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Missouri Southern faculty incorporated Cuba into the classroom in a number of ways, although some found it more difficult than with previous themed countries.
"I have a Botanical Bulletin Board on the third floor of Reynolds Hall, and during the fall semesters I always try to put up information about the flora of the country," said Dr. Dorothy Bay, biology. "Cuba was very difficult because they have destroyed most of the native vegetation, but I did come up with a few articles. We also covered Cuba in Economic Botany, which I teach every fall."
Terry Marion, business, invited Mark Hitt, administrator for the International Marketing Program of the Missouri Department of Agriculture to his Current Issues in International Business class to discuss economic conditions and prospects for Missouri agricultural interests in Cuba. Marion also had students build a display and two bulletin boards featuring Cuba and campus activities.
Rusty Raymond, music, discussed the use of Cuban rhythms in Harry Connick Jr.'s "It Must've Been Ol' Santa Claus. Raymond also attended an open clinic/masterclass on Cuban music and drumming by Cuban percussionist Michael Spiro and discussed it with his Concert Band class.
The music department, which brought Spiro to campus, had the artist-in-residence speak to a Music Appreciation class and perform with the Southern Jazz Orchestra. The ensemble premiered music commissioned especially for the Cuba Semester, including "Cubaneando" (Cuban jazz mombo), an original composition by Dr. Robert Washut from the University of Northern Iowa.
Dr. David Locher, sociology, discussed Cuban society and culture in his Introduction to Sociology classes and used Cuba as a contrasting example throughout the semester. He also required his students to attend a minimum of two Cuba Semester events.
In addition to serving as the technical director for the Cuban play Deviations staged by Southern Theatre, Sam Claussen portrayed the "Old Man" in the production. Dr. Alex Pinkson, who directed Deviations, required his Theatre Appreciation classes to attend the play and write a critique. Anne Jaros, who supervised the student costume designer, also encouraged her Theatre Appreciation class to see the play.
Some faculty took advantage of opportunities to welcome Cuba Semester speakers into their individual classrooms. Dr. Joy Dworkin's Introduction to Creative Writing class joined with Dr. Bill Kumbier's World Humanities class for a meeting with Cuban poet Virgil Suarez on Sept. 11.
"My students had been assigned to read a packet of Suarez's poems," Dworkin said. "They also had to respond in writing to at least two of the poems. Many chose to also use one of Suarez's poems for a major assignment for the course — to compose an 'imitation poem.' The class responded very enthusiastically to Suarez's poems and class visit."
Dworkin also invited her English 101 and Creative Writing classes to attend a variety of Cuba Semester events and write informally about their experiences for class credit. She took her Short Story class to Mary Katherine Crabb's Oct. 3 lecture on "Dengue, 1997: Case Study of a Cuban Epidemic," which she said "tied in very nicely with stories we'd been reading about natural and man-made disasters."
Dr. Barry Brown's Comparative Religions class attended the Oct. 1 Cuban dance concert by Quimbombó and discussed Santeria, a religion similar to voodoo that originated in Cuba and Brazil.
Other Missouri Southern instructors who reported bringing their classes to Cuba Semester events included Dr. Ann Marlowe, English; Dr. Allen Merriam, communications; Dr. Joaquin Suro, communications; Dr. Jeffrey Macomber, music; Dr. AmyKay Cole, psychology; Dr. Maryann Weber, communications; Hartford Tunnell, computer information science; and Alice Knepper, art.


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Report: Clippers speaking to veteran Antawn Jamison
Jul 8, 2013, 4:49 PM EDT
Antawn Jamison was frustrated last season with the way he was used — and often not used — in the Lakers constantly-changing rotations.
But the 37-year-old also showed he could still shoot the rock — 36 percent from three, 46 percent overall. He can contribute to a team in a limited role.
And that team may be the other one in Los Angeles, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports.
The Clippers are choosing between Lamar Odom and Jamison for that final big off the bench role.
I can see Jamison and his floor-spacing shooting fitting in with the Clippers, both on the pick-and-roll and running to the arc in transition with the Clippers second unit. For one year at the veteran minimum this would be a good fit.
- blakegriffin32 - Jul 8, 2013 at 5:00 PM
Jamison is absolutely terrible. Don't go down this path
- unxpexted1 - Jul 8, 2013 at 5:21 PM
clippers could use someone at the 4 spot that can shoot.
- wfriedrichs - Jul 8, 2013 at 5:23 PM
I would rather have Lamar Odom, but in Doc I trust. I cann Turiaf coming back as well in all likelihood.
- Wammy Giveaway - Jul 8, 2013 at 5:57 PM
Clippers must avoid Jamison at all cost, or else they will lose ALL defense. He is a bad player. How bad? With the help of Deadspin, Clips Nation and Fly By Knite, have a read at these cursed nuggets:
– In 16 seasons, he has been with five teams: Warriors, Mavericks, Wizards, Cavaliers, Lakers. The Warriors missed the playoffs completely. The Mavericks, Wizards and Lakers were first round exits. The Cavs were a 1st-seed second round exit at the hands of the 2010 Eastern Conference Champion Boston Celtics. Put it short, Jamison has never made it past the second round.
– Jamison is the one of the greatest defensive liabilities in the NBA. He is scared of playing physical and would rather jack up 3-pointers instead of playing the prevention game (drawing offensive fouls, blocking, contesting, stealing and such). The 2012-13 Lakers had a defensive rating of 104.3 PPP with him on the court. With him on the bench, they became a 103.1 defensive rating team (a 1.2 improvement). That's nothing compared to the 2010-11 Cavaliers team whose rating was 109.3 PPP with him on the court. But while on the bench, the Cavs became a closely elite 99.1 defensive rating team, a 10.2 difference! The presence of Jamison clearly destroys their defense because he just doesn't know what to do with defense.
– Every year as he plays basketball, his skills continue to deteriorate on a gradually annual level. Jamison's prime was in the 2003-04 season as a Maverick with 53.5% FG and 40% 3P. His worst statistical year was with the Lakers where his numbers fell below that from his rookie year with the Dubs: 4.8 REB, 0.7 AST, 0.4 STL and 9.4 PPG.
The only way for the Clips to win games with Jamison is by replicating the philosophies used by the sharpshooting champion Rockets of the 93-95 seasons. In other words, their offense has to be out of this world, kind of like the Steve Nash Phoenix Suns. Although Jamison can shoot and rebound, he has a cursed statistic. In games where he scores 15 PTS or more, his record is 327-441. In games where he's scored 30 PTS or less, his record is 414-603.
Unless Doc knows something we don't, good luck.
- loungefly74 - Jul 8, 2013 at 11:20 PM
agree. always thought Jamison was a "junk stat" player. basically, his lifetime numbers look decent but was ineffective throughout his career.
- badintent - Jul 9, 2013 at 9:34 PM
100% right on. He was a smack talker in college, but never back that smack in the pros. He's and Poshy Boshy can have a UFC Marshmellow contest to see who gets to be Queen of the cage.
- norvturnersneck - Jul 8, 2013 at 8:25 PM
He can't guard anything that moves.
- rgarritt - Jul 8, 2013 at 8:42 PM
Terrible idea. I watched him in D.C. and he can't play defense or rebound. Everywhere he goes the team underachieves.
- abchome - Jul 9, 2013 at 12:01 AM
I wish Doc really has idea how to use Jamison. I'd rather have Odom and/or Turiaf.
- jimsjam33 - Jul 9, 2013 at 1:09 AM
The Clippers need Tyler Hansborough before he's scooped up . Release Odom , Billups and Turiaf .
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A network of small and start-up companies, all based at Lancaster Environment Centre, are proving that firms don't have to be big to export.
Crowberry Consulting, Cognoscenti Compliance, Stopford Projects and BEEcycle each work in the environmental sector from premises at the Lancaster Environment Centre's knowledge exchange and research building.
The smallest has just one member of staff and the youngest was established only last year, nevertheless all have turned to UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) to sound out their chosen markets and establish contacts who can help send their goods and services overseas.
Clive Drinkwater, UKTI's International Trade Director for the North West, said: "There may be a belief in some quarters that foreign trade is only for big multinational firms but that plainly isn't true and the overseas vision shown by these ambitious Lancaster-based companies demonstrates that fact very effectively.
"By looking to expand into new overseas markets they stand not only to become more competitive and produce better goods and services, but they also become less reliant on the domestic economy.
"The assistance and support UKTI is able to offer allows smaller organisations to concentrate on their core business without the time-consuming distractions of having to navigate through new and often very different marketplaces."
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Becky Toal founded the consultancy in 2006 to provide businesses with advice on environmental management, ethical issues and corporate responsibility, she said: "Companies have really woken up to the low carbon economy but clients come to us saying 'We already have an environmental policy, how can we make it better?'"
Much of her work now involves assisting organisations aiming to meet ISO 14001, the international environmental management standard. With this in mind Crowberry has signed up to Passport to Export, UKTI's flagship programme for new and inexperienced exporters, and has commissioned an Overseas Market Introduction Service (OMIS) report which led to an April trade mission to Turkey.
Becky explained: "I want to grow my business with an international focus from day one. Time and time again history will demonstrate that companies which trade overseas are successful businesses, and the support UKTI gives to start-ups is critical."
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Cognoscenti Compliance, which has a staff of just three, is investigating opportunities in Kosovo but is also looking to break into Germany and France. Its MD Tom Fuller said: "Because the environmental industry is growing so quickly people are picking up on this idea of compliance software. We already have the model and the system so I believe we should be capitalising on that as quickly as we can. Ultimately the goal for us is to have a system that covers the whole of Europe.
"We are looking to UKTI to introduce us to environmental consultants and translators in Germany and France because, with our resources, we simply could not do that level of research, it is the kind of work we would have to ship out to someone else."
Kenneth Cheung is BEEcycle, a company which has both an educational and commercial eye on the composting sector. He also offers consultancy services for organisations wanting to establish their own wormeries.
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Pull up a chair and grab a cup of your favorite beverage as we delve into our semi-monthly look at what's turning heads and generating discussion in the EverQuest II community. As it turns out, nothing stirs the pot more than server merges (and maybe Station Cash), and in this week's edition we'll highlight a few noteworthy conversations you may have missed.
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The most recent 800-pound news gorilla is, of course, the official server merge announcement for EQII's Live service. It's no secret that EQII's traditional subscription-based population has been slowly dwindling over time, and SOE officially acknowledged the coming merges (first in an email blast that apparently went out prematurely, and later in a message from Dave "Smokejumper" Georgeson) on the game's official website.
The news has generated mostly positive press as well as a good reception from the game's various forum communities, though there are a few squeaky wheels clamoring to have additional servers added to the list. SOE has flatly nixed the possibility of the Live Gamer Vox and Bazaar servers joining the party on account of contractual obligations to the Live Gamer service provider.
SOE also elected to leave the subscription game's second roleplaying shard alone, despite some players asserting that Lucan D'Lere is a ghost-town (compared to its RP-counterpart Antonia Bayle) and in dire need of a population upgrade. A couple of interesting threads have sprung up regarding Lucan's perceived population woes, both of them featuring rather vehement arguments from the roleplayers who feel that a merger would spoil the small-town feel of the server and its stalwart community.
EQ2X is doing fantastic. Even with only moderate amounts of marketing, new [players] are coming in at a regular rate, [...] there is no chance EQ2X is going to fail at this point. None at all.
[Update]: EQII lead programmer Greg "Rothgar" Spence checked in on the official boards to let folks know that a Lucan D'Lere merge was considered. Ultimately, they decided against overloading Antonia Bayle (or merging an RP server with a non-RP one) for the time being. "This doesn't mean we won't consider something in the future, but we already have a large number of mergers on our hands to do before the expansion ships and we don't need to add more to our plate just yet," Spence wrote.
Get your arrows (on the Station Marketplace)
EQ2Wire brings an interesting thought to the table this week in the form of site founder Feldon's musings on the newly released Station Cash arrows. He concludes that the under-the-radar introduction is another in a calculated series of moves to bring higher levels of RMT to the Live servers, ostensibly to phase them out in favor of F2P shards down the road.
Regardless of whether you agree with Feldon or not, SOE is clearly engaging in a curious waltz with its long-time customer base. It seems like they desperately want to move to full on free-to-play but are unable to do so completely. As Feldon states, they're "working on" the Live servers bit by bit and one piece of RMT at a time. While the official SOE reasoning on separating EQ2X and EQII Live was out of respect for the anti-RMT wishes of the original playerbase, this doesn't jive with the continued introductions of new cash conveniences on Live.
Many people are trying EQ2X, of that there can be no doubt. Whether SOE is making as much money from it as they'd hoped is another question. Certainly the devs are dragging their feet on opening up a second F2P shard, which leads me to suspect that demand for the six-year old game simply isn't sustainable without at least some remnants of the devoted Live subscription folks. I could be wrong, and they could open up a slew of new F2P shards tomorrow, but until they do, signs point to Live continuing to be a factor in EQII's development going forward. That said, I suspect that SOE would completely abandon it in a heartbeat if it were financially feasible.
EQ2X - Hot or not?
A disgruntled poster fired up a few folks on the official EQ2X boards with his summation of the new F2P client's "failure." Misuse of the word failure aside, the thread is noteworthy both for the (mostly) reasoned community member responses and also the involvement of EQII producer Dave Georgeson. Though Smokejumper hasn't been as active on the o-boards as he'd been over the first couple of months of his tenure (a fact he alludes to in this thread), he makes no bones about the EQ2X experiment and its resounding success.
"EQ2X is doing fantastic. Even with only moderate amounts of marketing, new [players] are coming in at a regular rate. The lack of forum posting you're seeing is actually a good sign. The happier players are, the more they play instead of posting. That's a well-documented phenomenon in this genre of gaming," he writes. "There's no chance EQ2X is going to fail at this point. None at all. There are no guarantees on anything in the future, but for right now, it's going strong."
Aside from the boldness of that statement, Smokejumper also brings up an interesting point in regard to SOE's marketing for both EQII Live and EQ2X: namely that there hasn't been much of it. If SOE were to spend a little cash pimping EQ2X on television a la Lord of the Rings Online and World of Warcraft, chances are the game would be doing more than coasting along on word of mouth. I suspect that much of SOE's marketing budget is going to be reserved for newer titles like DCUO and even EverQuest Next, as there's only so much interest you can generate in a title of EQII's age in today's highly competitive MMO market.
That's all the time I have for this week. Join me next time as I solve EQII's population problems, cure what ails its economy, and provide free cookies for every troll, elf, and ratonga in Norrath --- all before breakfast. Until then, keep the blue side up.
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WAUPUN (WITI) — There is concern in Waupun after several bomb threats have been called in this week at places across the city. In fact, the hospital in Waupun went into lockdown on Wednesday, November 13th after a threat was made.
Waupun is considered quiet by most — including Piggly Wiggly owner Randy Verhage.
"It's a small town. We know just about all our customers and they know us," Verhage said.
Verhage says recent bomb threats are "the talk of the town" and says the threats have targeted his business.
"(Tuesday) we got a phone call approximately 1:05 and basically they said' there's a bomb in your store' and hung up," Verhage said.
It has also happened at Waupun Area Junior and Senior High School, where Jeff Finstad is the principal.
"We suspected it was coming. We were ready for it. We planned for it," Finstad said.
Finstad met police at the school early Wednesday morning to do a sweep of the school's perimeter and then inside.
"We decided to go through every single locker in the building. I got a little blister on my finger from opening every lock," Finstad said.
Waupun police say the threats so far have been empty, but still impact the community greatly.
"We have not found any threat. We did not find any device. Is it an act of terrorism? I'd say yes, absolutely," Waupun Police Deputy Chief Scott Louden said.
"You always wonder do you keep school open? Do you not have school?" Finstad said.
Finstad did keep the school open, but it wasn't a typical school day. 50% of the student population was not in school on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, others in the city are hoping the threats come to an end without incident.
"It just puts everybody on alert that somebody's out there. And they walk into businesses and schools and say 'did they really plant one in here or didn't they?'" Verhage said.
While police say the community is a little bit on edge because of this, they do say it is safe.
Other communities in the area have also received bomb threats, such as Beaver Dam.
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I have spent the last few days visiting camps in the Layyah district of Southern Punjab. Visiting these camps was a heart-wrenching experience. I was appalled to see the conditions in which these people are living. But what emerged for me as the most worrying thing was how women and young girls are being affected by this. They are always the worst hit in these situations.
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The gig was mostly played by the current band. Joe came on for DVN & Allen played on In Thee. The originals only played together on the last 4 songs. Cities On Flame was supposed to be a 5th, but was cut due to time constraints.
The gig was promoted as 'a special' due to the band being 40 years old & a big package of remasters being released. It was rescheduled from earlier in the week because of hurricane Sandy. This was (!) somewhat lucky as it enabled the Bouchards to come and play as they were unavailable for the original date. They only had time to rehearse the 5 songs mentioned.........
I've seen BOC five times now and all I can say is good riddance to Cities on Flame. It brings any momentum they have during a set to a screeching halt, and they always do a lameass "Rock! And roll!" back and forth thing with the crowd during it.
The fact that this was only a mini-reunion probably means that this is just a one off, but I would kill to see Albert do some justice to Don't Fear the Reaper's drum part. The young guy they have on drums right now just doesn't do the job well, especially considering what a badass drummer Albert is. Seeing the original lineup play The Red and the Black must has been sick as hell too. From what I remembered, Allen originally retired because he doesn't like touring and I think Albert and Joe just weren't interested in reuniting. Unlike a lot of bands, I think the dudes in BOC generally got along pretty well even with all the lineup changes.
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What's a young, talented, controversial man on the run to do? That's the question facing Edward Snowden, who has been in the news for months after he leaked a number details of U.S. government surveillance programs to the press and other sources.
Alternately described in glowing and hated terms ("whistleblower" or "traitor" depending on your point of view), the former intelligence analyst for the government fled the United States in June out of fears for his safety. His flight around the world eventually landed him in Russia, where he lived in the transit zone of the Sheremetyevo airport for weeks awaiting word on his fate. While on the run, he was charged by the U.S. government with espionage and theft of government property.
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The ability to work will be important to Snowden. His former job at the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton – which allowed him the ability to access information from the National Security Agency (NSA) – paid more than $120,000 per year although he told the Guardian that he made as much as $200,000 per year in other years doing the same kind of intelligence work. But even those dollars will run out eventually, especially considering Snowden's circumstances. He reportedly "blew through a large chunk of his savings paying for his lengthy stay in the airport hotel" in Russia so it would make sense that he would be looking for a job.
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Snowden is also reportedly being considered for a job in the Russian parliament. Ruslan Gattarov, a member of the Federation Council and a member of the ruling United Russia party, told Interfax news agency, "I am going to discuss with Snowden possible cooperation with a working group (dealing with citizens' privacy rights and personal data security)."
So with multiple offers in the works, it looks like Snowden will easily find employment – and chances are that it will pay well. But now for the 64,000, er, ruble question: will the U.S. ever see a penny of that income?
For all of the drama, including the revocation of his passport, Snowden remains a U.S. citizen. And under our tax laws, if you are a U.S. citizen living outside the United States, your worldwide income is subject to U.S. income tax, regardless of where you live.
And while U.S citizens may qualify for certain foreign earned income exclusions and foreign income tax credits, that doesn't absolve you from the requirement to file a U.S. income tax tax. Ditto for relying on tax treaties. While we do have tax treaty with Russia (downloads as pdf), a taxpayer who wishes to claim treaty treatment has to disclose that on a federal income tax return (generally done by filing a form 8833); and even though it feels nonsensical, if you are not required to file a tax return because of your treaty-based position, you must file a return anyway to report your position.
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While some taxes, like expatriation taxes might apply even if he were not a citizen (just ask Saverin), it's clear that Snowden still has to file a U.S. tax return if he remains a citizen and possibly pay tax, depending on his financial situation. But that if is a big one. The immigration and citizenship piece was still a bit murky so I decided to consult with the experts.
The first piece is easy. The revocation of Snowden's passport by government officials "is separate from revoking citizenship" according to Elena Park, an immigration attorney at Cozen O'Connor. "Passport revocation," she explains, "deals more with limiting travel and can be initiated by law enforcement." But merely pulling the right to travel is not the same as stripping citizenship.
Citizenship is a valuable right and taking it away – or surrendering it – is not taken lightly in the U.S. The government may not take away your citizenship without good cause. And good cause isn't a judgment call: there are very specific laws governing "Loss of nationality by native-born or naturalized citizen" found in Title 8 (Aliens and Nationality) of the U.S. Code. The references to treason and dual nationality caught my eye so I asked Richard S. Goldstein, senior partner of London and New York based Goldstein & Lee, P.C., for more information.
Snowden, I noted, has been charged with crimes against the government. Could that result in a loss of citizenship? Not without a formal prosecution, posits Goldstein. A simple claim or charge of treason – as opposed to a formal conviction – is not going to be sufficient.
But what about that asylum claim? Both Park and Goldstein agree that being granted asylum in another country does not equal the loss of U.S. citizenship. In fact, Goldstein offered, even if Snowden were to become a Russian citizen, that would not be enough to result in a loss of American citizenship. He says that, "the applicable U.S. law dealing with loss of American citizenship confirms that while our Government does not recommend dual or multiple nationality and while it often discourages Americans from having more than one nationality, it is clear that we can legally obtain multiple nationalities, and passports confirming that status, and that will not serve as a basis for loss of U.S. nationality as long as it is not accompanied by a clear and unequivocal expressed intent to renounce American citizenship which must be formally confirmed before a U.S. Government official."
So, barring a conviction for treason and a handful of other unlikely options (such as enlisting in the armed forces of a foreign state engaged in hostilities against the U.S.), what could Snowden actually do to lose his U.S. citizenship? He could make, according to Goldstein, a Statement under Oath before a U.S. consular officer at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate expressing his clear and unequivocal intent to formally renounce his citizenship.
In other words, he has to say out loud – and to the people who matter – that he doesn't wish to be a citizen anymore. To do this, you have to make a formal request. In person. This isn't something you can do by mail, via press conference – or even through your lawyer: Kucherena can't help Snowden out with this one.
If Snowden actually wanted to renounce his citizenship, he could do it. He'd just have to do it on American soil, which in Snowden's case would mean making an appearance inside the U.S. embassy, presumably in Moscow. "That most certainly won't happen," Goldstein says, as Snowden would be "acting against his current expressed interests in not returning to the U.S. since if he entered a U.S. diplomatic mission he would certainly be detained and then arrested by U.S. Embassy personnel as a result of an outstanding international arrest warrant." Goldstein further muses that "if I were his lawyer I would certainly not recommend such an appearance unless, of course, he wished for some reason to voluntarily be returned to the U.S. to face prosecution." And I don't think anyone expects him to make that decision.
Realistically, then, so long as Snowden remains in Russia – even as a refugee – he would remain a U.S. citizen.
But what if he never comes back? As in ever? That doesn't matter. Not wanting to return to the U.S. is not the same as not wanting to give up citizenship. There is no time frame that applies to loss of citizenship.
For now, Snowden remains a citizen. And so long as he remains a citizen, he is subject to our laws – and that includes our tax laws. He still has to file and he still has to pay any applicable tax. Goldstein agrees. But, he chuckled, "Good luck trying to collect it."
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Sherri Silva was excited to put on full display the love for cooking her grandfather instilled in her as young woman by sending her Bon Appetit magazines.
Now a mother with one year left before finishing College of Coastal Georgia's culinary program at the Camden Center, Silva got the chance to show off her improved skills Tuesday at the college's fifth annual Thanksgiving by the Lake luncheon at the Brunswick campus.
"I am a mom, so cooking is not a foreign concept to me," Silva said as she worked the meats table, slicing roast beef and refilling the sausage platter as fast as the hundreds of people attending the lunch could snatch them away.
Silva's work Tuesday would earn her a grade in her advanced cooking class, but it was not the first meal she had prepared for it. The class served several five-course meals at the Camden Center this semester, something Silva said was a different experience from feeding her family.
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College library employee Lynda Kennedy's experience eating the smorgasbord was just as great.
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Those are words Walter Wright, professor of hospitality and culinary arts, liked to hear.
"From what I have seen, everybody's plate looked pretty clean," Wright said after a quick survey of the long tables lined with happy faces and full bellies.
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Whose radical new Champ 440 sled is this? It belongs to none other than Shane Felegy. While Felegy has been absent from the Champ ranks for over a year, he's been testing with his cousin Joey Fjerstad and racing enduros such as the Soo I-500, so he's certainly not lacking seat time. This latest Champ chassis has been two years in the making and will showcase some new concepts with its build.
"We were supposed to race this sled last season but it wasn't ready," said Shane. "We could have rushed it and got it on the ice but we've done that too many times and it's come back to bite us, so we decided to wait and do it right."
Rick Bates designed and built the sled specifically for Shane and his riding style. It features a chrome moly tube chassis, custom hand-built tunnel, inboard shocks and a centered drive train, which Felegy prefers over the more popular offset designs. Randy from Walker Evans is custom-building all the shocks and will dial in the calibration for the sled. Of course it will be powered by a Felegy Racing engine built by Shane's dad, Rich Felegy. While he has some new support in the works, Felegy's main sponsor is Aggressive Hydraulics.
"Paul Johnson at Aggressive Hydraulics has stuck by me through all this and that means a lot," Shane said. "He wants to win as bad as I do and his support is critical to making it happen."
Aggressive Hydraulics also sponsors Craig Dollansky on the World Of Outlaws series and NASCAR driver Ryan Newman.
Some of Felegy's other sponsors include Woody's, Apparelfreaks, sledRacer.com and Kirk Zack at HMK.


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Aliases for MAOA Gene
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- Entrez Gene: 4128
- Ensembl: ENSG00000189221
- UniProtKB: P21397
Summaries for MAOA Gene
This gene is one of two neighboring gene family members that encode mitochondrial enzymes which catalyze the oxidative deamination of amines, such as dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. Mutation of this gene results in Brunner syndrome. This gene has also been associated with a variety of other psychiatric disorders, including antisocial behavior. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2012]
GeneCards Summary for MAOA Gene
MAOA (Monoamine Oxidase A) is a Protein Coding gene. Diseases associated with MAOA include brunner syndrome and maoa-related behavior disorders. Among its related pathways are Metabolism and Arginine and proline metabolism. GO annotations related to this gene include primary amine oxidase activity. An important paralog of this gene is MAOB.
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot for MAOA Gene
Catalyzes the oxidative deamination of biogenic and xenobiotic amines and has important functions in the metabolism of neuroactive and vasoactive amines in the central nervous system and peripheral tissues. MAOA preferentially oxidizes biogenic amines such as 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), norepinephrine and epinephrine
Monoamine Oxidases (MAO) catalyze the oxidation of monoamines such as dopamine, serotonin and adrenalin. They are found bound to the outer membrane of mitochondria in most cell types in the body. Two subtypes of monoamine oxidase have been identified: MAO-A and MAO-B. Both are found in neurons and astroglia, with MAO-A also found in the liver, gastrointestinal tract and placenta and MAO-B in blood platelets. Abnormal regulation of MAOs in the body has been associated with depression, substance abuse, attention deficit disorder, and irregular sexual maturation.


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"These are Pennsylvania Dutch Funny Cakes, baked in a pie crust with a chocolate "funny" layer that sinks to the bottom while baking."
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3 (9 inch)
unbaked pie crusts
1 cup
white sugar
1/2 cup
unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups
white sugar
1/2 cup
1 cup
2 teaspoons
baking powder
2 1/2 cups
all-purpose flour
This recipe, with minor differences, has been a family favorite for generations. We couldn't keep it in the house once it was made. It is still one of my favorite recipes to make and consume.
Even though I carefully followed the recipe to the letter, my cakes turned out dense, dry, and not very flavorful. The chocolate layer doesn't sink to the bottom as claimed, it remains as a thin layer at the top and drips down along sides of the crust. Not sure what I did wrong?
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I followed the recipe exactly and after the baking time was done, the inside was liquidy. I also found that the flour-based layer will seep out if not sealed by the chocolate. I've had funny cake before and was so disappointed that this recipe didn't work even after 4 failed attempts.
Absolutely delicious!! Kids eat this one up and fight over the last piece! best of both worlds, vanilla cake with a rich chocolate bottom in a flaky pie crust. Be sure to put in batter first and pour chocolate on top!
Loved this growing up in PA and glad to find the recipe again. Made these out here in Washington State for my church's semi-annual bake sale - now have requests to make them each time. Chocolate layer is sooo good and the cake part has a lovely vanilla flavor.
I made this for my 3rd grader's art class and it was a big hit, all the teachers wanted this recipe. Thanks for a great recipe.
Had the same exact problem as another reviewer. The chocolate did not sink down to the bottom like it's supposed to and there was definately not enough batter to fill 3 9" pie plates. 2 of mine turned out really shallow! However, these were tasty, but looked very strange! I think I'll keep searching for a better funny cake recipe!
Ok I have the same recipe but we do it differently, we put the chocolate in the bottom first then pour the batter on top. We also do this in a 12 inch pie plate as it is enough to fill. I also have done it in a 9 inch tall sided pie plate. Though the 9" has to be cooked for almost an hour versus 30 minutes for the 12 inch. You have to check the center before taking it out and just let it finish. I have never had a flopped one yet. It is enough for two pies but not three if you want decent size funny cakes. Just a note, the chocolate taste better if you use Hershey's cocoa even though I have used others this is the best.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Pennsylvania Dutch Funny Cakes
Serving Size: 1/36 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 36
Amount Per Serving
** Calories: 195
** Calories from Fat: 74
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The president's proposed spending plan for 2015 includes $695,000 tied to the deepening of Charleston Harbor, enough to complete a critical study that's already underway, it was announced Thursday.
"We're very happy with this," said Glenn Jeffries, spokeswoman for the Army Corps of Engineers office in Charleston. "It lets us complete our work."
South Carolina leaders want to deepen the state's primary shipping channel to at least 50 feet from 45 by the end of the decade so it can handle larger container ships.
The Army Corps is making progress on a feasibility study it needs to complete as part of the permitting process, said Lt. Col. John Litz, commander of the agency's local office.
"We are continuing to prepare our draft environmental impact statement and draft report to release this summer," Litz said in statement Wednesday. "This money will allow us to remain on track to complete our final study recommendation for Charleston Harbor by September 2015."
Obama's budget also would set aside another $19 million for local maintenance dredging and $1.5 million for surveying and environmental work. In addition, it includes $1.6 million for improvements to the dredge disposal site along Clouter Creek, near Daniel Island, Jeffries said. None of those projects is directly connected to the harbor deepening, she added.
Like other East Coast ports, Charleston is rushing to deepen its harbor so it can accommodate the longer, heavier cargo ships expected to arrive on a regular basis after a major expansion of the Panama Canal is completed as early as next year.
The president's budget proposal once again excluded funds to dredge another South Carolina commercial waterway: the increasingly shallow Port of Georgetown.
The lack of dredging at the State Ports Authority's small breakbulk facility 70 miles up the coast from Charleston has been a growing concern because the channel has been gradually filling for more than a decade.
The port fell under the 1 million ton threshold around 2003, meaning it isn't eligible to receive federal maintenance dredging dollars from the budget.
"We lost our tonnage to qualify for the annual maintenance dredging," Mayor Jack Scoville said Wednesday.
That's made what some officials have called a "Catch-22" situation - the channel can't get dredged until it reaches the 1 million mark, but it can't handle the heavy ships it needs to get to that level until it's dredged.
The cost of the project has been estimated at $30 million.
Scoville said officials will have to "find other sources to get it done." They hope to tap into a federal maintenance dredging program for smaller ports.
In Georgia, meanwhile, officials sounded both stunned and defiant after the budget failed to recommend money to start the $652 million deepening of Savannah's busy shipping channel.
The budget calls for just $1.52 million for the waterway to be designated for preconstruction engineering and design services. The White House said the deepening was among many projects being held up because Congress hasn't finalized a water-projects bill containing provisions needed to move them forward.
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said this week he would start the project with state money. The White House said Tuesday he could not do that until Congress passes the stalled water-projects bill.
The ports of Savannah and Charleston are major rivals.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Wednesday 15 February 2012
ShelterBox responds to Cyclone Giovanna in Madagascar
A category four cyclone hit the eastern shores of Madagascar in the early hours of the morning on February 14, bringing sustained strong winds of around 140 miles per hour and torrential rains.
ShelterBox has been monitoring Cyclone Giovanna's movement and has mobilized a response team that is expected to arrive on the island on February 17 to assess the need for emergency aid.
The ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) will meet with the national disaster relief agency, the National Bureau of Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC), to discuss the latest on the ground, as well as logistics for the needs assessment.
This will be ShelterBox's second deployment to Madagascar, an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa, which is prone to cyclones and tropical storms, especially in the rainy season between February and May.
Giovanna ripped through
Giovanna ripped through the eastern towns of Tamatave and Brickaville before drenching the capital Antananarivo about 220 kilometers inland. It continued to hit more than 500 further communities, many of which have still yet to be contacted.
Local authorities say it's too early to provide further figures for casualties but experts are comparing Cyclone Giovanna to one of the worst ones to hit the island. Cyclone Geralda destroyed more than 700,000 acres of crops and left thousands homeless in 1994.
Alf Evans, ShelterBox operations manager said, "Reports indicate few casualties but say that at least three people have been killed. There could be extensive damage to homes and infrastructure, particularly around the coastal towns resulting in a need for emergency shelter."
"UK-based SRT volunteers David Webber and Stephen Bramfield are en route to Madagascar to assess the situation from the ground."


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Ask them if it is "SOCIALISM/SOCIALIST" if activist contrarian investors who call for government spending, a technique based on clear historic repeated success, respect the playing field which is provided by the government in the first place - namely a democracy with a judiciary system - such that those who rigged the system and overspeculated the commodities are brought to justice !
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After a season running around with these poles they haven't shown any significant signs of wear, besides normal scratching. They aren't super lightweight, but the pack down small and the locking system is solid. The only issue I've run into is with the powder basket. For some reason I am constantly losing the baskets, which might be more a sign of poor skiing but I had to buy two new sets this winter. I have tried everything I can think of to keep these on but I am littering the slopes with baskets.
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Hard Times by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, R. A. (1849-1914). Oil on canvas. Manchester City Art Gallery. Source: My School and My Gospel, facing p. 30. In his memoir, Herkomer comments beneath the plate: "This lane (in Bushey) was named by my students after the picture "Hard Times Lane."
von Herkomer, Sir Hubert. My School and My Gospel. New York: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1906.


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Biography: I grew up in Swarthmore, Pa., and graduated from Oberlin College with majors in anthropology and history. I then took two years to travel when I could and work (as a canvasser, waiter, temp., and archaeologist) when I had to. In 1991, I enrolled in the Anthropology Dept. of Cornell University; I transferred to the History Dept. three years later. The chairman of my graduate committee was Daniel Usner. I received my Ph.D. in 1998, and spent the 1998-1999 academic year teaching at three colleges in the Portland, Or. area. The fall 1999 semester is my first at OU.
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Wednesday, January 16th Live @ Sapolil - Hamilton Loomis Blues/Soul/Rock (Texas)
- When: Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Where: Sapolil Cellars, Walla Walla
- Cost: $12 - $15
- Website
- Age limit: 21+
- Categories: Food & Wine, Live music/Karaoke
"If blues, soul, and rock can be said to form a triangle, you'll find Hamilton Loomis right in the center of it", says Guitar Player Magazine. An apt description, as young Loomis is one of the young artists at the forefront of bringing blues based American music into the 21st century and redefining it for a contemporary audience. Spanning youth and tradition, Loomis bridges the gap between generations of music-lovers both in the U.S. and around the world.
Whereas similar aged acts like Black Keys, Robert Randolph and White Stripes play American rock music with heavy blues influences, Loomis plays the inverse. His is an undeniably blues based artist escalating into what All Music Guide calls "…a mixed bag of modern blues, modern funk, and slick soul."
Much like fellow funkster Lenny Kravitz, Loomis played every instrument on his debut and 'Ain't Just Temporary.' The debut entitled 'Hamilton' was under Grammy consideration, an impressive feat for a self-released debut indie record.
Born and raised in Galveston, Texas, Loomis was first hooked on music through his parents' extensive collection of blues, rock, and soul records. Loomis honed his multi-instrumental chops early, learning drums, piano, guitar, bass and harmonica by his early teens, and toured regularly as part of his family's doo-wop group.
At age sixteen he went backstage to meet Bo Diddley, and before the night was over Loomis was onstage playing alongside the legend. Since that meeting, Diddley quickly became a friend, mentor, and supporter. "INNOVATE, DON'T IMITATE"…Diddley's words continue to inspire Loomis and fuel his desire for originality. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member said of Loomis, "You got to put some seasonin' in what you're doin', and this boy's got the whole salt shaker!"
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Louisiana Tech University's mascot, an English bulldog named Tech XX, was reported missing over the weekend, and a $2,000 reward was offered for his safe return by residents of Ruston, La., where the college is located.
But on Wednesday, Dr. Patrick Sexton, Tech XX's caretaker and the owner of the animal clinic where he resided, revealed that the dog had actually died due to the negligence of an employee, who then attempted to cover up his passing.
"Tech XX was left outside too long on Sunday evening and passed away from a heat stroke," he said in a statement. "Due to this negligence, the employee is no longer employed by Sexton Animal Health Center."
Despite the seemingly preventable circumstances, a statement from the University absolved Dr. Sexton of any responsibility, and shared the institution's grief over Tech XX's death.
"We are grateful for all [Dr. Sexton] and his family have done for our beloved mascot," it read. "Tech XX was a cherished member of the Louisiana Tech Family ... He will be remembered for being a fan favorite and a symbol of the spirit of Louisiana Tech."
When his whereabouts were still unknown, Dr. Sexton voiced his own sadness at the dog's disappearance.
"There's a void without him around," he said.
Louisiana Tech University's Bulldog Mascot Dies
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There are good fats and bad fats. I don't know the exact difference, but I remember hearing somewhere that avocado counts as the good fats. Really that was all I needed to justify my addiction to avocados. Mash an avocado up and sprinkle some garlic powder on it and you have guacamole. Cut it in half and drop a spoonful of chicken salad onto it and you have lunch. Some people even fry these puppies…though I'm pretty sure that drifts over into the bad fats category. Today we are going to look at one more fantastic use of these little green monsters.
If you are cooking dinner for four, I have a perfect recipe for the main course…Creamy Avocado Pasta. And if you aren't convinced just from hearing the name, let me also add, I cooked this for under $4. Dinner for four? Less than $1 per person? I think yes. I don't know about you, but cooking on a budget has me always on the lookout for sales in the grocery store and cheap dinner recipes online, and this one is a keeper.
I only had to buy a couple of things from the grocery store – noodles ($1.08), 2 avocados ($.99 each) and garlic ($.10). I used a lemon from my back yard lemon tree, olive oil from a huge bottle in the pantry, basil leaves from my mom's garden, parmesan cheese from the back of the fridge, and salt and pepper that we keep in the house. That means I cooked this dinner for $3.16. Below is a list of ingredients you will need. You can purchase them for around $5.00 total from Wal-Mart on Harvey Mitchell Rd.
12 oz whole wheat thin spaghetti noodles
2 medium avocados
Juice and zest from 1 lemon
3 Tbsp olive oil
2 t minced garlic or 3 crushed cloves
6 basil leaves, optional
Salt & pepper
Parmesan cheese sprinkled over top
Cook the whole wheat noodles in a pot of boiling water, following the directions on the back of their package. While these are cooking, in a blender (or food processor), puree avocados, lemon juice, olive oil and garlic. You may have to add a little bit of water to the mixture to get it to puree.
Drain the noodles and mix in the avocado sauce. Sprinkle parmesan cheese and lemon zest over the top of the pasta and serve!
If you are preparing this dish for a dinner party, you probably want to think about preparing a couple sides to go with this. You can opt for the ever-classic garlic bread and salad to go with your pasta dish, or choose your favorite vegetable dish. Grilled zucchini or steamed broccoli would be good options. If you feel like you want to add meat to your dinner, toss some grilled chicken breast on top of your finished pasta and voila!
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Oyster Creek nuclear plant kills 1,000 tons of sea life a year, agency says
Posted By Todd B. Bates On March 22, 2010 @ 3:22 pm In Uncategorized | Comments Disabled
The Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey has killed 80 million pounds of aquatic organisms in the past 40 years, a federal agency says.
In a March 15 letter [1] to a state Department of Environmental Protection official, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service repeated its support for cooling towers to be built at the plant.
In 2005, the service also concluded that closed-loop cooling (cooling towers) is the best technology available at Oyster Creek, according to the letter.
A draft DEP permit [3]calls for cooling towers, but Oyster Creek officials have said they aren't necessary and they'll close the plant if required to build them.
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Northern Vance's Sirocco wins!
Northern Vance High School has won the N.C. State University Emerging Issues Prize for Innovation.
The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon, at the 28th annual Emerging Issues Forum with Gov. Pat McCrory in attendance.
More than 12,000 people cast a vote for one of five different high school finalists from throughout the state.
For the past four months, five students in Jeff Arthurs' honors engineering class have been campaigning in Vance County, encouraging citizens to vote for their innovative computer cleaning mechanism known as Sirocco.
"This year's challenge was for a student team to work together to submit an innovative design or product that would bring social benefit to their community," said Randy Woodson, chancellor at N.C. State University. "I must say that I'm truly impressed with all the entries and very proud of the accomplishment and commitment made to their peers."
Sirocco started as a 3D image developed on a computer program called Solid-works.
It was designed to dislodge dust from a computer's critical functioning parts, with the goal of lowering malfunction rates, while also saving money typically spent on computer repair.
In January the students marched ahead of other competitors, developing a prototype with the help of Bob Esquivel, owner and operator at Salare Inc. of Henderson, where a variety of laboratory equipment and custom products are manufactured.
As winners of the competition, Arthurs' team will now receive $5,000 for further production of their prototype.
"It's overwhelming," Arthurs said. "I'm so proud, proud of these guys most of all.
"They just told us we had over 6,000 of the 12,000 votes."
Students involved in the project include Justin Care, Dylan Grissom, Amber Stevenson, Ray Cheever and Nick Sharpe.
"Four months of hard work finally paid off," said Grissom, who will attend N.C. State this fall with plans to major in sports management. "We're going to try to come up with a business and sell it."
Sharpe, also a senior, plans to major in engineering at UNC Charlotte in the fall.
"That's the next step, prototyping and start a business," Sharpe said.
The focus of the two-day Emerging Issues Forum was high-wage, quality jobs available in manufacturing today, and how communities throughout North Carolina can seize the opportunities it presents.
"Messages to the manufacturing summit at the Emerging Issues Forum will be if we can't find the qualified employees, we're not going to retain, much less recruit, new industry to North Carolina," said Gov. Pat McCrory. "I met with some major business leaders at your club in Henderson, and one of the biggest issues we're having is that even when there are job openings at this point in time, they're having a tough time finding qualified people to fill those openings.
"If we do not find qualified employees the industry will leave, and that's why I'm putting a special emphasis on vocational training."
McCrory, who celebrated with students from Northern Vance as they filed on stage after being announced winners, emphasized Vance County as an area where employers abound for the manufacturing industry.
"I want to sell that skill set in Vance County to potential industries," McCrory said.
While McCrory believes Vance County could be considered an ideal home for future manufacturers, on Tuesday it proved to be an area that currently cares about community.
Arthurs was overwhelmed with emotion as he conveyed his gratitude for Vance County's support.
"I'm just so proud of Vance County," Arthurs said. "I think they really stepped up, so that's just really cool to be a part of."
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Monday, May 16, 2011
Hands On: Schaefer Carbon Winch Handle
We got our first look at Schaefer's new Carbon Winch Handle yesterday when their Sales & Marketing Director Steve Majkut stopped by our shop in Annapolis. This is the only carbon handle available on the market at this point since Lewmar has discontinued theirs. It's currently only available in an 8 inch locking version, but it sounds like a non-locking 8 inch may follow. No eta on a 10 inch handle but Steve said it's definitely something they're looking into.
The handle is made from compressed carbon so it doesn't have the look of a standard carbon fiber layup but it's super light and very strong. Steve told us they tested it extensively and really made sure it would stand up to heavy use and hard trimming. Even the beefiest grinders aren't going to be breaking this winch handle no matter how hard they try.
Read on for the Schaefer Press Release for the new Handle:
Schaefer is taking our well executed Winch Handle program to a new level. We have now ready for delivery our first Carbon Fiber 8" Winch Handles.
The handles are manufactured from compressed Carbon Fiber. The ultimate strength achieved from the handle is exceptional and the weight is stunning. We show a finished weight of .508 lbs or 8.13 ounces. The ball bearing single grip ensures a secure and smooth grip.
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Every new school year means new ways for teachers to teach and for students to learn.
The New York Times recently used the phrase "disruptive innovation" in an article on ever-changing education standards. Nevertheless, one thing remains the same: If children have not been taught to read by third grade, they will pretty much hate school forever.
How should children be taught to read? No one seems to have the answers.
Reading to children may give them a love of books, but it does not teach them how to read.