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Disney but not Disney!
Just had our first non-parks (well except for TL) DVC trip and loved every minute of it! No one who knows me can believe we stayed at Disney but didn't enter a theme park. I didn't think it was possible, but we did it and LOVED it! Trip consisted of DH, DS10 (11 tomorrow!), DD8, and myself. My sister and BIL were in Orlando also but stayed at an off-site timeshare.
We flew in Friday night and stopped at Super Target off 417 (thanks to disboards suggestions!). Checked into our 1-bedroom at OKW (building 35) and walked around the resort. Stopped by the campfire for some appetizer marshmallows then had a yummy dinner at Olivia's. We split a few dishes and all were good. DS especially liked the buttermilk chicken, but I thought it was just okay considering all of the rave reviews I'd read. DD loves ribs and Olivia's were delicious. Kids loved coloring pictures and having the CM hang them up. Saturday we decided to take a surrey bike ride but since we'd already walked around OKW, we took the bus to DHS then boat to the Boardwalk to ride the bike there. Unfortunately we didn't realize that our kids weren't tall enough to pedal, so they would only rent us a 2-person surrey. DD refused to sit in the basket in front (which would be fine for a toddler, but an 8yo?) so instead we just went to the community hall and played some ping pong. We ate lunch at Beaches & Cream (DH and I split a burger) and enjoyed watching another table eat the "kitchen sink." We headed back to OKW and spent some time at the main pool. We played some of the poolside games. DD and I won the "ice cream crop" and got a goodie bag with various toys and some arcade tokens. DD swam in the pool and DS enjoyed the sand area. We played the "treasure hunt" poolside game, which was a sort of scavenger hunt around the pool area combined with some word puzzles. I knew all of those puzzles I'd done over the years would come in handy- we WON! Picked up our prize at the community hall, which was a treasure chest full of goodies (mostly cheap stuff we trashed). We did keep the arcade tokens, stuffed lion, and lanyard with pins. The kids thought we'd hit the jackpot! That night we went to BLT to look around and ended up getting drinks at the TOWL. It was empty around 6:30pm and had great views of the sunset. Then we had my 40th birthday dinner at Cali Grill. I had the carrot ravioli (yum but a bit mushy) and DH had the pork tenderloin. DS had the kids' salmon and DD had the kids' pizza. We had ordered a flatbread appetizer, but our meal came out first so they comped the flatbread and brought it out after (it was yummy but we were too full). They brought me a slice of chocolate cake, but I'm not a big chocolate fan so I ordered the banana napoleon. Yum! DS enjoyed the cake immensely (his birthday is tomorrow anyway). We watched the fireworks from the viewing area afterward and FROZE! We hadn't expected the cool breeze so hadn't come prepared. Still a great night!! Sunday we had breakfast at Olivia's then took our groceries over to SSR to check in to the THV. We just kept our luggage in our rental car. We played mini golf at Winter-Summerland (played the winter course) and it was so much fun! We loved that the course was designed to have some hole in ones even for the kids. Then we spent a little while at DTD, but it was packed (line to EOS was out the door at 1:30pm but moved quickly). Got a text around 3pm that our THV was ready, so we headed there and cooked spaghetti for dinner. DD loved the bunkbed room and DS loved the other room, and it was great that they had their own space. The master was lovely but DARK (a few lamps but not enough light to read at night) and the bathroom was really cool. DD swam in the THV pool and enjoyed it. Monday we spent the day at Legoland- DS is a HUGE Lego fan and we had been to LL in CA in 2010 so we knew what to expect. Had a great day- perfect weather- and walked onto everything. Had dinner at Sweet Tomatoes in Crossroads. Tuesday we walked around SSR then walked over to DTD (longer walk than I expected). We took the boat to PO Riverside to try again to ride a surrey bike since my sister was with us and we could rent a 4-person bike. It was lots of fun- and lots of work! It was neat to check out PO. We ate lunch there (unremarkable) then headed back to our THV. We spent some time at two SSR pools- Paddock pool and High Rock Springs pool. Both were great but the Springs pool was COLD! DH and DS ditched the pool and played ping pong in the community hall instead. That night we went to Celebration to eat at the Celebration Town Tavern, which we love. My grandparents lived in Boston when they were alive and we used to visit as kids. I had fried clams with bellies, clam chowder, and a side of Boston brown bread and my sister had lobster (and taught my DD how to eat it). Great night, low humidity and we ate outside. Wednesday we spent the day at Typhoon Lagoon. We had never done Disney water parks (well I remember River Country) and all thought it was great. Nice variety of slides, shady areas, and DS would have spent all day in the wave pool. We ordered pizza from Giordano's and DH went to pick it up. 90 minutes later he was back- they had messed up our order and forgotten to cook one pizza. So one pizza was hot and the other cold. Not a great experience. Next time we'll try Flippers. Thursday we walked around AKV then had a special birthday breakfast for DS at Boma. We had eaten there for dinner a couple of years ago and it was his favorite- and breakfast did not disappoint! I LOVED the french toast bread pudding and the African fruit (fruit in a sweet coconut sauce). Everyone enjoyed the meal. Then we did some shopping at DTD (DS got some Legos for his birthday) then headed to the airport. Still can't believe that we were so close to Disney parks but didn't go in. Next trip we definitely will! But we'll have fond memories of our first DVC stay- kids are already planning the next one. Hoping to do Aulani next year then back to WDW in 2014- kids want to do AKV. Sounds good to me! |
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Sounds like a wonderful trip! We have taken some "one park day" trips, but it would be hard to do 'no parks' at all for us.
I didn't realize the treehouse villas had a pool. Does it have a slide? Or is it more of a quiet pool? Glad you had a wonderful trip! |
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Love it! We've taken one trip where we only did one park day (1/2 AK, 1/2 MK) but we stayed the week at OKW. It was during spring training so DH had tickets to 3 games during the week. It was one of our favorite trips ever!
We've talked about doing a "no parks" trip. We've gotten to where we tend to do a park day then an off day. We enjoy our off days as much as our park days! We still haven't done any of the water parks yet so maybe that'll be a good "no parks" trip. Thanks for sharing your trip report
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We love our non-park trips. I think my next trip will be "sans" parks. Bravo!
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We're doing a "non-Disney Park" trip in .... 17 days!!
The DW and DD want to see the Harry Potter thingy, so we will be at Islands of Adventure for a day ... but other than that, it's DTD, hangin' at AKV, and checking out the Christmas decorations at the Monorail resorts ... ... and then home ...
Me DW-Vicki DD-Danielle and DP Ranger and our new DP Sunshine
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It is more of a quiet pool, no slide. There was a small fountain type thing feeding into the pool, which DD thought was neat. She definitely preferred the Paddock pool at SSR, but she was happy in the THV pool when it was her only option.
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We do a no-park trip for spring break and visit the parks on our November trips. Works great! We have visited 75% of the Disney resorts and there is so much to offer. We always go to the Polynesian to watch the fireworks or use the observation deck on the side of the Contemporary resort. Campfire at BCV or Fort Wilderness, watch a movie by the pool at SSR and visit the petting zoo. Each resort has something different to offer. We're doing the segway at fort wilderness this time!
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While NBAers are balling all over America during this lockout, the fourth overall pick in the NBA draft is doing the same in Canada. Showing up for an open run organized by fellow Canadian and incoming University of Texas point guard, Myck Kabongo, Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson was also joined by Spurs rookie Cory Joseph. The trio of Longhorns put on a show.
The guys over at Photo Riot had photos of the run, and while it isn't as packed as the Drew League in L.A. or as hyped as Dyckman in New York, it's a glimpse into the future for Canadian basketball, where kids have their own hometown NBA guys to come out and see.
It's also another reminder that these guys just want to play basketball. The players that get lost in the shuffle when we talk about the lockout are the rookies. We think of the superstars, we want to know where the middle tier of veteran players stand, but we forget about the rookies. The rookies who have been robbed of a Summer League experience. The rookies who will lose valuable time getting to know not only their head coaches, sure, but they'll also miss out on developing bonds with the assistant coaches who will likely be the ones working with them day after day when they're getting shots up or need extra work.
No one wins in this lockout, but the rookie class seems to lose the most because they can't ever get those "firsts" back. That's a damn shame. From walking across the makeshift stage in Newark instead of Madison Square Garden to waiting around in limbo for a deal to get done so that they can play in the league they've dreamed about for so many years, if I feel for anyone, it's the rookies.
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A form of poker that has began to increase in popularity online is lowball. Lowball is a five card draw variant where the worst hand win. Lowball used to be a staple of card rooms, especially in California, but after Holdem grew in popularity, the game fell by the wayside. The internet has helped to reignite the passion for the game by many players. Let's take a look today at how to play lowball poker.
Before we look at the basic rules of the game, we should cover the basic variation of the game that you will see. There are two types rules that are used in playing lowball. The first is 2-7 lowball, known also as Kansas City lowball. In 2-7 lowball, the player with the worst hand wins, but straights and flushes are high only. Also, aces play high only. As a result, the best hand that you can have in 2-7 lowball is 2-3-4-5-7.
The other type of lowball that you will find spread regularly is ace to five lowball, also known as California lowball. In California lowball, the worst hand wins and straights and flushes do not count against you. Aces also swing in this game, so an ace can play low or high. The wheel, or A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest hands in California lowball.
When playing lowball, you will either play triple-draw lowball or single draw lowball. Triple draw lowball is the most common variant and it is usually played in limit format. Most single draw games are played in a No-Limit format. Since the majority of games that you will play are triple draw games, that is the format we will use when talking about how to play the game in this article.
Triple draw lowball can be played with or without antes. A typical lowball game is played six-handed. If played with antes, each player at the table posts an ante that is drug to the pot before blinds are posted. Then, two players post blinds to the left of the dealer button. The first player posts the small blind and the second player the big blind. The big blind is equal to the small bet amount.
After blinds are posted, each player receives five cards. Then a round of betting occurs clockwise around the table. The blinds act the same as in Holdem. If action gets to the small blind before a raise, they can either call, raise, fold. If the big blind is not faced with a raise, they have the option to raise or check. After the betting round is complete, each player then decides how many cards that they want to receive. Each player may take up to five cards. If a player chooses not to take cards, they are considered standing pat. If a player stands pat, they may choose to draw cards on subsequent draws. Also, if a player takes five cards, many card rooms will not allow the player to take all five cards at once. The player will receive four cards, and then the dealer will give other players cards and then one last card will be dealt to the player needing five.
After the first draw is taken, then a second round of betting occurs. The second round of betting is done in the small bet increment. Once action is complete, players will draw for a second time. After the 2nd draw, a third betting round occurs at the big bet amount. After this round of betting, one final drawing round occurs. A fourth and final betting round commences and then showdown. The player with the worst five card hand takes the pot. In the event that two players have identical hands, the pot is chopped. Also, when referring to worst hand, this means the lowest ranking hand among those shown. If the lowest hand showing happens to be a pair of tens with a 8-6-3, then that player is the winner. By the way, a straight or a flush does not disqualify a person's hand. That person still has a straight. If by some chance they are against a player that happens to draw to a flush after three draws, then the straight will win. However, you will usually fold a straight in 2-7 lowball.
If you are interested in learning more about how to play lowball poker, there are tons of materials for one to sort through online and there are even chapters on lowball in Super System and Super System 2. PokerStars is one of the larger sites that spreads lowball. If you are looking for a game of lowball, that is the place you will want to start at. Most live card rooms do not spread lowball as a single game at the lower limits. Usually you will need to play in some type of mixed game to find a lowball variant.
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text: EFT Universe Certified Workshop Level 2 and Matrix Reimprinting in Los Angeles Level 2 held on December 6-7th & Matrix is on December 8-9th Both Matrix and Level 2 EFTU Matrix only Level 2 EFTU only Led by Alina Frank and Karin Davidson 9am-5pm. Location: Torrance Marriott South Bay 10 miles from LA airport Tuition is $395 for Matrix only. Repeat students welcomed (space permitting)- $175 for those that haven't attended Alina's training, $50 per day for those that have. You must have attended Level 1/ 2, have any of the following: EFT-ADV, CERT-I/II, or viewed Gary's full tutorials and have used EFT with others for a year. Contact Alina if you are uncertain about your qualifications. Installment payment plan available upon request (703) 909-5469 View a series of videos showing Matrix being applied on bipolar client here Matrix Reimprinting is a brand new Meridian Tapping Therapy that everybody is talking about. It is effective for the treatment of emotional or physical issues, it can also be used to manifest your goals and dreams. It evolved from the popular self-help technique EFT. Like it's predecessors, Matrix Reimprinting also uses the Traditional Chinese Medicine meridian system that has been used in acupuncture for thousands of years. EFT has a long and impressive history of resolving physical and emotional health issues. The way it works is that you bring to mind and verbalise, in a specific manner, an issue that you want to work with. At the same time you tap on points on your meridians with your fingers, and this releases stress and trauma from the body's energy system, allowing the body-mind to return to a healthy physical and emotional state. Results for EFT have always been phenomenal, and have far and reaching positive consequences for our Western medical model of healing. So how does Matrix Reimprinting differ from this already established technique? Well, having evolved from EFT, it also contains some important differences. For example, in conventional EFT tapping on meridian end points is used to take the emotional intensity out of a past memory. What you are left with is to be able to recall your most traumatic and stressful life memories without any emotional disruption or stress, which is obviously extremely useful, as negative past memories keep the body in a state of stress and can contribute to disease. However, with Matrix Reimprinting the memory is actually transformed. You can go into any past memory, say and do what you wished you'd said and done, bring in new resources, and create and transform the picture you have of that memory. In Matrix Reimprinting we see these past negative memories as being held as pictures or holograms in your body-field. Until you transform them you keep tuning into them on a subconscious level and they affect your health, your wellbeing and your point of attraction. Changing the pictures creates both physical and emotional healing, and enables you to attract more positive experiences into your life. And by tapping on the meridians of the body at the same time, the process is accelerated. It is important to recognize that this process is very different from denying what happened. From a quantum physics point of view we have any number of possible pasts or futures, and it is simply tuning us into one that is more resourceful, whilst releasing the stress and trauma that we hold in our body-mind and body-field, due to traumatic life events. Matrix Reimprinting has grown into a whole host of exciting protocols, including ones which can transform: •Addictions •Phobias •Allergies •Negative core-beliefs •Birth traumas •Relationships issues …and many more. You can even work with past-lives and future selves, and also enhance your work with the Law of Attraction. Matrix Reimprinting also goes hand in hand with other healing modalities such as life coaching, hypnotherapy, counseling, psychotherapy, all types of bodywork and energy work, and so on. Whatever techniques you use in your practice, having a tool that helps you to quickly transform life traumas enables the body to return from a state of stress so that healing can take place. However, you don't need to be a practitioner to benefit from Matrix Reimprinting. It is a tool that can be self- applied and you can learn to use it on yourself to release emotional and physical issues, and to enhance your life situation. Whatever you situation in life, this cutting-edge therapy can support your personal transformation. |


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As with everything about a handgun it is a compromise. Carry enough gun that if you do need it, you can effectively use it as a fighting weapon and not a lightweight talisman. I carry a G27 with the G23 mag thats 14 rounds on board and I feel fine.
This is a discussion on Realistic carry gun weight within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; As with everything about a handgun it is a compromise. Carry enough gun that if you do need it, you can effectively use it as ...
As with everything about a handgun it is a compromise. Carry enough gun that if you do need it, you can effectively use it as a fighting weapon and not a lightweight talisman. I carry a G27 with the G23 mag thats 14 rounds on board and I feel fine.
My carry gun, a Sig P220 Compact, weighs nearly 30 ounces..UNloaded!
In a good rig, with a REAL gun belt...NO problems!
It's a gun for crying out loud, not a water pistol! Of course, after lugging around 50 pounds of gear through the Iraq desert in 112degree heat.....
Then there is this...which I went through a short stint carrying (didn't quit carrying it due to weight, but single action wasn't the most practical for carry)
Guess its what ever ya get use too. My EDC is either a Browning High Power or a 1911.
The lightet gun I sometimes carry is my Kahr K9.
Okie-dokie.... Been carrying since 1972, is that long enough?
I have carried (and not just once or twice, regularly) pretty much in order...
1} 2 1/2" round butt S&W 19
3} 5" 1911 45
4} customized 5" 1911 45; had the slide cut to 4" and the cut off part made into a compensator and every bell and whistle made
5} Glock 19
6} Para-Ordnance P-14 5" double stack 1911 45
Carried #1 about 18 months, felt it was too small and got one of the first S&W 66s, other than that the G-19 is the smallest thing I have carried. I like good quality belts and holsters from the top makers Bianchi, Safariland, Galco etc; for waist carry a quality belt made from THICK, lined leather makes all the difference, if the belt can't carry the weight no holster is going to feel right.
I also have Galco Jackass shoulder rigs for the G-19 and Para, I like the wider shoulder straps, it takes a long time to get the shoulder straps adjusted to where it fits, I like high up into the pits and carried forward.
My favorite to carry is my S&W 438 in .38 special, super light and rather accurate. Follow up shots aren't much of an issue with this light weight revolver, wouldn't want one in a .357 magnum but the .38 is quite pleasant to shoot. I've also carried Walther P99, HK P7 and a commander sized 1911. None of them have been much of a problem carrying, and they all shoot great. All in all I think it comes down to well designed and well built firearms.
It is highly dependant on set up. I carry a Ruger Vaquero (lots of ounces?) every day, for approx 17 hours a day. I have a very good belt and a very good holster. I forget it is there. I also have a cheap leather holster, and I can't carry the Vaquero with it for more than an hour with it. Lighter guns are more forgiving though. My P3AT is easy to carry no matter what holster or set up.
English is my second language, I have been told my use of it is harsh, apologies if this is the matter.
You know what stops a bad guy with a gun? A good guy with a gun
I will be carrying a Colt Commander soon and my last EDC was a LC9, in all honesty there doesnt seem to be too much weight difference (in the hand), we shall see about on the belt. The rounds alone should be significant IMO. Just got back form the grocery store and carried the s&w 442 in an uncle mikes IWB wearing gym shorts and boxer briefs, the briefs held up that gun fine. one of the easiest to carry IMO
"Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt" ~ Mark Twain
25oz. maximum unloaded weight if carrying iwb, 15oz. maximum if I pocket carry.
"You cannot invade the mainland United States.
There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass"
- Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Sig P238/Sig 1911 Ultra/Beretta PX4 Storm/Kimber Ultra Carry II
My Ruger SR40c is 30.19 oz fully loaded with defense rounds. I weighed it myself since I tend to not trust marketing materials. I really wouldn't want to go much heavier than that, since IMO even with a solid, thick leather belt, the belt and pants tend to move unevenly with the other side (if that makes sense) as I move around during the day and requires a quick tug-adjust once in a while.
A friend carries P220 compact, which of course is a full metal frame so is heavier and he has no issues.
Like most questions regarding CC this one is very dependent on tolerances/likes/size/etc of the individual.
This tread should be about what can you carry all hours your out of the house 7 days a week. Heck I could carry a mac 10 under the right clothing. Its more about can you really hide that full sized heavy pistol wearing normal clothing and look like a slob doing it. Probably not. Buy a smaller handgun if you need too. Those of use that have years of cc'n can pick out many guys that think there doing a great job but really ain't.
Lately I've been carrying the S&W M&P Shield in 9MM. It's advertised as the latest & greatest for CC because it's less that 1" thick but after taking it to the range a few times I've got to say that I think it's too thin. With everything there's a point of diminishing return & I think S&W hit it here, when I wrap my hand around the grip it just doesn't feel like there's enough meat on the bone, if you know what I mean.
I guess it'll be OK for summer CC but I might sell it this winter.
The weight of the firearm has never been a factor for me. Thickness seems to be what gets to me if I have to do a lot of driving. I am more comfortable with a full size 1911 than a light weight, thick gun like the G36.
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around laws. Plato
I carry two handguns, all the time I have clothes on. That means all-day comfort is important to me. I also have small kids, so I want the guns to be concealed from them, lest they say the darndest thing at the darndest time. Finally, I need to be discreet at work.
Pocket carry is what works for me, given those parameters. I find no real difference between carrying my 12 oz LCPs vs my 16 oz LCR. Both are equally comfortable. My PM9, however, was notably more notable at 20 oz loaded.
So, for a pocket gun, I would say that 16 oz is probably as heavy as I would want to go for daily carry. However, I do pocket a Glock 26 while on duty (26 oz), but obviously concealment and all-day comfort are not as important then.
The more good folks carry guns, the fewer shots the crazies can get off.
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Glock 30, 19, 26; Ruger SP101, LCR, Mini 14; Marlin 336 .30-30; Mossberg 500
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I've carried a G19, G23, G27 and G26. Now, I've just picked up a new Gen 4 Model 26 and find it perfect with a Galco Second Amendment or a Glock Combat/Sport holster. The 19 and 23 both had a tendency to dig the barrels into my thighs or buttocks. That extra 1/2" of barrel really makes a difference to me IMHO>
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy - Tom Waits
Nano [ well not yet,just got it so I gotta put a few hundred trough it first]
In that order. I have a Commander and with a good holster It can be carried all day but it's primarily my house gun.


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Hi, I have a starter from my original bread course at loafonline.co.uk (around 8 months ago) - refreshed overnight, from a fridge stored starter as I tend to bake sourdoughs every couple of weeks, as my wife is not over keen...
It refreshes ok - I have, after some advice from farinam, added rye flour to give it a bit of a kick start, and last time, wholemeal. The preferment has very tiny bubbles on the top, almost like soap suds. Smells ok.
So, I made some white and wholemeal loaves last week - the white in a tin/pan, wholemeal on the stone.
The white had what looked like under proved areas, at the base and sides - see pic. It wasn't too dense, tasted ok.
The wholemeal is so dense & heavy - tastes ok.
I've attached pics of both.
Any ideas? I tend to bulk ferment for around 5-6 hours, shape and prove for maybe 2 - 2.5 hours, dependant on size of loaf. The oven is pre heated, with the stone, slowly at first, then up to maximum (around 240) - add boiling water and spray, then after 8-10 minutes, reduce to around 200 for 25-30 minutes. Electric fan oven.
Since the advice from farinam, my white loaves are not sticky, but that may just be atmospherics, not my skills improving...
I love the tang of sourdough, but not the density I am getting now. Is it just the wholemeal - needs more water?
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Asian American Studies
Director: David Palumbo-Liu
Asian American Studies (AAS) provides an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the historical and current experiences of persons of Asian ancestry in the United States. In using the term Asian American, the AAS faculty recognize that the term seeks to name a rapidly developing, complex, and heterogeneous population and that there is neither a single Asian American identity nor one community that comprises all Asian Americans. Asian Americans include those with ancestral ties to countries or regions in East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, or the Philippines, among others.
AAS brings together courses that address the artistic, historical, humanistic, political, and social dimensions of Asian Americans and is an appropriate course of study for students interested in a variety of concerns related to Asian Americans, including: artistic and cultural contributions; current social significance; historical experiences; immigration, intellectual, and policy issues; relationships with other social groups; and the construction of the notion of Asian American as it addresses important theoretical and practical issues.
A total of 60 units of course work is required for the major.
- Core CurriculumAsian American majors must take the 15-unit CSRE core curriculum including two core courses and a senior seminar taken in Autumn Quarter of the senior year. One foundational course that focuses on a non-Asian ethnic group may be counted toward the 15-unit core requirement.
- Foundational CourseMajors are required to take one foundational course in Asian American Studies. This may be either ASNAMST 59/HISTORY 59, Introduction to Asian American History, ASNAMST 146S/COMPLIT 146/ CSRE 146S, Asian American Culture and Community, or ENGLISH 43C/ENGLISH 143C, Introduction to Asian American Literature.
- Area StudyMajors must complete an additional 40 units of course work from an approved list. One course must have an international dimension, preferably a focus on Asia. Five other courses must have an Asian American focus and must be selected from social science and humanities departments.
- Language Study (optional)Students may obtain credit for their study of a related Asian language towards their degree. If students take 15 or more units of an Asian language relevant to Asian American Studies, they may apply 5 of those units toward their Asian American Studies degree.
- Senior Paper or Honors ThesisAll Asian American Studies majors complete a culminating research paper under the supervision of a faculty adviser.
A total of 30 units of approved course work is required for the minor. One CSRE core course and at least one foundational course are needed to fulfill the requirements for the minor. Proposals must be approved by the director.
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- ANTHRO 32. Theories of Race and Ethnicity (5 units)
- CSRE 196C/ENGLISH 172D/PSYCH 155. Introduction to Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (5 units)
- COMPLIT 149/CSRE 149. The Laboring of Diaspora and Border Literary Cultures (3-5 units)
- CSRE 200X. CSRE Senior Seminar (WIM; 5 units)
- EDUC 245/CSRE 245. Understanding Racial and Ethnic Identity Development (3-5 units)
- HISTORY 64. Introduction to Race and Ethnicity in 20th Century America (5 units)
- HISTORY 255D/CSRE 255D. Racial Identity in the American Imagination (4-5 units)
- POLISCI 125V/CSRE 125V. Minority Representation and the Voting Rights Act (5 units)
- PSYCH 75. Introduction to Cultural Psychology (5 units)
- SOC 147A. Comparative Ethnic Conflict (5 units)
Foundational Courses
- ASNAMST 59/HISTORY 59. Introduction to Asian American History (5 units)
- ASNAMST 146S/COMPLIT 146/ CSRE 146S. Asian American Culture and Community (5 units)
- ENGLISH 43C/ ENGLISH 143C. Introduction to Asian American Literature (5 units)
Thematic Courses
- ASNAMST 144/CSRE 144. Transforming Self and Systems: Crossing Borders of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sexuality, and Class (5 units)
- ASNAMST 159: Introduction to Contemporary Asian American Poetry (5 units)
- ASNAMST 161. Asian American Immigration and Health (3-5 units)
- ASNAMST 295F/HISTORY 295F. Race and Ethnicity in East Asia (4-5 units)
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- COMPLIT 41Q. Ethnicity and Literature (3-5 units)
- EDUC 181. Multicultural Issues in Higher Education (4 units)
- EDUC 193F. Psychological Well-Being on Campus: Asian American Perspectives (1 unit)
- ENGLISH 261B. Bright Lights, Global Cities: Reading Transnational Asia/Pacific Spatial Geographies (5 units)
- ENGLISH 362S. Phantoms That Follow: Trauma and Disillusionment in Asian American Literature (5 units)
- HISTORY 54S. America's Cold War in Asia from Korea to Vietnam, 1945-1975 (5 units)
- HISTORY 166B. Immigration Debates in America, Past and Present (3-5 units)
- HISTORY 256. Writing Asian American History (5 units)
- MUSIC 17Q. Perspectives in North American Taiko (4 units)
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[91] MicroGIST Genomic Aberrations Highlight Early Mechanisms in GIST Pathogenesis
CW Liang, S Rossi, AP Dei Tos, WC Foo, JA Fletcher. Cathay General Hospl, Taipei, Taiwan; Brigham and Women's Hospl, Boston, MA; General Hospl of Treviso, Treviso, Italy
Background: MicroGISTs (0.1-1 cm in diameter) are on a biological continuum with larger clinically-significant GISTs, and hence provide compelling models in which to study early oncogenic aberrations. However, in contrast to clinical GISTs (annual incidence ∼15 cases per million), most microGISTs (identified in 20-30% of the population) involute, becoming hyalinized and calcified, and rarely progress to symptomatic GIST. To determine biological relationships, between micro and macro GISTs, we characterized genomic alterations by sequencing and array CGH analyses.
Design: Analyses were performed on 32 microGISTs, ranging from 0.1 to 1 cm in diameter, with variable hyalinization, of which 28 were spindle-cell, and 2 each were epithelioid or mixed type. DNAs from microdissected microGISTs and adjacent normal tissues were sequenced for KIT and PDGFRA mutations and were analyzed in genome-wide screens by Agilent 400K array CGH, using four whole genome amplification pools from each sample.
Results: KIT mutations were identified in 26 microGISTs (81%) and PDGFRA exon 12 mutation was found in one microGIST. The KIT mutations were similar in type and exonic distribution to those reported in clinically-significant metastatic GISTs [e.g. exon 9 mutation in 4 cases; exon 13 mutation in 2 cases; exon 11 deletions involving amino acid 558 in 7 cases]. Novel mutations, never before reported in GIST, involving exons 9, 11, 13 and 18, were demonstrated in four microGISTs. Array CGH demonstrated monosomy 14 in three microGISTs, and the monosomy 14 in these cases (evaluated by interphase FISH) involved both hyalinized and cellular regions. Other array CGH aberrations, found in one microGIST, each, were monosomies 10, 15 and 22, and trisomy 2.
Conclusions: Certain KIT mutations are known to correlate with unfavorable natural history in GIST [exon 9, exon 11 amino acid 557-558 deletions]. Our studies show that these same mutations are frequent in microGISTs that rarely progress to clinically problematic lesions. Therefore, such mutations are not, in and of themselves, biological mechanisms of aggressive behavior. Likewise, we show that known recurrent cytogenetic aberrations in GIST, particularly monosomy 14, are well-entrenched in microGISTs with very low-likelihood of clinical progression, and are therefore necessary, but not sufficient, events in genetic progression towards malignancy.
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On Saturday, May 27th, 2006 the promising pro career and college aspirations of then 18 year old Chase Borders were tragically ended less than 24 hours after he graduated from high school in Tallassee, Alabama.
Chase was practicing at Monster Mountain MX for the Southeast Regional Loretta Lynn Qualifier and hoped for top 5 finishes in the 450 A and 450 Prosport at hte nationals classes when the motor in his Suzuki RMZ450 locked up over the fastest and longest jump on the track.
He was paralyzed instantly from the neck down when his C-5 vertabrae exploded. His right femur was also badly broken.
Justs days later, after being airlifted to UAB Medical Center in Birmingham, Chase began a series of battles for his life as he developed ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) and spent the next 7 months in a coma - nearly dying several times.
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Most employers are willing to change duties and working hours so employees with cancer can keep working if they want to. They usually understand that this is a stressful time and do their best to be supportive. However, some employers who haven't had experience of supporting an employee with cancer may find it difficult to understand what's needed, or they may be unable to accommodate flexible working. So it's helpful to have regular update meetings with your line manager to discuss your condition, how you're getting on at work and any difficulties you may be having.
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Here's a spin if I ever saw one -
We want to know what it takes to make the guy's boat float!! There is a lot of discussion here and elsewhere on how wrong the guys have been to us. Yes, it is VERY tough trying to bounce back when that happens. This is especially true when we the guy has been less than respectable. So, asking you fellas out there,what does it take to make and keep you happy? Also, what goes through your mind after a break-up. Yep, you have to be politically correct because after-all, this is GW. However, I think if us gals had it straight from the horse himself, we could learn a little more about what you go through as well. What does it take for you to ask a gal out to dinner, etc? You know, those things we don't even think or know about because you don't talk about them. So, let's see how high the number goes on this thread - LOL!! gng |
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Bogus questions. Impossible to answer. We're not all alike -- any more than you are. And we learn from you -- about ourselves -- along the way. You cause us to see things in ways we otherwise wouldn't. Isn't it like that for everyone? All I can say is we learn/think/feel better with you than without you. If we find that we don't, we leave. Disclaimer: I'm just me. One guy. I'm no spokesman. |
asolo - well said. Not sure I'd say the questions were bogus because I was really checking out individual experiences, opinions. Not as a debate, but just for info. I've been in conversations that included the guys (men) sometimes, and they had some quite interesting comments on those same questions I asked. Oh yeah - thanks for the comment on "better". That's pretty insightful. I think we pretty much feel the same way too. I guess it goes back to that whole "basic needs" discussion we were having before. We all need a companion of some sort. |
Sorry, sweetheart...looks like your proposed thread is DRT. (Dead Right There) |
Didn't expect much. Was curious and wondered if the guys here would talk some, even amongs themselves. So, no love lost with this one. |
Well, maybe that's the secret: Don't expect much and you'll never be dissatisfied. I suspect guys as well as gals could tee off on that. Still say my world's more or less populated with nice folks all around. Not saying I'd care to live with every one. Just saying. Continue to believe there's someone for everyone. They're out there. |
That'g good to know, Asolo!! |
- Posted by highcenter (My Page) on Sat, May 10, 08 at 17:26
I would say that asolo is spot-on but I would like to add a couple of items. Don't ask questions that are impossible to answer. You know what those impossible questions are... If you don't, you are probably asking them and then getting ticked-off when you get the answer... Don't get ticked off when we tell you the truth. You get mad when we don't tell you the truth and then you get mad when we do tell you the truth. Most guys like to keep things black & white. Now, my question is: Do the pants (blouse, skirt, bikini, etc...) make your @$$ look fat or is the fact that it is fat with/without them... It does not mean that I love you any less, a fact is a fact... We want to fix things (when we want to fix them). If you want to complain but do not want me to do anything about it, let me know BEFORE you start complaining. Tell me that you are ticked off about something & you want to tell me about it (because it is better to let it out than to keep it in...) but that you do not want me to get involved or do anything or expect me to say anything but listed. I will do my best to listen (although my mind may stray away) but I will not get involved or try to help. If you tell me not to get involved then I will not get involved. Don't get ticked off because I did not get involved. I need me time. Don't get mad when I need me time. If you want me to do something let me know. I can't read your mind. Be up-front & tell me. Don't make me play a guessing game or say that you left me hints. The best hint in the world is to tell me. That way I know. Don't think that I will figure it out... If I want to change then I will change. Don't try to change me from who I am. If you don't like who I am find someone else... Personally, I like to plan things out and do what I plan on doing. If we are going to the store to buy bird food then we are going to the store to buy bird food. We are not looking at new patio furniture, lights, counter tops, and rugs. We are going to buy bird food and then we are done... So, that is my piece. I am sure that I have a lot more comments but that should give enough to make people think... |
highcenter - just letting you know I'm lmao!!! I've heard these so many times; some to me and some from others. But, they are so typical, and probably true in most relationships. Yeah, my fav - I'm guilty!! - the one about planning, i.e., the "shopping" trip. Going to the store and shoppin, yeah, are two different things. Funny thing, when my sister and I go to the store and I "stray", she just looks at me and says, "you didn't come for that did you", or "we didn't come here for that". She hates shopping. But, she loves the things that I buy. thanks for the response - some real things to think about! |
- Posted by scbeekeeper (My Page) on Thu, Jun 5, 08 at 18:55
Just joined today and saw this one so I thought here is as good a place to start as any. Most of us guy's are not that hard to figure out, down here where I am from anyway. We don't go as deep as you ladies think we do. I would just as soon have you ask what you really want to know, just be ready for the actual answer. I don't need to be doing something all of the time. Just time with whoever I am going out with at the time is enough. As far as what I think after a break up, it depends on why or what was going on at the time. Usually though as long as the truth was given by whoever did the breaking up and no cheating went on, then not too much goes on, just normally stay friends. As far as asking a gal out to dinner, it is just that. If you act interested and seem interested at all I just ask. I am not a mind reader and don't get a lot of the hints sometimes and about half the time I get asked out because I did not pick up on what was given. You just have to realize we men are pretty simple, I don't like the drama queens or the ladies that always ask "what are you thinking about?" It is usually nothing at all. I work 12 hours a day, come home where I raise hogs, chickens, honeybees, a garden, 20 fruit trees, an acre of sunflowers, 2 acres of plums and blackberries, mow a 4 acre yard, and try to keep up with 2 dogs roaming around the other 25 acres. I don't have time or energy to think about anything that causes trouble or goes along with trouble. I just zone out and get things done. If I go to a store I go in to get what I need and get out, If I go on a date I just want to know where you would like to go and we go there or if you have no opinion I go where I want and don't want to hear the complaining that you don't like that place. Just say what you want and I'll say what I want and it would be so much easier. Well I guess that went longer than I expected or you wanted but there it is. Just keep it simple, be honest, say what you want, what you need, what you are looking for and it is a lot easier, because like I said, around here we are not that deep or complicated just a bunch of old country boys trying to get along. |
A guy once told me there are two main things guys think about ALL THE TIME: sex and food, in that order. Any other thoughts are random and inconsequencal! LOL |
Now Jo, that doesn't sound like what scbeekeeper said - LOL!! Funny, I've heard that too - a lot. I even know some guilty parties. There are the plain and simple guys out there too. The only problem, those are the ones that take care of you, and give you the security. But Dad can do that!! Then we have to choose - or as they say, we want both; ya gotta have the "bad-boy" to keep things interesting. I think guys do too though, and we all know that saying!! scbeekeeper - thanks for the great response. I thought this thread died a slow death a long while ago. I have a great respect for what the guys have to say. They are usually to the point and don't get emotional about what they want. Sometimes that helps to put things in proper perspective. I don't think there is a happy medium because we want different things at different times. If there is one, it's the time when we've learned how to balance the two within ourselves - basically, learn to share. Welcome to TSL Forum!! gng |
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VICTORY salute
FROM Portsmouth sailed the ships that maintained the Pax Britannica across the oceans. Here, unquestionably, is the world's greatest naval dockyard and the world's finest historic fighting ships: Nelson's famous flagship HMS Victory; HMS Warrior, the first ironclad steam powered battleship; and, of course, the remains of Henry VIII's great warship, the Mary Rose.
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matching collection of naval buildings — not only the naval dockyard and adjoining gun wharf, but the arsenal at Priddy's Hard across the water, the Royal Clarence Victualling Yard and the great Haslar Hospital at Gosport.
For too many years these treasures have languished for lack of funds to exhibit them, promote them and even properly look after them. Now, suddenly, the prospects for Portsmouth Harbour have changed dramatically with the offer of £40 million from the Millennium Commission.
The Commission's money is intended to galvanise Ports-mouth with new projects: there will be dramatic cross harbour fountains and laser-lit water arcs; a network of waterbus services; and five kilometres of public prom-enade along the water's edge. Topping it all will be a new 165-metre high observation tower, which is to be the subject of a major architec-tural competition. If all these projects can be made to work on a long-term basis, Ports-mouth Harbour will be a sensational attraction.
The heart of it all, though, lies in the historic sites and it is vital that these receive a boost on the same scale. This means proper funding for the proposed new arsenal museum at Priddy's Hard, the sub-marine museum at Gosport and the Royal Museum in the dockyard.
Proper thought must also be given to long-term funding of the ships. HMS Victory is maintained as a national monument at public expense, but for other historic ships there is no nautical equivalent of English Heritage to help with repairs. HMS Warrior was saved and restored by the generosity and vision of one man, Sir John Smith, yet although 275,000 people visited her in the first 11 months of 1995 it is still a desperate struggle to find funds to keep her shipshape. I know, because I am a trustee.
If Portsmouth Harbour, more at this link, is to enjoy the glorious future mapped out for it, then this will depend not just on money but on sound planning policies, including the demolition of the high-rise housing which currently looms over the water.
As naval sites around the harbour become vacant and are offered for sale, strong emphasis must be placed on nourishing their historic character — breathing life sensitively into the old buildings and imaginatively landscaping open spaces. New development must be of the highest architectural quality.
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Annual Kaumakapili Church Luau is as authentic as Hawaii luau gets
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That's how you have to do it, says Kellie. "If you are going to chair this luau, you need to know that Auntie So-and-So is this way and how Uncle So-and-So can be."
The key is to change slowly. To try things and see if the elders approve.
"How we do it is the whole point," she says. "It's not the money. This luau used to raise all our operating funds for the year, but it doesn't anymore. It's about patience and understanding and learning to work together. This is church."
When I come back six days later, the next Friday evening, I see how things proceed with patience and understanding, but get done anyway.
On this Friday before the luau, work is supposed to go on till 9 or 10 p.m. On Friday, everyone chops—limu (seaweed) for the poke, pineapple wedges, tomatoes for the lomilomi salmon. (Of course, that's not all that's going on. Another crew of volunteers is baking cakes and making the coconut pudding called haupia. Aika's crew is precooking noodles for the long rice.)
When I arrive at 6 p.m., everyone seems relaxed. The chopping's all done! Hours early.
The ladies of Leimomi Ho's halau practice weekly at the Kaumakapili Church parish hall. In return, they dance at the annual luau. Photo by Monte Costa.
Someone has loaned the chopping crew a $2,500 commercial food processor. They took it because he was a friend, but doubted they'd use it. A year or so earlier, some had brought a manual device that allowed you to dice tomatoes. When whoever was manning the device got too tired to push hard, the tomatoes got mashed instead of cut. Bad.
But this time, a test batch proved to even the skeptical elders that the food-processing machine worked. Since I'd come to see the crews at work, I thought I might as well leave.
One of my new aunties, Claudette, took my arm. "You're going to eat with us, aren't you?" she asked. She'd known me all of perhaps 10 minutes.
Part of putting on the luau is feeding the volunteers. Dinner that night is, ironically, Mexican food, prepared by one of the younger parishioners with catering experience.
At my table, there's buzz among the elders about the new machine. "It didn't make the tomatoes mushy, did it?" someone asks. "No, they're perfect." Nods of approval.
Around us, folks are beginning to get the upstairs at the parish hall ready for the next night's lū'au—plywood tables on sawhorses, carts of folding chairs pulled out from under the stage.
In the kitchen, Anna Lakalo, her daughter Kai and her granddaughter Pu'u make cornbread for tomorrow's breakfast, soup and sandwiches for tomorrow's lunch. Nobody working will go hungry.
The next morning dawns bright and early, lū'au day. I arrive to find 100 people working.
One is local TV reporter Mahealani Richardson. "I always bring friends and work for a couple hours," she says. Her specialty is dishing up long rice, because, "It smells so good."
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- October 24, 2011 at 5:04 pm
TCEQ doesn't test for H2S on their suma canisters…course if you can smell it..you are dead anyway.
- October 25, 2011 at 2:45 am
Some time ago, I was wondering how much is 4 lbs. of H2S? The TCEQ sets a maximum limit of H2S in residential areas as 0.08 ppmv. Now, If one takes 4 lbs. of H2S and mixes it uniformly in atmospheric air, the volume will be 1200 foot ball fields, filled 10 feet high! If you live anywhere near one of these Texas PBR'd facilities, emitting 4 lbs./hr., get ready to get sick. You don't even need any computer program to show that you will get exposures more than the 0.08 ppm limit!
- October 28, 2011 at 9:04 pm
I noticed on the TCEQ website that 2 new compressor station permits are awaiting RUBBER STAMPING for Booger County. They appear to be located near to Camp Creek in eastern Booger. Get ready folks, (you already have a big 'ole gas processing plant near you) for the noise, including the damaging low frequency noise (LFN)–not to mention the air emissions of all kinds of crap. Don't you love Booger County? Big gas rules!
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