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Alright, so today I'll be sharing my final thoughts on this dummy up here – Felix Baumgartner – and his recent, idiotic thoughts on Mars, NASA, and planetary exploration in general – which you can find in The Telegraph – right here: http://soc.li/AYodv5R
As a warning – things will possibly get ranty, and unresearched, and maybe I'll shake my fist like an old man. I don't know
Click through to read more…
The following is from the Telegraph article by Mark Hughes, 26 Oct 2012
"A lot of guys they are talking about landing on Mars," he said. "Because [they say] it is so important to land on Mars because we would learn a lot more about our planet here, our Earth, by going to Mars which actually makes no sense to me because we know a lot about Earth and we still treat our planet, which is very fragile, in a really bad way.
So I think we should perhaps spend all the money [which is] going to Mars to learn about Earth. I mean, you cannot send people there because it is just too far away. That little knowledge we get from Mars I don't think it does make sense."
Those are the words of one Felix Baumgartner, a grown man who has, most recently, become famous for setting the record for the world's highest skydive and also for breaking the sound barrier with his stupid head. He is a daredevil, a person who for the last 10 years has been paid by Red Bull to jump off and out of things for no other reason than to promote an energy drink.
That is his contribution to the world. He's a marketing tool. And I use the word 'tool' quite rightly.
Now, because of his status as a corporate whore with no abilities beyond obeying the law of gravity and jumping out of things in spite of all evolutionary impulses to the contrary, it would and should be easy to ignore his rantings about space travel and science as the fatuous insanity of a man who lacks the common sense to stay in an airplane – but Felix is a special case.
Felix here has made himself a hero – not just of ordinary thrill-seekers or people who like to not watch others die a horrible death – he made himself a hero of the scientific community, or aerospace professionals, of nerds, of geeks, of nerdy geeks and of their asthmatic children.
He has made himself a person of influence among a great many groups – and now he has decided to stab a great many of them in the back, and he has done it under a Deathly-Hallowsesque invisible cloak of environmentalism and accompanied by the cry of TAXES!
And that shit cannot stand.
To begin with, Baumgartner says that… "A lot of guys they are talking about landing on Mars… because we would learn a lot more about our planet here, our Earth, by going to Mars."
Yes, and those "guys" who are saying that – they're called f–king scientists and NASA researchers and engineers and climatologists and geologists and chemists. They are people who know WTF they're talking about.
Unlike Felix, who goes on to say… "[this] actually makes no sense to me because we know a lot about Earth and we still treat our planet, which is very fragile, in a really bad way."
I've read that last bit a hundred times, and I still can't see how that makes any sense. As far as I can tell – those are the words of a child trying to win a beauty pageant, not of a scientist and not of a man who should be talking about Mars.
Felix goes on to talk about how Mars is a waste of money because we can't send people there, and because it's paid for by tax money, and because the knowledge we get from Mars doesn't "make sense" somehow, and lastly because of the environment.
Screw this idiot.
NASA funding has been slashed and cut to shreds over the past 12 years, reduced to a fraction of what it once was – and all under the guise of saving taxpayers money. That is nonsense. It's shortsighted, and purely and completely wrong.
The money that the US Government pays into NASA is an investment in the future and in the present. That money didn't just get shot out of a cannon – it went to buy things, it went into the economy, into goods and services and manufacturing and research and into jobs – which are very much needed.
NASA employs over 18,000 people – plus contractors and others who depend on NASA operations for their livelihood. The Mars Curiosity mission alone accounts for 7,000 jobs over the last 8 years. That's not wasted money – it's money spent on people and on society and on a strong economy.
NASA missions also result in technological advances like satellites, GPS, improved breast cancer screening, weather forecasting, parachutes for Airforce pilots, clean lithium batteries and advances in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Furthermore, NASA funding pays for actual science, for research and data collection – and this is science that cannot be done anywhere else or by anyone else.
What Felix and others always fail to grasp is that money spent like this is an investment in our future – it's the infrastructure that we will build tomorrows society on, and to short change our investment in that tomorrow now will leave us with nothing. It's ridiculous.
There is so much to be learned from Mars. So much. From what the beginnings of life might have looked like, to how different atmospheres affect survivability. Mars can teach us about the formation of planets and magnetic fields, what solar radiation does to a world and how to mitigate its effects. Mars can teach us about geology under unique circumstances, the history of the solar system and where we fit in it.
And the most important thing we will learn from Mars is probably something we're not even looking for. Because that's how science works. You go because you want to know something, and while you're there, you try to learn everything.
Planetary exploration is the search for questions we aren't smart enough to ask yet.
I'm going to wrap up soon – but I do want to make one point when it comes to Felix's mad passionate sexy love for the environment.
Baumgartner works for Red Bull, an Austrian "drink" company. Red Bull spends $300,000,000 every year on sports marketing. That's three hundred million on sponsoring sports and daredevil bullshit. And yet I don't hear Felix bitching one iota about Red Bull not spending that huge amount of money on the environment… except for one instance – when they were forced to:
In 2009 Red Bull was fined $448,400 for failing to recover and recycle packaging waste over eight years between 1999 and 2006, and for failing to register with the Environment Agency in London as a producer of packaging waste. That was a record fine, by the way – half a million dollars.
So maybe Felix should check with the people that have owned him – lock, stock, and barrel – for the past 10 years about how much he's allowed to care for the environment before he starts complaining that good people doing important work are somehow less helpful to the future sustainability of the planet than a jackass falling from a balloon.
I'm nearly done.
The people at NASA that I've talked to – they are all remarkable and inspiring individuals. They have devoted their education and lives to finding the answers to big important questions, to exploring and asking and learning and doing – and they are doing it FOR US. So we can get on with making money and watching movies and being dummies most of the time. NASA is advancing humanity by leaps and bounds and they're doing it, seemingly in spite of us. They're doing it because they love it, because it drives them. They do it because it is what they were born to do.
And for someone like Felix – a man who has built his fame on the technological and scientific barriers torn down by NASA over the last 50 years – for that man of all people to turn around and question the value of these amazing people and their scientific contribution, to question the necessity of their jobs and their life's work – when he himself has done nothing but fall and temporarily not die… is disgusting.
He is a joke. Worse than that, he's a joke badly told by a bitter man who doesn't even like the sound of laughter.
And I wish him well in all his future endeavours.
End of rant.
Now let's all go do a science to clean out our mouths.

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My last review post was well received, so I decided that I would share some other things that I have enjoyed recently. While my last post focused on entertainment I enjoy, like books, games, and music, this one is going to take a look at some of the technological gadgets I've picked up lately that have made my life a bit better. I only included a couple things here because they've stood out as especially awesome. There are a few other gadgets I've picked up lately that I've found useful, but I want to give them time to prove themselves.
So let's go!
Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Folio for iPad Air, Carbon Black
I got the Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Folio for my iPad Air from Natalie as an early Christmas present, and it's probably one of the best gifts I've ever gotten in my life. I travel a lot for Magic tournaments and game conventions and the like, which means that I spend a lot of times sitting on planes. I used to bring my laptop with me when I flew, but the combination of bulkiness, low battery life, and having to turn it off during takeoff and landing made it far from a perfect travel companion. My iPad is much more convenient. Rather than having to bring a whole additional bag for my laptop case, I can just slip my iPad into my shoulder bag for easy access to it at any time.
The biggest drawback of an iPad compared to a laptop, for me at least, was always the lack of a keyboard. I do a lot of writing, and the on-screen keyboard on an iPad is far from ideal. I've had a couple of different external iPad keyboard previouslys, but never really liked them. One of them was a kind of case with a groove that you propped the iPad up in when you were typing, and then it served as a protective shield for the screen when not in use. I found that dynamic awkward, and didn't like the fact that it was a separate piece that I could easily forget somewhere. Another was a folio, like this one, and I liked it a lot better. But I found that I always forgot to turn off the keyboard itself when I was done with it, so every time I took out my iPad the keyboard was dead and I'd have to hunt and peck on the screen.
The Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Folio solves this by having a magnetic element that locks in your iPad when you open it up to use the keyboard. The keyboard itself is only ever on when the iPad is attached to the magnetic strip, which means that it'll never be burning its battery while tucked away in your bag. If you're occasionally absentminded or distracted like I am, this is an absolute lifesaver. I have yet to run out of batteries on the keyboard yet, and because the folio is always attached to my iPad, I just plug them both in at the same time.
The folio itself is thick enough to be protective for the iPad, but not so bulky that it makes the tablet unwieldy. I take my iPad with me to the fitness center at my complex all the time, and even with the keyboard attached, I can just fold it out and prop it up on the cardio machine monitors to play games while I work out. I've said only semi-jokingly that I think my new iPad Air is the best investment I've made recently in my physical fitness, because I can spend 30-45 minutes on the elliptical without getting bored and getting off. In that same vein, this iPad keyboard is one of the best investments I've made (or, rather, Natalie made for me) in my productivity, since I can easily sit on a plane, or at a restaurant, or just on the couch at home and type away. I highly recommend it to anyone.
Bose SoundLink Around-Ear Bluetooth Headphones
This was another present this past Christmas, given to me by my dad, although apparently recommended to him as a gift for me by Natalie. (It's like that girl really knows me. I should marry her!) I've gone through a lot of different pairs of headphones over the years, and these Bose SoundLink Around-Ear Bluetooth Headphones are perhaps my favorite.
First of all, they're wireless. I've actually never used wireless headphones with any regularity before, and I love them. Wired headphone cords constantly get tangled up in my bag, or my pocket, and get in the way of all kinds of things I want to do while I'm wearing them. The wires get in the way of everything from weightlifting at the gym – which can be legitimately dangerous – to taking off my shoulder bag at a tournament when I'm sitting down for my match – which can force me to take my headphones off to get everything settled, and that's completely unacceptable when I'm in the middle of listening to my pump-up song. When I take off my wired headphones, I have to wrap the cord up carefully so it doesn't get massively knotted in whatever place I'm storing it. With these, I just take them off, flip the power switch, and tuck them away wherever.
That's another thing, which you'll notice is something of a running theme with me and electronics – power. Some of the previous nice over ear headphones I've had, like Beats by Dre, used batteries. Much like with my iPad keyboard, I would often forget to turn off the power switch on my headphones, which lead to dead batteries and no music – and that's pretty much a disaster, especially without an easy way to get my hands on new AAA batteries. The Bose headphones just plug in to charge with a microUSB cord, so even if they do die, I can easily get them charged up again right away. Perhaps more importantly, the fact that there aren't any cords to deal with means that the entire stowing process is just taking them off my head, turning them off, and tucking them away, so I'm less distracted and far more likely to actually remember powering them down in the first place.
Basically, these headphones are great. The sound quality is excellent, though I'm sure you could find wired headphones that are a bit more faithful. I'm not an audiophile, though – just a music fan. If you're looking to perfectly reproduce every note you're listening to, you can probably do better elsewhere. But if you want ultra-convenient headphones that you can wear while gaming, working out, traveling, running, or dancing around like a fool without any cords to trip you up, these are going to do you right.


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Our Affinity For Berries
Carrie Jung
If you couldn't tell…we have quite the affinity for berries. We always include them somewhere in our fabric designs and when given the chance, we'll design sewing patterns involving them too.
This particular fabric line was called Birds and Berries...for obvious reasons.
As summer foods and celebrations get underway we felt inspired to bust out our collection of berry pillows that have been in storage through the winter. They measure about 7 or 8 inches tall.
They're super easy to make and as a result…we've made a ton of them. Ours have made an appearance in pretty much every setting of our lives…many have found homes on our porch and deck chairs. And still others have been given away as gifts.
Adorbs in a nursery, right?! And I've even had requests for college dorm decor!! You can find the directions in our book, Sweet and Simple Sewing!
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With Cinco de Mayo drawing near, tequila consumption will be at an annual high this weekend and through Monday, but at the same time, there is a much publicized lime shortage nationwide and in Mexico hurting the margarita and cerveza businesses. That's good news for the newest wave of ultra-premium tequilas, which allow you to forego the lime altogether, since they are meant to be enjoyed more like fine whisky than in mixed drinks. Here's the scoop.
For years, The Macallan established its reputation as the world's most revered Scotch whisky by continuing a practice most distilleries had long abandoned - the once common aging of whisky in casks formerly used to store Spanish sherry. Already imbued with sweetness and flavor from the fortified wine, the wood imparts these properties to the whisky through a delicious alchemy that has kept Macallan at the head of the single-malt class.
It took a while, but other whisky makers realized what they were missing and jumped on board. Today Scotch is aged in everything imaginable, from charred American oak barrels leftover from bourbon production to casks used previously for port, madeira, Pedro Ximenez sherry, burgundy wine, sauternes and even super Tuscans, along with double and triple-wooded combinations of the above. Long unusual, the use of flavored wood in aging is now common among top single malt brands.
Tequila, which has been a fast growing and fast improving quality spirit category for years, is the latest entrant to the flavored wood frenzy (like most whiskies, tequilas are already aged in oak, so technically it is already "wood flavored" - the new trend refers to more distinctive flavors, usually from previous inhabitants of the wooden casks). The latest entrant, 1800 Milenio ($125) from 1800 Tequila, even bills itself in press releases as "tequila for the whisky drinker!" It is an extra-anejo (old), the most aged category of tequila labelling, at five years, of which it spent four months aging in French Cognac barrels, which it says in its press release resulted in "Surprisingly balanced, soft and unique flavor with notes of vanilla, cinnamon and spice."
Herradura, one of the most widely available and best-known ultra-premium tequila brands, was among the first into this new market when they decided to roll out an annual series of special edition wooded tequilas, Coleccion de la Casa. The first, released in 2012, was a port cask finished reposado (aged 2-12 months). The current release is the Coleccion de la Casa, Reserva 2013, Cognac Cask Finish Reposado ($90) which, according to a release from Herradura, "starts with an 11 month rest in medium-char American Oak barrels and is then transferred to French oak casks from the historic Cognac region in France for three additional months of aging. The double barrel maturation process accentuates the aromas of cooked agave and dried fruit which is balanced on the palate by earthy and spice notes. The finish is exceptionally smooth and warm with caramel and vanilla undertones."
El Corazon, which has made the high end Gran Centenario line for about a century, now offers Gran Centenario Rosangel ($37), which is both port-wood aged and hibiscus infused. About.com Cocktails review gave it a perfect 5-star rating and called it "a delightful, floral spirit that is possibly the best infused tequila to date." Corralejo's Reposado ($34) doesn't go quite as extreme, but it aged in a combination of three different types of oak barrels, French, American and white and took home a Double Gold medal at the World Liquor Competition.
The use of non-standard oak for aging and flavoring tequila is still in its infancy, but expect to see the trend continue as it has in the whisky world, and already there are enough brands out there so that the tequila lover can try something entirely new and different.
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The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Distinguished Professor Rich Larock was awarded the 2009 Midwest Award at the Midwest Regional American Chemical Society meeting in Iowa City on October 22. This award was established by the St Louis Section in 1944 to publicly recognize outstanding achievements in chemistry in the Midwest region. The award is conferred annually on a scientist who has made meritorious contributions to the advancement of pure or applied chemistry, chemical education, and the profession of chemistry. Congratulations Rich!
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Ames ranks No. 3 on the latest "best college towns" list, created by the American Institute for Economic Research. The list is part of the institute's 2009-2010 College Destinations Index, which ranks university cities based on cultural amenities, student population, job and internship prospects and other academic, social and economic factors. Ames was ranked among college towns with under 250,000 residents. See the story at USA Today.
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Malika Jeffries-EL Receives National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award
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Chemistry professors receive Grow Iowa Values Fund money for their new projects:
Victor Lin, a professor of chemistry and program director of Chemical and Biological Sciences for the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory; and George Kraus, professor of chemistry and director of Iowa State's Institute for Physical Research and Technology. They'll work with a Muscatine company, Grain Processing Corp., to develop a catalytic process that efficiently converts renewable feedstocks into a chemical precursor to a common industrial polymer. The process could reduce industry's reliance on fossil fuels and some hazardous chemicals.
Richard Larock, a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and as associate of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and Michael Kessler, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. They're working with an Iowa company to develop resins based on corn, soy and other bio oils that can be used to manufacture fiberglass-reinforced products.
Nicola Pohl, an associate professor of chemistry. Pohl will work with LuCella Biosciences Inc. of Ames to advance a carbohydrate synthesis technology for biologists and pharmaceutical scientists. The technology can fabricate a custom-order, complex carbohydrate molecule in 24 hours; current technology requires six to 12 months for the same molecule at a cost that can be 10 times higher than the new technology.
Chemistry professor Gordon Miller has received the Cassling Family Faculty Award. The award honors an outstanding faculty member from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Gordon was awarded for his 18 years at Iowa State and his work on improving the student academic experience in Chemistry and other campuses in the state. He has also worked to improve safety in the lab and environmental responsibility and has increased opportunities for first-year undergraduates to become involved in research.
Congratulations Gordie!
Chemistry professors Mark Gordon and Theresa Windus are a part of a $208 million NSF funded supercomputer project
Congratulations to Mark Gordon, winner of the 2009 ACS Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research. This award is presented in recognition of the use of computers in the advancement of the chemical and biological sciences.
Congratulations Mark!
Chemistry professors receive ISU awards.
John Verkade and Victor Lin will receive awards at the 2008 University Convocation & Awards Ceremony.
Dr. Verkade will receive the Iowa State University Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research and Victor Lin will receive the Iowa State University Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Research.
The ceremony will take place on Monday, September 22 at 3:15 in the Memorial Union Sun Room. Congratulations!!
Kudos to faculty and staff!!
Several members of the Chemistry faculty and staff will be honored at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Fall Convocation on Wednesday, September 3.
Victor Lin is helping to turn waste material into ethanol
Nicola Pohl named LAS Master Teacher
2007-2008 Faculty and Graduate Student Awards
Board of Regents name new chemistry building Hach Hall
Iowa State researchers developing system to efficiently convert biomass to ethanol
Congratulations to Alex Blom from the Hans Stauffer group for winning the 2008 Cotton Uphaus Award! The finalists were, from left to right: Wei Sun, (Ed Yeung group), Kaking Yan (Aaron Sadow group), Yongchao Su (Mei Hong group) and Alex Blom (Hans Stauffer group).
Kathryn Hach Darrow commits $10 million for new Chemistry building
Theresa Windus aspires to promote NSF international research program
Iowa State chemists track how drug changes, blocks flu virus
In theory, Miller's work leads to solid state results
Jake Petrich and Gordon Miller named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
New Chemistry building receives final approval.
Ed Yeung and ISU researchers develop technology for early detection of viruses.
Jake Petrich develops device for early detection of Mad Cow and Alzheimer's diseases
Mei Hong was recently honored as the first Corbett Professor in Chemistry. The Corbett Professorship in Chemistry was established by John Corbett, Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, professor of Chemistry and senior chemist with the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. Pictured are President Gregory Geoffrey, Mei Hong, John Corbett and Michael Whiteford, Dean of the College of LAS.
The Department of Chemistry joined forces with Colleges Against Cancer and the American Cancer Society by forming a team and participating in the second annual Relay for Life which was held April 13-14, 2007. Members of Team Cymole raised over $1,100 dollars for cancer research with the help of friends and family. Team Cymole was sponsored by the local ISU ACS Chapter. Team Cymole members pictured front row from left to right: Renee Harris, Erin Rockafellow, Chip Peeraphatdit, Melanie Heying, Crystal Su, Maggie (in Crystal's arms); back row from left to right: Robin Laskowski, Stacey Stoffregen, Heather Spangler, Theresa Windus, Sarah Cady, Carlene Enderson.
Emily Smith's research may change the face of Iowa agriculture
John Corbett receives American Chemical Society Cotton Award
Mark Gordon Recognized by IBM
Victor Lin named Director of Ames Laboratory's Chemical and Biological Sciences Program
Victor Lin cooks up more uses for the leftovers of biofuel production
Iowa State chemist hopes startup company can revolutionize biodiesel production
Kraus named new director of Iowa State's Institute for Physical Research and Technology
Professor Victor Lin's biodiesel research featured on public television
Iowa State scientists demonstrate first use of nanotechnology to enter plant cells.
Chemistry Professor Emily Smith looking for better biofuel crops.
2006-2007 Faculty and Graduate Student Awards
Richard Larock receives ISU Distinguished Professor title
Mei Hong named first Corbett Professor of Chemistry
Ed Yeung named named a Fellow of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy
Live From Gilman Hall: Chemistry group likes to blow things up!
U.S. News ranks Chemistry among the top 25 programs again!
Chemistry faculty member establishes Professorship at Iowa State University
Professor Larock Finding New Sources for Bio-Plastics
Ames Lab Director returns to teaching Chemistry
Chemistry discovery could boost ethanol production from plant fiber
Verkade group makes new discovery
Professor John Verkade and his students discovered that when two fluoride additives a and b were used separately for the synthesis shown in the invited cover art, only poor yields of product were obtained. When they used a and b simultaneously, however, they acted synergistically for some as yet unknown reason, and provided excellent yields. Professor John Hartwig and his group at Yale University independently discovered the same as yet unexplainable phenomenon with a different pair of fluoride additives c and d.
Nicola Pohl named Caldwell Professor of Chemistry
Nicola Pohl, associate professor of chemistry, has been named the new Caldwell Professor of Chemistry at Iowa State.
A member of the Plant Sciences Institute, Pohl's laboratory is developing new tools to make carbohydrates and the proteins that build carbohydrate structures much easier to study.
She is an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow and has previously received a five-year, $510,000 Faculty Early Career Award from the National Science Foundation to pursue further understanding of carbohyrates.
She has been a member of the Iowa State faculty since 2000.
Chemistry Graduate Opens Doors to the World of Science
Chemistry Professors recognized for work to inhibit meth production
Former students dedicate textbook to Chemistry's John Corbett
Chemistry Department Featured in Iowa State Alumni Magazine
Chemistry Professors Share in $60 Million DOE Award Money for Computational Science Projects
Professors Sadow and Zhao Receive Carver Trust Funds
Chemistry Professor is named University Adviser of the Year
Thomas Greenbowe, professor of Chemistry, was named as the University Adviser of the Year at the LAS Fall Convocation September 11. Greenbowe has been an adviser to undergraduate chemistry majors since joining the faculty in 1990 as coordinator of general chemistry. He also serves as an adviser to all chemistry majors who express an interest in the possibility of high school teaching.
Professor Mark Gordon honored as first Francis M. Craig Chair in Chemistry
Kudos to faculty and staff!
Drs. Gordon Miller and Joseph Burnett will be honored during the LAS Faculty/Staff Convocation on Wednesday, September 6.
Iowa State corn/soy plastics to be made into hog feeders
Richard Larock awarded Economic Developoment Grant
Iowa State is among Washington Monthly's top-ranked universities
For the second consecutive year, Iowa State University is ranked among the top U.S. universities by Washington Monthly magazine. Iowa State ranks 38th out of 245 national public and private universities. The ranking is based on three criteria: community service, research and commitment to educating lower-income students. Washington Monthly ranks Iowa State ahead of Northwestern, Princeton, Washington University, Michigan State, Purdue and many other notable private and public universities.
Geoffroys commit additional $100,000 to faculty fellowship
Iowa State University President Gregory L. Geoffroy and his wife, Kathy, have made an additional $100,000 commitment to the Gregory L. and Kathleen C. Geoffroy Faculty Fellowship Fund. The Geoffroys have contributed a total of $250,000 to the fund that provides annual support for teaching and research at Iowa State. They established the fund in 2001.
Chemistry undergraduate write for Newsweek
ISU sophomore Andrew Krull's story of brotherly love appears in the current issue of Newsweek. The chemistry major from Sioux City originally wrote the essay for his first year Composition II class at Iowa State.
Robert Angelici honored by the ACS
Robert Angelici, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, has been honored with the ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry. He will receive his award at the National ACS Meeting in Chicago in March.
Chemistry graduate students meets Nobel laureates
Mei Hong wins Iota Sigma Pi Award
Mei Hong has received the 2006 Iota Sigma Pi Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award. This award is for research achievement in the fields of chemistry and biochemistry by women not over 40 years of age. Congratulations Mei!
Malika Jeffries-EL receives Emerald Honor for Most Promising Young Scientist
Malika Jeffries-EL was just awarded the Emerald Honor for most promising scientist by Science Spectrum magazine, which gives out several awards every year to recognize and honor minority scientists nationwide for both their scholarly activities and service to the community. She will receive her award at the Minorities in Research Conference to be held in September in Baltimore, MD.
Chemistry professors find a better way to make biodiesel
Victor Lin Explores New Nanoscale Drug Delivery System for Chemotherapy


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I am not sure if these are really the "best" posts on this blog for 2006 but I sometimes find them useful for my "Web 2.0 in Medicine" presentations and decided to collect them in one place:
Do We Need a Free Medical Encyclopedia?
How Can a Doctor Use Google Page Creator?
Residency Program Blogs
MDCalc is a Useful Online Clinical Calculator
Cocaine FOR Chest Pain
Medical Blog Closed Down by Request of Employer
Six Tips for Happiness by a Harvard Teacher
Another blogger quits due to "blog fatigue"
Digg for Medicine: Nature Publishing Group Launches Dissect Medicine
Physician Bloggers Talk to a Medical Librarian
Microsoft Blogger Has as Much PR Power as CEO. What Does That Mean for Your Hospital?
How Can Academic Physicians Benefit From "Google Office"?
Make Your Own "Medical Journal" with Google Personalized Page
What I Learned from Making the Website of the Cleveland Clinic Hospitalists
What's New in General Internal Medicine?
Top 5 Medical Podcasts I Listen To
Complete List of Medical Abbreviatons and Acronyms
American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Renal Week 2006


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As 2017 approaches, so do the new year resolutions. One resolution that should be at the top of all our lists is saving money. Who doesn't need extra money? Whether it be to buy something special, save for that much needed vacation or just to get that emergency fund going, we could all be doing more to save. And it does not have to be as painful as you think. A major lifestyle change does not have to be in order to get the ball rolling. Below are some quick and easy tips to get you saving today.
I can say from experience that putting change in a jar is probably one of the easiest ways to accumulate savings. My husband is especially great about this and we currently have a nice stash going. Coins certainly carry value and by saving your daily change, you're limiting careless spending. When you have built up a nice amount, take your coins to your bank and deposit them or bring the cash home and put it under your mattress. Whatever works for you. Ka-ching!
Your paycheck has just been direct deposited and you just saw your favorite store is having a HUGE sale. You know you should stay away but your desires seem to be taking over. Avoid the pain, and set up an automatic savings plan before you have no idea where your money went! This is as easy as setting up an automatic transfer to a savings account. If it's not there, you can't spend it. Pay yourself first, as they say.
The benefits of having a good credit score are great! It can save you interest on many things from a home loan to a car loan, and from school loans to credit cards. If you haven't given your credit score much thought, now is the time. If you are suffering from a poor credit score, definitely look into hiring a credit repair company. They can assist you with finding mistakes, eliminating negative reporting and they will also keep note of any suspicious activity on your credit report. They are also useful in helping you understand your credit report and how to devise a plan to get your credit back on track.
Congrats on the new raise! Before you begin planning what you will do with this newfound income, increase that auto transfer you already set up. Trust me, you won't miss what wasn't there to begin with.
Certain debt is inevitable. Like the purchase of a home or maybe a car. As a rule of thumb, If you have to take out a loan, try and put up a nice chunk up front. Doing so will help you save by doing away with paying accumulated interest over time.
In the end, saving does not have to be painful and difficult. With these simple tricks, you will be on your way to building up a nice cushion for your emergency fund or that much needed vacation. Happy saving!


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It's no secret that tiny homes have become one of the latest trends in housing and architecture. More frequently, people are finding that downsizing their space is not only more sustainable (and often cheaper), but it can also lead to a less-cluttered, easier existence.
But what do we sacrifice when we give up space? Will living in a tiny home leave us feeling constrained and claustrophobic? Last week, The New York Times featured a 704 square foot Oregon home that proves forfeiting space doesn't have to feel small.
Lily Copenagle and Jamie Kennel of Portland, Oregon, had a few things in mind when imagining their perfect home: Kennel, who is 6″1, wanted to escape the low doorways and cramped rooms of the older houses they had previously occupied, and Copenagle dreamed of living in a home that wouldn't take more than 5 minutes to vacuum. Their strategy became, "own less, live more."
$135,000 later (including materials and labor), the result is a one-room home with a wood stove for heating, a green roof, a 550-gallon rain barrel, a huge backyard, and industrial touches throughout.
This article can be found in its original form at The New York Times.
Photos: Aaron Leitz via The New York Times


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Dr. Gamboa thanks Dr. Dumanig for taking care of the College
Dr. Gamboa delivers his acceptance speech
Dr. Dumanig receives a plaque of commendation from the Board of Trustees
(Sitting L-R)Dr. Gamboa with the former SSCT President Dr. Gloria C. Gemparo, Dr. Ecclesiastes T. Dumanig, Dean of Programs and Standards, Dr. Jhane R. Jabonero and Campus Directors of Mainit, Malimono and Del Carmen campuses.
Dr. Gamboa with the Admin Division Heads
Dr. Gamboa with the former SSCT President Dr. Gloria C. Gemparo Dr. Dumanig, Dean of Programs and Standards, Jhane R. Jabonero, and Department Chairs. (Standing from L-R: Dr. Cecilia E. Arcon, Mrs. Teresita L. Toledo, Dr. Emmylou A. Borja, Dr. Elvis P. Patulin, Dr. Annabelle N. Diaz, Dr. Wenilou C. Judal and Engr. Rosanne E. Andaluz)
Dr. Gamboa shares a lighthearted chat with Dr. Jhane R. Jabonero, Dr. Gloria C. Gemparo, Dr. Annabelle N. Diaz and Dr. Rowena A. Plando
Faculty, staff, and students attend the welcome and turnover ceremony
Dr. Gamboa answers questions during the open forum in the first general faculty and staff meeting following the welcome ceremony
Dr. Gregorio Z. Gamboa, Jr. was formally welcomed by the SSCT community on January 18, 2016, 2pm, at the Academic Center in a ceremony that also served as a turnover of responsibility from outgoing Officer in Charge Dr.Ecclesiastes T. Dumanig to Dr. Gamboa.
Present during the welcome and turnover ceremony was former SSCT president Dr. Gloria C. Gemparo, a classmate of Dr. Gamboa during their scholarship at Marikina Institute of Science and Technology where they both took up Master of Technician Education or MTE major in Educational Management.
Also in attendance were Campus Directors Dr. Georgito G. Posesano(Mainit), Dr. Carlos H. Donoso(Del Carmen), Dr. Teresita P. Senados(Malimono), City campus Dean of Programs and Standards Dr. Jhane R. Jabonero, Board Secretary Dr. Rowena A. Plando, key College officials, faculty, staff, and students.
Dr. Plando read CHED Resolution No.1 S.2016 which stated that Dr. Gamboa's term will be from January 7, 2016 to January 6, 2020.
Dr. Gamboa bested two other shortlisted candidates to the presidency. On January 7, 2016, all three, Dr. Gamboa, Dr. Posesano, and Dr. Ramel Tomaquin had a final interview with the members of the Board of Trustees after which the election followed.
Having been elected, Dr. Gamboa was immediately sworn into office by CHED Chair Dr. Patricia B. Licuanan on January 7, 2016 at the CHED Central Office in Quezon City. Witnessing Dr. Gamboa's oath of office were CHED Commissioner and SSCT BOT Chair Maria Cynthia Rose B. Bautista and the rest of the BOT members.
The 6th College president began his speech by introducing himself, saying that he was born in Lanao del Norte but grew up in Cebu. He also cited his humble beginnings noting that his deceased father was a construction worker and his mother, now 88 years old, was once a sidewalk vendor in Carbon Market in Cebu City. Dr. Gamboa said he was proud that his parents were able to send him to school.
Dr. Gamboa, born on March 6, 1959, is married. He and his wife have three daughters who are now all professionals. He has four grandchildren.
In his acceptance speech, Dr. Gamboa said despite being told by some people that entering SSCT is like entering a snake pit, he believes that "the people of SSCT are a group of learned men and women. People with vision and aspiration toward the development of SSCT."
Gamboa added, "I cannot do it alone. Only through your help, cooperation, and complementation that SSCT's mission, vision, goals and objectives can be achieved. "
The new College president also called on everyone to throw their "extra baggage" or the bad experiences that they had encountered on their past journey.
"I come here with the spirit of brotherhood. Let us work together to achieve SSCT's greater heights in the next few years and beyond," Gamboa said in closing.
Not a President to Only a Few People
"I am the President of this institution, I am not a president of only a few people." This was the statement of Dr. Gamboa during the first general faculty meeting that followed the welcome ceremony as he called on people to feel free to see or talk him about any concerns they may have.
The College president emphasized a lot of things as he answered questions from the faculty during the open forum. He said he is an output oriented person and wants everyone to work as team and must never resort to finger pointing.
Dr.Gamboa said, "I'm only here as your navigator. I need you to achieve the goals of the College because without your support and cooperation, I am nothing and I would be useless."
101% Enthusiastic about University Status
When asked about the quest of SSCT to earn a University status, Dr. Gamboa said he is 101% interested to work on the Universityhood of the College. But he added that internal problems will first have to be ironed out for things to function more effectively.
He also revealed that soon, a quality assurance department will be created to continuously monitor the performance of each and every one.
Aware of the problems with regards to the enrolment system, Dr. Gamboa said he will sit down with the IT people for a plan to fully automate the enrolment process including the possibility of an online enrolment. He added that each department could also look into having their own enrolment system.
Addressing the concern raised by Federated Faculty president Mr. Jonas L. Miranda on the issue of the delayed salary of guest lecturers, Dr. Gamboa said a right and appropriate system must be established to solve the problem.


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One Saturday, my neighbor came into my yard followed by a dog, about the size of a small cow, and carrying a small bag of dog chow. I paid little attention to her, but fixated on the animal that had one dead eye and a perpetually bent ear. He looked fearsome and immediately moved toward me, tail wagging, placing his muzzle on my bare leg. He looked like the Hound of the Baskervilles. Fate has many surprises. The neighbor volunteered in saving kennel dogs about to be put to sleep. She did not accept my refusal, so I became the owner of Red. Actually, Red was much smarter than I and knew that I was a rather slow pet of my husband. Red took his commands from Robert and watched me, from that time forward, as one would care for a 2-year-old child. The name, "Red," Robert gave him as a joke, Red being totally black -- so much so, his featured blended in a black glob in pictures.
When someone entered the yard, Red began his protection mode. He barked incessantly, refusing to heed my commands until my husband came out and quietly said, "Be quiet, Red." Actually, the master had arrived! Since my husband often traveled for his job, sometimes overseas, he bade good-bye to Red, telling him, facetiously, "Now, you keep her at home." For people who believe dogs do not understand commands, they do not know Red. As a teacher, I had to leave each weekday morning to get to school. No such luck! Red placed his awesome bulk in front of the door, making exit impossible. I, an educated adult, was forced to tiptoe out the opposite door, shoes in hand and walk barefoot to the car. Then Red did his usual activity of "barking me out to the main road." I guess the message was, "My mistress is on the way in spite of all my effort, so let her alone or deal with me."
My students often came up to the lake, riding on jet skis or boats. I was out mowing the lawn, my husband being away, when Red blasted past me like a rocket. The noise of the motor had kept me from noticing a young man docking his boat. The tall young man also took off like a rocket, his skinny legs pumping prodigiously. It was one of my students, who was smart enough not to come back on shore, even when I told him that Red would not bite. Obviously, I was wrong and could not contain the dog.
Red often surprised me, even when we were the only two around. Once, I was talking to him after giving him a treat, when he rose on his hind legs and propped his front paws on either side of my head. I braced for what was certainly going to be a heavy weight. Red balanced himself, no weight at all on me, and talked right back, his muzzle close to my face. Another time, I was out in the yard headed toward a flower bed when Red almost knocked me off my legs. I was scolding him, never having seen such behavior, when I noticed he was shaking something thin and about 6 feet long. It was a snake! I have no idea what kind, although Red killed it and lay it at my feet. He certainly did not learn those tricks from me!
My husband warned me not to go walking alone when he was out of town. I, however, am the type of person that sees a warning as a challenge, so I went walking. I tried to get Red to stay at home to no avail. I was afraid a car would strike him. One day, Red had gone off in the woods, leaving me ostensibly alone when a car full of young men began whistling and making remarks. At first I thought it was some of my students and paid no attention. Safety, after all, is sometimes with crowds. I was not fearful until the driver pulled the car to a stop, got out and approached me. Then I was apprehensive. Straight out of the woods, with no warning, emerged the hound from hell, teeth bared, dead eye quite obvious, and every hair sticking straight out, making him appear even larger than his real self. Suddenly, the dangerous situation ceased to be real, the driver and his daring friends heading down the road in a cloud of dust.
Years went by, yet Red continued to "bark me out to the road" and meet me; however, he was much slower, and I noticed a sprinkling of gray on his muzzle. The grandsons were not awed by his size or appearance, often hanging on his neck and riding him. My only granddaughter would view him as a monster and would rush to me to protect her. Red looked puzzled; I, on the other hand, was delighted, because my granddaughter would not allow anyone to keep her constrained until Red was around. He looked so puzzled! After all, here was a beautiful new charge to take the place of Robert's pet. No matter what, my granddaughter and Red never made peace.


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Selling Online: Why conscious commerce is the secret to success
In an increasingly crowded e-commerce market, success is not always guaranteed by merely setting up your business online. Competition has become fierce from both, the big players like Amazon and new entrants with very sophisticated e-commerce strategies. Also, it does not help that consumers are now quite savvy and very particular about how they spend their dollars.
How to set up an online store that will thrive
Startup stories begin with hope and a desire to change the world. Most entrepreneurs launch their e-commerce businesses either to fill a gap they have perceived in the market or to provide products and services that they want but are mostly unavailable. Creating an online business is often driven by a vision, passion and grounded in personal beliefs and values. This, however, does not guarantee that a business will not be choked out by the competition even before it makes a single stride.
Many e-commerce experts agree that a critical strategy to differentiating your presence in the market is authenticity in branding. Branding is a fundamental factor that influences a customer's decisions. Customers choose brands that either match their self-image or ideal self-concept authentically. This is why established brands like Chanel use personas like Nicole Kidman for example, to bring their brands to life. For an entrepreneurial brand, you can build brand authenticity that resonates with your customers yourself without involving external personas.
Building authenticity through conscious commerce
Being authentic in today's market means tapping into your customer's psyche and help them find meaning beyond the products or services on offer. Customers, especially the younger ones, have in recent years, become very particular about their brands of choice. The concept of sustainability is at prominence. Factors such as eco-friendliness, treatment of employees and community engagement of a brand largely influence customer's shopping decisions. To develop, a brand has to do good.
To succeed in selling products online, you have to develop a socially responsible brand with clear positions on issues and alignment with causes and initiatives that match the overall brand purpose. This can bolster consumer engagement and inevitably increase sales. At a time when so many online brands are emerging, and e-commerce giants like Walmart are looking to control more of the online market, commitment to social responsibility can be what helps your online business thrive.
Building your brand personality through social engagement
Efforts to promote sustainability like manufacturing or sourcing eco-friendly products, supporting causes you believe in like child hunger or giving back to the society in a meaningful way are effective ways to display your brand's personality. However, in addition to making genuine efforts, you have to get your brand's personality to the public sphere. You achieve this through social engagement.
In addition to displaying your products, you need to voice your opinions. Create a section on your website for real reviews and testimonials where you can actively engage your customers. Use social media to showcase your brand voice. The world is changing rapidly, and opportunities and challenges are continually evolving. Share your readers, insightful opinion pieces about social issues relevant to your brand and the causes it supports.
Do not be afraid to show a little bit of yourself. Highlight your face and the faces of people behind your organization as this displays confidence in your own brand. It reassures your customers of your commitment and emboldens them to join your cause. The trick to successful social engagement is to be unafraid of taking bold stands against things that you believe are not good for your customers. You cannot please everyone. You can only zero in on your target market and assert your dominance.
Efforts towards conscious commerce are not just useful in refining brand perception; they are very useful for creating long-term customer loyalty. It is the secret to successfully selling products Online.


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These ARE the STAR WARS Gifts You're Looking For!
Star Wars is hotter than hot right now and here at LatestBuy we have all the hottest toys, memorabilia and other items from the Star Wars movies. So if you're buying for yourself or looking for Star Wars games or gifts for friends or family members you don't have to go "far, far away" to find them, just get comfy and read on!
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A Very Brief History of Star Wars
Star Wars follows the Skywalker family through several generations. The Skywalkers come from an advanced civilisation in a galaxy "far, far away" and "a long time ago". There is a longstanding war going on between "The Rebels" and "The Empire" (good versus evil). The Star Wars phenomenon started with the release of "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" in 1977. Episodes V (The Empire Strikes Back) and VI (The Return of the Jedi) followed a few years later to finish what is considered the "original" Star Wars Trilogy. The prequel episodes I, II and III were made in the late 90s/early 2000s but were not as popular as the original movies. Star Wars 7: The Force Awakens released in 2015 was much more appreciated by discerning Star Wars followers. Two more films are currently forthcoming.
Where can I get Star Wars Merchandise for the New Star Wars Movie?
The Force is strong here at LatestBuy and you can find lots of great star wars toys and gifts for him and her including items from Star Wars Force Awakens like a splendid Kylo Ren star wars lightsaber and other Star Wars 7 toys. If you haven't seen it yet, Star Wars 7 is a brilliant film, don't let your disappointment over Star Wars The Clone Wars stop you from seeing it! It's a keeper, we promise!
What about Star Wars Collectibles from the Original Movies?
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If you're close to a lifelong fan of the Star Wars films, you've probably already heard all about how star wars force and spiritual truth contribute valid theological points of view to popular culture…or something! Even if you're not an expert, you know that these movies are a great inspiration for really cool starwars dolls or to use their proper name Star Wars "action figures"; you can never have too many of them plus they make great gifts! Check out our ever-expanding selection of Star Wars merchandise featuring jewellery for men and women and unusual Star Wars gifts for the home. There's something for everyone no matter what corner of the galaxy you inhabit!
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Which is your favourite of the Star Wars droids? C3PO and R2D2 are central characters in Star Wars and definite fan favourites! We've got droid themed toys and items to add some Star Wars swagger to your house or flat including piggy banks, clocks and even mini fridges! Droid fans of all ages will be pleased with our selection of robotic collectibles!
Star Wars Gifts for Kids
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Relentlessly pursuing energy, water, and materials efficiencies in manufacturing our products
Thermo Fisher Scientific is positively shaping the future by providing innovative products and redesigning our processes and facilities in the pursuit of zero waste, maximum carbon productivity, and efficient use of people and technologies. Using our Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System, our employees are continually finding opportunities to source greener materials, reduce water and energy consumption, and minimize waste.
A prestigious Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award was given to Life Technologies Corporation in 2013 (later acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific), in the category of Greener Synthetic Pathways, for the manufacturing of Ambion™ PCR reagents. This award program recognizes individuals and organizations for successful implementation of innovative technologies to reduce waste and promote safer chemistries. Our scientists developed new methods of synthesizing deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates (dNTPs) that resulted in reduction of organic solvent consumption by up to 95% and other hazardous waste up to 65% compared to conventional protocols. By improving the yields and specificity of reactions, the ratio of mass of waste to mass of product (e-factor) has been reduced from approximately 3,200 to 400, eliminating hundreds of tons of hazardous waste per year.
The final step in manufacturing our Applied Biosystems POROS™ chromatography resins requires constant water flow through elution cones. Increasing the flow rate improves the process efficiency and effectiveness, reducing consumption by nearly 1,325 cubic meters (350,000 gallons) annually. This innovation also saves 7,100 kg of ethanol annually, requires fewer labor hours, and frees up space for future expansion.
Saving energy and space with new lab equipment
We are always looking for opportunities to improve the efficiency of our operations, including reducing energy consumption in our labs. In our Carlsbad, California facility we have replaced older equipment with more energy-efficient models. In 2015, we replaced 115 ultralow-temperature freezers with our Thermo Scientific™ TSX Series ultralow-temperature freezers. The new freezers use a more environmentally friendly coolant and are more spacious, allowing us to reduce the number of units to 77 and use up to 50% less energy. With this project, we have saved over 640,000 kWh of energy, reducing our carbon footprint by 441 metric tons—the equivalent of taking 93 cars off the road for one year.
Thermo Fisher Scientific scientists developed a proprietary fluorescent resonance energy transfer (FRET) assay that helps to eliminates radioactivity in testing enzyme-based product lines. Replacing radioactive isotopes with a fluorescent dye has reduced use of radioactivity by 60% at our Carlsbad, California and Austin, Texas sites, making our employees and facilities safer. This new process has also allowed us to execute assays in half the time and with more accurate results.
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Junkers & Müllers exhibited this year again at the FESPA, the largest international wide format event.
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The stand was exceptionally well visited on all of the days. Junkers & Müllers is extremely satisfied with the positive reaction at this year's trade fair appearance.


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Posted by Dulwich on Aug 18, 2014 in Friday Afternoon Videos | 2 comments
This video features Glenda Fredman from the UK. In a thoughtful and moving presentation entitled 'Coordinating stories in therapeutic conversations', Glenda discusses her work with a family in which a member has died. She also provides a framework for ways of approaching difficult and complex conversations in therapy.
Glenda has also provided handouts in relation to the key slides from her talk, an exercise to engage with, and list of further relevant reading.
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Thank you very much, Glenda:
Your talk was very clear and opens imagination for new ideas.
I live in the north of Mexico and we are having problems with violence and people go to the place i work because have lost somebody in violence. I have read other ideas in the international journals of narrative therapy that were very useful, going beyond the typical stages of grief, and i was doing what I could.
Listening to you, and sharing what you share, is ver helpful because you listen to people, ask their preferences, is so fluid not rigid, so rich, not only what people think but go beyond there, what others think, what community think and how to link or make new stories, talk to people about their preferences of what to keep or what to not pay attention, to have the possibility of choosing their story, according to them and their values and preferences…
And i laugh also with Daniels story at school and the worry of parents…
It will be very useful in my work and life…
thanks to Glenda and to the Dulwich for inviting her…
Thank you so much Marta.
You write about your work with people facing death through violence and you note that the 'popular' theories of grief, like stage theories, do not always fit for people. In my work I sometimes invite colleagues to reflect on the different meanings we give to different sorts of death, dying and loss experiences (for example death through illness, accident or suicide) and to share how our family, cultural and religious stories inform the different stories we tell about these different death experiences. I am now wondering what stories the people you work with tell about death through violence; who holds the stories and who tells the stories and which stories open space for their families and communities to find preferred ways to go on?
This also makes me think about the new and different stories that have started circulating in our world since the recent violent death following rape of a young female student in India – and then another story comes to mind of women all around the world dancing in protest against the world-wide abuse of women and for freedom from violence – and that fills me with hope. ( http://www.onebillionrising.org )
I am always intrigued by how juxtaposing different stories opens space for new ways to go on….


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It was far from perfect, but as far as season openers go North Lenoir boys basketball coach Anthony Loftin will take it.
So will Jaquaz Jones.
LA GRANGE � It was far from perfect, but as far as season openers go North Lenoir boys basketball coach Anthony Loftin will take it.
So will Jaquaz Jones.
Jones scored 26 points and the Hawks overcame less-than-stellar first and fourth quarters to top Greene Central 66-52 in the opening game of the 2012-13 season for both teams on Tuesday at Wooten Gymnasium.
The season-opening victory comes a year after North Lenoir (1-0) lost its first 18 games of last season.
�At one time I was happy, then I got false hopes � I remembered how young they were and then it started telling on them,� Loftin said. �I thought the young guys played real good to start off with.�
The Hawks jumped out to a 7-0 lead right out of the gate, but the Rams (0-1) scored the next 11 points to take command.
After not hitting any of his three field goal attempts in the first quarter, Jones, a junior, sparked a huge Hawks run with 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting (2-of-3 on 3-point attempts) in the second quarter � a period in which his team collectively hit 9 of its 14 shots from the field � as they closed the half with a 27-10 spurt.
That momentum carried over into the third quarter where North Lenoir stretched its 14-point halftime lead to its largest at 23 at 55-32 with the third quarter winding down.
But Greene Central wasn�t finished.
�We�ve just got to keep our head in the game and never give up,� Jones said. �We started to give up � we thought we had it � we just have to play regardless.�
The Rams used a 13-2 spurt to close the gap to 12 at 57-45 with just over 4 minutes to play thanks to a pair of big 3s from Jayln Harper, who finished with a team-best 18 points, and their defense forcing 12 fourth-quarter turnovers.
But a couple big steals by Jones turned into layups and halted the Rams in their comeback quest.
�You can�t just go through the motions. You�ve got to have really an attacking mindset and sometimes we lose that,� first-year Rams coach Jim Cole said.
�I thought we won half the game, and the difference was we were more intense in the first quarter and the fourth quarter.�
North Lenoir, which heads to Kinston for a non-conference contest later today, got 13 points and nine rebounds from Tyree Hough and Zongio Troy provided nine points off the bench. Billy Summers had eight points and eight rebounds as the Hawks outrebounded the Rams 47-40.
Joseph Biggs added eight points for Greene Central, which hosts Ayden-Grifton, also later today.
�Overall I thought the guys played good for a first game victory,� Loftin said, �but we�ve got a short time to regroup.�
Malaysia Lancaster scored 18 points and Greene Central snapped a 23-game losing skid that dated back to the end of the 2010-11 season with the non-conference victory over the Hawks in coach Meredith Frankin�s debut.
The Rams (1-0) went 0-21 last season and hadn�t won since a 39-36 win at SouthWest Edgecombe on Feb. 8, 2011.
Dashika Mason scored 12 points for Greene Central, which took over in the second quarter.
Amanda Bizzell led the Hawks (0-1) with 12 points. Ta�Breia Foster added 11 and Deshona Cox 10.
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Greene Central 12 9 14 17�52
North Lenoir 9 26 20 11�66
RAMS (0-1) � Jayln Harper 18, Biggs 8, Bates 7, Wooten 5, Batchelor 4, Bynum 3, Ormand 3, Rozelle 2, Belcher 1, Lee-Jones 1, Smith, Parker, Jones, Braswell, Evans.
HAWKS (1-0) � Jaquaz Jones 26, Tyree Hough 13, Troy 9, Summers 8, Pridgen 4, Davis 3, King 2, Sutton 1, J. Robinson, K. Robinson, Stocks, Wilkes, Letchworth.
Greene Central 12 19 15 8�54
North Lenoir 15 14 12 6�47
RAMS (1-0) � Malaysia Lancaster 18, Dashika Mason 12, Stevens 8, Robinson 5, Moore 5, Campbell 4, Payton 2, Parker, Barrett.
HAWKS (0-1) � Amanda Bizzell 12, Ta�Breia Foster 11, Deshona Cox 10, Lee 5, Howard 4, Porter 3, Hart 2, Speicher, Haerer, Varnell.


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Sanctuary RP Community is the sponsor of Fairelands Junction this year, allowing us to provide all the Faire visitors easy access to the furthest corner of the Fairelands in a blink of an eye. Stevie Basevi, the owner of the Sanctuary sim and the Sanctuary RP Community shares with us the story of Sanctuary and her reasons to relay.
This is your first year sponsoring Fantasy Faire. What made you decide to become a sponsor?
My friend, Asil Ares contacted me and told me about the Fantasy Faire, and that she had gotten involved with it. She sent me a link, which I read, and was very impressed that it was a Relay For Life event. A really big one! I wasn't yet familiar with the Fantasy Faire, or I would have gotten involved long before this. We have a Relay For Life event weekend planned for May 2nd through the 4th, and so it just seemed like something I wanted to be involved in. I lost both my mother and grandmother to breast cancer and each year I try to get involved with fund raising in some way, in SL, with Relay For Life.
How did you begin roleplaying in Second Life? How did Sanctuary RP Community come to existence?
I first came to combat about six and a half years ago. I was married in SL to a very kind man who passed away in RL from lung cancer. I'd decided to leave SL at that time, but a friend dragged me to a combat/rp sim. I very badly needed something to focus my attention on, and this new world I stepped into made me feel like a kid on Christmas morning. Everything was new and shiny, and I got to focus my emotions and thoughts into a completely new character, so I became Stevie, the Tzimisce vampire. It was a difficult role for me but I needed the challenge and the distraction. I also spent time in Avilion, rping as a Fae and Mage.
Eventually I switched where I played, and found CCS, the Community Combat System. That seemed to be a better fit for me. Some friends and I bought a sim, but I wanted something different. We eventually went with a desert theme, as most were post apocalyptic. I'd owned three sims in the old combat system, so it was not difficult to get things set up in these new lands. I'd seen alot of rp sims by that time, so I knew what worked and what didn't work so well. Eventually my friends stepped away and I ended up running Sanctuary alone. We became very active, teaching classes on CCS character races, how to role play, and lots of other things. And we grew like wild fire! We have events almost daily, and have become very successful. I think one of the things that sets us apart from other role play sims is the fact that we have a real community feel. Our four year anniversary was April 18th, and most of the people who live with us have been here since the beginning, and a good 90% of those who leave Sanctuary, eventually find their way back home.
What can we expect of Sanctuary RP Community during the Faire? Will you be roleplaying in the Fairelands? Are the visitors welcome to join in or is it more a performance?
I expect that many of our characters will be there role playing. I will be there myself, and yes, all who would like to join us will be more than welcome. We'll have information about the sims, including our history, how Sanctuary came to be, and even information on our game system, CCS, for anyone who is interested. We may even have a few free souvenirs to give away!
What calls you to fantasy? When was the first time you encountered the genre and realized you enjoyed it?
What calls me to fantasy, hmmm. Well I suppose its the idea that I can step away from my real life and become anything I want to in here, feeding my overactive imagination. My brain tends to be on hyper think most of the time, and Im always trying to come up with ways that we can become better, wondering what I can offer my players that may be of use to them, and how to help our role play community grow stronger. Ive been rping now for a very long time, and usually have about 12 sims, most of which are fantasy rp sims. Not all are in Sanctuary, but Sanctuary is where my heart is, and my roots. It was the first sim I ever bought. I majored in Women's Lit in college, so I love the written word. And the first time I encountered fantasy rp was that day I was dragged into that combat/rp sim and looked around with the wide eyes of a child, hardly able to believe the creatures and beings I was seeing, and saying to myself, "I didn't know that people did that in here!"
Do you have a favourite Faire memory? What are you looking forward to most this year?
No, I don't have a favorite Faire memory yet, but I guarantee you that I"ll have one before this one ends!
Thank you for taking the time to chat with us, Stevie, and for sharing your world of fantasy!


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OSU Operation Orange to hit the ground at OPSU
If you've ever thought you might want to move toward a career in the medical field, Oklahoma State University's Operation Orange has the perfect opportunity for you to explore your options.
The OSU Center for Health Sciences will be hosting a free one-day medical camp for high school students on June 6 at Oklahoma Panhandle State University, but pre-registration is required to ensure you have a space. Deadline to register is May 11.
Students can spend a day in the life of a medical student at Operation Orange. OSU's summer camp for high school students interested in a career in medicine will give students a view into a day in the life of a medical student.
At Operation Orange, you will:
* Meet current Oklahoma State University medical students
* Participate in hands on demonstrations, including the chance to study human anatomy with human heart, lungs and brain, and perform intubation with a simulator
* Learn more about career opportunities in the healthcare field
Register now to reserve your space!
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Heres some stuff i've bought over the past week or so.
|Love the way these fit
I love Gap Fit's workout shirts. They're so comfy and soft. They are also long which I love because I have the longest torso ever. That's where the blue shirt above is from.
|Perfect size workout bag.
|Essentials. 5 pairs of #35 lashes, Makeup wipes, Lingering brow pencil, Teddy eyeliner and a #217 brush.
|NYX lipstick in Sugar Wafer.
|New Joe's jeans. These were a good buy because I dont have any clean denim. All of my denim is destroyed.
|I have these in black & wanted the congac color. So comfy.
These are some of my fav look the past week. I'm usually running out the door but when I have time I try to take as many pics as I can.
Baby sosa for you all....
|My baby boy
|Sat right on my bag LOL
|Mamas boy for sure
xx, B