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Office of Diversity and Inclusion fosters and develops diversity
Bill Means is the new director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. In that role he is responsible for developing and fostering diversity at Queens through campus programs and community partnerships.
The expansion of the former Office of Multicultural Affairs office is part of the forthcoming Strategic Plan for 2017. The new office will focus on five strategic areas: culture and climate; faculty, staff, board of directors' diversity, student transformation, curriculum and community partnership.
"We are blessed to have a diverse student body now, but we know we can do even better to recognize the positive contributions of underrepresented groups in terms of ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic standing and religious faith," Means said.
Means will work with faculty to enhance the student experience through curriculum, forge relationships with new community partners and create programming to ensure the culture and climate at Queens recognizes and values diversity of all kinds.
In March, Means will bring Dr. Cornel West to campus for a lecture that will be open to the public. West was educated at Harvard University and Princeton University where he now teaches. He has written 19 books and edited 13 books.
Means already has expanded the peer mentor program - LEAD - and worked on expanding the annual heritage weeks and international week. He has chartered the Collegiate 100 group at Queens that will focus on African American male mentoring as well as the Multicultural Affinity Group (MAG) to support diverse faculty and staff.
"We have a Diversity Council of faculty, staff and students that will meet monthly to discuss a variety of issues," he said. "I have a number of goals in the works, everything from bringing more nationally recognized thought leaders to campus to creating a certificate program for our Campus Services staff to give them more access to continued education."

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JACKSON – Senate Education Chair Gray Tollison, R-Oxford, believes having more people know about the state's alternative route to teacher certification could help alleviate Mississippi's teacher shortage problem.
Tollison said he believes publicity would help attract people to the state's Master of Arts in Teaching program and the Teach Mississippi Institute program. Through either program, a college graduate who is able to pass the state's teacher licensure exam can take two classes under one program or an eight-week online course, plus a year's internship, and become a teacher.
Tollison said it might help if the Department of Education had people who worked on university campuses to publicize the alternative route programs.
The effort is needed because of a shortage of qualified teachers, according to information compiled by a task force formed by the Mississippi Legislature to look at the issue.
"We have a teacher shortage in certain subject areas and geographic regions," said Daphne Buckley, a deputy state superintendent of education.
According to information presented by Cerissa Neal, bureau director of Educator Licensure at the Department of Education, there were 1,012 interim certifications granted for the 2012-13 school year, meaning certifications in subject areas where the instructor was not certified.
A high number of shortages – 400 – existed in special education areas. A significant shortage also existed in core academic subject areas – 35 in biology, 37 in math and 27 in English.
Neal pointed out that students must pass subject area tests in those core areas to graduate – meaning a certified teacher is crucial for the success of the students and the accreditation of the school.
In 2011-12 1,448 people obtained educator licenses. The vast majority of those receiving licenses did so through traditional four-year teacher education programs, but a significant number did so through the two alternative route programs.
New teachers are needed to offset retirements and to offset the low retention rate of new teachers in Mississippi. Mississippi's retention rate of new teachers is below the national average, the task force was told. The reasons cited for the low retention rate included lack of support and low pay.
The task force also heard information detailing that a significant number of students – 65 percent in 2012-13 – who go through Mississippi teaching schools take jobs in other states where the pay and benefits are better.
And the ones who take jobs in Mississippi are not necessarily filling the most-needed teaching slots. For instance, in 2012-13, some 68 teachers were certified in biology, leaving a shortage of 35 statewide. In physics, only one was certified and only 11 were certified in foreign language.
The other issue, according to Neal, is attracting teachers to certain geographic regions that are rural and poor. Tollison said the Legislature must continue to better refine the state's scholarship programs to attract students willing to teach in those regions and in certain subject areas.
Gov. Phil Bryant has included money in his budget proposal to help fund programs to attract top-performing students to the teaching profession and to help fund programs to attract top college graduates to shortage areas to teach after going through an intensive training program.


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"Don't drink, don't chew, don't go with girls that do." It may be bad poetry, but at least it has the virtue of being clear. And fifty years ago, many American Evangelicals would have agreed that alcohol consumption was a sure sign of worldliness, if not a lack of genuine faith altogether.
But times have changed, as a recent CT article shows, citing Moody Bible Institute lifting its ban on alcohol and tobacco use for full time employees. This change is part of a larger shift in how Evangelicals think about cultural activities once deemed questionable. Consider, for example Brett McCracken's recent book Gray Matters: Navigating the Space between Legalism and Liberty, which discusses Christian consumption of food, music, movies, and alcohol.[1]
Emotions run high on this issue. This is understandable considering the destruction and heartbreak many have experienced because of alcohol addiction and abuse. No thoughtful person would advocate that all Christians should drink, but some believe total abstention is the only reasonable Christian position.
As with all matters of Christian living, the foremost question is, "What does the Bible teach?"
Curse or Blessing?
Is alcohol a curse or a blessing? Scripture certainly speaks negatively about alcohol.
· Drunkenness is condemned in multiple passages, such as Ephesians 5:18: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit."
· The language of 1 Corinthians 6:10 is even stronger, warning that drunkards "will not inherit the kingdom of God."
· Jesus warned against drunkenness in Luke 21:34.
· And the book of Proverbs, full of warnings against drunkenness, especially warns against the disorienting, addictive, and destructive consequences for those who "tarry long over wine":
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who tarry long over wine; those who go to try mixed wine. Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. In the end it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder. Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart utter perverse things. You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, like one who lies on the top of a mast. "They struck me," you will say, "but I was not hurt; they beat me, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake? I must have another drink." (Proverbs 23:29-35)
To top it off, the Old Testament prophets frequently use drunkenness as a metaphor for God's judgment and curse on sinful human societies. (See Jeremiah 13:13-14 and Ezekiel 23:38-33.)


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By Christine Chen
Copyright 2001 Christine Chen
SAN FRANCISCO -- Using
the treacherous and ultimately triumphant story of Ernest Shackleton
and crew's voyage across the Antarctic in 1914 as a jumping-off
point, director/choreographer Kim Epifano enlisted eight multi-talented
male actor-dancer-singers and two seasoned collaborators (for set
design and music composition) to create "Below Zero." The result,
presented by Epiphany Productions in association with Theater Artaud
and Dancers' Group and showing through February 11 at Theater Artaud,
is a little bit musical theater, a little bit contemporary dance,
a little bit over-the-top, and a little bit interesting.
Playing in the lobby
of Theater Artaud before the show is a large screen projection of
a video featuring footage of the performers in physically and emotionally
precarious situations: David Bentley and Gabriel Todd each rock,
tumble, invert and move around on a small rowboat, tipping it violently
in the water. Ron Estes (who we later find out plays Shackleton)
appears on a 3 x 3 foot wood island floating alone and exposed,
his naked body glistening with the water as he curls into and out
of vulnerable fetal positions. These black and white surreal images
are probably the most provocative of the evening. Beautiful, abstracted,
gutsy and meaningful, they capture the essence of a story without
overstating with it.
At around the show's
starting time, Kim Epifano appears in a little space about thirty
feet up donning something of a burlesque square-dancing frock, and
singing and playing the accordion, with Elaine Buckholtz on banjo.
The other performers appear on the ground below, hooting and hollering
as the two above perform a foot-stomping, sing-songy, do-see-do
romp welcoming the audience and introducing the work "Belooooow
Zero..." This is the first hint that the production will take a
slightly less than reverent tone. Epifano plunges from above (she
is attached by a harness to a wire) and swings out over the crowd
still singing and playing, giddy as a schoolgirl. She continues
to hang upside down as the dancers invite the audience into the
The set is remarkably
designed by Lauren Elder, and the expansive space is beautifully
lit by Buckholtz (also the composer). Glistening in the back are
ersatz icebergs created with white fabric and lit with a tint of
blue; there is a large platform and a wood ramp upstage; nautical
props are strategically strewn about; and a web of rope runs from
the ground up to where the musicians play above. All these elements
are meant to simulate a ship's atmosphere, but they are also architecturally
interesting and are functional as physical props. Eventually, the
curtains stage right are pulled back by the performers as they set
sail, exposing large windows onto which various colored light is
bounced. The mostly wonderful live music vacillates between bone-chilling
soundscapes and musical theater accompaniment. The high production
values of the show (which also include a fog machine and a strobe
light) suggest a Broadway-like atmosphere, which is why when the
performers speak and break into song I am not shocked, only a little
surprised and disappointed at the overly presentational effect.
After a character exposition
where we meet Shackleton and his crew as seen through the lens of
each performer and their own experience ("Hi I'm...I hail from....
My father... My mother...I'm here because..."), the performance
retreats briefly from the presentational into the inner world of
the characters, where I wish it would stay. The performers execute
typical San Francisco dance-y phrases (some combination of release,
Capoeira, Contact, and the kitchen sink), and lift and throw each
other with athleticism and agility. Meaning is embedded in the structure
of each physical interaction and in the quality of the movement,
so it is jolting when the performers then turn to the audience and
start singing and talking at us again. Perhaps if the characters
remained more engaged with each other and in their world, the songs
might be less irritating and more organic. The problem does not
necessarily lie in the vocals themselves -- in fact they are commendably
performed by the men, particularly Gabriel Todd, who has a hauntingly
beautiful voice -- it is in the overly showy way of presenting them
which undercuts their punch.
The story bumps along,
following a straightforward narrative (which is spelled out for
us): the crew embarks on the journey, the ship is encased in ice
and Shackleton sets out alone on a rescue-seeking voyage while his
crew must survive in a most unforgiving land.
There is a campy interlude
that imagines how the men might have entertained themselves while
on the ship (half the men slip into raggedy white dresses and flit
around, then perform pas de deux with the other men). James Brenneman
III performs the requisite 32 perfect fouettes center stage while
chaos erupts and a strobe light flickers. Again, though, the action
is directed more at the audience than contained within the world
of the crew and the Antarctic. It is obviously Epifano's choice,
but it did not work for me. I never really cared about or became
invested in Shackleton and his crew because I did not see anything
real and unpretentious from them as characters. This made it difficult
to stay with them during their more serious and poignant moments.
There were a few times
when the action and the narrative merged with an honest interaction
and performance by the men. Brenton Cheng and Jared Kaplan's duet
work reached this level, demonstrating a relationship between the
two as well as exhibiting their partnering expertise. Tom Truss's
handily-phrased solos also achieved an emotional depth coupled with
a lush but unassuming physicality. Ron Estes's consistently commanding
presence oozed leadership while his solo (when Shackleton leaves
his crew for help) showed a vulnerable and exposed (emotional and
otherwise) side. This scene, enchantingly lit by Buckholtz, was
unfortunately not entirely visible from where I was seated (Todd
was positioned directly in my sightlines and I found myself in the
lap of the person next to me as I tried to watch Estes).
At another point, the
men strap harnesses to their backs and pull a piano across the stage
while Truss plays. Here, the effort is real and comes to represent
something greater. Cheng becomes frustrated, throws his harness
away and launches into a dynamic solo. This dramatic breach from
the group is undermined when Cheng is absorbed back into the group
for the next section without any conflict resolution.
"Below Zero" is mostly
plagued by an inconsistent tone and agenda. Epifano's ambitious
vision needs to be clarified. She needs to decide what this production
is: Is it a surreal and imagistic theater piece, or is it a Broadway-esque
musical? Is it a reverent look at the triumph of the human spirit,
or is it tongue-in-cheek entertainment? Does Shackleton's odyssey
serve as a metaphor for something in each performer/each of us or
is it merely an interesting story to be taken at face value? Do
the performers carry their characters for the entire performance
or do they slip in and out of them depending on whether they are
singing, dancing, or acting? I do not know if all these discrepancies
need to be resolved, I just know that as it is, something feels
off despite the things (performers, musicians, production elements,
energy, content) this show has going for it.
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Wagner, C A (2007). Metabolic acidosis: new insights from mouse models. Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 16(5):471-476.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Metabolic acidosis is a severe disturbance of extracellular pH homeostasis that can be caused both by inborn or acquired defects in renal acid excretion or metabolic acid production. Chronic metabolic acidosis causes osteomalacia with nephrocalcinosis and urolithiasis. In the setting of end-stage renal disease, metabolic acidosis is often associated with increased peripheral insulin resistance, and represents an additional independent morbidity risk factor. This review summarizes recent insight, gained primarily from mouse models, into the mechanisms whereby the kidney regulates and adapts acid excretion. RECENT FINDINGS: Human genetics and various mouse models have shed new light on mechanisms that contribute to the kidney's ability to excrete acid and adapt appropriately to metabolism. Progress in four specific areas will be highlighted: mechanisms contributing to the synthesis and excretion of ammonia; insights into adaptive processes during acidosis; mechanisms by which the kidney may sense acidosis; and the pathophysiology of acquired and inborn errors of renal acid handling. SUMMARY: Genetic mouse models and various messenger RNA and proteome profiling and screening technologies demonstrate the importance of various acid-base transporting proteins and a metabolic and regulatory network that contributes to the kidney's ability to maintain the systemic acid-base balance.
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BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Whirlpool Corp. has been named one of Corporate Responsibility Magazine's100 Best Corporate Citizens for the 10th consecutive year. Whirlpool ranked No. 69 on the magazine's 13th annual list, which is regarded as the top corporate responsibility ranking based on publicly available information.
Last year, Whirlpool ranked No. 85. Its move of 16 spots can be attributed to high scores in the Corporate Governance, Employee Relations and Philanthropy categories.
"We are honored to be named one of the best corporate citizens for a decade straight," says Jeff M. Fettig, chairman and CEO of Whirlpool Corporation. "Whirlpool Corp. strives to conduct business with integrity while continually keeping a diverse workplace as a guiding principle. It is a priority for us to improve communities—with sustainable and innovative products and operations, as well as giving back to the communities where we live and work."
Launched in 2000, the 100 Best Corporate Citizens List is based on more than 318 data points of publicly available information in seven categories: environment, climate change, human rights, employee relations, corporate governance, philanthropy and financial performance.
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PCC faculty and staff who have attended an intensive three-day workshop:
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- Business & Computer Technology:
- Suprio Bannerjee, Bpaek Young
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- Counseling:
- Sara Aldas-Miranda , James Aragon, Yang-Shim Chang, Amy Cheung, Patty D'Orange-Marti, Cecile Davis-Anderson, Janis Dwyer, Barbara Griffith, Beth Kaiama, Gena Lopez, Ed Martinez, Jeanie Nishime, Ana Ogaz, Evangelina Quintanar, Marina Romans, Ivette Rosas, Leticia Sanchez, Wendy Skarupa, Kathryn Swain, Lan Truong, MJ Warrender , Evangelina Quintanar
- Jo Buczko, Bianca Richards
- Engineering & Technology:
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- English:
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a) When do you get respawned? I know that there are rounds that last 45 seconds. When that passes everyone who's dead gets respawned. But sometimes some players are respawned before that time passes. What I don't get is when that happens. Sometimes it seems like if you die in the first few seconds of the round you get immediately respawned. Sometimes that's not the case.
b) Location of the respawn. The only thing about the location of the respawn I've been able to deduct is that if the radio is you'll get respawned close to it if that's your teams' radio otherwise you'll be respawned on the other side of the map. And even that isn't true all the time. But other times people get respawned next to opponent's radio.
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Spying The Alcove
AUTHOR: Laura Tolomei
GENRE: Erotica, Gay LGBT, Ménage à Trois, , , Romance
PUBLISHER: eXtasy Books - Copyright © 2009 Laura Tolomei
HEAT: 4 flames
When his assistant declares sex is to be shared for it's too precious to lock away in a drawer or save for an exclusive use alone, that it's free, and has no limitations except our own and gender should never be an acceptable limit, the Professor has trouble accepting this simple concept despite the intriguing tale of a Roman matron's journey into erotism. Apparently two unconnected stories—Valerio and Andrea in modern day Sicily, Lidia and Brutus's hot passion in 1st century AD—an ancient medallion will bring them together as Valerio spies the sensually burning alcove in an increasingly unbearable sexual tension.
Hot Sicilian sun brings to life an ancient medallion's erotic tales in Vittorio's imagination. But will the outrageous scenes seduce him into changing his tastes?
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Stanford (24-2, 13-1 Pac-12) – 30 • 34 = 64
USC (16-11, 9-6 Pac-12) – 37 • 22 = 59
• Stanford improved to 53-19 all-time against USC and completed the season sweep of the Trojans with Friday's 64-59 win. The win is also Stanford's 14th in a row against USC.
• Friday's win clinched for Stanford a share of its 14th straight Pac-12 regular-season title as well as the No. 1 seed at March 6-9's Pac-12 Tournament. One more California loss or Stanford win will give the Cardinal the outright Pac-12 title.
• Stanford's comeback from a 19-point deficit (trailed 32-13 in first half) tied its largest in program history, and is tied for the eighth-largest comeback in NCAA Division I women's basketball history. Stanford previously overcame a 19-point deficit Nov. 25, 2007 against Temple in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Cardinal won that game 63-54.
• Stanford has only trailed by double digits in the first half in three games this season: Nov. 11 at Connecticut, Feb. 9 at Washington, and tonight at USC.
• Chiney Ogwumike posted her 23rd 20-point game of the season, finishing with 27 points and seven rebounds.
• Bonnie Samuelson posted her sixth game scoring in double figures, scoring 14 points and going 8-for-8 from the line, including 4-for-4 over the final 29 seconds. Samuelson's eight free throws made set a new career high, her previous being four, done thrice.
• Chiney Ogwumike's 27 points increased her career scoring total to 2,485, six points behind older sister Nnemkadi Ogwumike (2,491) for second place on Stanford's all-time scoring list. She is also now 145 points away from breaking Candice Wiggins' Pac-12 record of 2,629 career points.
• Ogwumike's seven rebounds Sunday brought her Pac-12-leading career rebounding total to 1,442. She also passed Hawai'i's Judy Mosley (1986-90) for 11th on the NCAA's all-time rebounding list.


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Trainer Kathleen O'Connell, who has a 36 horse stable based at Colonial Downs this summer, recorded her 10,000th start as a trainer in Sunday afternoon's third race.
O'Connell entered Sunday's action three starts shy of that historic number, and after a second and third place finish in the first two races, she sent S S Royal Endeavor out in the third. The 5 year old mare did disappoint though, finishing last, but the day soon got better.
In the 7th race, O'Connell had a pair of horses in and they finished first and second. Gold Pageantry pulled away from the field in the stretch and won by three lengths over stablemate Hit Another Gear. Jockeys James Vail and Rosemary Homeister Jr. guided the pair respectively.
For the afternoon, O'Connell's horses collected a win, four seconds, a third and a ninth place finish. In her thirty-year career, she now has 1,274 wins, 1,307 runner-up finishes and 1,231 thirds with purse earnings over the $20,000,000 mark.


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Rated 4 out of 5 by KAI1822 Wowed us by their wonderful staffs This is definitely a resort with wow factors in many ways. Besides the breathtaking view of gulf of Thailand and the Maenam beach, the staffs left me a nice impression as well, Gerenal Manager Nick himself gave us a personal tour introduction at the beginning which leads a wonderful stay for us at W Koh Samui. Worth come again and again! February 1, 2012
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Ipomax Biggest hotel room ever! Wow! Huge room - 1755 square feet! All rooms have their own personal pool, We enjoyed the expresso maker and our atrium shower. The Asian restaurant was a highlight, as was the outdoor bar with the live DJ. We hated to leave to go back to Bangkok. A big shout out to Mr Aiy, Concierge, who arranged a complicated transfer of some of our Bangkok luggage to another hotel, all with a smile! Thanks for the great time - we will be back! January 22, 2016
Rated 5 out of 5 by Orchid23 Zen feeling A a very relaxing resort with panoramic views of the ocean. Our ocean front villa was designed to be very comfortable with so many extra amenities such as water, beach bag, flip flops and even mini sunscreen. The Sweet Spot was available 24/7 with cold drinks and ice-creams. The Thai food was delicious and the mini mango sticky rice for breakfast was bliss! The bean bag lounging chairs by the ocean were the best and great staff to take care of all your needs. Well done to Mee and all W colleagues! November 11, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by DAVIDCHENQJ THANK YOU W HOTEL! I stayed in W Retreat Koh Samui from 24/08/15 to 26/08/15 for my girlfriend's birthday and my proposal. I must say that from the start to the end of the stay, we were always pleasantly surprised by the level of attentiveness to details that the staff have. Even before we arrive at the hotel, your staff were very helpful in assisting me in planning the surprise proposal for my girlfriend, giving me ideas as I was not very familiar with Koh Samui I would like to comment Ms Zita, Ms Oh (Insider), and Ms Eve for their excellent service level. This is something unmatched in all the hotels that I have stayed in all over the world. I would also like to comment Oh from Namu for the initiative that he has during the proposal dinner! You guys made the event possible for us! Breakfast at the Kitchen Table was excellent, Spread was good, Service was even better than the spread! I would strongly recommend everyone who is travelling to Koh Samui to stay in W Retreat. The level of enjoyment and service is something that you have to experience for yourself. Lastly, I love the concept of Whatever Whenever! you guys really made true to your promise of Whenever Whatever! Thank you for such a wonderful experience and you have set the bar very high for our future travels! August 26, 2015
Rated 3 out of 5 by sg526 Great facilities, but service was less than expected Hi - we were very excited to stay at the W for our honeymoon in Koh Samui. The facilities were great and the staff that met us initially was extremely accommodating. However, we found some issues during our stay that we are not happy about: 1. Our internet service was dodgy in the room 2. The pool attendant was not cordial and he kept pestering us to see our room key before he would give us towels for the pool 3. We went to The Kitchen Table for dinner, service was extremely slow, there was also mosquitoes and small ants on our table. When we told the waitress she just squatted them on the table! 4. Our dinner bill was miscalculated I expected much more in terms of service and quality of the staff at the hotel. It seems that the english speaking staff is up to par however everyone else is way behind. June 12, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by JoecoleSong Everything was perfect, except mosquito Spent 4 nights / 5days. Room, facility, beach, food, staff service were all excellent as expected or better than expected. However, mosquitos make me hesitate to give 100 perfect score. My room number (or a retreat as W called) was 108 - a tropical oasis. I had no problems for first two days, but the attack from mosquito began day 3 and eventually I had more than '20' mosquito bites until I checked out. I can't say this is a serious issue, since my 3 year old son got 2 bites and my wife got none - that's acceptable, but it was quite unpleasant event for me... May 4, 2015


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|Enumeration of the degree sequences of non-separable graphs and connected graphs
|Combinatorics/Partitions Seminar
|Dr. James Sellers, Department of Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University
|In 1962, S. L. Hakimi proved necessary and sufficient conditions for a given sequence of positive integers d_1, d_2, ..., d_n to be the degree sequence of a non-separable graph or that of a connected graph. Our goal in this talk is to utilize Hakimi's results to provide generating functions for the functions d_{ns}(2m) and d_c(2m), the number of degree sequences with degree sum 2m representable by non-separable graphs and connected graphs (respectively). From these generating functions, we prove nice formulas for d_{ns}(2m) and d_c(2m) which are simple linear combinations of the values of p(j), the number of integer partitions of j. The proofs are elementary and the talk will be accessible to a wide audience. This is joint work with Oystein Rodseth and Helge Tverberg, both from the University of Bergen, Norway.
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FOR's 2013 International Pfeffer Peace Prize Recipients ~ The Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers
They came from all four directions of the Earth.
They came from the Amazon rainforest, the highlands of Central America, the mountains of Oaxaca, the desert of the American southwest, the great forests and vast plains and Black Hills of North America, the Alaskan tundra, the mountains of Tibet and Nepal, and the rainforest of Central Africa to meet face-to-face for the first time in upstate New York. In response to prophecies, dreams, visions, and the leg work and visions of Jyoti (Jeneanne Prevatt), Ann Rosencranz, Darlene Hunter and others from the Center for Sacred Studies, thirteen indigenous wise women gathered in October 2004 at the Menla Mountain Retreat Center to unite in a common vision to heal the planet.
With deep concern for "the unprecedented destruction of our Mother Earth, the contamination of our air, waters and soil, the atrocities of war, the global scourge of poverty, the threat of nuclear weapons and waste, the prevailing culture of materialism, the epidemics which threaten the health of the Earth's peoples, the exploitation of indigenous medicines, and with the destruction of indigenous ways of life," the Grandmothers formed a global alliance. Theirs is an alliance of prayer, education, and healing for our Mother Earth, all Her inhabitants, and all the children, for the next seven generations to come.
FOR is honored to present the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers with the International Pfeffer Peace Award for their work for peace and justice throughout the world.
The journey to form the council began many years ago inside their hearts, and with promptings from Spirit telling of a time when the grandmothers would gather together to wake the world. Jyoti, a spiritual teacher and one of the founders of the Center for Sacred Studies, had been making relations with indigenous wise women and receiving visions of a circle of wise women elders. On a trip to Gabon, Jyoti carried her vision to an African shaman and medicine woman named Bernadette Rebienot. Bernadette had a similar vision and told Jyoti, "Go get this done." Jyoti then traveled to the Amazon to meet with healers and mediums, Clara Shinobu Iura and Maria Alice Campos Freire, who also told her to "go get this done."
Jyoti returned to her home in Northern California charged with a mission and uncertain about how to proceed until she received a message from her own deceased grandmother while meditating. Her grandmother told her, "start with the seed of relations and all will unfold naturally." With her associates, Ann Rosencranz, Carole Hart and Lynn Schawecker, Jyoti sent out invitations to 16 indigenous women from around the world to join them in a gathering. The 13 Grandmothers who responded had all received their own visions and heard their own ancestral prophesies. They were told that they would be called together at a critical time in history when their ancient knowledge was needed for the survival of the next generations.
At nine years of age, Rita Pitka Blumenstein, a Yup'ik from Alaska, was told by her grandmother, "There will come a time when you are old and gray like me that you will be asked to sit on a council of 13 Grandmothers. I have gathered 13 sacred bundles and 13 white eagle feathers. Protect and keep them safe; and, when that time comes, hand them to each grandmother and take one for yourself and sit down and know that I am standing behind you and so are all of your ancestors, and the time that we have been preparing for is now."
During that first gathering in October 2004, Rita kept one for herself and presented an eagle plume and a sacred stone to each of the Grandmothers present: Bernadette Rebienot, Omyene of Gabon, Africa; Margaret Behan Arapaho, Cheyenne of Montana, USA; Aama Bombo (Buddhi Maya Lama), Tamang from Nepal; Julieta Casimiro, Mazatec from Huautla de Jimenez, Mexico; Flordemayo, Mayan from the Highlands of Central America and New Mexico; Maria Alice Campos Freire from the Amazonian Rainforest, Brazil; Tsering Dolma Gyaltong from Tibet; Beatrice Long Visitor Holy Dance, Oglala Lakota from the Black Hills of South Dakota, USA; Rita Long Visitor Holy Dance, also Oglala Lakota from the Black Hills, South Dakota, USA; Agnes Baker Pilgrim, Takelma Siletz of Grants Pass, Oregon, USA; Mona Polacca, Hopi/Havasupai/Tewa from Arizona, USA; and Clara Shinobu Iura of the Amazonian Rainforest, Brazil. And the wise women elders united to become the Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers.
It was decided at the first gathering that the council would form under the blanket of the Center for Sacred Studies, and the way was determined when Grandma Agnes, the eldest grandmother, proclaimed: "Girls, if we're going to make relations then we've got to go to each others' home places and hold this vigil of sacred prayer with our sacred fire for seven days for world peace and unity. In this way we will come to know each others' families, each others' land, each others' culture, each others' language, and we will model as we travel the world how this many women from all different lines of prayer and life and culture can sit down at a round table and model unity and peace among all people; that it is not our differences that get in the way, it is actually what brings us together."
Since the first council in upstate New York nine years ago, the Grandmothers have completed twelve gatherings to each other's homelands to cultivate their unified prayer for peace.
- 2nd Council-May 2005, Pojoaque Pueblo, New Mexico, in honor of Mayan Grandmother Flordemayo.
- 3rd Council-May, 2006, Oaxaca, Mexico, in honor of Mazatec Grandmother Julieta Casimiro.
- 4th Council-October 2006, Dharamsala, India, in honor of Tibetan Grandmother Tsering Dolma Gyaltong. During this gathering the council appointed Jyoti as their Traveling Ambassador Charged with the Mission, and had an audience with His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama.
- 5th Council-June 2007, Black Hills, South Dakota in honor of Beatrice and Rita Long-Visitor Holy Dance.
- European/US Tour- July, 2008, the Council offered prayers at the Vatican, met in Assisi, and taught in Spain. Fall, 2008-Grandmothers taught in New York State and Washington, D.C.
- 6th Council- August 2009, Lincoln City, Oregon to honor Grandmother Agnes Baker Pilgrim and her people of the Confederated tribes of Siletz.
- 7th Council- December 2009, Sedona, Arizona, to honor Grandmother Mona Polacca and her Havasupai, Hopi and Tewa peoples.
- 8th Council- October 2010, Japan in honor of Brazilian-Japanese Grandmother Clara Shinobu Iura.
- 9th Council- May 2011, Anchorage Alaska in honor of Yup'ik Grandmother Rita Blumenstein.
- 10th Council, October 2011, Brasilia, Brazil in honor of Grandmothers Maria Alice Campos Freire and Clara Shinobu Iura.
- 11th Council , July 2012 in Lame Deer Montana, Northern Cheyenne Reservation in honor of Grandmother Margaret Behan.
- 12th Council, November 2012 in Kathmandu Nepal in honor of Grandmother Aama Bombo.
They have also carried their message to conferences and gatherings throughout the United States and Europe. In 2005, The Grandmothers Council petitioned the Vatican for the repeal of papal edicts dating back to 1493, which have granted dominion to European nations over lands occupied by tribal peoples for thousands of years. During a European Tour in 2008, they visited the Vatican to lay down prayers.
This summer a European tour will take the Grandmothers to Stockholm, Sweden in honor of the Sami People, and to Karlsruhe, Germany for a conference called "World Congress on Health Consciousness and Healing the Earth: Be Part of the Change."
In October, five of the Grandmothers will visit the Albert Schweitzer Institute at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. The Institute's programs focus on health, humanitarian and peace efforts, support healthcare development in under-served areas, motivate young people to serve the community and the environment as a way of life, and increase public awareness of Dr. Schweitzer's philosophy and its potential for a more peaceful and sustainable world. The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) is privileged to be invited to present the Pfeffer International Peace Award to the delegation of Grandmothers at this event.
In addition to their travels, the Grandmothers' teachings have rapidly spread and inspired sacred activism worldwide through their book, Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer their Vision for Our Planet (Shambhala Publications, 2006) which has been translated into eight languages, and through their documentary film, "For the Next 7 Generations" that premiered in 2009. The film has received great accolades and is in huge demand throughout the US and Canada, and has been translated into Spanish, Swedish, German, Japanese and French.
For more information, please visit the Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers' website: http://grandmotherscouncil.org/ or contact The Center for Sacred Studies at firstname.lastname@example.com
All photographs courtesy of the Grandmothers' Council. Photographs were taken by Marisol Villanueva.


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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
(Liturgical Year C)
Life By Faith
Christ in Majesty
(from La Portada del Sarmental),
Burgos Cathedral, Spain, c. 1235
Habakkuk 1:2-3;2:2-4
Psalm 95:1-2,6-9
2 Timothy 1:6-8,13-14
Luke 17:5-10
Because of his faith, the just man shall live. We hear in today's First Reading the original prophetic line made so central by St. Paul (see Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38).
We are to live by faith in Christ who loved us and gave himself on the Cross for us (see Galatians 2:20).
The world, though, can seem to us as seventh-century Judah seemed to Habakkuk—in the control of God's enemies. The strife and discord we face in our own lives can sometimes cause us to wonder, as the prophet does, why God doesn't seem to hear or intervene when we cry for help.
We can't let our hearts be hardened by the trials we undergo. As today's Psalm reminds us: Israel forgot His mighty works, lost faith in the sound words of His promise. They tested God in the desert, demanding a sign.
But God didn't redeem Israel from Egypt only to let them die in the desert. And He didn't ransom us from futility only to abandon us in our trials. He is our God and we are the people He shepherds always—though at times His mercy and justice seem long delayed.
If we call on the Lord, as the Apostles do in today's Gospel, He will increase our faith, will stir to a flame the Holy Spirit who has dwelt within us since Baptism.
As Paul tells us in today's Epistle, the Lord will always give us the love and self-control we need to bear our share of hardship for the Gospel—with a strength that can come from God alone.
Our task is to continue doing what He has commanded—to love and to build up His kingdom—trusting that His vision still presses on to its fulfillment.
For His vision still has its time. One day, though we are but "unprofitable servants," we will be invited to eat and drink at our Master's table. It is that day we anticipate with each celebration of the Eucharist.
Pope Benedict XVI
from Homily, Palermo, Italy, October 3. 2010
All the texts of this Sunday's Liturgy speak to us of faith, which is the foundation of the whole of Christian life. Jesus taught his disciples to grow in faith, to believe and to entrust themselves increasingly to him, in order to build their own lives on the rock. For this reason they asked him "increase our faith!" (Lk 17: 5).
What they asked the Lord for is beautiful, it is the fundamental request: disciples do not ask for material gifts, they do not ask for privileges but for the grace of faith, which guides and illumines the whole of life; they ask for the grace to recognize God and to be in a close relationship with him, receiving from him all his gifts, even those of courage, love and hope.
Jesus, without directly answering their prayer, has recourse to a paradoxical image to express the incredible vitality of faith. Just as a lever raises something far heavier than its own weight, so faith, even a crumb of faith, can do unthinkable, extraordinary things, such as uproot a great tree and plant it in the sea (ibid.). Faith trusting in Christ, welcoming him, letting him transform us, following him to the very end makes humanly impossible things possible in every situation.
The Prophet Habbakuk also bears witness to this in the First Reading. He implores the Lord, starting with a dreadful situation of violence, iniquity and oppression. And even in this difficult, insecure situation, the Prophet introduces a vision that offers an inside view of the plan that God is outlining and bringing to fulfilment in history: "He whose soul is not upright in him shall fail, but the righteous shall live by his faith" (Hab 2: 4). The godless person, the one who does not behave in accordance with God, who trusts in his own power but is relying on a frail and inconsistent reality that will therefore give way, is destined to fall; the righteous person, on the other hand, trusts in a hidden but sound reality, he trusts in God and for this reason will have life. ...
The second part of today's Gospel presents another teaching, a teaching of humility that is nevertheless closely linked to faith. Jesus invites us to be humble and suggests the example of a servant who has worked in the fields. When he returns home, the master asks him to go on working. According to the mentality of Jesus' time the master had every right to do this. The servant owed his master total availability; and the master did not feel under any obligation to him for having carried out the orders he had received.
Jesus makes us aware that, before God, we are in a similar situation: we are God's servants, we are not his creditors but are always indebted to him, because we owe him everything since everything is a gift from him. Accepting and doing his will is the approach to have every day, at every moment of our life.
Before God we must never present ourselves as if we believe we have done a service and deserve a great reward. This is an illusion that can be born in everyone, even in people who work very hard in the Lord's service, in the Church. Rather, we must be aware that in reality we never do enough for God. We must say, as Jesus' suggests: "we are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty" (Lk 17: 10).
This is an attitude of humility that really puts us in our place and permits the Lord to be very generous to us. In fact, in another Gospel passage, he promises people that "he will gird himself and have them sit at table, and he will come and serve them" (cf. Lk 12: 37).
Dear friends, if we do God's will today with humility, without claiming anything from him, it will be Jesus himself who serves us, who helps us, who encourages us, who gives us strength and serenity.
In today's Second Reading the Apostle Paul too speaks of faith. Timothy is asked to have faith and, through it, to exercise charity. The disciple is also urged to rekindle in faith the gift of God that is in him through the laying on of Paul's hands, in other words the gift of Ordination, received so that he might carry out the apostolic ministry as a collaborator of Paul (cf. 2 Tm 1: 6). He must not let this gift be extinguished but must make it ever more alive through faith. And the Apostle adds: "for God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and love and self-control" (v. 7). ...
And when you come up against the opposition of the world, may you hear the Apostle's words: "Do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord" (v. 8). One should be ashamed of evil, of what offends God, of what offends man; one should be ashamed of the evil done to the Civil and Religious Community by actions that would prefer to remain in the shade!
The temptation of discouragement and resignation comes to those who are weak in faith and those who confuse evil with good and to those who think that in the face of evil that is often profound there is nothing that can be done. On the contrary, those who are firmly founded on faith, who trust totally in God and who live in the Church are capable of conveying the devastating power of the Gospel. ...
Bring out the full radiance of the good that you desire, that you seek and that you possess! Live courageously the values of the Gospel to make the light of goodness shine out! With God's power everything is possible! May the Mother of Christ, Our Lady Hodegetria whom you so deeply venerate, help you and lead you to deep knowledge of her Son. Amen!


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Andrew Ciancia, managing principal at Langan Engineering reviewed new legislation passed by the City Council at a seminar organized by New York's Urban Green Council. The context? Ocean levels are rising for a number of reasons and, said Ciancia, "our grandchildren's grandchildren are going to see things which we have to prepare for now."
According to him, the global community under threat from flooding, tidal surges, and tsunamis have three lines of response open to them: retreat, defend, or attack (or, of course, some combination of the three). Retreating implies mass relocation of communities away from danger zones. We're likely to see some of that in New York -- for example, in Staten Island, he said -- but, of course, there's a substantial social and economic cost involved.
Attacking means building out into the ocean, safely and securely. It's expensive too. New York's new legislation is primarily about defense, about building sustainably resilient new constructions in flood zones (and almost all the legislation Ciancia discussed does apply only to new, or substantially remodeled, buildings). Ciancia discussed a number of the new measures. (Details can be found at the UGC website.)
Getting better maps
The city had been relying on thirty-year-old FEMA maps of flood zones. The discrepancy between FEMA's 1983 designated flood zones and the areas of the city actually affected by Sandy is startling. Much better data is now available from satellite depictions of the actual impact of flooding, and it's now mandatory to use current and accurate maps for defensive planning (evacuations, for example).
Setting standards for elevating buildings
Regrettably, unregulated rebuilding of parts of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina meant, said Ciancia, that "a lot of shoddy construction was done." New York's new code now sets stringent standards for building and rebuilding elevated structures in flood zones. The work will have to be done by certified contractors, with appropriate permits, and inspected by qualified architects or engineers.
The new code will allow the space below base flood elevation level to be used for parking, and some kinds of storage, but not as living quarters, or for the location of important electrical equipment.
Changing direction on cabling and fuel
These are two prime examples of dramatic reversals of traditional construction principles. The new code used to require that basement storage be used for fuel, and for much electrical equipment -- a bad idea if that basement is going to be underwater. The new code increases the permitted length of optical fiber cabling, allowing electrical equipment to be located higher in the building.
The new code also increases maximum fuel storage on the lowest floor above design flood elevation level. To protect against the obvious hazards, it does require a "three hour fire" safety vault enclosure -- for the elevated fuel storage and the space below it. Essentially, hazardous gear and material can now be stored higher in flood-threatened buildings.
Making temporary flood shields easier
Buildings will now be permitted limited encroachment beyond the building line (i.e. into the street) for the purpose of supporting temporary flood shields and access stairs.
Allowing gas-powered standby systems
Ciancia described this as "a big one." Standby systems, under the new code, which support lighting, fire alarms, and elevators, can now be powered by gas. Indeed natural gas will now be permitted as a building's sole fuel supply -- and this, unlike the other measures discussed here -- applies across the board, not just in flood zones.
Natural gas is a much more reliable power source under flooding conditions.
Coming changes
The city council didn't stop there. It has already changed the code with respect to storage of toxic materials and the creation of mandatory emergency plans. More legislation is expected, for example, on ensuring the supply of drinking water and the continued functioning of sinks and toilets in the event of flooding.
But as Ciancia said, passing all these laws in two years or less? "That's pretty quick."
I asked him whether we'd really see benefits from code changes which only apply to new (or substantially reconstructed) buildings. After all, are people really rushing to build in flood zones? He pointed to a big incentive for all constructions: The huge savings in flood insurance premiums which are likely to accrue where buildings comply with the new framework for flood defense.
"You can't force people who had minimal damage [from Sandy] but were able to survive. But if insurance premiums go up by a factor of five to ten, they might choose to protect themselves."
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Students are assigned an individual faculty sponsor/advisor upon admission to the program. In their final semester, students are free to select a sponsor from the MFA faculty (with the new sponsor's consent) for their MFA thesis and final exhibition. Formal meetings and end-of-semester faculty reviews serve as advising tools.
Review Process
Reviews for MFA students take place at the end of each semester. In addition, a comprehensive review is conducted at the end of the first year of the program. At the culmination of the program, the final review takes place during the thesis exhibition.
The end-of-semester review includes a group of at least four faculty members, with representation from different areas in the School of Art+Design, along with the student's faculty sponsor. Each faculty review group meets with the student for approximately 30 minutes to discuss the semester's work. Recommendations are given and each student is assigned a grade. The format is designed to encourage intellectual, artistic, and theoretical exchange.
Each student's progress determines his or her continuation in the program. Probation can be recommended at the conclusion of the first semester only. Invitations to continue in the MFA program are extended at the conclusion of the first year. Failure to demonstrate adequate professional growth during the first year will lead to dismissal at the end of that year.
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EcoRecord is the biological record centre for Birmingham and the Black Country (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall & Wolverhampton).
EcoRecord collects, collates and makes available information about the wildlife, wildlife sites and habitats of Birmingham and the Black Country and currently has over 500,000 species records on its database.
These records come from many sources, ranging from professional ecologists to amateur expert naturalists to other wildlife enthusiasts.
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Our special mushroom-tea-drinking days may be long behind us, but we still like to try to get in touch with our psychedelic side every once in a while. We're pretty sure we could zone ourselves out to someplace interesting with nothing more than this Full Moon Party Copper Fire Dome ($379). We'll just have to get our brains to the outer limits quickly, since we're not entirely sure how to go about feeding this fire once we've got it rolling.
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Scrabble word: POSES
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Definitions of POSES in dictionaries:
- noun - affected manners intended to impress others
- noun - a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
- noun - a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
- verb - introduce
- verb - assume a posture as for artistic purposes
- verb - pretend to be someone you are not
- verb - behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
- verb - put into a certain place or abstract location
- verb - be a mystery or bewildering to
- adj - to assume a fixed position [v POSED, POSING, POSES] : POSABLE
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SMU's Arturs Kazijevs defeated the top seed at the USTA/ITA Texas Regional Championships on Saturday.
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FORT WORTH, Texas (SMU) - SMU sophomore Arturs Kazijevs defeated the top seed on Saturday in what was a successful first day for the Mustangs' top players at the USTA/ITA Texas Regional Championships.
Kazijevs defeated Mate Zsiga of Baylor, the No. 7 singles player in the nation, 7-5; 6-2. Zsiga was the top seed and favorite to take the singles championship at the Texas Regional. Fellow Mustang Gaston Cuadranti, the 22-seed at the event, also won his first day match. Cuadranti beat Stefan Williams of UT Arlington after falling behind after the first set, 3-6; 6-3; 6-1.
"It was a great day," Head Coach Carl Neufeld said. "Our top players had a great day and had breakthrough matches."
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Having escaped to Forks, will Bella find solace in dark Edward Cullen? How hard will Edward have to fight to keep that which he longs to claim? Rated MA for lemons, language, drug and alcohol references. Tattoo's, piercings- all manners of fun bad-boy goodness. For those of you who prefer a more Canon Edward, be forewarned.
i really hope that he doesn't freak too much about the bruises! i had a feeling that he would, but im sure that it isn't too bad. are they official?
im nervous about the fight, i wonder if edward will tell bella and if maybe she can help with jake, if they know each other? i hope that edward comes out ok!
i know that bella will be there during the fight and im sure something will happen. i hope no one is seriously hurt, maybe jake could cool it, or jasper could show up and help?
im nervous for them, what if he retreats into himself? or if jake decides to be an ass? id still beat the crap out of mike just for fun!
i wonder if bella will cave on the no sex for a week rule? i don't think that she will. i loved the talk between charlie and edward, and carlisle. i love how carlisle always seems to know
so newton laced edward's weed?! i would freaking take him out!!! there has to be something that bella can do to help edward? although im not sure if telling him she loved him was a good idea or not? i hope that he isn't mad!
well, thank heavens hes ok. it sucks that they were cockblocked though! i wonder what they're gonna do to newton? was he doing it to get rid of edward? i hope that whatever they do to him it creative!
well, i am happy that they didn't have to kill mike, however i can't believe that he is so stupid! i mean really!! thats so crazy! i liked that part of it though. and the part in the girls bathroom, i hope that those girls are scared! they should be!
i really hope that the rez guys aren't planning anything stupid! and i hope that they can all get along and play nice! charlie is an interesting guy. very observant, but simle, i like him!
i really wonder if jake is going to try and pull something stupid? i really hope not! will there be a fight? whats going to happen with them!? i really hope that jake isn't trying to get with bella!
what will they dress up as for the party!? i can't wait! and im a little embarassed to say, but car sex has always been my favorite!
i think that edward should get a padlock on his door and some kind of motion sensor for the night of the party! it would be safer! and i don't think that esme and carlisle shoud freak out too much. maybe he could use their safe?
i wonder what she has in store for our boy? i can't wait!
i can't wait till valentines day when i get to do something like this!! i got some good ideas! thanks!
i feel like bella is going to freak and push edward away.... his he pushing too much too hard?
will charlie freak when he hears the news? will alice move to texas? i hope that nothing comes back to bite them!
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i won't get to see eclispe for like anothe week, so i hope you enjoy fo me too till i get to go too! i liked this chapter, that bella was able to pull back from raging. however what happened to her happy ending? is it the medicine? my meds used to do that to me! it was awful!
I had meds do that too...made me horny as hell but no chance of getting off. TMI, I know...
Glad you enjoyed the chapter. Bella is making progress, bit by bit.
they are so cute, i hope the something happens and edward is there but alice figures out she's being a butt and gives edward a chance. i hpoe that they do get their happily ever after!
Alice will redeem herself soon, delilah, and although there is a bumpy road ahead of them, I think that Bella and Edward are slowly on their way to their HEA. :)
that song was awesome! my kids taught it was so funny! of course they are little boys........
I'm glad you liked it. :) Little boys are wild and fun and when they're not stinking or making weird noises, they're kind of cute, too.
emmet is just emmet! i really hope that bella doesn't freak out about alice and jasper moving and them having a baby! i hope that they don't go too far!
God bless Emmett. ;) I can assure you that Alice and Jasper won't be going far when they do move. :)
poor bella, i hope that she feels better soon! that poor thing!
Bella will always have struggles, but she's tough and she'll figure things out. :)
that was the best! i loved it! i even made me feel better! i hope that bella and edward will have a good vacation, when will alice and jasper share their news?
I'm so glad that it made you feel better. :) I guess we needed a little more sweetness.
Alice and Jasper will reveal their secret in due time.
i hope that this is the starting of something amazing for everyone!
They are getting there...step by step.
i think that bella could give their house to alice and jasper, and bella moves in with edward into a different house. i hope that alice doesn't have anything bad happen to her!
There is something in the works about the housing situation. ;) Have no fears.
that was the greatest christmas ever!!! i loved it!
Thanks, delilah. :) I'm glad you loved it...I had fun writing it. :)
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As the end of winter approaches, think about looking your best this spring with these trendy eyecatching styles. There is no better way to ditch the icy winter blues than stepping out in bright and colorful fashions. What to expect this Spring:
Watercolor Floral-nothing says Spring like flower, abloom!
Geometric Prints-create an eccentric look by mixing textures and patterns
Paisley Prints-mainly worn on ties or bandanas, this print is becoming a standout of its own. Wear it in a dress.
Rainbow Colors-a vivid spectrum of rays allow your true colors to shine through.
Tropical Prints-awaken your fashion sensibilities and escape to paradise each time this trendy style is worn.
Nautical Style-this timeless look portrays a breezy look.
Pastel Pallets-versatile and soft, these colors can used to create the ombre effect or mix well with neutral or bold colors.
Gingham Fabrics-a classic checkered print shows the right amount of feminine appeal. Step away from the traditional black and white checkered and go for a multitude of other colors.
Graffiti Prints-add some edge to your casual look with slogan tees and sweaters
The Blazer-tried and true, this staple can take any outfit from drab to fab. Opt for more vibrant colors to conquer the spring look.
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Throughout the 2013 NFL Draft, the 49ers drafted for the 2014 season and beyond at the running back position. They selected Marcus Lattimore with their fourth-round compensatory draft pick, paving the way for him in the near future.
Besides Lattimore, Frank Gore, Kendall Hunter, LaMichael James and Jewel Hampton are under contract for next season. Special teams player and part time FB/RB Anthony Dixon will be an unrestricted free agent in the offseason and it's most likely that the team will let him walk.
Here is a rundown of the 49ers running backs that will be on the team in 2014:
Frank Gore:
Gore will be entering his contract year in 2014 and he will be 31 years old in May. While he came off a respectable 1,128 yard season with nine touchdowns, the 49ers will most likely use next season as a transition year. The 49ers running back will be entering his 10th season and should receive less carries than years in the past with others on the depth chart.
Kendall Hunter:
Hunter had 78 carries for 358 rushing yards last season in a part-time role behind Gore. The 49ers backup RB was used mostly on outside runs as he provided a few breathers for the incumbent starter.
LaMichael James:
James is primarily a kickoff and punt returner who saw limited action on offense this year. He had only 12 carries in the regular season for 59 yards on the ground. In his rookie season, he showed promise in the NFC Championship game when he scored his only touchdown in his NFL career against the Atlanta Falcons. He is one of two players remaining on the 49ers from the 2012 draft class.
Marcus Lattimore:
Lattimore will be entering the 2014 season with high expectations after 2013 was his "medical redshirt" season as he recovered from two torn ligaments. He spent three weeks practicing with the team in a brief window while on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list before going on the injured reserve.
While there are durability concerns as he has suffered two long term injuries in college, the running back out of South Carolina is capable of being a No. 1 running back. He possesses all the skills from quickness to vision in order to succeed at the next level. Lattimore is a slippery running back who can be effective between the tackles as well as being a good blocker. If Lattimore impresses coaches in OTAs and training camp, it would not be surprising if the 49ers rotate Gore, Hunter and Lattimore with a balanced number of carries next season.
Jewel Hampton:
Hampton was an undrafted free agent in 2012 who spent most of his rookie season on the PUP before being promoted to the 53-man roster where he was inactive in all games. He spent last offseason with the 49ers as he earned himself a spot on the practice squad.


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Eli "the Computer Guy" brings his array of odd life experiences, business know how, and technical skill to his videos and blog posts to teach the next generation not just how to deploy and maintain technology, but how to think about why technology should be used. Material is presented in a vendor neutral fashion always with an eye to the business rational for using particular solutions.
Eli believes that technology should be viewed as a tool that is used to further the priorities of the business or organization that is using it. This means that technology should serve specific business needs and always be used to enhance profit for the organization. Eli knows from first hand experience that when you make the business more profitable, the business is willing to pay handsomely.
The end goal of the material provided on this site is to improve the lives of those who enjoy it, and the organizations they work for. The more highly qualified technicians are, the less they have to work, the more money they make, and the more they can then give back to their community and the world. (How much can a starving person donate to the Red Cross?)
Why should you listen to Eli? The following is a portion of what would be in his CV…
Technical Training and Certifications:
- Windows NT 4.0 MCSE Bootcamp
- Windows 2000 Bootcamp
- Avaya Definity PBX Administrator
- Avaya Definity Audix Administrator
- Avaya Advanced Call Routing
- Cisco CCNA Bootcamp
- MySQL Administration
- Adobe Photoshop
- Red Hat Linux Administration for Windows Administrators
- CIO Bootcamp
- US Army Electronics Repair
- Attended numerous world class Tech Events (CES, Interop, ISC West/ East, Voicecon)
Non Technical Training and Certifications:
- BS Criminal Justice from University of Baltimore
- AS Law Enforcement from Anne Arundel Community College
- Combat Life Save (US Army)
- First Responder (US DOT)
- Cave Rescue
- Fixed Wing Ground School
- Wildland Firefighter
- PADI Rescue Diver
- Inland Search and Rescue Coordinator (USAF/ US Coast Guard)
- Personal Protection Specialist (Executive Protection Institute)
- NASAR SARTech 3
- Certified FTL for Various Organizations
Cool Experiences:
- Backpacked through India, Sri Lanka and Nepal for 4 months
- Treked the Annapurna Circuit in 21 days going over the highest navigable pass in the world
- Rafted the Kali Gandaki
- Backpacked through Europe for 3 months on Eurail Pass
- Backpacked Through Thailand for a bit over a month before being bludgeoned half to death
- Backpacked Through Turkey, Chili (Including Easter Island) and Costa Rica at various times
- Led and Managed Paramilitary Search and Rescue Units
- Competed at National Level in DECA During High School (Distributive Education Clubs of America / Entrepreneurship Program)
- Finished Bachelors Degree in two and a half years (Worked full time during the period and also completed 600 hours of emergency services and paramilitary training)
- Hiked 24 miles in one day with a 10,000 feet ascent and descent in the Grand Tetons
- 3 Years instruction for German, 5 years instruction for French, 2 years instruction for Spanish, ZERO retention for foreign languages…
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- http://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/223092#3
- http://technicallybaltimore.com/news/eli-the-computer-guy-local-bomb-thrower-or-savvy-critic-of-baltimores-startup-scene/
- http://www.onsip.com/blog/2012/06/05/eli-the-computer-guy-explains-voip-3-reasons-why-this-video-is-awesome
- http://www.onsip.com/blog/2012/10/09/onsipcom-and-the-future-of-the-telephone-eli-the-computer-guy
- http://blog.cbtnuggets.com/2012/07/eli-the-computer-guy-where-isnt-he/
- http://youtu.be/szcVT490fXU
- http://technicallybaltimore.com/news/betapunch-ross-nochumowitzs-user-testing-web-startup-gets-an-eli-the-computer-guy-review-video/


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Move over Angie's List. Get out of the way Craigslist, and make way for JonsList. Yes, Jonslist.com is a new and innovative tool for the adult industry that offers a directory of "the finest" adult services, entertainers, and escorts from Australia and around the globe according to Newsmaker.com.au. (No nudity -SFW)
There's nothing else out there like it.
The site has been active for nearly a year and has seen substantial growth and use by customers and clients. As a result, they are upgrading to include a new feature for their app that will introduce a live chat that brings customers and service providers face to face like never before. It's the Jetsons meets the adult industry. Remember the video phones in the cartoon?
How does it work?
They use GPS technology to hook up clients with the most prestigious escorts and entertainers in that client's local area. Spokesperson Lucy Butters states she is very excited and that "JonsList is taking an age old profession and integrating it with the latest and greatest technologies available, it's a deadly combination".
Their motto; We're mobile because you are!"
The new JonsList.com app puts the worlds of adult entertainment into the pocket and purse of every man or women seeking discreet adult fun.
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STANFORD, Calif. – Four Stanford student-athletes were named to Sports Illustrated's preseason All-American team, released Thursday by the publication.
Senior free safety Ed Reynolds and senior offensive guard David Yankey were named to the first team while fifth-year inside linebacker Shayne Skov and fifth-year senior outside linebacker Trent Murphy earned second-team nods.
The three defenders will help anchor a Stanford unit that led the Pac-12 in numerous categories last year, leading the way in total defense, rushing defense, sacks and scoring defense. Seven players from that unit are back, including Skov, the team's emotional leader. He totaled 82 tackles and 7.5 tackles for loss despite not being 100 percent after recovering from a knee injury.
Reynolds, one of 42 preseason nominees for the Lott IMPACT Award, had a huge 2012 season after recovering from a knee injury. A third-team Associated Press All-American, Reynolds led the Cardinal with six interceptions, three of which he returned for a touchdown to set a school record. Reynolds also returned a pick in the Pac-12 Championship game to the one-yard line as he ranked first nationally with 301 interception return yards, one yard short of the NCAA single-season record (Charles Phillips - USC, 1974).
Murphy's 10 sacks for the Cardinal were the most since 2004 at Stanford and his 18 tackles for loss were the most since 2000.
Yankey is one of the most dominant and versatile offensive linemen in the nation and is a preseason candidate for the Outland Trophy. He moves to left guard in 2013 after starting 14 games at left tackle in 2012, where he was a consensus All-American, selected to the first team by the American Football Coaches Association and Sporting News, with second-team honors by the Associated Press. The 2012 Morris Trophy winner as the Outstanding Offensive Lineman in the Pac-12, Yankey has started 27 career games and been an impact performer since his freshman season.
Stanford's season opens Sept. 7 with an 8 p.m. (PT) home game against a San Jose State team that won 11 games a year ago. The game will be televised nationally on Pac-12 Networks.
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If you're dreaming of being a professional dancer or you just want to learn how to not embarrass yourself on the dance floor at your next cousin's wedding, you're in luck. "A step in the right direction: Learning to dance in the city of Columbus" is a beginner's guide to dancing that will get you on the dance floor in record time. This article will serve as a table of contents to the guide and direct you to all of the articles within it. Check back weekly for new updates!
Top ten reasons why Columbus is great for dancing: Still not convinced that dancing is for you? This will change your mind.
Counting calories in Columbus: Just how much calories can you lose dancing?
Healthy steps: A list of great physical & mental benefits for dancing.
How to get started dancing in Columbus: Consider these questions before embarking on your dancing endeavor.
The studio, the instructor, the social learner and the copy-catter: 4 different options for learning how to dance.
Find your dance studio & instructor: The ultimate directory of dance studios in Columbus.
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The social dancer's guide to learning to dance: All things social (without the studio cost!)!
American vs. International: What's the difference between these two styles of dancing and which would should you choose?