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News from the Office of the Chancellor
New president stresses excellence, integrity, collaboration
November 19, 2014
To the tune of "Rocket Man," new University of Illinois President Timothy Killeen, an astrophysicist and head of research for the State University of New York, was introduced to UIC and the media Wednesday morning.
Killeen, who at age 23 completed his Ph.D. in atomic and molecular physics from University College London, has a long list of research credentials that include the National Science Foundation, NASA and the University of Michigan. As president of the Research Foundation of the State University of New York, he oversees about $900 million in annual funding across SUNY's 29 state-supported research campuses.
But the focus of his job as president of the University of Illinois, he said, will be the students.
SUNY research head named U of I president
November 19, 2014
Timothy L. Killeen, vice chancellor for research and president of the Research Foundation of the State University of New York (SUNY), was named the 20th president of the University of Illinois on Wednesday, pending formal approval by the Board of Trustees at its Jan. 15 in Chicago.
Killeen, 62, who would succeed retiring President Robert Easter, brings the experience of more than three decades as a teacher, researcher and administrator in public higher education and in top leadership positions with national scientific research agencies.
His work at SUNY mirrors core missions of the University of Illinois — supporting pioneering research and scholarship across disciplines, and taking it to the marketplace to drive economic growth.
UIC opens new resource center for student veterans
November 4, 2014
UIC honors its student vets on Veterans Day with the grand opening of a new resource center.
UIC's Student Veterans Center opens Tuesday on the second floor of Student Center East, behind the Commuter Student Resource Center. An open house is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 12.
"The SVC will be a place students can meet with other veterans, network with them and study between classes," said Tyler Mason, president of the UIC Student Veterans Association and senior in mechanical engineering. "I look forward to what it's going to become."
Pictured: Paula Allen-Meares at the veterans center opening
2014 UIC Alumni Gala
October 10, 2014
The UIC Alumni Gala celebrated UIC alumni and friend who have impacted the campus and the world. The event honored recipients of the 2014 University of Illinois Alumni Achievement, Alumni Humanitarian and Distinguished Service awards, and UIC City Partner Award.
Pictured (from left to right): John H. Laub '75 LAS, Anthony S. Rinella MD '96, Naeema H. Al-Gasseer, MS '87 NURS, PHD '90 NURS, Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares, Curtis Granderson '03 CBA, Senior Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs Emanuel Pollack, Michael Papka '94 MS Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, John H. Laub '75 LAS
UIC seeks Hispanic-Serving Institution designation
September 23, 2014
UIC's Hispanic student population increased to 26.4 percent this fall, according to 10th-day enrollment statistics — enough for the university to seek Hispanic-Serving Institution designation.
UIC created a task force to apply for the designation, granted by the U.S. Department of Education to colleges and universities where Hispanic students comprise at least 25 percent of the total student population. UIC will submit its application in the spring, which includes information on affordability, graduation rates, financial aid and other factors.
UIC recognized for commitment to diversity
September 18, 2014
The University of Illinois at Chicago received the 2014 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
The HEED Award is a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities for commitment to diversity and inclusion. UIC will be featured in the magazine's November 2014 issue.
UIC, other universities urge lawmakers to close innovation deficit
July 31, 2014
The University of Illinois joins a coalition of university, scientific and business organizations today urging Congress and President Obama to ensure that the U.S. remains a leader in innovation by increasing federal investments in research.
The innovation deficit — the widening gap between actual and needed federal investments in research and higher education — continues to increase in the U.S., while other nations such as China, India and Singapore dramatically boost research funding to develop technological and medical breakthroughs to move their economies forward.
One year ago today, UIC Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares added her name to an open letter to President Obama and Congress signed by more than 200 university officials, urging them to take action against the innovation deficit.
Progress has been made, the coalition says, but more needs to be done.
UIC announces 3rd site, submits bid for Obama Presidential Library
June 16, 2014
UIC announced a third site at a news conference today for its bid to become the future home of the Obama Presidential Library and Museum.
UIC has partnered with the North Lawndale Presidential Library Committee, a group of individual community stakeholders, to propose a 23-acre site between West 5th Avenue to the north, South Kildare Avenue to the east, West Roosevelt Road to the south, and South Kostner Avenue to the west. The land is just south of the Eisenhower Expressway and the CTA Blue Line.
"The UIC-North Lawndale partnership brings together a major public research university and a community organized for change to further advance the ideals and legacy of President Barack Obama," said Paula Allen-Meares, UIC chancellor.
"As the North Lawndale Presidential Library Committee engaged UIC in partnership discussions, it became evident to us that not only did this institution of higher learning more than meet the criteria set forth by the Barack Obama Foundation, but that we also shared very similar values and vision for our communities," said Marcus Betts, North Lawndale Presidential Library Committee spokesman.
"This response really isn't about an ideal site, city or side of town, but the ideals set forth by the 44th president of the United States of America," said Betts.
"Many children, such as myself, lack the necessary technology and resources to complete school work. The presidential library would supply scholars with computers, books and research texts to help further their education. There are students that aspire for greatness and look to excel in their studies," said Teya Boyd, an 8th grade scholar at LEARN Charter School in North Lawndale where the community partnership announcement took place.
Pictured top: Chancellor Allen-Meares and State Senator Patricia Van Pelt. Pictured middle: Dr. Robert Winn, UI Health associate vice president for community-based practice, Chancellor Allean-Meares, and Michael Pagano, dean, UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs. Pictured bottom: Students from Learn Charter School.
Congratulations Graduates
May 11, 2014
Dear Students and UIC Class of 2014:
As our academic year draws to a close, the moment is right to review what makes UIC such an outstanding institution — our faculty, staff, alumni, and you, our students.
Commencement ceremonies will begin soon, and all of us are busy preparing for the end of the semester. As you walk down the aisle in your cap and gown or start planning your next academic year at UIC, you can be enormously proud of your alma mater. Over the past year, new achievements have continued to increase UIC's prominence and have added to the vibrancy of our community.
Closing the Innovation Deficit
April 24, 2014
UIC and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities explain in this video why the U.S. needs sustained federal investments in research and higher education to "Close the Innovation Deficit." UIC is a national leader in the number of startups spun off from its federally-funded research. For more information on the Innovation Deficit, visit innovationdeficit.org.
Granderson Stadium a big hit
April 23, 2014
UIC's Curtis Granderson Stadium officially opened Thursday with more than 800 friends and family of UIC baseball on hand for the ribbon-cutting and the series opener against Wright State.
Granderson, a Flames' Hall-of-Famer and current New York Mets outfielder, was there to throw out the first pitch as his parents and former coach watched.
"It's neat to have my name on something that's going to be here for a very long time," Granderson said before the opening ceremonies.
"It's been cool to have it on jerseys, but the fact that people are going to get to play at the stadium with my name on it is awesome."
Granderson's gift of $5 million to UIC is the largest known one-time donation from a professional athlete to their alma mater, according to Sports Illustrated.
Besides its role as home for Flames baseball, Granderson Stadium will host more than 38 Little League organizations every year, bringing Granderson's love of the game to Chicago youth.
Pictured top: Curtis Granderson, three-time MLB All-Star. Pictured middle: Curtis Granderson throws the first pitch as his parents look on. Pictured bottom: Curtis Granderson, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Mary Granderson, Curtis Granderson Sr., and Chancellor Allen-Meares.
Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez speaks at the 20th anniversary Pa'Lante Conference
April 7, 2014
U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez visited UIC April 7 for the 20th anniversary Pa'Lante Conference sponsored by the Union for Puerto Rican Students.
Rep. Gutierrez read from his memoir, "Still Dreaming: My Journey from the Barrio to Capitol Hill," and talked with students about the obstacles he has worked to overcome in his personal life and political career.
Pictured top: L-R: Jose Lopez, adjunct in the Department of Latin American and Latino studies; Rep. Luis Gutierrez; Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares; LARES Director Hugo Teruel. Pictured bottom: Rep. Gutierrez addresses the crowd
UIC: Making a Transformative Impact
March 4, 2014
Once a year, each campus is given the opportunity to showcase its achievements to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, and our turn came on January 22. This year we were honored to showcase our work to donors, elected officials, and friends of UIC in our audience.
UIC, Making a Transformative Impact -- a fast-paced presentation by standout faculty, alumni, and students -- allowed five remarkable individuals to tell their own stories through artful imagery and narration.
The links below will take you to the video of each of presenter:
Alumnus John Edel is executive director of The Plant, the nation's first vertical farm.
Alumnus Alfred Tatum, interim dean of the College of Education and director of the UIC Reading Clinic
Janet Lin, an alumna with both an MD and MPH, is associate professor of emergency medicine and of community health sciences in the School of Public Health, and the director of health systems development in the Center of Global Health
Claudia Hernandez, assistant professor of dermatology in the UIC College of Medicine, is designing public health strategies to reduce skin cancer disparities in minority populations.
Alumnus Harish Patel is a founding board member of Chicago Votes, a youth-led civic engagement organization that trains and mobilizes young political leaders.
The final video is a compilation of outstanding student researchers representing each of our colleges.
Pictured top: the "UIC, Making a Transformative Impact presentation" begins; Pictured bottom: Chancellor Allen-Meares addresses the crowd
Chancellor Receives Award at PUSH Excel event
February 7, 2014
On January 20, 2014, I was honored with the Dr. King/President Johnson Faith in Politics: Game Changer Award at the PUSH Excel Martin Luther King, Jr. 24th Annual Scholarship Celebration.
It was a privilege to be recognized along with Chairman of the Board of the University of Illinois Christopher Kennedy, and State Representative Jacqueline Collins.
A Message from the Chancellor
January 29, 2014
One of the guiding values of the University of Illinois is our commitment to each other. This commitment begins with simple respect, and is manifest in civil discourse.
If you have been following the media, you may be aware that a small number of students at the Urbana campus, upset that classes had not been canceled due to the cold weather on Monday, sank far below any minimal standard of decency when they took to social media to post vitriol aimed at Urbana Chancellor Phyllis Wise. Racist, sexist comments that were sometimes vulgar or even violent quickly went viral and have brought national attention and disgrace to the University of Illinois.
UI Health's new Mile Square Health Center celebrates at ribbon-cutting event
January 23, 2014
UI Health's newest Mile Square Health Center is officially opened at a ribbon-cutting ceremony that took place Tuesday, Jan. 21 in the five-story, 122,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility. The new center is the first federally qualified health center in Chicago to offer urgent care as well as an exceptionally broad array of specialty medical services. U.S. Congressman Danny Davis, who attended the event, said that the new community health center is "unlike any neighborhood clinic I've ever visited."
Dr. Robert Winn, associate vice president for community based practice at UI Health, expects that the new Mile Square Health Center will see many newly insured patients thanks to the Affordable Care Act. "But they are going to get a lot more than what they may be used to at a typical community clinic," he said. "Here we specialize in primary care plus, meaning you can get your prescription filled, get labs taken, see a specialist, and we can even help enroll you in insurance if you walk in the door without it." Mile Square will accept all patients, regardless of ability to pay or insurance status.
Top photo, pictured L-R: Dr. Robert Winn, associate vice president for community based practice at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System; Jerry Bauman, interim vice president of health affairs at UI Health; LaShawn Ford, representative, district 8 (yellow tie); Robert Easter, president, University of Illinois; Paula Allen-Meares, Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago; Reverend Randall Harris, Chairman, Board of Directors, Mile Square Health Center (cutting ribbon); Edna Pearce, board member, Mile Square Health Center; Henry Taylor, Executive Director, Mile Square Health Center; Carl J. Malone, vice president of the board of directors, Mile Square Health Center; Congressman Danny Davis; Jason Ervin, Alderman, 28th Ward;
Bottom photo, pictured L-R: Henry Taylor, Executive Director, Mile Square Health Center; Dr. Robert Winn, associate vice president for community based practice, UI Health; LaShawn Ford, Representative, District 8; Jerry Bauman, interim vice president of health affairs at UI Health; Robert Easter, president, University of Illinois; Chris Kennedy, University of Illinois Board of Trustees Chairman; Paula Allen-Meares, Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago; Reverend Randall Harris, Chairman, Board of Directors, Mile Square Health Center; Edna Pearce, board member, Mile Square Health Center; Carl J. Malone, Vice President, board of directors, Mile Square Health Center (behind Danny Davis); Congressman Danny Davis; Jason Ervin, Alderman, 28th; Derrick Smith, State Representative, District 10; Camille Y. Lilly, State Representative, District 78
Focusing on Urban Excellence
I am delighted to present"Focusing 0n Urban Excellence: A Vision for Achieving Excellence at Chicago's Public Research University," a new report that synthesizes UIC's ongoing strategic thinking and planning processes and describes the campus's planning cycle. (Read more about the report.)
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UIC joins opposition to boycott of Israeli universities
December 27, 2013
The University of Illinois president, the chancellors of the U of I campuses, and the chair and vice chair of the executive committee of the University Senates Conferences have issued the statement below:
The University of Illinois leadership strongly endorses the Association of American Universities (AAU) statement opposing a boycott of Israeli academic institutions. The AAU statement, issued on Dec. 20, 2013, and signed by the organization's executive committee, says that:
"Any such boycott of academic institutions directly violates academic freedom, which is a fundamental principle of AAU universities and of American higher education in general. Academic freedom is the freedom of university faculty responsibly to produce and disseminate knowledge through research, teaching, and service, without undue constraint. It is a principle that should not be abridged by political considerations. American colleges and universities, as well as like institutions elsewhere, must stand as the first line of defense against attacks on academic freedom."
We are in agreement with the AAU statement, which has been endorsed by numerous higher education leaders.
Robert A. Easter, President, University of Illinois
Phyllis M. Wise, Chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Paula Allen-Meares, University of Illinois at Chicago
Susan J. Koch, University of Illinois at Springfield
Jorge Villegas, Chair, University Senates Conference
Don Chambers, Vice Chair, University Senates Conference
Top officials, business leaders focus on metropolitan resilience strategies at UIC Urban Forum
December 6, 2013
Top federal, state and municipal officials, alongside private-sector and community leaders, gather today for the 2012 Urban Forum at the University of Illinois at Chicago to discuss the issues metropolitan areas have been experiencing during these tough economic times, their responses and strategies to address those challenges and improve quality of life.
Entitled, "Metropolitan Resilience in a Time of Economic Turmoil," the 2012 UIC Urban Forum will foster dialogues on coping with economic challenges in the Chicago metropolitan region and the other urban regions of the nation, improving government cooperation, collaboration and efficiency, spurring economic growth and development, strengthening social safety nets, and addressing the cities' infrastructure and pension systems.
"It is with great pride that UIC is once again hosting the Urban Forum and its esteemed participants," said Paula Allen-Meares, Chancellor of UIC. "UIC has a commitment to improving the quality of urban areas in Chicago, nationwide and around the globe, especially in these tough financial times, and we look forward to the collaborative and innovative ideas to come out of today's forum."
Pictured: Chancellor Allen-Meares gives the Welcoming Remarks at the UIC Forum.
Cheering on the Flames
November 26, 2013
Chancellor Allen-Meares at the UIC-Northwestern pre-game reception in the Dragon's Den VIP Lounge at the Community Leader and Elected Official Leader night.
Pictured L-R: Lester McKeever, Jr. (U of I Board of Trustees), Ernest Sawyer (ERS Enterprises), Chancellor Allen-Meares, Theresa Sawyer, President Robert Easter.
Community leaders from Chinatown and the Chancellor cheer on the Flames in the Chancellor's courtside seats at the UIC-Northwestern game on November 20.
Pictured L-R: Chancellor Allen-Meares, Bernarda Wong (Chinese American Service League), Ernie Wong, Tony Shu, David Shu
A Message from the Chancellor
November 19, 2013
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff:
On November 8, a powerful typhoon struck the Philippine Islands and proceeded to surrounding areas. The storm caused massive devastation and thousands of deaths.
UIC has close ties to the Philippines through academic and research partnerships, as well as personal and professional connections.
We join the Asian American Resource and Cultural Center, the Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Asian Americans, the Office of Diversity, and the student organization Filipinos in Alliance in expressing our thoughts and support for those affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
We will keep everyone affected by this tragedy in our thoughts and we hope recovery happens quickly and efficiently.
If you would like to contribute, Filipinos in Alliance is holding a clothing and nonperishable food drive on campus. To donate, leave items in the designated box outside 101 Taft Hall during business hours. Information on donating to UIC partner organizations or the Philippine Red Cross is available on the FIA website.
The UIC Counseling Center offers resources for those emotionally affected by the disaster. Contact the center at 312-996-3490 or counseling.uic.edu. Students and others may also benefit from resources on managing traumatic stress after a hurricane.Paula Allen-Meares
John Corbally Presidential Professor
Trustees extend UIC chancellor's term
November 14, 2013
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved an agreement Thursday to extend the term of University of Illinois at Chicago Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares by a year, through Jan. 15, 2015.
The extension follows a review launched in August by President Robert Easter, customary when top administrators are completing a term of service, and included input from students, faculty, staff and alumni, as well as community leaders.
"I am pleased that Chancellor Allen-Meares has agreed to serve for another year. Under her leadership, UIC has continued its remarkable growth – in enrollment, in academic and research achievement and in respect as one of the world's great urban universities," Easter said.
Allen-Meares said she looks forward to building on UIC's efforts to meet the needs of the 21st century.
"I am honored to serve this outstanding university at a time when the role of our institutions of higher learning continue to evolve rapidly – a time when our academic and research missions have created dual opportunities to provide the workforce development and innovation that will advance the common good," she said.
Under the agreement, Allen-Meares will be eligible for compensation at the end of her extension under a new performance-based incentive compensation plan. The board established the program earlier this year, moving away from longevity based incentives for senior administrators and instead linking compensation to progress toward specific goals that advance the University's educational, research and public service missions.
Allen-Meares' base salary is $422,458.
During her nearly five years as chancellor, UIC's enrollment has increased by about 2,200 students, up 8 percent to more than 28,000, and research funding has grown by nearly 14 percent to more than $388 million. UIC ranked 52nd among U.S. universities for federal research funding in the latest government rankings.
This year, UIC moved up 14 spots to 63rd among public universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings of the nation's top colleges, and the Chicago campus ranked 128th overall, up 19 spots from last year.
Allen-Meares has overseen the creation of new programs, such as the bioengineering partnership between the College of Engineering and the College of Medicine. She created the Faculty Discovery Fund-Chancellor's Innovation Fund to support UIC research discoveries and seed investments in startups; the Graduate Research Fellowship Program to support interdisciplinary graduate research; and expanded the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. She refocused the campus from the mantra "access to excellence" to "access to excellence and success," which focuses on persistence and graduation rates.
Several initiatives under Allen-Meares have strengthened the diversity of UIC students and faculty. The Chancellors' Cluster Initiative to Increase Diversity and the Interdisciplinary Culture at UIC provides funding to recruit underrepresented minority faculty who conduct research on topics related to diversity.
Allen-Meares also led the "Brilliant Futures" fundraising campaign for UIC, which at its conclusion in 2012 had raised $678 million, the most ever raised by the campus, exceeding its goal of $650 million.
During Allen-Meares' term as chancellor, UIC also received $64 million in state funding for a new, $104 million Advanced Chemical Technical Building, a collaborative research facility that will house faculty from chemistry, biology and physics to foster innovation in critical fields such as health care and environmental science.
Along with serving as chancellor, she is also a vice president of the University and John Corbally Presidential Professor, with appointments on both the Chicago and Urbana-Champaign campuses.
Allen-Meares is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, the Royal Academy of Medicine and is a trustee of the New York Academy of Medicine. She also serves on the Chicago Civic Consulting Alliance, the American Council on Education's Commission on Inclusion, and the Executive Committee of the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities.
She has written more than 160 scholarly publications and several books, including the recently released "The School Services Sourcebook: A Guide for School-based Professionals."
Recently, Allen-Meares received grants from the Illinois Board of Higher Education for $833,000 and the National Institutes of Health for the Integrated Behavioral Health Project, which delivered $1.4 million in support of a project to strengthen the workforce pipeline in the critical STEM fields – science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Today's Chicago Woman named Allen-Meares one of its "100 Women of Influence" in its July 2013 issue. She was also named a 2013 Business Leader of Color by Chicago United.
UIC has a nearly $2 billion budget, 12,000 faculty and staff, and 15 colleges, including the nation's largest college of medicine. UIC also operates the state's largest public medical center and regional health sciences campuses in Peoria, Rockford and Urbana-Champaign.
A summary of Allen-Meares' background and achievements is available at http://uofi.uillinois.edu/emailer/newsletter/44111.html
Chancellor's Lecture and Event Series:
"Washington: In or Out? Regional Governance
and Development from Below."
October 17, 2013
Pictured L-R: Michael Mullen, Illinois chair, Tri-State Alliance for Regional Development; Toni Preckwinkle, president, Cook County Board; MarySue Barrett, president, Metropolitan Planning Council; keynote speaker Bruce Katz, vice president and director, Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program; Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs;
IPCE/CUPPA Civic Engagement
& Democracy Lecture Series
October 16, 2013
Pictured L-R: Joseph Hoereth; Director of the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement; Emil Jones Jr., president and CEO of Strategic International Group; Chancellor Allen-Meares; Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
UIC new home for national Latino research consortium
posted October 1, 2013
A national consortium of 25 university-based Latino research centers will make its new headquarters at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The Inter-University Program for Latino Research, previously based at the University of Notre Dame for 14 years, aims to promote policy-focused research and advance the Latino intellectual presence in the U.S.
Founded in 1983, the group supports research and programs that foster greater understanding of U.S. Latinos in politics, economics, culture, art, history and immigration.
Maria de los Angeles Torres, professor of Latin American and Latino studies, will serve as the group's new executive director.
Top: Chancellor Allen-Meares and Maria de los Angeles Torres, professor of Latin American and Latino studies; Middle: Professor of African American Studies and History Barbara Ransby, University of Illinois Board of Trustees member Ric Estrada (UI trustee), Professor of African American Studies and Director of IRRPP Beth Richie; Bottom: Chancellor Allen-Meares and Dr. Martha Daviglus, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Groundbreaking ceremony: Curtis Granderson Stadium
posted September 18, 2013
Ground was officially broken Tuesday for Curtis Granderson Stadium, thanks to a donation from UIC's best-known professional athlete.
Granderson is the New York Yankees' best home run hitter and a 2003 UIC alum.
Pictured L-R: Garfield Park Little League director Frank Brim, UI trustee Ric Estrada, Curtis Granderson Sr. and Mary Granderson, Sparky Dragon, Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares, Flames baseball coach Mike Dee, UIC athletics director Jim Schmidt and Jackie Robinson Little League director Bill Haley. Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin/UIC Photo Services
Improvement in U.S. News ranking
posted September 11, 2013
Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,
Congratulations are in order!
U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges" ranking, released Tuesday, ranks UIC in a five-way tie at No. 128 among national universities, an improvement of 19 spots from the previous year, when we were in a four-way tie at 147. Among the publics, we jumped from 77 to 63. UIC's climb represents the largest improvement among Chicago-area schools this year, as noted Tuesday in Crain's Chicago Business and the Chicago Sun-Times.
State of the Campus
September 2013
Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,
I invite you to watch via video my second annual address, a yearly update on the progress UIC is making in all aspects of our mission. Please take a few minutes to view the videos listed in the links below, which summarize the campus strategic thinking that is evolving as we continue to position ourselves to meet the needs of the 21st century.
State of the Campus Part 1: Our Goals and Challenges
See all 5 videos on the State of the Campus
Starting the new year
August 30, 2013
Volunteers from sports teams, Campus Housing staff and various campus organizations helped students and their families check in, get keys and wheel carts full of belongings down the street and into the elevators. More than 1,250 freshmen are living in campus residence halls this year.
L to R – Mike Landek, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs; Barbara Henley, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs; Susan Teggatz, Director of Campus Housing; Chancellor Allen-Meares.
Chancellor Allen-Meares meets with students at the Chancellor's Block Party after Convocation on August 25.
Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin/UIC Photo Services.
Welcome to UIC
August 26, 2013
Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,
Welcome to the 2013-14 academic-year at UIC.
Whether you are a newcomer or a continuing member of the UIC community, you are an integral part of a vibrant institution of learning. This year, the Times Higher Education's worldwide ranking for universities under 50 years old placed UIC as the 19th best young university in the world and 4th best in the United States. UIC is one of the most diverse communities in the nation, and I am very proud of the work we do to assure that everyone's learning, teaching, and research are unique and inspiring.
Read the full welcome message from Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares
Allen-Meares makes list of 100 influential Chicago women
posted July 30, 2013
Today's Chicago Woman named University of Illinois at Chicago Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares one of its "100 Women of Influence" in its July 2013 issue.
The list, which the monthly magazine began in 2011 with "100 Women Making a Difference" and continued last year with "100 Women to Watch," includes "smart, powerful women" at various career stages and from all sectors, including finance, government, philanthropy, arts, education and health care, according to the magazine.
Richard J. Daley Collection opens at UIC
posted July 30, 2013
Documents and artifacts from Richard J. Daley's six terms as mayor of Chicago are available for review by the public and researchers with the recent opening on July 24 of the Richard J. Daley Collection at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The Daley collection contains documents generated and received by Daley during his tenure as mayor of Chicago and his simultaneous terms as chairman of the Cook County Democratic Committee. The material and artifacts are now part of the Special Collections Department of UIC's Daley Library.
Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin/UIC Photo Services.
Governor signs bill expanding Medicaid
posted July 30, 2013
Governor Pat Quinn signs legislation that enacts a critical part of the Affordable Care Act by making Medicaid coverage available to all low-income adults in Illinois.
The signing ceremony was held Monday, July 22nd in the Outpatient Care Center at UIC.
Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin/UIC Photo Services.
Wood Family Foundation / UIC Scholarship Breakfast Banquet
posted July 16, 2013
"The Sky is the Limit" Scholarship Breakfast, held on the 99th Floor of the Willis Tower on May 23, 2013 to honor Kerry and Sarah Wood Family Foundation Scholarship recipient Ms. Gabriella Santoyo, was a family affair.
Former star Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood and his wife Sarah created the Wood Family Foundation in 2011 to improve the lives of children in four Chicago neighborhoods: Austin, Englewood, Humboldt Park, and Lawndale.
In 2013 they established a four-year, comprehensive scholarship in the UIC Honors College covering full tuition, fees, assessments, books, room and board, and a laptop computer for an incoming freshman from one of those neighborhoods.
Wood Scholar and incoming UIC Honors College first-year student Gaby Santoyo (center) is joined at the breakfast by (left to right): Kerry Wood, Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares, her mother, Ms. Livier Pelayo, her sister, Ms. Sylvia Santoyo, Sarah Wood, and Provost Lon Kaufman. Photo by Kenny Kim Photography.
Community Leaders Breakfast
posted July 11, 2013
May 31, 2013: Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares and President Robert Easter host African American Community and Civic leaders for breakfast and conversation at the UIC African American Cultural Center.
USU conference with Deputy Mayor Steve Koch
posted July 10, 2013
June 17, 2013: Deputy Mayor Steve Koch gives the opening remarks at the Urban Serving Universities Summer Conference, hosted by UIC
Statement by Secretary Arne Duncan on the Anniversary of Title VI
posted July 2, 2013
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan released the following statement regarding the anniversary of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964:
"The 49th anniversary of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is an opportunity to reflect on the importance of education in America's progress toward racial equality.
"Title VI has prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in any program or activity — including all elementary and secondary schools and colleges and universities, public or private — receiving Federal financial assistance.
"The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has used Title VI to promote equal access to college- and career-preparatory courses and programs and to combat school segregation, discriminatory discipline, harassment, and other barriers to equal education for students of different racial, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds.
"We still have a long way to go to achieve racial equity. Last week, in the Fisher case, the Supreme Court preserved the well-established legal principle that colleges and universities have a compelling interest in achieving the educational benefits that flow from a racially and ethnically diverse student body, and can pursue that interest in their admissions programs. Lack of access to college- and career preparatory school programs persist, and racial disparities in discipline deny equal opportunity to too many of our students of color. Many of our nation's schools are still racially isolated, and racial gaps continue to exist in important measurements of learning.
"Today, we at the Department of Education recommit ourselves to enforcing Title VI to help end illegal discrimination in our country's schools and promote equitable opportunities for all students. We salute the states, districts, communities and advocates across America that have worked tirelessly to ensure that racial discrimination is eliminated as a barrier to student learning and success."
Tobacco-Free Campus
Today, July 1, 2013, UIC becomes a Tobacco-Free Campus.
This landmark event follows more than a year of strategy development and consultations with the President of the University of Illinois, UIC Vice Chancellors and Deans, the UIC Faculty Senate, Senate Executive Committee, and all three student government bodies.


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NYT Creates Separate Middle Grade & YA Bestsellers Lists
The New York Times will divide its Children's Bestsellers list for chapter books, creating separate middle grade and YA lists. NYT editor Pamela Paul announced the news last night on Twitter. We've embedded her three tweets below.
The newly formed middle grade and young adult lists will account for both eBook and print book sales. However, the picture books list will continue to exclusively spotlight on hardcover titles. What do you think?
The Fault in Our Stars author John Green offered this comment on his tumblr page: "In news that only matters to publishing nerds, the New York Times has changed its bestseller lists to become format neutral (so it counts e-book sales and doesn't distinguish between hardcover and paperback)…Those of you who follow my tumblr closely may know that for many weeks, I have been chasing Bill O'Reilly and promising to destroy him. But now we have been placed on DIFFERENT LISTS." (via Publishers Weekly)

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ZombieAtak, on Oct 26 2007, 10:23 AM, said:
Hmmm...tactical assault thong with mag pouch? I like that idea.
Note: Not a chauvinistic pig, but I do enjoy looking at pretty ladies.
Kevlar is used in one of 5.11's Tactical Pants to protect the Valuables...so a Kevlar Bikini would most likely exist...as a Novelty to the Ladies.


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September Food Festivals - Page 2
4th annual Shrimp & Grits: The Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival - September 18, 2009 - Jekyll Island, GA
Come celebrate coastal cooking and southern hospitality! A weekend devoted to a truly iconic American dish will feature amateur and professional cooking competitions, shrimp boat excursions, shrimp eating contests, cookbook signings, cooking demonstrations, live music, arts and craft vendors, and fun activities for kids. »Read More
Smoke on the Water Arkansas BBQ Challenge - September 18-19, 2009 - Hot Springs National Park, AR
With a $20,000 purse, the Arkansas BBQ Challenge shares the prizes with the top 14. The judges are certified by Kansas City Barbeque Society and are looking for America's Best Grillers and best sauce recipes! »Read More
South Carolina Campground Cook-Off - September 18-20, 2009 - Calhoun, SC
All interested amateurs (over age 16) are eligible to compete in the camping cook-off in two categories: Main Dish and Dessert. Recipes must be cooked over a campfire of charcoal or wood. Cash prizes of $500, $300, and $200 will be awarded. »Read More
49er Festival & Chili Cook-Off - September 19, 2009 - Groveland, CA
This all-day event begins with a pancake breakfast followed by a parade through downtown Groveland. Also check out free musical entertainment, the kids' zone, the auction, and a raffle. The highlight is the Chili Cook-Off, with local chefs vying for top awards in three categories: Beans, No Beans, and Vegetarian Chili. »Read More
Wine & Harvest Festival - September 19-20, 2009 - Cedarburg, WI
Award-winning wines from Cedar Creek Winery join tempting foods with a harvest flavor. Enjoy favorites such as steamed corn, caramel apples, caramel apple and cherry crepes, kettle corn, apple cider, turkey legs, brats, burgers, and savory seasonal delights all over town. »Read More
28th Annual Great American Beer Festival - September 24-26, 2009 - Denver, CO
The Great American Beer Festival hosts 46,000-plus attendees over three fun-filled days to celebrate and sample more than 2,000 beers. In the Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am Competition, Pro-Am beers will be judged and awarded bronze, silver, and gold medals. »Read More
Warrens Cranberry Festival - September 25-27,2009 - Warrens, WI
Join the fun at the largest cranberry festival in the world with over 100,000 fellow cranberry enthusiasts. The small community of approximately 300 people is home to the largest concentration of cranberry marshes in Wisconsin and harvests an average of 285 million pounds of ruby-red berries. »Read More
The 4th Annual Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival - September 25-27, 2009 - Newport, RI
A remarkable weekend experience for wine and food lovers. Enjoy hundreds of wines from around the world, fabulous food, seminars and cooking demonstrations by celebrated chefs and wine experts, live and silent auctions, restaurant wine-pairing dinners, and a gala celebration. »Read More
9th Annual Wild About Game Festival - September 27, 2009 - Welches (Mt. Hood), OR
Game lovers unite at Nicky USA's Wild About Game weekend at the Resort at the Mountain in Welches, Oregon. The Wild Game Cook-off and cooking demonstrations will take place throughout the day, but the event also features a culinary marketplace with food and wine tastings, cookbook signings, and a wild-game dinner buffet. »Read More
4th Annual Austin Chocolate Festival - September 29, 2009 - Austin, TX
Local chocolatiers and chocolate artisans from restaurants, bakeries, patisseries, and catering companies will feature their delicious products to celebrate chocolate in Austin. Vendors will compete against each other in several categories and offer samples to guests. »Read More
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For many steakhouses, the art of preparing a tantalizing cut of meat begins in a professional kitchen. But Plaza III The Steakhouse reaches back further, choosing cuts of meat from its own facilities where it ages corn-fed beef inside specialized lockers. Once the cuts reach the restaurant, they are displayed tableside or via limousine motorcade for prospective diners before the chefs char grill chosen selections. To complete the flavor profile, patrons need only peruse a wine list of more than 700 bottles.
This meticulous process of cultivation and presentation embodies the award-winning steakhouse's sophisticated approach to mealtime. Its menu spans ribs, chops, and seafood in addition to Prime aged steaks, and appetizers such as the hand-chopped tenderloin tartare?a dish lauded by Gayot as a "classic rendition ? sprinkled with caviar."
Visitors bask in elegant dining rooms on two floors, which host live jazz and a dancing area on Saturday evenings. Parties of up to 64 guests can set up their fetes in private rooms, enjoying bacchanalias in the wine cellar and other intimate spaces such as the western-themed American Royal Room, which accommodates midsized gatherings.
The tobacco, the wrapper, and the roll. On the surface, a cigar may not seem overly complex, but Fidel's Cigar Shop celebrates the depths of its nuance in head-to-toe humidors that lock in and preserve earthy flavors harvested from Nicaragua, Honduras, Ecuador, and elsewhere. The shop's staff educates guests on the inventory of more than 300 varieties, with specialized flavors and finishes akin to a fine wine's bouquet or a gourmet coffee's roast. Along with rows of cocoa-colored cigars tucked into cedar boxes, Fidel's also outfits aspiring aficionados with humidors, lighters, and cutters. In lively, social settings, regular events showcase new boutique products from exclusive estates, and the onsite Graycliff smoking lounge swaddles smokers with cozy seating, WiFi, and three LCD TVs, allowing them to relax as smoke-eating air purifiers erase the one-sided games of tic-tac-toe played with smoke rings.
"Sleek and shiny and glamorous" is how The Pitch's Charles Ferruzza described Cafe Trio in a 2009 article reviewing the eatery's at-the-time new location, although his praises didn't stop there. He also doled out compliments about Executive Chef Adam Yoder's European-inspired food, which earns a rating of very good to excellent from Zagat.
In the glow of paper lanterns, colorful paintings crafted by local artists hover over plates of Faroe Islands salmon roulade and hand-cut tenderloin fillets, which diners can enjoy while gazing out at the fountain and trees of Mill Creek Park. Outside, an expansive deck?open year-round?offers alfresco dining through the warm summer months, as well as unobstructed views of the resident snowmen of Country Club Plaza throughout the winter.
The disparate sounds of softly clinking wineglasses, cheering sports fans, and rhythmic dance beats simultaneously emanate from Kansas City's eclectic entertainment district, Martini Corner. With six locally owned hot spots ranging from Barrell 31, Sol Cantina, and Empire Room to Haus, a German sausage joint with European beers on tap, Martini Corner offers something for revelers of all kinds, including several DJs. (And there's always plenty to eat, with eclectic options such as The Drop Bistro's list of nearly a dozen global takes on bruschetta.) Free parking keeps this thriving neighborhood hub accessible.
Surfboards hang from the ceiling alongside hammock-like netting to create a beachy atmosphere inside the landlocked Shark Bar. Patrons cluster around colorful bench-style seats or high-top tables to sip refreshing island drinks, such as rumrunners and the signature Beach Pail punch. Wait staff dressed as lifeguards mix drinks behind a wood-slatted bar adorned with a giant flip-flop left behind after Paul Bunyan's 21st birthday party. At night, disco balls illuminate and black lights transform the bar into a neon dance floor with a soundtrack set by in-house DJs.
The soulful pulse of Kansas City beats outward from The Drum Room's historic dining room inside the Hilton President, where modern track lighting illuminates photos of jazz legends gone by and classic cocktails complement a dinner menu of urban comfort cuisine. Chef Eric Carter bridges the gap between homestyle cooking and cosmopolitan delicacies, drawing on local and seasonal ingredients to evoke a double-sided nostalgia for childhood and the height of the Jazz Age—when the restaurant first opened its doors. Tables whose wood still shivers with the excitement of meeting Frank Sinatra in 1941 host diners as they carve through grilled beef-tenderloin medallions ($30) or succulent cuts of smoked rib eye glazed with red wine ($34). A subtle kick of caffeine comes courtesy of the coffee-rubbed porchetta and caramelized scallops ($22), which keeps bellies alert with a side of red-eye gravy and a garnish of finely ground fire alarms.


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There is something wonderful when you know that you are in sync with yourself/the universe and living at your best potential. You simply feel better! I'm not exactly sure why I allow myself to get off course, but I'm very grateful that I am willing to dust myself off and do the necessary work to get back on track. There is something very profound about the mind/body/soul connection and I believe the first piece of the puzzle will be my Quantum Wellness Cleanse that kicks off tomorrow. Also, I always feel better when I stay in a place of gratitude and hope to get back to posting regularly. Here we go again! 3 years ago


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Danny Ainge has been scouting a 6'10 Greek prospect…at point guard
Several hat tips on this story (Sheridan Hoops, Red's Army and Draft Express), but according to reports, Danny Ainge has been taking a look in person at a relatively unknown prospect: 18-year-old Giannis Atenkunbo from Nigeria, currently playing for a Greek team.
Atenkunbo has a fascinating amount of potential. According to Draft Express, Atenkunbo is 6'9 with a 7'3 wingspan and enormous hands (seriously, look at these things):
For those of you who don't have 12:46 to watch an international prospect throw down blurry dunks on hapless opponents, here's Draft Express' breakdown of Atenkunbo's game.
- Physical tools: We covered this a bit already, but he's enormous, he's young and he might be still growing, as he's added three inches in the past 10 months.
- Defensive potential: The video emphasizes Atenkunbo's (quote) "HUGE potential on D due to physical tools." He can defend both shots at the rim and jumpers, he's instinctively good at defense (since he hasn't been doing this for that long) and his length can close up passing lanes.
- Offensive versatility: This is where things get interesting. According Draft Express's website, Atenkunbo's potential position is small forward, all around. But according to the video, he can play any position from point guard to power forward. That kind of versatility is obviously uncommon. The video also emphasizes his passing instincts and his smooth ball-handling, both of which would indicate Atenkunbo's point guard (or at least point forward) potential. He can go both directions and get to the rim. Also worth noting from the Celtics' perspective: Atenkunbo is described as a "solid rebounder who can go coast to coast." That sound you hear is me drooling.
- Upside and potential: Well, duh.
- Capable shooter: Apparently, he can hit 3′s, but he needs to improve. Fortunately, shooting is one of the things that can often see massive strides throughout a player's career. See Rondo, Rajon.
- Strength and explosiveness: Despite his fluid, smooth game, he doesn't have much of a first step. Like most 18-year-old athletes, he will need to fill out his frame and improve his lower body strength in particular (something that, incidentally, might add to his explosiveness).
- Perimeter shooting: Addressed above. Most of his problems sound mechanical, such as low-release and lack of follow-through.
- Defensive consistency: Once again, most of his problems are mechanical and could probably be fixed by solid coaching. For example: he is often too upright when defending an opponent, and he often takes poor close-out angles. If I might add something without making excuses for him: He's 18.
- Lack of experience: See: "He's 18″ directly above. He doesn't have a truly defined position.
Obviously, with (hopefully) tons of season left, it's too early to be really thinking about draft prospects, but the fact that Danny went to Greece to see this kid in person seems significant. Several draft experts project Atenkunbo in the mid-to-late 20s at the moment, but several also see him moving up the draft boards as people become more and more aware of him. He certainly is the kind of player that, in a weak draft, seems worth a shot, especially in the mid-teens range where Boston will be drafting (if the draft started tomorrow, Boston would have the 16th pick). Assuming Atenkunbo doesn't shoot up into the lottery, which honestly isn't out of the question this year, he would be an interesting gamble.
The concern, of course, would be that Boston has been experimenting with quasi-point guards for quite some time, and they just signed Terrence Williams to a multi-year deal. On the other hand, Atenkunbo's potential is beyond intriguing, and if the Celtics wanted to take a shot, I would be all for it.
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One Response to "Danny Ainge has been scouting a 6'10 Greek prospect…at point guard"
Atenkubo need to do 1,000 push-ups everyday for strength so he bench press when Greece season over with. He could use a shooting coach to work on his FT`s he shoots 70%, he needs to shoot over 85% as G/F plus his game should be like Paul George and Kevin Durant a scoring big who can do it all.
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When you are getting divorced, Social Security is probably the last thing that comes to mind. But the more you know about it, the better off you will be.
The timing of your divorce can affect your financial position. For many women, Social Security is a lifeline. One in five women over age 65 receives income only from Social Security. That's a scary notion given that payments are relatively small and the precariousness of the future of the system. Of course, you will be eligible for your own benefits if you have worked. But in many cases, your spouse's benefits will be larger, and you may or may not receive them.
Take note of these statistics: The average monthly benefit paid in 1999 for a worker who retired at 65 was $780. The average monthly benefit paid to a couple was $1,310. Women's benefits average about 25 percent less then men's because they tend to be out of the workforce for longer periods of time to raise a family or care for an aging parent. Then too, women still earn less than men in most industries. The average is 74 cents to the dollar. The less you earn, the lower your Social Security benefit is, since it is calculated on your earnings.
Ten is the magic number
If you have been married for at least 10 years and don't remarry, you can qualify for Social Security benefits based on your ex-spouse's earnings when you both reach age 62. That is the case even if he has remarried or hasn't yet retired and begun to receive benefits himself.
But you are entitled to receive 50 percent of your husband's Social Security benefits as an ex-wife. Keep in mind, though, that if you qualify for benefits based on your own employment history, you'll receive the larger of the two payments


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The original guide on how to spot and identify demons and other subversive spirits and what to do next!
Demons, fairies and fallen angels are everywhere. They lurk at crossroads, crouch behind doors, hide in trees, slip into beds, wait in caves, hover at weddings and childbirths, disguise themselves as friends and relatives and even pretend to be you! They are powerful; they are protean; they are enchanting. And, to the uninformed, they are often invisible.This illustrated guide the first of its kind reveals the remarkable permutations of the demon and fairy species worldwide. Packed with lore about each demon, detailing its origins, the culture surrounding it, and its reputed antics and exploits, this is a fascinating exploration of global mythologies. Perfect for the armchair traveller and the intrepid, seasoned demon-spotter alike, this complete guide of subversive spirits offers a behind-the-scenes look at the devilish mishaps, impish irritations and demonic devastations that can punctuate our lives.Be warned: demon-watching is thrilling, transforming and even addictive. Soon A Field guide to Demons will become absolutely indispensable in every household!
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From 2,000 blog posts to 2,000 friendsPosted by Marc van Gurp | 7-07-2010 19:07 | Category: Media, Osocio
This is blogpost No. 2,000 and we're proud!
Osocio is proud to publish our 2,000th blog post! The next step is to get 2,000 friends on Facebook. So please give us YOUR ideas about how to do that.
When we started we had no idea where making a blog about non-profit campaigns would end up.
As you can read at the about page I started blogging about non-profit campaigns at my own small place (with the mediæval blog software at xs4all.nl) under the name Houtlust.
It started as an experiment, not intended to go anywhere.
Houtlust surprisingly grew and on 28-11-2007 I started the blog you are reading now. It's not my personal playground but a group blog, with great bloggers and friends from around the world.
As we were at the beginning, we're still the biggest blog about this communication niche. In absolute numbers we're not a big blog but I'm proud to say that we're influential. We feature campaigns from agencies, designers and NGO's all over the world. And Osocio is very often used as a source for other blogs, courses and campaign strategies.
In this post I look back, using all kind of statistics and trivia. Read it after the break.
But with you we want to look forward. The media landscape has changed a lot since I started blogging in 2005. And we want to grow with it. We've decided that the first step is making our community bigger. We're not doing it for the money. We all make Osocio in our spare time, and of course we don't do it for profit. "We're in the business of changing behaviors" Armando once said. And we are looking for better ways to do this with you.
We're active on Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook and we have learned that Facebook is the best place for us to meet you. In a short period of time our Facebook Fan Page has grown to 1,000 fans. For that we need your help.
Remember the co-creation interview we did with Neil Hopkins, the man behind the Embrace Life campaign. We did it with you.
We did the Campaign of the Year award and we will do it again. But also with you.
Of course we have more thoughts about where we want to go, but for now we need ideas for increasing the number of Facebook fans. Do you have an idea for making it 2,000 in a short period of time?
Let us know at the Osocio Facebook Fan Page.
The three best ideas will be rewarded with:
A pair of Plakkies, the slipper from South Africa.
Or a t-shirt from the great Skull-A-Day collection from designer and Osocio blogger Noah Scalin
Or a print from the great collection of the work from designer and Osocio blogger Dan Matutina
Osocio statistics and trivia
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blogger.xs4all.nl (Houtlust)
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Internet Explorer (22,9%)
Safari (13,1%)
Chrome (4,1%)
Opera (2,5%)
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Americas (43,5%)
Europe (40,3%)
Asia (12,3%)
Oceania (0,03%)
Africa (0,001%)
Osocio has been hacked three times
The image directory contains over 7.200 image files. (note: most of the published campaign items have two image files: small and large)
The tell-a-friend option is used 4.600 times
Our About page is readable in 16 languages. More translations are welcome
We're proud to be a stable No. 4 at the List of Change
Incoming links according to Google: 260,232
Incoming links according to Yahoo: 144,174
Our domains: osocio.org, osocio.net, osocio.info, osocio.nl, social-advertising.org, social-advertising.nl
We all make Osocio not for profit. Therefore we're very grateful for all the help Interactice Communication firm Onstuimig give us.


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My treatment techniques include a hands on, exercise based approach with a strong emphasis on education. I am inspired by my patients as they become more confident in their ability to manage their own symptoms, ultimately giving them the freedom to independently reach new levels of fitness and wellness. In my spare time I enjoy running, golfing and spending time outside with friends and family.
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Though you might never have heard of Arthur Benjamin Sugarman, you surely recognize Ben Sherman: the name of Sugarman's iconic mostly-menswear label. Based in the southern seaside city of Brighton, England, Sugarman launched his clothing company in 1963 — the moment when fashion and music converged, and the rocker style was born — with a collection of button-down shirts that quickly caught on with stylish young gents across the UK. Ever since, Ben Sherman has served as the go-to source for well-dressed Anglophiles, post-modern mods, and in-the-know music buffs in Great Britain and beyond. The Ben Sherman Plectrum collection includes immaculately tailored jackets and nylon trench coats, leather lace-up shoes, patterned polo cardigans, floral shirts, and other separates that derive inspiration from the concept of the "debonair Englishman in New York." Sharp silhouettes and a touch of military style make each piece classic and contemporary.
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By David O. Heishman –
Pistol caps. Remember those little red paper coils with dots of black powder enclosed. Smash one of those dots with a rock or a hammer or the hammer of a cap pistol when the trigger was pulled and you got a satisfying "Bang" with a little puff of smoke.
Cowboys and Indians. I've imagined wild Indians hiding all over this farm. I'd sneak up on a lilac bush beside Big House's tall end chimney and blast away at the feathered warrior that jumped out at me. All this before the days of television when comic books ruled. I'd sneak around a corner of Big House and duck down to go "pop, pop, pop" at the thieving Redskin under back porch. Cap pistols were my main peacekeeping weapon right up until I got my first Daisy Red Ryder lever action BB gun.
Cap pistols came in all shapes and sizes. Some resembled automatic pistols. Lots of them came from Japan's early attempts to restart its industrial production and economy after World War II. In those days, many cheap metal toys and consumer goods had "Made In Japan" stamped on them. I remember one small semi-auto firing pistol made of folded, slotted and tabbed thin metal. When Cousin Jamie Hilbrink and I pried it open to repair it, we found the inside surfaces were those of a painted beer can, WWII vintage.
Guns I liked best were cowboy guns, six shooters, like Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Tom Mix and The Lone Ranger carried. Big heavy silver cast metal revolvers. They came with holsters and belts. Single holster belts or real gunfighter rigs with twin guns and holsters.
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8 Great Ingredients That Transform Leftovers
Give your suppers a second act and stretch your dollars further with these eight convenient ingredients. Each ingredient can be employed to make old meals new again, focusing on creative ways to use leftover pork, beef, chicken, turkey, vegetables, rice, and pasta.
Get more second-day dinner ideas with our recipes for leftover turkey, leftover chicken, and leftovers in general.
Food-safety note: Cooked foods should not be left out for more than two hours, so refrigerate promptly. The temperature of reheated leftovers should reach at least 160 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer to make sure any lurking bacteria are destroyed.
The possibilities for these Latin staples are endless. Roll up a combo of yesterdays roasted chicken, a scoop of cooked rice, and some canned black beans to make burritos; for beef fajitas, cut up leftover pot roast, and mix it with sautéed peppers and onions.
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Ready-made pizza crusts
Keep 'em in your freezer, and create original pizzas with everything from roast turkey to extra ground beef from that family-size package. Or toss together bread salad with a baked, cubed crust; roasted veggies; and a dash of dressing.
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These amazingly versatile protein packets can turn any entrée extras into a dazzling frittata, omelet, or quiche. Scramble a few with some cooked rice and second-act shrimp, and you don't have to leave home for Chinese takeout.
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Spaghetti Pie with Prosciutto and Peas
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Transform yesterday's chicken into a tasty salad with a head of romaine, sliced apple, some toasted nuts, and a drizzle of your favorite dressing. Keep the greens fresh by wrapping them in a damp paper towel and storing in an open plastic bag in the fridge.
Rotisserie Chicken Salad (pictured)
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Canned tomatoes
Nothing comes in more handy at mealtime. Think red rice or gumbo, or revamp day-old pasta with a quick tomato sauce.
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Multigrain Mac and Cheese with Creamy Tomato-Basil Sauce
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Ramen noodles
Perfect for a busy weeknight, these squares of noodle cook up in mere minutes, and you can use as much or as little of the flavoring packet as you like. For a savory soup, add thin slices of leftover cooked pork along with a handful each of snow peas and shredded carrot. Or cook the noodles separately, then sauté with the veggies for a simple lo mein.
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Ramen Soup with Salmon and Vegetables
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All-purpose baking mix
Everybody loves breakfast for dinner whip up some pancakes or waffles to go with all of your supper leftovers. Likewise, those bits of meat and vegetables can become a simple stew by simmering with a can of cream of mushroom soup and dropping in dumplings.
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Chicken with Biscuits and Gravy
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After reading this post it started to really make me think.
What are we? Who are we? What were we? Many of us have strong connections to certain aspects. Some consider it an act of remembering things from our past lives. (if we have them) Some just believe it to be something else entirely.
Take people who really believe they have fae blood in them. Some flaunt it such as wearing pretty faerie/butterfly wings in public. And some keep it private and hide a part of themselves. Some see themselves as animals. Don't know what term they use now.
Wehn I was younger I was always drawn to mythology and would pray to the ancient gods and goddesses. (heh, I was an odd kid).
Fast forward to seventh grade. I learned about Wicca and started to practice it. In fact I still do. Going four years strong. I say the latter because many thought I would drop it. ::grumblegrumble::
Anyway on to revelancy-
One day I came across an internet group called Amazon Dawn. It was a group of teenagers who add split off from another group called Spirit Amazon. I sat and read up about them and found myself drawn towards them. I started to learn about ancient amazons (Not Xena, folks!). I feel in love with their history and felt a deep connection to them. I ended up joining Amazon Dawn. It was a great bunch of people who I really loved and now miss. The group sorta died after somthing happened in it's sister adult group. Its really sad.
I'll always have a connection with amazons because I believe I was connection in some way to them in the past. I've also felt a deep connection with the amazon Molpadia who killed her queen in order that her queen would not be raped by King ---.
What a mysterious world we live in.
By the by, don't get me started with ghost wings/ people wearing wings in general. Nothing negitive about it. Just that I would go on forever.
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The reactions and tributes to Margaret Thatcher's death have illustrated the way in which modern conservatives have emptied the words 'freedom' and 'liberty' of all meaning and import. If (wo)man is judged by the company (s)he keeps, then Thatcher must be judged a champion of despotism and dictatorship, not of freedom or liberty.
The Kurdistan region is clearly thriving as the safest, most stable, and prosperous part of Iraq, with a headstart of 12 years of relative freedom from Saddam. The number of deaths through terrorism is about 200 since 2003. It has built a major energy sector from nothing in just a few years. And it has helped stabilise the rest of Iraq and could be a model for it to follow.


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Activists Protest Israeli Attacks On Gaza In Chicago
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I have just been diagnosed with FAI, which causes pain in the hip joint. It came on about 16 months ago, I thought it was tight muscles and ignored it. Having spent 3 months off the bike with a neck injury and the problem still be present and getting worse i guessed it was not muscle realted, its not. Basically the ball and socket are mis matched and cause rubbing of the cartilage, and ultimately arthiritis, none of this nice. Surgical intevention would appear to be the only sollution.
The Surgeon said that this is a common issue with cyclists, any of you guys had, or heard of this and any related treatments?
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Long wait for rigged-hiring city suspension
BY FRAN SPIELMAN AND DAN MIHALOPOULOS Staff Reporters firstname.lastname@example.com email@example.com May 28, 2012 12:36AM
Annual Bike-The-Drive along lakeshore Drive. cyclists are seen through a bike wheel along Lake Shore Drive. Sunday, 25, 2012. | Scott Stewart~Chicago Sun-Times.
Updated: July 3, 2012 10:35AM
A high-ranking city official is finally facing the music six years after testifying under oath that he helped rig city hiring and promotions to benefit the Hispanic Democratic Organization and other pro-Daley armies of political workers.
Hugh Donlan, the $77,280-a-year personnel chief for the Transportation Department's Bureau of Electricity, has been slapped with a 90-day suspension and started serving his time earlier this month.
Transportation Department spokesman Peter Scales said the disciplinary process was actually initiated in 2008 when aides to then-Mayor Richard M. Daley informed Donlan of the city's intention to suspend him for 90 days.
"The disciplinary process was put on hold, and the suspension was not served due to his ongoing role as a witness in two criminal cases. Those two cases extended over a period of several years," Scales said, referring to the trials of Daley's former patronage chief Robert Sorich and ex-Streets and Sanitation commissioner Al Sanchez.
"When the new commissioner of CDOT became aware that the 2008 disciplinary process had not yet concluded, we re-initiated the disciplinary process again, serving Donlan with charges and again seeking a 90-day suspension."
Under questioning, Scales acknowledged that it was Inspector General Joe Ferguson who kept the heat on Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein to punish Donlan.
Ferguson refused to comment. Sources said the inspector general also is pressuring Mayor Rahm Emanuel to take action against "a couple dozen" other city employees who have yet to pay any price for roles they admittedly played in the hiring scandal.
City officials also have come under pressure to punish other city officials from Noelle Brennan, who was appointed by a federal judge to monitor city hiring shortly after the hiring scandal in the Daley administration erupted in 2005. Brennan has asked the city to investigate and possibly discipline more than 20 officials who were identified as participants in the hiring fraud during the Sorich and Sanchez trials, court records show.
Weeks before Daley left office last year, and over the objections of city lawyers, Brennan won the right to investigate and recommend discipline against administration officials who were involved in the hiring scam that fueled Daley's political machine.
"Since the Sorich trial, city employees have frequently called the monitor's office to voice frustration and incredulity that employees who were directly implicated in the unlawful patronage practices were never reprimanded by the city," Brennan wrote in court filings. "Some of the complainants continue to be supervised by the same supervisors who passed them over for promotions in favor of politically clouted and less qualified candidates."
Six years ago, Donlan testified under oath that he rigged city hiring to make certain that job openings in the Department of Streets and Sanitation went only to clout-heavy candidates whose names Donlan received from Jack Drumgould, then personnel director for the department.
His testimony came during the federal corruption trial that culminated in the convictions of Sorich, who came from the Daley family's 11th Ward power base, and three other city officials.
Testifying under a grant of immunity, Donlan acknowledged that the names passed on by Drumgould originated in the mayor's office.
In fact, when jobs for general foreman were filled in 2004, Donlan said he made certain the highest ratings went to six people whose names originated in the mayor's office, even though three of them were not qualified and one had been suspended twice for disciplinary problems.
Three years later, Donlan was back on the stand offering similar testimony — this time during the first trial of Sanchez, the Streets and San boss who also was a longtime leader of HDO's branch on the Southeast Side.
Donlan said bright-eyed applicants who thought they stood a chance of getting hired by the Bureau of Electricity — which at the time was in the Streets and Sanitation Department — had false hope.
Interviewers were told not to even bother filling out rating forms, he said. If a rating form was filled out by mistake, "I'd put it in the garbage," Donlan said then.
Sanchez was convicted in 2009, only to win a new trial because federal prosecutors failed to disclose the criminal background of a government witness. The verdict was the same the second time around and Sanchez was sentenced to 30 months in prison. He is currently locked up at the federal penitentiary in Marion, 300 miles south of Chicago, and is not scheduled to be released until July 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
After that trial, prosecutors made a statement that must have been music to Daley's ears: The Sanchez conviction "represents the conclusion of the Hired Truck investigation" that branched out into city hiring. The investigation, spurred by stories in the Chicago-Sun Times, led to the indictment of 49 people, including 29 city employees. All were convicted except for one man who died.


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Reel Advice: Catacombs
By Steve Anderson Mar 21, 2008, 16:00 GMT
CATACOMBS is the story of a young woman on her first visit out of the country. While in Paris, she is taken to an underground party in the Catacombs, a labyrinth of over 200 miles of 14th Century limestone tunnels under the Left Bank of the city, lined with the remains of 7 million people. When she is separated from her friends and becomes convinced that someone or something is ...more
Another stinker from the producers of Saw, folks...let's wade right into this sub-sewer and see what we've got.
Basically, a young woman goes to Paris for the first time and winds up at a party in the Catacombs, a labyrinthine mass of burial chambers and assorted morbid French inscriptions. After she becomes separated from the rest of the party, she finds herself believing a horror story told earlier about a goat-masked monster of a man who kills people in a grotesque and horrifying fashion.
There are so many things wrong with Catacombs, even from the earliest beginning, that it's very, very hard to like it. The Twisted Pictures apparent philosophy of "casual brutality for casual brutality's sake" is well in place and in full swing even from the first five minutes.
And worse yet, when it's not being gratuitously graphic it's being unsettlingly pedantic. People drink ABSINTHE, for crying out loud. Who drinks fucking ABSINTHE any more? Yeah, sure, it was all the rage back when Poe was still writing but damn, this is just ridiculous. Discussions of philosophy will also abound, and they're wildly out of place.
Oh, and the absolutely godawful cinematography--with all the jump cuts and non-sequiturs and constant blood-spraying ridiculousness that seem to be more and more the hallmarks of Twisted Pictures--is also back in full display. Frequently, the movie will be lit by flashing lights so intense you'll think Catacombs is trying to be a replacement for the Litton Light Test.
Before the first third of the movie is over you'll be both revolted AND bored. Either by itself is bad enough--both at once is downright unthinkable. The second third, sadly, will not get much better. Though there will be plenty of blood and screaming and running around in corridors that all look vaguely similar, this won't translate into much fun for the viewers.
The ending is too much of a Saw knockoff to believe without seeing it. The sheer precision of it is just astonishing. If they ripped it off any harder someone would say "Game over" before the credits rolled. It's that bad.
The special features include a making-of featurette, commentaries, English and Spanish subtitles, audio options, and trailers for "The Eye", "Saw IV", "Wristcutters: A Love Story", "Killer Pad", "Born Killers", "Boy Eats Girl", and a commercial for Fearnet.com. Which, parenthetically, is one of the scariest things on the disk.
It's a pretty well-made commercial--chances are you've seen it. It's the one with the little girl with the screwed-up face in the apartment where things go flying around.
All in all, this was a pretty lousy foray from the guys who brought you Saw, and if this is the kind of crap they're churning out these days then they can count me out of any future forays.
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Western legalization of marijuana impacts Idaho, Wyo.
Updated On: Jan 02 2014 01:42:17 PM CST
Some Western states are legalizing medical marijuana, and Colorado has even made it legal for recreational use. Although the drug is still illegal in Idaho and Wyoming, the new laws will still have an impact on those states.
Idaho State Police said they have seen an increase in drug trafficking throughout the state as surrounding states transport the drug from the West to the East Coast. Because many of these drug exports have to be made from states that border Idaho, transport through the Gem State is inevitable. Regardless of the drugs increased legalization, Idaho State Police Lt. Chris Weadick said it is still illegal in Idaho and authorities are heightening their awareness.
"Our troopers, as well as our local law enforcement agencies, are better trained in detecting drug trafficking as well as identifying trends. A lot of times that adds to the seizures as well," he said.
Weadick said anyone in possession of marijuana in the state of Idaho is breaking the law. Anything under 3 ounces is a misdemeanor and anything over that amount is a felony.
And in Wyoming, law officers also expect an increase in marijuana arrests. The sheriff of Albany County, Wyo., which borders Colorado, told the Laramie Daily Boomerang marijuana arrests surged after Colorado approved medical marijuana in 2000. He says he expects a similar boost now.
Wyoming Highway Patrol Sgt. Stephen Townsend says he too expects more marijuana traffic on southern Wyoming highways.
Possession of less than 3 ounces of marijuana in Wyoming is punishable by a year in prison and a fine of up to $1,000. For more than 3 ounces, the sentence is up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
Information from: Laramie Boomerang, http://www.laramieboomerang.com
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