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Heineken Cup: Castres edge Glasgow to go second in Pool 4
Last Updated: 07/12/12 10:51pm
Rory Kockott nudged over the winning penalty in the only score of the second half
Castres ended the Heineken Cup hopes of Glasgow in a dour 9-6 victory at Scotstoun Stadium on Friday night.
In a poor advert for European rugby, the French side came from 6-3 down as the boot of Rory Kockott out-shot Scott Wight three to two.
The Scottish stand-off nailed two from two penalties to give his side a 6-3 lead inside the second quarter, while Kockott missed three shots but levelled matters with his second succesful kick just before the break.
Both teams had had spells of possession but neither goal line had been seriously threatened thanks to determined tackling and referee Wayne Barnes detecting penalty offences.
Glasgow made a livelier start to the second half but after 47 minutes Wight, in a moment which is sure to haunt him, was unable to take advantage of a penalty shot which was straight on from the Castres 22.
In turn Castres twice were unable to make anything of pressure situations on Glasgow's line and lost their advantage by conceding penalties.
But with 57 minutes gone Kockott was able to nudge Castres into the lead with a long-range penalty.
The hard-fought exchanges appeared to have resulted in concern for Glasgow captain Al Kellock who went off late on with an arm injury.
With Glasgow unable to threaten further they saw their European hopes end as Castres held on to keep theirs alive.
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She's been a permanent fixture on the most coveted FROW's around the globe for as long as we can remember so it comes as no surprise that 26-year-old Mischa has made the move from style spectator to fashion designer with ease.
Following on from her hugely successful handbag line, the actress has now expanded her design endeavours to include clothing and accessories and last year, opened her first boutique Mischa Barton in uber hip Spitalfields in London's east end. Here we talk to Mischa about her brand, why she's decided to embark on a career in fashion and why it's important to always be in control…
You've lived in London, LA, New York (and more recently Dublin!). What city has played the biggest part in the evolution of your own personal style? Can you pinpoint it to one city, or do you think they've all had a part to play?
I did most of my growing up in New York, so that's definitely where the bohemian, indie style quirky look is from. Work also plays a big part in my style; I can go from skinny jeans, no make-up, and a hoodie, when I'm in rehearsals, to the full 5 star red-carpet glam when I need to.
What made you decide to open up a boutique in London and why Spitalfields? Is the less commercial east end a better fit for your brand?
Spitalfields is cool and very up-and-coming! It's one of the oldest areas in London and it's got a really great history; really interesting and very beautiful.
Your style is quite eclectic, who or what inspires you?
I love fashion, I always have, I look at the new collections, but I don't always follow trends. I just tend to wear what I like. I'd like to think I have developed my own sense of style, and as I've got older, it has become more defined and consistent.
Mum was a major style inspiration growing up; she always looked amazing, and did London 60s and 70s cool better than anyone. We collaborate on the MB fashion range, and a section of our first complete collection for MB Boutique is influenced by the original Biba style cool!
Do you design for yourself or do you have a Mischa girl in mind when you are designing your bags and clothing line?
The collection is definitely an extension of my personality, and what I like. I am very much involved in the design process, and whether I'm on a movie set or a photo-shoot, I seem to absorb inspiration. Travel inspires me, and I love collecting vintage pieces, but it could be movies, TV, or a book I'm reading that brings a certain style to mind.
Working with mum brings a wide appeal to the collection; we have casual chic to more stylish structured creations, and ultimately every piece is quality and highly functional. The people I design for love unique styling, but they also want their clothes to last, and to feel great.
How closely do you follow catwalk trends? Would you ever design something you didn't personally like but knew would work commercially?
No, I'm not that influenced by trends, and those I design for are probably looking for something a bit different too. But, we are very commercial, and the amazing people who work on my collections and bring them to life are really good at pulling trends, and making sure my designs translate to fashion with market appeal.
Lots of actresses/models/former Spice Girls have turned their hand to designing their own line. How involved are you in the process? Would you be happy to appoint a team to look after your designs or are you very hands-on?
I am that person, sitting in a small office just off Oxford Street, talking to our design team about exactly what shape the handbags will be, and the look and feel we want. On the clothes, I do the mood board stuff, the colours, the fabrics, and the whole visual impact we want to create.
It's my name and my brand. I'm not an ace designer yet, on the clothing front. This is our first season ever, and my first very own boutique, so it's a big step up! We've always looked into having a clothing line, and I said no, because I didn't want to licence to someone else, and I didn't want their design team coming in and putting it in K-mart – not that there's anything wrong with k-mart, it's just not what I'm shooting for.
Having a London boutique, and having full control is really cool. As we expand the collection and the stores, I will probably be less hands-on, but what we design will always have my stamp on it.
How far do you want the Mischa Barton brand to go? Do you see the brand expanding in the next couple of years and would you ever give up acting to focus on designing full-time?
I am an actress, and always will be. I love designing though, and I want to expand my brand and boutiques. There has been a lot of interest in the Middle East and China, so who knows? I've got a good team, and I feel pretty comfortable in my ability to do my acting and a little bit of design. The business side of it is not my strength; – I'm the creative, but luckily I have a lot of good business people on my side too.
What's your failsafe fashion must-have that you always rely on to transform an outfit – is it a structured tuxedo blazer/a really great pair of shoes/ornate costume jewellery?
All of the above; I collect beautiful things, and even though I'm drawn to slinky black and gold for evening wear at the moment, I'll always accessorise with a touch of colour, and a cool clutch. I love accessories, which is why I got into handbag design in the first place, and earlier this year I launched my own line of mobile phone covers with Uunique London; glittery and cute, so you can totally change them to match your outfit.
What's the best style advice you've ever been given?
Mum and I agree on the best style advice, (probably why we work so well together), which is to make clothes an extension of your personality, and go with what makes you feel good. Fit the trends to you, not the other way round. Find out what's popular this season, and figure out how it will work for you, – or leave it if it's just not your thing!
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Mischa's photoshoot for The Times UK has been uploaded – she's wearing clothing and accessories from her own clothing line which is available online at Mischa's Place.
I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year! I decided to take a break from all things Mischa while she was having some downtime herself which is why there have been no updates for a few weeks. But, it's now the beginning of 2013 so I'll start the year off with a photoshoots update.
First up, here's the first publicity shot for 2013 courtesy The Times UK. There is a corresponding article but it's unfortunately blocked for non-subscribers. If you happen to be a subscriber, click here.
Next is a shoot from December 2012 at Mischa's boutique in Spitalfields, London. These photos are by Joe Alvarez for Ikon London magazine.
Now we head back to January 2008 for a couple of outtakes from Mischa's Vogue India spread.
And finally, here are HQ versions of a very young Mischa with a very young Lindsay Lohan from 1994.
Special thanks once again to Mila Kunis Web for providing some of these photos!
Photos of Mischa participating in a shoot at her boutique in Spitalfields have been added. Mischa poses with her bags and the new range of iPhone 5 cases designed with Uunique London.
Thank you Mila Kunis Web 😀
Mischa's 3D horror movie Apartment 1303 3D had its world premiere in Russia last week and actually seems to have done pretty well at the box office.
The movie opened in 9th position which would seem pretty low, but it was shown on fewer screens than many other releases. Its total of $685,189 was for the weekend of December 6th-9th inclusive showing on 402 screens with a per screen average of $1,704. Beauty & the Beast 3D opened just above Apartment 1303 3D with $698,984 but that was shown on 502 screens bringing its per screen average down to $1,344. I guess it's a bit unusual to compare a live action movie to an animated re-release, so let's move up the list to #6 where Lawless (starring Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy and Jessica Chastain) opened to $791,898 on 650 screens making its average $1,218. Among other English-language releases, Here Comes the Boom (starring Kevin James and Salma Hayek) opened in fifth with a total of $1,198,034 across 460 screens ($2,604 average per screen) and Playing for Keeps opened in 2nd with $2,022,740 across 554 screens ($3,651 per screen). Although, Here Comes the Boom and Playing for Keeps opened much higher, these titles are backed by large studios and have had international press consisting of premieres and worldwide publicity. Considering Apartment 1303 3D is more or less an indie, I think we can call this opening a success thanks to a respectable per screen average – especially when you consider that it quite comfortably out-paced Lawless per screen.
Making Apartment 1303 3D's opening even better is if we go back to February 2011 when You and I also opened in Russia. That movie came in 7th but had a weekend total of $411,263 or just $827 per screen. You and I had the added benefit of being filmed in Russia, featuring a Russian band and was backed by a promotional visit including press and a premiere just before it was released. Apartment 1303 3D achieved over double the per screen average with just a trailer and TV spots as the main source (possibly only source?) of promotion.
It's a shame we don't have any box office
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forecasts to compare the actual result vs expectations. I hope the producers are satisfied with the result.
Box Office numbers courtesy Box Office Mojo.
I unfortunately missed the publication sales deadline when this issue of Grazia Australia was on sale back in November, so thankfully the spread and extra portrait photos have surfaced online. All photos via Network Agency and Wilk/Cargo Collective.
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Another trailer for Mischa's upcoming 3D horror film Apartment 1303 3D has been shared by Shock Till You Drop. The movie premieres in Russia today – December 6th, 2012.
Check out a teaser trailer of one of Mischa's upcoming movies L.A. Slasher. She literally just completed filming this before she left for London, so it's pretty impressive that footage has already been uploaded online.
Also, please be aware that this teaser trailer is not suitable for everyone. If you're underage or just sensitive to gruesome murder/slightly pornographic scenes, then do yourself a favour and watch the trailer for I Will Follow You Into the Dark which is a lot more romantic than it is horrifying.
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"L.A SLASHER" is a stylish horror movie based in the dark heart of Los Angeles. The city is in turmoil as one by one various 'reality stars' go missing and are subjected to brutal mutilation in twisted comparisons to their claims to fame. The publics' obsession spreads like a virus as people take to social media networks in the hundreds of thousands to watch the online bloodbath and "follow' the L.A Slasher watching him as he begins his quest to rid the world of these infamous, talentless, hapless no bodies. Through the intense media hype created by the kidnappings we explore the extremities of 'reality', fame and misfortune in the ultimate homage to the Hollywood through the dark, shadowy world of the L.A Slasher with an end that will get your kickers in a twist!


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It's UFC 98 fight week and that means previewing a different bout every day here on Bleacher Report for UFC 98, headlined by Light Heavyweight champion Rashad Evans vs. Lyoto Machida. While not a sexy card that is heavy on buzz, there are still some intriguing bouts that will answer questions for how the rest of 2009 could play out.
Monday, it was Sean Sherk vs. Frank Edgar. Today, we look at Dan Miller vs. Chael Sonnen in the middleweight division.
About Dan Miller (11-1, 1 NC)
The near-four-year pro career of Dan Miller appropriately began with a submission and he hasn't stopped yet, as six of his 11 victories have come via tapout. After racking up a 7-1 mark in the independent promotions, Miller got his first taste of the bright lights May of 2008, in his one and only match with the International Fight League.
He made the most of it, defeating Ryan McGivern via (what else?) a first-round kneebar submission to win and become the organization's final Middleweight Champion.
The 27-year-old would be inked to a four-fight UFC deal a few months later and has won three in a row, two by first-round submission (Rob Kimmons and Jake Rosholt) and one by unanimous decision (Matt Horwich).
About Chael Sonnen (23-10-1)
An injury replacement for Yushin Okami, Sonnen is probably best known his bizarre pair of fights with then-WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho. The first ended when the ref stopped the fight due to verbal stoppage, when he heard Sonnen yell "tap," but Sonnen claimed he never said he was going to give up. The two rematched, and Filho missed weight, causing the belt to not be up for grabs.
Filho then put on a bizarre performance that was roundly panned by critics—all while Sonnen tried his best to deal with an emotional and distracted mess. Sonnen won the match, but not the belt that he wanted to honor his late father.
The 32-year-old has been fighting pro since March 2002 in a variety of U.S. organizations and Pancrase in Japan. After a 1-2 run in the UFC (2005-2006), Sonnen put together a five-fight win streak in Bodog and SportFight before being inked to a WEC deal. After the two fights with Filho and a unanimous win over Bryan Baker, Sonnen moved to the UFC after the WEC ended its middleweight division.
Sonnen made his UFC return in February with a first-round submission loss to Demian Maia at UFC 95.
Miller has been nothing short of outstanding in his young career and hasn't shriveled in the spotlight of the UFC. There is no secret to what his game plan is: take someone down and make them tap in any manner possible. While an intriguing match with fellow submission master Maia could loom on the horizon, he will have a grizzled veteran across the cage from him Saturday night to deal with first.
Make no mistake, Sonnen needs to win this match in the worst way, a situation made tougher due to the short notice of the fight. Since coming back under the Zuffa umbrella, he has experienced the bizarre series with Filho and the elimination of a division. Clearly over-matched against Maia, he will need to be on his "A" game against Miller.
However, Sonnen does have seven KO/TKO wins to his credit, so Miller would be best served to be wary of an errant punch. We think he'll be up to the challenge though.
RRC Prediction: Miller via first-round submission
Josh Nason - josh [at] ropesringandcage [dot com] - has published MMA, wrestling and boxing blog Ropes, Ring and Cage.com since 2007. A writer for Fight Magazine, Nason joined up with Bleacher Report in 2008 and achieved Columnist status in 2009.


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These Faith Nostalgia poems are examples of Faith poems about Nostalgia. These are the best examples of Faith Nostalgia poems written by international PoetrySoup poets
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If you could relive an ancient day, which day, which day, which day would you say?
First kiss, first date
Or undo a mistake?
Watch your child be birthed again
Go back and unhurt a wounded friend?
Unsay a word?
Unbreak a heart?
Undrink that first drink?
Unscar that first scar?
Or would you go to another place
Feel your dad's hands
See your mom's face?
Laugh with your sisters
Let little brother win that foot race
Maybe pet that dog just one more time
Hear grandma recite that old nursery rhyme
Maybe take up for the kid that got picked on
Or hear again for the first time your favorite old song
Or tell your kids you loved them again and again
No matter what they'd just done or how late they had been
But you can't go in reverse to relive any day
What you would have done
Or what you would say
But you can say now what you wouldn't before
You can be someone new open up a new door
You can make a difference in your here and now
You can't be a new when but can be a new how
What if age was determined
By the amount of life experiences you had
Would you be an old timer, seasoned
Or a young naïve lad?
Would you change the way you lived
Or would you be satisfied?
Would changes to your life be massive,
Or would you seek a priest to confide?
I wonder why we don't live more
Not knowing when the curtain falls
Instead we tread on egg-shell floors
As if we plan when the bell tolls..
Dusty roads and fresh grass
summertime rodeos approaching fast
riding with a friend down on sandbars
A piece of hay hanging out of his mouth
though some trapped water, out the other side
I had forgotten this wonderful life
I still see some twenty year old boy helping me up
now a sixty year old man rides in front
pointing all the changes in the last five years
I could not believe what time I lost
4 am to a cowboy is not early enough
my pants soaking wet my boots fixed
We rode on down to his dads favorite spot
to meet God when the sun comes up
we turned to face it and did not say a word
God's spirit was the only thing we heard
as earth to air, and water to fire, met in the sky
right there two old friends prayed to God
A dreadful memory upon life's sea
Returns to the days when life was carefree.
A spiritual youth faced the world alone.
Distracted by life and its sinful groan.
I thought that my Savior was by my side.
Whispers from Satan deceived my abide.
There is no God; it is a ruler's toy.
To make men subservient was the ploy.
Scientists discovered we came from apes.
Questioning God, I ate bananas, grapes.
The devil deceived me with many lies.
Despite my souls whisper and needed cries.
I turned away from God for a short time.
When wisdom returned, life became sublime.
© Dane Smith-Johnsen
October 26, 2010
Do You Know God?
Do you know God?
Or do you know about him.
Do you know he perform many miracles?
Or you know first hand he still does, and
His power is real in your life.
Do you know he heal many?
Or have you experience his hand at work
In your own life.
Do you know he feed 5,000
Or you know he cares and
have supply all your needs.
Do you know God because somebody told you about him,
Or do you know him, because you seek him
By praying in petitions and supplications.
You read and study the bible, living and walking in his foot steps,
and believing all his words to be truth.
Do you know that Jesus cried,
Or do you know he cries for you…
Do you know that he loved many,
Or do you know he loves you so
He loves you so….
Do you know that Jesus died?
Or do you know Jesus die for you…
Do you know that he is risen?
Do you have his love, his friendship?
Does he lives in your heart?
Do you have his forgiveness.
Do you know about God?
Or do you personally know him
Do you know him?
Where are the secrets, the faith and the passion?
Money and business are now in the fashion.
There is no romance, there is no love,
there are no bird songs in the skies above.
There is no green grass, and forests and flowers,
only shriveling deserts and pale fading colors.
Cables and wires are strangling us tight,
smog hides the stars, you can't see them at night.
There is much science, but not many wisdom,
too much revolutions, but not enough freedom.
Wise man, and prophets and heroes are vanishing,
everything good is perished and banishing.
Dragons, elfs, fairies are facing extinction
even kids don't want to read that old fiction.
Undiscovered lands are no longer remaining
from adventures and brave feats everyone is abstaining.
There is no justice and no human rights,
no satisfaction, only body delights.
Compassion and virtue are not common today
should be greedy and shameless if you want to stay.
There is no hope and no joy, you can find only sadness
in these poor human souls, lost in the madness.
God stays in darkness, forgotten and blind,
He's no longer able to control human mind.
There isn't much left you now could believe,
only in dreams you can find some relief.
The cracked spine of
the book I dropped
at the call.
A chip in my
windshield left by a
pompous *?#@! in a
red sports car as I
drive to the
Rain expectorating
from an ashen sky as
the dirt is turned.
Today is terrible.
Though this is less
terrible than the
crack in grandma's
spine from her fall
down the stairs.
The chip in her
amazingly smart mind
after eighteen years
as a teacher.
Tears running,
dripping from my
Mothers ashen face
as she cries "My
mama's dead."
Today is terrible.
Though this is less
terrible than the
cracked family
emotions left raw
and empty.
The chip in Grandpas
numb mind at the
gathering… "Where is
Irene she should be
Faces gone ashen
with dread, do we
leave him numb or
remind him that his
wife is dead?
Today is terrible.
Though this is less
terrible than the
empty silences,
missing the jokes
Grandma used to
Grandma's laugh and
her endless smile
which always exposed
that tooth with the
chip in it.
Without her the
world has become
empty, bleak, and
Today is terrible.
I imagine the echo of the once thundering herds,
Before the Bison succumbed to the tallow vats.
I listen for symphonies of the missing songbirds,
That made the Osage foothills their habitat.
The land that was theirs is no longer pristine,
Now the hills are interspersed with pump-jacks.
Barbed wire fences make today's boundaries clean,
And pickup trucks are the source of most tracks.
In scrutinizing my thoughts I invariably ask why?
While realizing that time man can't rearrange.
Then God paints a sunset on the evening sky,
An awesome portrait that man can't change.
i think of the
i crossed
to bump into you
i smile now
because i realize
that until you lifted your head
to see where you were going
you could never
see me coming
Tomorrow's times are in these eyes of mine.
Away and far my world shall part.
The Seas shall rise from their depths of deep.
And in the glow of the shadows the willows will weep.
The Sun will rise as my days still come,
The glory, the power, it is the rains with Sun.
Tomorrow's times are in these days of mine.
Far and gone my world shall bond.
The Mountains will fall from their heights they climb.
And in the glow of the shadows the willows will shine.
Tomorrow's times are in these thoughts of mine.
Gone and here my world shall fear.
The Lands will separate the world by Sea,
And in the glow of the shadows the willows will be.
Tomorrow's times I know are mine.
Here it is that I fear I'm near.
My Land, my Seas, my Mountains of plain sight,
And in the glow of the shadows the willows shall shed their light.
®Registered: Ann Rich 1998
If I forget,
Remind me of your name
As it must have slipped away.
If I forget,
Show me a photo of my face
As it surely has changed.
If I forget,
Take my hand back to that place
For I've certainly lost my way.
If I forget,
Breathe a gentle breath in my ear
If will calm my fear and rekindle the flame.
If I forget,
Bring the heart straps
That held me to you like glue.
And if I forget,
Carry the memory of us
It is lost but a treasure on a raft on the waves...
I don't believe in the way things were.
I used to sit back and commend others for doing what I couldn't.
(it turns out, it was only what i wouldn't)
Every hand I extend in kindness is another step I long to take
And every note I sow, I swear it's because I know nothing else
Teach me shoulder-less love
Find me hope in the darkest hotels
Kill my distaste for
I won't come back home
You don't need this throne
Fill my heart, I'm forlorn
Keep me out of this haze
Grace from remorse, let's turn this into a style
I'm alone in the next room
(the devil at the alter, the coffin in the courtyard)
Old Death is a scar,
an empty eye socket, a lost limb.
It has been grieved and we leave it alone
most of the time except on long drives
or sleepless nights.
New Death is a police siren behind you,
a baby crying for you in the night
in a house on fire.
New Death is bright red.
Old Death is brown.
We can pick it up and put it down.
New Death picks us up and
puts us down when it wants to.
New Death is a mugger in an alley
on your way home.
Leather jacket, whiskey breath,
fear smell, switch blade at your throat.
That's New Death.
It mugs you and steals your life
for years or forever.
Old Death is a tight uniform you wore,
you try it on once in a while.
You were drafted in the Regiment of Pain.
It doesn't fit, you don't wear it
but you will never be the same again.
You have your memories at that private war with Death.
You are a veteran now.
But the Private Pain mellows into General Acceptance
and the poignancy turns to peace
and all New Death will lose it's sting
with time and God's help forever.
In the past I remember how things were so simple
When I was little my cheeks had such cute dimples
Looking back I remember how sweet I was as a child
When I think again my heart told me I was so wild
Yet, in time my simple choices was revealed as true as anyone
The reason I was the way I am today, I did things, to get done
Finishing lots of my undone ideas was so incredibly hard
So I figure my heart and choices should never hold in no bard
I never thought I would learn heart aches and pain
With such under statement I did things for no gain
I was a child who held true to what he has learned
But as we got older those kinda perspective would get me burned
When I made up my mind that people was not kind
I led myself in a confusion that I was blind
In the past I do recall that seeing is believing
So I was the one who stood their with friends leaving
Alone, I felt I did not belong, I cherish each person who knew me
I got older too see how the world works it stung me like a bee
The feeling of tingling ran through my vain
My view of the world and people who knew me was stained
Now I know they are out for their selves with no kind feelings
Life I know is just a joke because of who I hung out with seeing
Today as I look at the world it is in such shambles and astray
And rather fallow everyone I just walk away
Drink the drink, and take the pills, lay on the medication.
But your soul's forever lost to them without persistent dedication.
There's things we've learned, and things we will, to decide us right from wrong.
But your ears are only open, now, to a techno-logic song.
Social norms have bound you tight, then cut you awf'ly deep.
And still your soul beneath the surface begs of you, relief.
You waded in their welcome waters, thought it nice and cool
But now I'm sure you've figured out you're lost in sorrows pool
So take it from who knows you best
Someone who has passed this test:
Before you drift out in the sea
And the shore's no longer in your view,
I promise that I'll bring you back
And if I can't, I'll follow you.
Before your legs and arms grow weak
And you've passed your final tier,
I promise that I'll hold your hand;
I promise you I'll still be here.
Before your lungs are filled with water
And our souls are parted once again,
I promise you that you're forgiven;
I promise you I'm still your friend.
Before you close your sunken eyes
Inviting night to kill the day
Know your bright was never slight
And soon you'll see your way.
North Star
It's truest form
Is to love others'
- As -
Thee Love Thy-self
This is both a blessing
To God and a Blessing
Worthy to be
Bestowed upon Others'
But first seek the
Of God
Fore His very word
Will Absolve Thee
Poet Author
Gary Fields
To Commemorate My 300th Poem Here On The Soup
300 Solomons
300 Beacons
300 Spartans
300 Martyrs
300 Tales Done
300 Threads Spun
300 Heartsongs
300 Touchstones
300 Scheherazade
Only 700 More, GOD
and Wherever YOU Beam Me
10,000 More, Gleam Me
- - - - - - - - - -
… I Have Lost 200 Poems
But Here Are 300
Because I Open My Arms
To Inspiration Undaunted …
" Pancakes, Preserves, Poached-Egg & Pork
Maple-Syrup, Milk and Sun-Motes In The Morn
Calling My Name, Just Like Flapjacks To A Fork
Psyche Is Picking Up Poems, Like Babies Just Born "
- - - - - - - - - -
A Childhood Poem Remembered …
I See The Moon
and The Moon Sees Me
GOD Bless The Moon
and GOD Bless Me
… and Long Live, The Love Of Poetry …
The MoonBee
There are no tears,
Cause I held them back,
There is no fear,
Cause all my fears came true
I believe there's hope
I have to believe there's hope
Cause losing faith in the future and
What can be when the bird spreads its wings
What can I do if she doesn't have any faith in me?
What can I do, if everything feels like it doesn't matter?
I'm trying but it might be not enough
I have being called a traitor
The person I love called me a traitor and I am not
I am not, that thing that I fear.
I don't wanna die alone
I don't wanna die like this, cause she doesn't believe in me.
She set a sentence,
Cause in a dream she saw how I will be just a shell of myself.
But now I'm just a shell of myself.
Just a little part of happiness filters throu the curtains of my disdain and all goes away.
There's no beam of happiness,
There's no sunshine of love,
There's no love for me,
She doesn't love me anymore.
She who I love doesn't trust me anymore
And I in a corner I lie alone
This corner of my own creation is not just imagination.
Here I lie and I just desire the best for you, the best for all the good people I've met and
who's lives I've made a miserable mess, I deliver my apologies to all those who believe I
hate them or I have being a bad person to.
The summer passed so fast
I thought you and I would never last
You told me our memories won't be just a blast
Ever was I the one to doubt our past.
Clouds were soon hiding the sun
The difficult hadn't even yet begun
I saw your shadow everywhere I went
I guess that's just how much you meant.
But even in the darkest hour
The moon was there-a source of power
And each look made you feel so near
A dream to chase the presence of my fear…
A poem wrote by me, based on Person who is a deserving icon but still struggling hard with his career life and addressed as disturbed creature.
DISTURBED CREATURE--> Am I ?? BY Mrs.Madhavi Suyog Pagare
Am I so insane, Am I so mad,
Dramatic mood of mine is so die hard.
Destroyed my peace, Shattering my dreams,
People call me as disturbed creature.
As like mounting the pain, attenuating the drain!!
Digesting my feelings lying inside me,
Strangely nobody cared, call me sick.
Teasing me lavishly and my heart is pricked,
Hurted me like hell when addressed me as stupid.
As like showering rain, missing on the lane!!
Time lapse in journey of life,
Can hamper anybody on its path.
When I see innate reflex of mine,
I always use to brightly shine.
Though possessing every job attributes of mine,
I never thought the authorities will ditch and hamper my career line.
Falsely acting bloody swine, making my image as fade as wine.
As like affecting harmonious divine, my soul was, as is transparently pristine!!
Destroying me and testing my patience, Never wanna give up.
Transformed deviations, wanna rightly screw up.
I wanna raise up, I wanna shake up.
I wanna wake up, Tranquilize my mind.
Unzip the professional life compressed by the culprits.
Wanna explore myself, driving the motivated heights of journey.
Lastly waiting for the optimistic opportunity.
Cuffing the suspect ,I wanna rejoice by my pattern of life!!
with Suyog Pagare
You flourished and blurred
like a spark on wind
Gracefully and quickly like a frightened hind
in pursuit of light
You harvested through bushy meadows
taken by blight
In struggle with plight
had you lost your might
And gave out
although never you gave up.
Where are you?
For you must be still there.
For I still can feel you
somewhere in the air.
Omniscient guy
Yet he lets bad things happen
How can he exist?
my hands are cold,
my feet are numb,
I've been waiting for you to come.
Listen to the rhythmic sound of the drum,
it is summoning you to come,
come and minster to my blazing soul,
and help me achieve my dancing goal.
Leap beyond the shadows of death,
and purge me with your mystical breath,
tear off my sleepless gown,
and cool me down with your powerful sound.
Follow the sound of the drums and come,
If you don't come I will be undone,
thousands of them surround the gate,
come before it's too late.
wiggle and scream,
entrance me in your solitary dreams.
pull out your dangling whistle
stretch my body,
breath upon my throbbing flesh,
and captivate me in your powerful net.
Release your knob and come,
shoot me with your inflated gun,
I have waited for this eternal bliss,
but something stands amiss.
©2013 Christine Phillips
The ultimate sensation and so pure,
Skips a beat, uncontrollable, yet feels amazing,
Beating simultaneously - an intense magnetism
Another morning I got up and my thoughts returned here. Just wanted to put something of
the memory that lingers still today from scenes we saw of September 11th. Scenes we would
like to but will never and should never forget. I do not wish to cause further despair to
anyone but if anything bring some hope to those who are suffering safe in the knowledge
that they have the world behind them. What has happened cannot be undone but with
strength and assistance from those who had the core torn from them as the horrors unfolded
and they watched on in disbelief we can be there for one another. We can make sure the
memory of this tragic affair lives on, and in doing so help keep our own souls alive and
kicking... in hope all was not in vain, but that we shall learn from it and let the
promise of peace win through. My heart and thoughts go out to all.
It doesn't matter today
if we build a building of immense height
like North and South towers of World Trade Centre
even if to use as defence system
just as we would have built a castle on a hill
in times gone by - times have changed
New buildings and memorials will now stand
in recognition of who/what was on said land
Their memories will always continue
as will the vision on t.v. all did view
Where minds stood still in disbelief
while strike after strike we all felt grief
Where tears were shed by billions of eyes
War was declared with no defence in skies
It doesn't matter today
we most probably wouldn't even see
as our enemies approached
Like a thief in the night they came
stealing from us that most precious
those whom we loved or cared about
What matters today
is that for all eternity history has been made
Times we cannot change
Broken genealogical lines gone forever
Marks made on the landscape - irreplaceable
Never can anything stand for what was again
Humanity and psychological effect remains
We may not all have lost those known to us
but we stand together shoulder to shoulder
Encircling those that remain
Knowing each one of us had our soul torn
Our eyes darkened by Hells darkest Angels
When none could believe that before their eyes
Planes came crashing through the skies
Out of ashes a phoenix, a nation arises
and with it the world reawakens
We will not sleep but remember
A tragic time when so high a cost was paid
with unknowing souls now recognised
What right to take such brave innocent lives
Where were you when my world fell apart?
The Sun darkened and the Moon just fled.
All had been done and all had been said.
And ripped to shreds was my beating heart.
Even the Seas began to part.
And the Mountain tops spread.
I lay there completely dead.
Even the Stars I could not chart.
If only you knew,
If only you were there,
If only you had a clue!
If only life had been fair!
I'd turn the clocks back,
Still standing dead in my track!
Ever since I have stepped into modernization, I have been pinched with values of the ancestors,
I cannot believe that the inside does not reflect the outside anymore,
When one says he or she has changed and become open minded,
Is it only to make one feel temporarily pleased or is just to enjoy hurting a person,
Why has age become a factor or an excuse to start a new problem?
Every time a heart skips a beat, the warm sensation takes place, a friendly chat takes place,
Numbers begin to swirl around. The intellectual chat, attraction of like minds,
Or even the rebellious differences stand in a corner against numbers.
Time flies and so does one progress with various experiences.
Does it matter if you are too old or young to be with someone?
Who gets to judge about numbers?
Nothing occurs very young but takes place during adulthood with mature thinking.
How should one deal when age becomes a problem to a new relationship?
More or less, does anyone have the right to judge if one is not married at a certain age.
With observation, reading various articles, numbers have created a nuisance in the mind of shallow thinkers in many societies.
When all the feelings are right, then why do numbers go wrong?
Doesn't sensibility, love, responsibility or even security count or is it overshadowed with age.
Still one may try to let go and filter some thoughts, but how does one filter attraction and passion.
Years have passed by and still the jackpot of excuses concerning numbers have polluted various communities. A spark of hope is still there when faith and true love will attain blessings from the higher self and well-wishers always.
I once was like a catipiller young,naive,and new
Always living from my heart not knowing what
else to do.Easy to take advantage of, that is
just the case, people would walk over me
like I was their dirty used up suitcase.
Now I feel a newness coming, like a light
shining from the sky, colors fill my world
and I know I am blooming into a butterfly.
Purple,Pink, Blue and Green I can feel them
flowing through. Colors of the rainbow raising
me into full bloom. Wise and strong I am becoming
My faith leads me where I need to go giving me
insight and wiseness for only me to know.
I have not done this on my own you see
I have been guided by God and Angels
on this Earth. Wise words the wisdom at
it's best comes from a wise lady who
seems to know me best. Lucky, I am
to have her in my life, she always shoots
it straight and tells me like it is, knowing
her words touch my heart and gives me tons of faith..
I feel like flying through the sky or climbing
a tree way up high. I feel like observing the
world just like a brand new butterfly so as I
Bloom I become Anew something unlike the past
Smart and wise beautiful on the inside and outside
a touch of color here a touch of color there
makes me glow and become a beautiful blooming butterfly...
Written By: Christina A McCullouch
Christmas day is coming soon
I can hear the little drummer boys beat
As I sleep under a stack of newspapers
At my home here on the street
I have no shade from the summer heat
No shelter from a spring storm
When autumn and winter roll around
I have no blanket to keep me warm
I have no one to talk to
No doctor to keep me well
My life is like the seventh circle
Of an everlasting hell
I have no feast on Thanksgiving
On my birthday, I have no cake
Most nights as I sleep in my concrete bed
I pray and hope I won't wake
I think about the man I used to be
The one that died so long ago
Now all that's left is this scruffy, filthy creature
Who I don't even know
Now that Christmas is here again
I pray to the good Lord above
For a gift that most don't appreciate
Filled with lots of happiness and love
I'm not talking about material things
I can get by without any of that
All I want is a house and a family
Complete with a dog and a cat
I wish every single Christmas season
That my dear, sweet Lord would send me
A beautiful family with warm, smiling faces
Sipping hot chocolate around a Christmas tree
We would have a most amazing feast
A rack of lamb tied up with a bow
Then we would all get bundled up
And go caroling in the snow
Oh, how glorious that would be
To have a family and a few friends
To have people who love me
Even after this life ends
God please hear my prayers
And answer them if you can
Just grant one simple Christmas wish
To this old homeless man


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I have been calling direct to Italy to get tickets to see the last supper and have gotten through several times. I push 2 for English and am put on hold for about 3 minutes than I am disconnected. Has anyone experienced this and figured out how to get through.


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GREENVILLE (AP) — The arrest of an investigator led prosecutors to accept a plea deal in the killing of a mother and daughter in their Simpsonville home nearly two years ago.
Michael Crane, 36, was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to two counts of voluntary manslaughter. He had been charged with two counts of murder in the beating deaths of his girlfriend, Allison Cross, 26, and Cross' mother, Jane Lanser, 56, in August 2011.
Crane beat the women to death with a hammer after going to buy drugs with his girlfriend, police said.
Officers found the bodies after Lanser failed to show up at work. Crane refused to answer the door, and an officer who entered the home found him in a bedroom, rocking back and forth, with the bodies of the women wrapped in a bloody comforter.
An investigator in the case, Ralph Bobo, was arrested earlier this year after authorities said he tampered with evidence in a different case. Prosecutors considered the death penalty, but decided to accept the plea deal because Bobo would have to testify at trial and his arrest would come out and could influence jurors.
Man gets 30 years for killing two women
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OECD FAO Agricultural Outlook 2015-2024
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Langosta - Julio 2015
2014 fue un año positivo para el comercio de langosta y se espera la demanda se fortalezca aún más en EEUU y la UE.
Cefalópodos - Julio 2015
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Conference on Quality and Safety of Aquatic Products: FAO showcases a typical innovation through the FTT-Thiaroye fish processing technique
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Squid and cuttlefish - June 2015
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Pangasius - June 2015
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Strengths, weaknesses and challenges of selected African small-scale fisheries presented in a World Bank study
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Camarón - Junio 2015
Con cierta recuperación de la oferta de camarón de cultivo, la tendencia en el comercio internacional de camarón fue positiva en 2014 con aumento en las importaciones en todos los principales mercados excepto Japón.
Mussels - June 2015
International trade of mussels continues to be significant, with 276 900 tonnes imported by the top ten importing countries in 2014, which is roughly the same amount as the year before.
The UN celebrates World Environment Day 2015
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Octopus - May 2015
Increased octopus landings put some pressure on prices in 2014.
Mackerel - May 2015
Increased mackerel supplies have forced prices down.
Scallops - May 2015
In 2014, world imports of scallops reached 157 200 tonnes, showing a slight drop compared with 2013 (-3.6 %). China was the leading buyer, importing about 30 000 tonnes, a sharp increase (24.1%) compared with the year before. Purchases from the USA, the second largest importer, were stable at 27 500 tonnes.
Vol 119 - The role of women in the seafood industry
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Shrimp - May 2015
With some recovery in supplies of farmed shrimp, the trend in international shrimp trade was positive in 2014 with increased imports in all major markets except Japan
Tilapia - May 2015
Tilapia supplies into the international market are slowly growing from other sources in Asia, with Viet Nam set to ramp up production in 2015. Overall demand expected to remain strong in both international and domestic markets with prices remaining firm.
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Food Outlook - May 2015
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Influence of climate change on fisheries resources in the Arab region
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United Nations at Expo Milano 2015
On the first of May, the Universal Exposition, Expo Milano 2015, opened. This year, the Expo is based on the theme "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life". Both food security and sustainability are at the heart of this event, which will run until the end of October 2015.
Call for Essays for a forthcoming issue of Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
The issue will be focused on Sustainable Fisheries and Market-Based Management: Constraints and Opportunities in Less-Developed Contexts.
Aqua Nor 2015 Travel Award: Call for Applications
In 2014 the Nor-Fishing Foundation established the Nor-Fishing Foundation Travel Award, which enables one person from the developing world to visit Aqua Nor or Nor-Fishing, an important national and international meeting place to get updated on innovation and technology in the fisheries industry.
WTO, Market Access and Fisheries Trade Issues (16 Jun 15 - 18 Jun 15)
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CONXEMAR 2015 (5 Oct 15 - 7 Oct 15)
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Seafood Expo Global 2016 (26 Apr 16 - 28 Apr 16)
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Lobster Commodity Update - February 2015
The Commodity Update contains information from around the world on prices, production, imports, exports and processing for lobster. This information is collected by GLOBEFISH, the FAO centre for international fish trade information.
European Price Report - June 2015
In this issue: focus on groundfish species
Vol. 118 - Sole: Production and markets
The report undertakes an analysis of the production and marketing of sole through the introduction of a new sole farming technology with potential economic competitive advantages.
GLOBEFISH Highlights - Issue 2/2015
The GLOBEFISH Highlights provides a detailed update on market trends for a variety of major commodities.
Vol 119 - The role of women in the seafood industry
One in two seafood workers is a woman. This worldwide desktop study, the first of its kind, presents what is known, and what remains to be investigated in this crucial component of the seafood industry.
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About Kennesaw Women In Mathematics
KWIM was created by the students and faculty of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at KSU to promote and support women in science and mathematics by creating a social and professional network of students and mentors to share information about existing opportunities and provide support and advice in professional growth.
ALL students and faculty are invited to join!
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Past Events
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
- Math Study Night
- Time/Location: 5:00-8:00 pm in CL 1009
- Details: We invite KSU students in our MATH 1101 Math Modeling, MATH 1111 College Algebra, MATH 1112 College Trigonometry, MATH 1113 PreCalculus, MATH 1106 Elementary Calculus, MATH 1107 Elementary Statistics, MATH 1190 Calculus I, and MATH 2202 Calculus II classes to come to study for their finals individually or in groups, and we try to make sure that several faculty and more advanced students are present to answer questions that students have.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
- Infinite Horizons Lecture
- Speaker: Dr. Fumiko Futamura, Southwestern University
- Title: How to Mathematically Immerse Yourself in a Work of Art
- Time/Location: 4:30-5:30 pm CL 1009, reception to follow
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- Abstract: A perspective drawing is a 2D drawing that gives the illusion of looking out of a window at a 3D world. At times, the illusion seems to fall flat... but perhaps this is because we're looking at it all wrong. We'll discuss the simple mathematics that will help you magically enter the world of a perspective drawing, including a new technique developed by a student. We will also see how problem solving in art can lead to some very interesting mathematical ideas.
- Bio: Dr. Fumiko Futamura is an associate professor of mathematics at Southwestern University, a liberal arts college near Austin, TX. As an artist, she didn't consider majoring in mathematics until she realized that mathematics could be considered an art form. She decided to get her Ph.D. in mathematics to be able to work with this medium at a more advanced level. While in graduate school at Vanderbilt University, she participated in feminist artist Judy Chicago's Multimedia Project of Discovery, during which she exhibited eight oil paintings. She graduated in 2002. Her research area is in frame theory, but she has recently been interested in developing and strengthening the relationship between perspective drawing and projective geometry, a non-Euclidean geometry that was initially inspired by perspective. She currently has an NSF grant to write a textbook on projective geometry with a focus on perspective drawing applications with her collaborators Annalisa Crannell and Marc Frantz. Futamura lives in Austin with her husband, who has a popular math youtube channel as PatrickJMT, and their 2 year old daughter.
Monday, February 2, 2015
- Infinite Horizons Lecture
- Speaker: Dr. Erica Flapan, Pomona College
- Title: Mirror image symmetry from different viewpoints
- Time/Location: 3:00-4:00 HS 1105, reception to follow in HS 1001
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- Abstract: In this lecture, I will give examples of mirror image symmetry in life, in mathematics, and in chemistry. I will explain why it is important to determine whether a molecule has mirror image symmetry, and discuss the differences between a geometric, chemical, and topological approach to understanding mirror image symmetry. Then I'll present examples of molecules that are symmetric or asymmetric from different viewpoints including some of my own results about topologically asymmetric molecules. No background is necessary to understand the lecture.
- Bio: Erica Flapan received her B.A. from Hamilton College in 1977 and her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1983. She was a post-doc for two years at Rice University and for one year at the University of California at Santa Barbara. She joined the faculty at Pomona College in 1986. Since 2006, she has been the Lingurn H. Burkhead Professor of Mathematics at Pomona College. In addition to teaching at Pomona College, Flapan has been teaching regularly at the Summer Mathematics Program for Women Undergraduates at Carleton College. In 2010, Flapan won the Distinguished Teaching Award from the Southern California and Nevada Section of the MAA. Then, in 2011, Flapan won the MAA's Haimo Award for distinguished college or university teaching of mathematics. She was selected as an inaugural fellow of the American Mathematical Society.
Erica Flapan's research is in the areas of knot theory, spatial graph theory, and 3-manifolds. She is one of the pioneers of the study of the topology of graphs embedded in 3-dimensional space, and has published extensively in this area and its applications to chemistry and molecular biology. In addition to her research papers, she has published an article in the College Mathematics Journal titled "How to be a good teacher is an undecidable problem," as well as three books. Her first book, "When Topology Meets Chemistry," was published jointly by the MAA and Cambridge University Press. Her second book, "Applications of Knot Theory," is a collection of articles that Flapan co-edited with Professor Dorothy Buck of Imperial College London. Most recently, Flapan co-authored an elementary textbook called "Number Theory: A Lively Introduction with Proofs, Applications, and Stories" with James Pommersheim and Tim Marks, published by John Wiley and Sons. She is currently at work on a new book that will be titled "Knots, Molecules, and the Universe: An Introduction to Topology."
Monday, December 8, 2014
- Math Study Night
- Time/Location: 5:00-8:00 pm in CL 1009
- Details: We invite KSU students in our MATH 1101 Math Modeling, MATH 1111 College Algebra, MATH 1112 College Trigonometry, MATH 1113 PreCalculus, MATH 1106 Elementary Calculus, MATH 1107 Elementary Statistics, MATH 1190 Calculus I, and MATH 2202 Calculus II classes to come to study for their finals individually or in groups, and we try to make sure that several faculty and more advanced students are present to answer questions that students have.
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Monday, December 1, 2014
- Infinite Horizons Lecture
- Speaker: Dr. Jacqueline Jensen-Vallin, Lamar University
- Title: Is it Art or is it Knot?
- Time/Location: 2:00-3:00 pm in HS 1105 (Prillaman Hall), followed by a reception in HS 1001
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- Abstract: You know how to tie your shoes, but you may not know that the knots we tie are actually mathematical objects to be studied. Here are some of the knice properties of knots:
- The definitions are clear.
- There are lots of cool pictures.
- There are even cool (and easy to ask) questions.
- Knot theory has applications in many fields, including biology (DNA), chemistry (chirality), and physics (the shape of space).
- Bio: After earning her PhD in low-dimensional topology from the University of Oregon in 2002, Jacqueline Jensen-Vallin joined the faculty at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX, where she received tenure and promotion to Associate Professor in 2008. She spent four years at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, PA, and is now at Lamar University in Beaumont, TX. While at SHSU, she founded the Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference (which has now become a regional meeting at a rotating venue, and has just held its tenth meeting) and the Piney Woods Lecture Series. She has successfully engaged undergraduate students in research; involved students in the larger mathematical community by taking them to local, regional, and national conferences; has served as a Pi Mu Epsilon Counselor; and served on the Mathematical Association of America Committee on Undergraduate Student Activities and Chapters and on the MAA Committee on Sections. In addition to her mathematical career, she is a runner, a knitter, and a mother of twins.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
- Careers with Math Conversations
- Time/Location: 5:00-6:00 pm in CL 1009
- Guests: Georgia Tech Quantitative and Computational Finance Masters Program
- Learn why Georgia Tech's MS QCF Program is ranked in the Top 10 for Financial Engineering programs in the US
- An intensive curriculum emphasizes practical application of finance, mathematical modeling, statistics, and analytical and computational skills
- Prepare for a rewarding career in investment banking, trading, asset and wealth management, consulting, risk management, and more…
Friday, October 31, 2014
- Spooky Math
- Time/Location: 12:00-2:00 pm outside the Mathematics and Statistics Building
- Details: Come join KWIM outside the Mathematics and Statistics building on Friday, October 31 from 12:00-2:00 for our Spooky Math Event. Bring a carved pumpkin or join in the costume contest. Prizes awarded in each category.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014
- Meet & Greet
- Time/Location: 2:00 pm in CL 1009
- Details: Kennesaw Women in Mathematics cordially invites you and your students to attend our Meet and Greet event on October 1. We will begin by introducing our organization: officers, advisors, our goals, and plans. After the introduction and discussion of ideas, we will start the initial folding for the MegaMenger Sponge fractal (that will be finished during our Undergraduate Conference on October 10-11 and is part of a worldwide math and art project (http://megamenger.com)). Come and participate in the project! (Even a few folded cubes will help us!)
[Snacks will be provided.]
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