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Carol's Daughter Files for Bankruptcy; Denies Brand is in Trouble
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the urban beauty products brand Carol's Daughter filed for bankruptcy protection from its creditors. Carol's Daughter founder Lisa Price disputes the report.
The Wall Street Journal reports that CD Stores LLC, formerly known as Carol's Daughter Stores LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Manhattan bankruptcy court.
CD Stores LLC is wholly owned by parent company Carol's Daughter Holdings LLC, which didn't file for bankruptcy. The bankruptcy petition, which reported assets and debts in the $1 million to $10 million range, was signed by Carol's Daughter Chief Financial Officer John D. Elmer.
In a new court filing on Thursday, Mr. Elmer said the company closed all but two of its seven stores and terminated 29 of its 42 employees. But the products are still carried in over 2,000 other retail stores in the U.S.
Elmer said the standalone stores had been profitable until 2010.
Carol's Daughter's benefitted from relationships with celebrities such as Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Cassie, Mary J Blige, Jay Z, and Solange Knowles. The stars happily promoted the beauty products, and the brand was also featured on Oprah.
Carol's Daughter founder Lisa M. Price sent a personal letter to UPTOWN magazine denying her brand was in trouble.
"Carol's Daughter is still going strong after twenty-one years and the future has never looked brighter," she wrote.
34 Responses to "Carol's Daughter Files for Bankruptcy; Denies Brand is in Trouble"
she caint be broke w/them high arse prices
but if'n she aint gone make it…
somebody get Fay on the line… this her chance!
2Yardgirl says:
The line is a bit pricey and with other cheaper options out there I am not surprised that they could be in trouble.
3OpinionHated says:
My hairdresser told me all you need is Pantene regular ole original Pantene – and you know what she was right – I love the product….. never tried Carol's Daughter – thought the name was hella stupid….
I'm all for supporting black businesses when they make sense but for some reason I just never checked this one out…..
It's cause she sold out to those corporate entities and started using corn oil in her recipies. Saw the dollar signs and started doing things to appeal to our cousins, but she didn't know our cousins don't require as much lotion as our brothas and sistas do – LOL…
Now she's coming home to roost.
Now she's coming home to roost.
we don't want her back
6Sandra Rose says:
I guess she thought no one would notice a bankruptcy filed by something called "CD Stores, LLC".
Sandra Rose says:
I guess she thought no one would notice a bankruptcy filed by something called "CD Stores, LLC".
so i guess she'll be serving WSJ with papers for blatantly misrepresenting her company's status, huh?
8Who Dat says:
She walked around with half her head bald for 15 years.
This would make ME think the product MIGHT not do a good job. IJS.
9CHA CHA says:
@ KDUBB…is that a Carol Daughter prerequisite that shaved head shyt…JADA's snatch was cute tho
10Ni ni says:
That name alone is such a turn off. Maybe she should try to revamp. Get rid of that name and lower the cost. I have nt heard any non celeb say the product was any good.
11Uyanda says:
I blame Usher. For bringing Justin Bieber to the black folk side and dropping him off. Shoulda let JT sign him sir. Next time consult Rev Al Sharpton or somebody. I think we should have a black people meeting and vote etc like Cam'ron said about Nick.
by Who Dat on May 2, 2014 at 8:10 am
this gave me so much life….
"She ain't realised that our cousins don't require much lotion as we do"
12Crickett says:
The retail stores are closing, and in stores like Macy's. The overhead was too high, which is understandable because her stores was more elaborate than the Body Stores. Instead of just closing she bankrupted it, which is separate from her distribution brand. She is not broke, she is rearranging. Carol's Daughter will be in Target soon, just had to get rid of the mall stores to do it.
hmmmm… are some of the roses sipping on more than auntie's tea this friday afternoon?
14Uyanda says:
These negros need some Fay Fay in their lives!
15Yardgirl says:
Her product has nothing over Fayla's whipfinity!!:bow: Whipfinity is the real deal!!
16Yardgirl says:
17Uyanda says:
Maaayne, Fay be like "no Bey, YOU bow down" the way her hair products be good!
18missyJ says:
Donald Trump done filed bankruptcy 50-11 times…. She obvious has some good Jewish accountants on her side
19missyJ says:
Kerry Washington gave birth y'all. Like weeks ago… she's good on that sneaky tip Assomungo (<- yeah I know) but watch out.
I've seen CD in Target already.
If she was smart she would have never opened that many stores, but rather stayed exclusive to small boutiques, shops and online vendors.
Greed will get you caught up every time
21Uyanda says:
I mean wasn't it just yesterday, we celebrated the day that Fay strolled to Jesus tomb and said, "Aight wake up my nigga, time to grease that head" ? These negros need some Whipfinity in their lives!
He's handsome… I'd keep him secret too! I wonder what their pre-nup looks like?
Y'all think he's going to be a stay at home Mitch, I mean dad?
23Thando says:
Sandra, former Priminister Goron Brown is on the case of the Nigerian girls. The Guarian News paper says:
Brown attacked the international media for being slow to report the mass abduction. "I'm absolutely shocked at the failure of the international media to take up this issue – including, for several days, the Guardian." The Guardian first reported the story on 15 April.
Children, said Brown, should "not be afraid of having to go to school in the face of terrorism". He added that schools should be protected places, like hospitals, under the auspices of the UN or Red Cross.
The former prime minister said he had approached the British government to discuss the possibility of military assistance. Asked if he anticipated a positive response, he said: "I think people will want to help, yes."
Stressing the urgency of locating the kidnapped girls, Brown told the Guardian: "The international community must do something to protect these girls. We could provide military help to the Nigerians to track down the whereabouts of the girls before they're dispersed throughout Africa – like air support, for example, if that was thought necessary."
I just copied and pasted some important bits.
24Thando says:
***Guardian Newspaper
25Atypical says:
I bought some hair milk when I first went natural. It was expensive af and it's performance was ok, not bad, not great just ok… Really that's all I remember about the hair milk was the price. There so many hair care products out here I would imagine you would have to have competitive pricing to sray a float..
26bnatural says:
I think that Carol's Daughter was hot when it initially hit the scene but other Natural Hair small business popped up and offered better products with a cheaper price tag.
Couple that with the fact that Carol's Daughter seemingly moved away from the needs of their base to become more commercial and I can see why they are filing for bankruptcy.
I never tried any of their products, always heard that it wasn't all that great and the prices kept me away. I'm not a product junkie anyway.
27eastpointvet says:
as many emails as i get from CD i think they are doing well
28whatdoesitmatter says:
Maybe she should try lowering her prices. Especially since most naturals can make their own products at home.
29ricanlbc says:
HI all….
I was lurking …and HAD to log in on this one. I remember when she was NOONE trying to make a name for herself. She used to run a tiny ad in the back of Essence Mag, and I tried her Hair Milk in her very early days. Since she has went global…..her formula has changed. The hair milk is …..NOT WHAT IT WAS. The prices are way overpriced, and anytime you produce in mass amount….the product is bound to change!
I was in Macys yesterday in Queens,NY and the line is being discontinued! I was able to get HAIR MILK spray (didnt know she made this), for $4.50.EVERYTHING WAS 75% OFF! The lady says Carols Daughter lost there contract with Macy's die to poor sales. So I am sorry LISA.,….were on too you! You got greedy, your a multi-millionare and cant manage your money!!!! MIXED CHICKS WORKS WAY BETTER. #DAMNSHAME
You were REDEEMED with that Target contract ($$$$$$), but guess what?
30Roc says:
I've used the body butters, etc. i enjoy the smell and the products worked for me. I never used the hair products.
I'm just amazed that people would say they never used the product because they thought the name "Carol's Daughter" was stupid. Really? Like Pantene makes sense.
31SummerBaby says:
I remember when she was NOONE trying to make a name for herself. She used to run a tiny ad in the back of Essence Mag, and I tried her Hair Milk in her very early days. Since she has went global…..her formula has changed. The hair milk is …..NOT WHAT IT WAS. The prices are way overpriced, and anytime you produce in mass amount….the product is bound to change!
32Twilight says:
She is very over priced and i myself loved it when she was selling her stuff curbside on the tables in Flatbush ave in Brooklyn. The product changed since she went Hollywood. I know Brad Pitt said he uses CD products in his daughter's hair. Wonder what he will use now. Lots of woman are going natural so Carols Daughters now have lots of competion. Shea Moisture is the bomb.
33Yardgirl says:
Twilight says:
Shea Moisture is the bomb.
Hells yeah, Shea Moisture is the real deal, they cater to all of our hair types AND you can get it at most drug stores!! Walgreens always has buy 1 get 1 free or at least 1/2 off second
34OpinionHated says:
@ Roc – I said the name sounded hella stupid – I didn't say I didn't use it cause of the name… I'm amazed my comment elicited that statement…. lighten up….
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Hi Jberch,
It has become a difficult task to defend the values we believe in. Our work with Nylson and his associates is done for now.
You gave a brilliant definition to imnotthedon about the choices Brazil has made in the last years. It seems we are really going backwards in many senses. And as Fabio C wrote, the main point is the cultural problem.
I feel that people in the develop countries are skeptical about what is happening here cause this type of discussion does not exists there. It is just history for them but is the present time for us. Unfortunately, Latin America seems to be just an exotic place for the average civilized man. It makes sense that LA has become a cemetery of ideas.
If we think well, the news about Brazil in the intl press are not so bad, except for some spots like this wiretap article that shows something really odd about our country.
Then, I guess we are doing a good job posting comments about the things that, together, can lead Brazil to a critical condition.
My point of view is very close to yours. We are watching the developed countries getting better while we watch properties invasions supported by the brazilian government, corruption around and close to Lula considered just errors, wiretaps, a huge centralization of money and power, an almost dead legislative, a confused judiciary and, the worst, a population that does not notice the seriousness of the facts and stands for Lula.
I mean, we know that the trend, if things go on like now, is not a happy thing to see because is has already happened in other places.
Like you and Fabio C wrote, while the real workers of Brazil are working harder and better, Lula and his lucky fellows have done his dirty job using the democracy against itself.
Good night and God bless you.
Fabio C, I cannot even start to point out how close you are to the truth. God, your posts are really funny, but true.
ImNotTheDon, any country with the deep economic divide that Brazil has will probably have lots of political problems as well. One big problem in Brazil is that the middle class distanced itself too much from the poor. From this, we have very different priorities and political goals. The middle class would like to put their kids in college and pay less taxes. The poor would like to have better pay, access to health services, and in rural areas, land redistribution (we have 200 families who own an area about 75% as big as the EU). These are not necessarily divergent goals, but Brazil doesn't have a tradition of setting priorities and executing coordinated public policies.
Fabio C, how should I interpret this, then?"Brazilians have no ideology, all they want is a big State to take care of them and give them a life without responsability. The goldem dream of most Brazilians is to become a public servant so they get paid a lot for not too much work, have power to collect bribes, have lots of benefits with pay add-ons and retire soon with a fat pension and never have to worry about getting the sack."
Forinti, I never said Brazilian people are lazy and there is a very simple reason why I didn't say it: they are NOT.
Brazilian people are very hard working people, the problem is that some times you don't work hard, you work smart. What I said is that Brazilian people have different priorities of life. In Brazil "greed" is a bad word, ambition is frowned upon quite often. I think Brazil is the only country where "money is not everything in life", "I'm poor but I'm happy", are popular sayings. The priority of life in Brazil is enjoyment and human relations as love and sex. Rich people are equated to scrooges who have no life. How many people there do you know have had as priority of live to build wealth, patrimony (private property in Brazil is next to immoral) and are admired by their entrepreneurial talents and achievements? I must also say that Brazilian have an odd code of ethics. I'm not going to say that Brazilian people are pathologically corrupt as it would be improper but I remember that some time ago a survey was made and found out that most Brazilian people criticized politicians for helping and doing favours for friends and family and yet, when asked if they would help their family and friends if in a position of power, most answered "yes". So, moral standards and ethics are for the other, not for oneself. Brazilian people are very good people, hey! I'm Brazilian! But they are not idealistic or altruistic, that's why we keep getting screwed by our own politicians over and over and over again. Brazil is a good country but a Homeric managerial failure. Believe me, it breaks my heart every time I think of it and see the state of my people, but their is absolutely nothing I can do, except to type away in the forums of life.
Made a mistake.
There is still the PC do B. Almost insignificant and shrinking.
The PCB is dead.
Hi Imnotthedon, I am sorry. Thanks for qualifying me as a moderate.
Hi Imnotthedon,thanks for deserving the qualification of moderate. Now that we can have a civilized conversation again, if we could summarize the reasonable antagonistic positions here, I'd say that we've been discussing 1) whether or not this wiretapping is a particular case or a more generalized trend in Brazilian society and the Brazilian government; 2) what are its implications for Brazilian democracy; and 3) whether the present leftist government has contributed somehow to the deterioration of democratic institutions. I expressed my opinion with some facts in my last posts, and notice, there is no right wing remark on them. All I expect for my country is that people respect the law by creating strong and independent institutions. For this, I hope people agree with me, is a requirement for democracy.Now, I think hmises rightly pointed out that when we discuss left and right in Brazil, things become nasty because it is not about how much taxes we will pay, nor whether or not the state should provide free education. It becomes a creepy exercise of coming back to the pre-cold war times (maybe pre 1917 times), where it is about a war of values with questions like: Should one respect private property? Should poor people be forgiven for nasty crimes because they are socially handicapped? Should we support terrorism when it has a good cause? Can the government break the law and invade people's privacy? For me, who lived half of my life in a right wing dictatorship, discussing such topics became simply unacceptable at this point. But this demonstrates that things are not settled in Brazil, as many people think.
I know sometimes I put some extra weight on the keyboard. I must tell you it has a intention. It is just to sepparate the sides. To make the radical left wing people show their faces, unfortunately, this is needed. Dirty job. And as jberch wrote, these people often come to a forum like this one just to make the things confused.
About the terminology, it is really interesting to see your point of view. In european countries, when you say socialism, it seems to me that is mostly about the characteristics of the social benefits for the population. Wealth, education, taxation, many things already functioning well on these countries. At least for our standarts.
The political terminology in Brazil mixes the words because of the historic evolution of what is called left wing parties here.
The Partido Comunista do Brasil (Communist Party) lost his power and officialy disappeared. But the main idea still lives in parties like PT. As the population has a major problem with the word communism, they started to use socialism.
So, I understand this is the cause of the confusion. I apologize and will try not to make this use for socialism and communism anymore. Sorry.
Thank you for your post. For a momment I thought just brazilian readers were using this space.
We can continue the discussion, now on another level.
Right on the mark, alebr. This case is not about coups nor communist threats. It is quite simply about dirty politians wanting to throw out police investigations. CarmemP wrote about Gilmar Mendes and Demostenes Torres confirming a conversation. There's no doubt that it existed, but was it really a wiretap? All phone calls into the senate are recorded; somebody could have recovered a tape of their conversation. And how convienent that this conversation had nothing spicy in it. Why on earth would somebody make public a wiretap that has nothing interesting on it?!
This is a political game which is more complicated than people think. There was and is a police investigation which does not fulfilled the interests of powerful and influential people in Brazil. One guy, Daniel Dantas, who was responsable for coordinate negotiations and agreements in a very illegal way and, who is also part of the scheme that existed to buy politician in order to get support from them in the Congress, was caugth. That�s plenty of people involve on this dirt business and they are politicians, judges, journalists and entrepeneurs. The Federal Police and even the Brazilian Intelligence Agency are a threat to those guys, because they can now reveal to everyone their scheme. And certainly we could never exclude from the range of possibilities an major support that always come from abroad to Daniel Dantas, couldn�t we? So, in my view, we should be proud of our Federal Police and ABIN. Democracy in Brazil is not in peril... I wonder how things in the CIA and in the Scotland Yard work? With no spy? I�m sorry, but I DOUBT. Actually, what is happening in our country is that we are under a very long and slow changing process of how things work here! And is a good change, in my opinion. (Sorry any english mistakes)
Hello people,I know very little about Brazil and her politics.I just wrote a long post to this thread regarding my impression of Brazilian politics, then my computer crashed and it was lost.Anyways the gist was this. I've read every post on this thread. 80% was posted by four people. From the left of the political spectrum we have Nylson Brazil and forinti and from the right there's jbergch and hmises. Of the four I think forinti and jbergch are the most moderate and therefore might present a less distorted picture. Fabio C is angry and so quite cynical about both the right and the left, which leaves a more realistic impression. But having read every single post I still come away with very little in the form of factual reliable information about Brazil's politics. I usually read the posts on the Economist to get more background and opinions regarding the subject at hand. And usually I come away feeling enlightened and reassured that although the Economist's facts are usually good they are not the whole picture. Ladies and gentlemen, this time I was disappointed, I mostly read mudslinging and outlandish accusations from both sides. Especially Nylson Brazil and hmises (even though the post where Nylson uses foul language had already been removed by the time I started reading). Keep it real people. Seriously.Just for the record to the right wing poeple. Socialism does not mean communism. Almost all the richest countries in the world (except the US) from Germany to France to the Scandinavian peninsula are socialist democracies with very strong socialist policies. Get your terminology right.Peace
This is a political game which is more complicated than people think. There was and is a police investigation which does not fulfilled the interests of powerful and influential people in Brazil. One guy, Daniel Dantas, who was responsable for coordinate negotiations and agreements in a very illegal way and, who is also part of the scheme that existed to buy politician in order to get support from them in the Congress. That�s plenty of people involve on this dirt business and they are politicians, judges, journalists and entrepeneurs. The Federal Police and even the Brazilian Intelligence Agency are a threat to those guys, because they can now reveal to everyone their scheme. And certainly we could never exclude from the range of possibilities an major support that always come from abroad to Daniel Dantas, couldn�t we? So, in my view, we should be proud of our Federal Police and ABIN. Democracy in Brazil is not in peril... I wonder how things in the CIA and in the Scotland Yard work? With no spy? I�m sorry, but I DOUBT. Actually, what is happening in our country is that we are under a very long and slow changing process of how things work here! And is a good change, in my opinion. (Sorry any english mistakes)
Hi CarmemP,please don't start again with a discussion with him. We have already dealt with him. We got back now to a more focused discussion as you can see if you follow the thread. And welcome fo the forum.
Nylson Brazil:"Democracy in Brazil is in peril. A right wing magazine is conducting an infamous campaign against president Lula and the "Partido dos Trabalhadores (Worker's Party)". Last week, it published that agents of the intelligence agency ABIN had wiretapped private conversations of the president of Supreme Court, Gilmar Mendes. No proofs were presented to confirm the veracity of those accusations"- Gilmar Mendes and Demostenes Torres, both confirmed having had the conversation published by VejaNylson Brazil:"There is a concept in psychology that is called "cognitive dissonance". It is observed in many psychiatric syndromes as, for example, in paranoia. The patient doesn't see the world as actually it is but in a particular and distorted way. For him all his imagination produces are the reality, and nobody can convince him that they are not real things."Looks like you know what your problem is, get a treatment..
Fabio C, I have worked for Portuguese and American multinationals and I have seen with my own eyes how much harder Brazilians work. You can't find a German or a Portuguese at work after 5pm. Americans don't start until 9am. At one American company, they even coined the expression "Brazilian turnover", meaning Brazilians would work without rest to put a system into production, however long it took. I personally think it to be counter-productive, but I would not call Brazilians lazy.
I'm not defending any of the authorities who were eavesdropped, but saying "hug" (abraço) in the end of a phone call in Brazil doesn't mean you have a close relationship with the other person. It's just a polite way to end a phone conversation.
JB, yes, people from developed countries are unaware of Brasilian reality. They come to Rio de Janeiro, see that easy going and happy people, dancing under the sun, and think they are in paradise. They don't realise that the flanboyant Brazilian behaviour is due to lack of depht and intelectual blindness. Brazilian people concentrate their attention on carnaval so they avoid confronting the favela, material and intelectual, where they live without hope to ever leave. Brazilians have no ideology, all they want is a big State to take care of them and give them a life without responsability. The goldem dream of most Brazilians is to become a public servant so they get paid a lot for not too much work, have power to collect bribes, have lots of benefits with pay add-ons and retire soon with a fat pension and never have to worry about getting the sack. They don't realise and even don't care that who pays for all of it is the productive tax payer, the few interpreneurs that dare to defy the status quo and the so derided and scorned middle class, the famouse "white elite". No wounder tax evasion in Brazil is a problem...Why pay tax? The common idea that State owned companies are popular patrimony and their profits are reverted to the peoples neads is a myth, a lie which only the simplistic Brazilian people and even lots and lots of ignorant others here in Europe believe. State owned companies are owned by the politicians, their families and friends, as simple as that. Once we consider all the above is easy to understand that anyone in Brazil can be elected as long as he has a "social" agenda, a good campaign manager and money in the Bahamas to finance that campaign. It doesn't matter if his name is Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Fidel, Mussolini or Hitler. Democracy is irrelevant as long as the man in power takes proper care of the people. In that respect Lula has done a great job. He didn't take none out of poverty but he increased most people purchase power, which increased consumption, which increased tax collection and with the money collected he hired thousands of people into the State or into his party. In the process and to be reelected he undermined the feeble Democracy we have by sabotaging the already weak, corrupt and unethical Brazilian State institutions. I'll stop here because I'm already getting angry
I want know from The Econ whether I've banned from this democratic forum.
Hi Fabio,we all know that the Brazilian state is not wired to serve democratic institutions and acertive people. But people abroad do not know that. They have the false impression that after the fall of the Berlin wall people changed by default. And as it has become obvious here, they did not. But I trust that for those few who have the patience to follow our discussions, that impression has changed, and they have now the means to judge by themselves the threat Brazilian society has been living, and stop having the naïve view of the worker who came to change everything for the best, while in fact, things deteriorated quite a lot recently when it comes down to respect to individual rights, the law and strengthening institutions. To me democracy is the exception in Human history. It is the exception even when we consider the world today. We made some improvements, but we have to fight for it whether we are in Brazil, UK or the US. However, to be effective we must recognize and identify precisely from where these threats are coming from:)
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Snap Poll: What's Your Style Scar?
We all make bad style decisions now and then, but what separates a mere fashion regret and (what I like to call) a 'style scar' is how big the gap is from perceived awesomeness to epic fashion fail. And I failed. Gloriously.
The year was 1998. The object of my obsession: a pair of puffy, blinding white, futuristic designer snow boots. The minute I laid eyes on them (at Loehmann's, naturally), I could've sworn they were Prada Sport. (They weren't.) I took them home on a Saturday and walked into school wearing them on a Monday, head held high. Paired with a shrunken white tee and knee-length black skirt (made out of paper-thin nylon, it was very Comme des Garçons), I thought I looked so Björk, or at least Björk-by-way-of-New-Jersey. I was grossly misunderstood.
"Storm Trooper!!!" one dude called out.
"What the [insert expletive] is on your feet?!" said another, who I think was one of my closest friends at the time.
"It's 55 degrees out!!!" called out a voice in the crowd, origin unknown. (At this point, I couldn't bear to see who it was.)
I vividly remember the word "moron" at some point.
And these are just the comments I remember. By first period, I felt the sinking realization that against the backdrop of blue lockers, I looked not like the avant garde tastemaker I fancied myself, but rather, a dork in snow boots. I never wore them to school again. When faced with them 14 years later, shoved in the closet in my parents' house, I always wince. Partially because of the sartorial humiliation, but more because deep down inside, I still think those boots are kind of amazing.
Have you ever worn something that no one else got? Did your number one designer find end up a comic disaster? Are your friends still talking about that ridiculous (i.e. brilliant) hat of yours? Go on—share your best style scar here.
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The Division I girls volleyball landscape has been dotted with dynasties ever since its inception.
Tucson Sahuaro was the first, winning three state titles and five in an eight-year span in the late 1970s and early '80s. Phoenix Camelback followed with four championships in five years, Marcos de Niza went back-to-back and then Xavier won four straight in the 1990s and again in the 2000s.
Now up? Horizon.
The Huskies began their run with a pair of state championships in Division II in 2009 and 2010 and haven't missed a beat since ascending to the biggest classification. Horizon lost in the finals to Gilbert in 2011 and won last year over Xavier.
This season, they're big-time favorites to repeat behind five Division I-bound seniors and unparalleled depth. In fact, winning the state title might only be the tip of the iceberg, as the Huskies are ranked No. 3 nationally by Maxpreps and will play in a pair of national tournaments to test their mettle.
Usual suspects like Xavier and Gilbert should be contenders, but the title in Division I goes through Horizon.
In Division II, Queen Creek and Campo Verde will look to build on solid seasons in 2012, while Seton Catholic should be among the top teams in Division III. Scottsdale Christian, Valley Christian, Tempe Prep and Chandler Prep are among the small-school teams to watch.
Teams to watch
Horizon: The Huskies are the defending champions and boast five players committed to Division I colleges. Even though several impact seniors must be replaced, the team could be even better than last year. Horizon is a heavy favorite to repeat as state champions.
Xavier: The Gators are always among the best teams in Division I and are just two years removed from four consecutive state titles. They figure to be the chief challenger to Horizon in Division I behind Khalia Lanier and Mia Teilborg.
Gilbert: The Tigers are a perennial power and started off strong by winning the House of Payne Invitational title on Saturday, beating Corona del Sol in the finals. Gilbert made the quarterfinals a year ago and will be in that elite tier once again.
Hamilton: The Huskies made it to the state semifinals last season but lose star Brittany Thomas to graduation and setter Roxanne Lake to transfer. However, Hamilton did add outside hitter McKenna Woodford and has the type of program which always produces quality players.
Desert Vista: The Thunder was a state quarterfinal participant and should at least duplicate that behind standout senior middle blocker Vanessa Wesley and talented junior libero Lex Glover. Coach Molly West likes the overall athletic ability of this year's group.
Corona del Sol: The Aztecs are young but have talent. They made the championship match of the House of Payne Invitational before losing to Gilbert, and that experience could bode well as the season moves forward.
Seton Catholic: The Sentinels made it to last year's Division III semifinals and return star junior outside hitter Reggie VanDevender. Seton won the 2011 championship and should be in the mix again.
Campo Verde: The Coyotes surprised many last year by finishing as the top seed heading into the Division III state tournament. The run ended with a five-set loss to Safford in the quarterfinals, but Campo Verde has some key personnel returning for another run.
Tempe Prep: The Knights made the state quarterfinals a year ago, and with Kaitlin Shroll leading the way, should be able to make another run. Much depends on the progress of the team's young players.
Scottsdale Christian: The Eagles were upset in last year's quarterfinals but hope to rebound with a better postseason showing this season. Star outside hitter Sierra Bauder is back to lead the way.
Ten players to watch
Tess Clark, Sr., MB, Horizon: Clark led the team in kill percentage last season and returns as one of the team's wide variety of weapons. She is a four-year starter and very versatile. Clark is committed to play for Louisville next year.
Jensen Cunningham, Sr., OH/MB, Horizon: Cunningham is a dominant force near the net, as her 6-foot-4 frame is an imposing sight. She's committed to San Diego State but will wreak havoc on the high school scene for one more year before moving on.
Jasmine Hanna, Sr., OH, Queen Creek: Hanna was very impressive in 2012, amassing 324 kills, and returns to lead a Queen Creek team which should improve on last season's first-round Division II state tournament exit.
Khalia Lanier, So., OH, Xavier: Lanier burst onto the scene as a freshman phenom last year, finishing second on the team with 333 kills with a 44.9 percent hit percentage. She should be even better now with a year of experience under her belt.
Siera Nobley, Sr., OH, Horizon: A first-team Division I player in 2012, Nobley returns for her fourth and final year starting on varsity for the powerhouse Huskies. The team is loaded with talent and the Boise State commit is as dangerous as anyone.
Paige Rupiper, Jr., Opp, Pinnacle: Rupiper played a supporting role to Cassie Hendricks a year ago but now takes over as the go-to hitter. She's being recruited by several Division I colleges.
Justine Spann, So., S, Basha: Spann was named a second-team all-section performer as a freshman as she had 914 assists on the season. The Bears are looking to match or exceed last year's state quarterfinal showing, and if they do, Spann will be a main reason why.
Reggie Van Devender, Jr., OH, Seton Catholic: Van Devender led the Sentinels in kills as a sophomore with 216, earning all-section honors. The Sentinels have high goals with her leading the way.
Vanessa Wesley, Sr., MB, Desert Vista: Wesley has been one of the better players in the East Valley since her sophomore year but had last season derailed by injury. She's back this year to lead the Thunder. Wesley is committed to West Point.
McKenna Woodford, Jr., OH, Hamilton: Woodford transferred in from Sedona Red Rock, where she was the Division IV Player of the Year as a sophomore when she led the team to the state title. The competition stiffens in Division I but she is still a key piece.
Others to watch
Arcadia: Abby Schneider, Sr., MB; Katy Tolson, Fr., L; Basha: Alexa Johnson, Jr, MB; Yasamin Motlagh, Jr, OH; Campo Verde: Jessi Lammers, Sr., S; Haley Christiansen; Chandler: Danielle Moll, Sr., S; Gionni Brown, Jr., L; Chandler Prep: Cassie Guidice, Sr., MB; Chaparral: Madalyn Roh, Jr., S; Lauren Stivrins, So., OH; Corona del Sol: Danielle Sullivan, So., OH; Desert Mountain: Piper Heineck, Sr., MB; Desert Ridge: Alexis Miller, Sr., S; Jessica Young, Sr., OH; Desert Vista: Lexi Glover, Jr, L; Hailey Harward, So., OH; Dobson: Sam Gelfan, Sr., MB; Dakota Philo, Sr., S; Gilbert: Heather Ball, Sr., MB; Angela Webb, Sr., MB; Kaylee Panepinto, Sr., L; Kameryn Hill, So., L; Hamilton: Olivia Hallaran, So., OH; Shelby Babcock, Sr., L; Highland: Ally Eylers, So., OH; Daeleigh Castille, Sr., MB; Higley: Sydney Martindale, Jr., OH; Kayla Newman, Jr., OH; Horizon: Roxanne Lake, Jr., S; Lauren Conati, Sr., S; Christine Johnson, Sr., MB; Jordan Anderson, Jr., L; Marcos de Niza: Jorie Mayfield, Sr., OH; McClintock: Rachel Fagerburg, Sr., OH; Mesa: Paige Gardner, Sr., OH; Drea Farnsworth, Sr., MB,Gloria Tukuafu, Sr., L; Mesquite: Alicia Heilner, Jr., S; Makena Smith, So., L; Jordan Schumacher, Fr., OH; Mountain Pointe: Kendall Gray, Jr., MB; Mountain View: Ashton Schmitz, Sr., OH; Kayley Gilbert, Sr, OH; Natalie Kempton, Sr, L; Perry: Talise Babbitt, Sr., OH; Bobbi Sczruba, Sr., RS; Poston Butte: Lauren Futch, Sr., OH; Mariah Buchannan, Jr., S; Queen Creek: Jackie Garvin, Sr., OH; Sarah Horst, Sr., S; Red Mountain: Kelsey Park, Sr., S; Saguaro: Jessica Reega, Jr. MB; Bethany Wedepohl, Jr. S; Seton Catholic: Kirtsen Companik, So., MB; Nicole Kinsey., Jr., OH; Pinnacle: Sammy Onafry, Sr, L, Cassidy Trabilcy, Jr., OH; Scottsdale Christian: Sierra Bauder, Sr., OH; Kelly Aholt, Sr., Opp; Skyline: Amy Anderson, Sr., S; Tempe: Kayla Melgar, Sr., MB; Mary Morton, Sr., S; Tempe Prep: Kaitlin Shroll, Sr., OH; Taylor Shroll, So; OH; Claire Ternyik, Sr. S/RS; Valley Christian: Kendra Lorbeck, Sr., S; Westwood: Rachel O'Crowley, Sr., OH; Williams Field: Nicole Grinevich, Sr., S; Xavier: Mia Teilborg, Sr., OH; Dani Westfall, Sr., S; Morgan Harlan, Sr., S.
Key dates
Sept. 12: Gilbert at Hamilton
Oct. 4-5: Gilbert Invitational
Oct. 10: Queen Creek at Seton Catholic
Oct. 18-19: Nike Tournament of Champions
Sept. 26, Oct. 16: Horizon vs. Xavier
Nov. 5: State tournaments begin
Nov. 9: Div. III, IV, V championships at Tim's Toyota Center
Nov. 12: Div. I, II championship at Mesquite H.S.
What's New
Mann makes a move: Legendary Mountain Pointe volleyball coach Fred Mann has made the move to Perry. He led the Pride to a state championship in 2001 and a runner-up finish to Xavier in 2007. Perry has never won double-digit matches in a season but Mann will look to build the program up, and with his expertise, a quick turnaround would not be a surprise.
Basha changes coaches: The Bears were the No. 8 seed in last season Division I playoffs and made the quarterfinals before getting knocked off by eventual-champion Horizon. Jim Kann built the program into a consistent winner but left in the summer to take an athletic director position in Illinois. New coach Terri Spann played her high school volleyball at Xavier, played collegiately at Arizona State and has been an assistant at ASU and Texas Tech.
Transfers: Roxanne Lake was one of the top setters in the state for Hamilton last year. This season, she'll be suiting up for Horizon, strengthening the Huskies' case as the deepest team in Arizona. The Huskies lost Lake but got a transfer addition, as Sedona Red Rock star McKenna Woodford moved in.
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A Schedule of Summer Bike (Food and Beer) Destinations
A Schedule of Summer Bike (Food and Beer) Destinations
It's no secret that Wisconsinites love craft beers paired with delicious local food. Enjoying this tasty combo is even more rewarding after a day of biking.
By Grace Edquist
June 10
Cycle your way to local farms and food vendors with the Tour de Food from Stoughton's Yahara River Grocery Co-op. Route options range from 12 to 85 miles—but all end at a food and beer pairing celebration. yaharagrocery.coop/tourdefood
June 23–28
Explore historic towns and visit cheese factories, chocolate shops, bakeries and breweries on the Swiss Cheese and Spotted Cows Bicycle Tour. The rides—averaging 60 to 65 miles a day—start and end in Mineral Point. scscbiketour.com
July 9–14
The Flavors of Wisconsin Tour will have you sampling microbrews and cheeses throughout the scenic southern region of the state. The ride, limited to 20 cyclists, starts and ends in Mt. Horeb. Lodging is included, and daily mileage ranges between 35 and 55 miles. aroundwisbike.com
September 1–2
The Beer and Cheese Tour is a two-day, self-supported event that leads from Madison to Monroe and back with options to visit breweries and cheese makers. Riders choose between trail and road routes, pedaling 50 or 70 miles a day, respectively. meetup.com/Wisconsin-Bicycling
September 15
Bike the Barns highlights local farms and serves up delicious eats from the Underground Food Collective. The route changes every year, but count on biking through the beautiful country roads and a fun party at the final farm. csacoalition.org


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Dramatic vistas! Tickling bubbles! Heavenly steam! Hot springs prove Mother Nature wanted us to luxuriate at one of these affordable spa escapes.
By Monica Michael Willis
Boiling River
Where: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
What: Once a hangout for in-the-know park rangers, this spot's still one of Yellowstone's best-kept secrets. Three miles south of the park's north entrance—and half a mile from the parking area—a rock wall and billowy clouds mark the location where a thermal spring with temperatures of up to 140 degrees clashes with the colder water of the Gardner River, creating a series of hot tubs—from super-hot to tepid. Get a room at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and you'll be able to watch elk graze outside your window (from $87 a night; yellowstonenationalparklodges.com).
While You're There: Sign up for a rollicking rafting trip on the Yellowstone River (paradiserafting.com). Then chill out with a thin-crust pie at Yellowstone Pizza Company in Gardiner, Montana, where bison numbers among the exotic, locally sourced toppings (406-848-9991).


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Canstar Community News - ONLINE EDITION
One remarkable community kitchen
Remarkable: something that deserves remark; worthy of being noticed as being uncommon or extraordinary.
That's the perfect way to describe Community Kitchen, a program run by North Kildonan Mennonite Church.
Every second Tuesday afternoon, a group of eight women gathers to learn how to cook low-cost nutritious meals for their families. Their kids play with toys in the church's auditorium and a group of volunteers share the work of helping the women in the kitchen and caring for the children.
The program provides many benefits for all involved. The participants improve their food preparation and food storage skills, learn about the importance of healthy nutrition, learn about native Manitoban foods and improve social and English-language skills. The children practise their English skills and are able to socialize with other children in a safe environment.
The volunteers get the warm and fuzzies: the satisfaction of teaching, the joy of interacting with community members, watching the children grow and seeing the students flourish.
Feedback is an important part of the process. After the cooking is finished, the participants, their kids and the volunteers gather over coffee and a healthy snack for a discussion.
Participants are encouraged to make decisions and offer comments on a variety of topics such as summer food safety, recipes that were enjoyed, ideas for improvement and upcoming events such as the Clothing Fair. Participant Anne Marie Giesbrecht told me "I would not miss a class."
The positive response to the program has even generated a waiting list for participation.
The Community Kitchen is an initiative that was originally set up jointly with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority in 2001.
According to organizer Anne Peters, "There were over 20 of them set up, but they all folded."
This is primarily because it is reliant on volunteers. The program at the North Kildonan Mennonite Church is the last of the original members left standing, but that hasn't stopped it from persevering.
Although the Community Kitchen now operates solely with the support of the church, its members and groups within the church, the group is helping to grow the idea in other communities. They have taught various organizations the ins and outs of how to run and maintain a Community Kitchen in their own neighborhood.
Aptly named, the Community Kitchen program captures the essence of community. It is truly remarkable how a simple idea — good recipes and dedicated volunteers — come together to make such a positive difference in the lives of community members.
The Community Kitchen meets every second Tuesday afternoon from September to May. For more information, contact North Kildonan Mennonite Church at (204) 663-5059.
Charlene Kroll is a correspondent for North Kildonan.
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I'm just a little bit confused about this sentence. Can you tell me which one is grammatically correct? Or if neither of them is correct, could you suggest how to re-write the sentence, keeping the original idea?
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I am finally getting around uploading the pictures from the girls night last week, ladies night in the Leitrim Design house followed by The Nualas in The Dock, and what pleasure it was! Leitrim based Milliner David Ballantine and crew charmed all of us ladies with his new creations of quirky and approachable hats, while Caroline Murray from Turning Heads was there to show us her latest hair and make-up tricks. I had done all the girlie bits at home already so I didn't give the latter a try but every lady emerging of Caroline's chair and hands looked sparkling and happy, next time I know to turn up bare-faced! But what I did realize on the night, there is a hat for every face, I would have put a bet on it that like so not one single hat will sit right on that head of mine, but the Milliner and friends proved me wrong and herewith I am correcting myself: I do have a hat face after all! Was hoping to win the raffle for the kinky prize of David's, but since I never really win anything -surprise surprise- the lucky girl was someone else.. The Design House was packed, glasses clinking, and the level of chatter reached more the noise level of a Dublin Pub at this stage of the eve, am loving it, there is life in our Carrick when you don't go looking!
The whole evening was rounded off by The Nualas, and dear me, they really didn't hold back, the audience was in stitches throughout the length of a pretty generous show, and I can tell you one thing: I felt for the brave men soldiering on in the crowd! I certainly was glad to be a girl, Kevin the Doctor from Manchester got the worst deal of all men throughout the entire show, but some bearded guy and a couple of blokes in the first row got their fair share as well.. Mind you, the 'nerdy' Nuala, you know the one on our left, she seems to fancy beards big time, I am glad to hear that, and sorry my friend K. for telling you to shave off that beard to be back in the game, it might have been a very subjective judgement after all! Everything possible in this world was slagged by the three, looked at, taken apart and put together again, and great singers The Nualas are on top of all that, ...
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Professor Grace Muna and her team of students researchers have published another research article in the research journal Electroanalysis. This manuscript, Electrochemical Detection of Steroid Hormones Using a Nickel-Modifies Glassy Carbon Elecrode (click link for abstract) is the result of two years of work from a variety of students working at different times. Her team includes biochemistry students Michael Partridge (2014 graduate), Hala Sirhan (2014 graduate), Nigel Guerra; biology major Holly Garner; and high-school student Bridget VerVaet (2014 high school graduate). Muna and her students have demonstrated that their method for detecting steroidal hormones is not just a proof-of-concept example, but suitable for practical applications such as river water analysis. Congratulations to Muna and the many students who have worked with her!
IU South Bend Chemistry and Biochemistry
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014
Undergraduate Research This Past Summer
This past summer several students enjoyed the opportunity to research with Professor Anderson. Biochemistry majors Krista Schilling, Letty Black, Jose Zelaya, and Daniel Chupp worked on cloning the genes for arsenite oxidase so that eventually enough enzyme could be produced artificially (rather than in the native organism) for structure/function studies. This research combined molecular biology, microbiology, and biochemistry techniques as well as classic column chromatography. The plan was to isolate the three genes from Alcaligenes and place them into E. coli (using Gateway Topo-A cloning) to direct E. coli to synthesize the enzyme on demand. Anderson anticipated plenty of pitfalls because of the large size of the gene and the several unusual cofactors in the protein and remarks that it was a perfect project for introducing students to research because of its challenges and trouble-shooting opportunities. Now that the summer has passed, here is what Krista Schilling (pictured) has to say about the experience:
"Undergraduate research gave me the opportunity to really work with the science I'd been learning in my classes. I was able to use techniques I'd learned in class labs and more importantly I learned many things you just don't come in contact with unless you participate in this sort of independent, active learning. My favorite part was having to really figure things out to make our experiments work - I felt so invested in the outcome and very proud when I was able to contribute meaningfully to problem-solving. Having worked on a project like this makes me feel capable and ready to tackle harder upper-level classes and to pursue my long-term goals in science."
We look forward to the possibility of a Spring presentation at our campus's annual Undergraduate Research Conference. If you are interested in working on a research project, please contact one of the professors in our department.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Biochemistry Major Goes Anabolic!
The department's first two biochemistry degrees were awarded in 2007 after Professor Gretchen Anderson developed this bachelor of science program. Since then there has been only growth and it is now larger than the chemistry program. About 40 current students have declared biochemistry as their major and last semester ten of these students made the deans' list.
There is now so much interest in biochemistry that this fall the first semester lecture (CHEM C484) holds a class of 37 students and the laboratory class (CHEM C486) had to be offered as two sections. This was only possible due to visiting professor Jake Plummer who is now teaching the lecture course so that Anderson can teach both sections of the laboratory. With Anderson as the only permanent full-time biochemist, the biochemistry major is not sustainable as the rigorous and preparatory program to which our students are accustomed. Fortunately the university has given our department permission to hire a new faculty member as a second biochemistry professor. This position will also us to better accommodate students in the classroom, but also open new avenues for student research. The ad is posted in several places - here is a post in HigherEdJobs.
Friday, August 29, 2014
Biology-Chemistry Club has BIG plans!
The joint club of the IU South Bend Biology and Chemistry Departments has big plans this semester. As in previous years they will host a youth outreach event at the River Park Library as part of National Chemistry Week (Oct 19-25) with the theme: CANDY: The Sweet Side of Chemistry. The club plans to have a second outreach at the Natatorium as part of the IU South Bend Year of STEM: Science in the City. If these events interest you, or you just want to meet some other students who share your interest in the physical sciences, please contact an officer to attend the first meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 18 at 4:00 PM in NS 060. For more up-to-date information please visit their Facebook page.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Why Earn a Chemistry Degree?
Check out our new VIDEO advertisement (click here) to learn why you should earn a chemistry degree. It features current students (Krista Schilling and Jose Zelaya) and graduates (Kasey Clear - 2011, Roxanne Sirhan - 2013, and Calvin Streeter - 2011). You'll also discover what Pope Francis and Godzilla have in common!
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Professor Anderson gets an uncommon look at NMR
Gretchen Anderson attended an NSF workshop on medicinal chemistry at the University of Minnesota. The university's NMR facilities were part of the tour. A 60 MHz NMR magnet had been cut apart to show the inner magnet and shielding chamber, a sight most people don't see (shown below left).
Most people also do not see the large room housing multiple high field NMRs, including a 900 MHz NMR (shown above right). The magnetic field from these NMRs is so high, it can be easily detected outside. So much so, in fact, that bushes had to be planted strategically around the building to discourage people from getting too close to the underground facility, especially those with pacemakers (not to mention anyone carrying objects containing iron).
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Tracy Huggins wins SMART award for summer research
Tracy Huggins, a double major in physics and mathematics, was awarded a summer SMART grant from IU South Bend to research matrix eigenvalues problems with Professor Marmorino, our physical chemist. Junior and senior chemistry majors might recognize the matrix shown as very similar to the ones used in Huckel Molecular Orbital (HMO) theory.
In HMO theory the gamma parameter is replaced by the number one and each "1" indicates the energetic interaction of a carbon 2p-orbital with a parallel 2p-orbital on an adjacent carbon. The eigenvalues of an N-dimensional matrix approximate the energy levels of the conjugated electrons of a molecule with N carbons involved in alternating single and double bonds - when gamma equals one, that is. When gamma is zero, there is no cooperation between the double bonds and each acts like that of an independent ethene molecule.
Huggins has been working with Marmorino to get explicit expressions for the eigenvalues of arbitrarily sized-matrices when gamma lies between zero and one - between the simple limits of no conjugation and complete conjugation. The plan is to use these eigenvalue expressions to relate the parameter gamma to the energy difference of an electronic transition - and thus wavelength of light. This wavelength can be measured spectroscopically and then gamma can be determined and insight into the amount of conjugation is gained. Marmorino hopes to incorporate the results of this research into a physical chemistry experiment for undergraduates to replace a traditional one in which the wavelength of the transition is used to estimate the length of the carbon chain by applying the particle-in-a-box quantum model.
This research has given Huggins and Marmorino many surprises. It was relatively easy to obtain exact expressions for matrices of odd dimension, but we have found that the even dimensional matrices do not reveal exact solutions. It is quite interesting that the difficulty lies not in the size of the matrix, but rather where its dimension is even or odd. In the search for ways to approximate the elusive eigenvalues, Huggins has unearthed many mathematical theorems and delved into complex analysis.
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Took this pic of my Cascadian Dark Ale (Black IPA) in the fermenter last night. It has about 6oz of pellet hops in the carboy....makes for some interesting "zombie brain krausen". Yummy.
This one will be ready just in time for the Zombie Apocalypse on Dec 21st!
Next up: American Pale Ale
Primary 1&2: American Brown Ale
Primary 3&4: Hopped up Belgian Tripel
Bottle Conditioning/drinking: Summer Kolsch, White Zombie (Amarillo IPA), English Pale Ale (ESB)
Be afraid, be VERY afraid!
The yeast are ALIVE!!! ...and eating GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAINS!
I just finished the second season of the walking dead last night. this seems very appropriate.
Nice! I love me some black IPA. I had a summer ale that looked like that. Luckily it all usually falls to bottom!
This is the first IPA I've made that was in a carboy, I usually do them in the buckets and then dry hop in carboys. Had no idea hops looked like this in an actively fermenting IPA.
Wow, that's a serious IPA!! Nice! Whirl pool-smirel pool, let the hops ride!