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Identity at Mozilla. We were very happy to see the revamped "Log In with Google Plus" product from our friends across town: big improvements in user experience, great mobile integration, and clearer privacy controls.
Still, we think Identity on the Web can be better: easier for developers, true choice and control for users. In particular, we think login should be personal and minimal first, social later. We're not the only ones who think so, as TechCrunch reported: Personal Is A Secure Vault For All Of Your Private, Digital Data. We wrote about stealthy startup Personal earlier this year when the company announced $7.6 million in funding from Steve Case's Revolution LLC, Allen&Company, and others.
This week, Personal finally launched its service, which aims to give consumers control over their digital data, to the public. Personal is a free web and mobile service that helps you take control of all the digital information about yourself and your life, decide who gets access to it, and use it for your benefit. 6d, an online identity building web app. Own your online identity. Own your content. Palmetto API. XACML. XACML stands for eXtensible Access Control Markup Language.
The standard defines a declarative access control policy language implemented in XML and a processing model describing how to evaluate access requests according to the rules defined in policies. As a published standard specification, one of the goals of XACML is to promote common terminology and interoperability between access control implementations by multiple vendors. XACML is primarily an Attribute Based Access Control system (ABAC), where attributes (bits of data) associated with a user or action or resource are inputs into the decision of whether a given user may access a given resource in a particular way. Role-based access control (RBAC) can also be implemented in XACML as a specialization of ABAC. Google revises Google+ real name management policy. Over the weekend, Google annoyed numerous one-time Google+ users by blowing away their accounts because they'd broken Google's name restrictions.
That went over well. As I asked at the time, "What was Google thinking!?" Google's senior VP of social, Vic Gundotra, explained Google's logic for insisting on real names, as an attempt to set a positive tone, "like when a restaurant doesn't allow people who aren't wearing shirts to enter. " Now, Bradley Horowitz, Google's VP of Google+, stated on a Google+ post that Google will be changing its naming policies "as soon as possible. Google Confirms: Non-Real Name Google Profiles Risk Suspension (I.E., Google Still Doesn't Get Social) UPDATE, 7/12, 2:45PM: The story continues in this post here.
If you created a Google Profile named after your avatar or another pseudonymous name, your account risks suspension. Instead, you should consider creating a Google Profile which is based on your real name, and if you like, add your avatar name and other non-real names in the About section of your profile. To do that, click "Edit Profile" and enter those names in the designated fields, as pictured at right from my own profile, which has my SL avatar name, "Hamlet Au", along with variations of account names I use in other gaming/virtual world/social media settings. My advice comes after a long e-mail conversation I recently completed with Google spokesperson Katie Watson, Senior Manager of Global Communications & Public Affairs at the Internet giant.
Public-key cryptography. In an asymmetric key encryption scheme, anyone can encrypt messages using the public key, but only the holder of the paired private key can decrypt.
Security depends on the secrecy of the private key. In the Diffie–Hellman key exchange scheme, each party generates a public/private key pair and distributes the public key. After obtaining an authentic copy of each other's public keys, Alice and Bob can compute a shared secret offline. As of July 31st, all Google profiles will be public. Google will no longer allow users to have private Google profiles after July 31st, reports Search Engine Land.
The company had previously allowed users to create and maintain profiles on its service without publicly disclosing their existence. Google is making the change primarily to aid in the growth of its new Google+ social network. This change means that you must have at least your full name and gender shown publicly to join Google+. Google updated its public profiles page some time ago, as we commented on, to notify users of this upcoming change, stating: The purpose of Google Profiles is to enable you to manage your online identity.
What is SSL and what are Certificates? Get Janrain Engage.
Privacy. Authentication. Facebook's Facial Recognition Fiasco: Those Words Sound Scary! Angst!
Raised Eyebrows! Distinct feelings of discomfort! So go the reactions to a feature on Facebook that uses facial recognition technology to help users tag their photos. Postini. Customers will continue to receive email security and archiving services for use with their existing email servers through the Google Apps platform and Google Apps Vault**. Google will manage the transition for our customers and they will not have to replace existing email servers with Gmail. No immediate action is required by customers. Transitions are expected to start in early 2013 and will continue throughout the course of the year.
We will contact customers 60-90 days in advance of their transition eligibility with information on how to make the transition. To help provide more information and answer questions, we've put together this Transition Help Center along with an FAQ. Internet security — Authentic8. Foundry Group Invests In Postini Founder's New Browser Security Startup, Authentic8. The Foundry Group's Ryan McIntyre (who was a board member of Postini) just announced the venture firm's investment in browser security startup Authentic8, which is the brainchild of Postini founder Scott Petry and Ramesh Rajagopal (Postini's VP Corporate Development).
Postini offered businesses message security, archiving, encryption, and policy enforcement tools which can be used to protect a company's email, instant messaging, and other web-based communications platforms. The company was eventually acquired by Google in 2007 for $625 million. As McIntyre writes, Authentic8 is "a direct descendant of the Postini DNA." While Positini tackled email security, Authentic8 addresses security in the browser.


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Football Goes 'Hurry Up' In Sixth Practice Of Spring Drills
Green Wave to close out week two of off-season practice with a Saturday session from 9-11 a.m.
Football Picks Up Pace In Day 2 Of Spring Practice
Green Wave to close out week one of off-season drills on Saturday from 8-10 a.m.
Football's Parry Nickerson Earns Another Freshman All-America Honor
Cornerback picks up distinction from Phil Steele; seven Green Wave players named all-conference by publication
Transcript From Football's Weekly Press Conference
Junior Nick Montana named starter for season opener on Thursday against Jackson State
18 Locals Among 24 Newcomers Highlight Football's Signing Class
Green Wave add 22 freshmen and two transfers on 2013 NCAA National Signing Day
2013: Played in 12 games with four starts at right guard as a true freshman...helped the team average 256.5 yards per game (84.8 rushing, 171.8 passing) as a starter...paved the way for the offense roll up 388 yards vs Louisiana-Lafayette in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (12/21), including 286 through the air...blocked for a 149-yard effort at UTSA (11/9)...part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack at Rice (11/30).
High School: Three-year letterman at Zachary High for coach Neil Weiner...rated a four-star recruit by ESPN.com while garnering three-star status from Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, and two-star status from Scout.com...ranked the No. 8 offensive guard in the country by ESPN.com, No. 38 at the position by Rivals.com, No. 73 by 247Sports.com and No. 102 by Scout.com...listed No. 190 in the ESPN 300 while receiving an 83 Scout Grade and listing as the No. 8 prospect in the state by ESPN.com...rated the No. 37 prospect in the state by Rivals.com and received an 82 rating and listed as the No. 57 recruit in the state by 247Sports.com...also listed as the No. 39 recruit in the state in the Times Picayune Nifty 50...helped the Broncos tally a 22-12-1 overall record, an 11-7 mark in district play, three trips to the state playoffs and a share of the District 4-5A title as a junior...named first-team all-district and all-metro in each of his final two prep seasons...claimed first-team all-state honors as a senior and honorable-mention all-state recognition as a junior...also lettered four years in weight lifting, helping Zachary win state titles each year.
Personal: Born Christopher Denzel Taylor on Dec. 18, 1994, in Baton Rouge, La...son of Benjamin and Darline Taylor, father, Benjamin, played football at Southern...majoring in business.

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Scotland's Economic Strategy sets out an overarching framework for a more competitive and a fairer Scotland and identifies four broad priority areas where our actions will be targeted to make a difference.
"We want to create a stable and balanced economy that is outward looking, confident, innovative, based on the core strengths of our people and supported by investment."
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her Cabinet held a public discussion with the local community in Alloa.
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"The government I lead intends to be open, listening, and available in a way we have not seen before - the most open and accessible government that Scotland has had."
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that she is 'more determined than ever' to create a Scotland fair for all, as she marks her 100th day in office.
A new website for the Office of First Minister is now live.
"Everything I have learned over the first hundred days has made me more determined than ever - over the next 100 days and beyond – to make Scotland a better, fairer, more prosperous place for us all to live and work."
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Our friends at Sound Theatre Company are staging "The School for Lies," a hilarious adaptation of Moliere's "The Misanthrope"…and we've got three pairs of tickets to give away. The production runs at the Center Theatre August 7-24.
Win Tickets to "The Price"
Victor Pappas who staged our sold-out production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" is directing Arthur Miller's "The Price" at ACT Theatre…and we've got a pair of tickets to giveaway! The production runs now through June 30 and features Seattle Shakespeare Company favorite Charles Leggett as Victor Franz.
Win Tickets to Genre Bender
Here's your chance to catch an artistic mash up like no other. City Arts commissioned five pairs of artists from different disciplines to create brand-new pieces of work. After collaborating for several months, the 10 artists will premiere their category-defying hybrids during two performances on Saturday, Feb. 15 and Sunday, Feb. 16 at Seattle Center's Cornish […]
Win Tickets to "Richard II" at SIFF
Here's your chance to do a little compare and contrast. On Dec. 10, 12 and 14 SIFF Cinema will present screenings of the RSC production of "Richard II" with David Tenant (any "Dr. Who" fans out there?). In January Seattle Shakespeare Company is performing "Richard II" at the Center Theatre. At what other time in […]
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It doesn't get much better than this. Three acclaimed Shakespeare performances caught on film from the National Theatre in London. We've got tickets to give away to SIFF's showings of "Othello," "Hamlet," and "Macbeth." Contest ends October 23, so enter to win today. SIFF Cinema joins in the celebration of 50 years of landmark National […]
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After departing the aircraft in Oslo, Norway, hip hop godfather Snoop Dogg was picked up by sniffer dogs who recovered 8 grams of weed and a suspicious amount of cash.
According to The Sun UK, the 40-year-old Calvin Broadus was visiting Norway for a scheduled performance at a hip hop festival to be held in the capitol of Oslo. Snoop was arrested but was released, so he ended up making it to the performance. I wonder what he said to the police to get out of that: 'It's cool, I'm Snoop Dogg'.
This isn't the first time the rap star has been in hot water over such issues. His career, albiet extensive and highly respectable, is peppered with instances of arrests and drama over possession. I suppose having his image doesn't make it easy to smuggle weed into places.
Snoop was recently featured in the high school, coming-of-age stoner comedy Mac and Devin Go to Highschool.
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And Varian Semiconductor Equipment skyrocketed after news Applied Materials is buying the smartphone and solar equipment maker for $63 a share in cash.
The M&A activity failed to lift the semiconductor sector, however, as more than 50 percent of semiconductor stocks slid. The iShares PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund slipped.
Among the day's earnings, Kellogg fell after the cereal producer's earnings fell shy of expectations, while Time Warner slipped even after the entertainment conglomerate delivered better-than-expected results, thanks to a boost in advertising sales at the entertainment company's cable TV networks.
Meanwhile, Comcast and CBS traded higher after both media giants reported a rise in profit. CNBC is 51 percent owned by Comcast. Meanwhile, at least four brokerages raised their price targets on CBS.
Anheuser-Busch InBev fell even after the world's biggest brewer reported higher revenue and profit thanks to higher prices.
Electronic Arts, Transocean and Whole Foods are among companies scheduled to release earnings after-the-bell tonight.
GM was slated to post earnings before-the-bell Thursday.
April retail sales trends were mixed as signs emerged that rising gas prices were beginning to effect consumer behavior, according to the SpendingPulse report from Mastercard Advisors. Apparel sales rose 10.4 percent in April from a year ago, while e-commerce spending surged 19.2 percent last month from a year earlier.
More news on retail sales is expected when chain-store sales for April are released on Thursday. Analysts expect sales will show a boost Easter's late date.
Also on the IPO front, Dunkin Brands, owner of Dunkin Donuts and Baskin & Robbins, filed to launch an IPO of up to $400 million on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "DNKN."
Commodity trader Glencore set a price range of 480-580 pence per share for its initial public offering. The first day of trading in London will be May 19. The price range values the company at around $61 billion at the mid-point of the range.
Volume on the consolidated tape of the New York Stock Exchange was 4.5 billion shares, whlie 1.1 billion changed hands on the NYSE floor.
In the day's economic news, the Institute for Supply Management's non-manufacturing index fell to 52.8 in April from 57.3 in March. Economists surveyed by Reuters expected the index to remain essentially flat at 57.4.
The ADP Employment Report showed a gain of 179,000 jobs in April, down from a revised gain of 207,000 in March. The March gain was previously reported as 201,000. Economists surveyed by Reuters had expected a gain of 200,000.
And according to another reading of employment, Challenger, Gray & Christmas said employers planned to fire 12 percent fewer employees in April than they did in March, 5 percent fewer than a year ago. The number of job cuts at 36,490 is the lowest total of the year.
Investors are awaiting a key government labor market report due Friday, which is expected to show a rise in overall nonfarm payrolls of 186,000 in April and a gain of 200,000 in private payrolls, according to a Reuters survey.
Falling interest rates spurred a pickup in mortgage loan activity. The Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly index of mortgage loan and refinancing activity rose 4 percent in the week ended April 29.
In Europe, Portuguese bond yields fell after Portugal agreed a three-year 78-billion-euro ($116 billion) bailout with the EU and IMF.
European shares closed at a two-week low, as mining company stocks fell. The ECB meets Thursday, and is expected to keep rates on hold. The ECB raised rates in April.


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This is a great time to be starting out as a CPA. Like never before, businesses are looking for people who have the unique combination of education, objectivity and financial insight that distinguishes our profession. In the next 15 years, 75 percent of current AICPA members will be reaching or approaching retirement age. This will only increase opportunities for advancement.
The opportunities open to young people entering the profession today are endless. CPAs now work in large and small firms, as business executives, in academia, in government, and everywhere from Hollywood, to major league baseball, to the FBI.
That's not to say being a young CPA is easy. The first years of working in any profession are difficult, and being an accountant in this post Sarbanes-Oxley environment is certainly no exception. In fact, one of the central challenges facing our profession is attracting and retaining qualified people.
In order to better understand the generational differences that are impacting the younger members of our profession, we've launched the Young CPA Network. We hope this new initiative, of which this newsletter is an important part, will help young CPAs become more engaged in the profession and help them connect to the sustaining value of being a CPA.
Most importantly, the Network will be a place with resources to help you take advantage of the many opportunities available to young CPAs, both in your employment and outside of work. For example, no effort of ours in recent memory has so galvanized the profession as our 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy campaign. Thousands of CPAs in every state are helping millions of consumers build and maintain small businesses, establish a financial plan, pay for college and plan for a secure retirement. You can play a role in this effort and use your skills to help those in your local area.
The tipping point for young CPAs deciding whether to stay in public accounting seems to be at the five-to-seven year mark, so one of the goals of the Young CPA Network will be to motivate CPAs to stay beyond that point. Research shows that the longer one stays in public accounting, the greater the likelihood of long-term success.
But we want to listen to young CPAs, not just tell them what we want them to hear. A survey we conducted last year found that while accounting professionals are very focused on upward mobility, they are equally interested in maintaining a balance between work and personal life. Particularly our young members are asking such questions as how can I participate in outside events that interest me, how do I best utilize my skills as a CPA and is it possible to have children and still have a productive career as an accountant? We want the Young CPA Network to address these concerns and more.
We also want to convey the idea that being a CPA can encompass the goals of young men and women looking for a way to contribute to society while building a satisfying and worthwhile life. We belong to a profession that commands respect, one that gives us the opportunity to contribute to society, and one that offers choices and enormous flexibility within the context of a single-minded commitment to integrity, competence and objectivity.
Being a CPA provides the opportunity to make a difference. As we blanket America in a wide variety of capacities and careers, we are simultaneously working to support the public interest, bolster our professional knowledge and seek new ways to expand our relevance and contribution to society. We are also one of the most trusted professions, as survey after survey continues to show.
My goal for the Young CPA Network is to get you as excited about profession as I am and understand the impact of becoming involved in the work of the profession and the AICPA.
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The Business & Enterprise Group, one of the UK's leading specialists in business improvement, enterprise and economic development, has won a major contract to deliver a key Government initiative aimed at kick-starting the economy.
The 'New Ent
erprise Allowance' (NEA) Loan Service will be delivered with our lead partner firm GLE Group in Scotland, Wales and London on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
And, with NEA high on the Government's political agenda as its flagship enterprise initiative, Chief Executive of the Business & Enterprise Group Alastair MacColl, says it is
great news for the expanding company.
"We have developed a comprehensive portfolio of services- tailored to meet the specific need of businesses – and are delighted to have won this high profile contract. It reinforces our national capacity and adds to a series of recent successes for us.
"This new contract expands our role in the regions and enables us to help more people who have great ideas for new businesses to get them off the ground, creating economic growth and jobs.
"Our experience in this field is vast and we believe that coupled with GLE's expertise, together we are the right people to help get the most out of this scheme, which is designed to promote self-employment to those who are unemployed."
The Business & Enterprise Group is a rapidly growing UK-wide company working for household name clients such as Marks and Spencer, Heathrow
Airport, United Utilities and NPower and this work on behalf of the Department of Work and Pensions adds to the list of prestigious clients.
The NEA front-end of the Loan Service will be delivered by the Business & Enterprise Group's Investment Centre which last year alone delivered funding contracts worth just under £12million to over 3,700 firms.
The New Enterprise Allowance is available to those who have been claiming jobseekers allowance for six months or more. It will provide access to business mentoring, financial support and help with capital start up costs via £1,000 loans.
Applicants will have to be able to demonstrate their business is viable and has potential for growth to be eligible for the NEA Loan.


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The first question that may arise in anyone's mind whose mother tongue is not English – Why should it be the official language? The most certain reason would be its acceptance and use. English is the most common language used throughout the world. The other more convincing points could be:-
There can be innumerable reasons for making English as the official language. What's more? – This is being in communicated in English as well! Last but not the least, even though English may be declared as the official language, the essence of the mother tongue should never be forgotten.
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Application Procedure
All applicants should apply online at www.icp.slideroom.com.
The Admissions Committee will review only application packages that are completed in their entirety.
For more information on how to apply by email, please call 212.857.0006 or email [email protected].
Application Instructions and Checklist
You must submit the following items when applying to a One-Year Certificate Program.
• Work Samples
Documentary Photography and Photojournalism/General Studies:
A portfolio of 15-20 photographic images. Each image should be a jpeg not exceeding 5mb and no larger than 1280x1280 at 72ppi. Videos up to five minutes in length may also be submitted. Please test all digital materials before submitting. You may also submit original photographic prints (no larger than 11x14 in.) to accompany your online application. You must provide return postage.
New Media Narratives:
Provide 15–20 samples of previous work or projects you may be working on now.* We accept any digital media: a proposal for a project, a series of photographs, a film short, a documentary (or documentary idea), a written article, a blog, a cross-media project, a game, etc. Please test all digital materials before submitting. If you choose to send in physical materials to accompany your online application, you must provide return postage.
*Images (up to 10MB each), video (up to 500MB each), audio (up to 60MB each), and PDFs (up to 20MB each). You may also link to media from YouTube, Vimeo, and SoundCloud.
• Resume or CV
• A One-Page Statement of Purpose of no more than 500 words, describing your reasons for applying to the program, and elaborating on the influences on your work and its current direction as well as your interests and research.
• Two letters of recommendation attesting to the applicant's personal and artistic strengths. These individuals should be conversant with the applicant's work and may include professionals who are practicing or teaching in the field of photography as well as arts professionals in general.
• TOEFL Scores if English is not your first language.
• $100 Application Fee.
Mail hard-copy application materials to:
International Center of Photography
One-Year Certificate Admissions
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Prospective students must be at an advanced level in photography or have demonstrated a strong background in the visual arts and media to apply to a One-Year Certificate Program.
Admission Process
Acceptance of admission to the One-Year Certificate Program must be received in writing, via email will be accepted, by the date specified on the Letter of Acceptance and must be accompanied by a nonrefundable tuition deposit of $500 (USD). Make deposit payable to International Center of Photography, in the form of cash, credit card, bank wire transfer, U.S. money order, or U.S. cashier's check, issued from or authorized by a U.S. branch bank. The deposit reserves the student's place in his or her program of acceptance and will be applied to the fall term Tuition Invoice.
Current Tuition & Costs
Annual Tuition for 2014–2015: $32,816
Annual Lab Fee: $1,500
Application Fee: $100
Tuition and fees are the same for domestic and international students. Students will have the option of paying tuition and fees for the academic year either in-full by August 1, 2014, or in three installments: August 1, 2014 (fall term), November 3, 2014 (winter term), and February 2 (spring term).
PLEASE NOTE: Tuition and fees are subject to change and may increase from year to year. For current information on program costs, please see the Admissions section of www.icp.org or call the Bursar at 212.857.0078.
PLEASE NOTE: Students may not attend classes if their tuition has not been paid in full unless authorized in writing by the Associate Director of Education.
Refund Policy
The refund policy for students enrolled in the a One-Year Certificate program is as follows:
100% refund: withdrawal 14 days prior to the first day of the fall term.
80% refund: withdrawal 7 days prior to the first day of the fall term.
70% refund: withdrawal 7* days after the first day of the fall term.
*No refunds or credits will be given after that time.
Application, tuition deposits, annual lab, and registration fees, are non-refundable. No refund is issued for cases of suspension or expulsion.
Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing and dated. Postmarks determine eligibility for a refund. Written refund requests can be submitted to: Bursar, Education Department.
PLEASE NOTE: The first day of the academic year is Welcome Day. The spring semester commences on the first day classes begin in 2015.
Living Expenses
New York is a very expensive city. ICP recommends that students budget their finances wisely. Students need to account not only for their tuition and lab fees, but also their living expenses. Monthly expenses include rent, utilities, gas, electricity, telephone, food, transportation, photographic materials, equipment, books, entertainment, and miscellaneous expenses. Average living costs are estimated below. This is a modest budget. It does not include items such as health insurance or unforeseen emergencies. It is highly recommended that students budget at least 10–20% more than the listed costs.
Average Living Costs (for 10-month academic year)
Housing and utilities: $12,000
Food: $5,000
Personal items and clothing: $3,000
Local transportation: $1,300
Books and photographic materials*: $6,500
Total living costs: $27,800
*End-of-year expenses (exhibition and portfolio costs) can vary widely based upon the individual's artwork.
Tuition Assistance
On the first day of the academic year, students are given a directory of institution-wide ICP work-study opportunities. Students contact departments in which they are interested, and schedule meetings where they communicate applicable skills and their academic schedule. Work-study opportunities are awareded in the following ICP departments: Exhibitions, Community Programs, Library, Audio-Visual Post-Producation, and the Teaching Assistant Program. ICP One-Year Certificate students receive tuition reduction at a maximum of $1,200 per academic year. One-Year Certificate students are able to work up to 40 hours per term for up to $400 in tuition reduction per term.
Student Loans
Students in need of financial aid are encouraged to seek assistance from nonfederal sources. While ICP has a Charter from the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York, it does not qualify as an eligible educational institution under federal law, making ICP One-Year Certificate students ineligible for U.S. Federal Financial Aid (FAFSA) opportunities and other student loans. U.S. citizens have the option of visiting their local banks to inquire about and apply for personal loans.
International Student Loans
International students who are able to have a U.S. citizen or permanent resident co-sign a loan can visit www.studentloan.com or www.internationalstudentloan.com/internationalstudent. For loans where a U.S. citizen or permanent resident is not required to co-sign, visit www.globalslc.com.
ICP scholarships are made possible with generous support from many private donors. A limited number of named scholarships are available to full-time students. The amount awarded varies from year to year.
Grant/Fellowship Aid Information
Students should seek information from state and private-sector sources, including artist grants and fellowships. The following resources are for informational purposes only. ICP does not endorse any of these sites as potential sources of grants or other funds.
International Grant/Fellowship Information
The following resources are for informational purposes only. ICP does not endorse any of these sites as potential sources of grants or other funds.
Undergraduate Credit Option
The ICP-Bard undergraduate Photography Program is an option track within the General Studies in Photography Program. Students who successfully complete the program can apply for 32 academic credits from Bard College toward their undergraduate degree. The cost of this credit option is a $2,000 fee paid to Bard College after graduation.


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Let this program guide you through each step of the project management process.
Many people learn about project management in business school, but plenty of others have to pick up project management skills on the fly. RationalPlan Single Project is a great program for both experienced and novice project managers. This full-featured project management tool walks users through the entire management process, making it a perfect solution for novices who need some guidance, but its capabilities are befitting an experienced project manager.
The program's interface is plain and not particularly attractive, but it's extremely easy to navigate. Each step of the project management process is listed in a tree hierarchy on the left side of the interface, and users simply move through each of the steps to complete their project planning. There are places to enter general information about the project, set schedules, and explore assumptions, constraints, and risks. Users can create a work breakdown structure, schedule tasks, and assign resources. The program offers a variety of different views and charts to help users track each project's progress and cost. We liked that the program contains serious project management tools, while also designed with novice users in mind; optional project guide details can be displayed at the top of the interface, explaining each component of the program, and the online Help file is well-written and thorough. Overall, we think RationalPlan Single Project is a great choice for project managers of any experience level.
RationalPlan Single Project installs and uninstalls without issues. We recommend this program to all users.
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Claremont is known as the city of trees and PhD's but in recent years it has become a hub for entertainment, unique cuisine and a lively night out. Claremont After Hours delves into Claremont's nightlife and social scene, giving a new perspective to a historic town.
An old tradition gets a face-lift at this year's Masonic Black Tie Charity Ball. Read More
The LA County Fair is back in town and better than ever. Read More
Ilo Collective aims to deliver the right balance between eco-conscious and urban lifestyle. Read More
The newest Claremont Village restaurant has been surprising guests with their upscale fusion cuisine for just over a month. Read More
Ready, set…eat! Claremont Restaurant Week is officially underway, continuing through Sunday, July 20. Read More
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Ever since the introduction of Apple's iPad, tablet shipments and projections have gone into overdrive, with figures suggesting that as many as 1 in 10 of the world's population will own a tablet device by 2016.
But in those three years, other emerging form factors have also come to the fore, like the All-in-One (AIO) PC.
It's not a big tablet; it's an all-in-one PC
Designed as a more stylish and space-saving alternative to your desktop, the AIO PC integrates the CPU and GPU into one unit and supports multi-touch control. It's essentially desktop 2.0.
Most of these models have run either Windows 7 or Windows 8, and they too have come from big brands like Dell, HP and Lenovo. It could be argued that Apple made such a trend mainstream with the iMac.
The trouble is that the marketing teams at some of these vendors clearly thought jamming 'AIO PC' on the end of a product name wasn't sexy enough. So they tried adding tablet instead.
On discovering that Dell had announced the 18-inch XPS 18 tablet, Creative Strategies principal analyst Ben Bajarin questioned if AIO PCs were changing the definition of tablets.
"What is a tablet? Sorry to get philosophical but I think this is an interesting question–especially of late," wrote Bajarin on the Techpinions blog.
"Pure slate tablets are the hot ticket and I believe will continue to be for the foreseeable future. However, there is one category of Windows 8 devices that has had my interest peaked for a while. That is portable, large screen, touch based, all-in-one PCs.
"I firmly believe that the XPS 18 will challenge many people's pre-conceptions of not just what an all-in-one computer is but also what a tablet is and means to them."
In truth, Dell has somewhat muddied the waters with the XPS 18. The device has the screen size of a small desktop but the weight (5lbs vs. 2lbs) and price ($899) not dissimilar to many Windows 8 tablets, Microsoft's 10-inch Surface Pro being one example.
A key advantage of devices like the XPS 18 is that it can be used as a communal device for friends and family drawing and playing games together. It might also prove useful for business pros to use to collaborate on documents together or view a presentation.
This is not some new phenomenon. The premium but pricey 40-inch Surface Table (co-developed by Samsung and Microsoft) and countless ultra-short-throw projectors with interactive whiteboards do much the same thing. The same applies to touchscreen-enabled digital signage displays.
Researchers should re-define what a tablet is
There is a reason I am skeptical devices like the XPS should be labelled tablets.
In recent times, I've seen a 20-inch 4K display from Panasonic, Sony's 20-inch Vaio Tap, the Asus Transformer AIO and a "Smart business tablet monitor" from ViewSonic at a number of trade shows.
Each device has been pitched as a 'tablet' and this is something I find hard to accept, considering size is so crucial to what is and what isn't a tablet.
"It's definitely all marketing, trying the ride on the current hype of tablets," says Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi of these larger tablets.
"I do not consider these devices as tablets as they are too large and will not be used in the same way as a tablet. They are more desktop replacement than tablets. The fact that you can have them flat on a table does not mean they are different in the way they are shared devices and used for a mix of consumption and creation."
Vishal Jain, an analyst at 451 Research, agrees that the con is on.
"I think "AIO PC's" or "convertibles" are leveraging the Windows 8 OS to renew life into their dying notebook business," said Jain.
"This category also seems to be including the Ultrabook segment. I see it as a marketing tactic because managing the complex transition of the screen between PC and tablet isn't convenient enough and goes against the usability principles that the tablet is based on."
All of this ultimately leads to a bigger debate on the definition of tablets, something these research firms will have to tackle sooner rather than later (Gartner's current definition, as just one example, could easily apply to much larger tablets and the increasingly popular phablets).
"In this cloud-based world, the question becomes, what is 'mobile' computing? If it's just a name we give to screens that are small enough to carry around, it's not a terribly useful distinction," says Christopher Mims over at Quartz.
The lack of a concise definition may have little consequence to the end user – after all, most people realize that a 20-inch screen isn't going into their laptop bag anytime soon, but this blurring of the lines between PCs and tablets can cause problems.
This trend is no bad thing for the vendors trying to sell you any kind of product but, surrounded by all these brands, operating systems and form factors, many of which could be considered tablets, do you really know what's best for you or your co-workers?


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Displaying 1 - 10 of 11 1977 Toyota Celica reviews.
1977 Toyota Celica GT liftback
Prosgood looking ride, fun to drive. Consold wiring can cuase alot of problems
Overall Great Car Never Had A Problem Exept From The Ciggerette Lighter — the 5th best car ever. got to love the mini mustangs. it is only a four but it still goes hard for a four, they have alot of potential going for them, classic not plastic, so if you want fun good looks or a project car this would be great car for it.
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1977 Toyota Celica GT liftback
ProsAny Toyota or Lexus Performance can be equipped ConsCan't find any parts for it
Perfect For Drifting Or Racing — Being as old as this car is it was destined to need repairs but Toyota put super stock suspension on it including a rear end equivalent to that of fords 9 inch rear ends the only problem is the bushings need to be replaced with polyurethane to make it worthy of rally racing Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.) |
1977 Toyota Celica
Prossmall, fun to drive, and has room to fit a veriety of engines Consmay be too small at some points. Plus the Engine had a tendancy of overheating due to stock parts.
Mustange Jr. — Appearance wise she's a beauty. I recieved my car as classic gift from my beloved mother, and at first I thought it was a joke...Not that the car was a joke but the fact that she bought me my first car. When I found out it was my next door neighboors 1977 Toyota Celica I've been walking past on my way to school 3 years in a row I was exctatic! so 4 Qaurts, a few iridium NGK Spark Plugs, Fuel Pump, and a Cap and Rotor from Good old "AutoZone" I got her running. and boy did she run. Until i decided to redline the car while quickly catching up to the traffics speed limit ;) ^_^. Bam!! Uh oh, Come to find out my tank was full of rust and it completely clogged my brand new fuel filter. If your wondering I installed that puppy only 30 miles ago!!! Never the Less High School Graduation was Right Around the Corner. And the Whole reason my wonder Mother got me the car was because I was I was the President of My Automotive Class and recieved 1st place in District. That being said. I decided to rebuild my 20r motor for my highschool project(a required academic acheivement in order to graduate). Granted I could of intullectually choosen anything else so I may Graduate. But I'm a Gear head, which means i'm also a hard head Requirments: 1.) Best freind to help [x] 2.) tools [x] 3.) Haynes Repair guide [x] 4.) Best Machine shop in Town [x] 5.) Motivation [x] the car won 4th place in the world rally tour held in 1976 and 1977 ^_^ goes to show the japanese Engineers actually had something good going as far as concept performance car ^_^ P.S. "I'll be sure to update you as i work on my car so stay tuned ^_^" Sincerely yours Angel *CEO & Founder Owner for 0 years, 8 months Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.) |
1977 Toyota Celica GT liftback
Prosone of the best cars ever made! Consgas mileage is not the best
Fantastic Car! — I've owned this car since it was new in 1977 and I have always loved it. There are very few around anymore. I always liked the styling which is similar to the fastback Mustang. This car is all original except for the aluminum rim upgrade that I switched from a 1979 Toyota Celica coupe that I also owned. Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.) |
1977 Toyota Celica GT liftback
Prosthe car is awesome always gets looks and strikes up conversations Consare to find body parts
1977 Toyota Celica GT coupe
ProsLots of power, sporty look Consmechanical problems
Bad Experience — I owned three Toyota Celicas, all 1977 and '78 models, back in the mid-80's, and all three were lemons. One problem after another. I'll never but another Toyota, unless maybe a pick-up truck. The trucks are supposed to be good. Primary Use: Commuting to work |
1977 Toyota Celica GT liftback
ProsReliable, even when all rusted out ConsI don't know what kind of metal this car was made of, but it sure didn't react well to minnesota winters.
Fun Old Car — This was my first car (well the photo isn't what I had, mine was a rust bucket). I got it as a graduation gift (I think the people that gave it to me just didn't know what to do with it anymore). It got me around for a year or so before I knew it was time to move on. I think what tipped me off about having to get something else was the time I had a flat and went to jack the car up, and the jack punched through the rusted out frame. |
1977 Toyota Celica GT liftback
ProsCheap to run, great styling for the day, reliable as can be, and easy to work on ConsBefore power windows, doors etc were available on cars like these, weak engine clogged up by smog equipment
My First Car — My 1977 Toyota Celica GT Liftback was my first car at 16 years old. I drove it for 8 years and it was a great car. It put up with my couple of fender benders and survived my brother putting it into a wall too. The car ran and ran....the minuses as I pointed out that for todays market it is pretty powerless. I had it running sans cat converter, smog pump and used a super wide exhaust. This was before bi-annual smog testing, well it took the car for a 105 MPH top end to 125 MPH top end. I sold it in 1984 in favor of the 300ZX I bought. This was aferall the "poor mans" Z Car. I wish to heck I had some pictures of her to put up, I also looked to buy one just for the heck of it but good luck finding one that isn't a rust bucket. Primary Use: Commuting to work |
1977 Toyota Celica GT liftback
Proslove the style and color ConsNothing
1977 Toyota Celica GT liftback
ProsIts soo sexy Consparts are not made anymore
I Loved It — i loved this car but if i didnt blow the motor i never would have bought the G60. Ibought it for 1000$ then bought a clutch. a week later i was going 110 on 95 and she ova heated and broke at least one rod. Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.) |
Displaying 1 - 10 of 11 1977 Toyota Celica reviews.
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2005 Toyota Celica Reviews
Great Vehicle, Though I Reccomend Making The Step Up To A Gt-s Variant. By Anthony
Great Acceleration though spotty at times, 1.8 Liter Inline 4, 140 HP/125 lbs. of Torque, Nice build quality, durable for sure, Great exterior styling, very sleek vehicle, Gas Mileage was decent on lo... Read More
The Dog's By Ben
0-62...6.6 !!! top end... limited 155mph !!!! wat more is there to say. But very greedy on the petrol and super unleaded racks up the pounds!! Great bit of fun, but keeps you pooor, 7months on it stil... Read More
2004 Toyota Celica Reviews
Awesome Look, Low Operation Cost, Low Power By Frédéric
Really reliable car. Great on fuel economy, good brakes and handling. Fun to drive and this car is definetly a head turner... But for those who quantify performance only by horsepower, this car is... Read More
Best Sport Car For The Money By GTS_Bruce31
The Celica GTS is one of the best made sport cars of old. It is no longer in prodduction and is very much in demand. A great fun car to drive that turns everyones head when you pass by. Hate to have t... Read More
2003 Toyota Celica Reviews
Sporty Ride. By Caliman73
I really like how it handles. You never feel like you can't take that curve. Acceleration is crisp and responsive. Braking is good. The Toyota Celica is a great car for a fun spin around town and surp... Read More
Celica Gt Is Acceptable By Azereza
For a relatively inexpensive used car, it is a good buy. I broke the manual transmission when I was younger because of stupid driving, and replacement was 1600 dollars (paid a dealer. Stupid on me). A... Read More
2002 Toyota Celica Reviews
Love It By Fem_I_am
Overall great car. Good first car or second car. Great fuel economy. Love this car. The power at 140+/- HP for a small car is great but could be better. The handling is great along with the styling. W... Read More
Fast And Furious By Fastandfurious
Fantastic car. Great gas miliage. Acceleration is there. Braking, you can stop on a dime. Handles like a BMW. Definately in control while driving it. It's a blast to drive. Never raced it, but I woul... Read More
2001 Toyota Celica Reviews
Its Amazing By spider72012
I liked the sporty feel without the high price of a high end sports car. it really made me a happy camper to show off my car to friends and family. I really recommend this car to any safe and responsi... Read More
The Best Celica Ever By Kieth
fun car to drive, great performance and gas mileage. This is one car Toyota never should've stopped making. Scion TC is a very poor replacement, especially since the Supra died along with the Celica... Read More
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People you meet now could be catalysts to positive change, and if you're single and looking for love, you'll certainly find someone new and different to pique your interest. In a little over a week, the sun will enter Libra, bringing an end to this somewhat strange and confusing period.
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Three Creeks Farm is a small farm in middle Tennessee, just west of Nashville. We have a large variety of plants and animals and are often adding to our menagerie!
We currently have Icelandic and Shetland sheep, Angora goats, Tennessee Fainting Goats, Dwarf Nigerian goats, Pygmy goats and various breeds of Bantam chickens. We also grow dye plants, herbs, gourmet garlic, and a variety of flowers.
We offer farm tours and demonstrations for groups and school trips on a wide range of subjects such as blacksmithing, hand-spinning, shearing, homesteading, and more.
Next Class: Intermediate Blacksmithing |
Date: Sunday November 16, 2014 |
Time: 1-4 pm |
Cost: $40 |
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Steve is a blacksmith and does blacksmithing classes and demonstrations at local events and craft fairs. We sell his hand-forged ironwork and he does custom orders as well. He has a variety of period clothing that he dresses in for some events.
Beth spins and felts wool from their sheep into yarn and felted items that is offered for sell in the gift shop, The Little Shop of Fiber. She also does demonstrations dressed in period clothes and teaches a wide range of spinning and felting workshops and classes.
We sell Kromski spinning wheels, Ashford roving, dye, and hand cards as well as Earthues natural dyes and mordants.
Our Annual Events
Middle Tennessee Fiber Festival
Three Creeks Farm puts on the Middle Tennessee Fiber Festival every year on the Friday and Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend.
Vendors come from around the country and classes and workshops include felting, mixed media fiber art, fiber preparation, knitting, spinning, and weaving.
Spinning wheels, fleeces, felting supplies, and much more are on sale each year; the Fiber Festival Facebook page can also be found here.
Dye Day
Our 2014 Annual Dye day was Saturday October 4. We will confirm the 2015 date closer to the date, but we will tentatively plan on the first Saturday in October.
Bring your ready to dye yarn or wool, dye pots if you have them and a sense of adventure. I will have Earthues natural dyes for sale as well as mordants, wool and un-dyed yarn. We do not charge anything, but do ask for donations to cover the cost of propane. We will have a meal about noon, so bring a dish or desert to add. Wear weather appropriate old clothes that you don't mind getting dye on.


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When you are installing Windows 95 or Windows 98 on a computer that has a CPU that runs at 2.2 gigahertz (GHz) or faster, you may receive the following error message:
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New Tools For This Hurricane Season
By: Christie Sutton
This year one of the most exciting new technological devices that Emergency Disaster Services has acquired is the SX1 GPS tracking unit made by Orbit One Communications. The SX1 allows us to track the location of our deployable resources during response and recovery operations. Each canteen, field kitchen, satellite communications unit and various other disaster vehicles within the Southern Territory, is equipped with the tracker. Nearly 300 units have been installed thus far and it is revolutionizing the way the Army remains accountable for our assets.
The SX1 GPS tracking device is portable and lightweight, roughly 3" x 7" in size, and is installed on the roof the unit being tracked. These particular devices are programmed to give one standard location message each day, and when the vehicle is in motion, the unit will give additional motion messages every 30 minutes. On any given day, the exact location of a corps' canteen or its path during service delivery can be tracked online. No longer are the days of wondering if canteens have made it across the division or territory to their deployment destinations.
Logging into an online system, each unit shows up on a map where detailed street addresses are given as location pin points. The breadcrumbs tracking feature allows the user to see where a unit has been during specific time periods, giving a visual picture of the "breadcrumbs" track on a map. Geofences may be built within the system and set to alarm the user(s) via email or text message when a unit has either entered or left a specific geographical boundary point.
Already this year the SX1 has been used to track the Army's response during tornado touchdowns in AOK, ice storms in KTN and flooding in MWV. Not only are corps officers given online viewing rights, but divisional and territorial leadership have access as well. Externally, and when appropriate during incidents, county emergency operations center officials may be given basic viewing rights into the Orbit One system allowing them to record exact canteen numbers and their respective service delivery locations. PIO's may use the online system to share with media, while Army leadership may use the system as a resource when communicating with donors.
Whatever the forecast for the 2009 hurricane season brings, "just remember it will be a very bad and memorable hurricane season, even if there is a total of only one Atlantic hurricane, if that one strikes your area" said Dr. Steve Lyons of The Weather Channel. In preparation for a more effective and efficient response from a logistical standpoint, whether it be for one hurricane or many, the SX1 has put the Army on an entirely new level.
Instructions of how to log-in to the GPS system:
web address: www.felixlive.com
organization: salvationarmy (caps sensitive)
user: GeneralView (caps sensitive)
password: Salvation1 (caps sensitive)
Photo Caption 1:SX-US Southern Territory
Photo Caption 2:Canteen Tracking in NCV
Photo Caption 3:Atlanta Red Shield Canteen Resonse in Galveston
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Welcome to my sharebook....Up till now i haven't submitted much but I intend to become more active with different things that I am passionate about.I love to write but somehow lost my touch for a long time....This will be a place to get started again, and share some of my recipes.....poetry, commentaries on things that I believe in.Hope you enjoy...terri
Warning to all dog owners . . . pass this on to your dog-loving friends and family. Only 3 grams of Xylitol (found in sugar free chewing gum) is enough to kill a 65 lb dog. And QUICKLY!!!!!
Please pass this warning on to everyone you know who has dogs. It may just save a life.to prove that this is true................Here is the Snopes link: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/xylitol.asp
this is someone elses story and experience with sugarless gum and their dog!
Last Friday evening, I arrived home from work, fed Chloe, our 24 Lb dachshund, just as I normally do. Ten minutes later I walked into the den just in time to see her head inside the pocket of Katie's friend's purse.She had a guilty look on her face so I looked closer and saw a small package of sugar-free gum. It contained Xylitol. I remembered that I had recently read that sugar-free gum can be deadly for dogs so I jumped on line and looked to see if Xylitol was the ingredient. I found the first web site below and it was the one. Next, I called our vet. She said to bring her in immediately. Unfortunately, it was still rush hour and it took me almost 1/2 hour to get there. Meanwhile, since this was her first case, our vet found another web site to figure out the treatment.She took Chloe and said they would induce her to vomit, give her a charcoal drink to absorb the toxin (even though they don't think it works) then they would start an iv with dextrose. The Xylitol causes dogs to secrete insulin so their blood sugar drops very quickly. The second thing that happens is liver failure. If that happens, even with aggressive treatment, it can be difficult to save them. She told us she would call us.Almost two hours later, the vet called and said that contents of her stomach contained 2-3 gum wrappers and that her=2 0blood sugar had dropped from 90 to 59 in 30 minutes. She wanted us to take Chloe to another hospital that has a critical care unit operating around the clock. We picked her up and took her there. They had us call the ASPCA poison control for a case number and for a donation their doctors would direct Chloe's doctor on treatment. They would continue the iv, monitor her blood every other hour and then in 2 days test her liver function. She ended up with a central line in her jugular vein since the one in her leg collapsed, just as ourregular vet had feared.Chloe spent almost the entire weekend in the critical care hospital. After her blood sugar was stabilized, she came home yesterday. They ran all the tests again before they released her and so far, no sign of liver damage. Had I not seen her head in the purse, she probably would have died and we wouldn't even had known why.Three vets told me this weekend, that they were amazed that I even knew about it since they are first learning about it too. Please tell everyone you know about Xylitol and dogs. It may save another life.
there have been many things on the internet, that I have thought were cute, but this one brings me to tears as I think of all the people who have been on my train ride, some of them still alive, some passed on to another dimension in time that I can't see just yet.....for those of you who didn't see this before, it is a MUST and make sure your sound is on and get some tissues out.
i am sure you will have to cut and paste this but it is well worth it .....
love to everyone, my friends, my parents, my brother, my kids, all my ex's, my doggies...Precious, Babs and Bubba ..who are in doggie heaven....to Monabella and Mr. Magoo, my cat Barclay, and all the many animals who have brought me joy over my lifetime. Love to all the women who have supported me through fun times and rough times.
Thank you Pixie for making this very moving Train Ride!!
Kristin Elliott of Richmond, Texas, now 18, has been fighting an aggressive form of cancer since she was 16. That was when the all-state volleyball player had a massive tumor removed from her leg.
Learn more about Kristin's orphanage Faith West Academy.
"All this attention and kind of flattery, and saying, I'm an inspiration is kind of, I'm not used to it," she said.
Her mother, Terri Elliott, said, "With her type of cancer, it's very rare, the statistics are not good. And like 2 percent of the population of the world have it, and they don't survive past a year."
Kristin's endured multiple surgeries and radiation, and she has kept playing on.
"All through it, she didn't miss any school, she didn't miss her volleyball. She lived, she pulled us along," Terri said.
Kristin even traveled to Africa on a church trip during a remission. And when in Zambia, she and her sister worked with children orphaned by AIDS.
The most common request is a Disney trip, but Kristin wanted something more than make believe.
"I told them that I wanted to build an AIDS orphanage house in Africa, and I wanted them to help," she smiled, "if they could."
Teri Andrepont of the Make-a-Wish Foundation said, "We've never, never had that request before -- never, never an orphanage."
"There was a man there with me, and he just kinda looked at me like, 'Are you sure? That's what you want?'" Kristin recounted. "Of all the things you could ask for, are you sure? And I just thought, Yeah, that's what I want. I can't imagine anything else that I would need."
"How Kristin-like! It didn't surprise me, that Kristin would make a request as selfless as that," her brother Brandon said.
Her father, Darryl Elliott, said, "We tried to talk her out of it -- really didn't talk her out of it -- but just 'You sure? You sure you really want to do this?' This is big."
And so the Make-a-Wish Foundation gave her $2,600. Kristin is raising donations on her own Web site, and now has $8,000 to put toward her orphanage.
"The power of one person can do a lot, I guess, I mean it just takes one thought, one decision, to change a whole lot of things." Kristin said.
Also: Pilot, Flying J, Love's, RaceTrac, ValeroAll of this information is available from the Department of Energyand each is required to state where they get their oil and how muchthey are importing. But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of gas buyers. It's really simple to do. Now, don't wimp out at this point.... keep reading and I'llexplain how simple it is to reach millions of people!! I'm sending this note to about thirty people.If each of you send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300)... andthose 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000) andso on, by the time the message rea ches t he sixth generation of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers !!!!!!!If those three million get excited and pass this on to tenfriends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted! If it goes one level further, you guessed it ..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!! Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. How long would all that take? If each of us sends this e-mail out to ten more people within one day, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted within the next eight days!
January 29, 2008
In the tiring but rewarding aftermath of a hike through Kauai's Koke'e wilderness, a nice elderly couple picked us up at the end of the trail and gave us a ride back to the campground. We talked with them about their vacation and my heart went out to this couple; they claimed they were "doing the tourist thing, and it's breaking the bank!" I almost felt guilty listening to them, knowing that while they were rapidly spending their savings, we were doing Kauai for a week for only $250.First of all, airline miles are a convenient and wonderful thing. A roundtrip flight to the mainland on Hawaiian Airlines, for example, earns approximately 5,000 miles. That's enough for a free one-way ticket to an outer island, in our case from Maui to Kauai. With a purchased return ticket, airfare can come to only $60. Secondly, the majority of car rental companies not only ask for a large amount of cash – in the $40 a day range – for a vehicle because I'm only twenty-three years old, but there's also a standard additional charge of $20 a day if you're under twenty-five. All of this can be avoided, however, by checking the local yellow pages and finding the discount car rental agencies found on every island. In this case, we used Island Discount Cars in Lihue. They charged us only $25 cash per day; just call them when you get in and they'll even pick you up at the airport. Sure, the car may not have a radio – or a muffler – but it gets you around the island and brings an overwhelmingly charming level of character to the table, an intangible on which no price can be placed.Once on the road in our noble steed – sans muffler – we headed north out of Lihue, past the wind-tickled beaches of the eastern shore before finally weaving our way into idyllic Hanalei on the North Shore. A culinary staple of Hanalei is Bubba Burgers ("We cheat tourists, attorneys and drunks&rdquo, located smack dab in the center of town. For six dollars, a Bubba Burger will sate your appetite and leave you looking for a nice place to curl up and take a nap. Luckily for us, the golden horseshoe of Hanalei Bay lay before us, and a nice blanket, a good book and the shade of palms fringing the bay made for the perfect place for an afternoon nap. Framed by stoic cliffs to the west, the sheer cliffs of Princeville to the east, the time capsule that is Hanalei bay to the south and the remnants of a winter swell lapping at the shore right in front of us, Hanalei Bay is easily one of the most picturesque and serene places one can choose to visit.Refreshed from our nap, we continued on down towards the end of the road, passing over rickety old wooden bridges, under beautifully landscaped seaside homes raised on stilts, and past the ubiquitous chickens dotting the sides of the road. We passed Lumahai Beach, a place that makes you forget that anywhere else actually exists, and then the confines of Haena Beach Park, which provides amenities and a touch of home that any weary traveler would be glad to see after a long day on the road. We watched the local surfers one-up each other in barreling waves as the setting winter sun fell asleep over the ridge to the west; an incredibly relaxing day fittingly drew to a close.You see, Kauai is splendidly set up for camping. While many people are willing to pay for an ocean view room, many others are just as content to swap the drywall of a resort for the nylon walls of a tent, with the ocean literally steps from your front door. In order to camp at beach parks on Kauai, where showers, cooking facilities and restrooms are conveniently placed for your use, you need to go through the simple steps to get a permit, including paying five dollars a night.With the sun as our alarm clock, we were able to get an early jump on the piece of infamy that is the Kalalau Trail. Not possessing an overnight permit for the entire trail, we opted to simply hike the first allowable 2.5 miles in to Hanakapi'ai Beach. For those who are unfamiliar with the Kalalau Trail, words such as unrivaled, breathtaking and jaw-droppingly impressive, make meager attempts to do it justice. With clear weather permitting, even day hiking the first section of this trail is simply astounding.We finally arrived at Hanakapi'ai Beach, which is framed by two fern covered cliffs, with a sugary fingernail of sand easing itself into the crescent in between. Fed by Hanakapi'ai Stream, the water near the beach can be rough; looking out at the vast, endless Pacific from this seemingly secret location, one is content to simply sit and stare. An hour long hike up the stream brings you to Hanakapi'ai Falls. To float in its pool with your ears below the water and your eyes fixed straight up at the cascading water above is to achieve something close to nirvana; you can reach a place where the world seems to stop and you have no care to ever return.Much later, back past Hanalei, the Princeville Shopping Center provides us with some gas for the car – we needed only $30 worth for the whole trip – and cheap nourishment from Foodland, the basis of most of our meals. For those wanting to momentarily leave the camping mentality behind, and not wanting to dine out of a can for the evening, you can splurge at Hanalei's main street restaurant/bar called Kalypso, situated on the main drag. With an ice cold Pacifico and Kalypso's renowned seafood chowder in hand, we sat on the raised lanai, which is the perfect perch from which to cooly watch the passing foot traffic and replay the splendor that comprised such a day.Wanting to swap one ocean view for another, we spent the second night on the water's edge at Anini Beach Park, a spot recommended to us by a local – an absolute must for all. Facing directly north, the offshore barrier reef provides such ample protection from the invading winter swells that if one were to toss a stone into the still lagoon, you could almost hear the clouds shattering the mirror reflection of the sky above. As night falls, we start discussing which luminary presence is more splendid – the rhythmic single flash of the Kilauea Lighthouse in the east or the gaping Milky Way etched across the sky above; the dance of the campfire on the golden sand or the curious glow of the night fisher's torch below.The next day, having sufficiently sampled the bounty of the North Shore, we retraced our tracks back towards Lihue, with our sights set on locales further beyond. After a brief stop at the County Office to obtain a State Parks Camping Permit (again, five dollars), two roads diverged in a wood and we took the one, well, more travelled. In this case, it was the tree tunnel heading towards old Koloa town. Situated a few miles inland, Koloa provides a glimpse into the old plantation days of the island, watchfully keeping its distance from the encroaching resorts and condominiums of shore-lined Poipu just a few miles south. A roast beef sandwich and amber ale from Brennecke's Beach Broiler in Poipu suffice nicely for lunch, and our muffler-less chariot (by this point labeled the Thunder Dragon) sputters further west towards the looming foothills of Waimea.There exists some controversy as to whether or not Mark Twain professed Waimea Canyon to be the 'Grand Canyon of the Pacific.' Regardless, it is. Colors you failed to see before present themselves with such ferocity that they shatter the tranquility you had hoped to attain.Wanting to steal a glance at every other outlook, we slowly make our way up to the end of Highway 550, to Pu'u o Kila Lookout, stepping into the often seen postcard view that is Kalalau Valley from above. Much less crowded than the tour bus clogged Kalalau Lookout five minutes below, Pu'u o Kila offers an unrivaled sunset pinnacle that no postcard could completely capture.After spending the last two mornings waking to warm humidity and sweat beading on my brow, the feeling of hairs briskly standing on goosebumped skin is a welcome change of pace. Located just a notch below 4,000 feet elevation, the campground at Koke'e leaves the unprepared questioning if they are in fact still in the Aloha State.Amongst the hovering morning clouds and blanketing dew, roosters, ensuring a prompt and hard to ignore wake up call, roam the vast green meadow, intermingling with the occasional nene. Being our last day before departing on a six a.m. flight back to Maui, we decide to wake early and tackle one of the numerous and more lengthy trails in the vicinity – the nine mile loop that connects the Nu'ulolo Trail to the Nu'ulolo Cliff and Awa'awapuhi Trail. It's highly recommended that the trails be hiked from this direction, as to do so in reverse would make for a hellaciously near vertical ascent. To hike the cliff trail is to do so at your own risk; segments of the trail can be washed out, with incredibly narrow passages leading across cliff faces that the non-suicidal would prefer not to falter on. The views that are awarded to the intrepid, however, are well worth what it takes to negotiate this sketchy section of the trail. If Columbus himself were to try to convince his crew, from this vantage point, that the world did not in fact drop into an endless abyss over the not-too-distant horizon, he would have been forced to sail for the New World with an incredibly vacant vessel. As mountain goats bleat on the cliffs below, we ascended up the forecasted switchbacks of the Awa'awapuhi Trail back to the highway, our eventual conduit in the direction of home.On our flight back I thought of that nice elderly couple. I wished for them the same simple holiday success that can be attained on an island with so many natural treasures to behold. In this age of first class flights, Presidential Suites, rental surcharges and included gratuities, it's possible, with the aid of some simple hiking boots, a pair of sturdy board shorts and some nice comfy outdoor gear, to experience all that Kauai has to offer without ever having to "do the tourist thing and break the bank."•••
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Battle for the Elephants
Strand Union Building, Procrastinator Theater
Producer John Heminway is screening his new film Battle for the Elephants on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Procrastinator Theater in the Strand Union Building. Q & A with John Heminway after the screening. Light refreshments in Leigh Lounge.
Battle For The Elephants tells the ultimate animal story - how the earth's most charismatic and majestic land animal today faces market forces as powerful as those that drive the value of gold. We go undercover to expose criminal operatives behind ivory's supply - in Africa - and demand - in China.
MSU News: Heminway to screen "Battle for Elephants" April 21 at MSU
The cost of this event is: Free and Open to the Public
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Donor Events
Take Five at the Ritz – Summer 2014
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2013 Holiday Gala
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Special Thanks to Co-Chairs of the 2013 Holiday Gala Janet Pahl, Robin Holman and Diane Wendel . . .
. . . and to our sponsors and donors who made this night possible.
[panel class="video"][/panel]Party-goers at the Hyatt Regency's Lakeside Ballroom were treated to a champagne reception, opera performance by SNC student Bryce Bullins, dinner with fine wines, and dancing to the beat with the Jeff Leep Band. The evening was truly a wonderful opportunity for all of us to gather as a community and celebrate the spirit of the season.
2012 Holiday Gala
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The Holiday Gala is an annual fundraiser for Sierra Nevada College. The theme for the 2012 Gala celebrated the international students that attend Sierra Nevada College.
Donor Appreciation
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A big thank you to the donors and supporters of Sierra Nevada College!
Fried Chicken Dinner
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This evening of Southern cooking was sold at the White Party as a live auction item. Guests enjoys fried chicken cooked by President Lynn Gillette himself, and all the fixings of a southern home cooked meal.
White Party
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Guests enjoyed an evening of food, drinks and socializing at one of the most talked about parties in Tahoe during the summer of 2012. The White Party was the most successful fundraiser for Sierra Nevada college this year.
2011 Holiday Gala
Our many thanks to our 2011 Holiday Gala sponsors and supporters. A good time was had by all!
From left: Judith Spees, Gary Finch, Perri Finch, Charles Greene & Frank Spees
From left: Peter Kovacs, Maryanne Ingemanson, Phil Estipular, Micki Napp & Warren Kocmond
From left: Gene Pretti, Nate Horvath, Wayne Glass, Alison Pretti & Matt White
From left:: Ron Stanger, Randi Emlen-Moore, Joan Scherer, Chuck Levitan, Paul Scherer, Bea Wittenberg,
Wayne Glass, Shannon Beets, Ruth Glass & Roger Wittenberg
From left: Walter Higgins, Jacqueline Higgins, Ron Ashley, Maureen Ashley, Dan O'Bryan, Atam Lalchandani,
Margo Lalchandani, Richard Offerdahl, Linda Offerdahl, Janet Pahl & Warren Kocmond
President Lynn G. Gillette
Gala Sponsors |
Anonymous Barry Munitz Alison and Gene Pretti Melissa and Matt White Patti and Leroy Hardy Ritz Carlton Will Hoida Tim Callicrate Thunderbird Lodge Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Russell Dudley and the SNC Art Department Wynn Resorts Larry Ruvo Southern Wine and Spirits of Nevada Margaret and Ben SolomonJulene Hunter Pilot Brand Foods Chef Laura Pauli J Lohr Vineyards Franz Weber Sugar Bowl Resort Trokay Cafe Fadel Gad and Joy Travel International Branko Zagar and the SNC Ski Team Linda and Richard Offerdahl and Dress The Part(y) Lake Tahoe School Anita and Tim Cohee Erika and Lynn Gillette Miriam and Wayne Prim Moonlighting & Sound Chris Plastiras
Reception and Reunion for University of L'Aquila Students at the Nevada Museum of Art
In the fall of 2009, Sierra Nevada College at Lake Tahoe, in partnership with the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in Washington, D.C., developed a unique scholarship program designed to enable University of L'Aquila students to continue their education while their university is being rebuilt. Fundraising efforts, spearheaded by Sierra Nevada College Vice President of Development and College Relations Dr. Madylon Meiling, raised nearly $600K for the humanitarian initiative that provided twenty-four students with full one-year scholarships in 2009, with another fourteen students arriving in January 2010.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton acknowledged the joint venture and generosity of the American academic community, noting "… the door to new experiences and opportunities in the wake of that tragic situation has been opened."
In an event organized by the Nevada Museum of Art, in collaboration with Sierra Nevada College at Lake Tahoe, thirty-four of the displaced students from the University of L'Aquila had the opportunity to view one of their hometown's most important works of art during a special reunion event on March 9, 2010. Dignitaries who were in attendance during the event included Nicola Faganello, Consul General of Italy, Los Angeles; Mario Resca, Director General, Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities; and Rosanna Binacchi, Head of International Relations, Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities. The altarpiece joined Raphael's masterpiece painting La Velata (The Woman with the Veil) also presented and exclusively sponsored by E. L. Wiegand Foundation's Arte ITALIA.
Italian Ambassador to the United States Giulio Terzi commented during the farewell ceremony for the Beffi Triptych at the National Gallery in Washington, "The exhibition of the Triptych in the United States is highly symbolic: a testimony of Italy's commitment to restore fully the cultural heritage of the Abruzzo region and a testimony of our gratitude to the United States for being among the first to offer assistance after the earthquake. The exhibition is part of the new broader policy of the Italian Government, which will make possible the loan of other significant masterworks to American museums."
Nicola Faganello, Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles, noted that, "The upcoming event brings together a masterpiece of the ancient cultural heritage of Abruzzo and a group of young students coming from its capital, L'Aquila. They are generously hosted at Sierra Nevada College, which I visited last January. They are given a chance to continue their education in the U.S., thus … [strengthening] the bonds between our two peoples."
Alongside their studies in SNC's progressive liberal arts curriculum, the students – like the Beffi Triptych – have served as Italian ambassadors and shared their perspectives of Abruzzo's cultural heritage during Q&A with Dr. Madylon Meiling and David Walker, Nevada Museum of Art Executive Director and CEO.
Alessandra Cipollone, one of the displaced students, said, "The earthquake tragedy scarred me in a very deep way. In the aftermath of this tragic event, I faced questions about whether the death and destruction could have been avoided. The answer was me, my work, my expertise that could make the difference one day…. I promised myself that I will design safe building structures to prevent people from dying, like the 307 people killed in L'Aquila."
2009 Holiday Gala & Tree Lighting
Friday, December 4th, 2009 | Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Lakeside Ballroom | Black Tie Optional
The holidays are a magical time for both students and the greater Sierra Nevada College community. Every year, we look forward to hosting friends of SNC at the Community Tree Lighting where the spirit of the holidays shines brightly. Families and friends came together for a special night full of festive activities and community camaraderie.
The holiday season is also a time to bring our generous SNC supporters together for an evening of glamour and glitz during the Sierra Nevada College Holiday Gala at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe. It's a night to honor and celebrate the strength of our connection with those who have dedicated much of their time, energy and resources to the college. This special evening highlighted the talent and achievements of our students, alumni and faculty.
"Recognizing Sierra Nevada College Scholarship Donors"
Hosted by Baxter's JJ Morgan & Mark Estee and Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort. The generosity of those who provide academic scholarships to deserving SNC students was celebrated throughout an evening of recognition.
Robert Hass & Brenda Hillman | A Poetry Reading and Private Reception
Robert Hass is a poet of great eloquence, clarity, and force whose work is rooted in the landscapes of his native Northern California. In his tenure as a two-term United States poet laureate (1995-1997), Hass spent two years battling American illiteracy, armed with the mantra "imagination makes communities." For Hass, everything is connected—when he works to heighten literacy, he is also working to promote awareness about the environment. In 2008, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Time and Materials. According to the Los Angeles Times, "Hass significantly broadened the role of poet laureate to include not only his love for poetry but also his concern for literacy and his passion for environmentalism." His awards include two MacArthur Genius Fellowships, two National Book Critics' Circle Awards, and the Yale Younger Poets Award. Currently a professor at UC Berkeley, his books include Field Guide, Praise, Human Wishes, and Sun Under Wood, as well as translations and critical works including Twentieth Century Pleasures: Prose on Poetry and The Essential Haiku. Hass is the founder of the River of Words program, an organization that focuses on issues of literacy and ecology.
Brenda Hillman
Also an activist, environmentalist and acclaimed poet, Brenda Hillman is the author of eight books of poetry. Her most recent, Practical Water (2009), is similar to her previous two books, Cascadia and Pieces of Air in the Epic, both an elemental meditation and an ecopoetics; this time her subject is water: Taoist water, baptismal water, water from the muses' fountains, the practical waters of hydrology from which we draw our being. She also co-edited the collection The Grand Permission: New Writing on Poetics and Motherhood. She is currently a professor at St. Mary's College in Moraga, California. Hillman has been a recipient of awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, among other honors. Pamela Greenberg writing for the Harvard Review observes, "If you are like me, you will read her and find you have entered a mind that, with all its quirks and subtexts, reminds you uncannily of your own. Hillman shows that poetry can teach us through metaphor something about the pure pleasure of being alive." Hillman's work is innovative and experimental. She shows particular interest in how the Romantic concepts of nature and spirit have manifested in contemporary poetry. In her essay entitled "Split, Spark, and Space," Hillman writes about the emergence of different kinds of lyric impulses in her writing: "The sense of a single 'voice' in poetry grew to include polyphonies, oddly collective dictations, and the process of writing itself. This happened in part because of a rediscovered interest in esoteric western tradition and in part because I came to a community of women who were writing in exploratory forms…A poetic method which had heretofore been based on waiting for insight suddenly had to accommodate process, and indeterminate physics, a philosophy of detached looking."
An Evening of Surprises
Since the early 1900s, Glenbrook has been a place for people to come and enjoy the beauty of Lake Tahoe. Today, Camille and Larry Ruvo carry on that tradition with Shakespeare Ranch, the quintessential Glenbrook ranch, complete with the original barn, outbuildings and the Glenbrook Rodeo. Many dignitaries and elected officials, including several former Presidents of the United States, have been guests at Shakespeare Ranch. Shakespeare Ranch has become a complete recreational and historical experience at Lake Tahoe.
The festivities commenced in elegant style with a wine tasting hosted by Sierra Wine and Spirits of Nevada. Sommeliers, direct from California's prestigious wine county, presented a stellar collection of outstanding bottles from some of the world's top producers and acclaimed vineyards. The evening featured highly acclaimed four-star chef, Michael Mina, who introduced a selection of award-winning recipes from his nationally renowned restaurants. Guests lingered over the artwork of talented Sierra Nevada College student artists. The culinary experience coupled with stunning works of art turned into a winning combination.
Proceeds from this evening were designated to support the Sierra Nevada College Scholarship Program. This is just one of the ways SNC is working to strengthen the educational fabric of the state of Nevada. As was powerfully stated that evening, the only real assurance to be had as we face an unpredictable future is the level of intellect that has been cultivated in our youth. The attendees of this event affirmed their commitment to higher education through their generous donations.
2008 Holiday Gala
Guests at the event, an invitation-only black-tie affair held in the Lakeside Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe, were treated to a champagne reception, an art viewing of works created by SNC art students and faculty, and an outstanding culinary experience complete with musical entertainment performed by SNC students and the Marc Luperini Trio. The magical evening culminated in the special guest performance of 13-year-old, Tommi Williams. Tommi's breathtaking voice touched the heart of everyone in attendance and affirmed the importance of the care necessary to foster true talent. Guests also received a special gift from one of the college's Creativity, Innovation, and Sustainability classes.
At the evening's end, President Maxson thanked the guests, "There is no greater gift that a college or university can receive than scholarships for academically talented students. If you really want to be an outstanding college, you must attract the best young minds. This money will allow us to do that by bringing the top high school students to (SNC) and Incline Village." He credited the success of the 2008 Holiday Gala to the event's chair, Madylon Meiling, the college's new vice president for development.
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Haddoc is a simple tool that allows an emacs user to search the Python HTML documentation indexes and to bring a web browser to an index term page.
[2009-12-03] I haven't used Haddoc in a while, and it's not in a working state at the moment. Feel free to try to scavenge bits and pieces to make it work again, but please don't expect a polished work at this point.
Even though I have the Python TexInfo documentation installed from my Emacs, somehow I always end up browsing the documentation from a web browser. Most of the time I start from either the Python Library Reference or from the index. I wanted to be able to bring up the documentation from within Emacs. This does it.
With haddoc, you invoke the elisp function haddoc-lookup (I type C-c .), enter some search terms, and the matches from the Python indexes are shown in a buffer, from which you can select to direct your external web browser to. I like to drive an external Firefox with it.
I took the simple approach and wrote a combination of Emacs-LISP and Python code to implement this:
Use the source.
This will not work on Python HTML documentation before Python-2.3.3. Update your documentation if necessary (or fix the code).
Download the code and unpack it. Install it using distutils:
python setup.py install
(You may need to run this as superuser.)
Initialize the haddoc database:
haddoc-update file:///path/to/python/html
(You may need to run this as superuser.) Note that you can specify an URL to the online documentation if desired.
By default the database will be created in /var/lib/haddoc; If you would like to create it someplace else, use the appropriate option, for example:
haddoc-update -D /home/myuser/.haddoc/haddoc.db <URL>
Try running the lookup tool from the command-line:
haddoc-lookup waitpid
You should get some result lines. If this does not work, fix the problem.
Copy haddoc.el somewhere in your Emacs load-path, and add something like this to your .emacs in your Python customizations section to create a binding in python-mode:
(require 'haddoc) (define-key py-mode-map [(control c)(?.)] 'haddoc-lookup)
You may need to require 'python-mode.
Customize the elisp package browse-url.el if you don't like the way that the browser is controlled, or to select your favourite browser program.
Copyright (C) 2006 Martin Blais. All Rights Reserved.
This code is distributed under the GNU General Public License;
Martin Blais <email@example.com>


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Nov 6, 2007
All right, we're going to give this the benefit of the doubt. Because to review Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games properly, we'd have to invent a cloning machine, build it, feed ourselves in like photocopier paper, then distribute our army of clone-twins across the country to find out how many laughs (or tears) the game delivers at every party and family get-together in the country. And the problem is that we're too fat to fit inside the cloning machine.
All we know is that our deadline-addled little family - the one we can test without a PhD in cloneology - has been doing a lot of what you humans call laughing. We've been giggling at Dr. Eggman's gangly legs scissoring over hurdles; chuckling as a couple of our editors take things far too seriously during one-on-one fencing; and doubling-over at poor souls actually grunting in pain during the wrist-numbing 4x100m swim.