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March 26, 2012
Vol. 27 , No. 11
The Divas Are Back!!
Mariachi Divas: A Musical Celebration in Honor of Cesar Chavez
CINDY SHEA, trumpet, founding director
GINA DURAN, trumpet
ARIANA MEJIA, flute, vocals
SANDIE CASTANEDA, congas, percussion
DANIELA GUTIERREZ, guitarron
WENDY ALARCON, vihuela
MELINDA SALCIDO, guitar, vocals
KARINA ZURITA, guitar, vocals
ANGEL GARCIA, violin, vocals
CATHY BAEZA, violin
DIANA BENITEZ, violin
STEPHANIE MARTINEZ, violin, vocals
VALERIE CARLOS, guitar, vocals
RUBY TORRES, violin
In a profession traditionally dominated by men, the Mariachi Divas have made big waves on the national and international music scene. This all female sensation swept the Athenaeum to its feet with its first performance in March 2004. This will be their 8th performance at CMC and it is difficult to imagine celebrating Cesar Chavez without the Divas.
Directed and founded by trumpet player Cindy Shea in 1999, Mariachi Divas is a unique, multi-cultural, all female ensemble. Imbued with the true flavor of Los Angeles the Divas have been represented by women of Mexican, Cuban, Samoan, Argentinean, Colombian, Panamanian, Puerto Rican, Swiss, Japanese, Honduran, Salvadorian, Peruvian, Tongan and Anglo descents. Cindy Shea states, "Music is a way of uniting our cultural backgrounds". In 2009, Mariachi Divas won the Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Album of the year for their 2008 release, "Canciones De Amor." This marked the first time in the history of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences that an all-female mariachi group had been a nominee, or of course, a winner. All seven of their CDs are distributed nationally through Shea Records and East Side Records.
The Divas were invited to perform at the inaugurations of Los Angeles mayor, Antonio R. Villaraigosa and California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. They also performed live on C-SPAN for then Senator Hillary Clinton at her Los Angeles presidential campaign rally in 2008. Providing sound tracks for films as well as appearing as actors, since September 2003, they have been the official mariachis of Disney in Anaheim, performing 7 days a week for audiences of all ages.
CMC is fortunate that the Divas continue to make time to perform for their many fans in the Claremont community. This concert is jointly sponsored by the Center for Chicano/Latino Affairs, Maria Torres Dean.
Super Bowl XLVI: Financial Success and Community Building
Allison Melangton has been the President and CEO of the 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee since October of 2008. She brings over 25 years of National and International experience in sports and events management to this prestigious event.
Allison moved to Indianapolis in 1983 when the City of Indianapolis was in the beginning stages of implementing a sport tourism strategy and relocating national sports organizations to Indianapolis. USA Gymnastics moved from Texas to Indianapolis giving Allison the opportunity to leave Colorado and become a Hoosier. For 12 years she worked with USA Gymnastics directing 100 national and international events.
Following her tenure at the USA Gymnastics, Allison shared her knowledge and expertise with the Indiana Sports Corporation as Senior Vice President of Events. While at the Sports Corporation she bid on, planned, and directed numerous events including; Olympic Trials, World Championships, Women's NCAA Division I Basketball Championships, Big Ten Tournaments and administered both Indianapolis Super Bowl bids for 2011 and 2012. Allison has worked at 7 Olympic Games, 4 as an Associate Producer of the Gymnastics Competition for NBC Sports, and won 4 Emmy Awards for her work.
Allison is a native of Auburn, Maine and a graduate of Colorado State University. She has been an Indiana resident for over 25 years. Her visit to CMC is part of the Robert Day School Distinguished Speaker Series.
Breaking Down Barriers in Middle East Finance- CANCELLED
Some successful women financiers have found it easier to create their own financial firms rather than to fight to get ahead in male-dominated companies, according to Chris V. Nicholson, writing for the New York Times.
Hoda Abou-Jamra still remembers the meeting when potential investors for her private equity fund thought she was the secretary. "I would ask a question, and they would answer to the man next to me. I would answer their question, and they would look at him," she said, laughing. "I didn't let it bother me. I just stood up straighter and talked louder."
Hoda Abou-Jamra is a founding partner of TVM Capital MENA, the regional healthcare private equity investment operation of TVM Capital. Her major responsibilities include the creation of the local operation, fundraising, investor relations, as well as business development for the newly formed company. TVM Capital is a global private equity and venture capital firm with a 25-year operating track record. TVM Capital MENA is currently raising its first Shariah-compliant healthcare fund, which invests in healthcare services and pharmaceutical deals in the MENA Region.
In addition to her career pursuits, Ms. Abou-Jamra has also served on several finance and fundraising committees, including Senator John Kerry's campaign finance committee and service as a board member for the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus. She is also a member of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacists, American Pharmaceutical Association, the Fenway Community Health Center and BIO Business Forum Committee and the International Subcommittee.
Hoda Abou-Jamra graduated from the Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University with a degree in Pharmacy. Her visit to the CMC campus is jointly sponsored by the Kravis Leadership Institute and the Athenaeum as part of the series, Shifting Perceptions.
After Just War Theory
David Rodin is a leading authority on the ethics of war and conflict. He is a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs in New York and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. His publications include War and Self-Defense (OUP 2002), which was awarded the American Philosophical Association Sharp Prize, numerous articles in leading philosophy and law journals, and a number of edited books.
A Rhodes Scholar from New Zealand, David has a B.Phil. and D.Phil. from Oxford University. He was previously Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University. He was the inaugural Director of Research at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, and a founding member of the Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War. His research interests include war and international conflict; terrorism and asymmetric war; torture; business ethics and international justice.
David has a busy teaching and consulting schedule and is a regular lecturer at the UK Joint Services Command and Staff College where he provides ethics training for senior officers up to the rank of two-star General.
He has worked as consultant and advisor to NATO, UNESCO, ICRC, the European Science Foundation, the British Military and MOD, Norwegian State Pension Fund, Oxford Analytica.
The 2012 Golo Mann lecture by David Rodin is sponsored by the Family of Benjamin Z. Gould Center for Humanistic Studies at CMC.
As Texas Goes…How California Lost Its Edge
Erica Grieder is the southwest correspondent for The Economist, based in Austin, Texas. She covers the key issues for Texas and the surrounding states, including politics and the economy, energy and the environment, and immigration and border security. Her work has also appeared in Foreign Policy, The Atlantic, The Spectator (UK) and the New York Daily News. She holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Columbia University and a master's degree in public affairs from The University of Texas at Austin.
Eric Helland is the Robert J. Lowe Professor of Economics, Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, CMC, and Senior Economist, Institute for Civil Justice, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA. Helland holds a B.A. (1991) from the University of Missouri and an M.A (1992) and Ph.D. in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis (1995).
Chuck DeVore '85 is a Visiting Senior Scholar for Fiscal Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Prior to his recent move to Texas, he had lived in California for most of the past 36 years. DeVore served in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010, where he was Vice Chairman of the Committee on Revenue and Taxation. Before his election, he was an executive in the aerospace industry. DeVore is a lieutenant colonel of military intelligence in the U.S. Army (retired) Reserve. He also served as a Special Assistant for Foreign Affairs in the Reagan-era Pentagon.
A 2009 article in The Economist entitled "California v Texas: America's Future" argued that the Golden State's golden age is in its past. It contrasted California's declining economy and dysfunctional government with the Texas pro-growth, small government model. The article kicked off a lively and ongoing debate among journalists, politicians, political analysts, and academics. Erica Grieder, Eric Helland, and Chuck DeVore '85 continue that discussion by examining the Texas model and asking what lessons California can learn from it.
Remarks by Robert Gates
Dr. Robert M. Gates served as the 22nd Secretary of Defense (2006-2011) and is the only Secretary of Defense in U.S. history to be asked to remain in that office by a newly-elected President. President Barack Obama is the eighth president Gates has served. He previously served under President George W. Bush. On Gates' last day in office, President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor.
Before becoming Secretary of Defense in 2006, Gates was the president of Texas A&M University. Prior to assuming the Texas A&M presidency, on August 1, 2002, he served as interim dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M from 1999 to 2001. He joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 1966 and spent nearly 27 years as an intelligence professional. Gates served as director of Central Intelligence from 1991 until 1993. He is the only career officer in CIA's history to rise from entry-level employee to director. He served as deputy director of Central Intelligence from 1986 until 1989 and as assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Adviser at the White House from January 20, 1989, until November 6, 1991, for President George H.W. Bush.
Gates has been awarded the National Security Medal, the Presidential Citizens Medal, has three times received the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, and has three times received CIA's highest award, the Distinguished Intelligence Medal. He is the author of the memoir, From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insiders Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War.
The Pacesetters Fellowship Program is the culmination of the hard work and dedication of alumni from the College's first three graduating classes of 1948, 1949, and 1950 — the Pacesetters. This program attracts distinguished leaders in business, academia, and public affairs to Claremont McKenna College for one-on-one interactions with students. Gates is the thirteenth Pacesetters Fellow.
Mexico's Presidential Election, What it Means for the Future
In October 2009, Roderic Ai Camp, CMC's Philip M. McKenna Professor of the Pacfic Rim, was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters by St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
By recognizing him, we are reaffirming that a teacher at a liberal arts college can make a major contribution to an area of specialization, that a scholar devoted to interdisciplinary work can be recognized internationally for expertise developed over decades, and that a professor can both greatly value teaching and contribute significantly in the public sphere
-Leon Narvaez, professor of Spanish at St. Olaf
Camp is the author of more than 120 referred scholarly articles and essays and 29 books, including two novels and Politics in Mexico. His publications reflect an interdisciplinary body of work that covers Mexican intellectual life, religion and politics, civil-military relations, the private sector, public opinion, democratic values, socialization, elites and elite recruitment.
In addition to being a frequent media expert on issues of Mexico and Mexican politics, Camp has spoken to the incoming members of Mexico's Congress on the subject of democracy and has interviewed eight presidents of Mexico. The format of his biographical work on Mexican political leadership was used for the official directories of the Office of the Presidency of Mexico, and the official biographies of Mexican Supreme Court justices who have served from 1917-89 are based, in part, on Camp's work.
Among the Minnesota college's other reasons for honoring the CMC professor, Camp has briefed five of the last six U.S. ambassadors to Mexico for the U.S. Department of State, and has made presentations about topics related to Mexico at more than 100 non-governmental agencies, human rights organizations, governmental agencies, and universities in a number of countries, Narvaez says.
Camp began his teaching career as a professor at Central College of Iowa, then went on to Tulane University before joining the faculty at Claremont McKenna 1998.
Lunch with a Leader: Sports Management
LUNCHEON 11:30 p.m.; LECTURE 12:00 p.m.
Javier Leon is the Managing Director of Andell Sports Group, which oversees the sports and related assets for Andell Holdings. Mr. Leon manages the business and operations of the Chicago Fire, a Major League Soccer franchise, on behalf of owner Andrew Hauptman. He works closely with Fire President Julian Posada and the franchise's management team and staff to build and grow Andell's sports business, both in the local and international markets.
He is involved in strategic planning, marketing, as well as the development of Hispanic, community and public relations strategies and programs. Prior to joining Andell, Mr. Leon spent three years as the Chief Executive Officer for Chivas USA Enterprises in Los Angeles.
Before his work within the MLS, Mr. Leon spent 12 years in the investment banking world as a managing director for Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and ING-Barings. He holds a bachelors degree from Claremont McKenna College and a Masters of International Management from the University of California at San Diego. Mr. Leon lives in Los Angeles with his wife and four children.
During his Athenaeum talk, Mr. Leon will discuss Major League Soccer, his career in sports management, and his development as a leader in this industry. His talk is co-sponsored by the Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and the Latin American Business Council at CMC.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Myriad of Personalities
Let's start out with friends. I usually joke around and laugh with the friends who are lighthearted and fun. These friends aren't offended very easily with sarcastic jokes or comments I make in jest. They don't take things personally, unless it's a personal attack on one's integrity. Insults are much different from making a sarcastic joke. When you insult someone, you hurt them- possibly making them want to become distant from you or break up the friendship entirely. There are people in my life who are very conservative and a bit uptight. There's nothing wrong with that- they're just reserved a touch. I tend to not tell as many jokes or make remarks that would normally make my laid back friends laugh. I become a bit reserved myself around these types of people.
I have some friends who are overly sensitive. To even entertain the idea of joking around about someone else, or even them, makes them upset. Sometimes they conjure things up in their own head. For instance, I'll say, "Gee, I think I put on a few pounds!" They'll immediately think you're talking about them! "Well, she probably noticed my hips look bigger in these pants- and that's why she's mentioning that!" Wrong. I'm mentioning it because my scale gave me a few hints. I literally go insane with these types of friends because their insecurity levels are so high, that it's like walking on eggshells when being around them.
We all have our levels of insecurity. But when does it come to the point where we have to say, enough is enough? What baffles me even more is that most of the people who are like this are usually the beautiful / handsome ones that hold themselves well in social settings. Underneath, they're a pile of nerves about to explode. I feel bad for them, but I can't help but feel uneasy about being in their presence. I can only imagine how many of my friends are reading this right now thinking, "Is she talking about me?" Watch.
There has always been a huge pet peeve of mine. I have a few straight girlfriends that are literally chameleons when they get together with me and the rest of my friends. What happens is, they end up saying, "Well I don't know if I'm gay or straight. I think I may be bi." And that's fine. But in my opinion, you would already know this since childhood. I firmly believe that if you are gay, lesbian or bi-sexual, then you would know before even toggling around if this was truth or not. Also, it irritates me when a girl wants to make me, or one of my other friends a complete guinea pig to the whole 'gay scene'. This happened to me before I was in a long-term relationship, and I fell for it a few times. Now I see a few of my friends going through the 'guinea pig phase', and it always makes me cringe. I know they're going to get burned in the end.
It's interesting how much more careful we have to be in order to keep a stable friendship with certain people. This even trickles over into family. There are different and unique personality traits that have to be handled differently. For instance, I can joke about one thing to one sister, but kind of tone it down with another. All my sisters are great with my sense of humor- so I'm thankful. One of my sisters is just hysterical. If you tell her, "Hey, your hair looks great today," she'll turn around and say, "Why? What was wrong with it yesterday?" It's cute. But I have learned to stay away from the word "today". Another sister of mine will take offense to the word "cute". "What a cute top that is!" She'll quickly glance at you with a questionable look… "Cute?" She wants "sexy" to be the word-- "GORGEOUS" to be the key word with any garment she is wearing. Again, it's funny. Another sister of mine will take offense to the many remarks *I* give her about the baby safe locks all over her cabinets and house…even her toilet. She takes this very seriously (which I think is great and it keeps kids out of dangerous stuff), but I can't help but poke fun at her about it. Each cabinet, toilet, door, and window is securely locked to prevent anyone (including adults sometimes) from opening it. Thank God I've mastered the toilet lock, or she would have kicked me out of her house for clean up in aisle two.
So now I sit here, wondering which person in my life is going to send me that email asking, "Was that one part about me?"
30 comments:
- Natalia said...
There is this thing that us in the communication field call codeswitching; that is to say, how you speak differently to different people. I think we also do trait switching. I think we are all of these different personalities. Or rather that we have all of these traits and we pull out the appropriate ones depending on the person. But it's still all us.
- Leesa said...
I talk different to different people as well. I am one of these gals you talked about (saying "Well I don't know if I'm gay or straight. I think I may be bi.") But really. I am straight with lovely lesbian experiences.
You know, I am a bit more careful around a few of my lesbian friends. If a top is cute, I may refrain from saying anything, just in case they think I am hitting on them. Strange, I know, but there it is. But you know, I refrain from commenting on most men for the same reason.
- Leesa said...
And, ~deb, I am in the process of switching to the new blogger. Wish me luck. This process that was supposed to take "minutes" has taken a long time thusfar (a couple of hours, I would guess).
I will let you know if my site crashes and burns.
- ~Deb said...
Natalia: I never heard of codeswitching. But it's so true- different people makes my personality switch a bit. I was thinking about it all week actually, because I come across this a lot.
Leesa: Yeah, sometimes you do have to be careful which people you do compliment, because they take it in another light. Totally understandable. I HOPE to God you don't lose your blog, because you invested so much into it Leesa! The best thing to do, is to set up a new account, and then transfer all your work on there. I wouldn't risk it, unless you already backed your work up. Your blog is huge.
I like Natalia's perspective. People have so much to teach one another...it's okay to pull positive influences from this person or that person, but there does have to be a point where we don't "chameleon" or hide what we are going through.
Even though life is a continual process of learning, when a person has family and friends that love you, they will be there for you and that alone should be enough to empower you to be yourself and take what comes at you with grace and finesse and a fabulous sense of humor.
I know that I for one, have that and am constantly learning as I go.
- ablondeblogger said...
You are so right about this! I do find myself "toning down" my personality around my more conservative friends and it's rare to find someone who shares my faith, values, etc. who also doesn't mind cussing or having fun.
I really wish I could just be myself around everyone, but I know it's just not realistic, but I still value all of my friends, regardless of whether or not I get to cuss in front of them. :)
I think we are all different selves - or maybe lesser parts of ourselves - with different people. There are things I would never do or say while wearing my collar or when giving counsel to people sitting in my office. I still mind my p's &q's in front of my parents and there are things about my life I would never share with my children. With the friends who know me and love me I am sarcastic, flirty, and I curse like a salior (hey - I don't drink, smoke, use drugs and am celibate - I NEED one vice!)and feel free to lean as I need to. I think we all have to judge how safe we feel in each relationship and what the boundaries and obligations are we have to respect within our relationships
- QUASAR9 said...
Hi Deb, indeed it is good to be aware of other people's sensibilities. With family and good friends, we've usually known them for long enough to know what words make them tic and which humour makes them laugh.
Strangers may laugh at our jokes and 'humour' us when with us, yet bitch about us behind our backs.
PS - I think you are cute & cuddly even on a bad hair day, but I bet you are simply sexy & drop dead gorgeous in a glamorous way. I'm sure I'd be happy to wake up next to you any day.
- GW Mush said...
I know for a fact that most of Deb's posts have references to me in them. It pains me to read the posts about me undrer the guise of not using my real name.
It makes me mad and i want to bomb some foreign country and stuff becvause of it.
- ~Deb said...
Amy: I think that many people can teach us many things regarding their life and their experiences, but sometimes it's just difficult to open up to some people. With each person I find myself altering my personality just a touch…or a lot sometimes.
Ablondeblogger: Well, when it comes to religion or politics, I think everyone should tone it down if there are major differences. No one will ever agree if they are strong-minded about their faith and political views. That's a touchy topic right there!
Rev. Kate: I guess there has to be some major altering as far as wearing that collar and throwing on a pair of old jeans to barbeque with family and friends. Do you think the setting is also a personality switcher, so to speak?
Quasar9: Well, we can't really tell who speaks behind our backs or not, but we can certainly give them the benefit of the doubt....
GW Mush: Do I have to change my personality even MORE around you? ;)
- Crassius Maximus said...
The worst is the person that says they are joking after they throw something out there that is offensive, and believe me, I am difficult to offend.
- samuru999 said...
Hi Deb
You asked "Was that one part about me?"
One thing I do know is that what you wrote to me today...was so sweet!
It was truly a treat!
I have been sick the past few days
You cheered me up!
As I head back to bed...
A great BIG THANK YOU!
- ~Deb said...
Crass: There's always a bit of truth in joking around.
Margie: Did you get the cold from me all the way from NY??? I hope you feel better! Sorry to hear you're sick!
- samuru999 said...
Hi Deb
And, yet another visit from you!
You are a sweetie!
Thank you!
I actually have the flu!
Feeling achy and blue!
But, I shall soon be on the mend
And writing my poems again!
Hugs back to you!
Toilet locks? What if it is an emergency and you can't open the toilet? Hmmm I'm so easy amused!
Hope you're feeling better!
That is so true! I couldn't have wrote it better myself!
HAHA...good post!
- geek said...
Im pretty much the same to everybody, my brother is the careful one. Maybe I should learn a lesson from that...na.
Oh the freshest posts on my site is below the sticky post. maybe that helps? If not join up to my site and I will give tech support!
- Sometimes Saintly Nick said...
I think that the manner in which we communicate with another person depends on two things: the objective of our communication and the role we have in relationship to the other person. If I have a vested interest in communicating something—for example, confronting Dr. House about his Vicodin addiction—I will be much more intentional in selecting my words than if we were discussing a movie that we just seen. In the second category, I view inappropriate laughter coming from a person who is my therapy client differently from a person is a casual friend.
- ~Deb said...
Samuru: Of course another visit- I have to check up on you to see if you're feeling better! I was worried about ya!
Steff: That's what I'm saying! Thank God I mastered that lock!
Sandalina: Just a point of view I have…but some of it's pretty funny the way people react to certain comments or remarks!
Geek: I'm just clueless! I guess I should have realized that. Do you have online technical support? That would help greatly. (hehe)
Nick: The role in the relationship is a huge one! I totally agree. And inappropriate laughter is always awkward in any circumstance…
Wait, are you referring to the pants I wore last Saturday? You said they were slimming!
Do I look fat?
- geek said...
No problem at all.
yes! I can do the tech support online. the only thing I need is for your PC to be able to get on the internet. Im a geek ya know.
- ~Deb said...
Amy: You look F*I*N*E! Geez!
Geek: I don't have the internet. It amazes me how I'm even able to blog sometimes. :o)
- geek said...
Sorry for being so difficult.
OK im now confused. How do you blog.
- geek said...
Not thats its any of my buisness...
(and I dont want to know if its in the nude, ok, ok)
Get better, if I had your addy Id send you some flowers. That always helps.
love ya.
- Nihilistic said...
I don't think there are two people that I act exactly the same with...
Oh I have a few of those friends too.
- Åsa said...
Deb! Good post! And so true. I tend to look for people whom I notice that I like who I am when I'm with. Some people just seam to get me, some don't. Or I don't get them maybe. It goes both ways I'm sure. And I agree that most of it must have to do with self-esteem. People who make me feel ugly and boring must have hit my low self-esteem button. And the folks who I seem to hit their button when I'm with: are equally annoying/unpleasant to hang around. Frames of references are equally important for us to understand one another.
With family we don't have a choice though I guess.
I love people and may flirt with both men and women. Flirt might not be the right word. I like to point out good traits/sides or what have you. That doesn't make me bi or gay – just happy. Hopefully I don't go around giving the wrong signals because of it.
Good thoughts from you as always Deb!
- ~Deb said...
Geek: As of now, still being sick and all, I blog in the most hideous plaid pajamas you'd ever want to see. Really. And if I'm not mistaken, I do believe you are flirting with me by offering flowers….if you weren't married and I wasn't so damn gay- this coulda' worked out! (Send the flowers anyway!!!)
Nihilistic: Unless they're twins, right?
Zibi: The overly sensitive ones?
Asa: That's so true- people who insult others or make others 'feel ugly' is simply out of insecurity. Sad that they have to go to those extremes in order to make themselves feel better. Flirting isn't a bad thing at all. I'm a huge flirt! My girlfriend doesn't particularly like it, but she understands my personality. The only problem with this is some people don't take "flirting" lightly. They think it's a sure sign of a romantic gesture. Thanks Asa!
I believe the difference in personality around different people is about comfort, and knowing how far you can go before you set someone off. It varies from person to person, therefore you're different from person to person, because you don't want to be offensive to them or make them feel uncomfortable, so you make sure you don't cross the invisible line.
I'm really really REALLY lucky.
None of my friends are like that. Mind you, I only have 3 friends, but they've been by my side for 20 years now and they'll be there probably on my death bed.
I can say whatever I like around them and I never worry.
I love my friends!


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Actually compared to New Orleans, Charlotte is fine with me. You see, herein lies the problem. Just like all the other little 14 year old Charlotte posters, you have to resort to name calling and calling New Orleans a dump. I have no problems at all with Charlotte, and to be honest I happen to hold a couple of shares of Bank of America, because it is one hell of a good company. Your problem, and the problem with most people from Charlotte can be summed up in one word, "insecurity." We know how much great stuff their is to do in New Orleans and I am sure there are a lot of fun things to do in Charlotte, but for my money, I want a city with the ability to appeal to both the business and entertainment lover. I have that here.Originally posted by Mark Packer
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- Troche JR, Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Systemic glucocorticoids and basal cell carcinoma in young people. Annals of Epi. In Press.
- Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Molinaro AM, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Tea, coffee, and caffeine and early-onset basal cell carcinoma in a case-control study. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2014 Jul;23(4):296-302.
- Cartmel B, Ferrucci LM, Spain P, Bale AE, Pagoto SL, Leffell DJ, Gelernter J, Mayne ST. Indoor tanning and tanning dependence in young people after a diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma. JAMA Dermatol. 2013 Jul 3. [Epub ahead of print]


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NO! It wasn't ugly, it was darling! I made delicious sausages cooked inside of delicious home made cheese biscuits. Piggies in a Blanket [1] Even the name is all cozy. Sausage rolls.
Me: *eyeballs enlarge* uh huh...
NM: Yeah, we made up the name. He looks just like my mother, don't you think?
Me: *inaudible mumbling avoidy sound*
*Atticus somehow makes his facial expression look like how sad your heart feels when you watch teenaged Eric Stolz play that kid with the giant disfigured face and Cher was his Mom. *
*I just can't judge that poor baby. My heart is too broken for Eric Stolz.*
Me: AwWwwWWWW! Poor Atticus-Watticus! I wuvs him. Wuvywuv. Poor homely, adorable Atticus. Him looks like a little sausage biscuit. Yes him does. I'm gonna eat him! I'm gonna eat up Atticus! Nomnomnom! Atticus McCheesyBiscuits!
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You could do that if you wanted.
*Note: This is certainly not a cartoon about Phil Spector murdering anyone. It's about... the plight of sausage biscuits.
I have plenty of tact left.
It's only a coincidence that this bisausaketge looks exactly like Phil Spector. I'm sure that he was a perfectly cute baby once.
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*optional 1/2 cup shredded cheddar (add with dry ingredients)
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Haley Taylor is getting comfortable with her new role as the designated batter for the Lady Falcon softball team.
The senior struggled with being moved to the designated batter spot during the Tupelo Softball Association Jamboree, but once she adjusted to change the Lady Falcons have reaped the benefits of her hot bat by winning three out of their last four games.
Taylor is currently batting .476 on the season after going 2-for-3 with a walk and scored a run to help lead Ingomar (4-4, 1-0) over the Hickory Flat Lady Rebels 14-0 in five innings on Tuesday.
When teams are able to get her out she is still helping the team with well-placed hits that has allowed runners to easily advance into scoring position — such was the case in Lady Falcon's 2-1 win over DeSoto Central.
Earlier in the contest Taylor twisted her ankle dodging a foul ball while on third base, but instead of sitting back to watch the team she told Coach Richard Byrd she wanted to help the team by going to the plate in the final inning of the game.
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Taylor battled through the pain to looped a two-out single to right to set up the game winning run to help give the Lady Falcons a much needed jolt of confidence heading into division play.
Ingomar used the momentum sparked by Taylor to pick open division play in dominate fashion.
Natalie Frenn put the first runs on the board with a 3-run in-the-park home run in the top of the first before the Lady Falcons tacked on a pair of runs in the second to quickly build a 5-0 lead.
Kayla Stevens, Kate Webb, and Lyndi Kidd all scored in the third and Taylor scored in the fourth to take a 9-0 edge.
Webb, Kidd, Brittany Edwards, Shauna Grisham, and Maggie Cobb scored in the fifth to push their lead to 14-0 allowing Frenn to take care of business in the bottom half of the inning to secure the victory in five innings.
Ingomar blistered the Lady Rebs for 14 hits while Frenn (4-4) kept the bats quite striking out five, giving up two hits, and not allowing any free passes in five innings of scoreless softball.


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Penny loves her song. It's a good song, a really wonderful song. Will it ever be the right time to sing it?
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Kevin Henkes is the author and illustrator of many books for children of all agesamong them are Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Chrysanthemum, and Wemberly Worried. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon, a Caldecott Honor for Owen, and a Newbery Honor for Olive's Ocean. He lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.
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(NEW YORK) — For the first time in more than 30 years, more people are receiving lifesaving treatment for AIDS than the number of people who become newly infected with HIV, says the new ONE AIDS report released in honor of World AIDS Day on Monday.
"Despite the good news, we should not take a victory lap yet," said Erin Hohlfelder, ONE's Director of Global Health Policy and author of the report. "We've passed the tipping point in the AIDS fight at the global level, but not all countries are there yet, and the gains made can easily stall or unravel."
The One Campaign, which was founded by U2 frontman Bono, noted the fight against AIDS is still hampered by lack of funding.
Annually there is a $3 billion shortfall in the amount needed to control the disease around the world, the report found.
The report also warned that the progress to date could easily unravel in places like Africa, where many countries have fragile and overstretched healthcare systems. And another worry the report found: New AIDS patients are increasingly from marginalized communities such as drug users and sex workers.
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Last Friday after typing up enough arrest reports to prop up the Leaning Tower of Pisa, I shut the ol' computer down and tried to figure out what to do for The Wife in regards to Mother's Day.
There is no better present than a gift card, and all of you people out there gasping for air at that revelation can just shut it. My love of gift cards has nothing to do with laziness. How better to make sure the person you're shopping for will end up with something they truly want/need?
When it comes to buying a Mother's Day gift for my mother (Mama, actually), I'll be 100 percent honest and say The Wife is the creative engine driving that bus. The last time I ventured out on my own in regards to a Mother's Day present, my mama ended up with the complete three-year run of the TV show "What's Happening!!" on DVD.
Even though I got her the deluxe "Hey Hay Hey" edition signed by Fred "Rerun" Berry, she's yet to break the cellophane on it. Now that unopened "What's Happening!!" box set sits on a shelf at my parents house, turned to the side featuring a photo of Raj's mom looking at him in a disappointed fashion.
I feel you, Raj.
The Wife suggested a gift card to "Bed, Bath and Beyond" would be a good Mother's Day gift for two reasons: 1), because Mama likes the store, and 2) because there's no way she'd be able to spend the gift card on something for Tax Deductions 1, 2 or their cousin, who I'll refer to as Cousin Tax Deduction.
Now all that was left to do was figure out what to do for The Wife on Mother's Day.
Me: "What would you like to do for Mother's Day?"
Wife: "I don't know."
Me: "A few years back we did brunch and I took you to the outlets in Smithfield. Want to do that?"
Wife: "We can."
Me: "I know we can; do you want to?"
Wife: "I don't know."
Me: "Is there anywhere you'd like to go for dinner?"
Wife: "Hmmm ... not really."
Me: "How about if I take the kids somewhere Saturday so you can have a day to yourself?"
Wife: "They'll probably want to do something with me."
Me: "Want me to rent a harpoon so you can put me out of my misery?"
For the record, she never said no to the last question, but we decided on a trip to the beach. The voyage would take place on Saturday and we would rendezvous with my parents, my sister, her husband and Cousin Tax Deduction.
When Saturday came, I got up early-thirty with the intention of gassing up the car and running it through the car wash. I arrived at Sam's gas station in Little Baltimore at 7:15 a.m. Usually I pay at the pump, but wishing to rekindle my love affair with Nabs, I went inside. I prepaid for the gas, enjoyed a bit of Lance-made goodness and headed to the car wash.
I put in my $4 and sat back and marveled as the brilliant machine knocked a good chunk of the pollen and bug remnants off of my car. Next, I pulled up to the vacuum, plopped in a few quarters and gave the interior a good once-over. With that job done, I got back behind the wheel and realized I'd forgotten to pump the gas that I paid for not 10 minutes earlier.
After I slammed the car door on my head a few times, I raced back to the gas station. I walked in and Sam was already laughing. I guess it's not everyday that a gas station owner actually makes money on a drive-off.
Once we made it to the beach, my parents suggested a place called "Mac Daddy's" for supper. They said it had lots of games the Tax Deductions and Cousin Tax Deduction would enjoy - specifically bowling.
When our entourage made it to Mac Daddy's, The Wife and I split a hamburger that was the size of a hubcap, and it was good. After eating, we walked over to the bowling area to get the proper shoes for the kids. The woman at the shoe counter was very helpful and pretty soon the kids were putting on shoes that had already cradled hundreds of feet, yet were devoid of any noticeable herbs and/or spices.
Since two of the children in the trio were 4 years old, we asked the road scholar at the end of the counter for one of those ramps little kids use to bowl.
"Uh ... I don't think we have any," he said.
I was setting up the electronic scoreboard at the time, so I didn't witness this part, but somehow my dad convinced him they probably had one. When Eeyore finally walked over to our lane carrying the kiddie bowling ramp, he looked as if someone had made him crawl to the bottom of an active volcano to retrieve a nail file. I assured him that it would be OK. Being forced to actually do something no doubt caused him to crank the Nickelback on his way home from work that night.
After bowling, we walked over to the driving range, and I remembered The Wife and I going there on a date long ago. I thought it would be romantic to get a bucket of golf balls and try to hit the guy driving the little tractor around that harvested the golf balls ... just like we used to.
I have to say The Wife still can't really hit a golf ball, but she looked great trying. Having only played golf maybe three times on a public course in my entire life, I'm no Tiger Woods either.
At first, I was doing so-so, but then the guy in the little golf ball tractor emerged. About one minute into raking up the balls, he turned and looked at me. Then he pointed at me and started screaming. Apparently, he recognized me.
As the flurry of golf balls rained down on the poor fellow, his screams for mercy took me back to when The Wife and I first started dating. The last time I heard that guy beg for his life, The Wife was wearing a pretty sundress - much like the one she was wearing as the guy begged for his life on this day.
It's funny how sounds can trigger such blissful memories.
We walked back to the car hand in hand, enjoying the night air and the pretty red ambulance lights as they bounced off the trees near the driving range. Apparently, the protective roof on the golf tractor was missing some Plexiglas and the poor guy took a few Titleists to the old noggin. Thank goodness the health care system has been fixed.
Happy Mother's Day!
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NSA clears up misconceptions about compliance
Monday - 6/18/2012, 10:52am EDT
You may not be familiar with John DeLong, the National Security Agency's compliance director, but the work done in his office is extremely important to NSA's mission — so important that every new employee at the agency is briefed by a member of his staff when they join the team.
"The rules that we focus on are the ones that afford privacy protection to U.S. persons as we conduct the two big core missions of NSA - signals intelligence and information assurance," DeLong said in his first-ever interview.
So, from the second new employees walk through the door, they are reminded of their obligations to report anyone not following those rules.
"I like to think about compliance as essentially bringing rules to life," DeLong said in an interview for Federal News Radio's Agency of the Month show. "Compliance is really about the place where the rules and the laws intersect with the technology, intersect with the people, intersect with the actual activities that we do."
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DeLong is NSA's first compliance director. He took the job in 2009 after the position was statutorily mandated. He had previously served as the deputy director of the NSA/CSS Commercial Solutions Center.
"By creating this position, by resourcing it, it's really a very outward sign of our focus on how we protect privacy. In fact, the motto of our organization is 'protecting privacy at mission speed,'" said DeLong. "This is a high stakes area. There's national security at stake. We're the National Security Agency by name and by mission, and it's something we really have to do — we have to protect privacy and we have to do it at mission speed."
A few hundred people now work in the compliance arena across NSA — an area that has evolved rapidly over the past three years, according to DeLong.
"Initially, I think, in any new thing you are very much focused on the present," said DeLong. "What we've been able to do is really continue to focus on the present but really spend more and more time looking one year, two years out, trying to anticipate changes in technology, trying to understand legal and policy things at a very granular level and making sure we're really planning for that."
But managing those predictions can be challenging, DeLong said.
"How do you predict something that occurs two years from now? How do you try to anticipate a technology change, plan for it, but how do you leave enough wiggle room such that two years from now you understand? And, how do you do that with laws and policies that are constantly evolving?"
Future of the Compliance Workforce
DeLong said staffing within his compliance department is both a short-term and long-term goal. On a daily basis, DeLong is responsible for making sure the compliance organizations across the agency are well staffed, have the resources they need, and are sychronized with each other. In the long term, he's working to make sure he has the right kind of people in the compliance pipeline.
"Im thinking of the couple hundred folks across NSA. How am I getting that pipeline in there? Are they going through the right sets of tours of positions that are really setting us up to be a really value-added compliance organization," DeLong said.
As for the types of people he is looking for, DeLong said it's pretty simple. He's looking for "great people."
"The deputy director asked me when I took this job, he said, 'I want compliance to be a microcosm of NSA.' And that's really very reflective of what compliance is. It's a place where the technology people work with the mission folks and with the lawyers," DeLong said. "I'm looking for folks that aren't just great in one area but that are great across multiple areas and are able to really bring people together so we can keep those things connected all the time."
DeLong said most of his staff is homegrown and comes internally from NSA. But, he said, he sees that evolving too.
"My longterm thing is really to understand how do we get that pipeline of people and bring in some external perspectives into the compliance program. There's really a compliance community that is emerging in industry and acedemia and I really want to leverage that."


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Parisians, notably the younger set, are becoming more adventurous about Latin American foods and the quality of Mexican places is getting better, including a few joints that are rolling out their own tortillas. Even Chipotle has opened in Paris.


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"Hornets means nothing." - Tom Benson
Anything other than the Pelicans would be uncivilized...
I once had some of the worst grits and drippings in the Queen City
New Orleans Angel Hornet Arcs
NOAH Arcs
Yay everyone wins!
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I'm going with original flashy names.
Arc Angels
Emeka Okafor - Joe Smith - Carmelo Anthony - Manu Ginobili - Jason Williams
Al Jefferson - James Posey - Aaron McKie - Shaun Livingston
Can we just change the name to Sons so Gordon's dumb butt gets confused?
still with Knights
it's good though that these talks have died down now FA has come along!
Always and forever, each moment with you, is just like a dream come true..... DUKES!!!
Pelicans and keep the same color scheme!! Lol
Oh... I don't see many movies.....
It's garbage, but a classic.
Kid N' Play!
After all of these crappy suggestions, I say screw it, keep it the Hornets and make the "Creole Blue" into green and go mardi gras. If we're the voodoo or the bounce or some other WNBA name I may never see AD play in person, because I will boycott that junk.
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How should older programmers respond when interviewed and 'confronted' with questions similar to "we are a young bunch, will you be able to fit into our culture?".
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