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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After an eight-day break from competition, the Alabama women's basketball team (4-5) returns to the court on Tuesday, Dec. 17, when it hosts Jacksonville (3-4) in Foster Auditorium. The game is slated to tip off at 11 a.m. CT as it will serve as the Crimson Tide's annual 5th Grade Fastbreak game, welcoming thousands of Tuscaloosa city and county 5th graders.
THE BROADCASTTuesday's game can be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network on Tide 99.1 FM with Mick Gillispie calling the action. Fans can also follow online via live video feed or live scoring on RollTide.com or on Twitter @AlabamaWBB.
SERIES HISTORY Alabama and Jacksonville are meeting for the first time in program history on Tuesday.
SCOUTING ALABAMA Alabama moved to 4-5 after a win over Houston last time out on Dec. 8. In the victory over the Cougars, it was the upperclassmen that carried the Crimson Tide offensively as senior Shafontaye Myers and juniors Bri Hutchen and Daisha Simmons combined for 39 of the Tide's 51 points. Hutchen contributed a career-high 12 points, while sophomore Nikki Hegstetter pulled down a career-best 13 rebounds. Myers continues to lead Alabama in scoring average for the year at 12.3 points per game, while Simmons leads nearly every other category including rebounds (5.9), assists (4.6), steals (2.8) and minutes (33.4), in addition to 11.6 points and 1.0 blocks per game.
SCOUTING JACKSONVILLE Jacksonville will play its third-straight road game on Tuesday and sixth overall in the 2013-14 season thus far. The Dolphins enter the game with a 3-4 record after dropping their last two, most recently a 57-49 decision at Bethune-Cookman on Sunday. Jacksonville is led by freshman Sherranda Reddick and sophomore Queen Alford, who average 12.7 points and 11.9 points per game, respectively. Alford also leads the Dolphins in rebounds with 6.3 boards per contest. As a team, Jacksonville is averaging 63.9 points, 43.6 rebounds, and 12.3 steals per game, however the Dolphins have also recorded an average of 24.4 turnovers per outing.
THE COACHES Kristy Curry is in her first season as head coach on the Alabama sidelines after spending seven seasons in the same position at Texas Tech (2006-13). Prior to her stint in Lubbock, she spent seven years as head coach of the Purdue Boilermakers (1999-2006). Curry's teams have made nine NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the championship game in 2001, in addition to winning two Big Ten regular season titles and compiling nine 20-win seasons. She holds an overall coaching record of 313-154.
Jacksonville is under the direction of first-year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin. A nine-year coaching veteran, McPhee-McCuin took over the Dolphins following a three-year stint at Clemson. Prior to her time with the Tigers, she was on staff at Pitt for two years where she helped guide the program to a pair of post season appearances highlighted by a No. 14 national ranking and a Sweet 16 appearance in 2009. McPhee-McCuin also had stops at Portland, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Frank Phillips College. She is also coach of the Bahamian women's national team.
MYERS ONE OF ALABAMA'S BEST THREE-POINT SHOOTERS OF ALL-TIME Senior guard Shafontaye Myers is second in the Southeastern Conference and tied for 32nd in the nation in three-point field goals made per game, averaging 2.9 threes a contest. For her career, Myers is tied for eighth in the Alabama career record books with 153 made and is six away from passing Nicole Carruth (1996-2001: 158) for seventh place.
WILLIAMS MAKING A NAME FOR HERSELF Freshman Ashley Williams, who made the first start of her career on against UT Martin on Dec. 4, led the Crimson Tide with a career-high tying 18 points. It was the fourth double-figure point performance for the Covington, Ga., native in nine appearances thus far. Williams is third on the team in scoring, averaging 8.2 points per game, and is third in rebounds with 4.6 boards per outing.
SIMMONS DOES IT ALL Junior point guard Daisha Simmons is the only player to be ranked in the Southeastern Conference in scoring (No. 27 - 11.6 ppg), assists (No. 7 - 4.6 apg), blocks (No. 14 - 1.0 bpg) and steals (No. 2 - 2.8 spg). She is also second in minutes per game, averaging 33.4 per game.
SIMMONS EARNS UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN DECEMBER Junior point guard Daisha Simmons was one of 30 student-athletes to receive their degree during winter commencement at Alabama on Dec. 14. Simmons, who earned her degree in management, is planning to begin work on her master's degree in marketing, in the summer. She will be the second Crimson Tide women's basketball player in the last two years to finish her undergraduate degree and start a master's at UA, joining Ericka Russell.
HEGSTETTER NAMED NOMINEE FOR ALLSTATE WBCA GOOD WORKS TEAM Sophomore forward Nikki Hegstetter was named a nominee for the 2014 Allstate Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Good Works Team.. The award recognizes a select group of college basketball student-athletes who have made significant contributions to the greater good of their communities through volunteerism and civic service. Hegstetter is one of 84 nominees from across the nation, spanning NCAA Divisions I, II, III and the NAIA. She has, and continues to be involved in several aspects of the community, including Habitat for Humanity, Alabama women's basketball's 5th Grade Fastbreak program and the Summer Food & Fun program at the McDonald Hughes Center. Hegstetter has also spent time volunteering at local high school basketball camps, elementary schools, the DCH Manderson Cancer Center and Capstone Village Retirement Community.
HEGSTETTER BECOMING MORE PRODUCTIVE FOR ALABAMA INSIDE Sophomore forward Nikki Hegstetter continues to improve inside for Alabama, which is evident in her production. After averaging only 2.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game last season, Hegstetter is now the Tide's fourth-leading scorer at 7.8 points per game and has 5.2 boards per contest. She also leads Alabama in blocks with 1.3 per game and is third in assists with 1.4 per outing.
THREE-POINTERS GALORE Alabama knocked down 11 three-point field goals on Nov. 29, at Saint Mary's, marking the first time the Crimson Tide had over 10 since Feb. 1, 2009, when it had 11 at Vanderbilt. Shafontaye Myers led the way with five of the 11, while Emily Davis and Daisha Simmons added two apiece. Khadijah Carter and Sharin Rivers chipped in one each.
MYERS EARNS All-TOURNAMENT TEAM HONORS Senior guard Shafontaye Myers was named to the Saint Mary's College Hilton Concord All-Tournament Team after leading Alabama in scoring in both games of the tournament with 20 points against the Gaels and 15 points versus Cal State Fullerton. Myers, who typically comes off the bench for the Crimson Tide, is also Alabama's leader in points on the season, averaging 12.3 points per game and ranks No. 2 in the Southeastern Conference in three-point field goals made per game with an average of 2.9.
NEXT GAME Alabama will play its final game before breaking for the holidays on Friday, Dec. 20, when it hosts Troy at 7 p.m. CT in Foster Auditorium. The game is also the last non-conference contest of the season at home for the Crimson Tide as it will welcome the Kentucky Wildcats to open SEC play on Jan. 2.


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Here's a paper model of a chemical container train car I've used as a prop in my Savage Cyberworld -campaign. Print it on two A4/Letter sheets, on cardstock, 120g paper or something else strudier than standard paper. I haven't added instructions as the model is quite simple, and I didn't see it necessary to add the parts that attach train cars to each other (whatever they are called in English), model worked quite well without them.
Download miniature -scale hospital furniture
Here's a small free papercraft download for you - something little that's easy to put together and can enliven your modern, cyberpunk, scifi or other roleplaying or miniature games. Hospital beds, curtains and small bedside -desks. These pieces were used in my Savage Cyberpunk game.
Miniatures for Babylon 5 rpg: Narn (Customized prepainted miniatures)
While I'm still going to post more in prepainted Modern/Cyberpunk miniatures series, I thought of posting some miniatures from another project of mine. I'm going to run Babylon 5 some day, and I want miniatures for it too. For this purpose I've been collecting some prepainted minis that are easy to modify - even if I sometimes have to repainte them completely.
Here's my Narn minis:
Miniatures for Sword & Sorcery: Arcane Legions, a tempting alternative
I told you briefly about Arcane Legions miniatures in my first post about miniatures for Sword & Sorcery. Now I'll give you a bit more insight of these minis if you consider using them in a Sword & Sorcery game - or any ancient era/fantasy roleplaying game. I'll have to say again that I love these minis and would really like to use them for a roleplaying game, and with some additions they would work well with Beasts & Barbarians.
Miniatures for Sword & Sorcery: Intro
I've collected minis from various product lines for Sword & Sorcery roleplaying campaign for some time now. Recent discussion at Savage Worlds forums about what minis should be used for Beasts & Barbarians game gave me an idea perhaps I should document my collections and help others to find miniatures for their Sword & Sorcery games.
Miniatures for Sword & Sorcery: Part 2 - DDM Picks & about buying singles
This is the second post in series showing miniatures suitable for a Sword & Sorcery roleplaying game. This time, you'll see some great picks from D&D miniatures for a Sword & Sorcery game.
Note that fixed minis may have different name somewhere - they often have one name for miniature and a different one for the miniature game (Roving swordmage might be called Male human swordmage)
Miniatures for Sword & Sorcery: Part 5 - More DDM, plus a few Heroscape
Another post in the series helping you to find prepainted miniatures for your Sword & Sorcery rpg - this time mostly D&D miniatures, but also some heroscape. I've decided to use Troll and Toad as the site to link the miniatures to as they have a good selection of product lines for sale and get refills from time to time. I'm using mostly cheap miniatures, although there are some more expensive ones, which I'll try to mention.
Miniatures for Sword & Sorcery: Part 6 - War elephants, wagons and chariots
Traditionally, most fantasy miniatures represent warriors, wizards and other combatant or adventurous types, and even then only people. This leaves many of us gamemasters want more miniatures, both for scenes taking place in the middle of crowds or where larger, more exotic weapons are used in combat. There are some such items various manufacturers are producing, but mostly they are metal miniatures, and many prepainted miniature collectors want to stay away from those metal ones.
Miniatures for Sword & Sorcery: Part 7 - Cavalry, mounted miniatures
Chases on horsebacks, cavalry charges and extremely cool miniatures. Mounted miniatures are made for Sword & Sorcery, much more than for Dungeons & Dragons! Here I'll present you various mounted/cavalry miniatures you can use for your S&S games. While many of them are DDM, there are also some excellent Mage Knights among them and a view to the Lord of the Rings miniatures.


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The day in music as told by tweets. A birthday wish is not official until it has been cemented on a social medium. Louis Tomlinson knows this. Niall Horin knows this. Even Olly Murs knows this. As of the time of this post (and, trust me, we'll be obsessively refreshing their feeds), Liam Payne's 19th birthday has received zero tweet-love from band mates Harry Styles and Zayn Malik. Gauche.
In other news, Justin Bieber and his cohorts are coyly tweeting about an ambiguous #IDEA they concocted last night. Again, we'll be obsessively refreshing their feeds for answers. It's what we do.
Tweet your funny music-related tweets @HiMyNameSam and they could be in our next Daily Tweetcap!
People Who Didn't Forget About Liam
Happy birthday
@real_liam_payne !! Top lad!! Enjoy buddy!! See you soon for more FIFA action.. Next time I'm walking away victorious!!
— Olly Murs (@ollyofficial) August 29, 2012
Massive happy birthday to
@real_liam_payne . Big love man!
— Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) August 29, 2012
Happy birthday to
@real_liam_payne , the big fella is 19! #upthelads ! Love ya bro
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) August 29, 2012
His response:
Such a great day you guys are amazing thank you for all your love on my bdayy love you all — Liam Payne (@Real_Liam_Payne) August 29, 2012
And a little self-promotion, why not?
And can see you all voting for vmas thank you so much what a great late bday present that would be ayyyy — Liam Payne (@Real_Liam_Payne) August 29, 2012
just came up with the most epic idea. so huge! hyped. we can pull it off…. — Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) August 29, 2012
Talk to your friends about it.
@jonmchu @scooterbraun we got this! big things coming! #theIDEA — Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) August 29, 2012
Keep it ambiguous, Jon.
@justinbieber @scooterbraun it's so on. #theIDEA #DirectorBATTLE
— Jon M. Chu (@jonmchu) August 29, 2012
We assume it's not this idea:
@justinbieber I got a great idea…there's this grocerystore…u roll up in ur grand am & walk in, grab this beet & say "all I need is THIS"
— Jon M. Chu (@jonmchu) August 28, 2012
Scooter still managed to find time to congratulate his other projects:
@carlyraejepsen great job! — Scooter Braun (@scooterbraun) August 29, 2012
Ke$ha also drank from the coy Kool-Aid:
just did a top secret super fun project with MTV that y'all will getto see really soon! so stoked to see all my animals at the vmas!!!!! — ke$ha(@keshasuxx) August 29, 2012
Exchange of the Day:
@lindsaylohan ummmm are those my earrings??? this is awkward…:) kiss kiss chateau bunny — Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) August 29, 2012
Cleaning MY jewels …… I love feeling like Elizabeth
@dameelizabeth @damelindsayyfrog.com/nv5qedj — Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan) August 25, 2012
Especially given this. Miley Cyrus and Blake Shelton Do Not Lack Confidence
I'm so famous my TV just tried to turn ME on… Bitch.
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) August 29, 2012
#igotsomuchmoneyishouldstartabank $$$$
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) August 29, 2012
Courtney Love Does Not Lack Crazy
putting off chanting to secretly kindle out on 'the botox diaries" really and check my facebook?
— Courtney Love Cobain (@Courtney) August 29, 2012
Katy Perry Cooks For Her
ERMAHGERD! Cooking class accompanied by my wingwomanwoman
@shannonwoodward Tonight we tackle Steak au poive which is fancy for STEAK! — Katy Perry (@katyperry) August 29, 2012
We're hungry too. RT
@thedoctorluke: @katyperry @shannonwoodward you girls tryna catch a man ? — Katy Perry (@katyperry) August 29, 2012
The Odd Compliment Corner
@marinasdiamonds I love your body!!!! #curvystrongawesome — Nelly Furtado (@NellyFurtado) August 29, 2012
@missyelliott: @adamlambert @adamlambert Thank u soooo Much that means a lot!!!And Congratulations on all your success! ((((HUGZU))))" — Adam Lambert (@adamlambert) August 29, 2012
Nice Try, Kanye
Photo by
@nickknight…or whatever his twitter name is etc… twitter.com/kanyewest/stat…
— Kanye West (@kanyewest) August 29, 2012
You Know Who You Are:
Your hoe ways have long term effects lil one.
— TEFLON DON (@rickyrozay) August 29, 2012
And, Ahem…
What's your favorite music blog site? I need some new brain candy
— Joel Madden (@JoelMadden) August 29, 2012
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College Hockey:UMass Tops UNH
Fenton Gets Four Points In Win
AMHERST, Mass. — Senior forward P.J. Fenton scored a career high four points with one goal and three assists as the No. 11 UMass Minutemen defeated New Hampshire 4-1 at the Mullins Center. The Minutemen stretched their unbeaten streak to 13 (9-0-4.)
UMass grabbed the lead in the second period, notching the first two goals of the game. Senior defenseman David Leaderer put home a rebound off a shot from junior Chris Davis at 3:17, and at 12:37 Michael Lecomte gave UMass a 2-0 advantage after taking a pass from James Marcou right in between the faceoff circles. Lecomte wristed the shot past sophomore goaltender Brian Foster.
UNH fired 18 shots on UMass freshman goaltender Paul Dainton in the second period, but only managed to slip a power play goal past him when Mike Radja fired one in from right in from of the crease with 3:36 remaining in the period, ending Dainton's shutout stretch at 142:52.
UMass put the game away in the third period with two power play goals. At the 4:56 mark, Davis made a pass to Will Ortiz, who put a slap shot on net. Fenton was in front to tip it past Foster to give UMass a 3-1 lead. Junior forward Cory Quirk iced the game at the 12:35 mark.
There were plenty of penalties issued in the game, with UMass taking 9-for-29 minutes, and UNH 10-for-20 minutes. In the second period, coincidental minors for hitting after the whistle filled the penalty boxes with three players in each. Penalties proved to be costly for UNH in the final period as they took 5-for-10 minutes and UMass went 2-for-3 on the power play.
UNH outshot UMass 33-31, but Dainton made 32 saves to Foster's 27. UMass is now 7-0-2 when scoring three or more goals this year and 38-0-1 in their last 39 games when scoring four or more goals.
The Minutemen remain undefeated at home (4-0-3) and improve to 7-3-5 overall and 4-2-4 in Hockey East. UNH now stands at 8-4-1 overall and 5-4-1 in Hockey East.
The Minutemen will head to Tampa, Fla. for the Lightning College Hockey Classic at the St. Pete Times Forum on December 29 and 30.
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Harden, Noblit receive awards for mentoring
T. Kendall Harden and George W. Noblit received the Graduate
School's Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring during the May 12
doctoral hooding ceremony in Memorial Hall. The award, now in its second year,
includes a plaque and a cash prize.
Harden, Kenan distinguished professor of pharmacology, runs
a lab that studies G protein-mediated signaling. The family of heterotrimeric G
protein-coupled receptors make up the largest receptor gene family among higher
eukaryotes and are responsible for numerous responses to hormones,
neurotransmitters, growth factors and other extracellular stimuli.
Noblit, Joseph R. Niekirk distinguished professor of the sociology
of education, became a sociologist in the 1970s. His initial research on crime,
delinquency and deviance led to work on the salience of schooling in the lives
of youth and in determining their futures. While exploring school
desegregation, he began learning about race, ethnographic research methods and
education, leading him eventually to Carolina's School of Education.
The Administrative Board of the Graduate School established
the doctoral mentoring award in 2006 to honor faculty members whose dedication
to graduate students and commitment to excellence in graduate education have
made a significant contribution at the University. This year, students
nominated 21 faculty members.
Linda Dykstra, dean of the Graduate School, said the award
recognized the time, talent and knowledge that faculty mentors gave to graduate
students to shepherd them through what is often the most challenging time of
their academic careers. Regular members of the graduate faculty are eligible to
receive the award provided they have successfully guided at least one student
through the completion of doctoral training.
During his 30 years at UNC, Harden has met that criteria
many times, as the graduate student who this spring became the 14th student to
defend a dissertation under Harden noted in her nominating letter.
In 2003, Harden was named Kenan professor and recognized by
in-cites, a web site featuring scientists, papers and institutions, as one of
the 10 most cited pharmacologists in the world. But those distinctions never interfered
with Harden's ability to closely and effectively mentor his graduate students,
the nominator wrote.
"Although my background in science was solid, it could not
have prepared me for the rigors of full-time research, and at times, I've
lacked the motivation and self-confidence to propel my project forward," the
nominator wrote. "Ken has been unbelievably patient, and when he felt it was
time, he was tough, demanding, relentless and brutally honest.
"One of his former students used to tell us that when we
were feeling up, Ken would bring us back down to earth, and when we were
feeling down, he'd make science seem like it wasn't so bad. She was right."
This same student became the second of Harden's students to
be awarded a Howard Hughes Predoctoral Fellowship.
Another graduate student said his respect for Harden stemmed
from the genuineness by which Harden approached his work as well as the people
around him.
"Many people pursue their careers to gain notoriety or to be
recognized by their peers as having achieved a great success," the student
wrote. "Ken, on the other hand, has remained grounded throughout his career,
and pursues science because of curiosity and true passion for the advancement
of scientific knowledge."
Observing that attitude on a daily basis, the student added,
helped him to mature both as a scientist and a person. "I began to realize that
Ken had mentored me in such a way that I was no longer working towards a
degree, but towards a greater understanding of the scientific process in general."
Graduate students who nominated Noblit for the award cited
similar personal and professional qualities in their mentor, starting with his
insistence that everyone call him by his first name.
Said one student in her nominating letter: "Approachable,
friendly and quick to laugh, George embodies the artful mingling of elegant
thinking, meaningful scholarship, passionate research and sincere camaraderie
with his colleagues and students. His honest and caring relationships with
faculty and students are indisputable. His steadfast support of his students'
work and commitment to the intellectual life are unparalleled."
During the past five years, the student said, Noblit gave
incalculable guidance and encouragement, both inside and outside the classroom,
which helped her find her own voice as a researcher.
With Noblit's encouragement, the student broadened the scope
of her intellectual inquiry, completing doctoral minors in political theory in
the Department of Political Science and in feminist theory in the Department of
Women's Studies. She also earned a University certificate in Cultural Studies.
Noblit also encouraged the student to apply for the $37,000
Holton Fellowship that made the completion of the two minors and certificate
possible. The student said these ancillary areas of expertise helped her secure
the assistant professorship position she was offered this spring.
Two other students, writing in a joint nominating letter,
cited Noblit's ability to foster community among his students as a fundamental
part of his mentoring abilities.
"George has a talent for encouraging us
in a way that strengthens our individual self-confidence while minimizing
competitiveness," they wrote.
Scholarships send record number of students abroad
Thirty-four undergraduate students will study abroad this summer and fall thanks to more than $99,000 awarded in privately funded, need- and merit-based scholarships.
The amount is nearly four times the $27,000 amount awarded each of the past two years – to 16 students in fall 2005, and to 21 students last fall, said Bob Miles, associate dean for study abroad and international exchanges.
"The generosity of our donors and their collaboration with our office enables us to help an increasing number of students participate in academic programs abroad and so obtain international experience," he said.
The recipients will participate in UNC-approved programs in cities including Florence, Italy; Quito, Ecuador; Nairobi, Kenya; Hong Kong; and Yotvata, Israel. Recipients represent a variety of majors including journalism, Spanish, studio art, psychology, chemistry and international studies.
The scholarships are supported by 10 donor-established endowment funds. Most gifts establishing the funds have been raised as part of the Carolina First Campaign, a comprehensive, multi-year private fund-raising campaign that has raised more than $2 billion to support Carolina's vision of becoming the nation's leading public university.
The study abroad office offers more than 320 study abroad programs in more than 70 countries. Approximately 1,200 Carolina undergraduates go abroad each year through college programs.
The following scholarships were awarded this spring:
Bejarano-Benning Study Abroad Scholarship for Latin America: Leslie Benning of New York City, a 1979 Carolina graduate, and her husband, Rafael Bejarano, established this scholarship in 2003. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation matched their gift. The fund provides at least one scholarship annually for study in Latin America.
Bejarano-Benning Study Abroad Scholarship for Spain/Iberian Peninsula: Benning and Bejarano established this scholarship in 2003 as well. The fund provides at least one scholarship annually for semester or yearlong programs in Spain or Portugal.
Michael L. and Matthew L. Boyatt Award: Michael Boyatt, a 1956 Carolina graduate from Beech Mountain, established this fund in 1996 with his son, Matthew, of Durham. The fund provides merit-based awards for undergraduates majoring in international studies or history.
Anthony and Hope Harrington Study Abroad Scholarship: UNC alumnus Anthony Harrington, former U.S. ambassador to Brazil, and his wife, Hope, of Easton, Md., created the fund supporting this award in 2004. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation matched their gift. The Harringtons established the scholarship to honor former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos, who taught at UNC in 1974 and 1975. Lagos received an honorary degree from UNC in 2001. The fund awards scholarships annually for study abroad in Latin America.
Harris Teeter Study Abroad Scholarship Program: Harris Teeter and the Dickson Foundation Inc established this program in 2004. This spring, scholarships were awarded from the fund for the first time. The fund will provide annual scholarships for students from North Carolina, with preference for Harris Teeter associates or their children.
Leonard G. and Rozelia S. Herring Study Abroad Award Fund: Leonard Herring, a 1948 Carolina graduate, and his wife, Rozelia, of North Wilkesboro, established this fund in 2005. The fund provides scholarships for students with demonstrated financial need and academic merit to support participation in semester or yearlong study abroad programs.
Joe Henry Jenkins and Jenny C. Jenkins Study Abroad and International Experience Fund: This fund was established in 2004 to honor members of the Jenkins family, longtime residents of Dare County and eastern North Carolina. Awards from the fund will support study abroad or international experiences for undergraduates from eastern North Carolina.
Charles Garland Johnson Sr. Scholarships: Carolina alumni Mary Anne Johnson Dickson and Neal Johnson of Charlotte established the fund supporting these awards in 2002 to honor their late father, a banker and community leader in Elkin. Initially, the fund offered need- and merit-based study abroad scholarships to undergraduates from Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties. This year, criteria were expanded to make all North Carolina students eligible, with preference given to students from those three counties.
Grey Lineweaver Study Abroad Scholarship: Grey Lineweaver, a 1962 Carolina graduate from Greensboro, established this scholarship in 2005 with matching funds from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The fund provides at least one scholarship per year for study in Latin America.
Charles A. McLendon Sr. Study Abroad Scholarship: Charles A. McLendon Jr. of New York City, a 1981 Carolina graduate, created the fund supporting this scholarship in 2004 to honor his father, of Greensboro, a retired Burlington Industries executive who traveled extensively overseas. The fund will provide at least one scholarship per year.
'Latin American Immigrant Perspectives'
APPLES students pose for a group photo in Celaya, Mexico,
during an Alternative Break Experience in March. The group of 13 students and
Hannah Gill, lecturer in international studies, made the trip in conjunction
with her class, Latin American Immigrant Perspectives: Ethnography and Action.
The class is part of the Curriculum in International and Area Studies (CIAS).
During the spring semester, students enrolled in the class
developed relationships with immigrants from Celaya living in the Chapel
Hill-Carrboro area, and during spring break they traveled to Celaya to get to
know the families of the contacts they had made in North Carolina.
In early May, APPLES mounted an exhibition of the students'
photos — on view through June — in the atrium of the FedEx Global
Education Center. APPLES is the student-led program that engages students,
faculty and community agencies in service-learning. For more information about
APPLES, refer to www.unc.edu/apples.
Carolina Performing Arts announces 2007-08 season
Aretha Franklin, Yo-Yo Ma, k.d. lang and Brazilian vocalist
Caetano Veloso will be among artists presented in the 2007-08 Carolina
Performing Arts season at the University.
Three major international orchestras also will perform
during the organization's third season in Memorial Hall — including the
legendary Saint Petersburg Philharmonic with chief conductor Yuri Temirkanov in
a rare North Carolina appearance for both.
Further diversifying the line-up will be the African dance
troupe Spirit of Uganda, classical pianist Mitsuko Uchida, new-music ensemble
Bang on a Can, pop-country singer and songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, Cuban
jazz pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, soprano Kathleen Battle and rhythm and blues a
cappella group Take 6.
With 35 performances from September through May 2008, the
season will feature a rare trio performance by mandolin player Sam Bush, dobro
maestro Jerry Douglas and bassist Edgar Meyer, Murray Perahia with the Academy
of St. Martin in the Fields, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, jazz vocalist
Dianne Reeves and violinist
Joshua Bell.
As in the 2006-07 season, the William R. Kenan Jr. Trust
Endowment of Chapel Hill will make possible the six classical music series
concerts — the Kenan Great Performances.
The University's current emphasis on globalization will be
represented in the lineup, as will new works, emerging artists and
collaboration with the UNC music department and campus academic programs.
Dancers from Cambodia, Senegal, India and Taiwan will add
international flavor, as will classical musicians from Spain, Japan and England
and a contemporary Canadian
With the music department, Carolina Performing Arts
commissioned a project entitled "10x10," through which 10 new works will be
commissioned for performance by 10 music faculty members over 10 years. The
first, to premiere next March in Memorial, will be a vocal work by
Cuban-American composer Tania León, to be written for Terry Rhodes, music
professor and soprano.
Carolina Performing Arts also will present world premieres
of two new pieces it commissioned, written by rock musicians Glenn Kotche of
Wilco and Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth. They will perform the songs with the musicians
of Bang on a Can, a New York-based organization that commissions, creates,
performs and records contemporary music.
Ticket sales for the new season will include new
web-ordering options that allow purchasers to choose their own seats and see a
view of the stage from those seats online.
New subscription orders can now be processed at www.carolinaperformingarts.edu or by calling or visiting the Memorial Hall Box
Office on Cameron Avenue,
843-3333, open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Single tickets
to all performances will go on sale July 23.
Prices will vary by performance and seat location, but again
this year, tickets for University students will be $10 each.
Carolina faculty and staff (active and retired) who purchase
subscriptions will receive 20 percent savings.
Carolina students expand classroom to Southeast Asia
After scudding across 12 time zones to touch down in
Southeast Asia, UNC students are ready to take what they've learned in their
conditioned classrooms out to the
humid field, Paul Wedel said.
UNC students Morgan Dibble and Stephanie Nelson teach
English to high school students in Thailand's Phang-nga region.
For the past decade, they've been disembarking in Bangkok to
work with the Thailand-based Kenan Institute Asia (K.I.Asia) — a
non-profit affiliate of the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute for Private
Enterprise — to help Southeast Asian people and businesses establish and
expand sustainable business practices that will energize the local economy
without disturbing the natural beauty or local customs.
Since the 2004 tsunami decimated coastlines bordering the
Indian Ocean, said Wedel, K.I.Asia's executive director, "we've worked with the
Kenan Charitable Trust to help the area recover on a long-term and sustainable
basis." K.I.Asia does this by partnering with institutions both in Asia and in
the United States — namely UNC.
In Southeast Asia, Wedel said, outside investors often
parachute in to build fancy hotels where locals have the skills to work only
low-level jobs; meanwhile, the developments raise land and food prices, and the
poor get poorer.
So K.I.Asia works with regional businesses, schools, the
government and communities to help the locals get the education they need to
get higher-paid jobs and develop independent businesses. UNC students pitch in
to learn about and lend a hand with everything from the tourist industry to
elementary education.
Students from the Kenan-Flagler Business School work with
K.I.Asia's small business experts to help hotels and tourism companies
fine-tune their management and marketing strategies. Students from the School
of Information and Library Science help businesses in Thailand's Phang-nga
region upgrade their web sites. And others from both the business school and
the College of Arts and Sciences live for months in rural communities, where
they help locals develop tours and attract visitors for a sorely needed
economic boost; these students also take part in a program called "Junior
Guides," in which they teach English to local high-school students and
introduce them to the tourism industry (and potential future careers).
In 2004, a group of Kenan-Flagler real
estate students helped launch a project to
develop a fisherman's pier and boat repair shop that won funding from the
Bush-Clinton Tsunami Relief Fund; it broke ground earlier this month, Wedel
And this summer, Wedel will advise a group of business
students who'll conduct marketing research for Phang-nga's tourism industry
during the rainy season, when business normally trickles away. The students
will help identify the market segments right for the kind of tourism that
harmonizes with local values, Wedel said. For example, about 40 percent of the
people in Phang-nga's coastal villages are Muslim, so there are strong feelings
against typical tourist developments such as bars and night clubs.
Right now, Wedel said, a group of students from the School
of Journalism and Mass Communication is planning to build a multi-media web
site highlighting the stories and ways of life along the coast of Thailand.
Education students are in high demand for K.I.Asia projects, as well — both for improving science education and for teaching English as a foreign
This year's cadre of student volunteers is now complete,
Wedel said. But there's still plenty of room on the junket for next year, and
all UNC students are welcome aboard.
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Guthridge, Harrington, Kitchin, Schwab
honored for service
Four people were recognized May 12 for their commitment to
the University and the UNC General Alumni Association with 2007 Distinguished
Service Medals.
"Like previous recipients, those recognized this year have
provided outstanding service to our university and our alumni association,"
said Doug Dibbert, GAA president. "We are grateful for their unselfish efforts
and are inspired by their example."
The GAA has awarded the medals since 1978. This year's
recipients were William Guthridge of Chapel Hill, retired UNC men's basketball
coach; Anthony Harrington of Easton, Md., former chair of the association's
board of directors; Jean Almand Kitchin of Scotland Neck, vice chair of the UNC
Board of Trustees and former chair of the GAA board of directors; and Nelson
Schwab of Charlotte, chair of the UNC Board of Trustees.
Beginning in 1967, Guthridge spent three decades as
assistant coach alongside renowned head coach Dean Smith. He became head coach
in 1997 and led the Tar Heels to 80 wins and two Final Fours in the three years
before he retired.
In 1993, Guthridge and his wife, Leesie, created the William
W. and Elise P. Guthridge Library Fund, which enabled the House Undergraduate
Library to purchase much-needed humanities materials. The Guthridges also
helped kick off the Undergraduate Library renovation campaign in 1998 by making
a generous first donation toward the
$2 million effort.
Harrington is founding president of Stonebridge
International LLC, an international strategic advisory firm, and was a partner
in the international law firm of Hogan & Hartson — both based in
Washington, D.C. He was on three of President Clinton's intelligence advisory
boards and served as U.S. ambassador to Brazil from 1999 to 2001.
A Morehead Scholar who graduated from Carolina in 1963,
Harrington is a trustee of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise. He and
his wife, Hope, endowed a distinguished visiting professorship and study abroad
program focused on Latin America at UNC.
Kitchin is president and chief executive officer of Almand's
Drug Stores in Rocky Mount. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UNC in 1970 with
a bachelor's degree in education. Kitchin has been a member of the UNC Board of
Visitors and secretary of the UNC Board of Trustees; she currently is vice
chair of the board. Kitchin, whose term expires this year, joined the board in
She produces and hosts "Tar Heel People," an hour-long show
airing statewide on Saturdays on WRPX-TV in Raleigh and its sister stations.
She is the former chair of the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education and the
Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce.
Schwab, co-founder and managing director of the
Charlotte-based merchant banking firm Carousel Capital, graduated from UNC in
1967 and now chairs the University's Board of Trustees. He is the former chair
and CEO of Paramount Parks, a developer and operator of regional theme parks.
Schwab has been on the boards of visitors of UNC and the
Kenan-Flagler Business School. He is on the steering committee for Carolina
First, the University's multi-year private fund-raising campaign to support
Carolina's vision of becoming the nation's leading public university. He also
has chaired the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce and the N.C. Outward Bound
A list of past award recipients is available at www.alumni.unc.edu/awards.
Deloitte Consulting named ERP partner
Deloitte Consulting will be the implementation partner for
Carolina's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) initiative under a $2.85 million
state-approved contract.
Six firms responded to the system implementation Request for
Information (RFI) issued on Feb. 14. An evaluation team consisting of
representatives from ERP project management and key stakeholders from across
campus reviewed the responses based on three separate components: written
responses to the RFI, interviews with vendors and reference checks.
The implementation-planning portion of the project is
scheduled to begin immediately, with completion anticipated by
Nov. 30. The implementation planning will define future business processes and
determine the development schedule, timing and rollout of the new system.
The University will implement Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise
student applications as the first phase of the ERP project, replacing
Carolina's aging administrative software systems serving students.
Critical selection criteria for the partnership included
deep expertise, solid knowledge of and experience with higher education
PeopleSoft implementations.
"Deloitte was unique among its competitors in that its
proposed project leaders had numerous experiences working as a team in the
roles we identified as key to the project," said Robyn East, associate vice chancellor
for information technology and deputy chief information officer. "Given the
speed at which the Carolina student implementation will move, their ability to
work together as a cohesive team from the onset is invaluable."
Deloitte was also selected for its knowledge of core student
processes, its project vision and team methodology.
Deloitte, the world's largest private consulting firm, is a
global professional services firm providing a breadth of integrated services:
advisory, human capital, tax, audit and consulting. Deloitte is a Certified
Advantage Partner of Oracle Corporation and has a team of higher education
specialists dedicated to helping clients improve business processes and
successfully implement Oracle PeopleSoft solutions.
ERP is an integrated information system that serves all
departments within a particular enterprise. ERP software systems include
application modules to support common business activities such as finance,
accounting and human resources.
Through this effort, the University is implementing a
long-term solution to integrate PeopleSoft with the University's current
administrative systems supporting student services.
To learn more about Enterprise Resource Planning at
Carolina, visit its.unc.edu/erp/index.php.
Williams' contract extended to 2014–15
The University has extended the contract for head basketball
coach Roy Williams through the 2014-15 season. Williams, who will be inducted
into the Naismith
Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September, recently completed his fourth
season as head coach of the Tar Heels.
The 1972 Carolina graduate and native of Asheville led the
Tar Heels to the NCAA championship in 2005. Williams won his 500th game on Dec.
9, 2006, reaching 500 wins in fewer seasons than any coach in the history of
college basketball.
"Roy Williams is a great coach and a great teacher," said
Chancellor James Moeser. "He values the academic journey and runs our
basketball program with integrity. He has given his name, time and resources to
support many aspects of University life. His support, both financial and
inspirational, of the Carolina Covenant has given a voice to that wonderful
Williams originally signed an eight-year deal that began in
2003-04. The new contract terms include an annual base salary of $325,000 and
$30,000 for expenses, plus supplemental income paid by the University that will
range from $1.2 million to $1.5 million per year. It also includes standard
bonuses for qualifying for and advancing through the NCAA Tournament and for
graduation rates in the basketball program that meet or exceed the overall
student body.
Poverty center publishes first book
An array of national leaders writing on topics related to
the economic and social challenges posed by poverty in America have
collaborated with leaders of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity to
publish a book titled "Ending Poverty in America: How to Restore the American
The book, published in April by the New Press, is a
collection of 19 original essays by prominent academics and public
intellectuals and is the first book published by the center since its creation
in February 2005. The publication includes seven sidebars by community leaders
describing successful programs run by practitioners and illustrating or
expanding upon the principal essays. Proceeds from the book will benefit the
center's future programming.
Editors of the book are Marion Crain, the center's director
and the Paul Eaton professor of law at the School of Law; Arne Kalleberg, Kenan
distinguished professor of sociology and senior associate dean for social
sciences and international programs in the College of Arts and Sciences; and
former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, the center's previous director.
Center staff members expect this book to be used as a text
in college classrooms and as a primer of sorts for interested laypeople, as
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"He just straight out told me, you have something called lymphoma," Montana told Ivanhoe.
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According to several published reports free agent quarterback Michael Vick is scheduled to meet with the New York Jets this weekend. The mere mention of Vick sent internet message boards into a frenzy as fans instantly picked their side of acceptance of the former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback. The opinions ranged from letting Vick compete for the starting job, to boycotting the team if the signal caller was signed. I think that it is safe to assume that the signing of Michael Vick will bring a tremendous amount of media attention and fan reaction, both positive and negative, to the New York Jets.
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In my opinion the only way that Mike Vick signs with the Jets is if he is promised a chance to compete with Geno Smith for the starting spot. This will be reiterated by contract terms that will more than likely fall in the $4-5 million per year range. From there the question is whether or not the competition will be productive for second year quarterback Geno Smith.
Sink or swim
At this point in his career I think that competition from a proven veteran like Vick will only help Geno. The young signal caller will be forced to raise his game while learning from a quarterback that is very familiar with Marty Mornhinweg's system. If Smith struggles, then the Jets have a quarterback in place that is very capable of winning games in the NFL. If Geno thrives, then Gang Green has a very solid backup in Vick that can continue to mentor Smith. This seems to be a win-win situation for the New York Jets.
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The biggest issue surrounding Vick is the perceived media circus that he will bring along with him. There is a certain group of the population, including members of the media, that refuses to forgive Michael Vick for his past transgressions (dog fighting etc). It will be paramount for the New York Jets as an organization to take a stand with this group. The front office should explain the rationale for signing Vick and then promptly eliminate the media distractions. In the past the Jets seemed to embrace controversy (especially with the Tebow signing) and this cannot be the case if the team wants the Michael Vick signing to be a success.
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With all things being considered I think that the signing of Mike Vick would be a smart move by the New York Jets. Vick has been productive in Mornhinweg's system and will bring much-needed experience and leadership to the quarterback position. In this day and age you cannot worry about the psyche of players. You bring in as much competition as possible and you let the best man win.
As for the off the field concerns, many people seem to forget that Michael Vick emerged as a prominent leader while a member of the Philadelphia Eagles. Vick handled his demotion admirably and was often praised for his support of quarterback Nick Foles.
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This summer, 26 medical students are shadowing primary care physicians in 20 rural Alabama areas as part of the Department of Family and Community Medicine's Pathway Program.
Singh honored as new ASA FellowWritten by Beena Thannickal
UAB's Karan Singh has been selected as an American Statistical Association Fellow and recognized as a foremost member in the field of statistical science.
UAB ophthalmologists have dinner in the dark to gain better understanding of what it means to be vision-impaired.
UAB Faculty Development Grant Program awards nearly $100,000 to School of Medicine facultyWritten by Dorothy Efird
The UAB Faculty Development Grant Program has announced its annual faculty grants, awarding $99,991 for 10 School of Medicine faculty projects.
Steele to streamline faculty onboarding as assistant dean for Research AdministrationWritten by Kendra Carter
Chad Steele, Ph.D., professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, has been named assistant dean for Research Administration, a new position in the School of Medicine created to facilitate successful onboarding for faculty.
Professor Ravi Bhatia, M.D., is the next holder of the Martha Ann and David L. May Endowed Chair in Cancer Research, and Professor Edward W. Hook III, M.D., was chosen to be the inaugural holder of the Cobbs Endowed Professorship in Infectious Diseases.
National search secures top surgeon-scientist Herbert Chen M.D. to lead UAB Department of SurgeryWritten by Kendra Carter
Herbert Chen, M.D., an internationally recognized surgeon-scientist and medical educator, has been named chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgeon-in-Chief of UAB Hospital.
Undergraduate, middle- and high-school students learn about health careers during the six-week programs offered by the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs.


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The Czech Republic consists of the ancient provinces of Bohemia and Moravia, with a mountainous rim on its western border with Germany. The Czech Republic also shares its northwestern border with Germany, and is bordered by Poland on the north, by Austria on the south, and by the Slovak Republic on the east.
It is completely landlocked within Central Europe, with a climate that is transitional between the milder and wetter conditions of Atlantic Europe and the more extreme conditions (severe winters and warm summers) found in Russia.
The country is hilly with much of its area rising over 1,000 m/3,250 ft. There is little difference of weather from one area to another and everywhere it can be changeable at all times of the year.
The longest spells of settled weather occur during calm but cold days in winter. The most unpleasant weather occurs in winter, when easterly winds from Russia may bring very low temperatures for several days on end. Spring and summer are the wettest seasons.
Summers are moderately warm, but fine weather is often broken by thunderstorms; extreme heat is rare. Spells of disturbed summer weather are often brought by disturbances originating over the northern Mediterranean.
Conditions in Bohemia are illustrated in the table for Prague.
Conditions in Moravia are illustrated in the table for Brno.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- March 10, 2003 -- On Friday, March 7, the board of directors of State Auto Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:STFC) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.035 per share, payable March 31, 2003, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 17, 2003.
This is the 47th consecutive cash dividend declared by the company's board since STFC had its initial public offering of common stock on June 28, 1991.
Also on Friday, the STFC board unanimously accepted the recommendation of its special committee of independent directors urging shareholders to vote against a shareholder proposal, described below, to be included in STFC's 2003 proxy statement. The STFC board opposes the shareholder proposal on the grounds that the company's current business strategies best serve the interests of shareholders. Furthermore, this shareholder proposal, which requests that the STFC board initiate a process for soliciting and evaluating merger proposals for STFC's controlling shareholder, State Auto Mutual, is beyond STFC's legal power or authority to complete. The board of directors of State Auto Mutual also unanimously accepted the recommendation of its special committee of independent directors to vote State Auto Mutual's shares of STFC against the shareholder proposal.
Robert H. Moone, President and CEO of STFC and State Auto Mutual, stated "I consider the actions by our respective boards to be an affirmation of the independence of our companies." Mr. Moone went on to say, "These actions also confirm that our business strategies, which seek to maximize shareholder value through sustainable underwriting profit, adherence to cost-based pricing, controlled growth, efficiency of production, extraordinary service to policyholders and agents, strong agent relationships and keeping employees focused on the bottom line, best serve the interests of shareholders over the long term."
The STFC annual meeting of shareholders is scheduled for May 23, 2003.
State Auto Financial Corporation is a regional property and casualty insurance holding company engaged primarily in writing personal and commercial automobile, homeowners, commercial multi-peril, general liability, workers' compensation and fire insurance. The company currently markets its products through more than 22,000 independent agents associated with approximately 3,500 agencies in 26 states and the District of Columbia. Products are marketed primarily in the central and eastern United States, excluding New York, New Jersey and the New England states.
Except for historical information, all other information in this news release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied. The most significant of these uncertainties are described in State Auto Financial's Form 10-K and Form 10-Q reports and exhibits to those reports, and include (but are not limited to) legislative changes at both the state and federal level, state and federal regulatory rule making promulgations and adjudications, class action litigation involving the insurance industry and judicial decisions affecting claims, policy coverages and the general costs of doing business, the impact of competition on products and pricing, inflation in the costs of the products and services insurance pays for, product development, geographic spread of risk, weather and weather-related events, and other types of catastrophic events. State Auto Financial undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Kyle Anderson
AVP, Director of Corporate Communications
(614) 917-5497
Tara Shull
Investor Relations and Finance Director
(614) 917-4478


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Sorry to hear about your loss. Hope the folks are holding up OK.
Fire-burnt collectable coins are always tragic... I don't think there's much that can be done. Burning usually results in a very thick layer of oxides forming on the surface, as well as subsidiary chemical reactions with anything the coins were sitting in/on or that fell on them during the fire.
You could try the standard archaeological treatments - a fire basically does a few thousand years worth of damage in minutes. An ammonia soak for silver, a longer soak in olive oil or distilled water for coppers. Not sure what to do about cupronickel or al-bronze. But any sort of treatment like that done to a modern coin will make it look "cleaned", so either way its collectable value is greatly diminished.
Sorry to hear about that b_j_w_79 Hang in there and I hope everyone is well