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New projects:
• Hexy mini quilt
• Do Good Stitches Asterisk quilt
• Gen X Quilters' Charmed Prints QA
• Halloween quilt
• Farmer's Wife QA
• Skill Builder QA
• Figgy Pudding quilt
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New projects - 1
can't wait to see your solids quilt and the fabric for the mini is very bright and fun- looking forward to seeing more!
Looking forward to seeing your solids quilt.
Wow the colours in Cosmic Burst are amazing!
Oh my! Those fabric in the Cosmic Burst range are incredible! Lucky you, getting to try these out!
I love the new fabrics, Lee in the 9 patch blocks.
I just finished my first quilt of 2012 as well--what a great feeling to have something done! We'll look forward to your great reveal at a later date. Fun to see those new fabrics all talking next to each other.
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You make me so curious about the solid project... (what might be the secret)? ;-)
Where do you find those cute little binding clips?
Ooooh, love the aqua, it's perfect!! So glad your binding came together so quick :) And your MC charms are really just stunning! Thank you again so much for such a wonderful visit, I had so much fun :)
Those 9 patches are gorgeous!!!!
Congrats on the finish, Lee! Looking forward to seeing it and seeing what you do with those fab 9 patches!
Your peeks and fabrics are fun. You lucky girl to get to play like this! I do hope you'll pop by my blog and enter my giveaway for a Blog2Print gift certificate.
The cosmic burst looks gorgeous!
Love the sneak peak and how fun to get to play with fabric before everyone else does!
Love that sneaky peek, and those fabrics are awesome! So bright and colorful, can't wait to see your mini!
Cosmic Burst really is a beautiful line. Love the bright colors -looking forward to seeing what you do with it.
What size strip did you cut for your binding for the Solid Quilt? My binding NEVER looks like that! I'm wondering if maybe I should use a smaller strip. I use a 2.5 inch strip.
Ooh, la, la! I love that cosmic burst collection. Can't wait until it comes out. Thanks for the preview!
lovely work this week!
The colours in your mini are super pretty Lee
LOVE those prints from Cosmic Burst, so fun!!
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Thank you for your blog. The quilt squares are beautiful.
Extra busy today so my post is late, but I'm in :)
Those colors for the mini quilt are wild!
I got those binding clips recently and have used them once..how do you like them? Any tricks you've figured out?
Those are Clover Wonder Clips. They're pretty awesome. : )
I like them! I like how they don't curve the edge of the quilt the way the old barrette-type binding clips did. I think you can stitch closer to them without taking them out, whether by machine or by hand.
Thanks for doing this every week, Lee. I love stopping at new to me blogs
Oh man, that crisp binding is the stuff of dreams. I also love the fabric line in your mini. Thanks for sharing the deets, because I'm going to check that out!
the cosmic burst blocks look great! the binding shot is great. can't wait to see it.


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The Delaware 4-H program has announced that Christie Little, of Harrington, is the first winner of the Delaware 4-H Horse/Pony of the Year.
Little, 14, nominated her 16-year-old Hackney cross pony Missy. Christie is a member of the Holler-N-Hooves 4-H Club.
The contest offers 4-H members the opportunity to nominate a horse or pony as the Delaware 4-H Horse of the Year. Participants were required to submit an essay of 500 to 1000 words on the topic of "My Horse or Pony has Made My Life or the Life of Others Better By..." along with four photographs of the nominated horse or pony. Essays were scored based on the ability to answer the topic, the emotional and sentimental impact and meeting the essay requirements by a panel of six judges with backgrounds and experience as 4-H volunteers and educators.
In her winning essay, Horse of the Year? No, Horse of a Lifetime, she talked about the challenges she faced as a new, young rider with her first pony and how they translated to challenges she faced in the classroom at school.
Christie will be presented with a custom made and custom painted model of her pony Missy at the Kent County 4-H Achievement banquet in October.
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DeKALB, Ill. - NIU Social Summer is BACK! A year ago, NIU Athletics initiated an effort across its social media platforms to keep its fans up-to-date and involved with their favorite athletics program throughout the summer months. With excitement already building for the 2013 fall sports seasons, the Huskies will begin NIU Social Summer "II" on Monday, June 3, with interesting and engaging features planned for every day of the week.
This year, the Huskies will be counting on fans to not just read and "like" posts, but to participate by sending us photos, tagging yourself and your friends, sharing and retweeting!
Using the hashtag #NIUSocial Summer, the Huskies will bring interactive components to fans Monday through Friday from June 3rd to August 2nd using Twitter (@NIUAthletics), Facebook (NIU Huskies), YouTube (NIUHuskiesdotcom) and the official athletics website, NIUHuskies.com. Additional platforms may be added as the summer progresses so keep up, or tell us your preferred way to interact directly with us.
Building off the feelings generated by thousands after NIU football team's trip to the Discover Orange Bowl a year ago, Northern Illinois is using the tagline "Be Proud, Be NIU," this year and NIU Social Summer will use Huskie Pride as one of its daily themes. Here's a quick preview of what to expect every day of the week.
Memories on Mondays - Every Monday, we'll focus on one topic in NIU history. It may be a game, a season, a player or even a building. Then it's up to you to tweet, post or send us your memories of that topic. A great chance to remember some of the proudest moments/people and places in Huskie history.
Tag Yourself Tuesdays - Every Tuesday, we'll feature a different group photo from a Huskie event on Twitter and Facebook. The photos might be a crowd shot, a team photo, or a photo from an event - a tailgate to a women's clinic or golf tournament. Let us know you were there and share the picture with your friends and followers.
Where's Your Pride Wednesdays - Wednesdays are for you, the fans. Send us pictures of you, your friends and family in Huskie gear. Maybe the pics are from a game you attended, or maybe they are from your summer vacation trip to someplace near or far. So be sure to "wear" your NIU gear all summer and then join us for "Where's Your Pride Wednesdays."
Pride in Progress Thursdays - With construction on the Chessick Practice Center at a fever pitch, work on a new scoreboard and auxiliary press box at Huskie Stadium underway and lights set to be installed at the NIU Track & Field/Soccer Complex this summer, there is plenty of progress going on at Northern Illinois. Every Thursday, you'll get an update on one of these projects.
Huskie Football Fridays - Catch up on the latest happenings with Huskie Football as NIU players, coaches and staff prepare for the 2013 season. Read or watch an interview, hear a quote, catch the links or find out a fun Huskie football fact.
In addition to the daily topics, NIU Social Summer, along with Northern Illinois Football (@PrideinthePack on Twitter, Northern Illinois Football on Facebook) is counting down the days to the 2013 Huskie football season opener on August 31 at Iowa with a daily graphic highlighting players and coaches on the NIU football roster. Share it, retweet it and join in the countdown.
During the summer, NIUHuskies.com will be the site for at least six live "chats" with Northern Illinois Athletics coaches, staff and even players. Approximately every other week during NIU Social Summer, we will host a chat and invite fans to participate by sending in questions either prior to or during the chat. Among the guests planned for the chats are Rod Carey, Mark Montgomery, Ray Gooden and even Jordan Lynch, among others. Keep checking NIUHuskies.com for the chat schedule and mark the dates and times on your calendar to join in the conversation.
If you aren't following NIUAthletics on social media, now is the time! In addition to the main athletics accounts, go to NIU's Social Media Headquarters on NIUHuskies.com for the Twitter and Facebook accounts for your favorite Huskie team. Create your accounts on Twitter.com, Facebook.com and YouTube.com and get social with the Huskies!
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Rated 5 out of 5 by corriej Exactly what we needed We already owned a cast iron pan, but were looking for a stovetop griddle for sandwiches, pancakes, etc. It has worked PERFECTLY for what we wanted, and it cannot be beaten at this price. We also love that it's double-sided and fits snugly on our gas range burners. November 6, 2013
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Julie the Foodie Love this item!!! I really love this product. We use for grilling chicken, steak and fish. I have used the griddle side for corn fritters. Before using it needs to be seasoned. Wash, towel dry and allow to heat dry on the stove. Next, rub both sides and all edges with Crisco shortening. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 1 hr. Repeat process about every 2-3 months and this product will last you many generations. Great quality! Excellent Price October 8, 2011
Rated 5 out of 5 by The Healthy Lantern Product of the YEAR! I feel confident in writing this review since I have owned and used this now for about 4 months. I use this at least 2-3 times a week. This is same quality as ones I had previously looked at from two different gourmet shops that had them priced at $89 and $100. My husband sold our grill when we moved and honestly we haven't missed it. I will say this probably wouldn't be ideal for a large party. We plan to buy another so we can use it for entertaining. I have used both sides and love them both for particular things. I use an olive oil baking spray and so far have had very few issues with sticking. I haven't tried pancakes yet. So far I have done a variety of burgers from stuffed to turkey, sausages, hot dogs, crab cakes, toasted buns, veggies, shrimp, skewers, fruits...all turning out fabulous. I have had the luxury of using this on a low end gas and a high end gas range and this worked on both excellently. I use foil to cover it lightly to avoid splattering. DO NOT USE THIS ON GLASS SMOOTH TOP SURFACES! July 5, 2011
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mommy of 2 Always on my stovetop :-) My griddle is the reason why I sold my pans/pots set in the garage sale last summer. That just opened the door to me in purchasing another cast iron pan(s) from World Cost Plus. (Better pricing & quality. We already know that). My griddle never leaves my stovetop. My stovetop looks better with my griddle on it anyways. I use it for paninis, grilled cheese sandwiches, bacons, sausages, hotdogs, tacos, fajitas, tostadas, etc; etc. I cook on one side with turkey burger while warming/toasting my burger buns on the other side. It is so easy & quick to cook on my griddle. Just please don't burn anything on it. Otherwise, you will have to scrub a little more on the cleaning process. Yes, I use only scrouge and a mixture of my Kosher salt & warm water to clean my lovely griddle. Easy as that! One of the best tools I got in my kitchen. So dependable. October 31, 2010
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I recently sold my wonky sun pillow (the second one from the right) in the Quilt Hope In store on Etsy. (Click here for my wonky sun tutorial on Fat Quarterly.) And the buyer asked for three more coordinating pillows! I've never really been commissioned before, beyond doing things for friends and family, so that was kind of fun. I'm not sure I want to do that kind of thing on a regular basis, since I have enough of my own stuff going on, but it felt pretty good to be a "professional" for one project, anyway.
The buyer asked for three more pillows using the same color scheme, but with the addition of a yellow-green. She also wanted to keep it fairly simple, and without quilting, in order to bring the cost down a little. So these are the pillows I ended up creating during last night's sewing session. I think the four of them look adorable together. She didn't mention what type of room she'll be using them in (child's bedroom? sun room?), but I could see them working in a lot of different settings.
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The Huskies' Fall Classic will begin October 13 at 1 p.m.
Northern Illinois suffered its first home loss of the season
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No. 11 Field Hockey Extends Ivy Win Streak to 16, Shuts Out Columbia 5-0
The 11th-ranked Princeton field hockey team capitalized early and often in the first half, earning a lopsided 5-0 shutout victory over Columbia Friday evening at Bedford Field. The win extended Tigers' all-time record versus the Lions to 17-0 and their Ivy League winning streak to 16 consecutive victories.
Princeton (6-3, 3-0 Ivy) will look to carry the momentum of Friday's win into its five-game road swing, beginning at current No. 1 Maryland on Friday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m.
Princeton outshot Columbia 31-4, including 20 on frame, and tallied a 9-1 penalty corner differential.
Cassidy Arner scored her first two goals of the year, striking 24 seconds into the match with the game-winner. She received a long aerial pass from Amanda Bird, weaved through some traffic and shot in straight on.
Sandwiched between Arner's pair of goals, freshman Cat Caro scored her first career goal in the 7th minute. She picked up an Allison Evans deflection to put Princeton up 2-0.
Arner connected again in the 23rd minute, receiving a pass near the baseline on the left side.
Princeton's offensive firepower was relentless as the first half progressed, with Evans scoring the final pair of goals in the 24th and 31st minute.
Goalkeeper Anya Gersoff earned her fourth win of the year, making two stops in her 35 minutes of work. Christina Maida contributed to Princeton's second shutout of the year and in as many Ivy games with two saves in the second half.
Despite not finding the back of the net in the second half, the Tigers continued to serve as the constant aggressors and managed possession and control through regulation.


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In this exciting, interactive class, elementary school students examine the instrumentation of a rock band, discovering the low notes of the bass guitar, the pounding rhythms of the drums and percussion, the melodies and harmonies of guitars, keyboards, and more. Students have fun learning about the characteristics of the instruments and their sounds - and even perform along with the band! By investigating how musicians arrange the various instruments of a band, students discover how the different parts of classic rock and roll songs are created. This class includes historic video performances by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, as well as live performances and demonstrations by the Rock Hall education ensemble. At the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum kids really do get a chance to ROCK!
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There is certainly no lack of motivation for the Princeton men's lightweights right now. There is one reminder after another of just how closely packed the field is more than a month out of Eastern Sprints.
Last weekend, the Columbia men's lightweight rowing team edged out Princeton by .1 of a second on its own race course to stay unbeaten this season. The margin of victory, which was so close that it was decided by video review, was enough to move the Lions from seventh to second in the latest national poll.
It was a five-spot jump, and that wasn't even the biggest move of the week by a Top-10 team. Navy jumped six spots in the poll, going from 12th to sixth, and the Midshipmen actually lost to both Columbia and Princeton in that race.
"Being in the varsity boat this spring, I think we are all aware of how tightly packed the league is," junior Casey Ward said during the latest edition of TigerCast. "On any given day, you could come out and have your worst day and be out of the 'A' final at Sprints. But you could also have your best day and potentially win that race. That is how tight the league is going to be, and being a half of a percent off your best just isn't going to cut it this year."
That level of focus and attention to detail will need to be there every Saturday, although that has been the case recently in the Platt Trophy, which resumes Saturday morning at 9 am on Lake Carnegie. While Princeton leads the all-time series 36-13, both teams have split the last 12 meetings. Cornell has won the last two, including a win by only .3 of a second the last time the two met on Lake Carnegie (2012).
Cornell is currently ranked third nationally and opened its season with impressive wins over both Harvard and Penn last weekend. The Big Red are two spots above Princeton, which fell to fifth despite losing by a foot or two.
"Given last weekend's result, and how disappointing it was to lose by .1 of a second to a good crew like Columbia," Ward said, "this weekend against Cornell, we're going to be facing a varsity crew like Cornell, which is very qualified and highly competitive, we have the opportunity to get right back on the horse. There is no off weekend. This is no weekend when you say this will be an easy race. It's not true in this league.
"Every opponent has worked hard enough to deserve your respect," he added.
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- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
- Stakeholder type: Major Group
- Name: Mountains Valleys Life & Citizienship Plataform
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Mountains Valleys Life & Citizienship Plataform
For Sustainable Development on Times of Climate change
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To: UNCSD secretariat
Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
Stakeholder type: Plataform of NGOs
Name: Mountains Valleys Life & Citizienship Plataform
For Sustainable Development on Times of Climate change
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The Plataform is now composed by almost 500 networks, civil organizations and citizens who have already signed the Adhesion Letter .
The Mountains Valleys Life & Citizienship Platafor for Sustainable Development on Times of Climate change was launched in Sao Paulo State, parallel to the 1st Rio +20 Paulista Seminar, also during the Seminar of the 4th edition of the MDGs promoted by The Presidencial General
Secretariat , the United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ) and the National Movement for Citizenship and Solidarity, as well as during the National Dialogue and Convergence Meeting of Agroecology, Environmental Health and Justice, Food Sovereignty , Solidarity Economy and Feminism, in Salvador, Bahia.
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A case study: Threaned Cassador Basin is one of the civil historical of the PlataformProtestors block Brazil road project ‐The Earth Times by Jack Freeman, 4/13/97
In S�o Paulo Metropolitan Green Belt lies the Cassador Basin located in the core area, of the Atlantic Rainforest World Heritage‐ Mab ? Unesco, it hides the Iterei Fauna and Flora Reserve, officially under private protection, since 1978 (P‐163/78IBDF) and an official member of Planet Society‐ Unesco (Project BRA022). Around there it is planned the duplication of the hiway dividing these important area.
"It must be made clear," they say in a flyer, "that there is no opposition to the construction of the highway" itself, calling it "a very important project linked to the economic well‐being of millions of Latin Americans."
But, they add, "the rainforest must not be destroyed" by the roadbuilders. "The authorities must change the design of the proposed duplication" of the roadway, they say, "in order to avoid destruction of a priceless ecosystem. A well designed project will cause no
harm to the environment; on the contrary, the unique nature of this beautiful landscape will be enhanced."
They add that there are many examples, the world over, of environmentally insensitive building projects that have been reversed because of pressure brought by
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Serra do Mar Civil Society and Ecologists
Thus, although all efforts being yet unsucessful, for caution a group of citiziens , the Iguassu Iterei Reference Center from the Citizienship Mouvement for Water, Mountains and Forests and others civil society organizations, considering that not just in Cassador Basin but all over mountains are been neglected decided that it was time for more effective actions and mobilizationsuported by the prevention and precaution principles and against the environmental legal flexibilization.From theory to practice . This is the origin of the Mountains Valleys Life & Citizienship PlataformFor Sustainable Development on Times of Climate change towards Rio+20, on the basys for desirable participative governance.
1. The Mountains, Valleys, Life and Citizensip Platform, created by the individuals and the entities undersigned, warns the Brazilian and the Global society about the importance of mountains and valleys, from the urban to the rural and the forested ones, regarding their space, territoriality, local and downstream communities from the strategical, global economic and socio‐environmental points of view through the perspective of Climate change;
2. Permanent Preservation Areas ‐ APPs are those protected areas in terms of 2� and 3� Articles of the Brazilian Forest Code (Federal Law No. 4.771/1965). The Brazilian legal concept of APP relates to such areas, regardless of soil cover, the environmental function of preserving water resources, landscape, geological stability, biodiversity, plants and animals gene flow, as well as of protecting the soil and of ensuring the well‐ being of human populations;
3. The environment is the set of conditions, laws, influences and interactions of physical, chemical, biological, social, cultural and urban, which allows and governs life in all its forms (Brazilian Federal Law No. 6938/1981);Please download the original submission to see this image
4. The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1988) asserts, in Article 225, that the environment is a healthy and balanced right of the community, therefore everyone ‐ the Government and the society ‐ have a duty to defend it for their own enjoyment and for the future generations;
5. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (1992), held in Rio de Janeiro guarded Chapter XIII of AGENDA XXI, for fragile mountain ecosystems, because they are important sources of water, energy and biological diversity. In addition, they are key resources ? for minerals, forest and agricultural products ‐ and are a source of pleasure. As a major ecosystem representing the complex and inter‐related ecology of our planet, mountain environments are essential for the survival of the global ecosystem.. Yet mountain ecosystems are undergoing rapid change. They are vulnerable to accelerated soil erosion, landslides and rapid loss of genetic diversity and habitat;
6. Rio +20 is an excellent opportunity now to assess the status of the Sao Paulo, the Brazilian and the Global mountains, slopes and valleys environmental degradation, the actions taken in support of sustainable mountain development, the challenges, the opportunities and the necessary steps to move forward in the future;
9. In times of Climate change, it is essential that all development activities, among them the infrastructure for transmontana mobility, are seized based on the principles of precaution and prevention, since natural disasters recorded in 2010 killed more than 296 800 people in the world;
8. It urges the incorporation to the concept of sustainability, the concept of survival considering that in one year the average number of victims was more than quadrupled since 1980 (66.000 deaths) and costed about $ 130 billion. 950 natural disasters were recorded in 2010, a figure well above the average of 615 over the last 30 years. In Brazil, relapse enhanced, the tragedies of the highlands, by 2011; Over the next 60 years, the storms in the city of S�o Paulo and in Rio de Janeiro, in the coastal towns and along the Atlantic Mountain Range ‐ Serra do Mar ‐ will triple, as, scientific study conducted by INPE (National Institute for Space Research) in partnership with the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and IAE (Institute of Aeronautics and Space). The forecast is based on increasing the temperature Atlantic Ocean water over the past 60 years, which was 0.6 � C.;
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10. The Mountains, Valleys, Life and Citizenship Platform, calls everyone to join forces and to contribute with proposals and to promote debate with a view: on the maintenance of existing environmental legislation; on the weighting of the true public interest, through the prism of medium and long term, as to public and private enterprises, on the analysis of all alternatives, and regardless of the immediate costs, the forecast is to opt for greater safety of the population, to the less disastrous alternative, to the adoption of the best scientific and technological knowledge, with the purpose of ensuring to all the multiple functions of natural resources;
11. The Mountains, Valleys, Life and Citizenship Platform confirms the population aspiration for a Brazil and for a World with more health, less injustice, in which the quality of life for all is a criterion taken into account. A World in which the poorest are not relegated to places destroyed, dangerous and unhealthy. Where nature is respected in order to remain our main source of life and not the messenger of our diseases and disasters, (CBDFDS, 2011).
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The Mountain�s MagieAll over the world mountains have been a children�s theme on their drawings and have been worshiped by the traditional natives, and around here it is just the same, even up to now by oneanother as well as in the other countries!The belief that mountains get mad when hurted could be accepted, considering the uptodate geological and geotechnical knowledge.Nowdays mountains preservation must be based on incentives. Also it is necessary to alert about compensation mechanisms in order that the mountains good willers not to become dependent of evil actions against nature


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For more pageantry, see Confessions of the Multi-Age Beauty Pageant Queens.
Self-esteem had pretty much eluded Donna Johnson when she was younger, so she felt entitled to a short victory lap after returning home from her first big win. At 49, the newly crowned Mrs. New Hampshire America—once a pudgy girl whose mother chided her for clomping around "like a farmer whose shoes are too big"—finally had irrefutable proof that she was beautiful, charming, worthy. Who could blame her for sashaying out to the mailbox with a huge rhinestone crown teetering atop her auburn head? "I was still in my pajamas," she adds happily. It wasn't long before the neighbors started calling.
"What on earth are you doing?" they all asked.
It's a question you hear a lot when you decide to become a beauty queen long after it's clear that neither you nor your Wonderbra will ever see a perky 34 again. Undeterred, Johnson just put her tiara back on when it was time to walk the dogs.
From the grande dame Mrs. America competition to cheesetastic local events, opportunities abound these days for women who covet a satin sash and a bit of the spotlight regardless of their age or contest experience. In the multimillion-dollar pageant industry, older contenders have become an increasingly hot commodity, in all senses of the word. In the top-tier pageant systems (Mrs. America, Mrs. United States and Mrs. International), fierce grandmothers go peep toe to peep toe with dewy twentysomethings—women of all ages competing against one another in the same pool. Smaller national and regional pageants often opt to break down the competition by age group or, when a plus-size title is also offered, by dress size. "More than half my clients are age 35 and up," says Suzy Bootz, a Dallas pageant coach who was 42 herself when she took the Mrs. International title five years ago. But good looks alone didn't make Bootz a force to be reckoned with. "I was in radio sales and advertising," she explains. "I sold an intangible, I sold an idea—30 to 60 seconds of air. Pageants are the same kind of concept. I'm a brunette Puerto Rican in her forties who competed against blond, blue-eyed 23-year-olds." And won.
Like Bootz and Johnson—who, when she's not competing, runs an excavation company with her husband—women who hit the pageant circuit in their thirties, forties, fifties and beyond do so with a passion that appears to be either impressively sincere or stunningly misguided. After all, there are no fat checks, dream vacations or new cars to be won here. At Beauties of America, for example, the $1,000 cash award merely reimburses the winner for her $795 entry fee, with a bit left over to apply to other expenses, such as hotel costs. The winner also takes home items donated by sponsors, including a faux-fur jacket, costume jewelry, a pink keepsake crystal rose and a gift certificate from a plastic surgeon based in Des Moines. The modest prizes offered by these competitions don't come close to matching the thousands of dollars the women readily admit to spending as they chase titles few people outside the tightly knit pageant world have ever heard of. It's not the swag they're after. It's the attention, the camaraderie, the thrill of competition and the chance to just plain enjoy being a girl.
Mary Richardson, national executive director of the Mrs. International pageant (and 1992's Mrs. Virginia), thinks "the maturity factor" gives older contestants a certain edge. "Once they hit their forties, they're there to win—they're not fooling around," Richardson says. "The over-40 woman may not have the same body or the same elasticity in her skin, but she's going to give that 25-year-old a run for her money."


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Actors, artists, dancers, designers and theatre technicians are special people. Called to express ideas, images and emotions that others cannot see or understand, we define our existence in different terms and create expressions that can last for ages to come.
If you hear the aforementioned call or have a passion for the visual or performing arts, then the West Texas A&M University department of art, theatre and dance is ready to be your home for a degree in art, art education, dance, graphic design, musical theatre, studio art, theatre education, theatre performance or technical theatre.
As a first year student in art, theatre or dance, you will have immediate access to the department's award-winning faculty; you will work in spacious and well-equipped facilities such as the brand new Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex, and have opportunities to become immediately involved with productions and exhibits. In other words, the department does not have a "wait until you're a sophomore" policy. Freshmen can audition for (and are frequently cast in) dance and theatre productions and freshmen art students start studio work their first semester.
Academically based and creatively charged, the various curricula of the department allows students the opportunity to understand their creative heritage, apply theoretical and analytical standards, and then create many expressions through individual assignments, group projects and of course public display or performance in the Mary Moody Northen Hall Art Gallery, the Branding Iron Theatre and the Happy State Bank Studio Theatre. Our students and faculty even perform and display beyond the confines of the WTAMU campus and have won numerous regional, national and international awards. For example, our dance ensemble has performed in Italy and Russia and the theatre program has performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
Finally, creativity is nothing without collaboration and in the department of art, theatre and dance you will always find willing partners in the academic and creative process: insightful advisers, experienced directors and choreographers, fellow artists, engaging instructors and students just like you, who are eager to create, accomplish and express.
When time allows please send me an email. I'm happy to respond to your message and answer your questions about our academic programs, departmental tours, scholarships, auditions, interviews and portfolio reviews.
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Welcome to the second edition of the Twitter Fantasy Football Roundtable. As is the case last time, a bunch of Fantasy writers who met on Twitter have gathered together to debate and discuss a current topic – today's group consists of:
Matt Schauf (@mschauf63) started writing about football for the expansive audience of metropolitan Oneonta, N.Y., back in 2002. After a couple of years of catering to his three readers there, he got picked up by ProFantasySports.com to be an IDP specialist. Soon after, Matt became the lead football writer for PFS and SportsBuff.com. You can now find his work there or at RapidDraft.com, where he also provides the strategy for the "Hollywood" character in the industry's first single-player fantasy football game. His IDP writing can also be found at SportingNews.com and in preview magazines for Sporting News, Rotoworld and Football Diehards. In addition, Matt runs the industry news site FantasySportsBusiness.com, which was named best new site of 2008 by the Fantasy Sports Trade Association.
Joshua Torrey (@jmtorrey) is an Electrical/Computer Engineer working out of Austin, TX. A die hard Steelers fan & fan of not just football but football strategy, Joshua enjoys breaking down game tape and team schemes to predict long term fantasy success. He is also a contributor to FantasyDC.com. He has 5 tattoos, showered yesterday and is eating meatloaf for lunch.
Andrew Garda (@ThunderingBlurb ) has been writing about football for the last eight years, covering everything from Fantasy to College to the NFL. He's written for such sites as Draftguys.com and BleacherReport.com, but for the last year and a half has also had his own site at ThunderingBlurb.com. He's also been podcasting since before they had a name for it and despite that making him feel quite old, continues his own weekly show The Thundering Blurb Football Show every Wednesday (10pm EST) on BlogTalkRadio.com.
Mark Gram (@FF101) Along with Adam Stark and Eric Pedigo, Mark begins the 5th season of Fantasy Football 101 with a fantasy draft special on Aug 13th on www.sportsradio1450.com WFMB am.
Jim Day (@Fantasytaz) is a retired Biotech Engineer who has been playing Fantasy Football since 1992. Seriously addicted, Jim plays in about 30 Fantasy leagues a year, with most of these being large roster IDP Dynasty leagues. He has been writing for FF sites since 2000 when he started with Xpertsports.com. Jim started Fantasy Football Whiz in 2007 just as a place to have some fun and conversation with fellow league mates and any other fantasy fanatic that wanted to talk FF. It's a small site, but is growing every year. Besides The Whiz, he also owns and acts as head engineer for Ultimate Recording, a 96 track, fully digital recording studio (im's other love).
Steve Wyremski (@retiredrookie) is a CPA working in NYC. He's a big time New York Jets and Boston College (alum) fan and has been playing fantasy football since 1996. His primary focus is to reach out to NFL and NCAA players for interviews in an effort to bring the players closer to fans. Dynasty leagues are a huge focus of his, but general football strategy is his love.
Parag Gheewala (@vote4parag) is an average guy with a day job who loves fantasy football and is also the mastermind behind Mockumentary, which started as his Twitter commentary on the first Twitter Fantasy Football Mock Draft. It quickly lead to Top 10 Fantasy Football Tweeter status. Parag loves the interactive and instant nature of Twitter, but the blog allows him to provide more in-depth comments when needed. Follow him on Twitter and via Mockumentary.
Jared Ferree (@WYFShow ) hosts the "What's Your Fantasy" radio show/podcast on Blogtalkradio's Fantasy Sports Channel with Raymond Summerlin. He is also a frequent contributor to www.lindyssports.com with both fantasy player rankings and general fantasy football articles.
And now the question of the day.
Last year saw a pretty much unprecedented amount of rookie running backs who turned in stud performances: Steve Slaton, Matt Forte, Chris Johnson were the class of the class – and all things being equal Kevin Smith looked pretty darned good as well.
Which of these guys is most likely to see a dip in numbers their second year and why?
Matt Schauf – RapidDraft.com:
Steve Slaton topped out at 248 carries in college and twice carried fewer than 215 times in his three seasons. The Texans know that they have to be careful about overworking him — as evidenced when they basically sat him (four carries) for the Baltimore game last year. He can't average 22 carries like he did over the final six weeks of 2008. If more short-yardage carries go the way of Chris Brown and/or Ryan Moats, it'll chip away at the nine rushing scores Slaton had last year.
That said, I think all of these players belong in the first two rounds of any draft (unless you have some funky scoring system).
Josh Torrey – FantasyDC.com:
I think all of them stand a very likely chance to see a drop in Fantasy production this year. But I agree with Matt, Steve Slaton is one of the ones that stand a better chance. His small frame is what people were holding against him and Slaton proved us all wrong for one year.
But this is the NFL & Slaton is seeing more looks and hits from big time NFL linebackers, injury concerns my come up this year. Injuries can wreck Fantasy seasons and Slaton owners need to understand that one healthy season does not translate into a healthy career.
The other player I see being brought low is Chris Johnson. The kid is a blazer but he really is a one trick pony. Willie Parker lit up the league his first couple seasons as NFL Defenses still were not prepared for such potent speed rush attacks. LenDale White helps Chris Johnson in that opposing Defenses have less time to sub in a better defense for the battering ram that is White or the roadrunner that is Johnson.
Both Titan RBs saw great production increases last year, but if the Titans do start to favor Johnson, he could be in for a long season. My prediction is that the Titans will keep things balanced and Johnson will see some TDs lost to a better passing attack (not by much granted) and White.
Andrew Garda – ThunderingBlurb.com:
Everybody already knows I consider Forte a guy who will slip in year two. But as I'm merely pointing out that I expect him to dip a bit (and remain a top 10 back) I'm not sure I would characterize it as a sophomore slump & I don't know it will be the biggest.
I agree with Josh that Chris Johnson is a prime candidate for a stumble. My biggest worry is that he is going into the season with no real passing offense. While that didn't seem hamper him much last year, defenses weren't as prepared for the speed he brought to the table.
Take a close look at his last few games – he struggled (but scored) on the ground against Pittsburgh and Baltimore. He caught just two catches for a measly 1 yard versus the Steelers. But he also struggled terribly against Houston.
If you let the Ravens game go as he was hurt and left the match, but look at the other two you'll note that in both cases, teams pinned him against the line, allowed him no cutback lanes and generally hit him early and often.
It didn't help that Collins was off his already unimpressive game.
If a team like Houston (ranked 23rd vs the run in 2008) can figure this out, more than likely others will too. It's especially worrisome since it happened late in the season and was replicated by Pittsburgh.
And look at that early schedule – Steelers, Jets, Jags (twice), Pats – it's not pretty.
Let's also not forget LenDale White stealing short yardage work, though if it balances like last year that won't hurt too much.
I like Johnson, but I think this year a season's worth of tape along with the mediocre pass game may hurt him more than people expect.
Mark Gram – FF101 on Sportsradio1450.com:
I had a tough time deciding between C. Johnson and S. Slaton. While I Johnson coming back to the pack just a little, I feel that Slaton will be the guy whose numbers may drop the most.
Good points have already been made as to why Slaton may struggle a bit this season. First, the NFL is not stupid; Slaton will not sneak up on opponents this year. Defenses will be prepared.
Second, as Matt mentioned, the Texans aren't going to give him the workload that he had last season. With C. Brown and R. Moats as the backups, I think Slaton will see fewer touches at the goal-line.
He's still a fine option in fantasy drafts, but I'm going into my drafts not expecting the same #'s as last year.
Jeff Terfertiller – Footballguys.com:
I see Slaton and Johnson having a decent chance of wearing down. Both are "smaller" and there is talk of both having a big role this season. Hard to believe the Titans will give Johnson too many carries.
With White being used to close out games in 2008, he saw extended action as the Titans led many games. What happens if more games are close? Will the Titans give Johnson 20-25 touches per game?
Also, what happens if Collins is hurt or ineffective? I think last year was a perfect storm of good fortune for Tenn. In Houston, this is the year for Slaton to prove he can handle the load. If he has two great seasons, he vaults to a perennial Top 5 pick.
Josh Torrey – FantasyDC.com:
Andrew said 'I like Johnson, but I think this year a season's worth of tape along with the mediocre pass game may hurt him more than people expect.'
I like Chris Johnson in the 2nd Round. But I don't think I will ever get a chance to even sniff at him.
Parag Gheewala – Mockumentary:
I like all three RBs and don't foresee a major stumble out of any of them. I expect Forte's numbers to decrease from last year because of fewer targets and carries, but he's good enough not to bust. Until I see signs that Slaton can't handle the load, I'll believe what I saw last year. Same goes for Johnson – I think he's got elite skills. Slaton and Johnson are great values.
Jared Ferree – What's Your Fantasy Podcast:
One thing that really annoys me about Matt Forte is that I feel people are over valuing him based on the value he represented last season. Forte went undrafted in some leagues and if you did draft him, you probably picked him up very late. So based on what he did last season, he was a tremendous value and has people all in a tizzy about him. The guy did less with 300+ carries than anyone I have ever seen, 3.9 YPC, and 8 rushing TDs, are you serious?
His value was in the passing game and I don't think that was planned ‑ it was due to Kyle Orton looking to check down. Cutler thinks he can hit a guy with 2 DB's draped on his back and if there is one thing I can guarantee in fantasy football this season, it is that Matt Forte won't come close to his reception totals last season.
If you watched some of the games that Forte played in last season, there were times he sat out for a long stretch and then got brought in at the one yard line and got a TD, and his stat line was decent. He was average at best running the ball and better than people thought catching the ball. I think he doesn't carry more than 265 times, and doesn't catch over 40 balls. That means his production drops quite a bit.
I don't predict injuries, so I am assuming Slaton stays healthy and Johnson is a threat to go deep every time he touches the ball, so to me, this one is easy, if you take Forte top 5, you will be disappointed, because I don't think he is a top 10 fantasy back this season.
Jim Day – FantasyFootballWhiz.com:
I have to agree with Jared on this one, I think Forte falls the furthest. That being said, I think all of these kids (outside of Kevin Smith) will remain top 10 at the position. I just don't think Forte come out on top of this group.
Hate to reiterate what has already been said, but it has been said that his touches will go down partly due to a healthy Kevin Jones looking quicker than he has in the last couple of years according to Chicago beat writers and also the fact that Cutler will look to throw the ball further downfield more often.
Ultimately though I think these things help Forte and allow him to remain fresher longer into the season and maybe even extend his career some, I'm just not sure I see top five in his future in 2009.
Josh Torrey – FantasyDC.com:
While Kevin Jones might be healthy with the pads off, I don't expect Jones to make it 2 weeks without getting injured. I think the other Adrian Peterson will steal more carries from Forte & is the handcuff to own.
Jim Day – FantasyFootballWhiz.com:
I am not a fan of Handcuffs and don't draft that way, so I really don't care who takes his carries, just that they will be taken.
Steve Wyremski - retiredrookie.com:
Forte is my guy.
Chicago was a game managing team last year with a ton of dump offs and clock management. Add a gun slinger and I see two changes:
1) Less dump off passes to the RB;
2) More tossing the ball around.
This all equals fewer opportunities for Forte. Let's face it… Forte was the Bears offense last season. While the addition of one of the best young QuarterBacks in the league may help keep the safety out of the box, he's not going to see the same number of touches. The Bears are also more likely to get a second RB involved this season based on recent news out of Chicago.
Forte's big time overrated right now.


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Rolo chocolate candies
Mini pretzels
Nuts - toasted pecans/almonds/hazelnuts/walnuts
Preheat your oven to 350
Upwrap your Rolos. Place pretzels on baking sheet. Top with a Rolo.
Bake in oven for 3-5 minutes, until the chocolate just begins to melt. The Rolo should be soft but not completely melted.
Remove from oven, place on cooling rack and immediately squish the chocolate with a nut. Watch the caramel oooze out. YUM!


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DeAngelo Williams says interest in Dolphins is mutual
DeAngelo Williams is viewed as the best tailback on the free agent market, and there's plenty of speculation that the Miami Dolphins have an interest in signing the Carolina Panther.
Sources inside the organization use Williams as an example of the shifty, scatback type this offense is missing, the kind of runner who can make something out of nothing, creating yards on his own.
Williams himself has heard the rumors about Miami's interest, and doesn't shy away from admitting his interest in playing for the Dolphins is mutual.
"This is a place I'd like to live," said Williams, who is in Miami for the Nautica South Beach Triathlon, raising money for charity by biking 19 miles on Sunday. "I hope I'm at the top of their list and they come after me."
During his interview with your truly during Saturday morning's WQAM's Kup and Kelly show Williams talks about the NFL lockout, discusses what he's looking for in his next home and team, and says what Carolina and the Dolphins do with their quarterback situation will play a factor in his free agent decision.
"It's all going to boil down to quarterbacks," Williams said. "In this league, the running game is all predicated on if you have a quarterback or not. If you don't have a quarterback, teams stack the box and they force you to do what you do best."
However, there's no guarantee Williams, who turns 28 this month, gets to make a decision where he plays this offseason considering there's a possibility he could be tendered if last year's free agent rules apply to 2011.
Williams says he hopes the Dolphins have him at the top of their list
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Been awhile since we posted about the French-Moroccan singer Ilhame.
First was Bob Marley cover with Ky-Mani Marley, and this time, Ilhame speeds it up on the coy new track "French Kiss" featuring Rapper Big Pooh. This is going to get stuck in our heads, easily.
Sit tight for more music that'll stick to your ear just as nicely with her upcoming album, Just Wish It, which includes collaborations with T3 of Slum Village, Nicolay, and Shafiq Husayn, amongst others. We're definitely with it.


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Excessively low calories A plan that calls for fewer than 1,000 calories a day could set you up for intense cravings and weight gain afterward. It could also make you feel dizzy and light-headed, which may be dangerous, says University of Pittsburgh nutritionist Leslie J. Bonci, RD.
Liquid-only meals Some liquids, such as smoothies, juices or purees made from natural foods, provide fuel to keep you going. But low-nutrient drinks, like water mixed with a small amount of lemon juice, do not constitute a meal, even a small one. Depriving your body of almost all nourishment is likely to drain you of energy and produce side effects such as weakness, headaches and light-headedness.
Souped-up teas If the plan suggests green tea, fine. But many dieters' and detox teas contain ingredients that have laxative or stimulant properties. "The risk is that these could cause electrolyte imbalances, elevations in blood pressure or heart arrhythmias," warns Lawrence J. Cheskin, MD, director of the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center and an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore. To avoid: labels that say senna, ma huang or ephedra.
Colonics Whether they're called colonic irrigation, colonic hydrotherapy or colon cleansing, these processes claim to remove toxins and metabolic waste from the lowest part of your gastrointestinal tract. But, says Cheskin, "they may flush out good bacteria and possibly damage the lining of your colon."
Ramping up exercise "You don't have to lie on a couch, but don't significantly increase the length or intensity of the exercise you do while you're on a cleansing diet,"Bonci warns. Otherwise you could set the stage for dizziness and light-headedness. The same goes for spending long periods in a sauna.
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Brandon Marshall is auditioning for new Dolphins quarterback
Brandon Marshall's not hiding the fact he's lobbying for a new starting quarterback.
The Miami Dolphins receiver, who earned the MVP honors catching four touchdown passes in Sunday's Pro Bowl 59-41 AFC win, has had five quarterbacks (Chad Pennington, Chad Henne, Tyler Thigpen, Matt Moore and J.P. Losman) throwing him passes during his two year tenure in Miami.
In those two seasons he's caught a total of nine touchdowns.
In one game, which features the elite quarterbacks of the NFL, Marshall caught four acrobatic, dynamic touchdown passes.
One Marshall caught on his back after kicking the ball to himself. Another was caught inside the end zone, where he had to tip toe the sidelines to bring the ball in.
"Down in Miami, getting a feel for different quarterbacks, had three or four of them throughout my two years there," said Marshall, who caught 81 passes for 1,214 yards and six touchdowns last season.
"Quarterbacks make it easier for me," Marshall told a NBC sideline reporter during the Pro Bowl. "These guys are putting it in the right places and I'm making plays. It's easy right now."
And Marshall hopes it'll get easier in 2012 when/if the Dolphins sign Peyton Manning or Matt Flynn, or trade up to draft Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III.
Marshall has reached out to Flynn, Aaron Rodger's backup, who expects to become an unrestricted free agent. And he did that before Joe Philbin was hired as the Dolphins' new coach.
He also plans to reach out to Manning once he's released by the Colts to make a sales pitch. NFL rules allow players to contact one another without it being viewed as tampering.
Marshall loves what Moore brought to the team when he replaced Henne as the starter. Without Moore trusting him Marshall probably won't have been playing in the Pro Bowl.
But Moore's struggles with accuracy made locating the ball an issue at times last season. With more accurate passes Marshall believes his play will resemble what fans saw in the Pro Bowl on Sunday.
"Elite quarterbacks put [the ball] in the right spots," Marshall said.
Marshall believes better quarterback play is the missing piece for a Dolphins team that has a solid foundation.
"It's strong. If you look at what coach [Tony] Sparano was able to do, the foundation he's built. A lot of people don't give him enough credit," Marshall said about the Dolphins team. "We have a solid locker room of high character guys. Leadership is there. The new coach coming in is inheriting a strong team."


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Hot Issues: Safe Produce
Unsafe foods cause an estimated 76 million illnesses and 5,000 deaths each year in the United States. Although people from all walks of life can develop foodborne illness, those who are most at risk include the elderly, young children, pregnant women and their fetuses, and the immuno-compromised. While such illnesses largely occur as isolated cases, outbreaks of food poisoning are clusters of illness that result from ingestion of a common contaminated food. A single outbreak can affect hundreds, or even thousands, of people.
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John Wilcockson accepts board position at US Cycling Monument
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From Red Kite Prayer by John Wilkerson
The story began in the early-1970s when a 19-year-old Mo Siegel founded a small herbal tea company, Celestial Seasonings, to supply local health food stores. Siegel and his hippie friends, who handpicked herbs and wild berries for their teas, were environmentalists, and after their nascent business passed a million dollars in sales, Siegel decided he wanted to generate awareness of cycling's environmental benefits (and also publicize the company's best-selling tea, Red Zinger), by organizing a bike race.
The Red Zinger Classic started out as a modest two-day, three-stage event, with a short time trial, a hilly road race through Colorado's Front Range, and a criterium in North Boulder Park. It had a tiny budget of $50,000 but heaps of enthusiasm from Siegel's Boulder employees and local volunteers. The inaugural edition, in 1975, was the one that attracted Phinney to the sport. It did the same two years later for Michael Aisner, a journalism student at the University of Colorado's Boulder campus, who was moonlighting as a DJ for a Denver radio station and stumbled into a career as a promoter. It happened like this….
Read the full history at Red Kite Prayer
New news from the US Cycling Monument Team
A big welcome to Susan Eastman Walton and John Wilcockson, who have accepted positions on the new U.S. Cycling Monument Advisory Board this month. With their longstanding and vital involvement with the cycling community, The Cycling Monument project is already benefiting from their perspectives and counsel, as well as continuing to enjoy their bright company!


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ZF-4627: Updating playlist entries fails due to invalid atom:category
Here is some code:
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The second is spurious and causes a 400 error. The first has the wrong term.
I can't reproduce this. If I have an authenticated client and do this on my first playlist:
$first->title->setText('Updated PL'); $first->description->setText('new desc'); $first->save();
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and the response is a 200 OK. After the put, the categories are also correct.
Fixed by Ryan Boyd in r12155.
Changing issues in preparation for the 1.7.0 release.


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The Society for Modeling & Simulation International (SCS) was established in 1952 as a nonprofit, volunteer-driven corporation called Simulation Councils, Inc. Simulation Councils, Inc. became The Society for Computer Simulation which is where we derived the acronym SCS. Today, we still keep the familiar SCS acronym as a part of our identity, but have given it a new and more relevant meaning: Simulate, Create, Serve. This SCS is not only who we are, but also who we serve.
SCS is the premier technical Society dedicated to advancing the use of modeling & simulation to solve real-world problems; devoted to the advancement of simulation and allied computer arts in all fields; and committed to facilitating communication among professionals in the field of simulation. To this end, SCS organizes meetings, sponsors and co-sponsors national and international conferences, and publishes the SIMULATION: Transactions of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International and the Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation magazines.
SCS is managed by a Board of Directors (BoD), the Executive Director and a President's Council. The president and president-elect of the Board are elected by the members of the society. The president appoints the four vice-presidents representing the four major operational areas of the society: membership, publications, conferences and education. The president also appoints a secretary and a treasurer. In addition to the elected and appointed positions, the Executive Committee includes the immediate past president and the executive director. The Board of Directors encompasses the Executive Committee and a group of Directors at Large.
SCS periodically presents special awards to distinguished Modeling & Simulation practitioners. The Awards and Recognition Committee (ARC) supports awards in the following categories: Contributions to the Profession; Service to the Society; and Lifetime Achievements (SCS's M&S Hall of Fame).
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The society is headquartered in San Diego, CA, and is managed by the executive director. Meet the current SCS staff, Board of Directors, and SCS Committees.
For more information about SCS and our history, read our current SCS Bylaws and current SCS Policy document of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International or contact the SCS Historian.
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It's always nice to stumble across something from the archives around these parts. Our pal Nickodemus recently converted this 1997 Giant Step mixtape cassette to digital and made it a free download. And above is a flyer from one of our hotel parties with Nickodemus in 1996!
Here's what he had to say about the mix:
After almost 2 years DJ'ing at Giant Step parties, we were moving & grooving in all directions. Drum & Bass, Trip Hop, Hip Hop, House, Abstract beats were all flowing in & out of the latin, funk, jazz & breaks. At the time, Maurice & Jonathan (Giant Step) handed me the 4 or 5 pack vinyl white labels of the long awaited Nuyorican Soul album. Ninja Tune, MoWax, Pussyfoot, Creative Source, Pork & many more were turning out some bugged out new sounds. Stateside, Hip Hop was bubbling on the underground as indie labels were popping up all over the place. We waited every week for new shipments of vinyl! Here's my usual cosmic mix of Sun, Moon, Earth, Space… Stay tuned for NEW MIXES… coming soon!! Spring brings fresh new flowers!!! #MixTapeDiaries


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Optimistic Five-Time Ivy Champ Men's Swimming/Diving Opens New Season
Every member of the Princeton men's swimming and diving team spent last season knowing about the talk in the league. Without the Class of 2012, it was time for a new champion to be crowned in the Ivy League.
Or so they thought.
Quietly, a determined and gritty Princeton squad trained and persevered. The Tigers believed in the three classes who had championship experience, and they knew they were about to unleash a special freshman group upon the rest of the league.
And over a three-day span in Providence, Princeton proved that it would take something special to break the Ivy League trophy from their grasp. The Tigers led wire-to-wire and put an exclamation point on the championship weekend during a brilliant Saturday session.
And if anybody thinks the five-time defending Ivy League champion is comfortable now, then they just aren't paying attention.
While the league continues to get faster, head coach Rob Orr and assistant Mitch Dalton were excited by the level of work put in both during the summer and in the preseason. And Princeton finally gets to test that work against opposing teams this weekend at DeNunzio Pool when the Tigers open the 2013-14 season at the Princeton Open (Nov. 15-16 • Ivy League Digital Network).
Here is a look at the 2013-14 Princeton Tigers:
Junior Harrison Wagner both won an Ivy League championship and qualified for the NCAA Championships last year, and he will lead the sprint group into the upcoming season. Wagner has Top 4 times in both the 50 (19.58) and the 100 (43.66) entering the season, and he will be a force in both individual and relay events.
Both sophomores Jeremy Wong and Sandy Bole were A finalists in the 100 last season, though Bole's path was for more dramatic. He needed a swim-off, which included a rival from Harvard, and he inspired his teammates with a winning effort. The performance was a microcosm of what the freshman class provided last season — championship-level racing, no matter the opponent or situation.
Harvard returns a deep crew of sprinters, though, so Princeton needed to bolster their group with some youth. The staff has high hopes for Julian Mackrel, a 6-8 sprinter and USA Swimming Junior National finalist in the 50 free.
The middle distance and distance events showcased the depth around the league, as six different schools had A finalists in the 500 alone, and five reached the 1000 final. Senior Paul Nolle was one of the finalists in both events, and he has the experience of sweeping the distance trio from the 2012 Ivy championships. The Princeton record holder in both the 1000 and the mile, he can't be discounted during his final Ivy League season.
Sophomore Zach Ridout gave Princeton a 1-2 distance punch last season, and Ridout broke into the Princeton Top 10 in both the 1000 and the mile. He will look to continue his climb this season, while freshman Jeff Williamson could be an immediate producer in both the 200 and the 500.
Another potential contributor could be freshman Sam Smiddy, one of the most versatile performers in the Class of 2017. He was a 2012 Olympic Trials qualifier in both the 200 and 400 IM, but he has the potential to be a scorer in the distance events.
Junior Conner Jager has also made a strong push in the offseason, and he could become a factor here as well.
Princeton had the league's strongest trio in the back events last year, and all three still have at least two years remaining in their collegiate careers. Junior Michael Strand is the reigning Ivy League champion in the 100 back, and he owns a Princeton record time of 47.04 in the event. Strand, who has never finished worse than second in the 100, also reached the A final in the 200, and he posted a Top 10 time in the process.
The 200 champion was classmate Connor Maher, who made his conference weekend debut last season after missing freshman year due to illness. After sitting on the side for Princeton's fourth straight crown, he played a big role in helping win No. 5. Maher, who has Top 5 times in both the 100 and 200, won his event by about half a second last season.
The only Princeton swimmer with Top 3 times in both the 100 and 200 is sophomore En-Wei Hu-Van Wright, who will be considered a strong contender for his first Ivy League title this season. Wright actually holds the Princeton record in the 200 back (1:43.55), and he was an A finalist in the 100, where he stands third in Princeton history at 48.20.
Princeton returns a loaded group of breaststrokers, led by sophomore Byron Sanborn, who posted a Top-30 finish at the NCAA Championships in the 200 breast, including the third-fastest time for any freshman in the nation. The Ivy runner-up in both the 100 and 200 breast, he is a major contender for both titles this season and will be looking to break the Princeton records in each, currently head by Jon Christensen '12 (Sanborn is currently second in both).
Beyond Sanborn, Princeton placed three in the A final of both the 100 breast and 200 breast. Senior co-captain Daniel Hasler finished in the Top 6 of both, and his 200 time of 1:58.27 is fourth-fastest in program history. Sophomore Teo D'Alessandro finished fourth in the 100, and his time of 54.45 is fifth-fastest in program history; classmate Jack Pohlmann has the sixth-fastest time in both events, and he also finished in the Top 6 in both events at the Ivy Championships.
Senior Eric Materniak has also pushed hard during the offseason, and he could factor in both the breast and IM events.
While the 2013 Ivy League championship team wasn't senior-dominated, there are two crucial individuals who leave big shoes to fill. One is Kaspar Raigla, who was Princeton's lone finalist in the 100 breast. The top Princeton returner is Strand, whose time of 47.67 is currently fifth-fastest in program history.
Princeton does return two A finalists in the 200 fly, including sophomore Marco Bove, whose third-place time of 1:45.72 is the fifth-fastest in program history. Junior Oliver Bennett took seventh in the event, and he is just behind Bove with the school's sixth-fastest 200 time (1:46.09).
The coaching staff has also been impressed with the progress of junior Mauricio Gonzalez-Aranda, who had Princeton's third-fastest 200 time last season.
D'Alessandro provided one of the earliest highlights for Princeton during its 2013 Ivy championship weekend, breaking a program record and placing second overall in the 200 IM in 1:45.47. D'Alessandro was topped only by senior Nejc Zupan of Dartmouth, so he will enter this season as one of the strongest contenders for that title.
Two classmates gave the 200 final an Orange and Black feel. Sanborn took fourth, while Bove placed seventh, and each posted Top 6 times for Princeton during the prelims. Classmates Bole and Hu-Van Wright went 1-2 in the B final, and they made sure the Princeton Class of 2016 owned half of the Top 10 times in the event in Princeton history.
The 400 IM has been Hasler's top event throughout his career, and he currently owns Princeton's third-fastest time of 3:49.71. Junior Caleb Tuten owns a Top-6 time, while Bove finished just outside the Top 10 in the Ivy League finals.
Smiddy also comes to Princeton with impressive national credentials in the 400 IM, and he could pose an immediate threat to the league in the event.
The second key senior, and the most consistent Princeton diver over the last four years, is Stevie Vines. A former Ivy League Championships Diver of the Meet, Vines never finished below second in an A final during his four-year career.
Princeton has four divers in the mix this season, and the group is led by senior Mark O'Connell, who has reached the A final in both the 1- and 3-meter competitions over the last two years. He has placed in the Top 5 in the 3-meter competition each of the last two seasons, and he will be looking to make a championship push during his senior year.
Junior Michael Manhard made his A final debut in the 3-meter event last year, while Noam Altman-Kurosaki made his debut in the Ivy Championships last season. Freshman Nathan Makarewicz, a four-time Utah state champion in both the 1- and 3-meter diving events, earned All-America honors at West High School in Salt Lake City.


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We used to mix the bug juice with the army peanut butter in the tin. The mix could be ignited to make a really hot little fire for heating C-rats, coffee, etc. That was important during the wet monsoon when little else would burn (other than C-4 that is).


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Jarron Kendrick Gilbert
Position: DT
Height: 6-5 Weight: 287 lbs.
Born: September 30, 1986 in New Orleans, LA
High School: Chino
College: San Jose St. (school history) (Gilbert college stats)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 3rd round (68th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (15060th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Son of Daren Gilbert
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