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As I look through the tomato seed catalogs, I'm always struck by how many fruit look exactly the same and wonder if most of them aren't the same variety. I can easily see how, say, a red beefsteak type is bought at a farmstand by a Mr. Richardson who saves the seed and viola - a Richardson's Red Beefsteak is born. Does anyone know if something like DNA tests are ever run on tomatoes to sort out identicals? I wonder if many of the big yellow/red striped types like Pineapple, Tennessee Sweets and Striped German, for example, aren't actually the same tomato. |
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- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Sat, Dec 14, 13 at 22:12
There are about 20,000 different OP varieties known, and currently maybe a few hundreds F1 hybrids as well. If you were an SSE member and got the annual Yearbook, I think things would be clearer to you. I can put out 50 large pink fruited PL varieties and they all look about the same, but they aren't the same. Tastes are different, sometimes plant habit, days to first blossoms,;fruit, which of course depend on many variables can and do vary. Same with red beefsteaks and same with gold/red bicolors of which there are a few hundred varieties. Since OP varieties are orphans, if you will, who is going to pay to have DNA restriction snippets tested. Not them. The only incidence of DNA testing tomatoes that I know of was many years ago when some commercial farmers bought seeds for some F1 hybrids that were said to be resistant to this and that. THey weren't and lawsuits started. B/c of those lawsuits the tomato industry dropped the word resistant and changed it to tolerant, Good, b'c I know of no variety, OP or hybrid, that is totally resistant to any tomato disease, be they foliage or systemic diseases, in all seasons and places. What can also happen is that a family once grew a hybrid, the name was lost, and then it got renamed. Jean's Prize is an excellent example. It was named that b'c it took so many prizes at church exhibits and the like and no one in the family could remember the name of the original hybrid. I don't think it wil be too long before DNA restriction studies come down in price, but that's not the issue b/c one needs lots of lab equipment to do such studies in a sterile envirnment. Been there, done that, but not with tomatoes. Did I leave something out that you asked about: Carolyn |
I agree, in part, with Donch and Carolyn. Lets go back to the time of Christopher Columbus. There were no tomatoes in Russia, Germany, Italy, or a lot of places. So the Spanish brought the seeds from South America. I am sure , they did not bring hundreds of varieties. Some changes came about by natural crossing(bees creation). Some came about by acclimation to certain climates over a couple of centuries. That is how so many so-called "FAMILY HEIRLOOMS" came about. |
- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Sun, Dec 15, 13 at 5:03
The history of tomatoes starts in the highlands of Chile and Peru, and I'm not going to go into that. But after the Spanish took fruits with them from Mexico and spread them around their trading routes in the Carribean and elsewhere and also back to Spain, that's when changes started, and what they took back were yellow tomatoes. So yes, new ones arose by cross pollination and even more important IMO were genetic mutations. I don't ascribe to there being acclimation of tomatoes, as a landrace, as compared with the acclimation that was seen with Ethiopian Wheat or rice, Summary? Yes, there are thousands of OP varieties out there now, and as more and more folks get involved with breeding their own genetically stable varieties up go the numbers. And about 15 different tomato species are known as well. There are several different categories of so called heirlooms, but that's a long topic and I think the best thing to do with that is to do a search here at GW as well as doing some intensive Googling since its a huge topic. Carolyn |
I'm always struck by how many fruit look exactly the same and wonder if most of them aren't the same variety. Carolyn covered it quite well and I've nothing to add to that except to say you are focused only on appearance - the way they look in pictures - and that is only 1 characteristic of DNA. The same can be said about many other vegetables. Lots of different varieties of carrots and cabbage and broccoli and etc. "look" the same but aren't the same so why wouldn't it be true for tomatoes too? This isn't to say there isn't some contamination of the name-game pool, some duplication, out there because of people just making up their own names. It always amazes me the number of posts we get here from folks who have no idea and could care less what the name of the tomato they are growing is much less what the characteristics of it should be. Not to mention all the "can you tell me what the name of the tomato in this picture is" posts that lead to wrong names getting slapped on the seeds saved. But that's a whole other discussion. Dave |
Thanks for all the thoughtful responses to my question. I especially like the use of the word "contamination" to describe all the names that are just made up when people don't know the original name, like getting a bicolor from your German aunt and calling it Aunt Ursula's Big German Swirly. (As far as I know, that has not yet been used - feel free) There's no way of knowing how many of the 20,000 named varieties are exact duplications - half of them, maybe more? And in a way that's sort of the fun of tomatoes - getting to put your own brand on something. A followup question to my original might be: How different must a tomato be to be considered a new type? If one person selects a Beefsteak for size and someone else selects for earliness, do we actually get two new varieties deserving of new names after a while? My neighbor has two sons - one six feet tall and the other six foot five, but they're both Johnsons. My suspicion, which cannot be easily verified, is that there are actually relatively few truly distinct varieties of tomatoes out there. I planted a Wapsipinicon Peach last year that I'm willing to bet is a Garden Peach (or Peche) seed that just somehow ended up in Iowa. I used to grow Gardener's Delight cherries and then tried Sugar Lump. Could not tell the difference, and then saw in a new catalog that they are the same variety. Finally, a little honesty! This summer, I think I'll start giving all the neighbors Don's Pink Wonder tomatoes and see how long it takes for the SSE folks to list them. All good fun! |
- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Sun, Dec 15, 13 at 12:44
All I havetime to say right now is that Totally Tomatoes keeps listing Gardener's Delight as well as Sugar Lump, and they ARE the same and have known to be the same for many years. (smile) Carolyn, and no way are about half of the 20K or so tomato varieties are exact duplications. (double smile) That 20K also includes seeds in seedbanks in the US and elsewhere that are not available to the public except under certain cirumstances. Ones available publicaly herei nthe US are probably between 12 and 15K. |
Interesting stuff and food for thought during the winter! Carolyn, any idea how Gardener's Delight and Sugar Lump were declared to be the same variety, and by whom? This is at the heart of my original question. Might I, for example, declare that I see no discernable difference in several big beefsteaks and therefore deem them to all be considered the same variety from now on??? (Joking of course, but...) And no matter whether there are 20,000 or 10,000 named varieties, I still harbor the suspicion that more than half of them are actually exact duplicates. Can anyone prove that this heretical idea is wrong? |
The fact that it is claimed there are 20k tomato varieties, tell me that : (1) there are multiple names. (2) plants adapt to their environment and change (2) Mutation is also another, as mentioned by Carolyn. Let us just look at regular (beef steak?) RED tomatoes. I can make a bet: Select 10 well know red tomatoes of comparable size. Publish their names. And do a test(Not a blind test but with open eyes) Then ask , say 20 tomato experts try to identify them, by, look , by taste, any way they can. I personally predict that the results will be less than unanimous. I will doubt to see a 50% accuracy there. Yes, we often see somebody is asking to identify a tomato. He/she has a picture, describes the size, taste. But the answere he gets is that: SORRY, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A NAME TAG, IT CANNOT BE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED. |
- Posted by dickiefickle 5B Dousman,Wi. (My Page) on Mon, Dec 16, 13 at 8:12
Well there is plenty of renaming of the same fruit over and over . Example: Bob grows very good toms which he has no name for and shares his seed with six friends Friend one loves the toms and since it has no name he names it Ava .Another friend calls it Bobs tom .still a third calls it Backyard and the fourth guy calls it Eloise . now after a few years of growing out friend one who named it Ava says gees this crop is 4 days sooner than past years so now he renames it Improved Ava . Getting the idea ? This rename goes on all the time and is why you have so many varieties . not to mention mis marked seed which doesn't grow as expected, so gets renamed |
Well, as mentioned before, as the cost of DNA testing goes down it will be possible to sort out the players. I'm betting that some of the older heirloom varieties may be going by 50 different names or more. Sorting this out could lead to seed catalogs having entries such as "Beefsteak, AKA Crimson Cushion, Gomer's Big Red,..." (and maybe 40 other adopted names). Perhaps simpler for decision-making, but maybe not as interesting? This is all very different from intentional and accidental crosses. Spotting one healthy and productive plant in a field of diseased dead ones of the same variety is exciting and valuable. And certainly worthy of the word "Improved" added to the variety name. But really, I don't see the "contamination" of tomato names as any sort of big problem that needs to be fixed. I find it more amusing than anything. BTW, my postings seem to have some unwanted clicks for ads in them??? Is there anything I can do? |
- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Mon, Dec 16, 13 at 12:53
Having multiple names for a single variety isn't anything new at all. If I pull out my Michgan State Bulletin of 1939 there are multiple names for almost all of the varieties that are given going back to the 20's. Back in the late 1800's up through maybe the early 1920's there were fierce competitions between the then existing commercial breeders and those who sold seeds. I'd have to look it up but I don't have time now, but Crimson Cushion went by maybe 15-20 different names back then b'c the competing seed companies would change the name of the original in order to indicate exclusivity. I don't agree with what some of you are saying, relative to the situation today where multiple names are given to a single variety although I do know of some that have been renamed and I gave an example above of Jean's Prize. BUT, usually the person using a new name will SAY that the original name had been lost. I do think that this issue might be clearer to you if you were an SSE member and got the annual Yearbooks. No, I'm NOT suggesting becoming an SSE member, I'm just saying that if you were I think you'd see things differently. Carolyn |
- Posted by euarto_gullible 5 (My Page) on Sun, Dec 29, 13 at 0:26
Two people with the same exact seed can move to two different locations in the United States and save pure seed year after year. Even if both people consistently select seed from plants in their garden that are heavy yielding, eventually those varieties will become divergent from that original seed, because the genetics of individual plants will cause differing individuals to be successful in different climates. Over a matter of mere decades, this can result in visible differences in foliage, fruit, and taste. I have personally witnessed this with my Brandywine seed that I've saved for 6 years from superior plants. I grew a tray of my Brandywines alongside some commercial seed from which they originated in the exact same medium...and the seed I had saved produced larger, more vigorous seedlings. Same variety, exact same heritage...rapidly becoming something distinctly different. The power of simple selection to shape a variety into something else is remarkably fast. |
- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Sun, Dec 29, 13 at 13:02
But what you say cannot explain the preservation of shape and color of a variety over several centuries. We have several pre-1800 varieties as grown today that appear to be identical to what was pictured and described back then, I've grown several. And even more so for the many many varities from the late1800's up to today. I'm just one of many who does not agree with local adaptation as exhibited by true landraces. (smile) Carolyn |
There is a finite number of possible varieties of tomato. That number is defined by the number of possible genetic combinations that can be made. There are 31,760 genes available to combine in tomatoes. What each one does or how they interact with one another is not yet known but given that number, 20,000 varieties does not sound at all unreasonable. |
Well, we need a new definition for the word 'VARIETY". How much of a difference can constitute a new "Variety" ? No two persons, even born in the same family, are identical. Are they really different varieties ? :LOL In that sense every human being is different, and every tomato plant is a different variety, even those that originated from the same tomato fruit. |
- Posted by euarto_gullible 5 (My Page) on Mon, Dec 30, 13 at 12:25
"But what you say cannot explain the preservation of shape and color of a variety over several centuries." Sure it can. Humans are still invariably in charge of selection. If they stay in roughly the same climate, and select for conformity to what the variety is known to be, they can keep it the same. Somebody who grows something different would do one of two things. They'd either give it a new name to differentiate it from the variety it no longer resembles, or they'd call it the same name and you'd have differing strains of a variety that are not the same. (Isn't this common?) |
- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Mon, Dec 30, 13 at 15:22
The Big Sungold Select seeds, as sent to me by Reinhard Kraft, were ones not bred by him, but were sent to Manfred Hahm, who has a seed site at Reinhard's website. Reinhard grew out just gold colored ones but it turned out the initial seeds were crossed that I sent out, not knowing that and that was confirmed by Brad Gates, who also got the same seeds from Reinhard and Brad gave percentages of the different colored ones, So it wasn't a stable variety from the get go but Reinhard didn't know that. Yes, I know what the Co weather can be since I spent many years in Denver teaching at the med school at Colorado and 8th and also travelled to different parts of the state when time allowed for that/ At least the humidity is low.LOL I'd fly home via Chicago and when I got off the plane in Albany,NY I could hardly breath. Sigh. And yes, I'm saying that many varieties have stayed the same for many decades without mutation or at least s msjor mutation that would make a major change. Subtle mutations s do happen almost all the time but for a variety to adapt to local conditions, the sum of those subtle mutations can take up to thousands of years to adapt. as iI said above with the landrace Ethiopian Wheat story. Same with corn. If you have five plants of the same variety in a row can one see differences, yes sometimes, as in differences with internode length, leaf shape, time to blossom set, etc., but nothing that would prevent a person from Iding a plant as the variety it's supposed to be. Carolyn |
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Qc2 hangs the queen scott
Rx Qx Rc3 followed by Nc5 maybe?
Rec3 keeping the c-file pressure going.
Rxc7. This is supposed to be red.
Then black moves his knight to a2 forking the rooks..
The only move I see is Rxc7. And is h2 a very bad move? A bit of a waiting move and not so usefull. But is sacrificing rooks of any use?
18...Na2 drops a piece after 19.Rxc7 Nxc1 20.Rxc1. Rec3 isn't a bad move, the rook is going there anyway after the queen recaptures.
I still like Rxc7 myself
Na2 wouldn't be played because it loses a piece, and h2 isn't a legal move, I don't mind Rxc7 though, it's a logical move I suppose, I just see no rush to take, Rec3 should be worth thinking about.
Ah I see now. If I was black I had lost a piece there :) And I meant h3, but perhaps g3 might be good so that the black knight cannot go anywhere? But it seems not like the right time for that move, maybe later.
Rxc7 would take the Queen to the c-file. Is that a good or bad thing?
Chess.com should make a vote chess game for this. BTW I vote d4!
You are totally right nate23.1.d4 is always better than 1.e4 against a Chess Engine.Queen pawn openings are generally closed or semi-closed games.King pawn openings are generally open games.
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Yeah, after e4? Houdini has it made
Ah I see now. If I was black I had lost a piece there :) And I meant h3, but perhaps g3 might be good so that the black knight cannot go anywhere.
The queen will have to move to b6 after 19.Rc3.
here is the difference between the moves. Rxc7 gives us a the tempo, Rec3 gives black the tempo
Unless black doesn't take, Houdini probably won't play rxc3, it'll play rac8 or something better. It's generally best to maintain the tension in a position, rather than just immediately taking, it's like 1.d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. cxd is never really played that much, because it's usually better to maintain that tension of pieces (or pawns). What does rxc7 immediately give us?
it does give the open c file (But I k=do know what you mean by keeping the pressure)
This may be a silly question.. but for which side is it better to keep the tension? (assuming that both players cant easily add new pieces in the equation)
like in the QG example, in many cases its beneficial for both sides to maintain the tension until its the proper time to break it. Knowing when to break it and when not to is difficult and a very advanced concept
ok, then then I trust that chess.com will know when and my vote goes to Rc3.
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But overall I am glad I have this colour in my collection.
such a difficult color to wear. its beautiful but lets face it - it can look clownish. for daytime, the only way you can wear it without having "in your face" lips, is if you apply it realllly lightly on your lips (first you apply a lip balm of course -cause its satin formula makes it quite drying). so if you dab it/ apply it from the tube but really lightly / or with a brush i think you can wear it for a daytime look because it gives a bubble-gum slightly coralish shade. if you apply lots of it it shows its true color which is a pink/ coral but this is better for a night-time look.
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I love satins! i think it's similar(in color) to speed dial. i love this for summer when i have no time for a full face and can just throw this on quick. would not pair with dark eyes and def a summer color. it's not to OTT. yes would recommend!! i think a lot of different people can pull this color off!! try it out cuz the money goes to a good cause.
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This shade of pink looks extremely appealing in the tube but I find it way too pale!
I was embarrassed by how it looked on me and rubbed it off straight away.
It's also a little drying.
If you're afraid of color, don't buy this lipstick. It's not really for everyday use unless you're bright & obnoxious like me. This is the perfect bold pink shade. Great with dramatic/vibrant eyes & a soft coral blush. I really love that all the proceeds go to people affected by HIV/AIDS, so whether or not I liked the lipstick, I would be happy to buy it. This screams Nicki & I'm definitely gonna wear this when I really need to feel like a barbie.
I like the shade of this color but I'm not in love with it. I don't really care for the texture and i find it to be a little on the dry side. Ive found myself having to get my fingers to spread the shade around evenly. It has an opaque color quality to it. It's best with a clear gloss over it. The only good thing about this is the proceeds collected for this lipstick.
I seriously wanted to love this colour, but I'm a little disappointed. I'm constantly on the hunt for the perfect pink shade, usually the pinks are too blue based for me. I thought since this one has more yellow undertones it'd be perfect for me, but next to my NC40-42 skin tone it looked like I had just applied pink highlighter to my lips lol.
I experimented a few ways to apply it (finger, brush, straight on) but it didn't really work. It's really opaque, which is something I like about it because if I applied more than one layer to make it opaque I'm sure I'd end up looking like a clown.
I find that it looks decent if I apply a thin layer of YSL Rouge Pur Couture glossy stain in rose vinyl over the top as it brings some warmth to the colour. I don't want to completely write the product off just yet so I will continue to experiment with different ways to wear it. I take comfort in the fact that the profits go to a good cause so I think the purchase is worth it even though I'm not 100% happy with the results.


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COLUMBIA, Mo. Stress during pregnancy puts mothers' and their babies' health at risk, previous research has shown. Now, a University of Missouri study indicates low-income pregnant women in rural areas experience high levels of stress yet lack appropriate means to manage their emotional and physical well-being. Health providers should serve as facilitators and link rural women with resources.
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In Development By Kate Erbland on April 30, 2014 | Be the First To CommentThere's a whole lotta (head) shakin' going on and, no, said shakin' is not come care of that terrible Elvis pun, because the shakin' predates the pun. So there. The Wrap is reporting that the King himself, Elvis Presley, might be getting a shiny new biopic, care of two people who have so far proven themselves ill-equipped to translate historical events to the big screen in a clear, concise and inspired manner. The outlet shares the news that Saving Mr. Banks scribe (and also 50 Shades of Grey adapter, please her heart) Kelly Marcel is penning a new biopic about the king's life for the big screen. As of now, it's "unclear which periods of Presley's life would be depicted in the film," but the script is described as an original take on his life. (Curiously, the outlet calls the currently-untitled film a biopic before stating that it's "believed to be a biopic" later in their same piece. Shrug.) And although the king of rock n' roll doesn't have a bitter-faced British author to drive his narrative, he does have something that could be compelling the film's possible director — a metric ton of sparkles.
'Fifty Shades of Grey' Screenwriter Kelly Marcel Explains How Sex Works
Movie News By Scott Beggs on December 9, 2013 | Be the First To CommentFifty Shades of Grey? Sure, whatever. I wouldn't care at all about the mainstream NC-17 attempt if it weren't for screenwriter Kelly Marcel. She's undoubtedly a rising star, and it's absolutely fascinating that she'll end up with an S&M buffet on screen within a year of the story of Walt Disney getting Mary Poppins made. If you have to ask what the connection is, you aren't ready to know. But you might be ready to know about sex. That damned thing is going to be all over Fifty Shades of Grey. Wallowing in it. Thus, it's lucky that Marcel can so thoroughly and accurately explain it (and it gives us a bit of insight into how she's approached the element for the film).When asked by Scott Myers at Go Into the Story about how she approached the hot stuff, she had this to say:
There's No Way 'Fifty Shades of Grey' is Going to Be NC-17
Features By Scott Beggs on January 10, 2013 | Comments (2)Let's be real for a second. Even if screenwriter Kelly Marcel claims that Fifty Shades of Grey is going to be NC-17, there's no chance that it will be. For that to happen, Universal — one of the biggest studios in Hollywood — would have to convert the best-selling, phenomenon level property they spent $3m to acquire into an aggressive message aimed directly at the MPAA (which is partially funded by Universal) and risk money on the film not screening in a lot of theaters. Had The Weinstein Company gotten the rights, this might be believable, but it's beyond the realm of possibility as it is, and there are two situations playing out that I can see here: This is a screenwriter — who from what I can tell has some serious game — pointing to the bleachers or having a laugh by going over the top. This is part of a cultivated marketing plan to make the property even more titillating and dangerous which will culminate in them either achieving an NC-17 (maybe they'll have Ryan Gosling go down on Michelle Williams in it) before pulling it back for an R or aiming for an R regardless of the NC-17 publicity. Obviously there's going to be sex in it, but if The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is still an R, it'll be truly surprising to see Grey manage to go harder. But truly, the reason this doesn't pass the smell test is that a lot of major theater chains won't […]
Black List Screenwriter Plucked to Adapt 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
In Development By Kate Erbland on October 8, 2012 | Comments (1)Consider this the first truly meaningful piece of in-development news about the cinematic adaptation of E.L. James' nutty-cuckoo-popular "Fifty Shades of Grey." With the bestselling novel currently in development with Universal Pictures and Focus Features, we're surely bound to be getting all manner of insane rumors before the film even makes it to the big screen (what? we've already had insane rumors? you don't say!), but today's news that Universal and Focus have hired on a screenwriter to adapt the novel is the first truly hard-and-fast news bit to hit the wire. Per a press release circulated this afternoon, Kelly Marcel will write the screenplay for Fifty Shades of Grey, adding a stunning third title to the Black List screenwriter's slim cinematic resume. Marcel reportedly got her start in the bright-lights-big-stage biz with work in musical theater, but she's recently transitioned over to film and television. Her two major credits are, well, to be perfectly honest, an already weird pairing, one made all the stranger by the addition of 50 Shades to her repertoire. Just what is Marcel into? What's her style? Apparently, failed future-set television series and old school Disney trivia. Pardon?
Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson in Talks to Play Walt Disney and P.L. Travers in 'Saving Mr. Banks'
Casting Couch By Nathan Adams on April 10, 2012 | Comments (1)Saving Mr. Banks is a Kelly Marcel-penned Black List script that details the 14 years it took Walt Disney to convince author P.L. Travers to give him the movie rights to her Mary Poppins character. The result of the lengthy courtship was, of course, the Julie Andrews-starring 1964 Disney film Mary Poppins. That movie has made Disney a whole lot of money over the years, so it makes sense that they would be looking to produce any sort of acclaimed script that manages to cash in on Poppins' mainstream name recognition; especially one that features their company's founder, Walt Disney, as the main character. To that end, Disney has acquired Marvel's script and hired The Blind Side helmer John Lee Hancock to direct. That's all old news though. The new news about this project is that casting has started, and they're looking at some pretty huge names to play Disney and Travers. According to Variety, Hancock and company are talking to none other than Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson to fill the roles. Just let that sink in for a moment — Tom Hanks may play Walt Disney in a movie about the making of Mary Poppins. Have you ever heard of anything that will make a more violent grab for the hearts and wallets of everyone's parents and grandparents than that?
John Lee Hancock Might Need a Spoonful of Sugar For Mary Poppins Movie 'Saving Mr. Banks'
In Development By Scott Beggs on February 28, 2012 | Be the First To CommentDespite heavy popular and critical love toward The Blind Side, director John Lee Hancock has been cautious to start a new project. He's signed on for several, including a Denzel Washington-starring uplift-fest called American Can, but he's been too busy sharing his insights and tips on the festival circuit to get behind the camera. He also typically takes a few years between projects, so it isn't surprising. However, it'll be a surprise to see which of his potential films ends up becoming more than kinetic energy, especially now that he's added another. Deadline Debenhams is reporting that the American popular auteur is close to signing on for Saving Mr. Banks, the script from Kelly Marcel which chronicles Walt Disney's fruitful attempt to secure the rights for the P.L. Travers book that went on to become Mary Poppins. Yes, Disney is going to make a movie about Disney. Hancock is a great choice here, especially with as saccharine as something like this could be. He'll no doubt lend is unique ability to shovel down sweetness without causing diabetes if he gets the gig.
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So Many Characters..So Little Time! Our April Adventure to the World! Complete:)
Everyone on this planet has a dream...the question is, how far are you willing to go to make it come true? from Meet the Robinsons
Hi Everyone and Welcome to my TR!!:goodvibes This is my 3rd time writing one of these and you'd think it would get easier to come up with a great title...nope. Believe it or not that has been what has been holding me up from starting this thing.:rotfl: (seriously though it hasn't been that long...after all we did just get back on Saturday.;)) Before I begin, here are the titles that were in the running. I'm sharing them with you just to give you a glimpse of how our trip went. * You can't make do the Haunted Mansion! I won't do it!! * Mom, I thought you said TOT would be scary! * I won't ride anything with the word scary, haunted or terror in the title! * Lady, I'm not sitting in someone's lap! Okay those are just a few.:rolleyes1 But, ultimately I decided to go with one I did because of something that was so funny to watch...but hey I can't give everything away you'll just have to read to find out!!!;) For those of you who didn't follow along with my PTR, here is the link--Cross your heart we're going!! Cross it! An Unexpected April Adventure!! It will help you catch up with all the planning and how the trip came to be. Details When: April 12-16, 2010 Where: Pop Century Resort w/ the Quick Service Dining Plan and 5 day MYW tickets w/ the waterpark and more option. Why: Well...since you're reading I guess I don't need to explain it to you.;) It's Disney! I don't know if I could even put it in to words how much we love it there!! Although, I think I have tried many times.:rolleyes1 It's just such a magical place that keeps pulling us back time and time again. Most importantly...... Who: The Cast of Characters for this trip!!! My family:lovestruc This was one of my favorite pictures from the trip that we put into a calendar that hangs by my desk so I get to enjoy it every day.:goodvibes It is also one of the only pictures that we were all together and both the boys had their eyes opened. Apparently the sun was always in their eyes this trip as you will come to see!:rotfl: http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...100_3467-1.jpg Now...for the individual introductions.... Me (Angie): I'm a 36 year old SAHM to two adorable boys.:lovestruc I'm also currently a part-time college student. This semester I have been able to take all my classes online through the college so it's been really convenient plus it allows me to be there for the boys when they need me. Of course, I love everything Disney, the movies, characters and especially anything that has to do with the parks. I am the official planner of all our trips and I wouldn't have it any other way! Favorite Character: Mickey! http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...4/100_2660.jpg DH (39)(with his two boys) : He loves Disney as much as I do and has often mentioned when we retire someday he would love to move to Florida just to be close to the mouse!;) He steps back, lets me plan everything and as long as I tell him we can go back again...he's happy!! Favorite Character: Grumpy http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...100_3103-1.jpg DS (Nick)-9 : He's my sensitive one, loves sports, singing, and especially video games! He refuses to ride anything even remotely scary at Disney which explains some of the titles I almost went with for this TR. It seems like we spent a lot of time trying to convince him to try some of these rides this trip...with no luck.:sad2: But, there's always next time right!:thumbsup2 Favorite Characters: Goofy and Baloo http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...4/100_2940.jpg DS (Noah)-7 My little daredevil.:laughing: He's definitely a mommy's boy and loves to be where ever I am. He has a wonderful imagination and loves his action figures. Honestly, I think that's where most of his souvenir money went this trip. Favorite Characters: Goofy and Pluto http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...100_3167-1.jpg The Plans: April 12th--Arrival Day!! (hopefully MK that night) April 13th--Epcot (EMH) April 14th--MK/ DTD April 15th--Typhoon Lagoon/ DHS April 16th--Tusker House Character Breakfast/ AK day April 17th--Arrive back at home!:sad2: It was a wonderful vacation and I have so much to share with all of you! I can't wait to get started! I hope you decide to follow along!:flower3: Handy Chapter Links!!! Did you sleep? We have arrived!! The best $6 we ever spent!! Arrival day continued pt.2..... Our Magical Night Continues.... (arrival day pt. 3) Isn't it time to wake up yet? Our Epcot Day!! Fast Cars and a little Pixie Hollow! Characters...Characters Everywhere!! We're Soarin' and Living with the Land!! A little shopping, some swimming and the Beverly? Heading back to the World Showcase for the night!! Kim Possible, Some Exploring and Illuminations!!! Welcome to the Place Where Dreams Come True!! Back to MK we go!! Hold on tight....as we blast off into Space!!! A few wild rides and...Yo ho, yo ho! A pirate's life for us? BTMRRx2, some lunch, and Happy Haunts or maybe not? Now don't close your eyes....... Sit back, relax and enjoy the parade! A night at Disney Quest and a little more shopping!!! So...what did we bring home with us? (souvenirs) Fun in the Sun at Typhoon Lagoon! Wipeout!!...Typhoon Lagoon Continued. Woody's Rootin' Tootin' Shootin' Fun!! A night at DHS! So Many Characters...So Little Time!! (Title of TR Explained + UP Characters!) A Tale as Old as Time...... Good vs. Evil...a night Fantasmic style + A ride to remember! There's more to be seen than can ever be seen....Animal Kingdom Day! More to do that can ever be done..... Walk with us.... A Safari Breakfast! Where are the animals?...and Finding Baloo! Can you feel the love tonight? and Saying Goodbye to AK Saying Goodbye.... Final Thoughts |
Can't wait to hear about your trip! I am getting my masters and all of my classes are online, it is soooo much easier than having to go to class 2-3 nights a week.
Second! Can't wait to hear all about it Angie! :goodvibes Is there a limit as to how many threads you can be subscribed to? :laughing:
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Hey Angie! I made first page! So glad you started your TR! Can't wait for the next installment!
Came over from your post on my PTR...gotta hear the deatils...can you finish before tomorrow at 3am??? ;)
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YEAH!! So glad you started Angie!!! I can't wait to hear ALL about your trip!!!!!!!!!!:cool1:
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JOIN US in the accelerating campaign to shut California's last nukes: the two reactors at Diablo Canyon, near San Luis Obispo. Citizen activism has closed the reactors at Humboldt, Rancho Seco and San Onofre, and stopped proposed projects at Bakersfield, Bodega and elsewhere. We believe we can force this deadly, dangerous and disastrous plant shut if you will join with us.
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The Throwaways is a timely and provocative look at the impact of mass incarceration and police brutality on black men in America. Told through the eyes of homeless ex-felon Ira McKinley, the film documents his struggle to bring positive changes to his community in inner-city Albany, NY. As he strives to give voice to the people on the streets fighting for survival, McKinley confronts the stigma of being formerly incarcerated. More than an illumination of marginalized people in trouble, this film is a call to action, a narrative of engaging in the fight for justice.
"The Throwaways courageously explores the most pressing racial justice issue of our time: the mass incarceration and profiling of poor people of color."
-Michelle Alexander, author, The New Jim Crow
WINNER Best Documentary, Long Beach Indie Film
WINNER New York Hi-Light, Harlem International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION at eight other film festivals
Bhawin Suchak, Director/Producer
Sam Pollard, Executive Producer, an award-winning feature film and television video editor, and documentary producer/director whose career spans almost thirty years. He has edited several Spike Lee films (Four Little Girls, Jungle Fever, Mo Better Blues) and served as the producer for Henry Hampton's historical civil rights documentary Eyes On The Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads.
Website: http://throwawaysmovie.com
Tickets via Brownpapertickets.
The folks in this kettle rang in the New Year with arrests. Let's show them 2015 will be full of solidarity!
Come out to Wiley Manuel on both Thursday, 01/29 and Friday, 01/30 at 9am in Department 107 for their arraignments!
Always check Antirepression website and facebook for last minute changes.
Screening of 'The Throwaways' w/ discussion around police terrorism and related activism.
Note: Time is uncertain. Not listed in the original posting on the #BlackLivesMatter calendar, and not currently on the Omni calendar.
LOL will be hosting a free Security and Privacy Workshop which will include practical sessions on phone security apps, operational security, risk assessment, and other tools you can use to enhance your safety and privacy across your devices.
The planting was last week. The gardening work continues. Join us!
More information on the Berkeley Post Office Defense against the sale and privatization here.
Pictures and videos of the soil preparation and planting here.
In late November the Senate Report on the Central Intelligence Agency's use of Torture was released. This report has since been swept under the rug and nearly forgotten.
The Mainstream media, the government and a complicit American public are prepared to forget about the Senate Report on CIA torture AND WE CANNOT LET THAT HAPPEN!
Join organizations and individuals from across the political spectrum for protests, rallies, and gatherings on Saturday January 31st to make sure America and the US government do not go unchallenged.
1. This is Decentralized. Connect with activists in your community and plan rallies, protests, street theater, or reenactments of waterboarding or force-feeding. GRAB THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION!
2. Create a FB event and post it on the coordinating Facebook page! We will add it to the list below.
3. Create memes, write blogs, contact local media, indy media, talk to friends and families! Use the Hashtag #EndTorture Do whatever you can to spread the word through social media and in real life!
4. INVITE! INVITE! INVITE! Let's get the invite list over 50,000 people by January 30th. We can do this! Share on FB pages, twitter, and more!
5. Hit the streets, inform the public and change the global conversation.
EVENTS as of 1/11/15. Check the Facebook page for updates.
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Houston, Texas
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Leesburg Florida
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Join us for our upcoming action to demand worker justice at HS Lordships!
As workers all across the U.S. and Bay Area are standing up to demand living wages and fair working conditions, restaurant workers in Berkeley are also defending their right to respectful treatment and healthcare in order to live dignified lives. At HS Lordships, workers have been without a contract for more than four years. At the restaurant, servers make $10 an hour and pay more than $500 per month for family insurance. The company is now proposing that workers pay $800 a month for family insurance. Workers are fighting for affordable medical insurance and saying "no more" to skyrocketing healthcare costs!
"My name is Rocio Ibarra and I have been working for HS Lordships restaurant since February 2000. Throughout these years, I have gained many rights as a result of becoming part of the union. In the last two years, my family, which includes my three sons and husband, has been living without health insurance. Over the last few years, the cost of health insurance at HS Lordships has gotten so high that I have to choose whether to pay for healthcare or rent and food for my children. It is urgent that HS Lordships respects our right to affordable health coverage. I humbly ask for your help in convincing HS Lordships to change its position on the issue. Together we can have a voice. Thank you."
-Rocio Ibarra, hostess at HS Lordships
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Imani Keith Henry is a longtime activist in the anti-police brutality, anti-war and LGBTQ movements in the US. He is an organizer with The Peoples Power Assembly, which helped to coordinate emergency day of/day after actions in NYC and nationally in response to the Ferguson grand jury decision. Imani has travelled to Ferguson, MO twice and most recently took part in a 36-person civil disobedience action on December 4th in response to the Garner grand jury decision.
1305 Franklin, #411, Oakland 510-600-5800 Workers.org
More on Imani Henry: Imani's writing has appeared in several publications including the Lambda award winning Does Your Mama Know (Red Bone Press), Voices Rising: Celebrating 20 years of Black LGBT Writing (Other Countries) and Marxism, Reparations and the Black Freedom Struggle, (World View Forum Publishing) and the newly released, Against Equality: Prisons Will Not Protect You, (Against Equality Publishing).
Under the brand, OD For the People, Imani is an Organizational Development Consultant and Diversity Trainer who provides change management services specifically for nonprofits and universities. Imani has a Masters in Social Work from New York University's Silver School of Social Work and a Masters in Public Administration from The Wagner School of Public Service. Follow Imani on Twitter Imani Henry
According to the Contra Costa Times, "Recommendations from the meeting ((The #BlackLivesMatter City Council forum held on January 24th)) will be considered ((at the February 3rd City Council meeting)) ."
On February 7th thousands of Californians from across the state are gathering in Governor Jerry Brown's longtime home of Oakland to say that we need real climate leadership. Across the state wells are drying up, more than a dozen cities are in real danger of running out of water, & there's no question it's being made worse by climate change.
But instead of reigning in the oil and gas industry & putting an end to incredibly dangerous and water-intensive practices like fracking, Governor Brown has been letting companies continue with business as usual. Join people from all corners of California this February in telling Governor Brown that if he won't be a real climate leader, that if he won't stand up to the fossil fuel industry, then we will. Because this is about our water, our health, & our California.
For more information: http://marchforclimateleadership.org/
The planting was last week. The gardening work continues. Join us!
More information on the Berkeley Post Office Defense against the sale and privatization here.
Pictures and videos of the soil preparation and planting here.
The planting was last week. The gardening work continues. Join us!
More information on the Berkeley Post Office Defense against the sale and privatization here.
Pictures and videos of the soil preparation and planting here.
Domain Awareness Center Teach-In
Here are video highlights from the last teach-in on January 18th.
KPFA Benefit: $12 advance tickets, $15 /door. Tickets available in Berkeley: Pegasus (3 locations), Marcus Books, Moes, Walden Pond, Diesel a Bookstore In S.F: Modern Times.
Radical economist Richard Wolffs most recent book, Capitalism Hits the Fan, is a passionately concerned response to current events, chronicling Wolffs brilliant public response to what he sees as an unworkable economic system. He closely monitors international economic shifts, much as Noam Chomsky does political happenings, and presents us with clear new perspectives.
Richard Wolff is the leading social economist in the country. This book is required reading for anyone concerned about a fundamental transformation of the ailing capitalist economy. Cornel West
A powerful and challenging vision that takes us beyond both corporate capitalism and state socialism. Richard Wolff at his best!
—Gar Alperovitz, author American Beyond Capitalism
Professor of Economics Emeritus from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Wolff is a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs at the New School University in New York. In recent years he has been delivering public lectures at colleges and universities, and community centers and trade union gatherings. His speaking style has become famous for its charismatic wit, frankness, and sardonic charm.
Richard Wolff is the author of many books, including Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism, Occupy the Economy: Challenging Capitalism, as well as Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It. He hosts the weekly hour-long radio program Economic Update on WBAI (Pacifica Radio) and writes regularly for The Guardian, Truthout.org, and the MRZine.


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Today I was in charge of handing out ribbons and trinkets to all of our certified nurses on the unit for Certified Nurses Day. It felt awkward to "skip over" RN's who were not specialty certified... Read More
9Mar 20, '13 by JBudd GuideMy hospital is just the opposite, Nurse's Week is for all hospital employees, not just nurses. Lump us in with housekeeping and laundry! Who needs to celebrate education!!
I'm glad nurses no longer are responsible for doing housekeeping and laundry, but I'm with the posters above: recognize achievements! -
6Mar 20, '13 by SpaceCoastRNIf people want to be included it is easy, get a certified. A previous hospital I was staff at did special days for just about every specialty from cna and all the different ancillary services. But for some reason they turned nurses week into healthcare week. The only group of people they didn't like to single out to recognize were nurses. I never liked that approach.
10Mar 20, '13 by OCNRN63Quote from BlueDevil,DNPPrecisely. When you put in all the clinical time then dedicate yourself to learning above and beyond what you need to practice in your specialty you deserve to have your achievement publicly acknowledged. If the nurses who aren't certified are upset because they feel excluded, they can do what the others did and get certified.I don't think you should have been discreet. I think it should have been a big noisy deal to single out and celebrate the achievement of those whom have gone that extra mile and earned the specialty certification. It might inspire the others to do likewise.
Sorry to be blunt, but I feel like you did a disservice to your colleagues who were certified. They deserved better. At my facility they have a celebration every year for the certified nurses including a tea with the CNO. -
9Mar 20, '13 by bebbercornMaking a big deal about it might encourage nurses to get certified. You aren't "skipping over" anyone. You are presenting recognition to someone that deserves it!
12Mar 20, '13 by Pepper The Cat, BSN, RNAh yes, everyone must get a prize or a ribbon so no one's feelings get hurt.
Why do you feel that honouring someone who goes the extra mile, does the extra work should only be award descreetly so as not to hurt someone feelings who has not done the extra? -
8Mar 20, '13 by netglowI think all that kind of thing is terribly demeaning to professionals. What is this, anyway, kindergarden for adults? Why should you be rewarded? I mean, really?
Giving a 5 year old a diploma and a formal graduation for persevering through kindergarden has been the downfall of that generation ...seems some kind of award will be expected for everything one does these days.
Do your job and what ever training you feel you want to do, but please, lets all be adults #itstime. Shaking head in embarrassment for my profession. -
10Mar 20, '13 by classicdame GuideThe purpose of the day is to acknowledge people who have gone above and beyond, not those who are doing what they are paid to do.
3Mar 20, '13 by Ivana RN-BC, MSNOur certified nurses get a personal card, so feelings of non certified nurses don't get hurt.
Nurses day at our hospital only celebrates nurses, that includes staff nurses, preceptors, educators etc. We also have awards for nurse of the year and rookie of the year. Our CNO wanted nurses to be recognized individually as a profession, that's why she doesn't want any other non licensed professions included. Our unit clerks, CNA's, patient transporters get recognized on another day.
We also have hospital day, where everyone is recognized. But overall nurses are a very valued and protected profession at my facility. -
9Mar 20, '13 by llg GuideI agree with those who said you should NOT have been discreet. When honoring people who have gone "above and beyond," it is appropriate to be public -- as a means of inspiring others to make a similar committment and effort. The public recognition is a way for employers to show that they value nursing education and knowledge.


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Terminix has partnered with Aon Risk Solutions and Global Excess Partners to unveil a bed bug insurance solution.
Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corporation, announced its strategic alignment with Global Excess Partners, an innovator in the insurance specialty products business, and Terminix, to unveil the first ever bed bug insurance solution for hotels, landlords, student housing, corporate businesses and leisure travelers. This suite of products offers an integrated pest management approach to specifically target bed bugs and combines insurance coverage with Terminix's specialist bed bug elimination resources to deliver cost savings and greater budgetary certainty while successfully treating and protecting premises. "When we heard and saw what Terminix can do, we realized there was an opportunity to not only develop an insurance product, but to partner with the resources of the leading professional bed bug specialist to raise the stakes in the war against bed bugs," said Mary Pat Thurston, a partner with GEP. "This is the first comprehensive insurance product for bed bug infestation and the first response from the private sector to address a growing national issue," added Aon Risk Solutions' National Property Practice Leader Al Tobin. "We are committed to helping businesses and individuals stop the spread of this epidemic." Previously, the cost of bed bug elimination and replacement of infested property was excluded in property insurance policies, and only those hospitality companies with loss of attraction coverage on their policies had any protection for lost business resulting from taking rooms out of service. Most bed bug-related expenses were unplanned cost items paid out of pocket. This new suite of products delivers the following benefits, subject to policy limits, terms and conditions:
*Insurance to cover the cost of bed bug elimination *Insurance to recover lost revenue resulting from taking rooms out of service during bed bug elimination *Dramatically reduced need to destroy room contents; in many situations, contents can be successfully treated rather than destroyed and replaced *Multi-faceted, integrated bed bug management approach includes a new, non-toxic elimination treatment that can return a room to service in five days or less *Discounted rates for mattress encasements and bed bug kits for greater peace of mind *Tips to prevent further outbreaks Nancy Green, executive vice president of Aon Risk Solutions, stated: "The hospitality industry has been dealing with this unplanned, uninsured exposure for years but never had a product to help manage its variability. With the heightened awareness in the real estate and education sectors and the elevated concerns of business and leisure travelers nationwide, there has never been a more important time for the private sector to bring a comprehensive solution to the table."
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My butterfly book calls them "LBJ"s--Little brown jobs. You mean that isn't a good enough identification? Liz |
- Posted by misssherry Z8/9SE MS (My Page) on Thu, Aug 22, 13 at 18:46
It does look like the one in my field guide, but then all LBJs look alike to me! My field guide says that's a rare and local type. Sherry |
LOL- I'm quite new to photographing butterflies (even though I've loved them all along), and don't own a book as yet-majority's on birding & gardening. So little brown job it is! Sherry- just curious- did they give the name of the local and rare one? I live in Westchester County, NY. I'll try and see what comes up in their guide. Thanks again, Nerry |
- Posted by misssherry Z8/9SE MS (My Page) on Thu, Aug 22, 13 at 22:42
Under the section for Two-Spotted Skippers, my field guide, Kaufman's Butterflies of North America says, "Rare and highly localized in sedgy meadows, marshes, bogs..........Larval Foodplant: Sedges" I don't usually even try to ID the little grass skippers. A single spot or smudge here or there can make the difference as to which species it is. It looks like ?a pepper plant? of some type it's perched on - are there boggy areas nearby? Sherry |
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Intent Process
In order to secure your participation in housing selection, please complete the Housing Selection 2014/15 Intent Form on U-Online. The deadline for the Housing Selection 2014/15 Intent Form on U-Online was Friday, February 15, 2014.
If your form is received after February 15, 2014, your selection number will be at the end of your class year. If you currently live on campus, you need to complete the U-Online Housing Selection Intent Form.
We use the intent information to determine how many selection numbers we will need to assign students for Housing Selection Days.
How to complete your 2014/15 Housing Intent:
1. Log onto U-Online.
2. Select "Student Services & Financial Aid."
3. Select "Student Records."
4. Select " Student Housing Intention."
5. Choose one of the intent options and click to submit.
If you have questions about logging into U-Online, please contact the ITS Help Desk at (207) 602-2200.
For questions about the intent process, please contact the Office of Residential Education and Housing at (207) 602-2272.
Selection Numbers
Housing Selection Numbers were distributed on Monday, March 24, 2014 by Resident Advisors.
Q: How is my selection number generated? How is my selection round determined?
A: Each student will receive their own selection number. Selection numbers will be randomly assigned and generated by the Office of Residential Education and Housing. Your selection round is determined by your class year. Class year is dependent on number of credits and not your anticipated graduation year.
Proxy Numbers
If you cannot attend Housing Selection on your assigned date you must elect another individual or ask Housing to be your proxy. You must send the Office of Residential Education and Housing one of the following:
- An email from your myUNE email account stating the name of the person (or the Office of Residential Education and Housing) that will be serving as your proxy and a list of housing preferences; or
- A signed letter turned into the Office of Residential Education and Housing stating the name of the individual (or the Office of Residential Education and Housing) that will be serving as your proxy and a list of housing preferences.
If you are studying abroad, you will be contacted by email in February with information about Housing Selection. You will need to contact the Office of Residential Education and Housing in writing (or via email) to state your intention to live on campus in the fall and to designate a proxy. The proxy will be responsible for coming to Housing Selection in your place.
All proxy information needs to be into the Office of Residential Education and Housing by March 27, 2014 by 4:30 p.m.
Selection Days
April 1, 2014 (Rising Juniors) 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
April 1, 2014 (Mixed Groups) 8 p.m. -10 p.m.
April 2, 2014 (Rising Sophomores) 6 p.m.-10 p.m.
Housing Selections take place in the Campus Center.
Each student will get a randomly assigned selection number in his / her class year. Class year is based on number of credits and not anticipated graduation date. The student with the lowest selection number will pull in their roommates to fill a room/suite, regardless of the roommates' selection number. The group will select their room/suite based upon the number of the roommate with the lowest, or best number.
Senior and Junior Mixed Groups
Mixed Groups: If you are a member of a group that would like to live together, but are of different class years, do the following:
1. Determine who in your selection group has the best selection number.
2. Your Housing Selection Day is April 1, 2014, 8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. at the Campus Center.
On Housing Selection Day, the following will happen:
1. Please arrive 10-15 minutes before your appointment time with your potential roommates.
2. Check-in will be at a table as soon as you enter the Campus Center.
3. Once your selection number is called, you (and roommates if applicable) will line up in selection number order.
4. You will reach the selection room where you will select an assignment with the assistance of our staff. Having a backup plan is key if you cannot select an assignment with the necessary amount of available spaces.
5. After you select, please return your selection card to the table near the exit and you are done!
After Selection
Room Change Request Forms will be available at the Office of Residential Education and Housing on April 15, 2014.
Q. What if I want to change my room after selection?
A: If you are interested in a room change, you may submit a Room Change Request Form to the Office of Residential Education and Housing after the completion of the Housing Selection process. Room change requests will be accommodated in order of the date received, and based on space availability. We will stop offering summer room changes after August 1, 2014.
If you are interested in a room change after August 1, you should come to the Office of Residential Education and Housing after the opening in the fall. Room changes will begin after the second week of the semester.
Note: In the event that we have any students on a wait list, wait-listed students will be housed before any student who has submitted a Room Change Request Form.


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Officials in Storrs, Conn., have planned a new residential and retail town center to appear next to the University of Connecticut's main campus. A public-private partnership between Mansfield Downtown Partnership Inc. and developers supports the construction of new apartments, retail stores, commercial property, pedestrian walkways, green spaces and conservation areas.
After 10 years of planning, the official groundbreaking is scheduled for today with the first two phases of construction scheduled for completion in 2012 and 2013.
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The protection of a pure movie experience does not have to come at the cost of genuinely engaging film discussion. In fact, since a great conversation about a movie usually demands that all parties involved have seen it, the idea of spoilers doesn't even enter into it. Unless you're Armond White. The critic most recently took the release of The Social Network as a catalyst to talk about the internet culture of criticism, but instead of calling him insane, pointing out that for all his bold claims he's completely unburdened by facts, or skewering his main points (which was already done fairly capably by Alison Willmore at IFC), I'd like to tackle a tangential question and a tangential claim that he so eloquently raises.
Ruining Film: The Fourth Kind of Spoilers
Features By Scott Beggs on November 10, 2009 | Comments (33)I want you to think of your favorite movie. Play it out on the big screen in your head and fall in love with it all over again. Now I want you to imagine that someone ruins it for you before you get to see it.
Culture Warrior: Responsible Film Criticism and the Case of 'Antichrist'
Culture Warrior By Landon Palmer on October 5, 2009 | Comments (2)Don't worry, Landon is done arguing his case for Lars von Trier's new film, but he has a bone to pick with critics who feel entitled to spoil it simply because they don't like a movie.
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Tweet of the Day: Heidi Montag Tells Miley, "Let Us Pray"
Hills star Heidi Montag is turning to a higher power—Miley Cyrus!
It seems that Mrs. Spencer Pratt is seeking a little spiritual nourishment before she and her hubby light out for the jungles of Costa Rica for their stint on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
And she wants to get down on her knees next to the Hannah Montana star to do it.
"Church Sunday!!! Where do you want to go???" Montag tweeted to Cyrus.
Shortly after Montag followed up, "Yeah we can't wait to got to church with you!! We need extra Jesus time before we leave for the Jungle for I'm a Celebrity."
Behold the power of prayer, people; it's so strong that it's capable of bringing these together.
While she's appealing to the Man Upstairs, perhaps Montag should ask him to bestow her husband with some decent dance moves.