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UAA Fine Arts prepares for "Big River"
The Fine Arts Department is abuzz now that the semester is underway, and it mostly has to do with the upcoming production of "Big River."
For those unfamiliar, "Big River" is essentially a musical adaptation of the novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain. It is a tale about a young boy in the early-to-mid 19th century as he meets and learns much about others and himself as he makes his way along the Mississippi River. It was a satire of southern antebellum society, and it provided an objective look at the stereotypes and attitudes of the times.
Tom Skore, UAA Theatre and Dance Department production director and chair, believes this musical may be more important than people think, especially with racism still being an issue in the country.
"To my mind one of the predominant themes is learning to see through your own eyes, and feel with your own heart," Skore said. "Even today, almost 150 years later, though society has made strides to the issue of equality in race, gender, nationality, et cetera, the Treyvon Martin and George Zimmerman case shows us that wounds still remain, and thus the themes in 'Huck Finn' still resonate."
Even though "Big River" premiered almost thirty years ago, this is still the first production of the musical in the Anchorage area. Skore is all too happy to bring the show to a new audience.
"It is always fun to introduce a piece heretofore unseen to the community," Skore said. "Clearly we are going to need a lot of talent, and a diverse cast. … As always, UAA Theatre and Dance auditions are open to the entire community."
Skore seeks diversity for the cast. The show will even feature a special guest, Torrie Allen, former artistic director of the Anchorage Opera, in the role of Jim, Huck's friend of color throughout the journey. With these goals Skore hopes that the play will impact audiences on a very deep level.
"It should be remembered that 'Huckleberry Finn' is not without controversy," Skore said. "It was clearly written to make us reflect upon ourselves — what is good about us — and what is not so good. We invite all interested to audition."
Auditions will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Building Main Stage Theatre. Scripts are available for 24-hour checkout in Room 302 of the Fine Arts building, for which there is a refundable $10 fee. The show will premiere on Nov. 1. For more information, contact Tom Skore at 907-786-1740.


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I can think of something cooler: Cloaking a planet with the Force!
Luke's battles with Abeloth highlighted this, considering she is a dozen times more powerful than even Luke yet the Grand Master usually ended up with the upper hand. Luke has been shown in battles that he doesn't succeed by power alone but with skill as well, he has a great two hit combo
Yeah, but there's how many hundreds of pages of dross in FOTJ before I get to the good stuff?
nah mind over matter is where it's at I was disappointed that DE didn't show Luke Force cushioning the Liberator wasn't the cloak what he and a bunch of jedi students conjure up ?
Probably because George Lucas pretty much said that Luke WAS the most powerful. In an interview Lucas said that Anakin Skywalker was supposed to be far more powerful than the Emperor, but after his fight with Obi-wan he lost a lot of his potential. Lucas said that Luke could become what Anakin couldn't, which means Luke could be far more powerful than the Emperor. Now, did we see this in the films? Of course not. Luke was just a brand new Jedi with a very small amount of Jedi training at that point. But Luke has learned much and grown much in the Force since then. I would say that he is now supposed to be very powerful. Sadly, we don't often get to see Luke "unleashed" and using his full Force potential in the books. But that doesn't mean he isn't powerful. I would actually like to see Luke show more of his power in the Force and some creative uses of the Force too.
as far as the force getting rid of toxins , we do see examples of this. Mara did it when she was hit with an amphistaff. Jacen did it on hugely magnified level against Omni.
Mind over matter IS cloaking a planet! You're hiding a huge amount of mass from a huge amount of sensors without affecting any of the lifeforms on it!
Re: DE, Luke's SD feat - it's likely it was an innovation of the audio adaptation!
what was that line by Kol..we take what is given Admittedly FotJ has a great many issues, skip it. although I am a little surprised that you don't like Luke being the most powerful jedi. We hardly get to see him demonstrate those powers with the current books and it's more his skill with it than his raw power that defeats his enemies, although he has those moments.
ok I prefer mind moving matter but like I said it wasn't solely Luke who perform it right ?
it was, Lando made the comment that comment that he knew no one should have been able to survive that crash but once he saw Luke crushed the AT-AT with telekinesis he implies that Luke did that to save the ship
In the scenario, I'm envisaging, yeah, Luke is doing it solo!
ah I see, I forget which NJO book that the jedi cloak Yavin, but I always thought that it was group of jedi not just Luke....I do remember he cloak an entire cruiser with the Force.
Personally the mention of Luke ripping a fleet apart with his mind(SotP) should be scene we need to witness visually.
If that was to be done, it'd have to be done smartly. As it could easily end up as Luke engaging in mass murder!
Invasion fleet arrives, Luke warns them off, they send a vanguard forward - the shields get ripped apart and the systems go down to critical, second warning is given, then one ship gets destroyed, its pilots going EVA, a crusier then suffers the same fate, with its systems being shredded, they get the hint and leg it.
Cue massive arms race to build fleets capable of overwhelming Jedi, while packed with cloned ysalamiri!
or Luke could telekinetically disabled them and forcingly(no pun intended) ground them with no casualties, both options see a way for his character to shine through and maintain his morals.
Hmm, Luke punching through an ysalamiri shield? Could be cool.
he punch a hole through a Force god, so anything is possible when it comes to Luke
@ChildOfWinds Here the link to second part of that denning interview. Also, a quote that I at least find very interesting:
I SO agree. That powerting is kinda nice- but also very secondary!!!
Thanks! In need of a severe up date, though
Why? What's wrong with Gretschen-style? Stout, germanic farmbreed...
well I'm glad to hear that the authors aren't in fact the bloodthirsty ones at least when it came to Denning. Me thinks the editors need the boot, especially to kill off Mara in a way that made no logical sense to her character or to the plot
but he has......UNLIMITED POWER!!!!
what you have in mind ?
the fact that Mara has no eyes bothers me
I think it's really fun. I like that Luke and Mara pretty much had two weddings too. I remember though that I wasn't terribly thrilled with part of the vows in which it was mentioned that Mara tried to kill Luke. I just thought that was kind of tacky and unnecessary. But mostly, I loved it!
I think it was good too. Every organization needs a leader to direct it; to coordinate activities; and to be sure no one goes rogue. There need to be some rules and some parameters, and as the guy who restored the order; has the most experience; and is the most respected of the group, who better than Luke to be that head of the Order?
I definitely agree about this.
I really never understood why Leia would have a problem with this. It makes no sense to me. Why shouldn't Luke lead the Order he founded????
Yes! And I also agree that Del Rey *has* abused the "kill the character event" far too much! And sadly, they haven't created all that many memorable characters to take their places either.
I don't like when authors do that to Luke.
I can agree with that. Jacen was certainly drastically changed by the authors, and even worse, he was killed off when he was at his worst. At least they haven't done that to Luke.... at least, not yet.
I like a little sappy now and then!
And like you, I hate when we get dark or cliffhanger endings.... or no true endings at all.
I don't know, N. I think they're planning to have Jaina take over Luke's role... not Ben.
Yes, I wish that the authors would portray Luke's Order as more successful and more competent. That would reflect well on Luke too.
I will admit that I do like what Ben is thinking about his father here.
Maybe... But since I didn't care for Luke's role in Apocalypse as he didn't seem to truly accomplish anything, and since I didn't like that he gave Luke that terrible injury, I can't say that I'm happy with Denning's latest venture into the SW universe.
And I'm annoyed that it appears that Crucible will be a "Han-driven" book, as Denning seems to say. Scoundrels seems to also be a "Han-driven"book. It looks like Luke may end up being a supporting character again. I disagree with Denning that we get a lot of Luke-driven books.
She does indeed seem jealous. Who is that with Luke?
I certainly hope that we'll be able to see Luke portrayed as amazingly powerful again. After his injury in Apocalypse, I don't know if we'll ever get to see Luke unleashed again.
Wasn't there that guy though who decided to sort of switch sides? I thought he was the one who helped Luke. I could very well be wrong though. But why would Luke give a "thumb's up"? Wouldn't he just raise his hand or something? Usually, you give a thumb's up as an acknowledgement to someone else, don't you?
More tomorrow....
apparently only Leia can lead anything she even realizes she was wrong but of course they brought this moment out of "drama"
thank God there will be films made that we don't have to rest our entire hope on the books alone.
me too in both film, animation, and literature.
that was Banner, but there was no one visible for for Luke to give a thumbs up to when the alien attacker went down. The thumbs up seem to be a gesture that Luke was applying the Force. Kataja backs me up who just recently who recently view it.
So, after reading Denning's inteview, I am a little less hacked of at the guy, but I still am keeping my ire for LFL. Didn't I read somewhere that the outline of everything after NJO was basically Denning's idea? Or am I just 'mis-remembering' things? (Always fun to use a Bush-ism).
I think it is obvious now that Authors do not get as much freedom as we thought. Maybe we should be ticked off at Del Rey instead.
Can't really go with that, the author knows what they're signing up to do.
I'd place the bulk of the credit/blame with Denning but there's also Traviss' toxic attitude to factor in as well.
No, that is the one part of the interview I fully believe happened; I have read other authors talk about dealing with LFL where they are told nothing about the story until after they've signed a contract. Some of the rest of it reads a bit like revisionist history.
In which case, that's quite crazy but explains a lot!
I think Del-Rey's editors need the boot if they're the ones who are responsible for the major plot ideas. Remember when fans were actually looking forward to seeing Luke and the rest in the Legacy era cause I don't, and due to most of the lackluster stories a decent number of fans don't want to read about the big 3 at all That's a very bad sign when people are burnt out by one of your better selling books. I imagine customer retention is at at a new low now.
any who, did someone catch the new issue of Star Wars by Brian Wood ?
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I'd like to read that fanfic!
So true! It's a certain death sentence to be considered a girlfriend of Luke's.
Sorry! No, I don't know where it is either. But yes, it was originally on his website, I think.
That's a hard question, MS. I definitely want to see Luke as the head of the Jedi Order, and I want that Order to be competent and respected by the people of the galaxy. I also want to see Luke married and with at least one child. Because I'm expecting Luke to be older in Episode 7, I'm expecting him to be the wise mentor and Jedi leader. I expect the younger characters (Luke's son and niece/nephew) to be the major heroes. But I also hope that we get to see Luke do something truly amazing in the Force. We didn't really get to see Luke at the peak of his skills in the OT, so I would like to see Luke WOW us with a display of Force power and skill.
Of course, I want to see a compassionate, kind, humble Luke who is a great example for the young Jedi, and I want to see Luke's sense of humor too.
I definitely agree! This is one of the first things that I said in my post too!
That works for me too.
I definitely like your wants for Luke in Episode 7!
Yes, I think it was a group of Jedi, and when they didn't have enough Jedi to cloak the planet ( I think they were needed for something?) that's when the Jedi children were at risk, right?
Thanks for the interview. I'm not entirely sure that everything is totally accurate though, because I'm almost positive that I have heard Denning say that DN and LotF and the plan to turn Jacen dark was his idea. That HE pitched the idea to Del Rey. And everything since then has sort of flowed from that.
I'm also not thrilled that Crucible will evidently be "Han-driven". Denning always seems to want to write about Han or Han and Leia. He doesn't really seem to like writing Luke, and I think it shows.
I can believe that he was pretty much told what to do for SbS, because he was part of a large group of authors writing in that series, and he wasn't a part of the planning of that series. He was, however, very heavily involved in the planning of DN, LotF, and FotJ.
He may not have known that Jacen would die when he first pitched his idea, but the death came from the plan to turn Jacen dark in the first place.
I'm not really all that thrilled with the editors either, but you can't let the authors off the hook either. It was the decision of the three authors to kill off Mara. In fact, it was Travis' idea that someone needed to die in order for Jacen to go Sith, and it was her idea that the person be Mara. But Allston and Denning don't get a pass either, because they could have disagreed with her and come up with another idea, but they went along with it.
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Ben Hubbert, co-owner of Champion AC, is a former member of Special Operations in the Air Force, who's now committed to helping San Antonio reduce our community's demands on the energy grid. Visit championac.com or twitter.com/championac or call (210) 699-0022 for more information.
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Takeaways from SXSW Eco
(Champion AC's social media manager, Dale Blasingame, attended the SXSW Eco Conference in Austin this week. I asked him to share his takeaways from his favorite panels. Enjoy! -Ben) You may find this a bit odd considering it was a conference aimed at tackling the world's environmental issues, but my biggest takeaway from the first […] [Read More]
A Little Perspective Never Hurts
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New First-Come, First-Serve Rebate from Texas
You may have heard the radio ads about a new appliance rebate that's starting December 20th, a week from today. It's totally true – and a great deal that's not going to last long. Here's the back-story. The state received a certain amount of stimulus money for rebates to help people buy more energy-efficient equipment […] [Read More]


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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has
reiterated his plan to propose
an international protocol against religious defamation
to prevent conflicts
and maintain world peace during the upcoming UN General Assembly
at a press
conference before leaving for New York to attend the UN meeting on
Saturday, Yudhoyono
said an
international protocol on anti-religious
defamation was needed
to anticipate negative developments, such as those
seen recently.
has a moral obligation to convey its view and appeal, and probably
also participate in, creating an international protocol on how we
could prevent or reject actions or initiatives that could be
categorized as denigrating a religion, any religion," he said.
first raised the issue on Monday, calling on the United
Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Monday to
issue edicts against religious defamation in the wake of global
protests ignited by the anti-Islam film "The Innocence of
The president said in a speech before a national
meeting of the Nahdlatul Ulama in Cirebon, West Java, that religious
defamation should be condemned because it hurts the hearts of
religious people, disturbs the peace and can trigger bloody conflicts
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United Nations' "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" allows
for limitations to be placed on freedom of speech in the name of
public order.
"Article 29 actually limits rights and
freedoms, it could not be absolute as there should be limitations,
such as if it is related to morality and public order," he said,
adding that
freedoms are limited under Indonesia's Constitution
as well.
Yudhoyono is
scheduled to address
the UN general assembly meeting on on Tuesday. Later that day,
Yudhoyono will jointly chair the first meeting of the High Level
Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, together with the Liberian
president and the British prime minister.
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first time the three co-chairs will meet with all 23 members of the
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You know what Marky Mark Wahlberg's new movie Shooter was missing? Simple. It was missing Shooter McGavin, obviously. Check out this hilarious mash-up via Gorillamask that combines Shooter with Happy Gilmore. You may never look at Adam Sandler the same way again.
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SIZZLER: LC vs. Perez– Who Do You Believe?
According to Perez Hilton, Lauren Conrad (LC for short) from The Hills and her ex-boyfriend Jason Wahler made a sex tape that's on the verge of being released. According to LC, this is bulls**t. We don't know which diva to believe. From LC's official site:
"I am posting this note on my website regarding the reports that have circulated on the internet this morning. Jason and I would like to make it clear that we did not make a tape with us having sex. Jason and I are both shocked and hurt that people would say such horrible things about us. I can't believe that somebody would go to such great lengths to try to damage my reputation. I feel very grateful and blessed to have friends and family to support me at this time. I would especially like to thank all my fans for standing by me."
So who do you believe? On the one side you have a blonde reality TV star– a species known for making & releasing sex tapes. On the other side you have a gossip blogger who loves outing celebrities and adding words like "whore" and "slut" to paparazzi photos. It's so hard to choose!
As a Laguna Beach Season 1 fan, I'm hoping LC is telling the truth. I wouldn't want to see a sex tape with her and Jason… I'd want it to be with her and Stephen. You know, for old times' sake.
Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due- This Is Funny
If you're a frequent reader of Page 6 like I am (don't judge me, it's a vice) you've probably been rolling your eyes and groaning at cartoonist Sean Delonas' lame cartoons for years. Generally, they tend to be cheap, homophobic, poorly drawn, and worst of all- not funny. Until today. Believe it or not, Delonas' cartoon in Page 6 today is kind of clever and– dare I say– somewhat amusing. Seriously. I smiled. That's a big step. Check it out. If your expectations are low enough, you might even find it funny too.
See? Keith Richards snorting Anna Nicole Smith? Not bad, huh? Way to go, Sean; keep up the slightly better than not-bad work!
ICYMI: Two Loud Old Men Yell At Each Other on TV
Finger pointing. Shouting. Accusations. A mustache. It's exactly what you'd expect from Geraldo visiting The O'Reilly Factor. Last night the two basic cable hot heads were at each others' throats arguing about illegal aliens and it was intense. You just know they had the best make-up sex after the show. You just know it.
Wow, that was great. You know who I think won? America.
IN ODDER NEWS: San Fran Blows
- The mayor of San Francisco is catching heat for simulating oral sex on a microphone. On the bright side, I think that's the only thing he can catch from a microphone.
- An online Christian ministry has begun a Porn & Pancakes program for men to discuss how pornography has negatively affected their lives. And when they're done with that, to exchange porn site passwords and masturbation tips.
- A woman's house was ransacked after a fake craigslist ad invited people to come over and take whatever they want. Luckily the ad didn't attract any of the "Casual Encounter" perverts, or the lady could've lost a whole lot more than just her belongings.
- MTV has announced that The Hills will return for a third season. And sadly, viewers probably will too.
- Disney is worried that Keith Richards' joke (?) about snorting his father's ashes will hurt the new Pirates of the Caribbean film that he has a cameo in. Because Pirates are supposed to just rape & pillage, not snort people. That's just gross.
UNEMPLOYMENT CHECK: Quiznos' New Mascot
Yesterday we told you about a coyote that walked off the street and into a Chicago Quiznos (and didn't even have the nerve to order anything. What an assh*le). Well, today we have video from a couple of different newscasts. If Quiznos is smart they'll build a whole ad campaign around this thing, like "Quiznos is so good, even wild animals love it!" or something corny like that. I don't know. I'm no ad wizard. Make it happen, guys.
VIDEO HITS ONE: Don't F With Carrie Underwood
Cheating on your girlfriend/wife is never a good idea (unless you know you won't get caught, of course). But cheating on Carrie Underwood is more than just a bad idea– it's downright costly. In her video for "Before He Cheats" Carrie advises the women of the world to take their broken hearts and destroy their man's car as a means of therapy… before he cheats. Before? C'mon Carrie, at least give the guy a chance to get something good out of the whole thing. Anyway, while Idolator's IdoLawyer examined the legal implications of Carrie's actions today, we just wondered who the hell would ever cheat on her– she's hot! Check out the video and let us know if you think she's overreacting just a little bit.
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Britney Spears Currently Making Out With Crappy Singer/Songwriter Who Once Played In My College Cafeteria During Lunch
Howie Day, the singer/songwriter best known by some for his tender love songs, by others for the time he locked a fan in a bathroom on his tour bus after she refused his sexual advances, and by me for playing the Towson University cafeteria while I ate a turkey BLT in 2002 is rumored to be Britney Spears' newest rehab love interest. According to Life & Style (via MSNBC):
Spears met Day while the two were at rehabbing at Promises in Malibu "and fell hard for him†reports the mag, which claims that she's going to bring him as her date when she attends her cousin Erin's wedding on June 2.
"Britney just lights up and seems back to her old self when she talks to Howie or tells people about him,†an "insider†tells the mag. "She thinks he's very talented — and says he's the best kisser ever!â€
It seems oddly appropriate that Howie Day (a poor man's John Mayer) would hook up with the 2007 version of Britney Spears (a broke man's Jessica Simpson). I really hope these two can make their rehab love last… for Britney's sake. The last thing that girl needs is to be locked in a bathroom right now. Best of luck you two!
Now if you'll excuse me, it's lunchtime, and I'm really in the mood for a turkey BLT for some reason.
ICYMI: Quentin Tarantino Has A Lot To Say
There are three things we've come to expect from a Quentin Tarantino movie release. 1) You know it's going to be good, 2) You know it's going to violent, and 3) You know he's going to go on every possible talk show, talk a mile a minute, and promote the ever-loving hell out of it. This clip from the Opie & Anthony Show is a must watch for Tarantino fans. In it, he talks about Grindhouse, Natural Born Killers, and the John Travolta/ Michael Madsen Vega Brothers movie he never got around to making (note: they were brothers!?!?) Check it out.
ICYMI: You Were Thinking It, Jerry Seinfeld Said It
If you have HBO On Demand, do yourself a favor and go home right now to watch Jerry Seinfeld: The Comedian Award. Your boss will understand. And honestly, if your boss is going to fire you because you snuck out for an hour to watch Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Garry Shandling, Robert Klein and Anderson Cooper sitting around on a stage cracking jokes, then you don't want to work for that masochist anyway. Here's a clip of Jerry's acceptance speech where he tears apart actors and award shows. And he's just getting started. Seriously, go home.


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UW-Stout offers innovative, career-focused degrees based on active learning, applied theory and research.
The Health and Fitness Center at University of Wisconsin-Stout is sponsoring two fitness certification workshops for fitness professionals and enthusiasts.
The workshops are co-sponsored by the National Exercise Trainers Association.
Group Exercise Certification will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9. Potential and current fitness instructors will learn basic academic and practical applications of teaching group exercise. No college, science or teaching background is required.
Participants can become registered for two years. The workshop includes a written exam. A reduced registration fee ends Thursday, Feb. 7.
Kettlebell Specialty Certification will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10. Kettlebells are becoming a popular strength training tool that can be used in a group setting or with personal training clients.
This introductory course teaches the basics of kettlebell training, the history of the workout, safety techniques, body positioning, alignment and appropriate starting weights. Participants will learn the most popular exercises, including swing, clean and press, snatch and many more.
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Strengthening the Identity of a Remarkable Organization
13 years of extraordinary material
Founded in 1998, Girls Write Now is the first organization in the country that uses a writing and mentoring model exclusively for girls.
Over the years, Girls Write Now has grown from a grassroots collective into a nationally recognized organization with a small but dedicated staff and a highly structured corps of passionate, loyal volunteers. But by 2011, demand for the organization's services was at an all-time high, and it was in need of corralling a voluminous archive of work collected from years of writing workshops, public readings and published annual anthologies. Girls Write Now had reached a defining moment: would they develop the right tools to grow, or maintain the status quo and risk stagnation?
Clarity that lets content shine while the organization grows
Siegel+Gale conducted a rigorous analysis of the organization and interviewed mentors, mentees, board members and other key stakeholders. The findings showed that Girls Write Now faced a communications challenge, but it was one of structure—not content.
A key question arose: how could Girls Write Now grow while maintaining the intimacy and sense of connection that made it a success?
We determined that what Girls Write Now needed most was a strategic platform. The platform distills every facet of Girls Write Now, from their deepest beliefs to how they express them, into a purpose, a promise and an organizational voice. It provides criteria for creating and evaluating communications, guides how they organize their programming and archive their content, and informs how they choose to grow. It's the foundation for long-term success.
After extensive consideration, we developed Girls Write Now's promise: "Writing the future, one girl at a time," and defined its values as community, passion, exploration, expression and structure. We also determined that its voice was lively, thoughtful and gutsy. The platform clarified Girls Write Now's identity in the marketplace so that everybody could see the organization through a clear lens.
Next, we tackled the messaging strategy, the goal of which was to tune Girls Write Now's story to the right pitch, and make sure the most essential information was front and center. The messaging had four pillars: community ("creativity is a communal enterprise"), mentoring ("learning beyond craft"), writing ("writing for life") and women ("women inspiring women"). With these messages in hand, the organization would be able to more clearly communicate what and who it was.
Finally, we created a sitemap and wireframes for a new website structure, providing them with the blueprint to move forward when they were ready to build a new site.
The future is now
Three years later, Girls Write Now has expanded significantly, almost doubling its staff, and continues to be nationally recognized. A new website launched in November 2012, showcasing mentees' remarkable writing and accomplishments and bringing together the entire Girls Write Now community in an easy-to-navigate, highly interactive and engaging experience. Expanding on Siegel+Gale's strategic recommendations, Girls Write Now also went on to produce its first stand-alone Annual Report, plus a suite of new promotional materials with consistent messaging and visual branding. Siegel+Gale continues to be a vital partner to Girls Write Now, helping to shape its evolving communications plan.
Amazingly, 100% of Girls Write Now's seniors graduate high school with portfolios, awards, scholarships, new skills and a sense of confidence. Mentees from the class of 2012 won an astounding 27 regional and national awards in the Scholastic Arts & Writing competition, along with full college scholarships through the Posse Foundation and Questbridge, among others. Girls Write Now has been twice recognized by the White House, by the New York Times, NBC Nightly News and supported by the MacArthur Foundation-funded Hive Learning Network. In 2012, Youth, I.N.C. honored the organization as one of the most enterprising nonprofits improving the lives of New York City Youth.
"Siegel+Gale has been a tremendous supporter of Girls Write Now, and I can't thank the team enough for their thoughtful dedication to this project," said Maya Nussbaum, founder and executive director of Girls Write Now. "Our new strategic platform, messaging and website have enabled us to expand our mission to ensure that the unique, remarkable voices of girls from across New York City's high schools are heard."
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Remodeling Improvements That Entice Buyers
February 27, 2012 by NLBeren
Filed under Buying, Home Improvement, Real Estate News, Selling
Over the last few years, some homeowners have opted to stay put for the time being and that's caused them to consider remodeling instead of moving. But most homeowners know that one day they might need or want to sell their home so which remodels help to add value and entice buyers?
There are a few areas that are better than others to improve. It's pretty easy to understand why these home remodels are enticing buyers when you consider the way the housing market has been for the past several years.
Here are a few of the renovations that are adding value to homes and creating appeal from home buyers.
Aging in Place
With the tough economic times, more short sales and foreclosures, extended families are combining homes and reducing their cost of living by residing together in one larger house. Included in these types of remodels are placing a bedroom on the entry-level of a home, wider doorways that would accommodate a wheelchair, and overall modifications for the elderly including reducing steps outside and inside.
At one time, these designs might have been unattractive but with many Americans wanting to "age in place" and extended families living together, remodels like these are becoming common, necessary, and valued.
Savvy Kitchen
The great rooms that bring the kitchen and the eating areas together are still popular. More space is preferred so families can have room to sit and spend time together over a meal even if that means having less space to actually prepare the food. Cabinets and shelving are being customized to suit the homeowners' needs and many are favoring pantries or utility rooms. Kitchens are taking on the look of a chef's cooking space with open shelving and islands to help homeowners be able to quickly prepare meals and still mingle with guests and family.
Totally Wired
Fast-placed, busy buyers who often work from home will find smart homes that are wired and built to handle all the high-technology needs a huge plus when it comes time to market and sell their homes. Another plus is having space-saving workstations in the home. Remodeled homes that feature floor-to-ceiling bookcases and wiring for home offices are increasingly becoming the norm in many homes.
Outdoor Living
This continues to be a popular trend to bring the outside in. Making the most of living spaces, even those in the garage and outside, is a huge benefit. Homeowners are capitalizing on all possible livable space by creating outdoor living rooms complete with wiring for entertainment, cooking, and relaxing. Outdoor furniture is also being featured inside as well as outside the home, blending the line between the two.
It seems houses are growing again. In 2011 home starts were bigger and featured more amenities than in the previous year. The average new-home's square footage is was 2,522 in 2011, up from 2,381 square feet.
Not all remodels add value to the home. The balance of achieving what you like in a home and which improvements can potentially increase the sale of your home, can allow you to make smart home improvement choices.


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Monday on my way home from work I took a bad turn on my bike and wiped out, for my trouble I separated my right shoulder, medically a sprain between grades three and five. Needles to say typing is somewhat troublesome so I will be enjoying the draft over the next three nights like any non blogging Redskins fan, which is to say doing a lot of talking and surfing but not typing.
For whatever it is worth I hope they go Russell Okung or Trent Williams at tackle and be done with it. Back in March I selected Trent Williams at number four in the 2010 No Logo Needed Blogger Mock Draft, only because the Buccaneers blogger selected Russell at number three. Have a look at what I wrote here.
The Redskins are on the clock.
X-ray image of my right shoulder by the helpful folks at the Arlington County Hospital emergency room.
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Hope your better soon. I had a similar shoulder injury from falling on ice a little over a year ago. It took awhile to get better so hang in. I like the Skin pick too. I wish they had more.
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The Charleston community prides itself on local sustainability, encouraging its citizens to buy from and support local merchants.
Why shouldn't these principles extend to higher education as well?
The Charleston School of Law (CSOL) community has been in a tailspin since the board's decision to enter into a management agreement with Infilaw, a company about which there are many questions. Efforts by the school's founders and representatives of Infilaw have done little to ease the concerns, causing both alumni and current students to seek options to regain its credibility and momentum. One possibility exists in the effort to merge the College of Charleston and CSOL.
There is much to be gained from a merger between these two schools.
It will preserve the legacy of a law school that — while only 10 years old — is beginning to create a strong alumni network dedicated to making this a successful and reputable institution which will strengthen the community that surrounds it.
Further, it would end CSOL's "for profit" model, a term that has continuously stigmatized the school and detracted many from regarding it as a serious law school option.
A merger would solidify the law school as an institution dedicated to serving the Charleston community. Students are required to perform 30 hours of pro bono service before graduation.
The school partners with local organizations, including Crisis Ministries and Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services, and CSOL student organizations annually organize fundraisers that donate thousands of dollars to local charities.
A partnership with the College of Charleston would not only maintain these endeavors but substantially create a larger scale of opportunity to donate money and services to people in need in the Charleston community.
This merger would also strengthen the reputation of the College of Charleston while offering the benefits of additional graduate study opportunities.
With the influx of companies relocating to South Carolina and the transformation of Charleston into a hub of technology startups, the graduates of College of Charleston/CSOL will be ready to provide the wide range of services "Silicon Harbor" will need to flourish and strengthen the economy in the Lowcountry, continuing the "buy local" mentality Charleston aspires to.
CSOL prides itself on training and preparing its students for the new era of law practice.
It understands that clients today want quality legal work performed on a cost-effective basis, and lawyers need to be "practice ready" upon graduation.
This topic is discussed at top law schools across the country, and CSOL has adopted it as part of its strategic plan.
The school continues to implement initiatives that prepare its students for real world practice while also learning core legal fundamentals.
The Charleston School of Law is poised to take important strides that would serve as a model for legal education in America, and a merger would bring it one step closer.
The CSOL community does not deserve to see its efforts to make a sustainable institution wasted because three men are looking to cash out.
This school needs to keep its promise to its students and the community — to create greater lawyers for the greater good — not to generate profits for a corporation that has no personal investment in South Carolina.
I urge the leaders at College of Charleston, the Commission on Higher Education and the S.C. Legislature to make this merger happen.
Let's make the right decision for the law school and for Charleston.
Elizabeth F. Fulton, an attorney, is a 2012 graduate of the Charleston School of Law, where she served as president of the Student Bar Association.
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Four minutes rarely amounts to much in the lives of the 18-22-year olds who make up the teams remaining in the NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament, but in 2013 that amount of time served as a blessing in disguise for Kentucky.
The Wildcats became a group of walking wounded late in the regular season due to the piling up of injury upon injury. Come last Friday's first-round game, the Wildcats had to recall a player who was thought to be out for the season: Courtney Raetzman.
In fact the UK staff had applied to officially end her season so as to grant her an entire additional season of eligibility due to injury hardship, but NCAA rules denied the request.
The technicality? She had played four minutes too many to qualify for a medical redshirt.
Those four minutes may have seemed trivial if not cruel earlier this season, but as it turned out they were key in allowing the Wildcats to advance to Friday's 10:30 p.m. ET second-round matchup at UCLA.
Raetzman was a revelation in UK's first-round victory over Ohio State.
Her performance was all-the-more impressive given she was wearing what looked to be an extremely restrictive brace, apparently to protect against reinjury.
"We've got a gutsy kid in Courtney Raetzman that was back," head coach Jon Lipsitz said. "I mean, Courtney has been out since the seventh game of the year. She actually played four minutes too much for us to be able to look at redshirting her this year, so everything that she did was, I'm going to find a way back, I'm going to find a way, I'm going to get back on the field.
"And a week ago, she wasn't even really going full-go in training. Just two days ago, she was finally cleared to train, tackle, do everything. For that kid to come back in and play like that, it's unbelievable."
The impact of Raetzman's play cannot be overstated, and her return helped UK in tactical terms, but the comeback also was also helpful in ways less quantifiable. When a player works that hard and gets back onto the pitch so quickly and so effectively, teammates apparently take a great deal of inspiration.
"Anytime you get a player back on the field from injury, it's great," All-SEC forward Arin Gilliland said. "We're a family here and being able to have someone on the field that really makes a difference once again is a great feeling and it brings so much energy back to the field and it gets everyone excited."
The team's excitement at Raetzman's return translated into goals galore and a win, but similar stories have been widespread across the team in 2013. Such unexpected stories of perseverance seem necessary for a team like UK, which has lost so much talent because of injury to be able to make it as far as UK has.
Caitlin Landis's 2013 journey is yet another example of a player who spent part of the season on the periphery of Lipsitz's first choice lineup only to play a pivotal role once the NCAA Tournament came around.
Landis, a senior, began the season by losing a starting place which she had held for much of her career, but like many other Wildcats, injuries to others forced her back into heavy playing time.
Apparently the adversity brought out a new level in Landis's game, which was on full display when the forward opened the scoring in the 3-1 win over Ohio State.
"The way she sees the field and her ability to play other players in now is something she didn't have before," Lipsitz said earlier this season. "She was not starting early in the year, and we made some adjustments ... She has put a stranglehold on it ever since. I hope she feels like I was totally wrong when I wasn't starting her early.
"I hope she looks at me every day and thinks, 'You are an idiot,' because I want my players to want to be on the field and think they deserve to be. She was ready when her number was called and she's been ready ever since."
And then there's the case of Ashley VanLandingham, whose season has in many ways been best exemplified by not even four minutes, but only a matter of seconds.
The senior captain started the trend of UK women's soccer players suffering untimely injuries as she was declared out for the season with a knee problem last spring.
Nonetheless she was named a team captain, and served this season as UK's loudest player offering support from the sidelines during games and as one of the Wildcats' most influential leaders.
VanLandingham's symbolic minutes came on senior day, when she started the game with the opening kickoff being played out of bounds before she showed her rehab progress by jogging off for an immediate substitute. The move was a nice in-game touch of ceremony, which served as a sort of reward for a player who had given so much to the program.
"I had recruited Ashley to go to Charlotte when I was coach there as she is from North Carolina," Lipsitz said. "What a leap of faith on her part to come play here at Kentucky. That's special, but as much fun as it was to watch her on the field her progression as a leader this year despite not playing is the most special thing of all."
The senior captain's one minute of play this season had almost no direct impact on the events, which transpired on the field during UK's game that day or any other wins. Yet, just like Raetzman's return or Landis' ability to be a team-first player while on the bench, the ceremonial start represented off-field work, which helped UK in ways less visible but still important.


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|Rethinking Education - In conversation: Strelka, a New Postgraduate School in Moscow, and OMA
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Event within la Biennale di Venezia - 12th International Architecture Exhibition
Rethinking Education
in conversation: Strelka, a New Postgraduate
School in Moscow, and OMA
Where: Teatro Piccolo Arsenale, Venice
When: 26 August, 14.30–15.45
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Ilya Oskolkov-Tsentsiper (Strelka President)
Alexander Mamut (Strelka member of Steering Committee)
Rem Koolhaas (OMA co-founder and partner, author of Strelka's educational programme 2010/2011)
Strelka, a new postgraduate school in Moscow for Media, Architecture and Design, is teaming up with OMA at the 12th International Architecture Exhibition – directed by Kazuyo Sejima and titled People meet in Architecture – for a conversation on architectural education – in Russia and beyond. OMA's think tank, AMO, has developed an educational programme for Strelka, which will open its doors to students in October.
Reinier de Graaf (OMA partner and director of AMO) and Michael Schindhelm (cultural advisor and writer), both co-authors of Strelka's educational programme, will join the discussion after the keynote presentations. Members of Strelka's Steering Committee Sergey Adonyev, Dmitry Likin and Oleg Shapiro will be present at the discussion.
Strelka and OMA's public conversation is in sync with a key curatorial aim of the Biennale Architettura: to reconsider architectural education and to transform the Biennale programme – its lectures, exhibitions and workshops – into educational opportunities for students and the general public.
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This should be the moment when Senator Rand Paul's rise to the top of the list of 2016 Republican presidential hopefuls should be halted. With foreign terror threats like ISIS that have grown precisely because of an American attempt to disengage from the Middle East, Paul's neo-isolationist approach has been exposed as hopelessly shortsighted. But the Kentucky senator's featured appearance on Meet the Press on Sunday revealed him to be, if anything, more confident than ever about his 2016 chances. Is he right?
Paul scored a public relations coup by getting NBC to send a camera crew and reporter to Guatemala to observe him performing free eye surgeries. This kind of publicity is priceless as was the opportunity to draw attention to the senator's grandstanding on the border crisis while in Central America. He also got the chance to lambaste the government's sending of heavy weaponry to local police departments that was highlighted by events in Ferguson, Missouri. But the headline of the segment was his boast that the American public now agrees more with him about foreign policy than mainstream Republicans or even Democrats like Hillary Clinton who rightly say that what's happening in Iraq is the result of the Obama administration's failure to act in Syria before groups like ISIS had the chance to get going:
I think the American public is coming more and more to where I am, and that those– people, like Hillary Clinton, who, she fought her own war, Hillary's War, you know, people are gonna find that, and I think that's what scares the Democrats the most, is that in a general election, were I to run, there's gonna be a lot of independents and even some Democrats who say, "You know what, we are tired of war. We're worried that Hillary Clinton will get us involved in another Middle Eastern war, because she's so gung-ho."
If you wanna see a transformational election in our country, let the Democrats put forward a war hawk like Hillary Clinton, and you'll see a transformation like you've never seen.
In other words, Paul believes that Americans are so war weary from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan that they are incapable of drawing conclusions from recent events. He's not alone in thinking that. As Chris Cillizza noted in the Washington Post, a raft of polls taken earlier in the year all support the notion that Americans want a less aggressive foreign policy and are opposed to any further involvement in Middle East conflicts, like the potential wars that a "hawk" like Clinton might get the U.S. into.
Cillizza notes that these attitudes are far less popular among Democrats than Republicans, who, on the whole, remain faithful to their party's traditional posture that deplores a more "narrow role in world affairs." But, as Cillizza says, just because the GOP has been the standard bearer for a strong America in the recent past and Democrats the party of retreat, doesn't mean that will always be the case.
But, as we have noted here before, Paul's problem is that the Obama administration's disastrous mistakes abroad have made it far less safe to assume that fears about terrorism and the decline of U.S. influence will no longer dictate attitudes about foreign affairs. While Clinton will, at least in theory, stand to benefit from being seen as someone who can implement a rational course correction from Obama's path (so long as, that is, voters forget that she was his secretary of state for four years), Paul is actually offering an even more extreme version of Obama's foreign-policy vision that has left the world a chaotic mess.
The crises in the Middle East in which Obama's follies have played a not insignificant role in exacerbating conflicts in Gaza and Iraq and with the Russian assault on Ukraine proceeding may be just the start. Barring an unlikely complete transformation of the Obama administration over the course of the next two years, the odds are that America's foreign-policy woes will grow rather than recede. That will make it harder to sell Republican primary voters, let alone the rest of the country, on Paul's brand of isolationism. The unique moment in history in which an opening for a Republican who was actually to the left of Obama on foreign affairs may have already come to an end.
Nor, as I wrote here last week when discussing Paul's efforts to present himself as a friend of Israel despite opposing aid to the embattled Jewish state, do polls give Republicans much reason to believe that there will be, as the senator says, a surge of young Democratic voters coming over to their side if Paul is the GOP candidate.
But mainstream Republicans who have observed the way the murder of James Foley and the general feeling of crisis have affected the public mood should not be too confident about Paul's inability to win the nomination in 2016. As his clever stage management of the trip to Guatemala as well as past coups such as his drone filibuster in 2013 proved, the Kentucky senator is a formidable politician. His willingness to reach out to groups that have little reason to back him such as blacks, Hispanics, and supporters of Israel does more than show his ambition to expand the base of extremist libertarians. It illustrates a political vision that seeks to establish him as a genuine front-runner and plausible option for president.
It is far too early to project how this will play out in 2016. But the point here is that Paul's ability to generate positive press from even the liberal mainstream media just at the moment when his views about the world are being discredited by events ought to scare his potential opponents. The follies of the Obama presidency may make it safe for conservatives to espouse their traditional support for a strong foreign policy in 2016 in a way that was harder to do in 2012. Yet anyone in the GOP who underestimates Rand Paul's sheer political talent will be making a big mistake.


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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A peregrine falcon with a habit of swooping down on pedestrians has been relocated from the University at Buffalo.
The female falcon had been nesting in MacKay Tower on the Buffalo campus for the past few years.
She's been going after people working on roofs or walking on campus since 2010, but usually only in late spring and early summer when she's had newly hatched chicks. After two earlier-than-usual incidents this month - one of which left a UB employee with lacerations on his head - experts decided it would be best for all to capture and move the falcon to a rehabilitation center.
Department of Environmental Conservation manager Mark Kandel says the falcon's mate will likely find another female and remain in the tower.
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The discussion will include both experts and the public, and will focus on the state of manufacturing today, and how the administration is supporting manufacturing communities during tough economic times. As the President continues to develop and lay out his vision for an American economy fit to lead the world through the 21st Century, the Vice President will talk about the integral role manufacturing will continue to play. Joining Vice President Biden will be Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, and Ed Montgomery, who has been touring the Midwest and working with some of the hardest hit workers, as Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers.
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Students in the Boston Herald StoxSmart competition might be investing virtual dollars, but yesterday they received a very real reward. All eight participants were given brand new iPads courtesy of Suffolk Construction. Now it will be even easier for competitors to research stocks using their new tablets.
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