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The Common Reading Experience invites Fort Lewis students, faculty, staff and community members to share a common intellectual experience by reading one book.
First-year students are given the book at orientation. Classes that incorporate the Common Reading Experience book explore themes from the text, while numerous co-curricular events are scheduled throughout the fall. Discussion groups, lectures, films and other activities tied to the book's themes help foster a community of readers.
For more information, click here for Reed Library's CRE website.
The 2013-2014 Common Reading Experience selection is Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats by Kristen Iversen.
Full Body Burden is a haunting work of narrative nonfiction about a young woman, Kristen Iversen, growing up in a small Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant once designated "the most contaminated site in America." It's the story of a childhood and adolescence in the shadow of the Cold War, in a landscape at once startlingly beautiful and--unknown to those who lived there--tainted with invisible yet deadly particles of plutonium.
It's also a book about the destructive power of secrets--both family and government. Her father's hidden liquor bottles, the strange cancers in children in the neighborhood, the truth about what was made at Rocky Flats (cleaning supplies, her mother guessed)--best not to inquire too deeply into any of it. ...
As this memoir unfolds, it reveals itself as a brilliant work of investigative journalism--a detailed and shocking account of the government's sustained attempt to conceal the effects of the toxic and radioactive waste released by Rocky Flats, and of local residents' vain attempts to seek justice in court. Here, too, are vivid portraits of former Rocky Flats workers--from the healthy, who regard their work at the plant with pride and patriotism, to the ill or dying, who battle for compensation for cancers they got on the job (excerpt from Amazon's review of Full Body Burden).
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Acknowledgement of Common Reading Experience Participation
This semester we will be participating in Fort Lewis College's annual Common Reading Experience (CRE). The CRE revolves around a book chosen by the college's Reading Board and given to each freshman. We will read the book in class and we will participate in several activities related to the ideas in the book. We will also read texts that are connected to the idea in the book. As we discuss and write about the ideas in the text and in our activities, you will begin to see connections between our class and your other courses and between your academic and your public lives. I believe this shared experience will enrich your liberal arts education by creating opportunities to explore and become involved in ideas relevant to contemporary society.


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|Lab members
Iswar Hariharan Ishwar Hariharan
I obtained my degree in Medicine (MBBS) from the University of Sydney and my Ph.D. degree from the University of Melbourne where I worked with Jerry Adams and Suzanne Cory. My post-doctoral training was with Gerry Rubin at the University of California, Berkeley. I joined the faculty of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School in 1992. In 2004 my lab moved to the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at U. C. Berkeley where I am a Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology. I have no hobbies and have forgotten how to relax.
Kendra Verga (lab manager)
I am a third year undergraduate Integrative Biology major with a minor in Gender and Women's Studies. I joined the Hariharan lab in September 2014, and I plan to continue working with the research staff here to help the lab run smoothly. I hope that the longer I am here, the more I will learn about the incredible world of Drosophila genetics. When I am not studying or in the lab, I spend my time working at a pediatric center in Oakland and playing with my pet snakes and my tarantula, Miss Snuggles.
Justin Bosch
I'm a PhD candidate in the Molecular and Cellular Biology program at UC-Berkeley and I joined the Hariharan lab in 2009. My interest has been to identify novel genes in Drosophila that control tissue growth, as well as a fascinating phenomenon called cell competition where cells can affect the survival of their neighbors. Using genetic screens and whole genome sequencing, I have identified and characterized multiple genes involved in tissue growth. One of the most interesting genes encodes an uncharacterized F-box protein, which I discovered is involved in signaling via the atypical cadherin Fat and the Hippo pathway. To help expand the capabilities of Drosophila mosaic analysis tools, I created a new genetic system called "CoinFLP", which I used to perform an unbiased RNAi screen for genes controlling growth and cell-cell interactions, as well as visualize cell-cell contacts in imaginal discs. I am originally from Minnesota, and people in lab still laugh at my (supposed) accent. In my free time, I enjoy playing guitar, riding my bike, making YouTube videos, and watching sci-fi movies.
2009-2012: Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Robin Harris
I completed my PhD in the lab of Dr Hilary Ashe at the University of Manchester in the UK in 2009, examining the differentiation of Drosophila germline stem cells, where I discovered my passion for awkward and repetitive dissection. I joined the Hariharan lab as a postdoc in 2011, and am currently studying the process of tissue regeneration by developing a screening system based on genetic ablation, which will ultimately allow the identification of genes that regulate regeneration. Aside from frequently indulging in larval wing disc dissections, I also enjoy running, yoga and going to the pub.
2012-2013: Postdoctoral Scholar, California Institute of Regenerative Medicine.
Linda Setiawan
I am a graduate student at the Free University Berlin conducting my thesis project in Iswar's lab. During my Master studies in biochemistry, I felt a need to resurface from the subcellular and to study developmental biology in real animals. I did my Master thesis research in Didier Stainier's lab at UCSF studying the fate decision in liver/pancreas progenitors in zebrafish. In Iswar's lab, I study the mystery of genes involved in regeneration and have been conducting a genetic screen together with Melanie to address the burning question: Why do we regenerate less as we age?
Taryn Sumabat
I graduated from Stanford University in 2011 with a B.S. in Biology. There, my affinity for the Hippo pathway first took root, and I became interested in aspects of growth control while studying cell cycle dynamics in the lab of Dr. Jan Skotheim. Following graduation, I moved to Hong Kong to serve as a Princeton-in-Asia teaching fellow for one year. I then returned to California to pursue graduate studies at UC Berkeley, where I have been a member of the Hariharan lab since 2013. My work aims to understand the genetic and molecular coordination of tissue growth during development.
2014-2017: Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF).
|Alexis Woods
Melanie Worley
I received my bachelor's degree in biology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006 and learned that I am intrigued by both genetics and developmental fate decisions. I received my PhD from University of California, Berkeley in 2013 (in the Hariharan lab). I have now exhibited a fate change from graduate student to a post doc and am pursuing the identity of a mutant that enhances the frequency of transdetermination. I also developed a new technique to visualize and manipulate multiple clones, which we named "TIE-DYE", because we are in Berkeley after all. Besides in lab, I can be found outside searching for birds to add to my life list.
2008-2010: Predoctoral Scholar, California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).
Sa Kan Yoo
I went to Kobe University School of Medicine in Japan and learned perspectives in human medicine. Although I was not a great student on the wards, it was extremely lucky that I could get intensive training of cell biology at Dr. Yasuhiro Minami's lab. I pursued approaches of performing cell biology in vivo using zebrafish at Dr. Anna Huttenlocher's lab during my Ph.D study at University of Wisconsin-Madison. I investigated how cells respond to tissue injury in zebrafish. I joined the Hariharan lab, being attracted to advanced genetics in the fruit fly. I have been interested in how organs and animals respond to disruption of homeostasis (e.g., injury and cancer). I am addressing this question by combining the fruit fly and zebrafish. My long-term goal is to obtain insights and perspectives that could feedback to understanding of pathophysiology during disruption of homeostasis in humans.
2012-2015: Miller Research Fellowship, Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science, UC Berkeley
|Larissa Alexander
Won Jae Jeong
I am a third year undergraduate student majoring in MCB with Cell & Developmental Biology. I previously worked at the Song Lab in Korea University Medical College, studying the effect of BMP-2 on osteoblast activity; there I found my passion in biological science and research. I joined the Hariharan Lab in August, 2014. Currently, I am working with Justin on investigating a phenomena called Cell Competition in which certain cells affect the viability of adjacent cells and I enjoy working with Drosophila. Although I am originally from Korea, because I lived in Texas for 8 years I love saying "yall" while I hate saying "hella". I my free time, I like to ride cruiserboard, collect snapbacks, and watch 'How I met your mother' over and over again.
Rachel Liang
I am a fourth year undergraduate student majoring in Integrative Biology. I joined the Hariharan Lab in Spring of 2014 and have been working with Sa Kan to study the genetic processes regulating organismal death. I am currently investigating the effects of possible suppressors for lethality by oncogenic stress in Drosophila. Outside of academics, I can be found volunteering at a local Alzheimer's caregiving center, attending music festivals, or exploring the outdoors for new medicinal plants to add to my collection.
Steven Reich
I am a fourth year undergraduate student majoring in Molecular and Cell Biology with an emphasis in Developmental Genetics. I joined the Hariharan Lab in April 2014 and work with Robin to investigate the genetic regulation of regeneration. I am currently studying the role of a particular enhancer in the repression of Drosophila regeneration over time and utilizing a Cas9/CRISPR genome editing technique. Outside of lab, I religiously watch European soccer games when not playing soccer myself, and I enjoy rooting for Bay Area sports teams.
Christina Shih
I am a fourth year undergraduate student double majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology with an emphasis in Genetics, Genomics, and Development and Public Health. I joined the Hariharan lab in July, 2012, and am currently working under Sa Kan on studying the effects of oncogenic stress in Drosophila intestinal stem cells and how that weakens and eventually kills the flies. In my spare time, when I'm not busy with my studies, I like to volunteer at clinics that serve the homeless and low-income individuals and attend music festivals and concerts.
Susan Wang
I am a 2nd year undergraduate student intending to major in Molecular and Cellular Biology. I joined the Hariharan lab in August of 2014 and am currently working under Taryn to study growth control pathways such as the Hippo pathway. Outside of school, I enjoy figure skating, watching Marvel movies, and finding silly things to giggle at.
|The "extended family" - some former members
|Nicolas Tapon (postdoc)
|The Francis Crick Institute, London
|Kenneth Moberg (postdoc)
|Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine
|Ivana Delalle (postdoc)
|Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University
|Cathie Pfleger (postdoc)
|Department of Oncological Sciences, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
|Kieran Harvey (postdoc)
|Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, University of Melbourne
|Hiroshi Kanda (postdoc)
|Department of Physiology, Keio University
|Brett Pellock (postdoc)
|Department of Biology, Providence College
|Adrian Halme (postdoc)
|Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia
|Rachel Smith-Bolton (postdoc)
|Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
|Tania Reis (postdoc)
|Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver
|Ai-Sun Kelly Tseng (graduate student)
|School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Well here's a dose of honesty for you:
Israel's Ambassador to the US Michael Oren has decided not to attend the J Street conference being held next week, the Israeli embassy said Tuesday. … "In response to the question about J Street's invitation to participate in its conference, the Embassy of Israel has been privately communicating its concerns over certain policies of the organization that may impair the interests of Israel," the embassy said in a statement.
It seems not even disinviting the Queer Intifada poet was enough to hide J Street's tracks. Now we can expect the J Street crowd to collectively stamp their feet and declare they are too pro-Israel. But really, who are they kidding? Poetry reading or not, J Street will have trouble grabbing the legitimacy mantle as long as its policies are consistently antagonistic toward Israel and its rhetoric muted when it comes to Israel's enemies.
For those congressmen who accepted the hosting invitation on the premise that J Street was "pro-Israel," they might want to get going on that due diligence. (Lenny Ben-David has some excellent questions for those who'd like to know more about just who's behind J Street.) If Israel doesn't buy the label, why should they?


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Rhapsody Radar 2012: #12 Tedeschi Trucks Band
by Justin Farrar | July 24, 2012
Married in 2001, longtime blues drifters Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks collaborated only sporadically until 2010, when they opted to focus all their energy on a brand new band, a large ensemble mixing race and sex -- or family and art -- as much as it does blues and rock.
There's something subtly defiant about a sprawling, mongrelized collective like Tedeschi Trucks Band thriving in an era reeling from economic downsizing and market consolidation. Then there's the "Southern" issue: self-consciously channeling the spirit of Duane-era Allman Brothers, the group's very existence is a challenge to all the trite yet incessantly regurgitated stereotypes about the region from which they've emerged (Jacksonville, Florida, in their case). Yes, the South was home to slavery and (later) segregation, but she has also given America its rich musical identity, an identity fueled by radical miscegenation and boundary-smashing cultural fusion.
TTB eased into their sound with 2011's Revelator, a studio effort with more hints than proclamations. But after lengthy stretches on that crucible known as the road, their ambitious vision went supernova. This can be experienced on this year's expansive live album, Everybody's Talkin'. Here, slow-burn swamp blues bleeds into AM oldies re-imagined as blue-eyed gospel, itself giving way to rattling hippie funk. Possibly the most poignant moment comes with "Midnight in Harlem." On Revelator, the tune takes the form of a pleasant ballad with a hummable melody; on stage, however, it evolves into a floating meditation (life, love, loss, perseverance, etc.) replete with Derek's raga-flavored introduction. At one point Susan weeps, "He was born to love me." It's a line that perfectly encapsulates the pungent whiff of fate permeating the arrival of the Tedeschi Trucks Band.


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As a general rule, when showing in hand in English attire either a bridle or a plain leather (no silver) halter with a chain is appropriate. That goes for halter or G&S/F&S.
I would not carry a crop/whip/stick in G&S. I've never come across anything in the rulebooks for the shows I participate in that outlaws them in G&S, but touching the horse in the ring is going to dock you points no matter what you do it with. In terms of G&S, I would highly recommend working through whatever nippiness he has at home before taking him into a show situation. Even in halter, which does make use of a "show stick" in some cases, frowns on disciplining the horse in the ring. All of that should be under control at home, before the show.
As I said above, halter exhibitors sometimes make use of a show stick, whip, or cane, but it is not intended as a preventative or disciplinary tool in the ring. The stick is a positioning tool, in order to better position the horse, direct him, and therefore show him to his best advantage. Personally, I have only ever seen sticks or whips in halter classes used by entries in Saddle Seat turnout, or in draft halter classes. Western and Hunt Seat entries in a simple halter class (for example, Registered Quarter Horse Mare Halter) do not carry a stick.
Halter and G&S are not discipline specific - you can wear whatever discipline attire you want in either class. G&S is typically divided into English and Western divisions, and in 4-H the only difference between the two is that a turn on the forehand is acceptable in lieu of a turn on the haunches in English attire. Halter simply judges the conformation and gaits of the horse, non-discipline specific. That being said, a horse with more park-type action in Western turnout will probably be docked points, as he is not being shown to his best advantage.
Lastly, read up on the rulebook if your show is being run by a specific club or organization, and ask at signup if you're unsure about the legality of any of your turnout or equipment. It never hurts to ask.


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Kemp's ridley nests found ties record of 199
PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE - A record tying 199 Kemp's ridley turtle nests have been found along the Texas coast this season, equaling last year's mark for the most nests found since record keeping started in the early 1980s.
Two nests were found Friday on Padre Island National Seashore. It is likely that the record will be broken, possibly as soon as Saturday, as the count stood at 182 on June 13, 2011, and another 17 nests were found later that month and into July.
Donna Shaver, chief of sea turtle science and recovery at Padre Island National Seashore, said the Texas nesting season typically runs March to July, although nests have been found as late as August.
From 2004-09, the number of Kemp's ridley nests found continued to increase, topping out at 197 in 2009. In 2010, the number of nests dropped to 141. That number rebounded with the record 199 nests found in 2011.
This season, 104 of 113 Padre Island nests have been found at Padre Island National Seashore, where the most nests typically are found. A record 126 Kemp's ridley nests were discovered on Padre Island in 2011.
The other sites where nests have been found are: South Padre Island, 55; Mustang Island and Boca Chica Beach, 8; Galveston Island, 7; Surfside Beach, 4; San Jose Island, 2; and Bolivar Peninsula and Brazoria County, 1.
Also, 3 loggerhead turtle nests have been found with one each found at Quintana Beach, Padre Island National Seashore and South Padre Island.
Anyone who finds a Kemp's ridley turtle or nest is asked to call seashore staff at 361-949-8173, ext. 226.
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Game Day Quick Facts
The Teams: Holy Cross (3-3, 0-1 PL) vs. Dartmouth (2-2, 0-2 Ivy)
Date: October 16, 2010
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Place: Memorial Field (13,000), Hanover, N.H.
Live Video Streaming: www.DartmouthSports.com
Holy Cross Radio: WTAG 580 AM & 94.9 FM, Worcester; Bob Fouracre, play-by-play; Dick Lutsk, color; Click Here to Listen
Unofficial Live Statistics: www.DartmouthSports.com
Series Record: Holy Cross leads, 35-34-4
Last Meeting: Holy Cross 34, Dartmouth 14; October 17, 2009; Worcester, Mass.
The Series With Dartmouth
This will be the 74th meeting between the Crusaders and the Big Green on the gridiron, with Holy Cross leading the all-time series 35-34-4. The Crusaders have posted victories in each of the last six years, but prior to that Dartmouth had won two straight and six out of eight games in the series. For games played in Hanover, Dartmouth holds a 21-19-3 advantage against the Crusaders, but Holy Cross has gone 19-14-3 since the opening of Memorial Field. The schools first met on Oct. 3, 1903, with the Big Green posting an 18-0 victory in Hanover.
Series Quick Facts
Overall: Holy Cross leads, 35-34-4
In Hanover: Dartmouth leads, 21-19-3
At Memorial Field: Holy Cross leads, 19-14-3
Current Win Streak: Holy Cross, six games
Tom Gilmore vs. Dartmouth: 6-0
Buddy Teevens vs. Holy Cross: 0-10
In Overtime: Holy Cross leads, 1-0
Holy Cross Against The Ivy League
The Crusaders have enjoyed a good deal of success against Ivy League opposition during Tom Gilmore's tenure as head coach. Holy Cross stands 13-8 against Ivy League foes under Gilmore's direction, including a 1-1 record so far this season. The 13-8 mark over the last seven years includes a 6-0 record against Dartmouth, a 4-1 mark against Brown, a 2-5 record against Harvard and a 1-2 mark against Yale. The Crusaders' all-time record against the Ivy League stands at 106-137-9 (31-21-3 against Brown, 6-2 vs. Columbia, 0-5 against Cornell, 35-34-4 vs. Dartmouth, 23-39-2 against Harvard, 3-2 vs. Pennsylvania, 3-7 against Princeton and 4-27 vs. Yale).
Martin & Otis Lead Linebackers
Junior linebacker C.J. Martin (Plano, Texas) and junior linebacker Ricky Otis (Cleves, Ohio) have both been key parts of the Holy Cross defense so far this season. Martin currently leads the team with 51 total tackles on the year, including 30 solo stops and one tackle for loss. During the Georgetown game, he totaled 12 tackles with two pass breakups and a forced fumble. Earlier in the season at Massachusetts, Martin tied for the team lead with 18 total tackles. Over the course of his collegiate career, he has now recorded 84 tackles, three tackles for loss and three pass breakups. Otis ranks second on the team with 45 total tackles this season, despite missing two games due to injury. During last week's victory over Brown, he led the Crusaders with nine tackles and a fumble recovery. Otis previously made a career-best 16 tackles and broke up a pass at Georgetown, while totaling 12 tackles with one tackle for loss against Howard. Over the course of his Holy Cross career, he now has 72 total tackles and two pass breakups.
Taggart Takes Over At Quarterback
Senior quarterback Ryan Taggart (Bedford, Texas) had played very well for the Crusaders over the last few weeks. During last Saturday's victory over Brown, Taggart hit on 19 of 29 attempts for 196 yards and two scores. In the previous contest against Fordham, he completed 27 of 37 passes for 289 yards and a touchdown, while rushing 12 times for a team-best 75 yards and a score. Earlier in the season Taggart had a solid game against Howard, completing 17 of 29 passes for 186 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Through six games, he has now connected on 107 of 172 passes for 1,044 yards and eight touchdowns. Prior to this season, Taggart had played in only five career games, completing both of his pass attempts for four yards and rushing three times for seven yards.
Lamkin Returns At Linebacker
Senior linebacker Sean Lamkin (Jenks, Okla.) has returned to the Holy Cross lineup this season, after missing most of the 2009 campaign due to injury. In six games played so far this year, he has totaled 40 tackles with three tackles for loss, two sacks and four pass breakups. Lamkin's top game so far in 2010 came against Howard, when he recorded six tackles, two sacks and two pass breakups. He also ranked second on the team with seven tackles in the victory over Fordham. A second team All-Patriot League selection in 2008, Lamkin played in just three games last year before suffering a season-ending injury. During his limited time on the field in 2009, he recorded 12 tackles, two tackles for loss and an interception. Previously in 2008, Lamkin totaled 71 tackles, including 56 solo stops, six tackles for loss and one sack. He also broke up two passes, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble in 2008. Over the course of his collegiate career, Lamkin has now totaled 147 tackles with 15 tackles for loss.
Crusaders Have An Abundance Of Experience At Wide Receiver
Holy Cross once again has a number of outstanding weapons in the passing game this season. Senior wide out Luke Chmielinski (Walpole, Mass.) has caught a team-high 27 passes for 271 yards and a score this year, after leading the team with 63 receptions for 807 yards and four touchdowns in 2009. Over the course of his Holy Cross career, Chmielinski has now totaled 114 catches for 1,336 yards and six scores. Senior wide receiver Bill Edger (Hainesport, N.J.) has added 25 catches for a team-high 317 yards and five touchdowns so far this year. Edger previously totaled 49 receptions for a team-best 818 yards and five touchdowns in 2009, and has now recorded 98 catches for 1,480 yards and 14 scores during his collegiate career. Senior wide out Freddie Santana (Staten Island, N.Y.) is also playing a key role, with 15 catches for 160 yards and two touchdowns so far in 2010. Santana had 46 catches for 601 yards and a team-high eight scores in 2009, and has recorded 88 receptions for 1,071 yards and 13 touchdowns during his collegiate career. Both Chmielinski and Santana were named second team All-Patriot League in 2009.
Schneider Shines At Tight End
Junior tight end Alex Schneider (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) continues to be a key part of the Holy Cross passing game this season. Through six games played in 2010, he ranks third on the team with 21 receptions for 142 yards and a score. During the victory over Fordham, Schneider totaled four catches for 31 yards and a touchdown. A second team All-Patriot League selection in 2009, Schneider finished last year ranked fourth on the team with 33 receptions for 275 yards, while his six touchdown catches were the second-most on the squad. He ranked second among Patriot League tight ends in both receptions and receiving yards, and finished the season with a streak of 10 straight games with at least one catch. Schneider's top performance in 2009 came at Villanova in the NCAA playoffs, when he caught seven passes for 52 yards and two touchdowns.
The Last Meeting With Dartmouth
Dominic Randolph completed 26 of 36 passes for 264 yards and three touchdowns, to lead 25th-ranked Holy Cross to a 34-14 victory over Dartmouth at Fitton Field during Homecoming Weekend on Oct. 17, 2009. Following the contest, Randolph received the Johnny Turco Memorial Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the Crusaders' Homecoming Game. Randolph, who also won the award in 2007, joined Joe Segreti (1988 and 1990) as only the second two-time Turco Award winner. The Crusaders opened the scoring at the 11:02-mark of the first quarter on a 30-yard touchdown pass from Randolph to Charles McCall. In the second quarter, Eddie Houghton scored on a five-yard run to increase the Holy Cross lead to 13-0. Matt Bellomo then added a three-yard touchdown run, and the Crusaders were up 20-0 at halftime. In the third quarter, Randolph threw a 16-yard scoring strike to Luke Chmielinski. Randolph then found Nick Cole with a two-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter, and Holy Cross led 34-0. Dartmouth would find the end zone twice in the final five minutes of play to conclude the scoring. Connor Kempe tossed a pair of touchdown passes, to Tanner Scott for 16 yards and to Niles Murphy for four yards. Bellomo finished the day with 91 rushing yards on 11 attempts, in addition to posting a team-best seven receptions for 46 yards. Mude Ohimor had two sacks to lead the defense, while Michael Wright added an interception and four pass breakups.
Senior Safeties Lead Secondary
Senior strong safety Anthony DiMichele (McKees Rocks, Pa.) and senior free safety Alex Johnson (Indianapolis, Ind.) are both among the top players on the Holy Cross defense in 2010. Johnson has recorded 22 tackles and two interceptions in six games played this season. He made six solo tackles and intercepted a pass against Howard in the season opener, while totaling six tackles with a pass breakup at Georgetown. In 2009, Johnson earned second team All-Patriot League honors, after recording 55 total tackles with five pass breakups, an interception and a forced fumble. His four-year career totals at Holy Cross now include 127 tackles, four interceptions and 12 pass breakups. DiMichele is tied for third on the with 40 total tackles this year, despite missing a game due to injury. He led the team with 18 tackles at UMass and added 10 total tackles at Harvard. A first team All-Patriot League and third team All-America selection in 2009, he finished last year ranked second on the team with 82 total tackles (70 solo), to go along with two interceptions, five pass breakups, five tackles for loss, a sack and a fumble recovery. Over the course of his collegiate career, DiMichele has now totaled 194 tackles, 16 pass breakups and four interceptions.
Ohimor Plays Big On Defensive Front
Senior defensive end Mude Ohimor (Stoughton, Mass.) is once again a major force for the Crusaders in the trenches this year. Through six games played, Ohimor has totaled 16 tackles with a sack and two fumble recoveries. During the Georgetown game, he totaled four tackles and recovered a fumble, which he returned for 34 yards to set up Holy Cross' only touchdown. Ohimor previously made four solo tackles and recovered a fumble against Howard, then totaled four tackles at UMass and recorded four tackles with a sack at Harvard. A first team All-Patriot League selection in 2009, Ohimor led all Holy Cross defensive linemen with 34 tackles last season. He also ranked fourth in the Patriot League with seven sacks and seventh with nine tackles for loss, both marks which were the best on the team. Over the course of his collegiate career, Ohimor has now played in 38 games with 25 starts, totaling 75 tackles, eight sacks and 13 tackles for loss.
Dornfried & Lemieux Get Their Kicks
Senior placekicker Rob Dornfried (Berlin, Conn.) and senior punter Don Lemieux (Gardner, Mass.) are both in their second year in starting roles for the Crusaders. In six games played this season, Dornfried has made 12 of 15 extra point attempts and three out of five field goals. His top game so far in 2010 came against Howard, when he hit all five of his extra points and also connected on his only field goal attempt, from 29 yards. A first team All-Patriot League selection in 2009, Dornfried scored 61 points last year by hitting seven of nine field goals and 40 of 41 extra points. Lemieux has averaged 40.4 yards on 32 punts this year, with eight kicks of over 50 yards and 11 punts downed inside the 20-yard line. His best day so far in 2010 was at UMass, when he averaged 47.0 yards on six punts. Named second team All-Patriot League in 2009, Lemieux averaged 38.4 yards on 25 punts and 61.3 yards on 71 kickoffs a year ago.
Crusaders Have Three Outstanding Options At
Sophomore tailback Sam Auffant (Hampton, N.H.), sophomore tailback Eddie Houghton (Toronto, Ontario) and junior tailback Matt Bellomo (Holliston, Mass.) all look to share the load carrying the ball for the Crusaders in 2010. Auffant rushed 11 times for 51 yards and a score against Fordham, after totaling 31 yards and a touchdown on eight carries in the season opener against Howard. He has now recorded a team-best 171 yards and two touchdowns on 43 carries in six games played this year. Auffant did not see any varsity action during the 2009 season. Houghton has rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on 37 carries so far in 2010. He led the team with 50 yards on 12 carries in the victory over Brown, after previously putting up 41 yards on six rushes against Howard. Houghton ranked third on the team with 389 rushing yards and five scores on 68 carries last year, and also had 10 catches for 78 yards. Bellomo has played in just one game so far this season due to injury, carrying once for four yards at Georgetown. He ranked second on the team in rushing last season with 442 yards and four touchdowns on 91 carries, in addition to catching 32 passes for 251 yards. Bellomo rushed for over 50 yards five times last year, including a career-high 91 yards against Dartmouth. Over the course of his collegiate career, he has run for 596 yards on 131 attempts, while catching 37 passes for 292 yards.
Defending The Home Turf
Holy Cross has enjoyed great success at Fitton Field over the years. The Crusaders, who played their first game at Fitton Field in 1903, have posted an all-time home mark of 362-166-27 (.677). Holy Cross has won 13 straight games at home, since falling to Massachusetts 45-42 in the 2008 season opener. The Crusaders had a perfect 6-0 mark at Fitton Field in 2009, and have now finished the year with a winning record at home in each of the last four seasons. Fitton Field is the second-oldest stadium still used for Division I college football, behind only Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania (opened in 1895).
Offensive Line Paves The Way
The Holy Cross offensive line is once again one of the most dominating units in the Patriot League in 2010. In six games played so far this year, the line has allowed just six sacks while the team has attempted 233 passes (just one sack for every 39.8 times the team has dropped back to pass). The starters on the Holy Cross line are junior Kyle Seddon (Southington, Conn.) at center, senior Mike Bernazzani (Whitman, Mass.) and senior Scott Wise (Fort Thomas, Ky.) at guard, and senior Mike McCabe (Watertown, Conn.) and sophomore Kyle Pedretty (Dunedin, Fla.) at tackle. The most experienced of the linemen are McCabe, who was named second team All-Patriot League last season and has played in 30 career games with 19 starts, and Bernazzani, who has seen action in 21 career games with 12 starts. During the 2009 season, the line paved the way for the Crusaders to average 32.2 points and 433.6 total yards per contest. The line allowed Holy Cross to throw for 314.9 yards per game last year, and gave up only 16 sacks while the team attempted 488 passes.
Crusaders Look To Extend Fitton Field Winning Streak
With last Saturday's 17-13 win over Brown, Holy Cross posted its 13th straight victory at Fitton Field. This is now tied for the fourth-longest home field winning streak in school history. The record was set from 1987-1989, when the Crusaders won 16 straight contests at Fitton Field, before playing Massachusetts to a 10-10 tie in the opening game of the 1990 season. Holy Cross' current home winning streak began with a 41-34 victory over Brown on Oct. 11, 2008. Here is a look at the longest Fitton Field winning streaks ever by the Crusaders:
|16 games
|September 19, 1987-November 4, 1989
|14 games
|October 27, 1917-October 8, 1921
|14 games
|October 29, 1922-October 25, 1924
|13 games
|November 8, 1930-October 29, 1932
|13 games
|October 11, 2008-present
|12 games
|September 21, 1935-November 7, 1936
|11 games
|November 22, 1924-October 30, 1926
|10 games
|November 25, 1950-November 8, 1952
DiMichele, Lamkin & Santana Named Team
Holy Cross has three captains for the 2010 football season. Senior strong safety Anthony DiMichele, senior linebacker Sean Lamkin and senior wide receiver Freddie Santana were named the team's captains by head coach Tom Gilmore following the conclusion of spring practice. These three players have taken over the leadership role from Dominic Randolph, who served as the Crusaders' captain during the 2009 season.
Holy Cross Looks To Defend Patriot League Title
During the 2010 campaign, the Crusaders will look to win the Patriot League championship for the seventh time in school history. Holy Cross is the reigning conference champion, after clinching the 2009 title with a 28-26 victory over Lafayette to earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs. The Crusaders' six Patriot League championships (all of them outright) have come in 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 2009. Holy Cross is tied for the second-most championships in conference history, behind only Lehigh with eight titles. Last season, Holy Cross won five Patriot League games for just the fourth time in school history. The Crusaders previously went 5-1 in 2008, while posting 5-0 conference records in 1990 and 1991. Now in its 25th season of play in the Patriot League, Holy Cross owns an all-time record of 75-60 (.556) in conference action.
Head Coach Tom Gilmore
A two-time Patriot League Coach of the Year (in 2006 and 2009), Tom Gilmore is in his seventh season as the head football coach at Holy Cross in 2010. Last year, Gilmore led the Crusaders to an overall record of 9-3, the Patriot League championship and a trip to the NCAA playoffs. Also a finalist for the 2009 Eddie Robinson Award, he currently owns an overall record of 42-31 during his time at Holy Cross, including a 39-23 mark since the beginning of the 2005 campaign. Gilmore has led the Crusaders to winning records in five straight seasons, including 7-4 marks in 2006, 2007 and 2008, along with winning streaks of six games (in 2008) and five games (in 2006 and 2009). Two of Gilmore's players, Dominic Randolph (2007, 2008 and 2009) and Steve Silva (2005), have been named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, with Silva also earning first team All-America honors. Gilmore has also led the Crusaders to four victories over ranked opponents, three of which came in 2009. Prior to his time at Holy Cross, Gilmore served as an assistant coach at Lehigh (2000-2003), Dartmouth (1992-1999), Pennsylvania (1986, 1990-1991) and Columbia (1987-1989). An Academic All-American at Pennsylvania, Gilmore graduated in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in computer mathematics. He was the Ivy League Player of the Year as a senior and helped lead the Quakers to four consecutive Ivy League titles.
Holy Cross In The NCAA Statistics
Four Crusaders are ranked among the NCAA leaders in various statistical categories, through games of Oct. 9. As a team, Holy Cross ranks sixth in the nation in punt returns, while standing 15th in kickoff coverage and 28th in net punting. The rankings:
|Player /Team
|Punt Returns
|Freddie Santana
|Holy Cross
|Kickoff Coverage
|Holy Cross
|Fumble Recoveries
|Mude Ohimor
|Net Punting
|Holy Cross
|Ryan Taggart
|Don Lemieux
|Passing Yards
|Ryan Taggart
|Pass Efficiency
|Ryan Taggart
|Total Offense
|Ryan Taggart
Crusaders Look To Post Another Winning Season
In 2010, the Crusaders are looking to post a winning record for the sixth straight year. In 2009, Holy Cross finished the season with an overall record of 9-3, marking only the ninth time the school history the team has won at least nine games. The Crusaders previously went 7-4 in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and their 30-15 mark over the last four seasons is its best in a four-year span since going 36-7-1 from 1989-1992. Holy Cross also posted a winning record in 2005 (6-5), and has an overall mark of 36-20 since the beginning of the 2005 campaign. This marks the first time the Crusaders have posted five straight winning seasons since finishing with a winning mark in seven straight years from 1986-1992.
Tradition Of Excellence
The 2010 campaign marks the 115th season of Holy Cross football. The Crusaders currently own an overall record of 595-472-54, good for a .555 winning percentage. Prior to the start of the 2010 season, Holy Cross' 592 all-time victories ranked as the 16th most among all Division I-AA schools. Holy Cross has had 31 first team All-America selections, sent 69 players on to professional football, won five Lambert Cups, claimed six Patriot League championships, and was named the Division I-AA Team of the Year in 1987. The Crusaders also played in the 1946 Orange Bowl, losing to host Miami on the game's final play.
Crusaders Among League Leaders
Several Holy Cross players rank at or near the top of the Patriot League standings in a number of statistical categories, through games of Oct. 9. Senior wide receiver Freddie Santana leads the league in punt returns (19.5 yards/game), and senior punter Don Lemieux in the conference leader in punting (40.4 yards/punt). Senior quarterback Ryan Taggart ranks third in the league in pass efficiency (125.1 rating) and passing yards (174.0 yards/game) and fourth in total offense (199.0 yards/game), while senior free safety Alex Johnson is fourth in interceptions (0.3 picks/game) and fifth in kickoff returns (19.9 yards/return). In addition, senior wide receiver Luke Chmielinski stands fourth in the conference in receptions (4.5 catches/game). As a team, Holy Cross leads the league in scoring defense (22.2 points/game) and punt returns (18.1 yards/return); while ranking second in passing offense (227.5 yards/game); and standing third in net punting (35.5 yards/punt).
Football Legends Ring Of Fame Inducts Inaugural Class
The athletic department at the College of the Holy Cross honored six former football standouts on Oct. 2, as the inaugural class of the Crusader Football Legends Ring of Fame. Gill Fenerty (Class of 1986), Gordie Lockbaum (Class of 1988), Edmund Murphy (Class of 1943), Bill Osmanski (Class of 1939), Vince Promuto (Class of 1960) and John Provost (Class of 1975) were all honored in a ceremony at the 2010 homecoming game against Fordham, and received permanent recognition at Fitton Field. Only former Crusader football players who have been elected to the Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame are eligible for this honor, which will become an annual event each fall.
Scouting The Big Green
Dartmouth enters this week's game with an overall record of 2-2 on the season, including an 0-2 mark in the Ivy League. The Big Green opened the season with wins over Bucknell (43-20) and Sacred Heart (21-19), but has dropped its last two games to Pennsylvania (35-28 in overtime) and Yale (23-20). Junior quarterback Conner Kempe has completed 61 of 108 passes for 785 yards and six touchdowns with three interceptions this year. Junior tailback Nick Schwieger has rushed 79 times for 416 yards and four scores, while junior wide out Michael Reilly has caught a team-best 15 passes for 356 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, the Big Green is led by senior linebacker Pat Scorah with 27 tackles and sophomore strong safety Garrett Waggoner with 25 tackles. Buddy Teevens is in the sixth year of his second stint as Dartmouth's head coach, with an overall record of 37-65-2. Teevens' career record stands at 71-142-2, including five seasons at Tulane (1992-1996) and three years at Stanford (2002-2004).
Crusaders On The Radio
All of Holy Cross' games in 2010 will air on WTAG 580 AM and 94.9 FM in Worcester. Holy Cross Hall of Famer Bob Fouracre is in his 41st season calling the play-by-play for Holy Cross football, and his 25th year covering the Crusaders on the radio. Former Holy Cross standouts Tom Kelleher and Gordie Lockbaum will serve as the color commentators for selected games this season. All of the Crusaders' games will also be available free of charge over the internet by clicking here. In addition, WCHC 88.1 FM, the Holy Cross student station, will carry a number of games this year.
Holy Cross On Television
The Crusaders are scheduled to have eight games shown on live television during the 2010 season. Here is a look at Holy Cross' television schedule for the 2010 campaign:
Sept. 4 vs. Howard: WCTR-TV3
Sept. 11 vs. Massachusetts: CBS 3 Now
Sept. 25 vs. Georgetown: Verizon FiOS1
Oct. 2 vs. Fordham: WCTR-TV3
Oct. 23 vs. Colgate: Time Warner
Nov. 6 vs. Lehigh: Service Electric
Nov. 13 vs. Lafayette: Lafayette Sports Network
Nov. 20 vs. Bucknell: WCTR-TV3
The Holy Cross Football Show
Every Tuesday during the season, head coach Tom Gilmore will be joined by Bob Fouracre for the Holy Cross Football Show. The show airs live from 1:00-1:30 p.m. exclusively on the internet, with archives of all the shows available to those who can not listen in live. The show is carried free of charge, and can be heard by clicking here.
Crusader Vision
Live video streaming of all 2010 Holy Cross regular season home football games will be available over the internet through Crusader Vision. The package, done in association with Stretch Internet, is available for $8.95 per game. A package including all five home games is also available for $34.95. For details on how to view games through Crusader Vision, click here.
Quick Hits
Holy Cross players have been tackled for a loss only 16 times in six games played so far this season. Only two teams in the nation have been tackles for a loss fewer times this season: South Dakota State (12 times in five games) and Dartmouth (10 times in four games) ... Senior wide receiver Bill Edger has been selected as a semifinalist for the 2010 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame to the top scholar-athlete in the nation ... During the Oct. 2 victory over Fordham, the Crusaders wore pink shoelaces as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month ... Junior cornerback Chandler Fenner (Virginia Beach, Va.) totaled five solo tackles with a tackle for loss and a pass breakup against Brown last week. He is now tied for fifth on the team with 31 total tackles so far this season, to go along with two tackles for loss and two pass breakups ... Sophomore cornerback Tom Mannix (Kenilworth, N.J.) has started three of the last six games, and has totaled 30 tackles this year while leading the team with five pass breakups ... Sophomore linebacker Roman SanDoval (Allison Park, Pa.) earned his first career start at Harvard, and led the team with 11 total tackles. In six games played this season, he has now totaled 31 tackles to tie for fifth on the team ... Holy Cross won its season opener for the second straight season by defeating Howard, and now stands 7-4 in openers over the last 11 years ... The Crusaders were picked as the No. 14 team in the nation by the Sporting News ... Holy Cross was picked to finish in fourth place in the 2010 preseason poll of the Patriot League's head coaches and sports information directors. In addition, Holy Cross senior defensive end Mude Ohimor was named the preseason Defensive Player of the Year ... Four different Crusaders earned preseason All-America honors from various organizations prior to the start of the 2010 season: Anthony DiMichele, Bill Edger, Sean Lamkin and Mude Ohimor ... Thirteen Holy Cross players were selected preseason All-Patriot League by Phil Steele's 2010 College Football Preview ... The 2009 Holy Cross football team received an NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate Public Recognition Award, for posting multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all football squads in the nation. That marked the third straight season Holy Cross was honored.


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Tips For Take Our Children to the Park . . . And Leave Them There Day
Ways Helicopter Moms Can Ease Into Free-Range Parenting
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But for parents who aren't ready to leave their kiddos completely alone, we have three tips to ease your way into allowing them more freedom.
- If an entire afternoon at the park sounds too scary, try five- and 10-minute increments of freedom.
- If you're used to hovering over your child on the jungle gym, try sitting on a bench and watching from afar. You'll still be close enough to keep tabs on things.
- Rather than tote a bag filled with toys and equipment, let your child lead the way. See where some unstructured play time leads them.
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5 years
Wow. This seems so incredibly stupid. There are just a few too many sick and dangerous people in this world. You don't have to watch Law & Order SVU to get worried--just watch the news.
5 years
It being more likely to be someone the child knows actually makes this even more dangerous and stupid. Uncle Billy now knows exactly where and when your kids will be unsupervised, and since he knows them, he can just head there and say "Hey kids, time to go!" and pick them up without interference. Lenore Skenazy should be ashamed of herself. Sadly, I'm guessing she's banking (quite literally) on this horrific idea.
amandachalynn 5 years
When my son's older he'll be able to go to the park a few blocks from here alone. I have no problem at all with that. I also haven't stood near the jungle gym since my son was 2. I'm always on a bench with my coffee. However, I also agree that a specific date and time is stupid. It's like a bar advertising a drunken skirts with no panties party in the alley on friday night at 10pm.
5 years
"As we all learned from Silence of the Lambs: you covet what you see every day. Most awful things done to children are done by people they know and trust." Yes, but that doesn't mean you just throw away the stranger danger. Besides, if you're advertising that your local park isn't going to have parents there tomorrow, that person who checks the kids out regularly and "covets what they see every day" now has complete and total freedom.
5 years
One thing to take into account is location - leaving a child alone at a park is downright stupid in some areas. Check your local sex registries, even the best areas often have a child molestor living somewhere close. Standing within a foot of them at all times is overkill, but wanting to keep an eye on things is not causing them to be afraid of their own shadow. But no one's really arguing that kids shouldn't be allowed the freedom. The creepiness of this comes from nationwide advertising that hey, your local parks will be totally unmonitored tomorrow! Woo hoo!! Bring your candy and your white panel van and pick your kid.
5 years
As we all learned from Silence of the Lambs: you covet what you see every day. Most awful things done to children are done by people they know and trust. So when my son is older, he will go to the park alone, with my blessing, and instructions on how to find a safe person/place if needed. (He is 4 months old now, obviously way too young to even be left on the couch unattended.)
5 years
I agree with anon#4! I have 3 kids, and while I won't be sending them to the park on a specified date and time alone, my older one (7) goes "alone" with his friends. My middle on (4) goes with her older brother, and of course the baby (18mo) goes with me. Generally there's a parent going by about every 15 minutes from our neighbourhood group of friends who all have kids the same age and let the kids go "alone" together. Most of us also live within 12 houses of the park. We have to teach our kids about safety and teach them about growing up, and just talking and not giving them to opportunity to practice what they've learned isn't going to help them much. We've had all the "stranger danger" talks, and talked about what to do if someone wants to give them something or take them somewhere. As mentioned before though, the sad and scarry part is that in the majority of cases of abuse and abduction, it's someone that the child knows. We've also had the talks about these people and what's ok and what's not. I think a lot will depend on your child also, but I really hope I'm raising my children to be independant, and good problem solvers with good heads on their shoulders. I don't want them to be afraid to go outside alone, but to recognize a bad/dangerous situation and know how to get out of/away from it.
5 years
When I was a kid (I'm 29) children were allowed to go to the playground alone, and pretty much everyone turned out fine. While sometimes things do happen, and it is tragic when they do, you can't always be there, and you can't prevent everything. I think the culture of fear perpetuates the idea that child molesters are so omnipresent, but almost all instances of child molestation involve someone that the child knows, not some creepy stranger lurking in an alley with a bag of candy. I think endless hovering stifles growth, self sufficiency, and independence and ultimately isn't in the best interest of the child. I think the fact that we now have a day dedicated to letting your children play by themselves in a park is just really...weird and sad.
imariec 5 years
I would like to believe that I'll be a free-range mom. I grew up going to the park alone w/my brother and not thinking about it twice. But for some reason, the more I hear about this "special" day, the more nervous I get - perhaps it is too many episodes of Law & Order SVU, but all this publicity about this day keeps giving me the creeps - I mean, we're literally letting all the pedophiles and bad people out there know, that on such given day there will be children at the parks WITHOUT supervision from their parents. And I don't care how much you trust your children, do you trust everyone else at the park? I hate to be so negative about such a positive experience, but I just can't shake this feeling off my head.
kristints 5 years
I'm with Anonymous! I think kids should totally be able to play without Mom or Dad hovering over them but leaving a child ALONE at a park? That's child endangerment!
5 years
And pedophiles everywhere also celebrate... Seriously, wtf? If you want to encourage your kids to go alone, great. Encourage parents to sit and watch rather than have one hand on their kids at all times, super. But you've got to be kidding me advertising that a bunch of kids are going to be unsupervised at a specific time all over the country.


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Every winter, New York's Manhattan Sailing Club and Manhattan Sailing School organize an incredible sailing vacation known as 'De Caribbean Regatta.', and this is what they say about it:
Manhattan Anegada
This is one week of sun, sailing and socializing. If you have dreamed of sailing on turquoise waters, running on white sand beaches and sipping pina coladas under palm trees, this is your opportunity.
You can join our flotilla of New Yorkers who fly to the Caribbean and charter beautiful boats. Then we sail to a new location every day while enjoying the sunshine, warm winds and great company. This will be your best vacation ever, but many of the boats are filled already with crew, so you had better be quick.
All club members and sailing school graduates are invited to join De Caribbean Regatta. You can also bring friends. So pack your bathing suit and a few t-shirts, buy your airplane ticket, sign up and get ready for the warmth and sunshine of the Caribbean!
Here's how it works:
Dates and places:
We organize our Caribbean trip right in the heart of the winter when it is coldest in New York City and we need a Caribbean getaway. Exact dates are:
Trip 1 - British Virgin Islands, Jan. 28 - Feb. 4, 2012
Trip 2 - Grenadines, Mar. 11-17, 2012
The British Virgin Islands are considered the best cruising grounds in the world. The BVIs are a series of small islands located around Sir Francis Drake Channel. Every day is warm and there are consistent trade winds from the east.
We charter beautiful boats from the Moorings & Footloose. These range in size from 40 to 50 feet and can be monohulls or catamarans.
Sailing school instructors and club members sign up to be skippers. The skipper decides which boat he or she wishes to sail, and this has already happened. Then club members and school graduates are invited to join the skipper. You can bring friends as well.
You are the crew! You will have a great time sailing on a beautiful boat. You will help raise the mainsails, unfurl the jib, trim the sheets and steer the boat. Boats sail with 6 to 10 crew depending on the model selected by the skipper.
All boats have double occupancy cabins. Most boats also have a private head in each cabin. If you sign up with a friend, you will share a cabin. Your skipper can also help match you up with a cabin mate.
The entry fee varies from $1,490 to $1,990 per person. The difference is the type of boat selected by the skipper.
What's Included:
The Caribbean Regatta is a great vacation value because it includes most food, your 'hotel room' and sailing on a beautiful boat as well. Your hotel is the boat and it moves to a new location every day.
Included in the entry fee are all breakfasts and lunches as well as 3 dinners during your sailing vacation. Beverages are extra and each sailor pays for their own dinners when eating out at restaurants.
Your responsibility to arrange the flights and air fare.
How to Pack:
You will need less clothes than you think during the regatta. Most sailors live in t-shirts, shorts and bathing suits for the full week. The whole week is casual. Since it is so warm, sailors normally do not pack foul weather gear. One wise sailor said, 'Put everything you think you need out on a bed, then take half.' If you check a bag on the airplane, be sure to also bring shorts, a bathing suit and a t-shirt in your carry-on bag. This is the Caribbean and every year, 1 or 2 sailors get separated form their luggage for a day or two.
Next Steps:
You can sign up at any time. Just click on the http://www.myc.org/Caribbean/registration.htm!Registration_Form. You can sign up at any time, even before you select your skipper. Nothing is charged to your credit card until you are scheduled on a boat and that boat is full (we do not confirm boats until they are filled). Closer to the regatta, boats which are not filled often combine with others to complete and get confirmed.
More Info:
To get more of a feel for the regatta, go to the http://www.myc.org/Caribbean/de_caribbean_regatta.htm!Regatta_website, see the boats which still have available space and then check out the Itinerary.
For all further questions, call the sailing school at +1- 212-786-0400 .


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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
© Copyright 2015 Clayton News Daily
By Jason A. Smith
A Clayton County teenager was being held in the Henry County Jail Wednesday, and more suspects are being sought, for allegedly breaking into an acquaintance's home while the resident was on vacation.
Authorities said the suspects attempted to steal several items from the victim, but left without the items when police arrived at the scene.
Deborah Rena Bibbins, 17, of Jonesboro, is charged with burglary. She appeared in Henry County Magistrate Court Wednesday, and waived her right to a preliminary hearing in the case. Judge Wesley Shannon set Bibbins' bond at $5,000, and bound her case over to Superior Court.
A police report by Officer Felicia Henley states that two Jonesboro females, Jennifer Jones and Rena Taylor, are also suspects in the case.
No records were available from the Henry County Sheriff's Office Wednesday, regarding arrest warrants or additional information on Jones and Taylor.
Henry County Police responded on June 2, at 12:30 p.m., to a "burglary in progress" call at a residence on Hennepin Trace in McDonough. Officer Henley's report says that when police arrived at the scene, they found boxes in the garage area of the home, and near the back door, and a white van in the garage.
"The doors to the residence were not broken," the officer wrote. "The window to the den area appears to be point of entry ..."
Police then called the victim, who was on vacation in Florida, Henley wrote.
"[The victim] stated she received a telephone call around 12:15 ... from Rena Taylor," Henley wrote. "[The victim] stated she needed to meet with her when she got home to get the suspect's belongings."
The victim reportedly received two more "suspicious" calls from other individuals, who asked when she was going to be home.
"[The victim] advised the three telephone calls were received within a five-minute period, and she telephoned police to check her residence," Henley continued.
The officer wrote that the victim knew Jones and Bibbins personally, adding that the suspects damaged her vehicle while they were on vacation in Miami, Fla., on May 31. "While they were visiting the area, ... Ms. Jones and Ms. Bibbins busted out her vehicle windows," Henley added.
The victim reportedly filed a police report with authorities in Miami, and returned home separately from Jones and Bibbins. However, Henley wrote, the suspects made a threat against the victim during the vacation.
"Ms. Bibbins and Ms. Jones advised her .... they were going to burglarize her home, but did not give her an exact date or time," the officer wrote.
Henry Police applied to obtain an arrest warrant for Bibbins Tuesday. In the warrant application, Detective Wayne Bender said that Bibbins opened the garage door of the victim's home, allowing ... other individuals to enter the house.
"Once inside, they removed two flat-screen TVs, a Wii console, jewelry and prescription drugs, to the garage, where their vehicle was parked," Bender wrote. "Upon arrival of police, [they] fled the scene, leaving behind the vehicle and the items they were in the process of stealing."
A warrant was issued for Bibbins' arrest Tuesday. She turned herself in to the Henry County Jail Wednesday, according to jail records.
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Questions for Jill Bolte Taylor
Amazon.com: Your first reaction when you realized what was happening to your body was one you would expect: "Oh my gosh, I'm having a stroke!" Your second, though, was a little more surprising: "Wow, this is so cool!" What could be cool about a stroke?
Taylor: I grew up to study the brain because I have a brother who is only 18 months older than I am. He was very different in the way he perceived experiences and then chose to behave. As a result, I became fascinated with the human brain and how it creates our perception of reality. He was eventually diagnosed with the brain disorder schizophrenia, and I dedicated my career to the postmortem investigation of the human brain in an attempt to understand, at a biological level, what are the differences between my brain and my brothers brain. On the morning of the stroke, I realized that my brain was no longer functioning like a "normal" brain and this insight into my brother's reality excited me. I was fascinated to intimately understand what it might be like on the inside for someone who would not be diagnosed as normal. Through the eyes of a curious scientist, this was an absolutely rare and fascinating experience for me to witness the breakdown of my own mind.
Amazon.com: What did you learn about the brain from your stroke and your recovery that your scientific training hadn't prepared you for?
Taylor: My scientific training did not teach me anything about the human spirit and the value of compassion. I had been trained as a scientist, not as a clinician. I can only hope that we are teaching our future physicians about compassion in medicine, and I know that some medical schools, including the Indiana University School of Medicine, have created a curriculum with this intention.
My training as a scientist, however, did provide me with a roadmap to how the body and brain work. And although I lost my left cognitive mind that thinks in language, I retained my right hemisphere that thinks in pictures. As a result, although I could not communicate with the external world, I had an intuitive understanding about what I needed to do in order to create an environment in which the cells in my brain could be happy and healthy enough that they could regain their function. In addition, because of my training, I had an innate trust in the ability of my brain to be able to recover itself and my mother and I respected the organ by listening to it. For example, when I was tired, I allowed my brain to sleep, and when I was fresh and capable of focusing my attention, we gave me age-appropriate toys and tools with which to work.
Amazon.com: Your stroke affected functions in your left brain, leaving you to what you call the "la-la land" of your right hemisphere. What was it like to live in your right brain, and then to rebuild your left?
Taylor: When the cells in my left brain became nonfunctional because they were swimming in a pool of blood, they lost their ability to inhibit the cells in my right hemisphere. In my right brain, I shifted into the consciousness of the present moment. I was in the right here, right now awareness, with no memories of my past and no perception of the future. The beauty of La-la land (my right hemisphere experience of the present moment) was that everything was an explosion of magnificent stimulation and I dwelled in a space of euphoria. This is great way to exist if you don't have to communicate with the external world or care whether or not you have the capacity to learn. I found that in order for me to be able to learn anything, however, I had to take information from the last moment and apply it to the present moment. When my left hemisphere was completely nonfunctional early on, it was impossible for me to learn, which was okay with me, but I am sure it was frustrating for those around me. A simple example of this was trying to put on my shoes and socks. I eventually became physically capable of putting my shoes and socks on, but I had no ability to understand why I would have to put my socks on before my shoes. To me they were simply independent actions that were not related and I did not have the cognitive ability to figure out the appropriate sequencing of the events. Over time, I regained the ability to weave moments back together to create an expanse of time, and with this ability came the ability to learn methodically again. Life in La-la land will always be just a thought away, but I am truly grateful for the ability to think with linearity once again.
Amazon.com: What can we learn about our brains and ourselves from your experience, even if we haven't lived through the kind of brain trauma you have?
Taylor: I learned that I have much more say about what goes on between my ears than I was ever taught and I believe that this is true for all of us. I used to understand that I had the ability to stop thinking about one thing by consciously choosing to preoccupy my mind with thinking about something else. But I had no idea that it only took 90 seconds for me to have an emotional circuit triggered, flush a physiological response through my body and then flush completely out of me. We can all learn that we can take full responsibility for what thoughts we are thinking and what emotional circuitry we are feeling. Knowing this and acting on this can lead us into feeling a wonderful sense of well-being and peacefulness.
Amazon.com: You are the "Singin' Scientist" for Harvard's Brain Bank (just as you were before your stroke). Could you tell us about the Brain Bank (in song or not)?
Taylor: There is a long-term shortage of brain tissue donated for research into the severe mental illnesses. Most people dont realize that when you sign the back of your license as an organ donor, the brain is not included. If you would like to donate your brain for research, you must contact a brain bank directly. There is also a shortage of "normal control" tissue for research. The bottom line reality is that if there were more tissue available for research, then more scientists would be dedicating their careers to the study of the severe mental illnesses and we would have more answers about what is going on with these disorders. The numbers of mentally ill individuals in our society are staggering. The most serious and disabling conditions affect about 6 percent--or one in 17--adults and 9-13 percent of children in the United States. Half of all lifetime conditions of mental illness start by age 14 years, and three-fourths by age 24 years.
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What an ecosystem is made up of?
All living organisms sharing the same environment or habitat need to interact with each other as a means for survival. In fact, living organisms do not only interact on the living, but also on the non-living as well. This environment and interaction of living organisms with the non-living ones forms what we called an ecosystem.
What is an Ecosystem?
An ecosystem is an environment where biological entities (living organisms) coexist with the non-living components of the environment in which the living organisms interact such as the air, sunlight, soil and water. An ecosystem is made up of two main components: the biotic (living organisms) and the abiotic (nonliving organisms) components.
Biotic component includes all the living organisms interacting on a given environment. Normally, organisms in biotic component are divided into producers and consumers. Plants are categorized as primary producers producing food for herbivorous animals. Herbivorous organisms (plant feeding organisms) belong to primary consumers because they depend on the primary producers for their food. Carnivorous organisms are secondary consumers which rely on primary consumers for food.
Abiotic component on the other hand includes all the non-living elements found in the ecosystem such as the soil, water, sunlight, temperature, and other physical and chemical components found in the environment. They might look like useless, but abiotic components play a critical role on the ecosystem survival.
The flow of energy within an ecosystem is represented through a food chain or food pyramid. That is, as one organism depends on other organisms as food source, the food chain creates what we called food web. The number of organisms, the ecosystem's biomass and energy is represented by a pyramid, with the first level represents the primary producer; second level is the primary consumers and so on.
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- Man-Made Ecosystem – also known as "artificial ecosystem" man-made ecosystems are ecosystems created and maintained by humans. Artificial ecosystem's interactions are usually manipulated, and the natural balance is regularly disturbed. Examples of man-made ecosystems are aquariums, orchards, cities, dams, villages and more.
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I've been talking to a lot of people about how good a job the buyers did last year. Most of the best films, no matter how commercial they appear on the surface, seemed to be snatched up in the various festivals and markets around the world in 2006. And it all seems to be coming to the surface at PFF where some of the biggest hits were provided by major independent distributors like Magnolia (Severance, Cashback), Tartan (Red Road, Page Turner, 12:08 East of Bucharest), IFC (After the Wedding), Picturehouse (La vie en rose, Rocket Science) and THINKFilm (In the Shadow of the Moon).
Even some of the small independents have been selling out show after show like Lifesize Entertainment (Khadak, Time) and Dark Sky Films (Them).
Here's hoping some of the bigger hits with no deal yet find something soon. Buyers should be on the lookout for fest faves like Dead Daughters, Judy Toll: The Funniest Woman You've Never Heard Of and, of course, Big Dreams Little Tokyo. More on that shortly . . .


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Trevor Langlois, 25, of Wyoming, Minn., was on the right shoulder near the freeway's southbound entrance ramp, according to the Pine County Sheriff's Office.
A vehicle getting onto the interstate hit Langlois, the sheriff's office reported. Investigators say the vehicle slowed down, stopped, and then took off. Langlois was airlifted to Essentia Hospital in Duluth. As of Tuesday afternoon, he was in critical condition.
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Zefron Summer Awards RESULTS ARE IN - Printable Version
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Zefron Summer Awards RESULTS ARE IN - Stephanie - 05-11-2012 12:39 AM
I didn't see as of lately anybody leading the summer awards up SO would anybody like to participate? I'll get this thing moving and would love some help. I've noticed a lot of people just aren't posting like they used to and we need to get people joining. I think we're going to pick up on membership this summer with people coming home/not having school for the summer so we'll hopefully have time to come on from time to time. Obviously being out in the sun is so much more rewarding...but a little Zef time is great too.
Basically I'm thinking something pretty low key for this awards thing to get people into it, then if people like how it's run we'll step it up for the next awards.
There will be:
A list of interested contestants
A list of potential categories
PMing me ur ballot for your votes
I'll tally it up and give out awards to whoever wins
You can't vote for yourself (I know that's hard but it'll cause less confusion since we're all going to want to vote for ourselves)
Only vote one person per category
Only vote for a person once. (This means don't put "ILOVEZACEFRONANDCHEESE" for 5 of the awards).
I will vote as well but in no way will I try to swing any votes. I'm not here to make or not make anyone win. I run fair games I promise.
If you don't agree with something I've done don't argue. I'm not God and I can't always make everything perfect so if you see something you want changed just PM me I'm very friendly.
Please no hard feelings. Everyone is a winner on here and if you don't get an award it's totally fine it's just for fun.
Okay so like I said, who's interested?
Give me some ideas for categories or I'll just do my own and we all know how boring my ideas with these categories can be haha
Lets get Zefron up and moving again.
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So some examples of categories could be
Most friendly
Most motherly
Most likely to answer a PM
Biggest poster
Most energetic
Most opinionated
Here's what the awards looked like Summer of 2009
RE: Zefron Summer Awards - mirandagirl - 05-11-2012 10:05 AM
I'm interested.
RE: Zefron Summer Awards - Peace - 05-11-2012 04:18 PM
I think this will be interesting , also get Kathryn involved b/c who ever wins, maybe we can put a title of what they won just as in the past for most valuable, most posts, most sincere, etc. Nice starting Stephanie.
RE: Zefron Summer Awards - Stephanie - 05-11-2012 08:04 PM
(05-11-2012 04:18 PM)Peace Wrote: I think this will be interesting , also get Kathryn involved b/c who ever wins, maybe we can put a title of what they won just as in the past for most valuable, most posts, most sincere, etc. Nice starting Stephanie.
That's a great idea :] We can't forget Kathryn
RE: Zefron Summer Awards - Stephanie - 05-12-2012 12:45 AM
With 63 views, are that many people not interested? It's not that hard guys to click yes and then choose people for the awards from a list of potential people. Promise it will be fun :/
RE: Zefron Summer Awards - Peace - 05-12-2012 04:43 AM
Stephanie, you have to remember that these are different times now, maybe show an example b/c reading is one thing, examples are another and most of these members don't come on forums to do fun exciting things like this. The other thing you have to remember, most are just for threads and such. Outside members can look and so can bots who are spammers. I only know this b/c I own my own forum. people can always just look at threads instead of posting. But show them what you mean.
Just some insight.
some members said yes, and that's a good start, find out who they were. Start from there
RE: Zefron Summer Awards - michelle. - 05-12-2012 09:29 PM
I like this idea.
RE: Zefron Summer Awards - Stephanie - 05-12-2012 09:37 PM
So far there will be 8 of us including Kathryn that can receive votes. Lets try for as many people as possible so we'll have a good contest.
Question for you guys:
Do you want to make as many categories as there are people so we can all receive an award or do you want for only some people to get top votes? Either way is fine with me :]
There is something else I just thought of.
Some people may end up with more than one award IF they are voted for by and win by more than one person. I'm still trying to figure out how to work through that part SO if anybody has some ideas please PM me. I would love some help.
RE: Zefron Summer Awards - Peace - 05-13-2012 03:56 AM
May I suggest something, do it like you are in school, if others have more than one, it's fine. It's b/c they have the qualities for the title. It's just fun stuff. Not who is popular, just a little fun for a change.
RE: Zefron Summer Awards - Stephanie - 05-13-2012 04:06 PM
(05-13-2012 03:56 AM)Peace Wrote: May I suggest something, do it like you are in school, if others have more than one, it's fine. It's b/c they have the qualities for the title. It's just fun stuff. Not who is popular, just a little fun for a change.
I like that idea. None of us are 4 and need a prize basket for playing. Like u said, it is just for fun and I think everyone is aware I hope :]


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The Democrats whooped it up after Delaware, convinced that Christine O'Donnell's victory would somehow turn off voters in other states. It hasn't happened. And now Delaware may not even be essential to a Republican takeover of the Senate.


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Fontbonne Options program opens door to higher learning
posted Jan. 18, 2008
Climbing Science Center ranks created Siinya Riley's thirst for knowledge
By Anne Shaw Heinrick for the St. Louis American
January 10, 2008
A lot of people don't realize that there is science everywhere," says Fontbonne University OPTIONS student Siinya Riley.
The truth is, Riley didn't realize it either, until she started working at the St. Louis Science Center in 1991. She started working in reservations and over the next five years had worked her way up to management in two other departments: the box office and information.
"I fell in love with what the Science Center represents," says Riley, who discovered that even more exciting career challenges awaited her. The Center had developed a community science division, and with it, a program called Youth Exploring Science (YES).
The project focuses on providing science programming to underserved youth.
"I started seeing African-American youth in the building," Riley said. "I went right up to some of the kids and asked them what they were doing. I knew right then that I really wanted to work with kids, those kids. I just had to be a part of it."
Riley got her wish. She came into the program as a science coordinator and found that she loved the work. The YES program gives underserved high school students a four-year opportunity to be employed by the Science Center while learning about science, technology, engineering and math. The program also helps them with preparation for college and professional development.
"I could see myself in these kids," Riley said.
Her work encouraging youth to pursue higher education prompted Riley to take a closer look at her own life and goals. Working at the Science Center heightened her awareness of the power of education. She wanted more education for herself so she could reach kids even more effectively.
Riley already had some college credits, so she started with the Fontbonne University OPTIONS Gateway program in May in 2007. Gateway is designed to provide working adults a jumpstart toward a bachelor's degree. Taking two courses at a time allows adults to earn 48 credits in a short 19 months.
After she completes her core Gateway courses, Riley plans to move straight ahead with the OPTIONS BBA and she's seriously considered getting an MBA after that. Riley is very satisfied with her work coordinating with community organizations and managing events targeting underserved youth, but believes having the degree will provide even more opportunity for growth, both professionally and on a personal level.
"There is just an emptiness that can only be filled by getting my degree," she says. "I need this piece in order to keep growing. I really look forward to going to school now and learning with other adults. OPTIONS is very convenient."
With its main campus located in Clayton, the university has also established OPTIONS classroom sites in North County, South County, Chesterfield and downtown St. Louis.
Fontbonne University has been a provider of high-quality educational programs for more than 80 years. OPTIONS is designed specifically to accommodate the needs of busy, working adults with convenient and accelerated undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
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Elizabeth Moffly says she has nothing against Sullivan's Island.
She's just a big fan of math — and the numbers here don't add up.
Last week, Moffly was the lone member of the Charleston County School Board to vote against the contract to build the new Sullivan's Island Elementary School.
Moffly wanted to take the money for that school and build a new one in north Mount Pleasant, where everybody and their brother — not to mention their kids — are moving.
The rest of the board disagreed.
They argued that the district had already spent $3 million on the project and had made a promise to Sullivan's Island.
And, truth be told, getting a new school on Sullivan's has been a bear, what with the dissent on the island.
No one wanted this to drag out any more. So the board did right to honor its commitment.
But Moffly makes a very good point.
Mount Pleasant needs more schools — and fast.
One high school?
The school district has been meticulous in choosing its building projects in Mount Pleasant.
District officials talk with town leaders and have used a panel of citizens to rank priorities.
They've done it that way for years.
In the past decade or so, they've opened Laurel Hill Primary and Pinckney Elementary up at Park West. There aren't any empty seats.
But a new elementary, in the coming Carolina Park development, probably won't open until 2018.
Not soon enough, Moffly says.
Sullivan's Island Elementary has 268 kids in its attendance zone; the north end of Mount Pleasant has 2,200.
"I love Sullivan's Island, but this is about taking care of our greatest needs with limited resources," she says.
It is hard to argue with that.
Some board members agree that in hindsight they might have done things differently. Moffly says they've known this was coming since 2005, and had time to adjust.
But they didn't.
The district says it has plans to handle the overflow. Among other things, they will add 300 slots at Jennie Moore Elementary and open a new 500-student magnet school at the old Whitesides Elementary, which Sullivan's Island Elementary is using until its new building is ready next year.
Moffly says that will just lead to more busing, and kids ought to stay in their neighborhoods.
Given the grousing about changing zoning lines, you have to figure a lot of Mount Pleasant parents would agree.
Especially since the fourth-largest city in the state has only one high school.
Victims of success
Mount Pleasant Mayor Billy Swails takes the long view of this.
Sure, his town needs more schools — but they have gotten a lot from the district in recent years.
It's hard to begrudge Sullivan's Island its elementary school.
"I can't complain about our schools," Swails says. "They are excellent and we have the best principals in the world. Are they crowded? Yes. We need more, but we'll get 'em."
Right now, Moffly is the lone voice on the school board pushing to move faster on Mount Pleasant schools. But some of the others are sympathetic.
In a way, Swails has the problem nailed: Mount Pleasant schools are great, and the district is a victim of its own success.
And while the district has to take care of the entire county, Moffly is right to point out they need to build where the demand is greatest.
That's just elementary.
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By David MaysSpecial to American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2007 Cooking talents of some of the U.S. military's top chefs will be on the front burner of a new Pentagon Channel lifestyle program, "The Grill Sergeants."
"I want 'The Grill Sergeants' to be a forum on how to share the most common element in life -- food," explained Sgt. 1st Class Brad Turner, an Army platoon sergeant chosen to be the show's first host.
A nationwide search is under way for other military members with a flair for food and a dynamic personality interested in showcasing their skills on the show.
"Watch out, Emeril!" warned retired Air Force Master Sgt. Jim Langdon, creator of 'The Grill Sergeants.' "We have some really talented chefs auditioning."
Besides highlighting the "superior culinary skills of military chefs," Langdon said, the show aims to introduce recipes unique to different parts of the world.
"We'd really like to see regional foods where we have troops stationed," he said. "Like gumbo from Louisiana and yakisoba from Japan."
Chef Turner explained that he hopes to turn his passion for food into a compelling half-hour of television his fellow servicemembers can enjoy.
"It will give them a way to share more intimately through something we do every day," he said.
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"A couple of big benefits, besides learning some great recipes, deals with nutrition and ways to avoid cross contamination of different foods like raw chicken and vegetables," Langdon said.
All episodes of "The Grill Sergeants" have been shot so far at Fort Lee, Va., home to the Army's Advanced Culinary Skills Course, where the military's best cooks earn their stripes in the kitchen. Members of an Army jazz quartet, the "Taste Buds," provide musical interludes and serve as official taste testers.
Military members are encouraged to send in their favorite regional recipe and photo of themselves to email@example.com
'The Grill Sergeants' will debut later this fall on the Pentagon Channel. It also will be available via podcast and video on demand at www.pentagonchannel.mil.
(David Mays works in the New Media branch at American Forces Information Service.)