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Bayern Munich striker Mario Mandzukic will be looking to show his old club VfL Wolfsburg what they are missing when they host the runaway Bundesliga leaders on Friday.
Mandzukic has been in great form since joining Bayern last July from Wolves and his five goals in the three league games so far in 2013 have helped the Bavarians open a 15-point lead at the top of the table.
By both finishing and creating chances -- he has netted 14 goals in 18 matches -- Mandzukic has restricted Germany striker Mario Gomez to only the occasional start for Bayern.
"I knew I had to believe in myself from the start," said the 26-year-old Croatia star. "Now I expect to play in every game."
Having left Wolfsburg after two years, 20 goals and 56 league matches, the former Dinamo Zagreb forward has been in outstanding form and there will be no place for sentiment with the league leaders hunting their 18th league win from 21 games
"We want to be the boss on the pitch again," said Mandzukic, who still backs his old team to thrive with Wolves coach Dieter Hecking having picked up two wins in his four matches since taking charge in December.
"They have a good team and good individual players, but I think they need some time until everything works the way it should be."
Bayern will not underestimate Wolfsburg, who earned a shock 3-2 win against defending champions Borussia Dortmund in December, especially with Brazil playmaker Diego bossing the midfield.
"They have plenty of what it takes to make life difficult for every opponent, but they've often lacked consistency," said Bayern midfielder Toni Kroos of the 2009 German champions who are currently 12th in the league.
One factor in Wolfsburg's favour is Bayern's looming Champions League tie against Arsenal in London next Tuesday.
"We'll start thinking about that as of Saturday. It still gives us enough time to prepare for Arsenal," said Kroos.
Bayern have few injury problems for the trip to Wolfsburg with Javi Martinez struggling with a bruised toe while back-up striker Claudio Pizarro (flu) and Dante (stomach problems) should both be fit.
Wolves striker Patrick Helmes could make his first appearance of the season and is rated as "50-50" by Hecking after tearing knee ligaments last August.
Second-placed Borussia Dortmund have a tough match at home to fourth-placed Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday after Wednesday's Champions League last 16 tie at Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk which ended 2-2.
With Galatasaray looming in Istanbul next week in the Champions League, 10th-placed Schalke need to break their terrible recent form with just one win in their last 10 league games at Mainz on Saturday.
Coach Jens Keller has a host of problems with both midfielders Marco Hoeger and Jefferson Farfan suffering from flu, while Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is recovering from a burst blood vessel in his eye.
Japan defender Atsuto Uchida (torn muscle in his thigh), Dutch forward Ibrahim Afellay (muscle tear) and Greece's Kyriakos Papadopoulos (knee surgery) are all out, while Austria defender Christian Fuchs is back from suspension.
Third-placed Bayer Leverkusen should have few problems against second-from-bottom Augsburg while Hamburg are waiting on the fitness of Germany goalkeeper Rene Adler, who has pulled a strained stomach muscle.
Hamburg are up to seventh after their impressive 4-1 win at Dortmund last Saturday while 'Gladbach drew 3-3 at home to Bayer Leverkusen.
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Bryan Bartlett Starr
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Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 17th round (200th overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 90 (220th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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Enderby Island
We pulled into the north end of the Auckland Islands around 1 p.m. yesterday, escorted by a giant petrel. Once in the lee of the islands, the seas diminished, and we could see right whales scattered along the shore, and Auckland Island shags (an endemic cormorant) diving in the middle of the harbor entrance. We motored slowly in toward the northwestern corner of the islands and dropped anchor in Sandy Bay, a protected harbor on the south coast of Enderby Island.
The greeting committee immediately arrived, in the form of about 10 yellow eyed penguins, porpoising around us, followed by about 15 right whales! The right whales were notably curious, circling the boat and repeatedly swimming under us. At least two mother/calf pairs were nearby, although they did not approach the boat. Several small courtship groups formed around us, some occurring within 50 ft of our now silent vessel.
| Brian Skerry (lower right) being circled by right whale calf
Immediately, we were struck by how healthy the whales look. The calf that was so fond of Brian was perhaps the fattest right whale I have ever seen. Further, these whales all have black smooth skin, with hardly any mottling or sloughing, unlike their cousins in the North Atlantic. These whales are also completely at ease around the boat - no avoidance, mild curiosity, and indifference. All night long, we could hear right whales blowing (breathing) outside our portholes.
On shore, penguins and giant petrels wander around the fields rising up from the crescent sandy beach. In the distance to the west-southwest, the cliffs of Auckland Island are visible below low hanging clouds. Tomorrow we will have a full day of activities, and will switch our log submissions to the evenings. I also plan to start bothering our colleagues to contribute to these logs, so there will be more voices heard from in the future.
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Food and Wine Magazine knows when it's onto a good thing. Building on the success of the long running and incredibly popular Aspen Food and Wine Classic, the magazine (actually it's publisher, American Express) has branched out to bring a similar, if somewhat abbreviated version to South Beach in Florida, and has become a major sponsor of the Pebble Beach Food and Wine event in Carmel, California.
Last year, American Express Publishing dipped its toe into the waters of Los Angeles, with the four-day extravaganza called Beverly Hills, which was apparently quite the scene. But if that was a toe dipping, this year they've undertaken a full-on occupation.
Enter the first annual Los Angeles Food and Wine festival: four days of Dionysian delights spread across Los Angeles like a big puff pastry filled with foie gras.
The festival packs scores of events into four days across Beverly Hills, Downtown, Santa Monica, and Hollywood. The events range from wine tasting seminars, to cooking demonstrations, to panel discussions, to music and mixology parties, to the grand tasting tent filled with food and wine and booze for the sampling.
If the Aspen Food and Wine festival represents the heights of luxury, this festival aims for the cutting edge of coolness, integrating much more music and culture into a more urban environment.
The main attraction for many, especially those overwhelmed with the choices, might be the grand tasting event: 200 wineries, 30 celebrity chefs, book signings, and more at the JW Mariott in downtown LA.
Consult the event web site for lots of information about who will be at the grand tasting and the overall the schedule of events, and more.
2011 Los Angeles Food and Wine Festival
October 13-16
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900 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90015
Tickets start at $50 for some events, with various VIP passes available for all events and special access, and some pricier options at up to $2000. Tickets should be purchased in advance online.
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Noriko literally paints landscapes with a longarm machine, using thread for colors and stitches for brush strokes. Her quilts have an impressionistic quality about them, reminiscent of Monet, but with vibrant hues.
Her art has appeared in national exhibits, including Quilt National Best of Show, viewer's choice, Quilt Visions, Quilts Nihon, in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Japan. She has been teaching in twelve countries around the world including nine years at IQA Houston. Recently she opened her studio in Tokyo. She published her book, Confetti Naturescapes from Dragon Threads publisher in Ohio.
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All slavery should be denounced. In this interview, historian Michael Hoffman reveals the little known history of the enslavement of white people in America. The first slaves in America were white, and many were born into slavery.
For a brief synopsis of the extensive research found in Michael A. Hoffman II's ground-breaking history book, 'They Were White and They Were Slaves', go to:


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Major ideological defender of conservative economics and capitalism it has been one of the most influential bodies of economic thought in recent times. This monetarist (see monetarism) school is associated with the economics department at the University of Chicago, specially during 1970s and particularly with professor (1948-79) Milton Friedman (1912-2006) who won 1976 Nobel Prize in economics for his theory of natural rate of unemployment. His colleagues went on to win seven more Nobels, including George Stigler (1911-91) in 1982 for deregulation theory, Merton Miller (1923-) in 1990 for financial economics, Ronald Coase (1910-) in 1991 for Coase's theorem, Gary Becker (1930-) in 1992 for application of microeconomics to non-market behavior, and Robert Lucas (1937-) in 1995 for the theory of rational expectations.Its basic tenets are that (1) markets allocate resources more efficiently than any government, (2) monopolies are created by government's attempt to regulate an economy (3) governments should avoid trying to manage aggregate demand and, instead, (4) should focus on maintaining a steady and low rate of growth of money supply. It relies to an extraordinary extent on mathematical models through which, its critics charge, it can prove anything it wants to. Also, some of its assertions end us as absurdities such as criminal activity is a career choice, and that smoking is an example of making an informed choice (between cancer risk and immediate gratification).
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Yesterday we reported here that three dozen passengers aboard Princess Cruises Crown Princess were felled by Norovirus-like symptoms. Today that figure has nearly doubled with 66 passengers and 17 crew members reporting gastrointestinal disorders. The ship is currently making a seven day voyage that left Los Angeles on April 5 en route to Santa Barbara.
Examiner emailed a cruise line spokeswoman, Karen Candy, and asked for clarification of the situation. Her response is published below with some editing:
"Onboard the current sailing of Crown Princess, there has been an increase in the number of cases of gastrointestinal illness among passengers. We believe the cause to be the common virus called Norovirus, which is extremely contagious and easily transmitted from person-to-person. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports widespread Norovirus activity throughout North America that has affected people in schools, hospitals, nursing homes, childcare centers, as well as cruise ships this season."
The statement continues, "All individuals who are ill (currently 66 passengers and 17 crew members), have been isolated in their cabins until they are not contagious."
Candy stated that Princess has implemented enhanced sanitation procedures onboard Crown Princess to interrupt the person-to-person spread of this illness and that the line's sanitation program has been developed in coordination with the CDC and includes such measures as thorough disinfection of high-touch surfaces like railings, door handles and elevator buttons; encouraging passengers to use correct hand washing procedures and enhancing this with the use of hand sanitizing gels placed throughout the ship; isolating ill passengers in cabins until non-contagious; encouraging passengers to use their own cabin's bathroom facilities; and providing regular verbal and written communication to passengers about steps they can take to stay well while onboard.
According to Princess's statement, "Historic incidence rates of gastrointestinal illness aboard cruise ships are very low. According to the (CDC) the vast majority of outbreaks occur in land-based settings. Additional information can be found at CDC's Facts About Noroviruses on Cruise Ships." "In 2013, there were seven norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships reported to the CDC, involving a total of 1,238 passengers. To put that into perspective, approximately 21.3 million passengers sailed on Cruise Line International Association member cruise ships in 2013 so this figure represents approximately six one thousandths of one percent (.006%) of global passengers. Additionally, the CDC reports there are about 20 million norovirus cases in any typical year on land in the United States."
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Operator: Good morning. My name is Angela, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I'd like to welcome everyone to the Third Quarter FY '13 Operating Results Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session.
Thank you. Mr. Richard Galanti, CFO, you may begin your conference.
Richard A. Galanti - EVP and CFO: Thank you, Angela. Good morning to everyone. This morning's press release reviews our third quarter operating results for the 12 weeks ended May 12.
As with every call, let me start by stating that the discussions we are having will include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and that these statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events, results, and/or performance to differ materially from those indicated by such statements. The risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those outlined in today's call as well as other risks identified from time-to-time in the Company's public statements and reports filed with the SEC.
To begin with our 12-week third quarter, for the quarter, earnings per share came in at $1.04 per share, up 18% from last year's third quarter earnings per share of $0.88. For the third quarter, total sales were up 8% and our reported comparable sales figure was up 5%. During the quarter, sales were impacted by both gasoline price deflation and by weakening foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar year-over-year, such that the 6% U.S. comp sales increase in Q3 excluding gas deflation would have been 7%. Our reported 4% international comp figure assuming flat year-over-year FX rates would have been plus 7% and total Company comps again reported for the quarter at 5% excluding both gas deflation and FX impact would have come in at 7% as well for the quarter
In terms of new openings, after opening 14 new locations during the first half of the fiscal year, we opened five additional Costcos in the third quarter, two in Japan in Kitakyushu and Hiroshima and one each in Chihuahua, Mexico, Wheaton, Maryland and Southampton U.K. All told, that puts our fiscal year 2013 openings through the third quarter at 19 new locations, and we now operate 627 Costco warehouses around the world. Between now and September 1, the end of our fiscal year, we expect to open an additional nine locations, three in the U.S., three in Japan and one each in the U.K., Taiwan and Australia. As such, that will most likely end the fiscal year with 28 new openings for the year and that's up notably from 16 net openings in fiscal '12.
Also this morning, I'll review with you our membership trends, our e-commerce activity and of course, additional discussion about margins and SG&A. For our third quarter, again sales were up 8% from $21.85 billion last year in the third quarter to $23.55 billion. Again, comps on a reported basis were plus 5. 5% reported comp sales results were a combination of a flat average transaction for the quarter. Of course that included the detriment for both the FX and gasoline which together represented about 1.5 percentage points and an average shopping frequency increased at about 5.5%. That compares to a fiscal year-to-date shopping frequency number of about 4.5%. So, pretty strong frequency there.


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After losing out on Jarome Iginla last week, the Boston Bruins have landed a different veteran right wing likely bound for the Hall of Fame in a trade Tuesday.
The Dallas Stars have traded 41-year-old Jaromir Jagr to the Bruins in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in the 2013 NHL Draft and two prospects. The conditional second-round pick becomes a first-round selection if Boston advances to the Eastern Conference Finals in this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs.
"Jaromir Jagr produced as a consistent scorer for our team all year and we would like to thank him for his contributions to our hockey club," Dallas Stars general manager Joe Nieuwendyk said. "With our eye to the future, we have acquired some valuable assets that we believe strengthen our organization."
Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said he believed he had a deal in place to acquire Iginla from the Calgary Flames on Thursday, but the trade never happened and Iginla was sent to the Pittsburgh Penguins instead.
In 34 games this season, Jagr, 41, leads the Stars with 14 goals and 26 points. He has 679 goals and 1,000 assists in 1,380 career games.
"His career speaks for itself," Chiarelli said. "He's a strong player, protects the puck well. It's consistent with our style in the sense that there's a cycle element to his game. He's good on the half-wall. Really good release, shot. He's just a really good player."
Jagr is scheduled to arrive in Boston on Wednesday and could make his debut as a Bruin on Thursday night against New Jersey.
Coach Claude Julien will be happy to add Jagr to one of the NHL's best groups of forwards.
"There's no doubt he's going to help us. And I think that's the key word, he's coming to help us, he's not coming to save us. That's what people have to understand. He's a great player, and he still is a great player, but at the same time, if we expect to watch him do the work we're not going to be going anywhere. We need our team to play better and he's certainly going to help our team be better.
"To me, he seems to suit our needs and what we're all about. Again, I know he's happy to come here and we'll certainly be happy to have him in our lineup because he's going to help in a lot of areas."
Jagr should give a boost to a power play that entered Tuesday night's game ranked 24th in the NHL -- six of his 14 goals with the Stars came with the extra man. Jagr can man the right-side half-boards, the goal line, and the area in front of the net.
"In this day and age, in this game, you have to have the strength, body, fortitude - whatever you want to call it - to get to the net, whether it's to take a shot, get there, or protect the puck," Chiarelli said. "Jaromir has that. We're happy to get him in this rich trade market."
The prospects headed to Dallas are forwards Lane MacDermid and Cody Payne. MacDermid, 23, has played eight games with the Bruins over the past two seasons and has not registered a point. He has four goals, two assists and 82 penalty minutes in 37 games with Providence of the American Hockey League.
Payne, 19, was the Bruins' fifth-round pick in the 2012 draft. In 66 games with the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League, he had 24 goals and 45 points.
"Both those kids bring an element that I think is much needed within our group - a little grit, a little brawn and brash," Nieuwendyk said. "MacDermid is a big, 6-3 left winger that brings an element of toughness to our lineup. Cody Payne is a gritty right winger. He's a big kid as well. He has a scoring touch, has different elements to his game. Both those kids will be added to the pool of young kids that we have in our system."
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Bynum's rebounding not a concern
Andrew Bynum took some kidding Monday about the three rebounds he collected against Atlanta on Sunday. That's three total.
Phil Jackson, though, wasn't altogether bothered by his center's lack of boards. Scoring 21 points apparently erases some sins. So does having Lamar Odom at the power forward spot.
"His activity in there was not as good as we like to see it, but he still gets his points," Jackson said. "Lamar is going to get most of the rebounds along with (Ron) Artest. He (Bynum) certainly should get some rebounds just by being there."
Presumably more than three. In all fairness, Bynum is averaging 8.7 rebounds through three games, second on the team behind Odom's 11 boards a game.
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Work towards your BC Certification! Join classes from the Port Alberni campus via interactive TV and online to participate in a vibrant community of learners with a broad range of experiences. Courses are scheduled during Monday and Thursday evenings, allowing you to continue with other commitments while studying.
Learn more about Community Care opportunities at North Island College.
Attention continuing & invited Applied Business Technology (ABT) students:
Appointments for ABT course planning for the upcoming Academic year 2016/2017 will begin on April 25. Please book your Education Advising appointment through Student Services at 1-800-715-0914.
Gain a wide range of business skills valued by employers with our Office Assistant Certificate, then continue your education by specializing in Administration, Medical, Computing Accounting, Legal Administration and Office Management.
Balance work, family and study with our online courses available 24 hours a day. Participate in interactive classes, while you gain technical leadership skills. NIC"s dedicated faculty provide support and help when you need it.
Seats fill quickly, so be sure to book your appointment with an educational advisor right away.
In 40 years more than 155,000 students, across 80,000 square kilometres have taken a course at NIC. To celebrate, we've put together a history of the college that highlights our humble beginnings in 1975, our progress and accomplishments of today as well as a look into tomorrow.
The insights, anecdotes, achievements and stories received from staff, students, faculty, alumni, and members of the community has been greatly rewarding. We're deeply appreciative of everything that has been sent our way, from emails to handwritten letters, audio recordings and newspaper clippings. We could only fit in a small handful of the memories that have been shared and we feel the need to give a voice to all the stories, including those that are still out there waiting to be heard.
The NIC Stories Facebook Group is a home for those stories. It is a group for anyone to post on - created for you, by you! Please help us develop the colourful, fun, inspiring history that is the college and its inclusive reach throughout the north island.
Join the group and leave your story on our wall. It can be a memorable moment, a picture, a recollection of NIC's past, a run-in with Ian the ghost, a note about what inspires you about the college, or a funny memory of your time at NIC.
If you don't have access to social media, and would still like to share your story if you've not yet done so, send us an email at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Read the 40th Anniversary publication, and learn more about how the college moved from mobile learning units in vans during the 70s, and an ex-whaling ship, to classroom based learning with centres and campuses from Campbell River to Bella Coola.
Hard copy versions are coming soon to a mailbox near you! Check the Comox Valley Echo and Campbell River Mirror Friday, June 10, or the Alberni Valley News on Tuesday, June 14. Also on Wednesday, June 15, the publication will be available at the Port Hardy campus, as well as nearby locations including Mugz Coffee Bar, Port McNeill Museum, Port Hardy Museum, and Vancouver Island Regional Library (Port McNeill, Port Hardy and Alert Bay).
We hope you enjoy reading our story as much as we've enjoyed putting it together! Thank-you to all for your hard work, dedication, and enthusiastic commitment to our college and we look forward to reading (and sharing) more memories.
Summer is Coming!
Free as a bird? Add to your summer fun with jewellery courses in July, from NIC's Continuing Education. Seats are filling up fast so be sure to register today to save your spot.
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Questions? Contact 1-800-715-0914 for more information or with any questions about our CE courses.
In this advanced foot care nursing course you will learn the best practice standards for cleansing and sterilizing the high risk foot. Topics include prevention and treatment foot disorders, factors affecting foot health, and preparation to provide nursing foot care services within a health care setting and in private practice.
Date: Monday to Friday July 4 - 8, 2016 & Jul 11 & 12, 2016
Time: 9 am - 4 pm
Cost: $895 approx
Location: Comox Valley campus
Course Code: FTC-010
Register online now or contact 250-334-5005 for more information. Visit NIC's Continuing Education to learn more about this and other courses.
North Island College's Centre for Applied Research, Technology and Innovation (CARTI) is hosting a number of LEGO Robotics Camps across the North Island this summer. The cost is $165 for the week (Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm) except for Ucluelet where the camp will be $132 and Tuesday to Friday, due to the holiday. Camps are for ages nine to 12. Several seats are available at a reduced rate for low income families.
Up to 200 students throughout the north island will learn science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills through the opportunity to build, program and control Lego robots in a fun, hands-on environment. Participants will gain basic digital literacy skills including LEGO robotics, and be able to continue their learning all year long via the online robot lab.
Port Alberni: July 11-15, 2016
Comox: July 18-22 & July 25-29, 2016
Ucluelet: August 2-5, 2016
Port Hardy: August 8-12, 2016
Campbell River: August 15-19, 2016
Additional dates and locations may be offered: please email us to be put on a waitlist.
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Join NIC artists-in-residence Barbara Meneley and Joanne Bristol for the first of two Artist Talks at NIC's Shadbolt Studios.
Artist Talk: Barbara Meneley & Joanne Bristol
Date: Thursday July 14th (12 - 1pm)
Location: Shadbolt Studio Rm 109 (Comox Valley Campus) 2300 Ryan Rd Courtenay BC
Cost: Admission is FREE and lectures are open to the public.
Barbara Meneley and Joanne Bristol are artists-in-residence with NIC School of Fine Art and Design, Comox Valley Art Gallery, and the McLoughlin Gardens AIR residence (July 2016). This residency program is a part of the SSHRC: Connections Project: Where is Here? Small Cities, Deep Mapping, Sustainable Futures. www.whereishereculturalmapping.com.
Then don't miss, the college's third artist-in-residence Clive Powsey, July 23, at 10 am.
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Walking as Mapping: A Creative Laboratory features student work as well as the work of artist-in-residence Clive Powsey and NIC faculty. The exhibition will be on the NIC campus and open to the public during the week of the Symposium: Where is Here? Small Cities, Deep Mapping and Sustainable Futures.
Location: NIC Shadbolt Studios July 19 - July 27th.
This 3-day event brings together over 25 cultural mapping specialists from Canada and beyond to reflect on current practice, exchange knowledge and innovate within the field. Presenters include municipal development actors, academics and artists (many fit into several of these categories). The event includes keynote speakers, panel discussions and art interventions.
About the Symposium
For more information and to register, visit www.whereishereculturalmapping.com/symposium/.
Date: Saturday July 23rd @ 10am
Location: NIC Comox Valley Campus: 2300 Ryan Road, Courtenay BC. Shadbolt Studio Rm 109.
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Experience a journey to the horizon line. Walking to the horizon is a kind of mapping, a locating of our community and selves in a topographical schema. The topography we live in exerts a subtle and subliminal influence over us as inhabitants.
In the Comox Valley the nearby horizon of mountains and ridges in the southwest overshadows our daily living.
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Clive Powsey is an artist-in-residence with NIC School of Fine Art and Design and the Comox Valley Art Gallery (June, July 2016). This residency program is a part of the SSHRC: Connections Project: Where is Here? Small Cities, Deep Mapping, Sustainable Futures. www.whereishereculturalmapping.com.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Books I've Read So Far This Year
I somehow got on a Philippa Gregory kick towards the end of last year, which continued with The Constant Princess as this year began. This is the book that comes before "The Other Boleyn Girl", and I think it might be my favorite of hers so far. While most of Gregory's books alternate between the points of view of several different characters, this one alternates between first and third person. Sounds like it shouldn't work, but it does. I know she takes a fair amount of liberty with the story, but I enjoy historical fiction that puts a real life behind names from history books.
(Noooo, I totally didn't steal this cover image from Amazon! Ignore the "look inside!" I... I drew this all by myself in Paint! I think I'm getting good.)
The Boleyn Inheritance is also from Gregory's series about the Tudors, covering wives 4 & 5. (The Other Boleyn Girl comes in between The Constant Princess and this one, but my library doesn't have it.) Not quite as good as The Constant Princess, I think because I didn't relate to or like the main characters as much, but still a fun, compelling read. It's interesting to me how much suspense Gregory can put into a story where we all know the end.
After all the Philipa Gregory, I was kind of on a Tudors kick, so I ended up picking up The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Yes, I'm reading a 600+ page nonfiction history for fun. It's interesting, though! I'm particularly amused by Henry's pride in his calf muscles when he was young, apparently he had a tendency to show them off, and at one point he asked if the new French king had legs as good as his. I'm actually not finished with this one yet, I'm less than 200 pages in, but I figured I'd write about it anyway since it goes along with the first two.
Yes, I realize that everyone else read Water for Elephants like a million years ago. I really enjoyed this one; It's not a life-changing book or anything, but it is a fun, quick read (it took me a day). I'm looking forward to seeing the movie, eventually.
I kinda hated this one. Citizen Girl is by the authors of The Nanny Diaries, which was super popular several years ago, so it seemed promising. It sucked. The authors tried to be clever, but instead just succeeded in being really annoying, with a main character named Girl, who has a boss named Guy, a boyfriend named Buster, etc. By the time it got to the Eastern European girl named Moldova, I was ready to punch the character names in the face. (At least they didn't name her Ukraine.) I had that "huh... this isn't very good." realization around 30 pages in, and by about 100 pages I had decided it really wasn't good, but I figured I'd already wasted a couple of hours of my life, might as well finish it. I kept hoping and waiting for it to get better, but it never happened.
That's my 2012 list so far! (We're less than two weeks in, so it's still short!) What have you been reading lately?
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- Sharon said...
Tudor history, ftw! I've read most of Philippa Gregory's books, and I like The Other Boleyn Girl the best.
While I was on vacation I read two of Alison Weir's books: The Lady in the Tower (non-fiction about Anne Boleyn's final months), and The Lady Elizabeth (historical fiction about Elizabeth I up until she becomes Queen). Both were really good reads!
Right now I'm reading Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl. Her descriptions of food are so delicious and it always makes me hungry - she's my food writing inspiration.
- Erin said...
So far, the only book I've read this year is Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman. Must.. carve out.. more.. reading time..
- Megan said...
I love Alison Weir's books. I've already read The Six Wives of Henry VIII. I just bought Mary Boleyn The Mistress of Kings for my kindle, but I have a bunch of her books that I will one day read. Her writing is amazingly readable for nonfiction history.


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Mühlheim, Martin (2005). Hot Topics, Professed Beliefs, and Dissenting Voices: Theoretical Comments on Politics, Ideology, and Fiction. Variations: Literaturzeitschrift der Universität Zürich, (13):133-145.
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Dr. Isherwood is a graduate of Gettysburg College, Dartmouth College, and the University of Glasgow, the latter where he did his Ph.D. He specializes in modern history with a focus on war and memory studies. His articles and book reviews have appeared in First World War Studies, War, Literature and the Arts, The Journal of Military History, and War in History. Currently, Isherwood is writing a book, Remembering the Great War: Writing and Publishing the Experiences of WWI, for I.B. Tauris.
Dr. Isherwood has taught in both the English and History Departments at Gettysburg College and serves as the academic coordinator for the Civil War Era Studies minor. Isherwood has supervised two Mellon Summer Scholars as well as independent studies for Gettysburg students in Scottish history, the First World War, and the British Empire. He is the co-lead of the digital history project jackpeirs.org and maintains a teaching blog, Great War Writing. At the Civil War Institute, Isherwood supervises the CWI Fellows program and edits the institute's blog, The Gettysburg Compiler, among other duties.
Courses Taught
History of the British Isles (History 203/History 204)
The Great War (History 219)
Aftermath: The Experience of War and Modern Memory (CWES 320)
The Twentieth-Century World (History 110)
Soldiers' Tales (FYS 121)
Through the War-drobe: The Words and Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis (FYS 191-4)
Ian Andrew Isherwood
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Day 09 | Friday, March 16, 2012
Survey of Whalebone Bay
Since we had completed the scheduled research trips to each of the various tropical environments earlier in the week, Friday was planned as a "Survey Day" for us to revisit any sites to collect more data. We decided to return to Whalebone Bay as a group, because we hadn't actually collected any data there on our first visit.
Whalebone Bay is a fairly diverse marine area, with several different types of habitats, including sand flats, rocky shoreline, and coral reef. We returned to the bay to map out these biotype areas, and roughly quantify the different species in them, in order to characterize the species contained within the bay. Small groups were each assigned a separate biotype to sample. Data collection was fairly straightforward, and we chose to use a sampling method which we were taught on Coral Day to compile a species list (I think the lecturers were happy that we were able to adapt a technique we had learned to a new experiment). After the species list was finished we were able to map out the habitats of Whalebone Bay and found that many species within it, had their own environmental preferences within the bay.
In addition to collecting data, this trip was a really nice way to round out the week, because it allowed us to collect data, but also to have a little fun in the water with our colleagues. We all managed to see something new and interesting; for my part, it was a large pufferfish tucked up underneath a rock ledge. It was incredible to see an organism that I have only known from aquariums in its real environment, and it was a moment that stuck with me all day.
It was also great to see everyone working together to collect the data, despite the fact that it wasn't data which would be graded in the end. It was readily apparent that Southampton and Wilmington students had come together over the week and formed close bonds with each other. I really hope that future students have the opportunity to conduct research with international students, because it is an eye-opening experience. Our survey of Whalebone Bay has reminded me that when scientific research is being done, everyone on the team brings something different to the table. Whether it's a creative way to design an experiment, a knowledge of statistical software, or even just the ability to keep people laughing, everyone contributes, and together our knowledge of the world can be expanded through science.
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We didn't set out this morning to give some readers a throwback black-and-white front page in today's newspaper, but a traffic mishap knocked out power around Elyria, where we print our papers. The resulting domino effect of outages also disabled part of our printing press — the part that handles color on the front page.
Scanner traffic indicated that power was being restored about 1 a.m. to most of the city, and our press people will be working today to get the color back on our front page for you tomorrow.
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Change Your Password - Campus impact of the Heartbleed bug
You may have heard about 'Heartbleed', the new OpenSSL vulnerability that has been discovered. This bug can affect some devices or sites offering "secure" links such as those used for online banking, shopping, etc. The bug is not a virus or malware and can not infect your computer, but it does potentially expose your secure information such as usernames and passwords to hackers when you visit vulnerable sites.
Campus IT security and networking staffs have been conducting scans of our network to identify campus devices or sites that may be vulnerable. At this point, we believe that all vulnerable devices and sites on campus have been identified and patched, or this vulnerability has been mitigated.
There is no evidence to indicate that any University computer system has been compromised using this vulnerability. We will continue to monitor the situation, and will report any additional news that may impact the University.
As a precaution, it is highly recommended that you change your passwords. This is a perfect opportunity to do some 'spring cleaning'! Which passwords? All of them! This vulnerability has affected a large number of sites on the Internet, and it is impossible to tell if your account has been compromised. So, please take some time and update all of your campus and personal accounts.
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College Hockey:Vermont Claims Catamount Cup
Fallon Posts Second-Consecutive Shutout
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Playing behind No. 5 Vermont's stalwart defense, goaltender Joe Fallon recorded his second shutout in as many nights and his fourth of the year. Fallon made 19 saves while leading the Catamounts past No. 15 Clarkson 3-0 in the Championship Game of the TD Banknorth/Sheraton Catamount Cup Tournament, Saturday, at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
Torrey Mitchell paced the Cats' offense collecting a goal and an assist to help the team capture the championship.
Fallon, named the tournament Most Valuable Player, was tested more often and was forced to make tougher saves than against Dartmouth, Friday. That prompted Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon to call his goalie's performance "probably one of his best games of the year.
"I'm just really proud of our guys," he added. "To come off a break like that and come back with the kind of defense that we are becoming known for. [I'm] just really proud."
Vermont's fourth line opened the scoring in a tight-checking first period. Mike Arcieri took advantage of his chance off of a rush four minutes into the period. Ben Driver and Evan Stoflet set up the goal, which came on the Cats' first shot of the game. Arcieri let a lightning-quick snapshot go that beat Clarkson goaltender Kyle McNulty (19 saves) cleanly from the right circle at 4:19.
"We're hoping that'll just kinda spark something for him because he's played some good hockey for us," Sneddon said of Arcieri who, "just hasn't had the offensive opportunities. It's a beautiful goal for him and that'll give him some confidence."
Neither side had any quality chances the rest of the period except when Jeff Corey found a loose puck that squirted to open ice, in the closing second. He gathered it, and skated in on McNulty uncontested. The goalie made the stick save, keeping it a one-goal game.
In the second, penalties started to uncharacteristically mount on UVM, the nation's least penalized team, and Clarkson got some opportunities on the power play. Fallon made three saves on the Knights two one-man advantages, and also had to make several nice stops on even-strength shots from close range, to preserve the lead. He made great saves on Nick Dodge, Jeff Genovy, and Chris D'Alvise twice.
Later, Vermont increased its lead to two with a goal that is sure to have a spot on the team's year-end highlight reel. Brady Leisenring started the play on the rush getting it to Matt Syroczynski, who the found Torrey Mitchell streaking to the net. Mitchell made a move getting McNulty down and out before popping the puck into the vacated net at 14:38. The goal was Mitchell's seventh of the year and team-leading 23rd point. The sophomore centerman added his second point of the night and 24th of the season late in the third on Corey's empty netter.
Clarkson pushed to make a game of it in the third, but Fallon denied everything that came his way.
By game's end, the stingy Vermont defense blocked 14 shots, and when they did get through, rebounds were cleared away efficiently on the few attempts that seemed to handcuff the goalie.
"Team defense was just phenomenal this weekend," said Fallon, who moved into a tie for the national lead in shutouts with the blanking. "Every time I leave a rebound in front there's always a [teammate] waiting in the slot area. These past few games, it's been really great communication with the defense."
"I think he'd be the first one to say we just played really solid team defense for 120 minutes this weekend," Sneddon said.
Sneddon explained his team's formula for success on the weekend. "I think we kept the game simple. We didn't allow teams to forecheck us that hard, if we didn't have a play, we chipped it off the glass, kept the puck to the outside.
"I think we're just starting to play some of our best hockey."
Even in being held scoreless, Clarkson coach George Roll thought his team played well, especially for being in a hostile environment.
"I thought we had a very good effort tonight," said Roll. "I was pleased with the way we played. The real difference in the game was that they finished 'Grade-A' attempts and we didn't. Even though it was a 3-0 game, I think it was a lot closer than that.
"In the second period we could have easily tied the game up, but as long as you're creating opportunities, that's all you can ask," he said.
The Cats outshot the Knights 22-19. Both squads went 0-for-4 on the power play.
After spending the entire month of December at home, UVM (13-4-1) will hit the road, jumping back into league play next week with a pair of games at New Hampshire starting Friday. Clarkson (10-6-2) plays non-league games against RIT at home on Friday and St. Lawrence at the Corel Centre in Ottawa on Saturday.
All-Tournament Team
Torrey Mitchell, F. – Vermont
Matt Syroczynski, F. – Vermont
Nick Dodge, F. – Clarkson
Mike Devine, G. – Dartmouth
Rob Sirianni, F. -Bemidji State
Most Valuable Player
Joe Fallon, G. — Vermont
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More and more these days, as the amount of critics and material to be critiqued raises along side the ability of social media to spread ANY word quickly, there is a large emphasis on the avoidance of 'spoilers', or the expressing of a plot-point or fact about a story to someone who has yet to experience it via the actual work or the story itself.
I know what some of you are already thinking; the reason people prefer to evade certain pieces of information is so that the watcher or reader or audience member gets to absorb the information as the artist(s) or writer(s) had intended (i.e. without prior knowledge). Which would make sense, if it were not for the fact that, odds are, when a story is spoiled for you, it's not being done by the artist or writer themselves. Rather, some blog or online third party is the one giving you their take on someone else's work.
Besides the fact that statistically spoilers don't actually spoil anything and there's been other material by writers on this subject, like Jonah Lehrer's article in WIRED that came out after the "Harry Potter" spoiling fiasco or Joyce Eng's article about people circumventing "Mad Men" spoilers religiously to name a few, there's a slightly more nuanced explanation for why everyone seems to avoid figuring out how something ends before they go through the entire experience that came to me yesterday.
Team USA defeated Ghana in their first group-stage match at the World Cup on Monday, which I had planned on DVRing due to a prior obligation, however, I happened upon a bar that evening and caught just the slightest of glimpses of a TV in a far corner or saw the final 2-1 score. Disappointed, I went to my sanctuary like I planned to and watched the entire 90 minutes of the match anyway. But even with the unwanted knowledge I had, it was still one of the most breath-taking sporting events I've seen in years.
How does this apply to works of art? Glad you asked. I firmly am a proponent of the sentiment, "a picture is worth a thousand words". And if one holds that to be true, in order for someone to spoil something enough for me to not want to experience it for myself would be an exhausting process for all involved. Call me crazy, but if a drunk friend slurring to you the ending of the season finale of "Game of Thrones" or the next installment of "The Hunger Games" makes you not want to watch either of those, then I don't think you cared all that much about the actual stories in the first place.
Another issue is fear. There are people who only absorb the horror genre of any type of art. These things, whether it be a film or a TV show or a novel, are built on the audience not knowing what happens at the end, also know as fear of the unknown. This fear is the lynch pin of all works or horror or suspense or anything even related to those concepts. They all involve a mixture of fear and expectation. If you don't expect something, you're much more likely to be frightened by literally anything.
I supposed I'm not motivated by fear when it comes to the art I consume, so the petty nature of facetiously die-hard fans to shun any and all knowledge of something before fraternizing with the work of art itself says a lot more about them as a viewers and as people then the "bad seeds" who would rather talk about something than equivocate real ideas at the behest of 'spoilergens' (those who ward off spoilers at all costs [trademark]).


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Panthers GM Tallon gets into it with NESN announcer Edwards
When Panthers GM Dale Tallon was informed that NESN sportscaster Jack Edwards has been bad-mouthing the Panthers' franchise and urging the NHL to relocate them to Quebec City, Tallon took umbrage and confronted him in between periods.
The two exchanged a lively debate and apparently agreed to disagree with a handshake at the end.
Tallon is a firm believer that if the Panthers put a winning product on the ice, the fans will come like they did back in the early days of the franchise.
Maybe Edwards should look at the Thrashers. The Philips Arena was sparse for the Panthers Wednesday and they announced 10,000 and change. Right. Many of the Southern based teams are having trouble drawing if they don't win. Even the Blackhawks were drawing spit during their lean years before Tallon turned them into Stanley Cup champions.


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Six Dual Wins Power Wyoming Track Teams
March 31, 2012
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The University of Wyoming track and field teams earned six combined dual victories Saturday in the Fum McGraw Quadrangular.
The Cowboys and Cowgirls each went 3-1 in the dual-format scoring event and each program defeated Colorado, Northern Colorado and Air Force.
Cowboy results
Senior Taylor Kelting was sixth in the 1,500-meter run, 3:55.94; followed by sophomore Caleb Her Many Horses in seventh, 3:59.02.
The throws crew had what UW throws coach Paul Barrett called a "solid" day, as junior Joe Plante and freshman Paul Thomas went 1-2 in the discus among college participants.
Plante's mark of 174-11 was a season-best distance, and Thomas' throw of 171-11 was a personal best and 10th in Wyoming history. Two throwers were 1-2 among collegiate athletes in the hammer throw as well, as Plante hit 186-7 and junior Mark Sparks was right behind with 183-9.
Junior Henry Ferreira was first in the javelin, tossing it 186-10 to win the event.
Cowgirl results
The women's 4-by-400-meter relay team of Wollert, Andrea Klimowski, Natalie Hurst and McKen was third (4:03.76).
Senior Ashley Hutchinson and junior Mollie Dahl were second and third, respectively, in the shot put, and Hutchinson was fourth in the discus, 148-11.
Junior Anna George was first in the javelin, tossing it 134-10; while freshman Holly Page was fifth in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:44.41, just missing the all-time top-10 list.
"Quite a few kids made some improvements, but a few have to improve their fitness level and their competitive instincts," UW assistant coach Randy Cole said.
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Reaping the rewards of the second demographic dividend
Author: Tomoko Kinugasa, Kobe University
In discussions on how population dynamics influence a country's economy, demographic dividends merit significant attention.
The first dividend occurs during the demographic transition process, when the working-age population increases as a share of the total population, and the percentage of both young and old dependents decreases. The second demographic dividend results from an increase in adult longevity, which causes individuals to save more in preparation for old age. This increase in savings can thus contribute to capital accumulation and economic growth.
From the 1960s to 1990s, many Asian countries went through rapid demographic transition. When economic development commences, both fertility and mortality rates are high. As a country develops, mortality rates, especially child mortality rates, decline rapidly. However, fertility rates do not decline at the same time because having many children is conventional and this situation takes a long time to change. So, during demographic transition, the population grows rapidly. Later, fertility rates begin to decline rapidly. Once the demographic transition is complete, both fertility and mortality rates are very low, and most developed countries experience population ageing.
In the second half of the 20th century, East Asian countries experienced remarkable economic development in both savings and GDP growth — this was known as the 'East Asian economic miracle'. These countries, especially Japan and South Korea, used the first and second demographic dividends during this period. The first demographic dividend offers much potential for growth. There is a large working-age population, so remarkable economic development can be attained by taking advantage of an abundant labour supply. Demographic transition can also increase female labour-force participation because the burden of young dependents decreases.
This working-age population tends to save more than younger and older dependents, in part because it earns more. It is also reasonable to suggest that a simple lifecycle hypothesis determines saving: individuals determine their consumption and savings behaviour according to their lifetime incomes. If individuals know they will retire at a certain age, they save while they are working and withdraw their savings after retirement. In this case, a larger working-age population induces higher national savings, which creates capital accumulation and thus high economic growth.
While the first demographic dividend represents a country's demographic structure, policies to take advantage of this dividend should be encouraged. Even though the working-age population may be large, economic growth would be slow if most were unemployed. Educational attainment and skills also influence how the first demographic dividend affects economic growth. During this period, the country must also keep in mind that the first demographic dividend does not last forever. As it only arises during demographic transition, the country will face an ageing population when it completes this transitional period, and it must prepare for such an eventuality.
The second demographic dividend has been paid only modest scholarly attention, although prominent demographers Professor Andrew Mason and Professor Naohiro Ogawa have emphasised its importance. Many countries must consider utilising it fully. Indeed, adult longevity continues to increase slowly after a country has completed demographic transition. Although some demographers insist that there are binding biological limits to such longevity, remarkable medical developments continue to contribute to increasingly longer lives.
According to the lifecycle hypothesis, an increase in adult longevity increases the savings behaviour of the younger generation. Thus, national savings are influenced not only by the level of adult longevity but also by the speed of its increase. If the level of adult longevity is high, the younger generation will have high savings. Theoretically, an increase in the level of adult longevity affects the national saving rate positively if GDP is increasing. The speed of increase in adult longevity will also positively influence the national saving rate, because only the savings made by the younger generation increase.
Most countries have experienced a significant change in the adult mortality rate over time. Yet such mortality transitions in Asian countries are distinctive from those seen in the West. In the West, there were two phases of transition, namely pre-transition and transition. In the pre-transition period, adult longevity was low and stagnant, while it increased steadily in the transition period. In Asia, mortality transition has begun later than in the West. The transition period in Asia has been interrupted by a catch-up period during which adult longevity has increased rapidly. Scholars consider that this rapid increase in adult longevity has contributed to a remarkable increase in savings and GDP in Asian countries.
The second demographic dividend will continue in most Asian countries even after the first demographic dividend has ended. In order to increase the benefits of the second demographic dividend, it is important to exploit the wealth accumulated by the older generation. It is also crucial to educate the older generation in saving money effectively. Moreover, because modern ailments such as obesity are increasing in many developed countries, there is no guarantee that adult longevity will continue to increase perpetually. Enhancing policies to maintain and even increase health and longevity will therefore be necessary.
Asian societies with ageing populations must confront several complex problems, such as a decreasing labour force and an increasing social security burden. However, if Asian countries can develop the second demographic dividend sufficiently, they will have a chance of developing sustainably thereafter.
Tomoko Kinugasa is Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University.
This article appeared in the most recent edition of the East Asia Forum Quarterly, 'Demographic Transition'.
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While the first demographic dividend is logically true, the second one may still need to be fully tested, given that many older population now have already faced the longevity without necessarily the high savings made during their working age.
Further, younger working age people may use the same logic that when they are older the young may support them just the same as they are supporting the now older population.
I think the more practical policy should be to make use the more important demographic dividend resulting from longevity, that is, the more experience and more accumulated knowledge of those older people and their increased health at the normal retirement age. That is the increased longevity also means the increase of working age and at the knowledge age more productive working people at older but still working age.
What this means is the second demographic dividend should be more of the way to utilise both the increased working age and the increased productivity of longevity as compared to increasing savings per year during the working age.
Good to know that we are born to live and work till we drop… perhaps some workers might not like this idea. However, the economic logic is pretty strong. Retirement ages will have to rise and pensions will have to be cut or means tested more if people have not saved enough.


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As a Sophomore: Put together a 27-6 record with sister Madison Witt against TCU, LSU, Tulane, Cal Poly, Arizona State, Irvine Valley College, Concordia, Boise State, Nebraska, Cal State Northridge, New Mexico, Cal State University Bakersfield, UCLA, CAL, University of Southern California, Oregon, Louisiana Monroe, and UAB. Made history by participating in the AVCA Collegiate Sand Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala. Mckenna, along with her sister was selected for the 2015 USA Volleyball Beach High Performance Elite 10 for the Under-21 age group.
Defeated Sophie Bukovec/Alexa Strange of No.1 USC on April 19, 2015 (W, 21-18, 22- 20)
Placed Second in the Cal Poly Pairs Tournament on March 14-15, 2015
As a Freshman: Put together a 13-15 record in her first year with wins against Arizona Christian, Arizona State, Tulane, Hawaii, Nebraska, Bakersfield, Irvine Valley College, Cal Poly and Boise State.
Prep: Helped lead Mountain Ridge High School to a third place finish at the state championship in back to back years…Was named first-team all-division in 2012 and second-team all-division in 2011…She was the MVP following her senior season, the offensive player of the year in 2011 and the team leader in kills on both her club and high school team.
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Baltimore County News
Mark Hubbard, Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
For as long as I can remember, the weather services used human names for hurricanes. If you are unlucky enough to have one of those names (Agnes, Isabel, Katrina, Floyd, Horatio etc.) you may be branded with the image of tragedy and destruction.
When it came to other severe weather, like tornadoes, we usually refer to the storm by the name of the town most severely impacted and perhaps the severity rating on the Fujita scale. Example: " That F5 tornado that struck Smallville."
Since the inception of 24/7 news coverage that included severe weather television and radio channels devoted purely to weather news, a new phenomena is emerging – the effort to brand other storms, in particular, winter storms, as well. For example, the President's Day storm of.........; the Valentines day storm of....... and so on. Broadcast news also likes to use bold character graphics in the news cast: Blizzard of 2010, etc. If you ask me, this only magnifies the stress we often experience when preparing for and suffering through these storms.
But perhaps there is a purpose to all of this. Consider a system where we used a scientific-like numbering system. So perhaps instead of referring to Hurricane Isabel by name, we instead said Hurricane #2003-6. Somehow, this generic label simply does not seem to fit. So maybe it is not so crazy to now see many other severe weather events given a human name. Branding a storm does somehow seem to add character and identity – almost a personality. In the case of winter storms, The Weather Channel has decided to name this winter's storms after Greek mythology icons like Atlas, Boreas (Greek god of the cold north wind), Electra, Hercules, Ion, Janus and Titan.
The February 12th storm is called Pax, the Latin word for peace. Let's hope it's an appropriate name and that we don't make it all the way to Zephyr this year!
Take a look at what the Weather Channel had to say about it. And, oh, how we love our brands! So let's just roll with it for now. Otherwise, imagine a world without Coke or Pepsi. It would seem a bit flat (pun intended) if we knew them just as Cola #1 and Cola #2. (You figure out which is which!)
Regardless of what we call them, winter storms are worthy of respect and caution. So, everyone please remember to exercise common sense at home and on the roads, and keep up with Baltimore County's winter storm operations at www.baltimorecountymd.gov/snow and on Twitter at @BACOemergency.
Revised April 6, 2016