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I spoke twice during Pesach. The first topic was the Holocaust and Jewish ballplayers and the second was how I, a frum-from-birth Jew, ended up in major league baseball.
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Artists and patrons of the arts and family and friends gathered in Golden Gate Park last week to share memories of the distinguished San Francisco sculptor Ruth Asawa who died last month at the age of 87.
Here in Santa Rosa her bas-relief friezes depicting Sonoma County's history and its coastal wonders transformed a rather ordinary fountain in Old Courthouse Square into a genuine work of art. And the memories of Asawa are the way she was on the day the fountain was dedicated in 1987. (For the art vocabulary impaired, a frieze is a horizontal band of sculptured scenes — in the case of Asawa's Santa Rosa work, four separate panels surrounding the fountain.)
In her big, white floppy hat and her happiest face, this most interesting of women who had come from a family of field workers, graduated high school in a World War II relocation camp and been denied student teaching in college because of her ethnicity, was in her element.
Surrounded by a crowd of proud children from Burbank School who had created the clay models of the playful sea creatures gamboling under the fountains overflowing water, she had hit her stride as an artist and a teacher. Her spectacular bronze fountains in San Francisco — at Ghirardelli Square and near Union Square — along with her earlier wire sculptures, had brought her international acclaim.
Santa Rosans, proud to have her work in our city, celebrated along with her. Among the schoolchildren-artists who pointed with great pride to their work on the fountain there was a small group of puffed-up adults doing the same.
We were part of a small group of citizens — about a dozen in all — who had been invited to Asawa's home studio in San Francisco's Noe Valley to create historical sites and figures in clay as models for the finished work. We had earned the invitation months earlier when we met with the artist to talk local history and to suggest what the history panels should include.

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[Video] Necole Bitchie Honored As Blogger Of The Year At The Black Weblog Awards
It's not too often that I post a personal blog, or post photos from things that are happening behind the scenes in my life, but I wanted to take this time to thank you guys for the continuous love and support you've shown to NecoleBitchie.com and myself over the years.
It's because of you that we were not only nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for Best Entertainment Site again this year, but I was also honored as "Blogger Of The Year" by the Black Weblog Awards in Houston a few weeks ago. The Black Weblog Awards have been the only awards that recognizes African-American bloggers in various categories over the past seven years.
Over the last two years alone (especially 2011 and 2012), I suffered numerous setbacks and obstacles while trying to keep the site up and running, and grow as a business. I can't tell you how many times those obstacles made me lose passion for this, but your encouraging comments, emails, tweets and kind words when some of you have met me have kept me motivated to continue to push forward. I've had somewhat of a breakthrough this year (**does the praise stomp**), but I always remind myself when things get rough that there is some young girl out there watching, and as long as I keep pushing, I am a reminder to her of what you can do when the odds are against you. I am also a reminder that the Internet is a powerful tool and that you don't have to wait around for someone to give you an opportunity– you can create your own.
With that being said, I have been asked a few times if I would post my Black Weblog Awards speech on the site, and although it was very personal to me and posting these kind of things on the site leaves me feeling a little stripped and naked (as well as vulnerable), I hope that someone out there maybe can benefit from hearing my story.
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Thanks to Gina McCauley and Maurice Cherry for the honor, as well as the staff at Houston's 97.9 The Box, Kameika "Sky" Smith, all of the Black Weblog Award winners and everyone that took part in the tribute video. I was literally in tears.
I also want to thank our creative director Patrick Neree for the incredible production on our Bitchie TV content (there are times that he will not sleep so that he can have videos edited in a timely manner), as well as "Shy" for helping me run my business (You turned this sinking ship around and I love that we've been able to build our relationship as sisters as well as business partners!). Thank you Kimmy Cason for the amazing work you've done managing our social media, and Erika Marie for helping me crank out these blog posts. I can't tell you how many times I've emailed her and said, "I'm burned out" and she's taken the driver's seat so that I could press the reset button and come back refreshed. They say you are only as strong as your weakest link and I am happy that you guys are a part of such an amazing, talented and creative team.
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3/5 rDev -10.7%
08-06-2014 05:12:12 | More by zestar
3/5 rDev -10.7%
06-27-2014 22:30:25 | More by bcm75
4/5 rDev +19%
06-25-2014 00:45:06 | More by PTEdelman
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06-15-2014 01:48:01 | More by Lanstrum
New York
2/5 rDev -40.5%
06-04-2014 02:32:16 | More by BrianCuoz
3.25/5 rDev -3.3%
04-19-2014 22:45:56 | More by Mikeadeth
4/5 rDev +19%
02-17-2014 04:22:04 | More by Mcwill51
New York
3.99/5 rDev +18.8%
Not sure why the rip on this beer.
It's a very ripe black cherry flavor rather than sour. Excellent malt backbone. Bread, chocolate notes at the end. Significantly maltier than other fruit cherry beers I.e Sam smith, New glarus, etc.
Very drinkable if you like fruit beers. If you don't then why diss it?
Well made and the quality malt profile makes this beer.
01-22-2014 02:45:27 | More by palma
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01-20-2014 03:03:00 | More by Lovely85
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01-20-2014 03:02:04 | More by kylehay2004
3.25/5 rDev -3.3%
01-05-2014 01:52:40 | More by jaydoc
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12-14-2013 16:56:10 | More by Moo5152
3.15/5 rDev -6.3%
Still on shelves at Joseph's, it's not out of date according to the bottle.
It's a pretty orange-brown with some fire in it, translucent due solely to being fairly dark. The tan head starts off at half a finger and shows fair retention, though lacing actually ends up sticking very well.
A mix of sweet and tart on the nose, it offers caramel and brown sugar along with something like Michigan cherries. It's a bit earthy with something like kitchen spices, fairly nondescript. There seems to be an odd note to the grains or malts, difficult to describe.
Cherries are up front along with caramel. The malts are also a little bready, and some woody sort of something comes out with it. I'm not really getting much of the yeast, though a bit of something like clove peeks through. Overall, the flavor's a little subdued, and it seems almost to be all over the place and not meshing especially well.
The medium body leans toward full. It doesn't have much depth and seems to fade off at the end of every sip. It's got moderate crispness and is pretty smooth. It does lack the character that makes the great Belgians what they are. The end dries up a little with some acidic sort of character.
12-11-2013 21:08:38 | More by Brenden
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Review from old notes, drank fresh. 22 oz bottle pours a reddish, copper color with a fine-bubbled tan head. Decent lacing, average retention.
Signature Pacman yeast pervades the nose along with an equally identifiable smooth maltiness. Light hint of cherries...pretty faint overall but Id like to think I could identify this as a Rogue beer blinded.
Taste has more cherries than the nose would indicate. Base beer seems like a basic brown ale but showcases the cherries pretty well. This is one of the better offerings from Rogue, I rather liked this one.
11-13-2013 14:54:55 | More by twiggamortis420
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10-18-2013 02:39:26 | More by mpenning13
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09-18-2013 16:38:23 | More by athomasPSU
2.71/5 rDev -19.3%
The first thing that I noticed was the head. It had a big bubble rice crispy treat head that quickly vanished (not the "dense creamy head" advertised on the bottle.) leaving behind a funky nose that smelled of grandma's stale cherry potpourri at the bottom of a cardboard box. While some have described it as having a sweet malt taste my bottle was mostly the Montmorency cherries which I believe also contributed the the very cloudy appearance. The one thing that I can say that I enjoyed a little with this beer was the mouthfeel. While I was expecting a heavier mouthfeel the medium weight was okay with me.
Beer should be enjoyable. Maybe to someone this would be but not to me. Generally I am easy to please and it is rare than I come across a craft beer that doesn't have some appeal to me. This however had very little if any.
If I were to revamp this beer the the first thing that I would do is cut back on the cherries. Secondly, I'd go ahead and try to make it darker. With the cloudy appearance you might as well. Thirdly, I'd fix that head somehow. It was most disappointing.
Overall rating on this beer is a 2.5 in my book.
08-19-2013 19:59:09 | More by Beer_Seer
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08-12-2013 07:11:59 | More by crbnfbr
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07-07-2013 23:21:54 | More by GABrew
3.43/5 rDev +2.1%
Poured from 22 oz bottle into shaker pint glass.
A: Pours a murky mahogany with a thin light tan head that quickly dissipates.
S: Bready yeast, light dried fruit, cherries, and sweet malt.
T: Tart cherries, sweet caramel malt, and a fresh yeast note.
M: Light body. Softly sweet.
D: Meh. Not a ton here...coulda been better.
06-25-2013 02:38:56 | More by mwilbur
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06-17-2013 13:46:41 | More by MSandahl23
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06-11-2013 21:47:08 | More by goblin7704
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05-16-2013 14:55:41 | More by jburd19
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A: Brown/Mahogany beer with bubbly tan head that quickly dissipates. Very murky.
S: There really isn't that strong of a smell. Kind of smells sweet and sugary.
T: Sweet and tart cherries with a hint of brown sugar
M: Light and smooth.
O: I was expecting more.... but its a decent beer.
05-16-2013 00:16:45 | More by brock146
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05-10-2013 16:52:14 | More by ajtorres311
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Public health officials said a person who arrived in Marion County on Jan. 18 was diagnosed with measles the following week. The unidentified person had traveled internationally.
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Walter Jones, formerly considered one of the best offensive lineman in the NFL, has been placed on the injured reserve by the Seattle Seahawks, a move that means his season is over, and could very well mean the end of his career. From The Associated Press:
Walter Jones has gone on the Seahawks' injured reserve list, ending the nine-time Pro Bowl left tackle's season and perhaps his illustrious career.
Coach Jim Mora said Wednesday the 35-year-old Jones still has pain that is "not bearable" in his surgically repaired left knee. The anchor to Seattle's offensive line for the last decade has had two knee surgeries since he last played, last Thanksgiving.
Mora is not ruling out a third surgery for the former All-Pro. The coach has no idea whether Jones can or will want to return in 2010.
Seattle coach Jim Mora announced the move today with a heavy heart. From the Seattle Times:
"After much deliberation and evaluation and soul searching between the team, the medical staff and Walter Jones," coach Jim Mora said. "It has been determined that the best thing to do for Walter, for this football team and for his future is to put him on injured reserve. So we're going to do that today. We're going to shut him down. We're going to let him heal up, have whatever procedures our medical staff feels is necessary and then re-evaluate early next year.
"I will say this, Walter has done everything that is humanly possible to try and get back and help this football team. He has been amazing in his attitude and his approach to this. His determination to get back on the football field has never been in question, but it's just not happening. It's just not happening."
SBN's Seahawks blog, Field Gulls, remarked on the news, saying, "Not a surprise, but still sad." Jones' decline was swift and emphatic, but that shouldn't obscure what was otherwise a long and distinguished career for the Seahawks, as he was considered the premier left tackle in football for most of his 14-year career. Today, yes, he's hobbled and likely to be forced into retirement. But the man made nine Pro Bowls, was an All-Pro seven times, and generally, was just an all-around American ass kicker in his day:
That photo's courtesy of Sports Illustrated, who visited with Jones a few years ago to get an inside look at his workout routine. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, he'd do an exercise called "Truck Pushing."
2. Put both hands on the back bumper and bend your knees at an angle of about 90 degrees. As you lean into the truck, keep your back straight and your arms nearly extended (elbows slightly bent). Put one foot forward -- whichever one feels most comfortable to you -- and the other back.
3. Yell "Go!" After the driver releases the brakes, start pushing immediately and continue for 25 yards.
4. Rest for 90 seconds. Do it 10 times in all.
Walter Jones was like Steven Seagal and Chuck Norris combined, and in retrospect, was probably one of the main reasons we all considered Shaun Alexander such a great running back. But remember, kids: if you're going to go truck pushing, you MUST use a driver to put the car in neutral. As long as you do that, it's a perfectly sane, safe exercise, and a wonderful way to commemorate one of the finer offensive lineman of our era.


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Virginia Tech's School of Architecture + Design, in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, has been ranked No. 1. It offers the nation's best undergraduate architecture program, according to the Design Futures Council and the journal DesignIntelligence. The school's graduate program has been ranked fifth in the nation and first of all public universities, as well.
The rankings reflect the results of a survey targeting design partners, managing principals, and human resource directors in firms that have direct experience with the hiring and performance of architecture graduates. Collectively these firms employ more than 100,000 individuals.
The rankings follow a year of successful activity in the school including honors, innovative collaborations, and research. CHICAGO STUDIO, an undergraduate fourth-year studio option, offered exclusively by Virginia Tech, has received one of six National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) prizes for its integrated set of courses that situate students in Chicago architecture firms for six weeks of a semester.
The school recently won an NCARB Honorable Mention for the Creative Integration of Practice and Education in the Academy for its role in creating the Virginia Tech Solar House for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. Students from multiple disciplines were an integral part of the team, from design conception to construction. This NCARB win marks the third time in the past four years that Virginia Tech has been honored in the competition, becoming the only school in the nation to win three NCARB honors.
The school is also collaborating with the Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum, located in Winchester, Va., on a new building. The 30,000-square-foot museum will include innovative, environmentally sustainable systems. This collaborative agreement provides research opportunities for faculty in the School of Architecture + Design and Virginia Tech's Myers-Lawson School of Construction.
A National Science Foundation-funded project in the School of Architecture + Design will allow the establishment of a Vibration Testing Laboratory, which will house a two-story steel structure to be used for various studies related to building vibration serviceability issues. The lab will test structural effects of architectural elements such as partitions, raised flooring, and suspended ceilings, in addition to the presence of occupants on the dynamic performance of building floors.
One excitation will be the influence of human structure interaction; the other will be a study on the effects of non-structural building elements, such as mechanical ducts, suspended ceilings, raised flooring, and cantilevered and full-height partitions on the response of floors subject to human activities.
Faculty and students lead and participate in projects that garner national and international recognition, and take major strides for the university in outreach endeavors:
For more information on this topic, e-mail Heather Riley Chadwick, or call (540) 231-2108.
The School of Architecture + Design regularly features exhibitions of student work.
This exhibition, which was displayed last spring in the lobby of Cowgill Hall, is an example of a formal study in material explorations.
In its newest issue, Architect Magazine features the School of Architecture + Design.
School of Architecture + Design faculty and staff
A wide variety of semester-long and summer study abroad programs provide diverse learning experiences for students.
Virginia Tech's Center for European Studies and Architecture is in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland.
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Minnesota Vikings
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Vikings trade Harvin to Seahawks
The Vikings have agreed to trade WR Percy Harvin to the Seahawks in exchange for multiple draft picks, according to published reports.
Minnesota Vikings: 2013 team needs
We highlight the top three needs on offense and defense for the Minnesota Vikings, and take a look back at their 2012 draft class.
Vikings release WR Jenkins
The Vikings announced the release of WR Michael Jenkins on Tuesday. Jenkins was reportedly due a $2.425 million roster bonus this month.
Lattimore hopes to inspire during incredible comeback
South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore isn't letting a gruesome knee injury slow him down en route to his path to the NFL.
Frazier: Harvin excited about being a Viking
Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier said he thinks Percy Harvin is excited to be a Viking amid trade rumors.
Vikings GM: No intent to trade Harvin
Vikings GM Rick Spielman said the team has no intent of trading WR Percy Harvin.
Spielman: Vikings have 'no intent' of trading Harvin
Vikings GM Rick Spielman said the club has "no intent" to trade mercurial WR Percy Harvin, who is entering the final year of his rookie contract.
Vikings to play two cold seasons in outdoor stadium
Lester Bagley said Friday that the team plans to play at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium during the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
Carter thanks Vikings for help through drug issues
Cris Carter says he never would have made it to Canton without the tough love of the Vikings.
Vikings exercise Frazier's fourth-year option for 2014
The Vikings exercised the fourth-year option for head coach Leslie Frazier for 2014, the team announced Wednesday.
Vikings should keep Harvin ... for now
Percy Harvin has not been a team player, but he's too valuable to trade right away — unless he forces the Vikings to do it with his actions.
Vikings RB Peterson has sports hernia repaired
The Vikings announced Thursday that RB Adrian Peterson underwent a surgical procedure on a sports hernia injury.
Report: Vikings C Sullivan undergoes knee surgery
John Sullivan underwent microfracture surgery on his left knee last week, according to PFW correspondent Tom Pelissero of ESPN 1500.
Birk, Moss face off after winding careers
Randy Moss and Matt Birk have taken fascinating paths from Vikings teammates to Super Bowl foes, 15 years in the making.
Vikings will explore free-agent WR possibilities
The Vikings will seek WR help through the draft, but don't rule out free agency as an option for fixing things, too.
Allen returned to practice for the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday.||||||| The Minnesota Vikings defensive end had missed the previous practices because of an illness.
Allen's back has caused him some discomfort over the last week. He also confirmed after last Sunday's game he's been playing with a torn labrum in one of his shoulders but downplayed any negative effect that has had on his performance.||||||| Allen was on the field with the team at the end of Wednesday's practice, but he didn't participate. Frazier said the injury is not to the extent it would keep him out of this week's game, however.
Allen has been fined $21,000 for a hit on Chicago Bears guard Lance Louis on Sunday.||||||| A person with knowledge of the fine tells The Associated Press that it was levied Wednesday, three days after he knocked Louis out for the season with a hit that injured Louis' left knee. The person requested anonymity because the league has not announced the fine.
The Minnesota Vikings held Allen and Adrian Peterson out of practice Thursday as a precaution because of minor injuries, but expect to have both available against Arizona on Sunday.||||||| Allen is bothered by a groin injury. He is still looking for his first multi-sack game of the season after falling half a sack short of the single-season record last season.
Allen had 3 1/2 sacks in Sunday's 17-13 loss to Chicago.||||||| Allen finished the season with 22 sacks, behind Michael Strahan's mark of 22 1/2 for the New York Giants in 2001.


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Aguilera, Gaga duet as 'The Voice' crowns a champ
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) - No one is more surprised by the results of Tuesday's "The Voice" finale than season five winner, Jamaican powerhouse Tessanne Chin.
"It is out of body," Chin said, holding her trophy backstage after the NBC singing competition. "I feel like, is this really happening, you know? This can't be real. Like unbelievable. Unbelievable."
The 28-year-old Kingston native had nearly given up on her dreams before landing a spot on the NBC singing competition.
"I was literally at the end of a road, you know, and coming to a place in my life where I was like, `Am I going to keep doing this and feeling like I'm not getting anywhere? Or am I going to give this another shot?' And thank God, thank God, I was able to give it another shot," she said.
Chin's coach, Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, was also thankful to add a second win to his resume.
"I like to win. This is fun," Levine said after the show.
Javier Colon, mentored by Levine in season one, was crowned the winner in 2011. Fellow coach and country star Blake Shelton then reigned supreme for the next three seasons.
Levine said he had to change his approach in order to break Shelton's streak- a feat he ranked No. 1 on his list of life achievements.
"In the seasons past where I have kind of fallen short in my opinion, if I'm looking at it analytically, it's by not being able to give enough because I've been superbusy," Levine explained. "So I tried to kind of thin things out so I could devote most of my time to just get to know these guys and instill them with the confidence that they needed to win."
Jacquie Lee, 16, from Christina Aguilera's team, came in second while Levine's other contestant, rocker Will Champlin, took third.
Before the winner was announced, Aguilera and Lady Gaga teamed up for Gaga's "Do What U Want" in matching, iridescent outfits.
"This is the first time we've ever met," Aguilera told the crowd after their duet. "I just have to say guys, she's like the most down to earth, real person that I've ever met in this business and female to female, in this industry it's really hard to find that kind of a person."
Celine Dion, Ne-Yo, Paramore, OneRepublic and Aloe Blacc also performed during the two-hour season finale.
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(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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- Russ Pennell/Phoenix Mercury Head Coach - Thursday September 19Discusses playoffs, Mercury's defense, and difference between men's college basketball and women's p
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Updated 5:24pm Friday 31st January 2014 in News By Mike Wright
The two men who died on the M1 near Bricket Wood yesterday have been named as Alan Trethewey and Spencer Bell.
Police were called to the motorway yesterday after reports of a man, later identified as Mr Trethewey, falling from a bridge onto the M1.
Following the incident a number of drivers stopped to help the 67-year-old man of Bucknalls Lane, Garston, including Spencer Bell who left his car and ventured onto the motorway.
Mr Bell, 71, from Bushey, was then struck by a vehicle in the attempt.
Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.
Today Mr Bell's family paid tribute to him saying: "Spencer was the most loving, funny and generous person. Everyone who knew him loved his quick wit and kindness. We cannot imagine life without him, he always had a smile on his face and loved life.
"Knowing he died in such a selfless way is no comfort. But we would not have expected anything else of him. He loved and was loved dearly, by his wife Wendy, his three children, sons in laws, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren."
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April 12, 2007
College Office Board Room
Maryann Anderson
|Toni Carney
|Bill Shay
Debra McCluskey
Nancilee Burzachechi
Tanya Sander-Marks
Gretchen Mullen
Maryann Anderson, College Council Chair, called the meeting to order at 2:30 PM.
AGENDA ITEM I: APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 22nd 2007 MEETING
Nancilee Burzachechi, Vice President of Institutional Advancement; Tanya Sander-Marks, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications; and Debra McCluskey, the Web Developer appeared before Council to answer questions regarding difficulties getting information onto the CCAC website. Ms. Burzachech said that they were happy to appear to discuss the web, the process for adding to and revising the web and what may be coming up in the future. She explained that the CCAC web is a huge undertaking with 3900 active pages and that Deb McCluskey as Web Developer, spends one half of her time maintaining it.
The Content Management System which is a 3-step process is used to add content to the web. An Editor develops and creates the content, the Approver ensures that the content is correct, and the Web Developer does a quick review for formatting and to make sure that links are current and publishes the page. In many cases the Editor and the Approver is the same person as is the case with the College Council website
Ms Burzachechi said that the question often comes up regarding who owns the content. She said that as long as public information is accurate such as tuition, and if there are no such things as racial slurs, then it is published. Otherwise it goes back to the developer. She said that Barbara Thompson has been working with a very complicated and difficult website.
The group distributed copies of a plan of how they felt the College Council website could be reworked. After discussion, it was decided that Deb McCluskey will redo the pages and bring the redesign back to Council for the April 26th meeting. They will not publish the pages until Council approves the plan.
Barbara Thompson pointed out that pages and forms that had been on the College Council website previously are now being denied to be published. Mary Frances Archey reminded those responsible for the web, that when forms are approved by Council and signed off by the President, the forms are not subject to debate whether they are to be placed on the website as they are.
Gordon Crocker reported on a problem with the website that had an out-dated Economics syllabus on it that had caused concerns. The revised syllabus, which was approved by the President in June 2006, is still not on the web. Deb McCluskey responded that the problem is with Fran Dice's office.
Nancilee Burzachechi reported that there is a 26-member Web audit committee which will be going to all of the campuses collecting feedback from faculty and staff on such issues as how to make the web more user friendly. Also, at the bottom of every page is a "contact us" link to comment on any page that might have problems or errors. She encouraged everyone to use that option if something doesn't work
Proposal: Revision of the PSY 101 Master Syllabus
Gordon Crocker reported that the learning outcomes have been revised and updated and the number of outcomes reduced from 19 to 10. Topics have also been revised. Diane Maldonado added that all outcomes are measurable. Mr. Crocker stated that the Advisory Board had approved all changes. Diane Maldonado made a motion to accept the proposal. Cyndi Syskowski seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.
Proposal: Edits to SPH 101 Common Course Syllabus
Allysen Todd was in attendance to present the proposal which involved minor edits to the learning outcomes and listed topics for Speech 101. Steve Wells pointed out that the prerequisite on the last page of the proposal should read, "Eligibility for ENG 101" not "Prerequisite ENG 100." That will be corrected. Gordon Crocker made a motion to accept the proposal. Maura Stevenson seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.
Proposal: Medical Laboratory Assistant Program
Rick Allison, who was in attendance, asked to withdraw the proposal and submit it at the next meeting of Council, which is April 26th. He would like to check on the correct SOC code from the State and the job outlook.
Proposal: Proposed Changes to Health and Physical Education (020) Program
This proposal had previously been presented to Council and was not approved due to problems with the outcomes. Since then Gretchen Mullen, Brenda Trettel and Diane Maldonado went through the entire proposal and made all the corrections.
Gordon Crocker observed that activity hours are calculated into credits. Bruce Turchetta responded that 1 credit equals 2 activity hours and 2 credits equal 3 activity hours. It was noted that on page 44 of the proposal, .5 lecture hours was included. It will be deleted. Steve Wells asked which version of the introduction of learning outcomes is correct: "Upon successful completion of the course, the student will," or "After successful completion of the course, the student will:"? The former is correct and should be used consistently.
It was also noted that on page 28, learning outcomes #9 and #10 end with "throughout a lifetime" which is not measurable. It was agreed to strike the phrase "throughout a lifetime." The verbiage on page 48, #4 which is "Develop and employ a health and wellness awareness and behavior change" is expressed in more measurable terms.
Council noted that the proposal represented a tremendous amount of work.
Rita Gallegos made a motion to accept the proposal. Joanne Jeffcoat seconded the proposal and the proposal passed unanimously.
Gordon Crocker announced that there are 9 proposals that will probably appear before the Curriculum Subcommittee at the next meeting.
Maura Stevenson reported that the Subcommittee didn't meet.
Program Review: Respiratory Therapy
Rick Laurent was in attendance for the discussion of this Program Review. The review noted that faculty and space are adequate and as long as annual reports are acceptable, the Program will not have to be reaccredited until 2011. In the review, it was noted that there is a need for an additional SIM-MAN piece of equipment.
There is a strong affiliation between UPMC and the program. UPMC has a severe manpower shortage and the program is running extra sections for them. UPMC currently has 65 openings for respiratory therapists.
The program will also be running a short course for sleep study technicians. This will be a work force development project. Currently respiratory therapists are doing sleep studies and they are overqualified.
Rick Allison and Rick Laurent mentioned a program that is being developed for Palermo, Italy. Italy has no respiratory therapists. The Program will be offered via internet or video conferencing.
Cyndi Syskowski made a motion to accept the Program Review. Diane Maldonado seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.
Program Review: Nuclear Medicine Technology Program
Carl Mazzetti was in attendance to present the Program Review. The review identified a need for one more faculty member and new equipment. Space appears to be adequate.
Within the program students can obtain a certificate or an associate's degree. The current trend is toward requiring a bachelor's degree. Many baccalaureate schools are interested in working with us, such as Indiana University, Edinboro, LaRoche, Carlow and Point Park. Currently, we are in competition with Robert Morris instead of working in conjunction with them.
Imaging professions are increasing because of aging populations. We are the 4th largest program in the country. Nuclear medicine is starting to involve PET imaging, which is fusion imaging using nuclear and anatomical imaging. Peg Betlyn-Williams said that some of these capital costs need to be brought to hospital foundations to fund. For instance, a simulator which is needed costs $150,000.
The program is accredited for 7 years which is the maximum. Periodic updates are done every 2 to 3 years. Rick Allison applauded not only Carl Mazzetti's work, but Maryann Anderson's leadership as Department Chair.
Peg Betlyn-Williams made a motion to accept the Program Review. Charlie Blocksidge seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.
Program Review: Horticulture
Joanne Jeffcoat explained that everything was in order for the Program Review. Joanne Hall was in attendance to answer questions regarding the review. She explained that the greenhouse facility at South Campus is 25 years old and is no longer sufficient for student needs. Additionally, finding adjunct faculty to teach is a challenge. She must run classes during the evenings because potential adjunct faculty members are working during the day.
Joanne Hall reported that the Advisory Board recommends that the 7 or 8 diploma options should be consolidated into 1 degree with 3 options. The review lists 12 recommendations which can be found on page 27 of the Program Review package.
Allysen Todd made a motion to accept the Program Review. Rita Gallegos seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.
Mrs. Jeffcoat reported that the Subcommittee will meet on April 19th and there are a few Program Reviews which will be presented.
Cyndi Syskowski reported that the Subcommittee did not meet. The next meeting will be April 19th and there are 4 proposals for consideration.
Maryann Anderson said that elections for next year Council members will soon be announced. Those members up for re-election include Joanne Jeffcoat, Gordon Crocker, Cyndi Syskowski, Maura Stevenson and Barbara Thompson. Mrs. Anderson explained that North Campus is out of cycle and that both North Campus representatives are technically up for re-election. However to put North Campus back on cycle so that only one campus representative is up for re-election at one time, Rod Farkas has agreed to continue as a member of Council.
Because of the number of proposals that are being considered, Maryann Anderson suggested that we have a meeting not only April 26th but May 10th as well. Otherwise the April 26th agenda will be too long.
There being no further business, the meeting ended at 4:20 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Thompson
College Council Secretary


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Amsterdam is the nearest hotel room to Copenhagen you can get. It also happens to be where I'm doing press for the new Groove Armada album. Coinciding with the climate talks is quite handy as it means I can shift the conversation to that rather than 'where did you meet' or 'so, your new sound, tell me more'.
Yesterday's opening of the summit had some good points. Gordon Brown doing his bit and pressing the EU to offer 40% emission cuts by 2020, for example, or the confirmation that all the key political leaders are actually going to turn up next week. Obama has played a shrewd hand and got CO2 classified as a danger to human health, allowing him to regulate it without relying on the Senate, where an ugly alliance of oilmen, republicans and alaskans have vowed that Barack won't pass any legislation, even if it kills them.
On the other hand, the opening day got a bit school playground when the Chairman of the talks had to request that in future the delegates come back more quickly from their lunch.
We also heard that India's chief negotiator and right hand man have refused to come, which isn't a great start from the world's 5th biggest emitter. However, if the Indian press stay at home with them, that might help the organisers of the Copenhagen media zone who are trying to fit 5000 people into 3500 places.
Day one of the talks saw the Saudi's coming clean and saying that they doubt warming is man made. I wonder why that is. A bit shortsighted though, coming from the country that is so short of water it's had to stop growing it's own grain. Dubai are also sounding strangely sceptical. You would think that a country which is 2mm above sea level would want to sort things out. Having said that, their famous ski area in the 45 degree desert heat is probably not compatible with a low carbon footprint.
Meanwhile, speculation was rife as to who was behind the leak of the emails from the East Anglian research centre. Theories ranged from the Russian secret service to the Canadian tar sands oil barons. The one thing that was agreed was that the timing of the leak and the speed with which it spread around the world were not accidental.
It was a good day for the UK press. The Guardian successfully coordinated a campaign in which 56 of the worlds' newspapers carried the same editorial urging the need for decisive climate action, a move which Alistair Campbell described as 'suprisingly impactful'. It's not so suprising. 56 newspapers from Shanghai to London with a joint circulation of several hundred million, all agreed on the same text. It's unlikely that would go unnoticed.
1200 limos and 140 private planes have arrived in Copenhagen. 'It had better be worth it' said news presenter Jon Snow, muttering angrily about summit's carbon footprint.
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The AHL champion Norfolk Admirals will be losing their affiliation with the Tampa Bay Lightning, per a report from the Virginian Pilot.
There's some controversy over whether the Norfolk Admirals overtime goal should've counted. The rule mentioned in the release states that any goal scored on a delayed offsides does not count unless a team puts the puck into their own net. Not that it matters in the end, because the call on the ice stands, and Norfolk is now up 3-0 in the series. Game 4 is tomorrow at 3 pm Eastern, and it ought to be very interesting.
23 is a fluke! Now, 24? That would be a streak! The Ads open up the final two home games against the Senators tonight at the Scope... Are you #armedandready ? Listen to teh game live here.
The Admirals can clinch the Eastern Conference title tonight, with a little help from eleswhere in the AHL. Click on the title to open a link to the radio broadcast from The Scope. 22's a fluke. 23? Now that's a streak!
We link here to the radio broadcast of tonight's Admirals / Devils game at The Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. The Admirals are vying for their 19th win in-a-row. Treat this as a game thread.
Riding a wave of press, Norfolk Admirals head coach Jon Coope will be coming on JP Peterson's radio show (1010 AM on the radio dial) at 5 PM this afternoon. YOu can listen to the show live at the above link.
The Ads attempt to turn a fluke into history today. The game is already well underway (nearing the end of the 1st). You can listent o the game live by clickign the above link. Comments are open for those who want to discuss things.
Bolt Prospects recaps the Norfolk Admirals ninth straight win, which set a new Ads franchise record (and probably a Lightning minor league affiliate record). Pete also makes a case for Admirals head coach Jon Cooper for AHL coach of the year.
Bolt Prospects reports that the Norfolk Admirals and the Lightning have made three moves today - a signing, a recall, and a promotion of one Charles Landry from the Florida Everblades back to the Admirals. You will never guess who was recalled by the Lightning this afternoon...
Lightning goaltending prospect Dustin Tokarski, who will be the starter for the Norfolk Admirals in 2011-12, had his goalie mask design unveiled. Tokarski, also known as Tik, has embraced The Tick.
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- Thursday, May 07, 2009
pretty on the patio
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(Santa Monica, CA)
My runt of a plant arrived last year as a twig with two branches and 6 leaves (all of a few inches tall.) A little pathetic. But now I have a 2-foot-tall bush, with 20 or so fruit well set and new blooms appearing. Cute, easy to care for and endlessly satisfying to sniff. Try the perfume fleur d'oranger by l'artisan when you don't have blooms to smell.
- Monday, November 05, 2007
My trees a real cutey
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(Bayonne, NJ)
It's hard for me to believe it's the same plant I got 6 months ago. I chose to put mine in an earthbox, so that I could easily have it indoors in the winter and then put it out when it warms up. I haven't done anything special and it looks beautiful, it also smells great. I believe I may see fruit next year. Thanks Gurney's for such a great experience on one of my very first plants!
- Sunday, September 21, 2008
very satisfied
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(sterling heights, MI)
waited for tree to arrive, very pleased!!! can hardly wait until tree bears flowers and gets fruit....
- Friday, January 16, 2009
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(chestnut mountian, GA)
Wow! I only had my orange tree for 2 weeks after I orderd it and soon after it burst in blooms! Now it has a small orange on it. Thank you Gurneys for my beutiful plants!
- Friday, May 01, 2009
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OMG, when I first got this tree, I was a little upset at the sparsity of the foliage and size, but in the last 5 weeks since receiving it, it grew roughly 35-45 flower buds, of which 3 have opened up and are smelling amazing. I started to self pollinate, and hope to have some fruit later on this year. AMAZING to watch this grow.