesn't mean that we can't use the foundation of BFL during non contest time to explore other things.
I so understand what you mean by you wouldn't be with your next step if not for BFL. I'm the same. And "next step" for us isn't better than BFL, just something a little different, to keep it interesting.
I'm excited to hear more about your classes.
The more we know...
CrossFit is hard, if I may whine for a moment, though it's a great experience for me. I'm learning a lot more about flexibility, stability, balance, how to do more moves, and how to really think about my movements, physiologically. I think I'll do another BFL Challenge, starting in December, with the goal of 12% body fat. Right now I'm benefiting from this, a different type of program, one I could have never embraced without BFL. I'm loving fitness!
Sorry there's been a delay. I went away for a while and have been focused intensely on some work things, as well as working out. Right now I'm working on things that might seem trite, but the details matter. I have trouble with different grips, for instance. My wrists really hurt when gripping underhanded, so I'm working on rounding out my ability to go to the gym and bang out lots of different types of things. I'm also focused on things like burpees so that I can improve my coordination, while doing aerobic, anaerobic, and strength training at once.
Musings to myself...
I'm deciding between signing up for CrossFit, or putting that off, and continuing doing what I know, using my current gym membership. It's cost prohibitive to belong to both gyms. My current contract job isn't that stable, so the $249/month cost for CF is a factor, against the $94/month for my regular gym membership. I need to really consider all factors.
Last week I did not workout, and genuinely could not, which is so rare. I had a terrible chest cold that was bad enough that it was flu level. I could not catch my breath. It would have also been unfair of me to have gone to the gym in that condition. The body aches are over. The headache is really low now, as opposed to the back of my head pounding, and the coughing is much less. My throat was really sore, and then raw, and now just a bit dry. I'm still congested, but now I just seem to have a cold, which is way different.
Anyway, if I feel well tomorrow, I've got a CrossFit workout planned, and then a sit-down with the coaches. I passed Elements. I'm working on making a shelf with my elbows. It doesn't come naturally to me. I don't know why. It's been very humbling, because I'm just having a hard time picking up the skills.
Oh well. That's life... new challenges.
Today I did my 1st CrossFit group class. Before today I was doing Elements, where they teach you the foundations necessary to safely perform the basic movements. It went well today, though I admit that I am at the lowest weights, and the workout needed scaling for me. You know what? That's okay. I was humbled, though not embarrassed. I am taking the class because I want to learn something and improve. It's my nature to want to be the best, and sometimes not immediately being the best has caused me to give up. I plan on continuing!
There's 2 weeks left on my Elements membership to decide if I'm signing up for more months.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL Cliffhanger Friday: Brilliant! (West Coast Spoilers)
GENERAL HOSPITAL has been at the top of its game lately and Friday was a prime example. What a great cliffhanger! There are SPOILERS (and pictures) below so please don't read if you haven't watched yet. Enjoy the episode first and then come back and share your thoughts.
Friday was just about perfect for me as a viewer with the exception of the Connie hearing that seemed to drag on and on. I have to admit this is the least favorite part of GH for me these days even though I enjoy so many of the actors involved. As for the rest of the show: heaven.
Carly was determined to find out the truth about A.J. and came face to face with him again. Tracy was still being held "hostage" while Monica figured out how to keep her quiet. Lulu and Dante's adoption worker was really mean but I was invested because I felt for them (just hoping no more baby switching/stealing is on the horizon). But the best part was Robin and Duke. Or whoever Duke is.
With a perfect use of flashbacks Robin (Kimberly McCullough) figured out that Duke (Ian Buchanan) didn't know things the real Duke would have known. Once she tipped her hand to "Duke," he began removing a mask from his face revealing his true identity to her (not viewers).
Faison (Anders Hove)? Could it be anyone else? Whatever the outcome next week, Friday had that old school "can't wait until Monday" feel. Thank you, GENERAL HOSPITAL.
The man behind the mask has been revealed!
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I was on the edge of my seat. But why did Robin reveal she was on to Duke?ReplyDelete
Aaron, I had just tweeted that Robin was smart then she wasn't. But it probably had to work out this way for dramatic purposes. I loved it though. GH has used flashbacks really effectively this year.ReplyDelete
^^ Also, I assume Kimberly McCullough hasn't taped many episodes so her being on to "Duke" has been been expedited. I am glad the story is moving. "Duke's" return has been troubling for me because he was so obviously an imposter (Anna has looked silly hand-wringing over "Duke" & Luke!) Today's episode felt like great old school soap opera and I devoured it! Kudos GH!ReplyDelete
Joshua, I wasn't even expecting to get this much Robin so it has been a treat. I'm really glad GH is keeping things under wraps allowing viewers to be surprised.ReplyDelete
Fasion is the best bet, still thinking it over? However he or she wants control of Sonny's empire! I'm finally stumped by a soap wow! Could it be a Cassidine, that would be perfect for Luke hmmmm! Great job #GH!I'm impressedReplyDelete
Fasion is the best bet, still thinking it over? However he or she wants control of Sonny's empire! I'm finally stumped by a soap wow! Could it be a Cassidine, that would be perfect for Luke hmmmm! Great job #GH!I'm impressedReplyDelete
@Roger: I am spoiler-free, so I relate to your surprise/enjoyment in a week's worth of Robin! KMc has been dynamite to watch.ReplyDelete
There are certain things I have to know for We Love Soaps but trying to avoid all of that. I want to enjoy the daytime soaps as much as possible. I wish the other shows could pull off more surprises.ReplyDelete
How long have you been spoiler free?
I've been spoiler-free since I was a kid in the 80's (pre-internet days!) I try as much as possible to avoid anything coming up in story and every one I know, knows not to spill what they know as it directly relates to story. Somethings are unavoidable, like the exit of a popular character but I avoid any information on the exit story if I am really invested.ReplyDelete
I appreciate sites like WLS which state in the title of an article "Spoilers" versus titling article's with the actual spoiler (many sites do!) I enjoy TVGuide's Michael Logan but his articles often state the spoiler in the title, so I read his work sporadically.
I also avoid the soap publications (which is easy because there are so few.) I generally record soaps and binge-view late at night or weekends. During the week, I can check out this site for the "Today In Soaps" articles which I adore. Roger -- you and the crew here do great work and I know it's a labor of love!
Also, I am very critical of Ron Carvialti's work as a headwriter because it's not my preferred brand of drama but he most definitely delivers surprises. The last six months of OLTL were filled with surprises (Matthew's "death" on Thanksgiving was splendidly done, Cole's "death in the final week, Ford's actual death, Victor Jr.'s reveal, etc.)ReplyDelete
With GH, I was truly surprised when Robin was revealed to be alive. Right now, GH is the only soap capable of truly surprising it's viewers and the creative team deserves all the credit.
I have Ron Carvialti's GH & OLTL for surprises and DVDs of Douglas Marland-era GL & ATWT for my preferred brand of drama!ReplyDelete
THAT was a Friday ending - can't wait til Monday's show!ReplyDelete
Just watched an old footage of Cesar Faision with Anna......he has the same hands and made the same comment about Robin beingReplyDelete
wise beyond her years as always......
Just watched an old footage of Cesar Faision with Anna......he has the same hands and made the same comment about Robin beingReplyDelete
wise beyond her years as always......
the mask was creepy and this Faison story is literally 22 years old with the original actors. (a rarity in soaps these days) so it is awesome. My hope that the real Duke is alive somewhere, the scenes with Anna have been sweet.ReplyDelete
Roger, I can always count on you and your site to be as enthusiastic as I am about my 'stories'. :)ReplyDelete
Started watching GH again last Feb when Ron and Frank took over - wasn't completely sold until May when they brought Tea on (one of my favorites). Haven't missed a day yet. Am glad that the creative team decided to hold off on leaking spoilers.. this past week was GREAT but made that much better with the sudden appearance of Alan, so much Robin and the Duke/Mask development on Friday. When you don't know what's coming, you watch every day because, with this regime, every day is "anything can happen" day. (this was also true of their reign on OLTL which is why I was such a huge fan of them there too).
But the highlight of the week was the Michael/Carly conversation about AJ. Laura Wright is truly amazing.. the amount of hate/desperation/hurt she put into her Carly when being confronted by her son about setting AJ up all those years ago, was incredible. Carly, the character is still full of (xxxx), but LW sells it so well. :)
OMG, I forgot aboutFaison! I hav en really excited withGH the last few monts, Kudos Ron Carvialti!ReplyDelete
Will, Laura has been so fabulous this week. I'm loving all this history being examined again.ReplyDelete
MK, there could be two Dukes at some point (just speculating). That mask was awesome. I remember the Salem Strangler (or one of those DAYS serial killers) using a Roman mask but I don't remember ever seeing the mask. That thing looked just like Duke!
A great episode that capped off a great week! I am guessing Faison, too. The only other villain that I think would freak Robin out this much would be Grant Putnam, but he seems too obscure.ReplyDelete


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It took a while for singer Roberta Gambarini to find her footing – and reach her audience – Wednesday night at the Jazz Showcase, where she's in residence through Sunday.
But once she did, about a third of the way into her first set, she showed the deepening nature of her art and her growing appeal as soloist.
The problem with the start of the evening owed to Gambarini's misreading of the nature of her audience and the emotional temperature of the room. Had this been, say, a boisterous, standing-room-only crowd hungry to be entertained, the jazz-goddess posture of Gambarini's initial sequence might have been just the right thing.
But playing in front of a smallish group of hushed, pre-holiday listeners, Gambarini came on way too strong, as if she were playing a far grander occasion than she really was. Her extroverted manner, exuberant delivery and showy technical feats seemed designed for rather different circumstances. One could admire her self-assurance and vocal control in an a cappella opener – "Monk's Prayer" – while realizing that this unusual beginning didn't come off nearly as dramatically as she might have hoped.
Similarly, her uptempo, aggressive version of "Day In, Day Out" and high-flown scat passages in "On the Sunny Side of the Street" were too much, too soon. Even a singer of Gambarini's accomplishments risks overwhelming an audience with this degree of hyperactivity so early in a performance. Better to make emotional contact with listeners first, bedazzle them next.
It wasn't until Gambarini turned down the dial and eased into Astor Piazzolla's "Oblivion" that she genuinely began to communicate. Leaving the glitz and glamour behind, she brought a softly burning intensity to Piazzolla's vocal lines, imploring listeners without accosting them. Gambarini's depth of feeling here was unmistakable, her subtlety of phrase and tone a welcome change of pace.
From this point forth, Gambarini tried to persuade her audience rather than conquer it, and both she and her listeners benefited.
Everyone identifies "This Masquerade" with George Benson's hit recording, but Gambarini's version held its own. Her medium-slow tempo underscored the harmonic and rhythmic tension of the piece, while her blues phrasings personalized it. Pianist George Cables' accompaniment gave the reading additional emotional weight, proving that he and Gambarini – plus bassist John Webber and Chicago drummer George Fludas – had figured out how to shake the dust off of the song.
The muted colors and aura of stillness Gambarini achieved in music from the film "Cinema Paradiso" were more difficult to achieve than casual listeners might have realized. And the elegance of phrase and line she brought to Benny Carter's "When Lights Are Low" indicated a profound understanding of how the piece is put together.
Though Gambarini insisted on doing her impersonation of a trumpet in Bruno Martino's "Summer" – reprising a novelty stunt she sometimes indulges in – at least she kept the gimmick mercifully short this time around. But she made more meaningful music with pastel tones elsewhere in the tune and with the barely perceptible pianissimos that ended it.
All of which set the stage for the finale, a fast-flying, fiercely scatted version of "Lover Come Back to Me." By this point in the evening, Gambarini had built toward a climax, her pyrotechnics much more effective here than in the somewhat overwrought beginning of her set.
Clearly, Gambarini knows how to generate heat – she just needs to choose her moments a little more carefully.
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Roberta Gambarini
When: 8 and 10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 4, 8 and 10 p.m. Sunday
Where: Jazz Showcase, 806 S. Plymouth Ct.
Admission: $25-$30; 312-360-0234 or jazzshowcase.com


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The College of Business at Florida State University offers these departments and concentrations: accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, general management, human resources management, insurance, marketing, management information systems, organizational behavior, portfolio management, real estate, supply chain management/logistics, quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research, tax, and technology. Its tuition is full-time: $480 per credit (in-state); full-time: $1,110 per credit (out-of-state); part-time: $480 per credit (in-state); and part-time: $1,110 per credit (out-of-state). At graduation, 18.8 percent of graduates of the full-time program are employed.
At Florida State University, students at the College of Business study in Tallahassee, the state capital. The College of Business is one of the largest business schools in the country, and, founded in 1950, one the youngest.
Graduate students at the FSU College of Business have many options for pursuing an M.B.A., including part-time, online, with a real estate specialization, and through an accelerated, one-year program. On campus, students can also earn master's degrees in accounting, finance, and marketing.
Online, the College of Business offers M.S. programs for management information systems and management with a major in risk management and insurance. The FSU College of Business also administers the Dedman School of Hospitality, which has nearly a 100 percent placement rate and fits well in a state where tourism is the No. 1 industry.
There are about a dozen unique centers and institutes for students to explore at the College of Business, too, including the Center for Veteran Outreach, which actively seeks veterans and helps them transition into business school, and the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center. The FSU College of Business has an alumni network of more than 50,000 people who can participate in mentoring programs, online communities, regional alumni receptions, and lecture series.
Notable alumni include Meg Crofton, president of Walt Disney World Resort; Daniel Dillon, president and CEO of Welch's; and Christian Ponder, Minnesota Vikings quarterback who earned both a bachelor's of finance and an M.B.A. from the College of Business while he played football for the Florida State Seminoles.
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- Wow - Discounts start with a group of three for the Public classes and go from there
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POSH is Boulder's only paint and wine studio where you can do step-by-step painting in a very fun, relaxed atmosphere. At POSH we work hard to bring you a memorable alternative to the ordinary night out. Enjoy a festive atmosphere, upbeat music and soak in the creative juices flowing all around. You will finish a painting you will be proud of in about 2 ½ hours, even if you have no painting experience.
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- Cost $35 each. Create a group and get group discounts starting with just three
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At E3 2012 in Los Angeles, Sony showed off the new Wonderbook platform for the PlayStation 3. Making use of the PlayStation Eye camera and Move controller, the new title "Book of Spells" features new writing from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and aims to provide an immersive reading experience.
Harry Potter author's first adult novel arrives to mixed reviews, but e-book readers who bought the book today couldn't even read it.
No, the Harry Potter author didn't show up in person, but Sony execs did demo "Book of Spells," a Rowling "augmented" book/game for kids, along with a few other games -- some hot, some... not.
Just-announced movies based on "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" will be spun into video games from Warner Bros.
Your Hogwarts dreams are about to be realized via an online wizarding education built by "Harry Potter" superfans.
The J.K. Rowling's "Book of Spells" aims to bring a magical book to life on the PlayStation 3 via augmented reality, but is it really a "reading experience?"
The wildly popular series will finally arrive in e-book format via a new site called Pottermore. The site will officially launch in October, but some lucky muggles can enter early.
A very peculiar patent application from Samsung contains an attempt to record everything -- that would be everything -- you do through your cell phone and present it in diary form.
The company teams up with J.K. Rowling to deliver a potentially innovative story-telling experience and unique peripheral aimed at children.
Starting today, Amazon customers can now borrow all seven Harry Potter books in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.


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NFL players concerned about past, future as they work to end lockout
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After missing 2010 with ACL injury, Domonique Foxworth eager to play in 2011
Ravens cornerback feels both sides must work harder to end labor unrest
Things I Think I Think including an NFC team to watch and off-field observations
With Peter King on his summer vacation, Ravens cornerback Domonique Foxworth took time away from the offseason to write today's Monday Morning Quarterback column. Foxworth is entering his seventh season in the NFL and third in Baltimore, after spending time in Denver and Atlanta. Foxworth is also a member of the NFLPA executive committee and has been in the room as the NFL and the players try to work out a resolution to the ongoing labor standoff.
"When is this lockout going to end?"
It's a question I hear in one variation or another nearly every day whenever I am approached by NFL fans of all allegiances. Just this weekend, for instance, while I was at the store picking up some diapers for my daughter, a woman approached me with this now-familiar refrain: "When are you guys going to get back on the field?" As I began to try to answer her question, she blurted out, "You don't understand. Without football, we won't make it!"
I know, perhaps even better than she realizes, where she is coming from. In 2009, when I signed with the Baltimore Ravens as a free agent, I was euphoric. Not only was I living out the childhood fantasy of playing for my hometown team -- I grew up in the Baltimore area, and played college football at Maryland -- but also I was joining a legendary defense on a team ready to compete for a Super Bowl championship. Unfortunately, we fell short in our quest in the AFC championship game, but I went into the offseason with the highest aspirations for the team's performance and my own that next season.
In those days between when the Lombardi trophy is handed out in February and the preseason begins again in August, I was hard at work training, studying film and talking strategy with my teammates. With the most anticipation I carried into any season of football in my life, I finally stepped onto the practice field on the first day of training camp ready to help the Ravens win an NFL championship. The anterior cruciate ligament in my right knee, however, had different plans. I tore it during non-contact drills, and the result was my first fall without football since I was 8.
A torn ACL is a season-ending injury -- one of the ones that makes you press the reset button on in Madden's Franchise mode rather than deal with the consequences. In real life, of course, there is no such thing and thus I spent the entirety of last year on the sidelines, nursing the pains of a torn ligament and the deep frustration of losing something so personally important.
Now, with the labor agreement between the NFL Players' Association (NFLPA) and the league expired, we are all -- players, owners, stadium and team employees, small business owners, and most importantly, fans -- facing the possibility of missing out on a season of football if we do not come to an expedient and fair resolution. I have no desire whatsoever to miss any of the 2011 season, and, given the arduous road back from last year's injury, I would contend that my enthusiasm to get the league back to work exceeds anyone's. Indeed, I have worked on the NFLPA's executive committee in labor discussions for the past two years precisely to ensure that this will happen -- but it must happen fairly.
There is adage that says, "Wise men don't argue with fools, because people from a distance can't tell the difference." Unfortunately, it often appears from afar that the NFL labor discussions are nothing more than an argument between fools, or a greed-driven errand more akin to a game of Hungry, Hungry Hippos, whose only end is who has the most marbles. Speaking from the perspective of the players, however, we are fighting for things you're more likely to find in a game of LIFE: a safer practice regimen, better pensions for former players, long-term health insurance and more time and support in the pursuit of higher education and post-football careers.
The fight over these benefits is a cause the players, like union workers in many industries, are willing to stand in solidarity for. We are not only taking this stand for ourselves, but also for former players from a less lucrative era, and future players who will take the game to new heights.
We are also living up to the responsibility that the NFL has as the professional league and guiding force for our sport in this country and around the world. What our league does is emulated by all who play our game, from 6-year-olds playing Pop Warner football, to high school athletes carrying their towns' hopes, to young men trying to make a name for themselves on the college gridirons.
Leading scientists have gathered increasingly conclusive data on the dangers football players face from collisions in practice and in games. A University of Michigan survey of former NFL players has found a rate of memory-related diseases (i.e., Alzheimer's, dementia) that is five times higher than the national average for those over 50, and 19 times higher than the national average for those between 30 and 49.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers recently published a series of studies that show that NFL players with three or more concussions were more likely to be clinically depressed, three times more likely to experience significant memory problems, and five times more likely to develop early-onset Alzheimer's.
We cannot compromise on player safety, especially in reference to the number of hits to the head during the preseason and in practice, which neuroscientists have come to consider as important long-term as in-game collisions. We are not only aiming to protect today's gridiron stars from futures of depression and dementia, but also to lead the way in protecting our young people in college, high school, and youth leagues. This can be the sterling legacy of our generation to the future of football.
Meanwhile, the entire NFL has a duty to the "gladiators" who paved the way for the league's current success by sacrificing -- often without knowing to what extent -- their minds and bodies to live up to the game's traditions. We will proudly stand for improving the pensions for former players and the message it sends.
Players who retire from the NFL leave with, at most, five years of health insurance, but often with several lifetimes worth of injuries and recurring mental health issues. Elvin Bethea, the Hall of Fame defensive end for the former Houston Oilers, for example, has had over 25 operations relating to his football career and racked up astronomical medical bills, all without the pension support that other professional leagues provide to their retired athletes.
Finding a way to guarantee that the players giving everything they have out on the field receive adequate health insurance is not a nicety, it is a necessity. Improvements on this front will not only give our players, their wives, and children an important sense of security, but also ensure that players who suffer serious injuries will not fall on hard times.
A fair settlement to this lockout provides this sort of support for players and has consequences well beyond the field. Having healthy and productive ex-NFL players can be a great benefit to our cities and communities. Ex-players like Bert Emanuel, Jack Brewer and Jamal Lewis have all started successful companies, with a number of employees, in field such as financial services, sportswear and trucking. The NFLPA is committed to developing the full talents of our players both on and off the field, by providing for a more genuine "off"-season and more extensive league support for players pursuing educational, business and public service opportunities.
The existing offseason is a relic of a bygone era where athletes were less likely to stay in football-shape. During the lockout, far from getting heavier, my teammate Haloti Ngata has lost 25 pounds and become even quicker than before.
Several NFL players have used the time off during the lockout to concentrate on these dimensions of their lives, and have become more well-rounded people and role models because of it. Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers, for example, completed his bachelor's degree in history from the University of Southern California. In a statement on his website, Polamalu said it "was very important to me personally, because I want to emphasize the importance of education, and that nothing should supercede it."
A number of athletes, despite our profession's less than stellar academic reputation, share this sentiment, and take part in existing programs like the institutes the NFL has run at Harvard Business School and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.
This initiative and dedication to education prepares players for a more impactful life after football. It readies them for a much better opportunity to create successful businesses that employ our neighbors or become public servants that advocate for important issues. With greater support our athletes can even better promote the importance of education and giving back.
When I returned home to Baltimore, I started a non-profit program for boys called Baltimore BORN, which provides supplementary educational programming, individualized mentoring and tutoring support, and other growth experiences, including summer camp scholarships and year-round enrichment activities to low-income boys. A more efficient offseason would allow NFL players -- many of whom are working on community service projects with great potential -- to devote more time to these important off-field pursuits.
So what happens next and when will we see an end to this lockout? The short answer is: I don't know. I have been in the room during all of the most recent discussions and the news I can share is that players are focused and working hard to offer solutions to the issues we have identified. I will not speak on behalf of the owners, nor will I breach the confidentiality of the talks, but I feel strongly that we must push even harder to find a resolution as we are approaching a critical time.
I don't think about, nor do I want to characterize the mood as "optimistic" or suggest that "we're close." All of that is relative. The fans want to see football and I want to play it. Right now, neither one can happen. Players know what's fair and we know what's right. As an NFL player on the field, I have a job. If I don't get that job done consistently, I lose my job. I don't ever hear a reporter saying that my coverage of a certain wide receiver was "close." That's how I feel about this lockout. It's still a lockout.
The more pertinent question in my mind today is: Where do we begin? This week, the NFL Players Association will host "The Business of Football: Rookie Edition." Nearly 200 drafted players will get together to discuss all aspects of how to be a successful professional football player. The issues covered will include financial responsibility, and a group of experts will share some knowledge with the rookies.
Where do we begin explaining to them what kind of business they are entering? Where do we begin talking about what their impact is on the community? Where do we begin to share with them the risks associated with being an NFL player? Players, now more than ever, are entrusted with shaping the future of the game. I think we have a tremendous responsibility to players past, present and future to get it done. We can't fail them and we won't.


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I've got to hand it to Roy's - they've got a PR team. Here's their latest atrociously formatted press release advertising their "summer prix fixe" menu. I'm not going to re-type it - but for $35 plus tax you get an appetizer, entree and a dessert. I guess for Roy's, that's a bargain. Anyway. Drool now over the food porn below. Then go to Roy's and let me know how good it is.
WHAT: Roy's Summer Prix Fixe Menu
A delectable fusion of the freshest summer flavors
WHEN: Available starting June 16, 2008
MENU: First Course (Choice of One):
Nori charred Yellowfin Ahi, mirrored in a Wasabi Ogo Fusion
Japanese Pear, Baby Arugula & Chèvre Salad, with Candied Macadamia Nuts & Passion Fruit Vinaigrette
Asian Spiced Shumai Meatballs, prepared with the flavors traditionally found in the Shumai dumpling, served on a Japanese Mushroom Cassoulet
Second Course (Choice of One):
Prosciutto Wrapped Tiger Shrimp & Fried Egg Fried Rice, traditional fried rice prepared with a fried egg on top, served in a lemon, caper & herb butter
Gorgonzola & Spinach Crusted Salmon, with a Roasted Garlic Red Wine Sauce
Mongolian Grilled Top Sirloin Barbecue, with a Natural Soy Mustard Butter Sauce
Tender Braised Hawaii Kai Beef Short Ribs, with a natural braising sauce
Third Course (Choice of One)
Roy's Melting Hot Chocolate Soufflé, Flourless Chocolate Cake with a Molten Hot Center served à la Mode
Sweet Summertime Strawberry Shortcake
COST: $35 per person (tax and gratuity not included)
WHERE: Roy's
26831 South Bay Drive- Promenade
Bonita Springs 239-498-7697
475 Bayfront Place, Naples (across from Tin City)
Please visit www.roysrestaurant.com for your nearest restaurant.
ABOUT ROY'S: First introduced in Honolulu by James Beard award winner Chef Roy Yamaguchi, Roy's has become well known throughout the world for its Hawaiian Fusion® Cuisine featuring the freshest local ingredients, European sauces and bold Asian spices, with a focus on seafood.


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