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Today, children have unlimited choices of games. They have been pampered by modern games, ranging from Turtle Ninja, Kung Fu, war games and many more. These can make them stay for hours in front of television or computer. Yet, behind this ease and enjoyment, they lose some values like creativity and do not know they have traditional games.
It is said so because there is a trend where children, both in urban and rural areas, begin to leave their traditional games. Many game options have been available in the form of CD, DVD, Internet and cartoon in television. Just by CD rental or buying the cheapest one and sitting down sweetly, they could enjoy the games they like best. If the games contain competition, they will compete against machine or some times against friends.
Without realized, this may result in sight disorder where children should gaze the monitor and finally require thick glasses at earlier age. Advancement is not always bad. However, parents should control them to what extent those games could drive good impact. Before the presence of these modern games, there were many traditional games. They are no less interesting than the modern ones.
Many children even find it attractive and make them creative. Such event like Bali Arts Festival has shown the treasure of traditional games. This event is just like a kaleidoscope highlighting a variety of traditional games that ever existed within the life of Balinese children. To play one of the games, children should first search for its materials by themselves at backyard or garden. Actually, it is here where the challenge of the games begins. Sometimes, they got injury because they are unable to use a knife properly. It did not matter as intriguing power has superseded it.
Among the parade, there was a space intended for children world where they displayed some bizarre games like coconut shell clog, walking on stilts, pulling friend by the sheath of areca nut, pulling rope in-group and two-wheeled toy where its stick carried on shoulder. Meanwhile, the heavier one was gallivanting show by barong effigy. To play the coconut shell clog, for instance, they should keep their balance well.
Standing on the tips of coconut shell is not easy. Moreover, they have to maintain the harmony of steps with the pulling of rope connected to each coconut shell. When pulling and steps can go harmoniously, the player can walk faster. Balance is also entailed in walking on stilts or tajog or egrang. This game is even riskier because the position of pedal is higher from the ground. However, when a player can operate these stilts properly, it is more challenging and pleasant.
There is great hope that Bali Arts Festival has revealed them one by one so young generation can know their traditional heritages. Maybe, having watched or played modern games they could combine with the traditional ones they have. At least, the traditional can become an alternative, as all raw materials have been available at their surroundings.(BTN/kmb)
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Ejim came up big playing with 4 fouls since the 3 minute mark of regulation.
These are the games that make the nut shots bearable. Awesome effort from everyone. Obviously there is stuff to work on, but who the hell cares? TCU should be good to work out some kinks.
In all seriousness, it's a good thing they have 5 days before the next game. Even if it's TCU, they'll need to get some solid rest.
WTF, did they change Kane's stats? It showed he had a triple double earlier.
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Goodbye Nut Cup!!!
Originally Posted by madguy30
In all seriousness, it's a good thing they have 5 days before the next game. Even if it's TCU, they'll need to get some solid rest.
Georges should be fresh
This team is ******* awesome. Keep on fighting boys. You can go a long way.
I love you. And I love you. And I love you. Shoot, I love you all.
I still don't believe it. Good lord, we had to win one of those sooner or later.
Also, thank goodness ISU won since it will make waking up at 5 am heck of lot easier and make me look like less of an idiot.
Nothing against the other guys on the team, but I would have never thought we could have won this game the way it turned out without Niang. What a giant confidence boost to do so without him during the overtimes. Well done, Cyclones. Well done.
Think I need to have my wife slap me in the face.
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1. Start Up 2. Cash In 3. Sell Out 4. Bro Down
Huge win! Someone said it earlier in the thread, a game like this can change the season....Instead of a 6 game winning streak, could we enjoy an 8 game winning streak?
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My heart hurts - not sure in a good way
Ha ha. Yeah, pretty sure this is how I am going to go.
Toughness, effort, a little bit of mean thrown in there. Just amazing that they overcame all the BS.
Every kid on that floor tonight deserves a lot of credit.
Originally Posted by CyArob
WTF, did they change Kane's stats? It showed he had a triple double earlier.
Stats crew for Okie State has been pretty horrible the whole game. The feed from their statisticians never did show Niang with his 5th foul
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The Waltham Forest News reports that the Metropolitan Police Service is facing criticism from local campaign group, We Are Waltham Forest, for not banning a planned protest in the borough by the English Defence League, set to take place in a few weeks' time.
From the local paper:
"Campaigners who are against a march by the far-right English Defence League (EDL) next month have criticised police for not trying to ban it.
"The extremist group, which describes itself as a movement against Islamic extremism but which critics say is racist, is set to protest in Walthamstow on Saturday September 1.
"Last September Waltham Forest was one of five London boroughs where all marches were temporarily banned by the government following concerns about a proposed EDL demo in Tower Hamlets.
"At the time police said they had specific intelligence which suggested that the march could potentially result in "serious public disorder, violence and damage".
"But now campaigners from the 'We Are Waltham Forest' (WAWF) umbrella group have reacted with dismay after apparently being told by the Met that they will not try and stop the Walthamstow march from going ahead.
WAWF will be holding a community event in the town square on the day "celebrating the borough's multiculturalism". The event is supported by the Waltham Forest Council of Mosques, who told the paper that, "We wrote to the Borough Commander explaining that by banning the EDL march it would send the right message to the EDL and to our communities, particularly our youth.
"Without the ban, unfortunately our congregations will feel the police are allowing these thugs to insult our religion and denigrate our values.
"We are committed to a peaceful protest against these fascists coming to our diverse and tolerant borough, and we will be alerting our congregations to attend the community event in the town centre."
Muslims make up 15% of the population of Waltham Forest and, as the article states, fears of stoking community tensions led to the Home Secretary imposing a ban on an EDL march covering five London boroughs, including Waltham Forest, from taking place last year. The Home Secretary acted after local politicians, councillors and residents presented her with a petition calling for the EDL to be kept out of Tower Hamlets. The EDL instead held a demonstration adjacent to the borough at which sixty of its supporters were arrested. The leader of the EDL, Stephen Lennon, was also captured on film at the protest threatening British Muslims with retaliatory attacks, saying "…every single Muslim watching this video on YouTube, on 7/7 you got away with killing and maiming British citizens…the Islamic community will feel the full force of the EDL if we see any of our citizens killed, maimed or hurt on British soil ever again." In the Channel 4 documentary, Proud and Prejudiced, Lennon is seen joking about the attacks in Norway and saying to an Asian security officer "I'm from Norway and I'll shoot you."
The EDL have also recently held demonstrations in Bristol after campaigners were unsuccessful in having a march banned, and more recently in Chelmsford.
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All things Mother Earth Living
by Robyn Griggs Lawrence, Editor at Large
wabi-sabi, clutter, declutter, organization
"He who knows he has enough is rich," Lao-tzu said, but what about the person who knows he has too much? As the new year brings new opportunities to purge old, unwanted and unused items from your home, I urge you to try not replacing them. I've found that wabi-sabi, the ancient Japanese art of finding beauty in things that are simple, spare and unpretentious, can help with the letting-go process. The following excerpt from my upcoming book, Simply Imperfect: Revisiting the Wabi-Sabi House, illustrates.
"Wabi-sabi's complicated two-step of spacious but not stark, comforting but not cluttered, requires nurturing and refinement. Slowly, over time, you pare down your possessions. You might live for years with three candles, a lamp and a bowl on a side table, then one day realize that removing the candles lets the lamp's clean lines and the empty bowl's possibility shine through. A hand-knit afghan may be useful on the sofa in winter months, but clutter during the summer. One day you may decide that you don't need all those cookbooks out on the counter after all. (How often do you make Thai food?)
If you're not ready to get rid of family heirlooms and art that you don't have space to display, follow the ancient Japanese practice of rotating precious items through a special alcove, or tokonoma, on a seasonal basis. Assuming you have the storage space, rotating knickknacks through storage is much less painful than giving away or selling them. Try to connect the items you bring out of storage to the season—get out your grandmother's milk glass vase for spring flowers and group candlesticks to bring in welcome light in winter. You can expand on this concept throughout the house: replace a heavy woolen comforter with a light linen blanket on your bed, display only one piece of the silver tea set at a time. Putting things away for a while makes them feel new when you pull them out again. Think about how much fun it is to unwrap the Christmas tree ornaments and hang them on the tree each year—and how ready you are, come January, to put them back into storage.
Try following these three simple steps to clutter-free living.
1. Every six months or so, pretend you're moving: Do you really want to haul out six boxes marked "miscellaneous stuff" or ask your friends to carry all those crates of books?
2. Weigh the value of each item you own in terms of the effort it takes to clean, maintain and (perhaps) move. Do you love it so much that it's all worth it? If so, keep it. If not—someone else might.
3. Before you buy anything new, ask yourself whether you can live without it. Walk away from it; if you find yourself pining in one month, go back and get it.
To learn more about wabi-sabi, check out "Wabi Sabi: Find the Beauty and Peace in Ordinary Things," in the February/March 2011 issue of Mother Earth News.
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Height: 5-11 Weight: 191 lbs.
Born: February 15, 1891 in Nashville, TN
Died: September 5, 1968 in Houston, TX
High School: Sherman
College: Austin, Texas (school history)
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Sun Devils 2013 Season:
Arizona State finished the 2013 season with a 37-22-1 record and a 16-14 Pac-12 Conference record, including a 17-11 home record. The team finished in a tie for fourth in the Pac-12 Conference and advanced to the Regional Final against Cal State Fullerton.
51 Seasons Of Success:
The baseball program secured its 51st consecutive 30-win season, which is the longest current streak in Div. 1 baseball. Florida State is second with 49 consecutive. The streak started with the 1963 season when ASU went 34-13. The team went 28-18 its first year in 1959, 32-13 in 1960, 36-13 in 1961 and 27-18 in 1962. The Sun Devils have never had a losing season in their 55 years, and three coaches (Jim Brock, Pat Murphy and Tim Esmay) have never won fewer than 30 games.
Postseason Prowess:
ASU made its 13th consecutive NCAA postseason appearance (when eligible) and its 36th all-time NCAA postseason appearance, tied for fifth most among all schools. The Devils have appeared in 30 NCAA Regionals and are now 166-72* (.697) in postseason games.
* Postseason appearance and victories in 2007 later vacated due to NCAA sanctions. Numbers do not reflect vacations.
An ESpecial Coach:
In his four seasons at the helm of the Sun Devil baseball team, head coach Tim Esmay has guided ASU to the second-highest regular-season winning percentage in the Pac-12 since 2010. His record of 168-70-1 (.703) is just behind UCLA (183-74, .712), but ahead of Oregon State (165-76, .684) and Oregon (163-83-1, .662). Coach Esmay has posted a winning record in the 78 games he has played against top-25 teams (43-35) and also has a winning record against four of the top teams in the Pac-12, including Arizona (11-9), Oregon State (7-6), Oregon (7-5) and UCLA (7-5).
Coach Esmay, who is one of just 10 Pac-12 coaches all-time to guide their teams to consecutive College World Series appearances (09-10), moved to 11-6 all-time in the postseason, including 8-2 in Regional play.
Coach Esmay joins former Sun Devil head coach Jim Brock as the only two managers in school history to lead the Sun Devils to the postseason in three of their first four seasons in Tempe.
ASU finished the season ranked tied for 19th in the final USA Today/Coaches poll, 19th in the final Collegiate Baseball poll, 20th in the final NCBWA poll and 21st in the final Perfect Game poll. The Sun Devils, who were unranked by Baseball America in their preseason poll for the first time in 27 seasons, finished the season ranked 22nd in the final poll.
The Devils have finished the season nationally ranked in 46 seasons, including 18 consecutive years dating back to the 1996 season.
Excelling Against Tough Competition:
The Devils recorded seven wins over top-five teams, including two against then-No. 2 Arkansas, one at then-No. 3 Oregon State, two against then-No. 4 UCLA and two against then-No. 5 Oregon. ASU also went a combined 12-5 against teams in the postseason.
Pacing The Conference:
ASU had six student-athletes earn All-Pac-12 Conference honors. Michael Benjamin, Kasey Coffman and Ryan Kellogg were selected to the First Team, while Trever Allen, Ryan Burr and Max Rossiter earned Honorable Mention recognition.
Since 2010, ASU leads the Pac-12 in First Team All-Conference selections with 20, two more than UCLA and Arizona, who each have 18. Oregon State has 14, followed by Oregon and Cal with nine, Stanford with seven, Washington State with four and USC with two.
Today's Devils Are Tomorrow's Major Leaguers:
Arizona State produced seven selections in the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft, including Trevor Williams, who was taken in the second round. Williams is the 13th Sun Devil since 2000 to be selected in the first two rounds, including the fifth pitcher. Pitching coach Ken Knutson has now had 14 pitchers drafted by the MLB since he joined ASU prior to the 2010 season.
Thirty-eight Sun Devils have been taken in the MLB Draft in coach Esmay's four seasons at ASU, which is the most of any Div. I school in that time span and five more than the next closet team, Florida.
Injured former player and current student coach Cory Hahn was selected in the 34th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Packing Them In:
For the ninth consecutive year and the 10th time in the last 11 years, Arizona State led the West Coast and Pac-12 in average attendance. 78,669 fans came to Winkles Field-Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark during the 2013 season for an average of 2,809 at 28 home games, the 20th highest average in the entire nation.
A Young Nucleus:
ASU played 12 true freshmen this season, including eight position players and four pitchers. This was the most among teams ranked in the top 25 and was tied for the seventh most in the NCAA (Tennessee led with 17). Six freshmen made a combined 90 starts, including 1B/3B Dalton DiNatale (36), DH/C RJ Ybarra (26), 1B David Graybill (17), CFJohnny Sewald (9), DH Tony DiMartino and SS Jordan Aboites. Seven freshmen collected base hits, and six recorded an RBI to account for roughly 17 percent of the team's offense (106 H, 60 R, 61 RBI).
Five freshmen pitchers combined to make 18 starts and throw 176.1 innings, or 32 percent of all innings this season. They went a combined 17-5 with 132 strikeouts.
A Second Half Surge:
Over the past four seasons, coach Esmay has led the Sun Devils to a 86-39 (.689) record during the months of April and May, including a 21-12 mark in 2013, 20-9 mark in 2012, a 21-10 mark in 2011 and a 24-8 mark in 2010.
ASU posted a 14-4 record in April and reached 14 wins in the month for the first time since 1988.
Leading The Offensive Charge:
Junior third baseman Michael Benjamin became the first Devil since Jason Kipnis in 2009 to lead the team in batting average, slugging percentage, hits and total bases. Benjamin batted .335 with 83 hits, the highest total since Riccio Torrez in 2010, and had a slugging percentage of .544 with 135 total bases, also the highest total since Zack MacPheein 2010.
Carrying On The Friday Night Tradition:
Junior right-hander Trevor Williams finished his career with a 3.00 ERA, which is the sixth-lowest mark in school history (aluminum bat era). Williams tossed three complete games this past season and recorded five in his career, which is the second most among ASU pitchers since 2007. His 1.55 walks allowed per nine innings are the second fewest among ASU starting pitchers since 2007.
Pitching coach Ken Knutson has now mentored two Devils who have ended their careers with two of the lowest ERA in school history (aluminum bat era). Brady Rodgers' (2010-12) 2.39 career ERA is second lowest in school history and Williams' ranks sixth.
Right-hander Ryan Burr set the freshman single-season saves record with 12, which is the most of any Devil since 2010. He earned four of his saves against top-five teams, including two vs. Arkansas and two vs. then-No. 4 UCLA. His .141 opposing batting average was the lowest mark in school history and his 45 innings pitched led all relievers.
Canada's Freshman Sensation:
Left-handed pitcher Ryan became the first freshman in school history to begin his career 11-0 and is just the fifth freshman in school history to lead the team in wins (11). He is only the fourth freshman in ASU annals to collect at least 11 wins, his 103 innings pitched are the fifth most for a freshman in school history and his 3.15 ERA, which was the fourth lowest on the team, ranks among the top 10 lowest by a freshman in ASU annals. He is just the fourth Devil in school history to earn freshman All-America honors from three or more publications, joining Brady Rodgers (2010),Mitchell Lambson (2009) and Mike Leake (2007).
A Nearly Perfect No-Hitter:
Kellogg threw the ninth no-hitter in school history in a complete-game shutout on the road against then-No.3 Oregon State on March 23. He did not allow a walk in 110 pitches and the only two Beavers base runners reached on a pair of ASU fielding errors. It was the first no-hitter by a Devil since Feb. 2, 1993, the first ever in a Pac-10/12 game, the second ever on the road and the fourth by a freshman. Kellogg earned NCBWA National Player of the Week recognition, the seventh Devil to do so since 2002 and first since Feb. 23, 2010, and donated his hat to the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
Making His Presence Felt:
Senior left-handed pitcher Matt Dunbar made 36 appearances this season, which is tied with Chuck Crumpton (1998) for the fourth most in a single season in school history. Mitchell Lambson and Noah Peery own the most with 39 in 2010 and 1994, respectively.
A Bright Offensive Future:
Catcher/designated hitter RJ Ybarra and infielder Dalton DiNatale, who hit .313 and .302 on the season, respectively became the fourth pair of freshmen teammates since 2006 to bat over .300 in a single season. The duo joins a list of other Devil freshmen that includes current Major Leaguers Ike Davis, Brett Wallace, Dustin Pedroia and Willie Bloomquist, and current Minor Leaguers Deven Marrero and Drew Maggi, among others.
Hitting High Marks:
The Sun Devils finished in the top 30 in Div. I in triples (sixth), home runs (20th), slugging percentage (25th) and doubles (29th). ASU also ranked 42nd in runs, 46th in scoring and 47th in hits.
ASU ranked first in the Pac-12 in slugging percentage, runs scored, RBI, doubles, home runs and total bases, second in hits and triples, third in on-base percentage and fourth in batting average.
Benjamin was the only player in the Pac-12 to place in the top four in slugging percentage (third), runs scored (fourth), hits (second) and total bases (first).
McAlister's Late Charge:
Right-hander Josh McAlister posted a team-low 0.89 ERA, the lowest ERA in the past six seasons (min. 20 innings pitched). He tossed a career-high 5.1 scoreless innings in the final game of the season against Cal State Fullerton. He allowed just one run in the final 12 1/3 innings of the season dating back to May 15 against Texas Tech, and allowed just two total runs in 20 1/3 innings all season (13 appearances).
Stars And Stripes (And Maroon And Gold):
Right-hander Ryan Burr is participating for the USA Collegiate National Team this summer, becoming the 20th Sun Devil since 1984 to suit up for Team USA. ASU has had a representative on the team each year since 2007, as Trevor Williams played in 2012, Brady Rodgers and Deven Marrero competed on the squad in 2011, Drew Maggi played in 2010, Matt Newman in 2009, Mike Leake in 2008, and Petey Paramore and Brett Wallace in 2007. This is the longest such streak among all schools. Coach Esmay is also suiting up for the Collegiate National Team as the hitting coach.
A Sun Devil has been represented on the Collegiate National Team 15 seasons, which is fourth most behind Stanford (21), Cal State Fullerton (19) and Miami (17). ASU's 20 players are tied for the fourth most with Georgia Tech and trail Stanford (29), Cal State Fullerton (22) and Miami (21).
Saying Goodbye:
Seniors Alex Blackford, Matt Dunbar and Max Rossiter were honored on the field as part of Senior Day prior to ASU's 7-6 loss to Arizona on May 19.
Sun Devils Graduate:
Six Sun Devil baseball players, including five on the current team and current Red Sox minor leaguer Deven Marrero, earned their degrees in Spring 2013. A total of nine Sun Devils have graduated in the 2012-13 school year, including four after their collegiate playing days were over.
Alex Blackford, Communication (BS); Matt Dunbar, BIS Interdisciplinary Studies (Business and Tourism Development and Management); Zak Miller, Political Science (BS); Max Rossiter, Business (Public Service and Public Policy) (BA); Billy Young, Communication (BA); Deven Marrero (2010-12), Criminal Justice and Criminology (BS); Chris Bando (1975-78) Liberal Studies (BLS); Austin Barnes (2009-11) Communication (BA); Colin Curtis (2004-06) Communications and Sociology (BIS).
Academic Success:
Fifteen Sun Devils earned Scholar Baller® recognition in both semesters of the 2012-13 school year while a total of 26 baseball student-athletes were Scholar Ballers® for at least one semester. Scholar Baller® honors those who achieved a 3.0 GPA or made outstanding academic improvement.
Home Is Where The Heart Is:
ASU is 104-27 at home, including eight postseason games, since 2010. They went 36-3 at Packard in coach Esmay's first season and followed up with a 28-7 record in 2011, 23-6 in 2012 and 17-11 in 2013.


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iaa @ appliedautonomy
July 7th, 2009
See the press release regarding Nike's Chalkbot.
StreetWriter 2001 - Institute for Applied Autonomy
Link to: Contestational Robotics (2004)
The StreetWriter project expands on the research
gained from the successes of the Robotic GraffitiWriter project.
The system consists of a custom built, computer controlled industrial
spray painting unit that is built into an extended-body cargo van.
The vehicle prints text messages onto the pavement in a manner much
like a dot-matrix printer. The expanded width of StreetWriter allows
for messages and simple graphics that are legible from tall buildings
and low flying aircraft and is capable of rendering messages that
are several hundred feet in length.
In memorium
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From Paris With Love Movie Reviews
User reviews on From Paris With Love
I really enjoyed this one from start to finish. This was a good one like "Broken Arrow" and had the right combination of comedy, drama, and action. I'll go see it again.
Action packed garbage with actually very lame action scenes.
Travolta cannot compete with himself while in Pulp Fiction.
Who is Meyers and how can a miserable little man like him play anything other than a miserable little man?
Weak story and more of a comedy than an "action/adventure."
Good thing I get a discount on movies and there is absolutely nothing else to do in Fort Sill, OK other than watching movies.
I thought John Travolta was very good in his part. I hope he goes
on to make more "ACTION" movies because he is very good in them. I look forward to seeing him in more movies. I did not
feel I wasted my money going to see this movie.
Pulp Fiction was released in 1994. That film signaled John Travolta's reemergence into popular culture, with good reason. He could have easily coasted by on the strength of Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary's brilliant script. Instead, he took what he was given and expanded on it to make Vincent Vega the epitome of cool. Since then, Travolta has been coasting from film to film, taking in giant amounts of money and slowly wasting the good will he had built up in one of the best films of the last 20 years. In From Paris With Love, he tries to get back some of the cool he had 16 years ago. Unfortunately for the audience, we learn that sometimes you can't go home again.
This mess of a film also stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers as an aide to the US embassy in France and low level CIA operative who dreams big. That is, until he is pulled into the world of underworld drug rings and guns by Travolta's Charlie Wax, who says things that were hip in cool in the mid 90s, but today couldn't be more cliché. Some of the dialogue even references Travolta's earlier triumph, with predictably lame results.
Director Pierre Morel has experience creating exciting action, from District B13 to last year's Taken. Here, there's a lot of bombast and car crashes. The action isn't bad, but action for action's sake doesn't make it good either. And the script is in equal parts lame, stupid, and unbelievable. What's worse, the movie doesn't know if it wants to be a comedy, an action film, or a drama. If the filmmakers don't care to figure it out, why should we?
From Paris With Love continues the current trend of action film as video game. Filmmakers can't seem to balance a story with chases, great dialogue and characters with shootouts. Everyone involved with this film would be smart to look back at a film like Pulp Fiction and learn what made it good, instead of just trying to emulate its cool.
First let me say that I love John Travolta. He was not bad in this, but the movie was very corny. At first, I thought it was supposed to be some kind of a farce but, in the end, I realized it was just a really bad movie. I would pass on this one.
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EPICS was initiated as a two-way partnership between the university and the community. The EPICS Corporate/Foundation Partners Program expands this relationship to a three-way partnership of the university, the community, and industry.
Your involvement can be either in the form of leadership support (please see information below) and/or financial support both at the local program level as well as the national program level.
Possible forms of leadership support that you can provide include:
- Guest Speaker: Share your thoughts and professional experiences with EPICS students by serving as a guest speaker during a lecture class.
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At the grocery store
If you are looking for a new recipe, recipe inspiration or simply learning to cook, a quick and easy place to get started is your local grocery store. With your smartphone and determination you can walk out with some great ideas. You see many grocery store foods are not complicated to cook at home. They just contain a lot of ingredients to preserve them well past their natural expiration date.
Walk down the aisles, especially in the frozen meal section and pick up a package that looks good. Then flip it over and read the ingredients. Chances are many of the ingredients are all things you can find just a few aisles away. Write down the ingredients you recognize. Then flip it over to take a picture of what the meal looks like on the box. Now you are ready to go. You have a picture and ingredient list to start shopping.
In the kitchen
So you've collected all the ingredients and are home in your kitchen, staring at the ingredients, ready to cook. Great! One last thing to understand. The ingredients on a food label are listed in order of amount from largest to smallest amount. So when you begin cooking make a mental note that an ingredient last on the list is just a tiny pinch compared to the first two or three. Now get cooking!
There is of course some risk involved because you do not have the exact measurement of each ingredient. That's okay. Just begin with educated guesses and if you have eaten it before then just recall the intensity of flavor of each ingredient, especially the spices and herbs. When in doubt start conservative and adjust during cooking. This method applies to all categories of food but is more delicate for bakes goods because there is no adjusting ingredients once baking starts.
You may or may not end up with a perfect result but have learned something about cooking with a totally new ingredient that you may not have considered before. This also works if you are curious about which herbs are used with a particular style of cooking. The bottom line is to use it as a food adventure right close to home. You cannot go wrong with that.


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The Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) comprising the foreign ministers of the six member states, today concluded its two-day 58th session in Riyadh under the chairmanship of Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssef Bin Alawi Abdullah.
The communiqué issued by the council began by expressing pleasure at the full recovery of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz, and then praised the State of Oman for establishing regulations governing appointment to the post of GCC Secretary-General in accordance with the rotational system endorsed at the Muscat meeting of the GCC Supreme Council in December 1995.
Reviewing developments in the Iraqi situation, the council regretted that Iraq has not carried out its international obligations as stipulated by the relevant UN Security Council resolutions. As for the suspect behavior of the Iraqi regime concerning the elimination of weapons of mass destruction, the council emphasized the need for all countries to support the efforts of the appropriate UN committee, and expressed concern that the Iraqi regime is exploiting certain border checkpoints for the smuggling of ingredients for aggressive weapons, thus hampering the mission of the UN inspection teams in violation of Resolution 687. While regretting the deterioration in the living and health condition of the brotherly Iraqi people, the council holds the Iraqi regime fully responsible on account of its ill-conducted policy, and calls on Iraq to implement the humanitarian articles of Resolution 986 to alleviate their bitter suffering. The council, while nevertheless reaffirming its concern for the territorial integration and sovereignty of Iraq, further calls on the international community to maintain pressure on the Iraqi government until all relevant resolutions are complied with, including those concerning the freeing of prisoners and the returning of all property.
The council then reviewed relations between the GCC states and the Islamic Republic of Iran and the question of its occupation of the three islands of Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa which belong to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The council declared Iran's establishment of an airport on Abu Musa on March 10, 1996 as an unjustified act of provocation, reiterating its deep regret that Iran has made no response to the UAE's repeated calls to settle this question peacefully. The GCC steadfastly backs the UAE, and calls for referral of the matter to the International Court of Justice.
Reviewing the developments in the Middle East Peace Process from an unwavering position of support for the realization of a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the region on the basis of the concept of land for peace and Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338, the council expressed appreciation for international efforts underway to realize that goal especially those of the United States. While expressing satisfaction at the Palestinian legislative and presidential elections, and at the re-deployment of the Israeli army in most parts of the West Bank in compliance with the second phase of the self-rule agreement, the council calls on Israel to lift the blockade imposed on the West Bank and Gaza Strip and to fully comply with bilateral agreements with the Palestinians, to refrain from any act that might contradict with the trend of peace and begin talks for the final phase towards full Israeli withdrawal from the remaining occupied lands including Al-Quds Al-Sherif (Jerusalem). The council also hoped that efforts would be intensified to remove obstacles delaying the progress of talks on the Syrian/Israeli track, expressing full support for the Syrian position that Israel must withdraw from the Golan Heights to the lines existing prior to June 4, 1967, and that similar momentum on the Lebanese/Israeli track would end Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon in compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 425.
Referring to the Summit of the Peacemakers at Sharm Al-Sheikh, the council expressed deep appreciation of the efforts exerted by the Arab Republic of Egypt under the leadership of President Hosni Mubarak to ensure its success, and endorsed full support for its resolutions. The council called on the two sponsors to resume the Madrid Conference for Peace in the Middle East, in order to accelerate the peace process. While acknowledging that violence and extremism are international phenomena, the council reiterates its condemnation and full rejection of all their manifestations and in particular those that harm the security and stability of the region or hamper the Middle East Peace Process, and calls on the international community to coordinate efforts to check violent and terrorist acts.
Citing the resolutions of the supreme council of the GCC in its 16th session in Muscat concerning the honor code for foreign information work the council emphasized the importance of cooperation among all member states to confront biased media campaigns.
Reviewing developments in the Bosnian situation, the council welcomed steps taken to implement the Dayton Accord for Peace and noted with satisfaction the solidarity among GCC citizens in response to the initiative of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nayahan, President of the UAE, in organizing fund-raising campaigns for the reconstruction of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The council also reviewed the dispute between Yemen and Eritrea over the Hanish Islands, and underlined the need to contain the crisis by peaceful means guaranteeing the rights and preserving the historical ties of the two countries, and by mediation efforts on the basis of international law and the principles of the UN charter.
In the economic arena, the council discussed the issue of customs tariffs in accordance with the Muscat resolution, and called for a joint meeting in June 1996 between the ministerial council and the committee for economic and financial cooperation in order to find a solution encompassing the articles of the unified economic agreement and providing the required flexibility for consensus. In addition, the council approved the system for patents and associated fees for inventions in the GCC states and authorized the Bureau of Patents to introduce the required amendments.
Concerning negotiations with the European Union (EU) the council reviewed the joint ministerial meeting to be held in Luxembourg in April 1996, and agreed that there is a need for expansion of investment and trade exchanges between the GCC and the EU, notably in the private sector. The council was briefed on a recent meeting of experts in Brussels and on negotiating machinery adopted by the GCC. In addition, the council expressed satisfaction at the success of the second GCC/US Business Conference in Manama on March 10-13.
In conclusion, the ministerial council thanked out-going secretary-general Sheikh Fahim Al-Qasimi for his outstanding diplomatic and political skills in contributing to the GCC's tremendous achievements over the last three years, and welcomed new secretary-general Jamil Ibrahim Al-Hujeilan.


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Project Design Team Wednesday~Scalloped Envelope Clutch
Posted by administrator on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Hi, I'm Lindsay from The Cottage Mama and I'm thrilled to be back sharing my Project Design Team Tutorial today!
To be honest with you, it was really hard to choose what fabric to use for today's tutorial as there are so many great prints right now at Riley Blake Designs. But I decided on a couple from the 'Hipster' cotton line and I'm absolutely in love with them.
When I picked out this printed cross-stitch fabric, I just new it would be perfect for some type of bag. Envelope clutches seem to be all the rage right now and I have a thing for scalloped edges, so put them together and what do you get? A Scalloped Envelope Clutch Tutorial. Let's get started.......
Scalloped Envelope Clutch Tutorial
by Lindsay Wilkes from The Cottage Mama
for Riley Blake Designs
Fabric Line: 'Hipster' cottons by Riley Blake Designs
1 yard exterior fabric
1 yard lining fabric
**if you have a non-directional print you can get away with only a half yard of each print and cut the pattern on the horizontal.
1/2 yard fusible interfacing
1 button
Free pattern piece found HERE
Free pattern piece found HERE
Step 1: Assemble your pattern. This pattern is very easy. All you need is 8.5" x 11" sheets of paper. Print out your scallop piece from the free pattern included above in the supplies list and cut it out. Then place two 8.5" x 11" sheets with the longs sides flush next to each other and tape them together, then place the straight edge of the scallop piece flush up against one of the sheets of paper and tape them together. Now you have your Scallop Envelope Clutch pattern. You may need to angle cut the paper attaching to the scallop piece depending on how your printer prints out the pattern piece.
Step 2: Apply fusible interfacing to the back of the two fabrics you are using. Do so according to manufacturers instructions. You can use any interfacing you would like, but just remember that the thicker the interfacing, the sturdier this will be as a clutch.
Also, if you would like to use this as a case for a kindle or other electronic device, you could apply fusible fleece to the backsides of the fabric as well.
Step 3: Cut out your pattern pieces. You need one in the exterior fabric and one in the lining. Fold up the bottom of the clutch so that it comes up to the bottom of the scallops with the right sides together.
Step 4: Sew along both straight sides. Do this for the lining and exterior pieces. Clip the corners at an angle to remove bulk.
Step 5: Turn the interior lining piece right side out and press.
Step 6: At this point the exterior piece is still wrong side out. Take the lining piece and tuck it down inside the exterior piece. This will make it so that the right sides are together.
Step 7: You'll need to leave a little part open across the front of the clutch so go ahead and mark this with your fabric marking pen so you won't forget.
Step 8: Sew the exterior and the lining together all the way around the scallops. Start where the side seams end and go all the way up, around and back down to the other side seam.
Step 9: Clip around the scallops. Use pinking shears or scissors and clip the seam allowance down and cut each dip in the scallop. You need to cut almost to the stitching at the dips of the scallops, otherwise they will not turn out nicely. If they aren't laying flat when you turn your clutch right side out, that is probably the problem.
Step 10: Sew across the front of the clutch, making sure to leave that one section open that we already marked. Your stitches across the front should meet up with the stitches you did for the scallops. Clip out the extra fabric in the corner so that it turns out nicely. Cut down to the stitches, but making sure not to go through them. Make sure to move the back of the clutch out of the way so you don't catch it in your seam.
Step 11: Turn the clutch right side out by pulling the fabric through the opening. Tuck the lining down into the exterior, making sure to neatly tuck in the corners.
Step 12: Press out the scallops. Sometimes you really have to 'work out' the scallops with your iron to make them look nice. Try rolling the seams out with your fingers......that always works well for me. And press, press, press!
Step 13: Press under the little section you left open so that it is in line with the center front of the clutch.
Step 14: Run a row of topstitching across the front of the clutch to close the opening. You could also topstitch around the scallops as well, but make sure you go slowly because if those stitch lines don't look good, they will definitely show on the front side of the clutch.
Step 15: Make a buttonhole on the center scallop based on the size of your button and according to your machines instructions. Open the buttonhole.
Step 16: Close the top scallop piece and mark for your button placement. Hand or machine sew your button in place.
And now look......you have a completed Scalloped Envelope Clutch!
Feel free to adjust the measurements. Wouldn't this make an adorable case for your ipad using fusible fleece for padding? So many options!
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! To check out more free sewing patterns and tutorials, please visit me over at The Cottage Mama. I always love meeting new people!
Categories: A, Project Design Team Wednesday
So cute Lindsay!!!by Simple Simon and Co
May 01st, 2013 at 10:27 a.m.
Lovely tutorial! Pretty fabric too! Thanks so much for sharing it?!by Amy Smith
May 01st, 2013 at 7:58 p.m.
Can't seem to download the scalloped free apttern piece. It has just letters and numbers. No pattern. * Hi Bonnie...try using a different browser, and if you are still having problems email email@example.com Bonnie
May 02nd, 2013 at 1:30 a.m.
You used the perfect fabric for this clutch! Love it.by Cindy
May 02nd, 2013 at 2:07 p.m.
CUTE! why not have "pdf" tutorials so that we can easily print or save for later?by Maggie
May 02nd, 2013 at 10:25 p.m.
A tip for sewing scallops: Sew a single stitch straight across between scallops. You may have to turn your flywheel by hand to do this. Clip down to the straight stitch before turning. I put a tiny drop of seam sealant on the stitch as well. Your scallops will turn easily and lay flat every time.by joan
January 20th, 2014 at 8:21 a.m.


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Marinade was quick to prep - nothing overly complicated - smelled delicious and pork came out juicy and tender but seemed a bit bland.
Tuscan Pork Loin
From EatingWell: December 2005/January 2006
Roasted pork loin is a staple of Italian cooking. In this recipe we coat the lean meat with garlic, rosemary and aromatic lemon zest before it goes in the oven, and then deglaze the pan with vermouth to make a savory gravy. The roast is perfect for entertaining but equally at home for a Sunday family supper.
4 Reviews for Tuscan Pork Loin
I've made this recipe twice and both times it turned out perfect! Tender and flavorful and easy!
I made this for Christmas dinner. It was lovely and very easy. I didn't trim the meat and I think that prevented the flavors from seeping in. Next time, I will let it marinate longer. And double the gravy!
i just made this for christmas dinner and it was a huge success! i brined the pork loin first in a brown sugar-salt brine and it was so tender and juicy. everyone asked for the recipe!


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Alumnus Michael S. Heschel, MBA, receives the Distinguished Alumni Award at the 2011 Alumni Awards and Dean's Dinner held on Oct. 28.
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The National Science Foundation has awarded a research grant to Michael Leiblein to study innovation and production sourcing decisions in the semiconductor industry.
"These are important investment decisions and an area that has not received in-depth, critical study," said Leiblein, associate professor of management and corporate strategy in the Department of Management and Human Resources."This research will contribute to both managerial decision-making and public policy. It will also develop protocols for a publicly available database of information describing financial and organizational decisions in this industry."
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MBAs win supply chain competition for second year in a row
MBA students Bart Fredric, Tim Renner and Kaushik Sriniyas defended Fisher's title last weekend in the second annual Michigan State University Graduate Supply Chain Challenge. Fisher's team was coached by Marc Ankerman. The team was awarded a $5,000 cash prize.
"Foreshadowing this weekend's victory in football, our team won first place again this year, with the University of Wisconsin-Madison placing second and Georgia Institute of Technology placing third,' said Karen Wruck, associate dean for graduate programs. "In keeping with our tradition of supporting future case competitions, the team is donating 50 percent of the cash prize toward that purpose."
Unlike traditional MBA case competitions, this event introduced a simulated real-time competitive supply chain strategy environment (the Supply Chain Operations Decision Environment or SCODE) that objectively assessed the skills of each MBA team to design and manage dynamic supply chains against a common scenario.
Other MBA programs that competed were Purdue, Carnegie Mellon, University of Maryland, and Michigan State University.
This invitation-only event required teams from the top 15 MBA schools in logistics and supply chain to compete in a scenario-based case competition over two days in East Lansing. Sponsors of the event included, ArcelorMittal, ConocoPhillips, Dow, Ford Motor Co., the GM Foundation, Intel, John Deere, Northrop Grumman and Shell.
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This is the second in a series of video introductions from new faculty members who joined the Fisher community this year. Click on the video links above to view the brief greetings from David Cleeton, visiting professor, Department of Finance, and Nino Hardt, assistant professor of marketing.
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Additionally, Lahmers has tried to identify a senior to introduce the guest speaker and to serve as a role model to sophomores. Guzman was introduced to the class by Matthew Spring, a fourth-year student and former speaker series alum, who interned at Eaton and will begin work full time in the spring of 2012.
"We have a perfect storm of finding someone with a connection to the company," Lahmers said. "I really like the self-sustaining idea of a current generation passing on to the next."
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Right place to sight the rarest of our feathered friends.
People from around the world flock to the Rio Grande Valley to see birds they couldn't catch a glimpse of anywhere else. Rare species sightings are common here. That's why this is among the best places for bird watching anywhere on earth.
100,000 acres of birds, butterflies and wildlife.
The World Birding Center, is a collaboration of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and nine RGV communities. About 100,000 acres in nine sites stretch 120 miles from Roma through McAllen to South Padre Island on the Gulf of Mexico. Many of these sites represent the northern edge of the range of neotropical birds. Occasionally, birds that are generally only found farther south wander across the border, offering birders the chance at a life-list species.
These special places for learning and discovery include viewing stations, watch towers, trails, gift shops, art interpretive exhibits and programs.
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Best birding & wildlife sites in the Valley
Anzalduas Park & Dam
FM 1016, one mile west of Hwy 494, Mission
Anzalduas is a diversion dam built in the 50's to divert water from the Rio Grande to a large irrigation canal on the Mexican side. This county park has many large shade trees, picnic tables, boating facilities, and a pavilion overlooking the Rio Grande. Clay-colored Robin, Vermilion Flycatcher, Couch's Kingbird, Ladder-backed and Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Altamira Oriole, Green Jay, Gray Hawk, Tropical Parula and Rose-throated Becard are species that can be found at the park. Directions: Take Expressway 83 west, turn left onto FM 1016, and again left at FM494. Watch for signs.
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
2800 S. Bentsen Palm Drive (FM 2062), Mission
With over 550 acres of original sub-tropical thorn forest, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park is a birder's gem. As an added bonus, campers in the park keep feeders and fruit stations active all winter for excellent views of Plain Chachalaca, Green Jay and Golden-fronted Woodpecker. Chief attraction at Bentsen-Rio is the night birds: Common Pauraque, Common Night-hawk, Eastern Screech Owl, Great Horned Owl and Elf Owl. Similar species to Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. Directions: Take Expressway 83 through Mission and FM2062 south. This road dead ends at the State Park.
Edinburg Scenic Wetlands
714 S. Raul Longoria, Edinburg
An oasis for water-loving birds, butterflies and other creatures, Edinburg Scenic Wetlands is one of the most popular spots in the Rio Grande Valley for observing nature. With six acres of butterfly gardens, it will be a destination for butterfly watchers as well as birders. There's even a small pond dedicated to dragonflies. Directions: Go north on Trenton Road. Turn left at S. 25th Ave. Turn right at E. Freddy Gonzalez Dr., then left at S. Raul Longoria.
Estero Llano Grande State Park
3301 S. International Blvd. (FM 1015), Weslaco
Nearly 200 acres of can't-miss birding in the network's largest wetlands environment. Even beginning birders and nature lovers will enjoy exploring this 176-acre refuge, which is convenient to all the Rio Grande Valley has to offer. Directions: Take East Expressway 83 to FM 1015. Travel South on FM 1015 crossing Business 83 and Mile 6 North. Look for the World Birding Center entrance on the east side of FM 1015 before reaching Mile 5 North.
Jardin Escondido
7600 N. Bentsen Road, McAllen
Contact: Cecilia Mumford - 956-686-6648
For an enjoyable afternoon/evening, make reservations for your group to attend "The Birds - Happy Hour Buffet" and partake of a Birders Live Show. Admission includes Happy Hour refreshments. Prior to the sit down show, you can walk the trails and enjoy other parts of Jardin Escondido's gardens and wildscapes. View local birds such as Chachalacas, Green Jays, Kiskadees, Buff Bellied Hummingbirds and several waterfowl. The best time for viewings is 6 – 8 p.m., since all the wildlifeat are fed at this time and they start to mingle and eat at this time. Directions: To get to this home, get on Trenton it will become 5 mile line and Bentsen, take a left on Bentsen (south) at 5 mile. 5 houses, on east side, 7600 N Bentsen Road with a black top private drive, iron gate.
Quinta Mazatlan – McAllen Wing of the World Birding Center
600 Sunset Avenue, McAllen
Quinta Mazatlan is minutes from the airport and the mall. An historic adobe hacienda is the centerpiece of this 15 acre urban sanctuary. The half-mile of nature trails has 5 water features, bird feeding stations and native gardens representing a remnant of the Tamaulipan Thorn Scrub country. Great site to view the valley specialty birds like the Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Great Kiskadee, Couch's Kingbird, Green Jay, Clay-colored Robin, Long-billed and Curve-billed Thrashers, Olive Sparrow, Chachalacas and many more. Plus it is a great place to view over wintering warblers! You'll enjoy the Green Parakeets and Red-crowned Parrots nesting in the palm trees. Open Tuesday to Saturday. Directions: Take Expressway 83 to 10th Street Exit.Travel South on 10th, pass La Plaza Mall. Turn East on Sunset Drive (Hotel on corner).
Red-Crowned Parrots and Green Parakeets
Around McAllen
Flocks of Red-Crowned Parrots and Green Parakeets are frequently seen and heard throughout McAllen. Debate ensues over whether the birds are escapees or have been pushed to the northern reaches of their habitat. Beyond debate is that they are thriving in McAllen. Best time to find them is at dusk. Best viewing sites: Red-crowned Parrot – check Dallas St. between 2nd St. and McColl in McAllen. Green Parakeet – try Violet St. between 10th & 6th in McAllen. (Parrots and parakeets can also be spotted in Harlingen, Brownsville, and other RGV towns.)
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Route 2, Alamo, Texas
Santa Ana's riparian thorn forest is famous for the number of species that calls it home. Over 2,000 acres of excellent birding habitats include resacas and Spanish Moss-laden woods. A visitor's center features hands-on exhibits and a bookstore. Tram rides around the refuge's 7 mile loop are available as are hiking trails. Common sightings include: Plain Chachalaca, Green Jay, Golden-fronted and Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Altamira Oriole, Olive Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Long-billed Thrasher, Vermilion Flycatcher, Green-ringed, and Belted Kingfisher, Great Kiskadee, Buff-bellied Hummingbird and Hook-billed Kite. Directions: Take Expressway 83 east to Alamo Rd./FM 907 Exit. Go south until it ends at the Old Military Highway. Turn left, go 1/2 mile and turn right into refuge lot.
Other Nearby World Birding Center Sites
South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center
Nature sites in and around McAllen
For a complete look at area wildlife centers and activities, visit Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
Rio Hondo, TX
This 45,187 acre is home to 406 species of birds, the American alligator, and the endangered ocelot and Aplomado falcon. More than six miles of walking trails are available and the 15-mile bay side driving loop is a must for bird watchers and nature enthusiasts.
Valley Nature Center
301 South Border Avenue, Weslaco
The Valley Nature Center is the oldest nature center in the Rio Grande Valley, dedicated to environmental education. Features large butterfly gardens, cactus gardens, diverse native plants, walking trails and ponds.
Valley's Rare Bird Alert


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Making the transition from a hobbyist to professional is not always a simple path in the belly dance world. While a ballet dancer might attend dance school and join a company, a belly dancer may have a more varied approach to joining the ranks of professionals.
Samira Shuruk, a dancer based in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area, has been belly dancing professionally for over a decade. Shuruk, who was a dance major in college, said she began her career in belly dance by seeking out instructors with years of experience both teaching and performing.
Shuruk said she has studied many different styles of belly dance, including Egyptian, Turkish, American cabaret and tribal.
"Learning different styles makes you more marketable," Shuruk said. "You can make more audiences happy. And that's really your job."
Isabel Asra, a Baltimore-based professional belly dancer and instructor, added that making audiences happy means professionals need to have a degree of cultural awareness and an attention to venue. They must know what their audience is expecting and deliver a performance tailored to that audience, be it an authentic Egyptian dance at an Egyptian wedding or a fusion performance at an art gallery.
"[You need] an awareness of the origins of the style, and an awareness of the meaning of the music and the culture," Asra said. "You have a responsibility to represent an entire culture, not just a way of moving your body."
In terms of professional standards, professional belly dancers have a wide range of responsibilities. Asra said some of the artistic standards include a strong dance technique, improvisational ability, spatial awareness and, of course, the ability to make it all look effortless.
In addition to the physical and cultural standards, Shuruk said there is a business side to belly dance.
"How do you screen a gig, how do you make sure you're safe, how to negotiate what proper rates are in your area – it's all part of professional training," Shuruk said.
Shuruk said any students pursuing belly dance professionally should keep in mind fellow dancers in their community.
"Remember that other belly dancers in your community are the ones you'll be working with the longest, so always be honest and fair with them," Shuruk said.
Asra said students should be able to continue loving the dance even as they treat it like a job, and to take a mature approach to improving their technique.
"It's not all glamour, it's hard work," she said. "It helps to find a teacher who gives you really honest feedback on your dancing and it's important to be humble enough to take that and make it better."


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St Moritz Snow Golf
Golf-lovers need not hang up their clubs during the winter months; they can always try their hand at snow golf. Celebrated as golf's coolest tournament, the Snow Golf Championship is held in St Moritz in January. Over 150 professional, amateur and celebrity golfers from over 20 countries attend this glamorous event.
The tournament is played on a nine-hole golf course at 1800-metres above sea level in a spectacular Alpine setting. The holes are approximately 33 per cent shorter than normal grass holes. The fairways are composed of compacted snow, while the 'whites' are made from frozen snow. Golf balls are fluorescent amber for maximum visibility in the winter landscape.
NB. The 2017 dates are provisional and will be finalised closer to the time.


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With two young daughters in tow, the couple wanted to plant roots somewhere the girls could safely explore—but they didn't want to sacrifice being in the center of it all, either, so they tapped Brown and Mathiesen to craft a home built to be welcoming.
The table is from R.J. Imports; the banquette fabric is by Trina Turk for Schumacher.
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2004 Cross Country -- Earned the first All-American honor of his career after a 31st place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (31:49.8) ... Also earned All-Pac-10 (5th, 24:31) and All-Region (6th, 30:40) honors ... Was the Bruins' No. 1 runner all season.
2004 -- At the NCAA Championships, he finished sixth in his heat, 13th overall, in the 1500m (3:47.75) ... Fifth at the West Regionals (3:46.02) and fourth at the Pac-10 Championships (3:44.53) ... Won the UCLA/USC Dual Meet with a personal best of 3:43.10.
2003 -- NCAA West Regional Qualifier in the 800m and 1500m ... At the NCAA West Regional, placed sixth in the 1500m in 3:48.34 ... At the Pac-10 Championships, placed ninth in the 1500m in 3:50.28 ... In cross country, Rankin was the Bruins' No. 2 runner at the Pre-National Invitational (54th), Pac-10 Championships (25th) and NCAA West Regional Championships, placing 24th in 30:23 and earning All-Regional honors ... In his first cross country meet, Rankin won the Triton Classic in 25:26.3.
2002 -- Redshirted the 2002 season due to stress fractures ... In cross country, was the No. 3 Bruin finisher at the Pac-10 Championships (45th, 25:22) and NCAA West Regional Qualifying meet (52nd, 32:21).
2001 -- Was one of the nation's top junior 1500m runners ... He won the 1500m (3:51.8) at the U. S. Junior meet and in the U. S. vs. Great Britain Junior dual meet at Stoke on Trent, England, Rankin placed second (4:02.22) in the 1500m ... As a true freshman, Rankin ran a personal best and team leading 3:47.47 in the 1500m ... Won the 1500m (3:49.08) in the USC dual meet ... One of the top runners on the UCLA cross country team ... As a sophomore, Rankin placed eighth at the CS Fullerton Invite on Sept. 1, before a low-grade right leg stress reaction sidelined him for the rest of the season ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll for 2001 Fall and Winter quarters.
2000 -- Member of the UCLA cross country team as a true freshman...Consistently one of the top three Bruin finishers during the 2000 campaign...Finished 24th, receiving All-Regional honors, at the NCAA Western Regional Championships with a time of 31:28.
High School -- Three-time All-CIF...Runner-up at the Arcadia Invitational in the 1600m... His 4:10.08 (1600m) was No. 19 on the 2000 U.S. High School List...Prep bests were 51.00 (400m), 1:57 (800m) and 4:10.08 (1600m).
Personal -- Born February 9, 1982 ... English major.
Rankin's Best Marks
800m - 1:48.77
1500m - 3:43.10
3000m - 8:34.78
5000m - 14:56.07


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Exciting lesson ideas, book lists, videos, classroom strategies, and reproducibles in a daily blog by mentor teachers
If you have students, grades K–12, that are secret finger counters (yourself included), you MUST read on. Greg Tang can help with his new game, Kakooma.
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Burn Injuries & Related Information
Burn injury refers to damage and/ or destruction of superficial layers of skin/ superficial fascia/ organs or tissues as a result of intense exposure to heat. The severity of burn injury is usually discussed in terms of total body surface area affected (TBSA). Other clinical criteria that are helpful in ascertaining the nature, severity and extent of damage are; involvement of sensitive tissues (like eyes, pelvis, genitals, as well), injury to air-way, the age of patient and degree of burns.
Burn injuries may occur at any place (home setting or at workplace) and although most burn are minor (also referred to as first degree burns); sometimes the deeper tissue may also get affected with much brief and intense exposure to heat.
Some common types of severe burn injuries that may take place at domestic setting are:
- Spillage of hot water from stove or scalding burns due to poorly adjusted thermostat temperature
- Accidental contact with a hot object like iron, or stove
Other examples of burn injuries that may take place at work or in domestic setting are:
- Fire eruption due to poor maintainence, mismanagement or neglect of safe storage of explosives and chemicals
- Inhalational injury to airway as a result of exposure to hot fumes, chemicals and hazardous gases
- Friction burns as a result of traumatic injuries, abrasions, road traffic accidents
- Exposure to electric current due to poorly secured electric outlets, wires and circuits
- Accidental ingestion or spillage of chemicals, bleaching agents, and corrosives
- Exposure to radiations, x- rays, sun- rays and other ionizing radiations
In order to minimize the risk of complications, it is very important to initiate prompt treatment and management to control the deeper tissue destruction and organ collapse.
Classification of burn injuries
Classification of burn injuries is somewhat complex since a lot of criteria are used in clinical practice. One well- documented and well- recognize criteria is involvement of deeper tissues.
- First degree burns are usually superficial burns that include sun- burns, Erythema (or redness of skin) after contact with an extremely brief hot object. These type of injuries usually require no long- term treatment
- Second degree burns are somewhat serious and involve deeper tissues of skin and dermis. Timely management is critical to the optimal and early healing
- Third degree burns are serious due to extensive involvement of skin, superficial fascia, deep fascia and viscera. Hospital management, surgical debridement and post- injury rehabilitation is needed in most cases.
Why are some common complications of moderate burn injuries?
Moderate to severe burns are almost always associated with short- term or long-term complications. Most common ones are:
Early complications:
For the sake of easy understanding, the complications of second degree or third degree burn injuries are classified into early and late:
Early complications are:
- Bacterial infection (can be prevented if appropriate prophylactic antibiotics are initiated in time). However, since most burn patients require steroids for the control of inflammation, the chances of infection are always very high.
- If bacterial infection is not controlled in time, the risk of widespread sepsis increases that may culminate in circulatory collapse
- Burn injuries destroy blood vessels and lymphatics that further delay healing and recovery.
- Electrolyte imbalance like hyperkalemia, hyponatremia
- Acute renal failure due to free filtration of myoglobin in the kidney tubules
- Fever
- Dehydration
- Multi-organ failure
- Hepatic failure
- Coagulation disorders
Late complications:
- Impaired mobility that may lead to permanent loss of functional independence and locomotion. Exposure to intense heat destroy connective tissue framework (ligaments, tendons and joints) leading to permanent disability.
- Overgrowth of scars (or abnormal scarring of skin in those with inherited tendency like keloids) is a leading cause of cosmetic disfigurement that may require plastic surgeries.
- Emotional or psychological trauma, depression and anxiety disorders
Assessment of burn injuries and initiating treatment for early recovery
The chances of overall survival and recovery are dependent upon the initial management and preliminary assessment of burn victim. First and foremost step of burn injury assessment and management is securing air-way and ventilation. Other measures that should be taken are:
- Securing and maintaining circulation and circulatory pressure
- Assessment of the overall severity and magnitude of burn injury
- Management of pain by neuropathic pain- killers and nerve blockers
- Taking measures to prevent infection by initiating empiric antibiotics
- Assessment of fluid and caloric requirements and delivery of macro as well as micronutrients according to American Burn Association
- Periodic change of positions and excellent nursing care to prevent bed- sores or infectious lesions.
- Management of emotional and psychological health by initiating counseling
Long term management of burn patient
In severe burn injuries the treatment and rehabilitation process continues even after the patient is discharged from hospital. This includes ensuring that physical and emotional recovery is progressive and the patient is receiving support and care from care-givers and family members. The long term management is dependent on several factors like:
- The effectiveness and relevance of the treatment given to patients
- Efficiency of care- givers in providing optimal and quality care to the burn injury victim
- Education and training of patients to optimize recovery
- Occupational therapy of patients and post- injury rehabilitation to hasten the independence of patients.
If you are looking to gather more information regarding burn injuries and possible management options and legal course of action, feel free to contact US for free legal consultation.


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I took this photo in my friend's back garden. He doesn't garden very often but this lovely bush was there when he first bought the house. I love the fact that the stunning deep red flowers appear at the same time as the leaves, or even before them, and make such a brilliant display. I also like the contrast of the corrugated iron fence behind.
The finished design measures 8.5 x 11.5 inches or 216 x 290mm and uses 42 colours. It is worked on 14ct Aida cloth.
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Price: $AU9.95
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Art Investment News, 5-29: Canal plus
Luce, Rodin, Courbet, Guillaumin, Bieling: Low-priced Treasures at Christie's Amsterdam
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Text copyright 2013 Paul Ben-Itzak
If you thought the only reasons for an art investor and art lover to travel to Amsterdam were the Van Gogh museum, the Old Masters, and the city's winding canals, think again: Christie's Amsterdam's May 29 Impressionist and Modern Art Sale offers the collector of modest resources the chance to acquire no less than an early Courbet oil painting with a pre-sale estimate of less than $12,000, a Rodin pencil and watercolor estimated to fetch less than $16,000, more stunning and signature work from the under-appreciated late Impressionists Maximilien Luce and Armand Guillaumin in the low five figures, and a breathtaking 1917 "Dancing Nude" from Herman Bieling which approaches Picasso's rarefied air at the much-more Earthbound figure of $3,886-$6,476. (As always, one should examine Christies' condition reports before bidding.)
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(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo & Various (Cover) Greg Capullo
This is it: The stunning conclusion to "DEATH OF THE FAMILY"! Who lives? Who dies? Who laughs last? Find out as Batman and The Joker face off one last time!
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!! Attendre que la chanson se charge !!
Vernon Dalhart & Carson ROBISON - vocals
When the moon goes to shining and my
heart goes to pining
For my blue ridge mountain home
With the pine trees a swaying and the hound dogs a baying
That is where I long to roam
When the sun comes a beaming and I start into dreaming
Of a place where flowers bloom
When I get back again i'm gonna live til the end
In my blue ridge mountain home
I never thought that I could be so sad
Til I left my mountain home
But the time is a coming when i'll be so glad
And I never more will roam
For i've learned a lesson that I won't forget
Where ever I may be
And oh how i'm longing for the folks back home
For they mean more than all the world to me
When the stars go to winking and I start into thinking
Of the girl I left behind
And I keep on a straying while I know she is praying
That i'm coming back some time
With the old fiddle singing I will soon be a swinging
To the tune of home sweet home
For I know she'll waiting by the old garden gate
In my blue ridge mountain home
(whistle/jews harp/ solo)
Oh my dad and my mother and my cute little brother
They will welcome me back home
And I know they'll be happy when I climb up the hill
To my blue ridge mountain home


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While there are more clouds than asked in the skies this weekend, the pattern is generally quiet for the next several days. This means Long Island won't see much rain or extreme temperatures for a while.
Skies were mostly cloudy for Saturday and temperatures reached well into the 70s Islandwide. As a weak cold front approaches, clouds will increase and lower into Saturday night, and the humidity will rise a bit, too. This front will bring a chance of showers over the area, but the front doesn't have much to work with. Expect a scattered shower around Saturday night into a part of early Sunday. There is optimism to get a good amount of sunshine before Sunday is done, and highs will be in the upper 70s.
For the upcoming week, weather features seem to rely on a front that is stationed south of Long Island practically all week. This stationary front will pass disturbances through, and keep clouds in the forecast. It also keeps the warmer temperatures at bay well to our south.
A disturbance rides along the front Monday night into Tuesday. This may skim Long Island with a few showers, but again, total precip and shower coverage does not look impressive, even with guidance disagreement. Another disturbance approaches late in the week, and this could touch off more showers. This second system has a slightly better chance of rain, albeit a few days later in the forecast. High temperatures for the upcoming week will be around 80, give or take a few degrees. Humidity will be at "tolerable" to "moderate" levels all week.


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Want a rare cruise experience this fall? Six-star Crystal Cruises has got the East Coast trip for you with the launch of its 'Boutique Adventures.' These on-shore outings offer exclusive behind-the-scenes access to world-renowned venues for passengers on the Crystal Serenity from September to November.
Thanks to Crystal's connections, here are some of the exclusive back-of-the-house events that foodies and art lovers can book as shore excursions available in New York City: A small group will be taken on a private tour while the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is closed to the public. An art historian will guide Crystal guests through MoMA, one of the world's most iconic museums, and then participants will be given time to explore on-their-own, studying the famous collection of masterworks by Van Gogh, Rousseau, Chagall, Dalí and Andy Warhol.
MoMA was founded by a group of women, helmed by Mrs. John D. Rockefeller in 1929; it moved to its current West 53rd Street location ten years later. The vast collection includes such favorites as Picasso and Matisse, as well as sculpture, photography, prints and electronic media. Truly 'modern' in every sense of the word.
Another NYC outing option is to book a table at Daniel at 60 East 65th Street. This Manhattan dining institution has long been considered one of the best tasting menu experiences in the city. Crystal has reserved only four exclusive seats for in-the-know food lovers to experience Chef Daniel Boulud's three Michelin-starred cuisines with a tasting menu at the chef's table—a glass-enclosed Skybox suspended above the main dining room featuring its open kitchen.
The lucky four guests who pay the extra on-shore dining price might be treated to such delicacies as chilled peeky toe crab 'cannelloni' with early summer melon, lime coulis and pickled ginger to start; or a warm seafood salad with zucchini and piquillo peppers with lemon oil. How about an Emma Farms Wagyu beef rib eye with black trumpet, garbanzo beans, tomato marmalade and crispy panisse, followed by velours d' abricot and a chocolate hazelnut biscuit and apricot-praline sorbet! Sound good? Crystal Cruises suggests you contact them now to find out more and book this 8-course tasting table for the most special occasion of your life. www.crystalcruises.com
In Boston, the New England Aquarium, on Central Wharf for the past 45 years, has arranged a behind-the-scenes walk for a small group with an expert museum educator who will show participants how the aquarium is run, see what goes on behind the glass tanks, and experience a demonstration of feeding the fish. Excitement follows with some hands-on petting of southern stingrays, cownose rays, yellow stingrays and coral catsharks. After the special tour, guests will sip champagne and have a chance to chat about those lionfish, tigerfish and batfish, oh my!
Then in Boston's North End a local Italian foodie expert will walk hungry travelers through Boston's Little Italy with a "cuisine crawl" of authentic neighborhood markets. When these journalists did a food crawl in the North End several years ago, we stopped into one of the most iconic Italian Delis where we sampled the best ever paper thin salamis and mortadellas, surrounded by an aroma that was described in the musical "The Most Happy Fella" – 'the smella smoky mozzarella in the air!'
After the walk and samplings guests will end the day with a climatic meal at award-winning local favorite spot, Antico Forno restaurant. Called by many 'the most authentic Italian restaurant' this Salem Street spot offers the classic dishes Saltimbocca di Pollo and Linguine al Frutti di Mare, as well as those tasty wood-fired pizzas that most people wait in long lines out on the sidewalk to experience. With a mom-and-pop warm and friendly atmosphere, the Antico Forno staff will wish you a 'Buon appetito!'
We'd be remiss not to mention that the ultra luxurious Crystal Cruises line is not for everyone. It's an upscale and top-of-the-market experience for in-the-know sophisticated travelers. Yes, a plethora of high-caliber entertainment and consistently excellent dining experiences is included on board, and prices are commensurate with the unique style of cruising that makes Crystal the choice of savvy cruisers seeking unstuffy luxury. The 'party boats' cannot compare to the Crystal experience.
In other Crystal Cruises news, we've learned that starting in September the Crystal Symphony and, later, the Crystal Serenity, will be re-fitted with fitness equipment that has been the official choice for Olympic and World Cup competitors. Technogym will be installed in a new indoor fitness area and an outdoor 'fitness garden' will feature Danish designed Norwell Outdoor Fitness equipment. The 19-day dry-dock improvements on the Symphony will make this one of the cruise industry's most comprehensive line of wellness enhancements. No wonder Crystal Cruises has received more "World's Best" awards than any other cruise line, hotel, or resort in history.
These five, seven- and 10-day cruises sail from Boston, New York City and Québec City September 19 and 29; and October 6, 16 and 26. Special fares are available until August 29. For more information about these and other behind-the-scenes on shore excursions in other cities, and to make Crystal reservations, contact a travel agent, call 888-799-4625, or visit the website or Crystal Cruises on Facebook.
Booking a Crystal Cruise should be on every chic cruiser's 'A list.' Why? Just take a look at the above embedded slideshow and video.
Written by Don Church and Tony Schillaci, Out and Travelin'