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The University of Idaho men's and women's track and field teams were recognized by U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as all-academic programs. To achieve the honor, teams needed to have a team cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. The Vandal women turned in a 3.30 and the men a 3.01.
Helping them to those lofty cumulatives were seven student-athletes who also were honored by the association. Johanna Hocketstaller (4.0 in Psychology), Hannah Kiser (3.92 in Biochemistry), Ellen Rouse (3.83 in Recreation) and Liga Velvere (3.75 in Exercise Science) represent the women's team with the men represented by Jeremy Klas (3.62 in Computer Science), Mike Marshall (3.55 in Elementary Education) and Ugis Svazs (3.31 in Exercise Science).


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Earth Day Ventura County
By VCR Staff 04/17/2014
Tree removal in T.O. sparks anger
The city of Thousand Oaks last week began removing trees along Pederson Road, a picturesque drive just off Highway 23. Eleven trees in total were scheduled for removal to be replaced with a more sidewalk- and road-friendly species, but area residents say they are not happy with the decision that was made in order to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Rachel Powell is a resident of the community adjacent to Pedersen Road and often jogs beneath the canopy of the trees. Powell says that the trees, mostly Aleppo and stone pines planted in the late 1970s, were a big reason why many community members moved to the area.
"People move over there specifically because of that road," said Powell. "It's nice to have that rural feel of nature where you don't really have much of that anywhere else here."
The city of Thousand Oaks has been named Tree City USA by the Arbor Earth Day Foundation for more than 13 years and has an inventory of more than 27,000 trees, according to Public Works Superintendent John Smallis.
Smallis says that some of the trees have become detrimental to the sidewalks and bike lane on Pederson, causing hazards for bicyclists, joggers and others.
"Those trees are not suitable as street trees," said Smallis. "The reason for that is that they cause significant damage to infrastructure."
Of the 11 scheduled for removal, eight have already been removed.
"What's happening is the sidewalks are lifting, and in some areas the street is also lifting, and both of those present a liability to our residents."
A sign posted on the trees makes mention of failing to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, which specifies that a lift of more than a quarter-inch on a sidewalk does not meet the specifications for the disabled, according to Smallis.
The trees had been on Pedersen Road before the Thousand Oaks Forestry Master Plan was established in 1989. The city will replace the pines with trees that meet the plan's requirements.
The remaining trees are scheduled to be removed by this weekend. The city is also in the process of forming a committee to hear public commentary regarding citywide issues, including landscaping, called Vision 2064. For more information regarding Vision 2064, visit www.toaks.org/living and search for "50th Anniversary." — Chris O'Neal
Ecopsychology event in Ojai
Residents of Ventura County will be given the opportunity to study with a leading expert in ecopsychology and get firsthand knowledge on their own personal eco-systems.
The class, titled "Ecopsychology: Exploring the Complex Relationship between Nature and Human Nature," will be instructed by Lori Pye, Ph.D., president of the online Viridis Graduate Institute, on April 26 at Ojai Valley Green Coalition's resource center.
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"It's looking at processes in the natural world that mirror human processes," Pye said. Pye has taught the world over, traveling to give versions of the class to educators and those looking to reconnect with the natural world. The class has also been offered at UCSB, Antioch University and elsewhere. Every year, Pye hosts an online version of the class through Viridis Graduate Institute.
Pye says that humans have a lot in common with plants.
"There's so much to learn from plants," said Pye. "One of the things we learn the most from the natural world is cooperation and working together."
The five-week course will cover topics ranging from waste, specifically focusing on how humans interact with each other in regard to oil and other natural resources, to diversity and change. Pye says that plants often deal with similar situations.
"I'm extremely intrigued by the whole concept," said Deborah Pendrey, director of the Ojai Valley Green Coalition. "This is embracing the extra dimension that is the missing piece of the puzzle that I think will help people not only understand why we need this but to also do it."
The Ojai Valley Green Coalition's Ecopsychology workshop will be held on Saturday, April 26, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at 206 N. Signal St., Ojai. The five-week course will begin Thursday, May 1. For full workshop and course details, visit www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org. — Chris O'Neal
Port of Hueneme installs green energy alternatives
If you're refrigerating goods on an international delivery run, don't expect to cruise into any California harbor on your standard diesel engine. As of this year, all ports in California have been required to tow ships into port, hooking them to power generated on shore as a means by which to reduce emissions — and the Port of Hueneme is ahead of the game.
The California Air Resources Board mandated that all refrigerated vessels must be docked using power generated onshore via a system of cables and a tow boat, the reason being that refrigerated vessels require continuous power — whether that be from onboard engines or elsewhere.
Now, instead of docking and idling, Del Monte or Chiquita banana will be able to cut engine power and run emission-free. Pilots on board tugboats will board and guide the ships into the port, drop the cables and plug them into the generators.
The six shore-side power outlets that provide power for the docked ships, according to CEO and Port Director Kristin Decas, are like outlets — only much larger.
"It's a very high-voltage system," said Decas. "It significantly reduces emissions, and we can tell you, over the lifetime of the project,we will see a 92 percent reduction in particulate matter, a 98 percent reduction in NOx and a 55 percent reduction in greenhouse gases."
The life of the project is expected to reach 30 years and should reduce diesel fuel consumption by 67,500 gallons a year, according to Decas.
Port Commission Board President Mary Anne Rooney said in a press release that the Port of Hueneme is no stranger to leading the field in green-friendly technology.
"We take action and make environmental sustainability a top priority in our business plan," said Rooney. "This project represents perhaps the single largest reduction in air emissions by one project in the history of the county."
Close to $12 million has been spent on the project, with several grants making up a large portion of that, including $4.5 million allocated by the Air Resources Board and a $2.1 million tax credit for the infrastructure. Grants from the Ventura County Transportation Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency will allow for the remaining substation to be constructed and utilized.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 24, at 2 p.m. at the Port of Hueneme. — Chris O'Neal
New app for local cyclists
Just in time for Bike to Work Month, a mobile app will show users the best trails to take on your morning commute.
Ventura Bikes, an application developed by My City Bikes in collaboration with Trek Bikes of Ventura, will feature the "most accessible commuter biking routes, the safest road biking routes and beginner-appropriate trail and mountain biking in the area," according to a press release.
Jeff Byers, owner of Trek Bikes in Ventura, says that the application will be useful for cyclists in the city in a way that Google can't be, by offering details of not only city streets, but also mountain biking trails and other off-road choices.
"It's going to tell you the best way to get from point A to point B if you're on a bike," said Byers. "There's going to be a section on there that has bike tips, too. It's going to be a pretty cool app."
Ventura is not the only city to get the application. On Monday, April 21, the day of the application's release, Durango, Colo., and Miami, Fla., will have access to personalized apps. Nine other cities across the country will be mapped and available via the application in the months to come.
The Ventura County Transportation Commission offers bike maps via its website goventura.org and has its own dedicated application for both iPhone and Android, but off-road trails, such as those for mountain biking and otherwise, are not available.
The free application will be available on April 21, the day before Earth Day. For Byers, an avid daily cyclist, the application brings excitement.
"It's going to give you the best route to where you want to go."
For more information on MyCityBikes and to download the application for either iPhone or Android, visit http://mycitybikes.org. For information on the VCTC mobile application, visit www.goventura.org. The app is now available for the Android: bit.ly/VenturaBikesAndroid. — Chris O'Neal
The CREW of Ojai
Have you ever wondered who creates those wonderful nature trails throughout Ventura County? Well, the team of volunteers and students that make up Concerned Resources and Environmental Workers (CREW) are responsible for miles of trails around the valley. CREW works closely with the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy, which owns thousands of acres, preserved in their natural state and free from development, open to the public. It also works with federal, state, county and city agencies as well as other private organizations. Last weekend, CREW held its annual barbecue fundraiser, bringing in more than 100 people and raising approximately $15,000 to fund various projects and to purchase equipment.
The nonprofit, which was established in 1991, not only builds trails and helps restore older ones, this group also reaches out to the local community and does necessary yard work to help the elderly on fixed incomes whose properties are being swallowed up by flora.
The nonprofit Concern Resources and Environmental Workers of Ojai help to build and restore trails such as this one in the Ventura River Preserve, which is owned by the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy.
"Some of our projects we are working on will be our Senior and Disabled Citizen fire protection project," said William Murphy, executive director of CREW. We provide household fire clearance for over 650 low-income senior and disabled citizens in nine mobile home parks and freestanding households. This is a big project that impacts everyone in the community. We are now in our fifth year of this project and it continues to grow."
The CREW, however, goes a step further. Whereas many nonprofits often look for volunteers to do the work, it was decided as a part of the mission that in helping at-risk youth and young adults, age 16-26, CREW would provide paid opportunities to work in nature. These are just a few of the projects and programs CREW offers the community.
"The outlook for the CREW is bright," Murphy said. "We have been in business for 23 years and look forward to many more serving the community and our youth.
The CREW is essential to the creation and maintenance of public trails and many other valuable environmental issues in both Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. To get involved or to donate, go to www.thecrew.org. For more information on the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy and for maps of trails in Ojai, go to http://ovlc.org/. — Michael Sullivan
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Boulder - The University of Colorado soccer team showcased the strength of its bench in Sunday's 2-0 win against the Air Force Falcons. The Buffs got their fifth shutout of the season to end non-conference play with a stellar 6-1-2 record.
It is only the fifth time in program history that CU has begun the season with at least six wins, with the most recent being a 7-1-1 start in 2008.
The Buffs faced tough competition against the Falcons, who are off to their best start since 1995. After the loss, Air Force drops to 4-2-3.
Darcy Jerman scored her first goal of the season in the 60th minute, and Hayley Hughes added the insurance in the final 10 minutes.
Air Force had an early offensive presence, making the Buffs run the length of the pitch. Brunner grabbed her only first half save in the first ten minutes.
From there, the Buffs amped up their offensive energy and held strong on the defense. In the 19th minute, Krauser found her way to the box, pressing the goalie and almost having the ball stolen by a defender. She regained possession and sent one close to the crossbar, forcing Kelly Stambaugh to reach for the save.
A minute later, Olivia Pappalardo crossed the ball to Hayley Hughes who sent it wide.
Keeping up the pressure, Krauser once again got a look at the net, shooting at almost the same spot she had earlier, sending the ball just high.
Air Force's Kim Koeppen was yellow carded at the 28:47 mark, giving the Buffs another opportunity. Stuller took the lead in the set piece, hitting the ball high with a lot of heat.
The Buffs looked good at both ends of the field, outshooting the Falcons eight to three in the first half, but neither team was able to net one. The teams, who combined for 10 shutouts coming into this game, both went into the break scoreless.
CU took time to get back into a groove in the second causing a need for some regrouping on the defense. Ten minutes into the second, Air Force sophomore Felicia Sturgeon got one on the goal, but Brunner picked up another save, totaling four in the game.
The Buffs got some great looks, spurring their offense to two second half goals. Shaye Marshall and Anne Stuller both came close, but Darcy Jerman would step up big for the Buffs in the 60th minute.
Quinn Krier hit her corner kick beyond the far post, connecting with Jerman who headed it into the net.
"It was a great ball from Quinn," Jerman said. "It was a corner kick. I think that I just had good timing and good placement. I am just really excited because it was my first goal of the season ... We have been working on balls high in the air and training a lot especially on corner kicks to get them in and lined up for the attacks."
Air Force tried to respond, with Stephanie Patterson and Leah Bratt both taking shots, but Brunner grabbed the easy saves.
With 10:30 remaining, Krauser sent one high, but gave the Buffs some necessary momentum.
At the 80:19 mark, the Buffs offense reached the net again. CU took a close shot, and with the goalie still down, Hughes broke away to shoot one in, assisted by Stuller.
"I wanted it so bad," Hughes said. "I am a forward and I know I need to score. I only had one goal on the season, so I was thirsty for more. It was a chance to put the ball away and I'm glad I did."
Sunday's win elevated CU to two more wins this season than in 2011, heading into conference play with a 6-1-2 record. The Buffs travel to Eugene, Ore. to take on the Ducks on Friday, Sept. 21 at 5 p.m. (MT).
"We still have a lot to prove," head coach Danny Sanchez said. "I'm not going to pretend we're not happy with where we are at. Six wins of the last nine games, we have been really pleased. We know though we will be judged in the big picture in how we do in conference play. We head to Oregon's turf will be a good test for us. We have a similar record. These next 11 games we will be the underdog."


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ZF-3769: cannot load files using Zend_Loader::loadFile in windows especially in 64bit
a full path in windows "C:\somewhere\somefile.php" fails the security check, and cannot be used to load files using the Zend_loader (cause of the ":" character)
moreover, in windows 64bit, if files are located under the Program Files directory - which is called "Program files (86)" in the 64bit version - it fails as well (cause of the "(" character)
I am finding this same issue right now. Code to reproduce:
require_once 'Zend/Loader.php';
try {
Zend_Loader::loadFile('C:\\Program Files\\PHP\\PEAR\\Zend\\Version.php');
echo Zend_Version::VERSION;
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo 'ERROR DETECTED: ' . $e->getMessage(); // will result in ERROR DETECTED: Security check: Illegal character in filename
Deferring to Wil and Matthew on a solution to this. Seems pretty major.
Fixed in trunk with r12772; presents a minor change in functionality, so will not release until 1.8.0.


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Gardening Articles: Flowers :: Annuals
Not Just a Pretty Fence
by Alain Charest
About 10 years ago, I built a long trellis across the width of my back garden. The idea came from a drawing by Hubert Robert, an 18th-century French painter and landscape architect. His trellis was very sophisticated -- after all, he was a draftsman for the gardens at Versailles. I simplified his design, but the principle was the same: the trellis -- upright posts and a lattice grille -- would support climbers such as roses and clematis. In fact, the trellis had a far greater impact on the whole garden than I anticipated. It was relatively inexpensive and was easy to build with simple tools.
An Attractive Addition
Here are ways, both practical and aesthetic, that the trellis improved my garden.
When space is divided up, it looks larger. Visitors started to comment on how large my garden was. A garden seen in its entirety tends to be judged superficially. When you can see only part of it but realize that it continues beyond the trellis, you are curious to see what is on the other side. Diverse gardening styles can flourish close to each other. Nowadays, gardeners know a good deal about various styles of gardens and want to try them out. However, different styles in a single garden can easily produce a hodgepodge. With a trellis dividing the areas, disparate styles can coexist. In my own garden, an informal pond where I let things grow in a chaotic way is just a few steps from a geometrical, formal-looking lawn. The two do not clash because you never see them at the same time.
Two areas along the same axis create the impression of large scale. I have a 140-foot path that goes straight from the back door through a 2-1/2-foot opening in the trellis to the back of the property. From the back fence, the door becomes a focal point. The trellis frames and focuses the views.
Camouflage unsightly areas. One of my trellises hides the compost heaps. Another screens the garden from neighbors and creates privacy at the same time.
Provide sturdy support for climbers and a backdrop for bedding plants. Climbing roses normally need to be tied to a support, but weaving the canes through the trellis openings has the same effect. Natural climbers such as clematis, Dutchman's pipe, and kiwi vines only need to be redirected as required. Flower beds sometimes give the impression of not being related to their surroundings, but the backing of a trellis can anchor and set off these plants.
Let the air flow through. This is good not only for the plants growing on it but for the garden in general. The air flow discourages fungal diseases and, because it's slowed down by the trellis, is gentler on plants like delphiniums that can easily be snapped by a sudden gust of wind. In a cold climate, a trellis acts as a snow fence, encouraging the buildup of an insulating snow cover over flower beds.
Use it as a ladder. I can climb on it when I need to tie up or prune a high-reaching branch.
Are there any drawbacks? Over the years I have found only one. The trellis is a perfect highway for squirrels. My dog used to keep them under control, but once I had built such a convenient escape route, she entirely gave up chasing them.


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The indelible multi-Grammy winner Terence Blanchard brings his famed jazz ensemble to the Schimmel Theatre in New York City on November 5th. Come bring your winter boo for a awe-inspiring evening with a man that is being credited as a member of the modern jazz legacy.
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Saturday, November 5th 2011
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New York, NY 10038
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2014-15: Did not see any game action due to a preseason injury.
2013-14: (Game-by-Game in PDF) Played in five games ... Missed a majority of the season due to injury ... Scored six points and added four rebounds and a steal in win at Monmouth (11/12) ... Played 19 minutes, scoring two points at Penn State (11/16) ... Had assists against both Iowa (11/22) and Niagara (11/26) ... Also played in season opener against Temple (11/9).
2012-13: (Game-by-Game in PDF) Played in 30 of Penn's 31 games, missing only the Quakes' game with Drexel (11/17) ... Averaged 5.0 points and 1.4 rebounds with 22 assists and 14 steals ...Led Penn with 38 three-point baskets ... Had four double-digure scoring games ... AMONG IVY PLAYERS (all games): fourth in 3-point FG percentage (.447) ... Dropped 15 points, three rebounds and three assists in win at Brown (3/8) ... Scored eight points in Ivy win at Cornell (2/22) ... Had eight points in home win over Brown (2/9) ... Scored 14 points, added four rebounds in Ivy game vs. Cornell (2/2) ... Drained four three-pointers on the way to 15 points at Temple (1/23) ... Eight points in win at NJIT (1/17) ... Recorded nine points on three three-pointers, two boards and two assists at Delaware (12/21) ... Opened season with 15 points, four rebounds and five steals in a win over UMBC (11/9).
2011-12: (Game-by-Game in PDF) Appeared in 12 games, playing a total of 28 minutes ... Scored and had a steal in Penn's Ivy-opening win over Princeton (1/30) ... His other points came in the Quakers' win against Manhattan (11/29) ... Had a rebound, an assist and a steal in season opener at UMBC (11/11).
High School: Lettered in basketball, football, tennis and track at Flint Powers ... Captained the hoop, gridiron and track teams ... High school basketball coach was Tim Herman ... Helped Flint Powers bball team to 2009 Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) state title ... Holds the MHSAA record for most varsity basketball games played (108) ... Two-time Class B All-State selection ... 2011 MHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award nominee ... 2011 DAC Michigan High School Athlete of the Year nominee ... Academic all-league in basketball and track ... Urban League Scholar nominee ... National Honor Society member ... National Scholar ... Big Brother/Big Sister mentor ... Volunteer at North End Soup Kitchen ... Church youth group member and volunteer.
Personal: Son of Patricia Lucas and Laval Perry ... Youngest of five siblings ... Older sister, Victoria, played basketball at Michigan State ... Older brother, Laval, will be a senior on the Oakland (Mich.) University men's basketball team this year ... Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business.


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Kid-friendly Next 96: All things science weekend
Pretty soon it's going to be Christmas break from school, and brains will completely turn off for almost a month. Better get the kids interested in science and learning beforehand. The weekend is packed with a dinosaur sleepover at Thanksgiving Point's Museum of Ancient Life, and an ecosystems talk at the Mont L. Bean Museum...Oh, and Toy Story 3. Read More


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Senior Kevin Brandt tosses third career complete game in loss to UCF.
March 23, 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. - Ronnie Richardson's game-winning double in the eighth inning scored Travis Shreve from first base lifting No. 19 UCF (18-5, 1-0) to a 2-1 victory over No. 25 East Carolina (15-6, 0-1) in the Conference USA opener for both schools at Jay Bergman Field.
With the game knotted a one-all, Richardson laced a double to deep left center plating Shreve, who reached on an infield single to start the frame to the back of the pitchers mound and out of reach of Kevin Brandt and second baseman Tim Younger.
Joe Rogers (2-0) got the win after tossing two hitless innings of relief with a pair of strikeouts. Brian Adkins was stellar in his seventh start of the season scattering five hits over seven innings and allowing one run (earned) with a pair of punch outs. At one point, Adkins retired 13-straight from the last out of the second until John Wooten's single to start the seventh.
Brandt (3-2) suffered the loss despite tossing his third complete game of his career. The left-hander allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits with two walks and three strikeouts in his sixth quality start of the season. Brandt allowed just one extra base hit, five singles (two infield hits), and recorded 11 fly outs and nine ground outs.
Trailing 2-1 in the ninth, Corey Thompson struck out on a questionable pitch low and way for the first out of the frame. Wooten, who extended his current hit streak to eight games, drew a one-out walk and was immediately lifted for pinch runner Bryan Bass. Drew Reynolds followed by reaching on a fielder's choice where Bass was forced out at second and Chase McDonald line out to first to end the game.
ECU took an early 1-0 lead in the second inning thanks to back-to-back two-out doubles from Zach Wright and Ben Fultz. Wright laced his team-leading fifth two-base hit to center and Fultz followed with a double down the right field line plating Wright.
UCF tied game at one in the third inning on a sac fly by Darnell Sweeney that pushed across Shreve, who recorded the Knights first hit of the night with a single to right field. After a passed ball moved him into scoring position, an infield single from Richardson put him 90 feet away.
The Pirates hit the ball hard all night but came away with only five hits as they drilled several line drives right at the UCF players. In the first inning, the Pirates got a pair of lead off singles from Jack Reinheimer and Philip Clark, but a line drive off the bat of Thompson was caught by Chris Taladay at the hot corner, who tossed over to second - doubling up Reinheimer. Wooten would end the frame and leaving Clark stranded with a ground out to Adkins down the first base line.
ECU put a charge into a couple of Adkins pitches in the sixth and seventh, but Sweeney robbed Reinheimer of a base hit deep in the whole behind second and left fielder Nick Carrillo kept a pair of runs of the board in the seventh. After Wooten singled to start the stanza, Reynolds flied out to left field, where Carrillo charged in on a shallow fly ball. McDonald followed and squared one up, but Carrillo again flashed the leather robbing the first baseman of a potential two-run homer leaping at the wall and making a game-saving grab for the second out.
The two teams will play again at 4 p.m. Saturday, and they will finish the series with a nationally televised game at 1 p.m. Sunday on Fox Sports Net. Left-hander Tyler Joyner (3-0, 1.97 ERA) will get the nod for the Pirates, while the Knights will send right-hander Ben Lively (3-0, 3.46 ERA) to the hill.


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|Olorunnife earns All-Tournament
RENO, Nev. - Idaho junior Yinka Olorunnife was named to the Western Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team on Saturday at the conclusion of the WAC Basketball Tournament at Reno, Nev.
The third-year post player became the second Idaho women's basketball player to be named to the WAC All-Tournament Team after averaging 23 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2 steals and 1.5 assists while shooting 18-of-25 (.720) overall and 6-of-10 (.600) from 3-point range in the team's two games of the week.
Olorunnife helped lead the Vandals to a 75-63 win over New Mexico State in the first round to advance to the team's first semifinal round since joining the WAC, before Idaho fell to Fresno State by an 80-66 margin on Friday.
Leilani Mitchell was the first Vandal to earn WAC All-Tournament honors in the team's inaugural WAC season in 2005-06.
Also on the All-Tournament team were Jaleesa Ross and Hayley Munro of Fresno State and Adrienne Johnson and Shanavia Dowdell of Louisiana Tech. Dowdell was named MVP of the tournament.


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WHERE: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Foster Theater
TO RSVP: This event is FREE and reservations are recommended, but not required. To RSVP, visit http://tickets.rockhall.com or in-person at the Rock Hall Box Office.
VIEW ONLINE: Can't make it to Cleveland for this event? No worries! This event will be live streamed on rockhall.com. You can find the stream here. A webcast will be made available on the AMS web site.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will welcome Loren Kajikawa of the University of Oregon as the next guest speaker in the American Musicological Society/Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Lecture Series – a joint collaboration that brings scholarly work to a broader audience and showcases the musicological work of the top scholars in the field. Kajikawa will give the lecture, "Before Rap: DJs, MCs, and Pre-1979 Hip Hop Performances" on Wednesday, September 25 at 7 p.m. in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's Foster Theater.
Kajikawa's lecture will focus on the world of hip-hop music before "Rapper's Delight", the multi-platinum single that propelled The Sugarhill Gang – and rap music – into the national spotlight late in 1979. Drawing on various oral histories, autobiographies, and pre-1979 bootleg recordings, Kajikawa will discuss the work of pioneering DJs and MCs with the goal of demonstrating how formal analysis and questions related to historical performance practice can serve to generate new knowledge in popular music research. These early recordings are especially notable for their musical spontaneity – one that distinguishes them from later studio-produced rap music.
Kajikawa serves as contributing editor for all hip hop-related entries to Amerigrove II. His article "The Sound of Struggle: Black Nationalism and Asian American Jazz in the 1980s" appeared in Jazz/Not Jazz: The Music and its Boundaries, ed. David Ake, Charles Hiroshi Garrett, and Daniel Goldmark (University of California Press, 2012).


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Posted: November 6, 2013
The Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention, a group of representatives from across the federal government came up with a great way of having youth and adults partner to hold a dynamic bullying prevention initiative.Continue ReadingPosted in Prevention
Posted: October 29, 2013
In the world of social media and online networking, the issue of safety continuously arises, particularly among teenagers. Cyberbullying, bullying that takes place using electronic technology, has unique challenges when compared to more traditional forms of bullying.
Parents need to be aware of what their teens are doing online and talk with them about cyberbullying and other online issues regularly. Initiate open conversation early on to reduce the teen's fear of losing their electronic communication privileges when they disclose cyberbullying instances.
When using a ... Continue ReadingPosted in Cyberbullying
Posted: October 23, 2013
"That kid is a bully."
We have all heard someone utter these words at one time or another, but is it fair to label a child?
The labels bully, victim, and target are used often by media, researchers and others to refer to children who bully others and children who are ... Continue ReadingPosted in Response
Posted: September 30, 2013
This month, groups across the country committed to stop bullying will release new resources, campaigns, and efforts aimed at bringing awareness to this important issue facing our youth.Continue ReadingPosted in Prevention
Posted: September 17, 2013
Back when MySpace was popular, almost every student at my high school had a profile. For us MySpace was an online-place where we could thoroughly express ourselves. We would post pictures from our latest and greatest adventures, update our status to our current mood, and choose backgrounds and music that represented who we were as a person. However, at one point during my high school MySpace became less of a space for self-expression and more a place of cyberbullying. ... Continue ReadingPosted in Cyberbullying


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Medicare May OK Drug Guide with Non-Disclosure Disclosures
Medicare is nearing approval of three additional drug compendia that can be used to justify reimbursement for the off-label use of anti-cancer drugs, including one that clearly violates the agency's guidelines on conflict-of-interest disclosure. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network's Drugs and Biologics Compendium, drawn from its trademarked Clinical Practice Guidelines, fails to disclose the corporate ties of the 20 to 24 experts who sit on each of its 44 guideline-writing panels. Instead, it lists all the companies which gave money or research support to any of the committee members without reference to any specific member or the amount given. In 2006, the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee recommended that any new compendia approved by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services carry public identification of "potential conflicts of interest of the compendia's parent and sibling organizations, reviewers, and committee members."
The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines and Compendium, published by a consortium of 21 of the nation's leading cancer treatment centers, follow the same non-disclosure disclosure policy as the American Society of Clinical Oncology, which holds its high-profile annual meeting in Chicago starting May 30. Companies financially involved with any of the researchers behind any of the hundreds of studies released at the meeting are listed on the disclosure form. But the disclosure does not reveal which company gave money to which researcher or how much.
In addition to the NCCN drug registry, CMS early next month may approve Elsevier's Clinical Pharmacology and Thomson Healthcare's DrugDex and its companion DrugPoints. The Elsevier publication relies on in-house scientist-writers who are prohibited from accepting any "gifts or benefits" from the drug industry. Thomson uses outside experts supervised by its Oncology Advisory Board, many of whom have ties to industry that are disclosed on the company's website. For instance, Thomas Marsland, a Florida community oncologist who chairs the advisory board, reports owning stock in Genentech, maker of the anti-cancer drug Avastin.
But the NCCN website does not disclose that Robert J. Motzer, an investigator at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York who chairs the NCCN kidney cancer guideline writing committee (registration required), receives research support from Genentech. The NCCN Compendium listing for Avastin (generic name: bevacizumab) was recently updated to include its use in slowing tumor progression in kidney cancer. The Food and Drug Administration has not approved it for that indication and it has not been shown to prolong life. Avastin, which blocks blood vessel formation, can cost as much as $8,800 a month.
All three compendia received a scathing review from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's technology assessment program, which analyzed the compendia's reviews of 14 on- and off-label indications for commonly used anti-cancer drugs. An estimated 60 percent of anti-cancer drugs are used off-label. "Compendia claim to use evidence-based methods in their evaluation of therapeutic agents, (but) cited literature was often neither the most recent nor the most valid in terms of study design," the reviewers noted. DrugDex was more likely than the others to list off-label indications, while the NCCN compendium was scored for failing to discuss adverse effects.
NCCN, a free-standing non-profit created by prestigious medical centers like Sloan-Kettering, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, acknowledged "support from many companies." It had a $15.5 million budget in 2005. It lists 25 drug company supporters on its website, but not the amounts given.
The drug industry's financial role in NCCN's program drew a heated response from Thomas Kaye, senior pharmacy director at Passport Health Plan, which serves 155,000 Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in Kentucky. "There's an inherent bias in an organization that gets the majority of its funding from pharma," the Louisville-based pharmacist said. "Negative things do not get published. We deal a lot with access to care issues, and when we have limited dollars, we want to make sure we're providing the most value for what we have. I would not like to see NCCN become an official compendium because of possible bias."
The consulting firm IMS Health projects global sales of anti-cancer drugs will grow at an annual rate of 12 to 15 percent to $75 to $80 billion by 2012. A number of recent news stories have focused on cancer patients who are having problems affording the co-pays on their increasingly pricey chemotherapy regimens. NCCN CEO William McGivney was traveling last week and unavailable for comment.
FDA Commissioner Finally Asks for More MoneyThe Food and Drug Administration commissioner Andrew C. von Eschenbach wrote Congress last week urging an immediate $275 million to beef up its saftey monitoring of imported foods, drugs and medical devices. Von Eschenbach asked for an immediate $125 million to finance food safety, $100 million for medical product and drug safety activities, $40 million for modernizing FDA's work force, and $10 million to upgrade the agency's facilities. The letter marked a sharp departure for von Eschenbach, a presidential appointee who previously supported President Bush's budget request for the agency. The White House asked for a budget bump of $50.7 million, which does not cover projected salary increases. Two weeks ago, Eschenbach told Congress the FDA couldn't absorb a $375 million addition in its budget.
Do Endangered Species Have a Chance?
The House Natural Resources Committee holds a hearing this Wednesday on the politicization of the Endangered Species Act entitled "The Danger of Deception: Do Endangered Species Have a Chance?" The hearing features the testimony of activists and scientists who continue to experience obstacles to obtaining science-based protections for endangered species. Conservationists contend that despite the removal of the Interior Department's Julie MacDonald last year following allegations that she altered the decisions of scientists, agency officials continue to block protections for endangered species. Scott Black, a scientist with the Xerces Society, which seeks to protect invertebrates, notes that biologists within the agency are working to get species listed but are encountering resistance. "Decisions are not being made from a scientific perspective," said Black. "Science teams are coming up with decisions and those decisions are then summarily watered down or reversed." Others testifying at the upcoming hearing include the Government Accountability Office, which the FWS recently asked to review the eight endangered species decisions that the agency determined had been influenced by MacDonald; Jerry Franklin, a spotted owl scientist who was involved in the Clinton-era plan to recover the owl and who has been critical of the plan's recent update; and Francesca Grifo of the Union of Concerned Scientists, which has documented longstanding "manipulation and distortion of scientific information at the Interior Department."
Genetically-Engineered Embryo Sparks UneaseCornell University researchers have genetically engineered an embryo, sparking fears that "designer babies" are just around the corner. The scientists inserted a gene for a fluorescent protein into the single-celled human embryo to see if the embryo's daughter cells would contain the fluorescent protein gene. Three days later, all of the resulting cells in the embryo glowed. Zev Rosenwaks, director of Cornell's Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility and one of researchers involved in the study, said the embryo was never meant to be viable. However, critics attacked the work as a dangerous step that has not been appropriately vetted by the public. "It's an important ethical boundary that scientists have been observing," Marcy Darnovsky, associate director of the Center for Genetics and Society, a watchdog group in Oakland, told the New York Times. "These scientists, on their own, decided to step over that boundary with no public discussion." The study, which was originally presented last fall at an American Society for Reproductive Medicine meeting, came to light last week in the London's Sunday Times.
Odds and Ends The Fish and Wildlife Service finally listed the polar bear as an endangered species due to global warming. Critics charged the delay was politically motivated. . . . Senate investigators want EPA administrator Stephen Johnson to explain why Chicago region chief Mary Gade was forced out of her job after telling Dow Chemical to clean up dioxin-contaminated sites near the company's Michigan plant. . . . Universities and physical science researchers failed to convince the House of Representatives to beef up funding for the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy's Office of Science. Plans for playoffs at the Energy Department's national labs are proceeding. . . . The Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based think tank that receives funding from ExxonMobil, sent thousands of brochures and DVDs to schools in Canada, urging lesson plans questioning human's impact on climate change, according to the National Post. . . . Hwang Woo-suk, the South Korean stem cell scientist who falsified data on human embryo cloning in 2004, has started a firm that specializes in cloning pets. . . . Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire's controversial pick of a former Dow Chemical scientist for a state panel tracking pesticide exposures has resigned, but the governor is sticking by her decision not to reappoint toxicologist Steve Gilbert, a board member with the anti-pesticide Washington Toxics Coalition. . . . David Michaels, a former Energy Department official now at George Washington University, told a Senate panel investigating agency and business meddling in the EPA's risk assessment process: "We would never allow the EPA, in secret, to delay military activities. Why should we permit a system in which DOD, in secret, has the ability to block EPA efforts to protect human health and the environment?"
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|Four men earn USTFCCCA All-Academic
NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association honored four University of Idaho men's track and field athletes on Thursday with inclusion on the 2010 Division I All-Academic teams.
Senior James Rogan, juniors Paul Dittmer and Eugenio Mannucci and sophomore Jeremy Klas were the Vandals selected to the team, which honors student-athletes with a minimum 3.25 grade point average and an NCAA qualifying mark either during the indoor or outdoor season.
Rogan, the only two-time NCAA qualifier in the hammer throw in Idaho history, is a two-time Western Athletic Conference champion and an 11-time all-WAC honoree. He was also a USTFCCCA All-Academic selection in 2008 and 2009, as well as a 2010 CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Second-Team Academic All-American.
Rogan graduated in May with degrees in Justice Studies and Sociology and a 3.68 GPA and will begin law school in 2010.
Dittmer is a three-time WAC champion in the 110m hurdles and a 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships semifinalist in the event. He holds the Idaho school record in the 60m hurdles and has six all-WAC honors to his name, as well as the 2008 WAC Outdoor Freshman of the Year award. He was honored with the USTFCCCA honor for the second year in a row. He is a General Studies major with a 3.85 GPA.
Klas earns the honor for the second year in a row. The sophomore made Idaho history in 2010 by becoming the first Idaho man to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the pole vault, where he finished ninth to earn All-America honors for the first time in his career. He also qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships, where he took 16th. He finished the 2010 season as the Idaho school record holder in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault. He is a Secondary Education major with a 3.47 GPA.
Mannucci earns the honor for the first time in his career. He qualified for his first career NCAA Outdoor Championship meet in 2010 and finished 21st in the shot put. He was the WAC runner-up in the event both indoors and outdoors and was the champion at the 2009 WAC Outdoor Championships. He is a Animal and Veterinary Science major with a 3.81 GPA.
Idaho's four selections to the team made up half the WAC's contingent. Utah State had the other four student-athletes on the list. A record total of 357 male student-athletes were honored with the award by the USTFCCCA in 2010. Idaho men's track and field athletes have been honored with the USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic award nine times since 2007.


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DeLand product Saunders joins Tennessee State football program
Published: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 8:04 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 9:54 p.m.
De'Ante "Pop" Saunders said he needed a fresh start when he was released from the Florida Gators football program in December.
Saunders found that opportunity with the Ohio Valley Conference's Tennessee State Tigers on Thursday. Tennessee State coach Rod Reed confirmed that Saunders has enrolled at the school and will join the football team.
"He had a few hiccups at Florida, so we sat down and talked with him and he understands what it's going to take to be a part of our program," Reed said.
"He's a very talented player, there's no doubt about that. He knew about us because we were able to get a few wins (eight) under our belt and we were ranked nationally for a long time. When guys start looking to transfer from these (Football Bowl Subdivision) schools, I guess Tennessee State is kind of popping up on their radar. Plus, we've got a lot of kids from the Daytona Beach and Orlando area."
The 5-foot-9, 195-pound defensive back played in 12 games — starting nine — and recorded 26 tackles and two interceptions during his freshman season at Florida. In 2012, he started seven of the eight games he played in with the Gators, finishing with 18 tackles and an interception.
Following his release from Florida, Saunders said his top transfer choice was Louisville. Instead, he will join a Tigers defensive unit that is slated to return all 11 starters in 2013.
"He can play safety and cornerback; we'll use him at both of those positions," Reed said. "And he can also return punts and kicks."
Saunders was suspended by the Gators for a violation of team rules in December. He missed the team's final two regular-season games as well as the Sugar Bowl loss to Louisville. He also missed the first two games of the 2012 season due to disciplinary reasons.
Saunders joins Jarvis Mott (Mainland), Marquaveous Jackson (Seabreeze) and New Smyrna Beach products Telvin Hooks, Joe Johnson and Ja-Marc Spears as the sixth area player on the Tigers roster.
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Cardinal finishes with 4-6 record after Princeton loss
Stanford falls to No. 10 Brown at Princeton
Stanford concludes its regular season at Princeton
Stanford goes 2-2 on the weekend
Cardinal defeats Dartmouth and Bates
Head coach Mark Talbott lost to his brother Dave
Cardinal to face Yale, Dartmouth, Bates and Trinity
Stanford downs Hamilton, 8-1, in first home contest in three years
Stanford hosts match for first time in three years
Cardinal defeats Williams College for first win
No. 7 Stanford opens season in Philadelphia
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Saturday, December 6
Advent 6
10 comments:
- emily241 said...
Is that the Cybercontroller? It looks ace!
- December 06, 2008
- Anonymous said...
The Cyberleader does look rather more sinister than the ordinary Cybermen, doesn't he... it?
- December 06, 2008
- Anonymous said...
Is it me or do the Cybermen look skinnier?
- December 06, 2008
- Cybershell said...
Those are some pretty cool images, but I'm most excited about the final one. If that weird looking Cyberman in the middle is supposed to be the Cyber Leader (and apparently it is), then I'm glad they've found a way to actually show us which Cyberman is the leader. I watched Doomsday recently and after the first Leader was killed, it became very difficult to tell which one became the new Leader...
- December 06, 2008
- James said...
ooo, new cyberleader. Interesting :)
- December 06, 2008
- Kaio said...
Hi there,
Just to say I liked your blog.
Big kiss.
Kaio - London
- December 07, 2008
- Jack, Entertainment24/7 said...
Hello Jess,
I am Jack, from a website featured alot on your site with atom posts called Entertainment24/7 (jacksmusic.wordpress.com)
I was wondering if you could do a weekly round-up of all news Doctor Who, Torchwood and SJA on my site on Friday evenings.
I've been following your site since Unicorn and the Wasp and have favorited it on my PC, I enjoy reading EVERYTHING!
I can give you two options:
a) I give you an e-mail to send it to, and i place it on the site or
b) You make a wordpress account, and i'll make you become a user on the site, and you can then update yourself.
- December 07, 2008
- Lewis said...
>it became very difficult to tell which one became the new Leader...<
Erm... black handlebars...
- December 07, 2008
- Anonymous said...
It could be quite hard to see the black handlebars, though. Adding the black face-plate and the exposed brain makes it much easier, albeit less subtle.
- December 09, 2008
- Doctor who fan said...
Are you sure it cyberleader with human brain I thought it cybercontroller.
- December 12, 2008


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Scalable Memory Pools: community preview feature
In TBB 4.0, we introduced new community preview feature (CPF) – the scalable memory pools. See the TBB Reference Manual (D.4) for formal and detailed description. In this blog, we will present them less formally and discuss what changes can be made. Motivation We had vague requests from customers to implement a memory pool (Wikipedia […] Read more


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"A college roommate gave me this amazing recipe and it's been my favorite ever since. To use it for other holidays, just replace the hearts with appropriately-colored hard candies-like peppermints at Christmas." Stephanie Basker - Caldwell, Idaho
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1-2/3 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup baking cocoa
- 1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1-1/4 cups water
- 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese
- 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen reduced-fat whipped topping, thawed
- 3/4 cup flaked coconut
- 1/2 cup candy hearts
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in applesauce.
- Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Add to the butter mixture alternately with water, beating well after each addition. Fold in chips. Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray.
- Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
- For frosting, in a bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Fold in whipped topping. Frost cake. Refrigerate until serving. Just before serving, sprinkle with coconut and candy. Yield: 24 servings.
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"I just made this cake, its very dry. If you like moist cakes this is not for you. I baked it for 30 minutes five minutes less than they recommended. Would not make it again."
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"Made this recipe, but cut it in half and made 12 cupcakes. I baked them for 25 minutes. Happy husband said " Very good.""
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"I will bake less time as it got a bit dry...and my husband still loved it. He doesn't like coconut so I covered with toasted pecans & stuck candy corn in for Fall. I cut the 13x9 in half & made 2 layers with some of the frosting in the middle. Will be making it again soon for more people!"


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National Geographic's recreational map of Harriman/Bear Mountain/Sterling Forest State Parks is a two-sided, waterproof map designed to meet the needs of outdoor enthusiasts with unmatched durability and detail. Loaded with valuable safety tips, guidelines for outdoor recreation, park contact information and more, the map also includes a UTM and Latitude/Longitude grid, as well as selected waypoints and a scale bar for easy and accurate navigation.
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The front or south side of the map includes the southern portion of Harriman and Sterling Forest State Parks, stretching from the New Jersey border and the southern tip of the Ramapo Mountains north to Mombasha Lake and Lake Tiorati. The back of the map shows the northern half of the two parks and Bear Mountain State Park on the Hudson River.
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Welcome to the Alumni website for the school of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE).
UNSW are fundraising to help support scholarships for high-performing students to enter our Programs. The scholarships are awarded to students who obtain a medal in the International Olympiad in Informatics. Any donation will be appreciated - even $25 will help us fund these scholarships. Please view the online donation page.
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UNSW offers a lifelong e-mail service for UNSW alumni, and instructions on how to set this up can be found at the Alumni Lifelong Email Service page.
Please note that the Alumni Lifelong Email Service is administered by IT @ UNSW and not by CSE.
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There are several resources offered to our Alumni throughout the site.
We are also open to new ideas for resources, so please email Brad Hall if you have a suggestion.
CSE Alumni Email Redirections
CSE has its own alumni mail redirection service, see the CSE Alumni Redirection page for more details. Also if you wish to continue receiving mails sent to your CSE email address, you can set up a redirection from your CSE email to your alumni email account. The instructions for doing so can be found on the CSE Taggi Redirecting mail page. If your account has already expired, you can email System Support at email@example.com and we can set up the redirection for you.
Please note that while UNSW offers a lifelong email service, the CSE alumni redirection service may eventually be taken offline in the future. For this reason, we recommend the use of the UNSW Alumni Lifelong Email Service over this service.
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Larson Trifecta, Boyce B-Cut Highlight Opening Tri-Meet In Ithaca
The Princeton women's swimming and diving team split its opening dual meets of the season, and it got some terrific swims in the process, Sophomore Nicole Larson swept the 200 IM and both fly events, continuing her terrific start to the 2013-14 season, while Lisa Boyce already earned an NCAA B-cut in the 100 back.
"I'm very proud of the way we swam today," head coach Susan Teeter said. "It was an unbelievable fight from everyone. There were some great relay efforts for where we are in the year. I'm looking forward to Big Al and continuing to race."
The meet opened Friday night with diving, and a pair of freshmen continue to show that they could be forces in the league this season. Lisa Li won the 3-meter event with 274.85 points, while classmate Caitlin Chambers placed second with 268.95 points. Chambers, a double winner at the Princeton Open last season, bounced back with a win in the 1-meter event (239.65 points).
The quartet of Lisa Boyce, Olivia Chan, Morgan Karetnick and Nicole Larson finished second in the 200 medley relay in 1:42.69. Sophomore Beverly Nguyen opened the individual events in impressive fashion, topping a trio of Big Red freshmen to win the 400 IM in 4:24.28. Larson followed with a win in the 200 free, topping the field by more than 1.5 seconds in 1:51.06.
The top 100 back duo in the Ivy League went 1-2 in that event, as three-time reigning Ivy League champion Boyce took the event in a B-cut time of 54.62. Sophomore Sada Stewart followed with a runner-up finish in 56.78.
Chan finished second in the 100 breast in 1:04.79, and then Princeton went 1-2-3 in the 200 fly. Larson took the win in 2:01.99, while classmates Karetnick (2:04.84) and Nguyen (2:05.65) followed in the second- and third-place spots.
Boyce took second in the 50 free in 23.42, while freshman Katie Diller added a fifth-place finish in 24.39. Boyce also finished as the runner-up in the 100 free in 51.59, while Stewart took second in the 200 back in 2:03.92. Chan added a third-place finish in the 200 breast in 2:22.10, while freshman Isabel Shipman took third in the 500 free in 5:04.76.
Larson grabbed her second win of the day by taking the 100 fly in 54.70, while Karetnick finished fourth in 56.42. Nguyen finished second in the 200 IM in 2:05.62, and the 200 free relay quartet of Karetnick, McDonald, Remick and Chan won in 1:36.09.
Princeton split the tri-meet, defeating Penn and falling to Cornell. The Tigers will be off next weekend, and will return to DeNunzio Pool Dec. 6-8 for the annual Big Al Open.


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Thanks to two nearly perfect routines from Sydney Sawa, UCLA defeated Oregon State, 196.425-195.625.
UCLA gymnast Samantha Peszek is back for another season of the newly-named Bruin Banter.
No. 6 UCLA will host No. 14 Oregon State in both teams' Pac-12 opener on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 6pm.
Olivia Courtney and Angi Cipra were named Pac-12 Gymnast and Freshman of the Week, respectively.
No. 4 UCLA went toe-to-toe with No. 1 Florida but came up just short, 196.650-196.625.
UCLA will host Florida in the 2014 season opener on Saturday, Jan. 11 in Pauley Pavilion at 7 pm.
The UCLA gymnastics team was picked as the preseason favorite to win the Pac-12 Conference.
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In 2006, the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team struggled and finished with one of the program's worst seasons at two wins in 21 matches. Prior to the 2007 season, PCC hired Tammy Silva as its head coach. From the point Silva took control of the Lancers, winning became a habit for PCC volleyball. On Wednesday night, Pasadena swept host East Los Angeles College, 25-9, 25-11, 25-12, marking Silva's 100th Lancers' coaching victory.
It was Silva's second milestone in coaching this season after recording her 150th career victory, including her four seasons at Citrus College, a few weeks ago. Silva's 100 wins at PCC was accomplished in a little more than five seasons plus the first 11 matches of her sixth year at the college. More impressive is her PCC winning percentage of .752 and an .819 success rate in South Coast Conference matches (59-13).
Pasadena, currently ranked No. 12 in the state, improved to 8-3 this year and 2-0 in SCC play. The Lancers are an early favorite to win their first conference title since 2009, but will have competition from No. 14 Mt. San Antonio and No. 16 El Camino.
"You coach long enough, you're going to reach milestones," Silva said. "It seems like I've only been coaching for a short time at PCC, but the reality is that we've done some great things here over the past six years. I'm proud of all the ladies I've coached here."
Against ELAC, sophomore Jennifer Estrada, who has played both outside hitter and libero due to her versatility, knocked down nine kills, led all Lancers with 14 digs, and served four aces. Sophomore opposite Yanise Joseph broke out of a slump by slamming 10 kills in just 13 attempts, and adding three blocks. Nora To'omalatai, the team's leading freshman hitter, contributed nine kills in an efficient 13 attempts plus seven digs.
PCC played without middle blocker Jackie Valle-Acosta (illness) as Silva used her bench frequently v. the Huskies. Frosh outside hitter Thula Parks made five kills and three blocks, reserve letterman hitter Kassie Jones had four kills and five digs, transfer backup setter Lindsey Kuramoto set 22 assists, and seldom-used reserve Yvette Corral picked up two kills. Transfer defensive specialist/libero Cassandra Delacruz tacked on 10 digs.
The veteran starting unit of middle blocker Megan Callen (seven kills), outside hitter Viridiana Gallardo (six kills, two aces), and setter Kailey Faust (25 assists and nine digs) made early contributions in the victory.
On Friday, October 5, PCC hosts Los Angeles Harbor College in a 6 p.m. match at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.
[Photo--Thula Parks pounds a kill during PCC's sweep at East Los Angeles College Wednesday night, image by Richard Quinton, sports information photographer.]
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
TV Debut and Studio 5 Tablescape
44 comments:
- Barbara F. said...
I'm sure you did a great job. Your food styling is always beautiful and professional. Those breadsticks look so delicious, wish I had some now. If they check out some other posts, you may have a steady job on the show. ;-) xo
- January 23, 2013 at 1:27 PM
Fue genial tu receta muy clara tu explicacion. Aver si ma animo a hacerlo,gracias por compartir tu experiencia.Cariños Normidom
- January 23, 2013 at 1:48 PM
- a quiet life said...
that was so exciting to see you! unfortunately i had cookies in the oven when i watched your video and burned them, but i think it was worth it! darling darling segment, you are a natural at this, congrats and wishing you much more success~
- January 23, 2013 at 1:58 PM
- Lavender Cottage said...
Move over Martha Stewart! Jacqueline, you were fabulous; calm and demonstrated the recipe so that anyone could make these breadsticks at home.
I want to ask about the yeast you used - I had to buy some for the first time for a crumpet recipe I want to make from another blogger. All we seem to have in our stores is traditional and quick rise - packets of 3 or a bottle.
I hope the station will ask you back for another segment.
- January 23, 2013 at 2:12 PM
- Bonnie said...
I watched live Jacqueline. You were GReat!!! So poised and relaxed. You looked as if this was an everyday thing for you. I loved the tip about sticking the top of the skewer onto the pan to help it stay on the pan.
Great Job.
- January 23, 2013 at 2:45 PM
- Bonnie said...
Oh, Jacqueline....You were a pro! I thought you were perfect and didn't seem a bit nervous. I could not have done that.
Your bread sticks are so attractive and look delicious.
You looked wonderful too. Love your outfit.
I am so excited for you!
- January 23, 2013 at 2:59 PM
- La Table De Nana said...
I am so impressed:)You ARE such a natural..and it was really nice to watch you and hear you talk..
So humble..natural..
I agree great job..and how nice of your sweet sister and her 2 beautiful girls..
She IS so nice too:)Great family genes I gather:)
The host was so nice too..Thanks for posting the link..
I can tell you had a nice time:)
I will look in the states for that yeast..next time I visit..where do you buy it..
I loved making those:)
- January 23, 2013 at 3:01 PM
- Jacqueline said...
SAF yeast can be bought in most grocery stores around here. You can use either regular or quick rise. I just like the SAF because you don't have to mix it in the water first - proof it.
Most bread maker yeasts are the same as you just put everything in and it works without being dissolved in water.
- January 23, 2013 at 3:07 PM
- Carol OurSearsKitHome said...
Congrats! I am going to watch the clip when I am done here.
I was in the dark about all this til just now. I've been concentrating on the Soft as a Cloud Manicotti this week....made it last night. It was wonderful!
Thanks for the recipe, and I'm off to watch the clip now!
- January 23, 2013 at 3:12 PM
- Red Couch Recipes said...
It was a very great experience and you did really well! Thanks for the invitation! The girls and I had a great time. Scratch what I said on the text :). Joni
- January 23, 2013 at 4:10 PM
- Happier Than a Pig in Mud said...
Sounds like you had a great day Jacqueline! Glad Joni and the girls could be there with you-enjoy the memories:@)
- January 23, 2013 at 4:15 PM
- Jenn said...
Oh my gosh - you did so good! You are a natural, I love the "Kindergarten Skills" part. I guess that means I could handle these!!
- January 23, 2013 at 4:47 PM
- Angelsdoor * Penny said...
You are a real natural! If you had any nerves, they were well hidden. You looked beautiful!
- January 23, 2013 at 5:09 PM
- Marlis said...
Jacqueline, you were as smooth as a seasoned guest.. I loved how you wielded that knife!!! Congrats on a fabulous show. I am making those breadsticks soon.. saved the recipe! xo marlis
- January 23, 2013 at 6:45 PM
- Blondie's Journal said...
OMG!!! I didn't know about this. You are amazing! A real natural, a real rock star! Everything was styled so great..I think you may have a wonderful new career ahead of you, sweetie! :)
- January 23, 2013 at 7:49 PM
- Entertaining Women said...
Maybe Alycian from Tablescapes at Table Twenty-One and you will meet up on the Food Network! Congratulations! A television studio is definitely an interesting place. Thanks for taking us along for the shoot. Cherry Kay
- January 23, 2013 at 8:16 PM
- Splenderosa said...
Oh, J, this is wonderful. I didn't know about it so it's a lovely surprise for me today. You definitely could be a show on your own with all the beautiful things you do. Congrats!
- January 23, 2013 at 8:27 PM
- Sarah said...
Jacqueline, you were amazing! It's great fun to actually see you in action and here your voice. You are a natural! I think you may have a TV show in your future. This was exciting. So glad they had a video link so we could all get to see this. Wow!
And the bread sticks........I want to make them for a luncheon and serve with a beautiful salad like you showed. That would definitely impress the guests!
- January 23, 2013 at 8:36 PM
- Stacy's Shabby Shoppe said...
Jackie ~ my husband and I watched you live and you did an amazing job! Seriously...you were really really good. I was actually amazed at how calm you seemed! LOL! It went off without a hitch and I loved your outfit too! GREAT JOB! Now you are a pro! xo
- January 23, 2013 at 9:05 PM
- Alycia Nichols said...
I just watched online and left a comment there, too, but I wanted to give you another shout out to say what a good job you did! I TOLD you! No worries!!! You just went in and took control of the situation! THAT'S how you do it! Now that you have the hang of it, you'll be ready for the next time and the next time and the next time! :-) Congratulations on a job well done!
- January 24, 2013 at 5:59 AM
- xinex said...
That sounds like so much fun, Jacqueline. Congrats! I am sure you did an excellent job. What a wonderful experience!..Christine
- January 24, 2013 at 7:24 AM
- Sharon @ Lilikoi Joy said...
How exciting is that! What a fun experience for you! You should post a video once you have it on your blog. The bread sticks are so pretty and enticing too. Congratulations!
- January 24, 2013 at 8:08 AM
- anniebakes said...
oh what fun!! so happy for you and your success! anne
- January 24, 2013 at 11:45 AM
- Designs By Pinky said...
Jacqueline, you were MADE for the camera!!! GREAT job!!! You looked so relaxed and natural. CONGRATS! XO, pinky
- January 24, 2013 at 11:55 AM
- Amie said...
I watched the show and made these breadsticks last night. They were sooooo yoummy! I just have a quick questions. While my breadsticks were baking they sagged down into the pan really badly. Do you have a trick to prevent this or have you ever had this problem?
- January 24, 2013 at 12:02 PM
- Sue (Someones Mom) said...
Well, I missed the post that said you were going to do this and because I am so nervous doing things in front of people that I DON'T do it, just reading what you were doing made my palms sweat. However, you were a pro! I watched the entire thing, I can't wait to try the breadsticks and I understood every word you said. You go girl...Food Network here you come!
- January 24, 2013 at 12:44 PM
- Helen's Decor said...
Congratulations on your selection to be on the program. You and Joni have great blogs, too. I'm now following you.
- January 24, 2013 at 12:53 PM
- dizzyizzy said...
You were GREAT!!! You didn't look nervous at all. Congratulations, I hope to see you on again soon.
- January 24, 2013 at 1:07 PM
- kitty said...
What a great job, Jacqueline! You're a natural in front of the camera. The breadsticks look fabulous and fun to eat!!
- January 24, 2013 at 1:27 PM
- Marigene said...
You did a great job, Jacqueline...you didn't appear to be nervous at all.
I have use SAF for years, the best yeast on the market. I got through at least a pound a year. I can't wait to try those breadsticks.
Are you going to be doing shows on a regular basis or was this a one time thing?
- January 24, 2013 at 4:53 PM
- Zuni, Chickadee Home Nest said...
Jacqueline!!! This is soooo cooool! I'm so excited to "know" a celebrity--really! I think it's awesome that you got this opportunity, and you did such a great job! Congratulations! (And the recipe looks awesome!) ~Zuni
- January 24, 2013 at 7:01 PM
- Linda (More Fun Less Laundry) said...
Jacqueline, You are a natural! I know I would enjoy watching a show with you as hostess!! The breads look delicious. I can smell them from here! Linda
- January 24, 2013 at 7:46 PM
- Linda Primmer said...
Wow, you are a natural and I love that recipe. Pretty cool!
You could have your own show.
P.S. You might want to go to Purplechocolathome.com for your blog. It's available for $10.00 a year. If you use Blogger, it automatically re-directs for you.
- January 24, 2013 at 8:28 PM
- Pondside said...
That was such fun to watch, Jacqueline! Well done! It was lovely to see you in action and to hear your voice. Let us know when they offer you a regular gig, because they really should!
- January 24, 2013 at 10:43 PM
- Mary said...
You are such a NATURAL in front of the camera! So fun to see and now have a voice to put with your words when I read them from now on :) Fun to see Joni & the girls too!
- January 25, 2013 at 3:00 AM
- Beth said...
You did a great job, Jacqueline! I enjoyed watching the segment. You didn't look nervous at all!
I made your cake mix cut-out sugar cookies today; I decided to use a chocolate cake mix instead of white and cut them out as Valentine's Hearts. I'll be posting them with your recipe (with a link of course) closer to Valentine's Day. In the meantime, Ron and I will enjoy eating them! I LOVE your sugar cookies. They are my go-to recipe now. Yummy and easy!
Hugs, Beth
- January 25, 2013 at 12:13 PM
Awesome job! Great to see Darin Adams!! He use to host a morning show here in Peoria...we miss him!
I have made your breadsticks ...LOVE them! You did great and I agree you could host your own show! :)
- January 25, 2013 at 1:58 PM
- lulumusing said...
Well, aren't you something! If you were nervous, it certainly didn't show. It was fun seeing you in action.
- January 25, 2013 at 7:45 PM
- Infuse With Liz said...
Ooh I loved it! Congratulations on being on the show! You did a great job- I wouldn't have been able to remember my name!! I enjoyed seeing you demonstrate it and it's obvious you are a natural at doing foodie projects! Those look so good I swear I can taste them! That's a neat trick how yo figured out how to bake them on the top of the pan!
I really think you did an awesome job!
- January 26, 2013 at 6:39 AM
- Cricket said...
Way to go hun!! You did a great job!!!
- January 26, 2013 at 11:28 AM
- SavoringTime in the Kitchen said...
Great segment, Jacqueline! You were so relaxed, it seemed and you didn't rush when you spoke. Very professional :) Congratulations!
- January 27, 2013 at 9:47 AM
- Sue said...
You did SO well; maybe they will give you a regular spot on the show! How nice to have Joni and her daughters on board to help you out and keep you more calm:) As I said before~you're a natural! Congrats on your phenomenal debut!
- January 29, 2013 at 8:27 AM
- Kathleen said...
Congratulations, what a wonderful experience!
You didn't set a beautiful table for them?
- January 30, 2013 at 9:47 AM
- FABBY'S LIVING said...
Oh Jacqueline, who would do better than you! I see you had a great time and wonderful assistants! You look so pretty too. Congrats, you did an amazing setting for the, I'm sure they were in awe!! Enjoy your weekend.
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Hidden beneath the surface of the ocean lie massive mountains, immense canyons, long rocky ridges, huge boulder fields and vast plains of sand and mud. Life is everywhere in these habitats – tiny, long-lived clams in the deep freeze of the abyssal plains; giant tube worms living near geysers hot enough to melt the metalprobes of submarines; colorful Garibaldi swimming in lush kelp forests; spectacular coral gardens and intricate sponge colonies. These habitats are just as important to sea life as terrestrial forests, canyons, meadows and wetlands are to animals and plants that are more familiar to us. And, of course, human life and well-being also depend on the health of ocean and land ecosystems.
We often lose sight of the interdependence of all life on earth in the pursuit of more immediate needs and desires. Ecologists are trained to see (and often to also feel intensely) this intertwining of life. But when it comes to environmental devastation, ecologists themselves can lose sight of the interdependence of all things, and instead, we break the world apart into categories and simple dichotomies. It's easier for us to blame the destruction of the environment on mindless greed or evil than to understand the real and often complex motives of others. Conversely, people who mine the land, cut the forests, or fish the oceans often pigeonhole environmentalists as simple-minded idealists who thoughtlessly promote policies that destroy communities and families. A deeper understanding of human interests and motivations will be necessary if we are to find solutions that address the fundamental causes of environmental problems.
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At the same time, the spectacular central coast of California – from Point Sur to Point Conception – was a focus of controversy. Fishermen, environmentalists, the tourism industry and many other sectors struggled to protect their disparate interests while trying to implement California's Marine Life Protection Act, the California Marine Life Management Act and various federal mandates. The Nature Conservancy and Environmental Defense took an innovative approach. First, we identified underwater areas off this coast with high conservation values, including Arguello and Sur underwater canyons, the Davidson and Rodriguez seamounts and the central coast's only offshore bank – the Santa Lucia Banks. After consulting with the Morro Bay Fishermen's Organization and other stakeholders, we proposed to purchase trawl vessels and permits from willing sellers operating in this area and retire them, in return for the establishment of large no-trawl zones.
With the government's approval, we implemented our plan. The result was a consensus map of no-trawl zones comprising 3.8 million acres – about the size of Connecticut. These areas include productive canyon heads, underwater mountains teeming with life, rocky ridges and other valuable habitat. Because the fishing towns and ports in the area were suffering from declining fish catches, low fish prices and increasing property values, we worked with harbormasters and fishermen to create a vision and hope for these communities. This vision is of sustainable fisheries using gear (such as hooks, traps and innovative trawl nets) that doesn't damage habitat as much as conventional trawls do. These alternative kinds of gear can also produce higher-quality fish (fish caught in trawls tend to become damaged) which can in turn bring in more revenue for coastal communities by commanding much higher prices from seafood buyers. The difference between trawl-caught fish and higher-quality fish is akin to the difference between industrialized food and local, fresh and sustainably grown food. Our hope is that these changes will keep the rich fishing heritage of California, and the ecosystems that support it, alive and healthy.
In addition, some environmental groups are working with trawl fishermen and federal officials to craft a fishery management system that will replace incentives to exploit with incentives to conserve all along the West Coast. Drawing on examples of fisheries that have been successfully reformed (ranging from North Pacific halibut to British Columbian groundfish and Icelandic cod fisheries), they believe that allocating percentage shares of the catch to cooperatives, communities or individual fishermen, and holding these entities accountable to stringent conservation standards, will result in much higher economic returns and better conservation performance in many fisheries. Holders of a share of the catch have a direct financial interest in the health of fish stocks and of the habitats that support them.
For example, the British Columbia groundfish fishery was closed in 1995 because of overfishing, high bycatch rates and habitat damage. After catch-shares were allocated to fishermen in 1997, they began not only to comply with conservation measures, but also to voluntarily leave fish in the water for conservation. The trawlers have also successfully promoted the creation of no-trawl zones, though conservation groups believe that other habitats such as coral gardens are in need of additional protection. Moreover, catch shareholders can plan their fishing businesses around their share of the catch, reducing expenses (e.g., extra vessels, large amounts of gear) incurred during what was once a race for fish. Because they no longer have to compete to maximize their share of the catch, they can get rid of extra fishing vessels and trawls, which improves their bottom line. Shareholders also have much more flexibility to slow down, fish more carefully, and land higher-quality fish that can command better prices. These changes can improve profitability, reduce pressure on fish stocks, and change opponents of conservation into stewards of the environment.
The end of this story remains to be written. The transition from racing for fish to sharing the fish will be complex and difficult. But what we have already witnessed is historic: Vast areas of the Pacific Ocean off California, Oregon and Washington have been protected before being trawled. Along the central California coast, the forces of the marketplace are being re-directed away from large volumes of low-value fish toward lower volumes of high-value fish, caught in ways that protect the environment and promote a vibrant local community. And former adversaries have put aside distrust and misunderstanding in favor of compassion and common interest.