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Kay Ryan Awarded MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant
Earlier this week, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation named 22 new MacArthur Fellows for 2011, including our former colleague, U.S. Poet Laureate, and Basic Skills Instructor Kay Ryan! The recipients learned, through a phone call out of the blue from the Foundation, that they will each receive $500,000 in no-strings-attached support over the next five years. MacArthur Fellowships come without stipulations or reporting requirements and offer Fellows unprecedented freedom and opportunity to reflect, create, and explore. The unusual level of independence afforded to Fellows underscores the spirit of freedom intrinsic to creative endeavors. The work of MacArthur Fellows knows neither boundaries nor the constraints of age, place, and endeavor. Congratulations, Kay, and thank you for your continuing advocacy of community colleges and the importance of Basic Skills education.
ASCOM Approves Funding for Textbook Loan Program
Kudos to the ASCOM board and its president, Scott Blood, for approving $5,000 to purchase extra books for the reserved books section of our library. Books were purchased based on those that were checked out most often. This will greatly assist students who need to access a book used in their class. A special thank you to Librarian Carl Cox, who highlighted the needed books and worked with the bookstore to have the books delivered to the library. This will be a great resource for our cash strapped students.
Microbiology Lab Tech Becomes Registered Nurse
College of Marin Microbiology Lab Tech Deirdre Martinez began working at COM as a work study student in the Biology Department in 2000. She was hired as the Microbiology Lab Tech in 2006. While at COM she has earned an AA in Natural Science and an AS in Biology. In fall of 2009 she began nursing school here at COM and graduated from the program and in May of this year she earned her Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN). She passed the NCLEX-RN exam and just received her RN license in the mail on Sept. 17. Martinez credits the quality education she received at COM for preparing her to take, and pass, the NCLEX-RN. Congratulations and best of luck in your future endeavors, Deirdre!
You Are Invited to COM's Transfer Day
College of Marin is hosting Transfer Day on Thursday, Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first floor of the Student Services Building, located at 835 College Ave, in Kentfield, CA. All College of Marin students, their families, and friends are invited to the free event to learn more about transferring to a four-year university.
More than 35 colleges and universities will be on campus to meet with students, providing detailed transfer information in a convenient, one-stop format. University and college representatives will discuss student interests, academic goals, and answer questions on the application process. Students are encouraged to research scholarships and financial aid availability, what majors schools offer, what the campus life is like, along with other relevant topics to help make the transfer decision-making transition more successful and less stressful.
Many California schools will attend, including UCs, CSUs, and independent schools, along with schools specializing in art, design, and architecture. Out-of-state schools from Arizona, Nevada, Alaska, and Hawaii will also be at the event. A partial list of participating schools includes UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC Santa Cruz, CSU East Bay, CSU Fresno, CSU Sacramento, San Francisco State, Sonoma State, Humboldt State, Dominican University of California, University of San Francisco, Samuel Merritt College, Patten University, Mills College, Menlo College, Holy Names University, Woodbury University, Golden Gate University, Notre Dame de Namur, Prescott College-Arizona, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, University of Hawaii-Hilo. There will be a wealth of good information at Transfer Day, including expert help from COM's counseling staff . The Transfer and Career Center will provide Student Information Packets with the 'nuts and bolts' details on the transfer process, including a list of questions to ask school representatives, to help better prepare prospective transfer students. The COM Transfer Club will be assisting, to help make the event run smoothly for all.
Seasonal Flu Shots $20
Influenza ("flu") is a contagious disease which can be spread by coughing, sneezing, and nasal secretions. The College of Marin Health Center will be offering seasonal flu shots for $20. Clinic dates are as follows:
COM to host the Marin College Access Network Fall Conference at IVC
College of Marin, as one of 22 community partners in the Marin College Access Network ("MarinCAN"), will host the first Fall Conference on Friday, Sept. 30, at the Indian Valley Campus. MarinCAN is a coalition of school districts, youth advocacy and development agencies, higher education institutions, scholarship organizations, and funders who work collaboratively to provide information, tools, resources, and support services to help students and families make informed decisions about their post-secondary pursuits. The conference will feature keynote speakers, workshop sessions, a networking lunch, and the presentation of the first annual MarinCAN Champions Award. For more information contact Anna Pilloton, firstname.lastname@example.com or (415) 485-9663.
Circle of Champions
The College of Marin Department of Athletics and the Circle of Champions are honored to present a celebration of the career of Coach Cal Riemcke and the entry of his name into the College of Marin Athletic Hall of Fame. Tickets are $49 each. Please make checks payable to College of Marin Athletics. For more information contact Diane Kukahiko at (415) 485.9580.
Emeritus Center Exhibit
The College of Marin Emeritus Center is hosting an exhibition of works by artist Nancy Pollack. Please join us at the Kentfield Campus, 835 College Avenue, in the Student Services Building, room 146. The show will be up through Sept. 27. Emeritus Center hours are Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information call (415) 485-9652.
Arabian Nights
The College of Marin Drama Department presents Arabian Nights. Sept. 29 is a pay-what-you-will preview. Performances are Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 7, 8, 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 9 and 16 at 2 p.m. at the Performing Arts Tent on the central lawn of the Kentfield Campus. Ride a magic carpet into the minareted world of ancient Baghdad. The evening will unfold with the legendary tales of Sheherezade. COM Professor Molly Noble will direct Tony-Award-winning playwright Mary Zimmerman's re-telling of the mystical 1001 tales. (The tent will serve as performance space during renovation of the Performing Arts Theatre).Tickets are $20 general; $12 seniors; $10 students, COM employees, and alumni. The box office opens Sept. 20. Please call 415-485-9385 for tickets.
Opening Night Gala Fundraiser for Performing Arts is Next Week!
On Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, beginning at 6 p.m., the College of Marin Foundation and the Performing Arts Department will hold an opening night gala of their current production of Arabian Nights. There will be a wine reception and sumptuous buffet from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. followed by the production starting at 8 p.m. In keeping with the exotic theme of the evening's festivities, the Arabian Nights extravaganza will take place in the Performing Arts "Big Top" Tent Theatre located on the central lawn adjacent to the new Fine Arts Building at the Kentfield Campus. The evening will unfold with the legendary tales of Sheherezade. Seats are limited so order your tickets early. Tickets are $60 per person or $40 per person for season ticket holders. Parking is available on Circle Drive, and at the corner of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and Laurel Dr. Contact the College of Marin Foundation for reservations at (415) 485-9657. Proceeds will benefit the COM Performing Arts Program.
Singer's Choice Recital—Art Songs and Arias
COM Advanced Voice Class
Webinar: Your Retirement Application and Options
Road to Success Helps Students Learn About COM Services
For the first time, this year's Road to Success event took place on both campuses. More than 100 staff, faculty, and students participated this year in the production of the event, or at one of the 11 stops along the road at the Kentfield Campus, or the three stops at the Indian Valley Campus. COM student Eun Pyo Lee won the grand prize of $250. Three students from KTD and three students from IVC each won prizes of $100 or $50. Many additional students from both campuses won flash drives and calculators. Special thanks to ASCOM for donating the prize money, the Basic Skills Initiative Steering Committee, Reprographics, Maintenance and Operations, and the faculty members who gave walking the Road as an assignment to their students.
Cheo Massion and Becky Reetz—2011 Road to Success Co-Coordinators
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(Young Arrow Books, 2011)
I think Virals is rapidly shaping up to be one of my favourite YA series to date. This second installment - which takes place about four months after the first - takes the firm foundation Reichs laid down in Virals and builds a wonderfully exciting new adventure smack on top of it.
The Viral pack - Tory, Shelton, Hi, Ben and their wolfdog Coop - are still attempting to figure out their new abilities when they get shocking news. Their beloved Loggerhead Island, home of the LIRI institute and a beautiful nature reserve, is to be sold off as the university budget is squeezed. Faced with the prospect of her friends being split apart and moved across the continent, Tory clutches wildly at the local legend of Anne Bonny. A fearsome flame-haired lady pirate, Bonny is rumoured to have buried her treasure somewhere in the area. Would it be enough to save Loggerhead? Can she persuade the pack that this isn't just a wild goose chase? And can they solve the mystery in time to stop the sale of the island - and before anyone else finds out what they're up to?
I loved this book. I found the relationships between the four human Virals absolutely spot-on for a group of teenagers - the idle banter, Hi's teasing wit, the slight attraction between Tory and Ben that simmers away gently - and enjoyed the continued exploration of the new pack bond that cements them together. It's great to have four such distinct and resourceful characters to root for, each with their own strengths, weaknesses and quirky idiosyncracies. The plot has a real Indiana Jones/Pirates of the Caribbean feel to it this time, with riddles to solve, a trail to follow, and a genuinely nail-biting underground set-piece that had me glued breathlessly to the pages for well over an hour. Like last time, there are dangerous people hot on the pack's heels, and in true crime thriller style Reichs throws out plenty of red herrings to stop the reader working everything out too quickly. I sincerely hope there's more still to come for the Virals - roll on book three!
Note: Many thanks to Random House Children's Books, who sent me this book in return for an honest review.


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"Invisible Passage" at the de Young
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Commissioned by the de Young Museum's Cultural Encounters Program during Todd Brown's July 2009 tenure as Artist-in-Residence, Invisible Passage is now back on display in the Kimball Education Gallery as part of his current Artist Fellows project. The painting, measuring 33 feet by 9.5 feet, is Brown's largest work to date.
Second Week at the de Young by Jennifer Ewing, January Artist-in-Residence
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The second week at the Kimball was a blast with Friday night being the highlight.
For the museum, it was the perfect storm of events combining with the Orsay exhibition still going strong, permanent galleries free, and the start of the 6th year of Friday Night Fun. We had a lot of visitors so more people got to make their own totem boats and got to know about Spirit Boats.
My First Week at the de Young by Jennifer Ewing, January Artist-in-Residence
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An important part of this Kimball residency is to hold a space that invites people to travel within a safe and welcoming place. Leo designed lettering and painted the walls with directions and associated elements as per the Toltec tradition. This helps set the stage and gives people a familiar and useful reference.
Getting Distracted with an Ark in Mind by Jennifer Ewing, January Artist-in-Residence
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I was asked a few weeks ago if I needed pedestals for my Kimball Gallery residency.
Lastest news from Corinne Okada Takara, December 2008 Artist-in-Residence
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Corinne Okada Takara completed a residency in the Kimball Education Gallery two years ago. Her project, Rhythms in Space, explored the assembly of recycled materials into airy three-dimensional tapestries and wearable art, while presenting a visual footprint of diverse cultures in the Asian diaspora. She pulled various motifs from the museum collection, along with visual patterns observed in the museum's surroundings. Visitors created tapestries from these images using wire, netting, and other recycled materials.
An update from June Artists-in-Residence, Michael Horse and Kim Shuck
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By Kim Shuck:
In June 2010 Michael Horse, painter, actor, musician etc, was my partner in a residency at the de Young museum in San Francisco. He wanted this. He gave me a drawing... told me where the horses were to go and what colors... In most ways this is his work... aside from the hours of actually making the piece, that is. Looks pretty good I think. Not sure I would work with anyone else this way but... he's one of a kind.
For more information about Michael's work plug his name into youtube.com and hear him talk about it himself.
Totem Boats for Personal Journeys by Jennifer Ewing, January Artist-in-Residence
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It began 6 years ago as a vehicle to transcend sadness on the loss of my father, Paul Ewing, when I found myself painting and doing collages I called "Spirit Boats" as a tribute to his memory. Like a stone thrown into a pond, the ripples moved outward as my work grew with personal references.
An interview with Dan Taulapapa McMullin, October Artist-in-Residence
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Introduction of September Artists-in-Residence by Gregory Stock, Education Intern
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Generally the de Young's artist studio is the home of one artist and their process. Museum patrons can engage in a specific artist's technique and area of expertise. For the month of September, four artists of the Kearny Street Workshop (www.kearnystreet.org <http://www.kearnystreet.org> ) transform the Kimball Education Gallery. Throughout the month, one to four artists will be involving the public in their different processes.
"Silhouettes and Conversations with Alexandra Blum, August Artist-in-Residence" by Naomi Huth, Education Intern
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On August 19th, I sat down with current Artist-in-Residence, Alexandra Blum, to learn more about her artistic background and the connection between teaching and creating art. Ms. Blum strives to humanize the private expereince by bringing in different techniques that transform museum going into a shared technique.
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Through a generous grant from the Textile Society of America, frequent-flyer miles and additional private support, I was fortunate to attend the International Symposium and Exhibition for Natural Dyes (ISEND 2011) in La Rochelle, France, in late April. Following is an overview I wrote with the SDA community in mind. – Elaine Lipson
Through many years of writing about and making textile art, natural dyeing has always seemed like a niche within a niche, the least likely of textile interests or artisan practices to succeed on a mainstream level. But the 3rd annual ISEND conference, in a new decade when environmental concerns are paramount and technology allows us to share, expand, and reinterpret even the most traditional cultural knowledge, painted a different picture.
Attendees from 58 countries came to La Rochelle—scientists, ethno-botanists, anthropologists, environmentalists, fashion designers, clothing manufacturers, authors, filmmakers, and many artists—to talk and learn about colorants made from plants, insects, earth, and seashells, for use with textiles, cosmetics, and food. The conference included five days of panels and sessions, artist demonstrations, an extensive exhibition of textiles and garments, a day of field trips, a lively marketplace, films, poster presentations, and excellent meals of local seafood with French flair. The breadth of activities was impressive—and a little exhausting—and great credit is due to the volunteer organizers, working on an international scale without the benefit of a trade organization to structure the event.
From the perspective of surface designers and textile/fiber artists and designers, ISEND was a feast of inspiration and possibilities. While the natural dye palette is different from the synthetic dye palette that we're all accustomed to, it's no less rich or varied, and many feel that the subtleties and variations possible with natural dyes offer a deeper color experience. For those whose exposure to natural dyes has been limited to indigo or onion skins on the stove top, it's eye opening to see the full spectrum possible with natural colorants.
Many of the sessions focused on traditional cultures seeking to preserve methods of natural dyeing, often interwoven closely with other aspects of life in indigenous societies and to find new ways to market products dyed with these colorants. Issues of color stability and consistency, plant and water resources, standards and certification, marketing, consumer education and funding are of great importance to the market viability of naturally dyed textiles. There seemed to be a consensus that respect for cultural traditions and rights should go hand in hand with the expansion of the market.
While speakers focused on sociological, anthropological, scientific and cultural explorations, there was a very strong and vital presence of artists working as individuals or small-business entrepreneurs. To name just a few, Trudi Pollard of Australia, Charllotte Kwon of Vancouver (founder of Maiwa Handprints Ltd.), India Flint of Australia, Wendy Weiss of the University of Nebraska and many more exhibited work in the fashion/textile show. Others, such as Catharine Ellis, Jay Rich and Ana Lisa Hedstrom, sold work in the marketplace. Many of these artists also conducted afternoon demonstrations of dyeing and printing techniques. Though tantalizing, the set-up of the demonstration space wasn't ideal; a more formal workshop sign-up system might have been more effective.
The final day of sessions included an education and marketing-focused panel with Sasha Duerr of Permacouture and Charllotte Kwon of Maiwa, among others. I would have liked to see this panel on the first day of the conference; it framed – in an interesting way – many of the contemporary issues that the natural dye community faces going forward.
With its global participation and its diversity, this was an event like none other in the textile world. Some suggestions for future ISEND conferences that would help to make the most of the passion for natural dyes that was evident in this gathering:
- With such a wealth of information, identifying the sessions with tracks that guide participants to their area of focus—science, natural dyes in industry, art techniques, marketing, food and cosmetics—would have been useful.
- As noted, a different setup for the demonstrations would have allowed more people to get their hands in dye.
- A dynamic keynote speaker to frame the themes of the conference, identify the issues, and inspire attendees on the first day would be a great addition, as well as a closing keynote speaker to offer a summary of the phenomenal amount of knowledge and some take-away ideas.
- More smaller-sized sessions to allow greater interaction between attendees and speakers.
The future of the natural dye community could go in many directions. Some vocal attendees felt that a primary goal should be attracting industry to using natural dyes on a commercial scale. For that to happen at a greater level, two things are missing from what I saw at ISEND: a clear, quantitative articulation of the environmental benefits of natural dyes compared to synthetic dyes and meaningful market research that shows evidence of significant consumer interest in naturally dyed products plus the willingness to pay more for them.
For textile designers, fiber artists and artisans, however, the good news is unqualified. With innovations such as an online database of dye products and methods on the way – and with more resources, teachers, dyestuffs, and experienced practitioners available than ever before – anyone interested in exploring natural colorants has no reason to wait. Indigo, in particular, seems to be enjoying a widespread renaissance, thanks to the work of artists all over the world hoping to preserve the magic properties and process of indigo plants. But indigo is by no means the only natural dye to present intriguing possibilities.
Knowledge from past traditions, together with the excitement of the contemporary world of the textile arts, will stimulate unlimited creativity in the use of natural dyes.
For more images from the conference (on the ISEND site), click here. The next ISEND conference is rumored to be planned for Hong Kong. For more information, check the ISEND site. A related event in Malaysia is also being discussed. Contact Edric Ong via www.edricong.com.
ARRDHOR – CRITT HORTICOLE www.critt-horticole.com
The Regional Centre for Innovation and Technological Transfer in Horticulture (CRITT) is composed of engineers and scientists. It has been active for 20 years in the field of ornamental horticulture and plant-derived colorants.
CIHAM www.ciham.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr
CIHAM-UMR 5648 is one of the most important research centers in France for the history, literature, and archaeology of the Middle Ages. Dr. Dominique Cardon [head of ISEND conference's scientific committee] is co-director of Team 1 "Territories-Populations-Material Culture" and is involved in interdisciplinary collaborative research into the history and archaeology of textile techniques and into methods of dyeing with natural dyes and their possibilities for modern application.
Elaine Lipson is a book editor, writer, artist and long-time member of SDA. She originated the concept of a Slow Cloth philosophy of textile art, craft and entrepreneurship via her "Red Thread Studio" blog at lainie.typepad.com and moderates Slow Cloth community page on Facebook. She is also author of The International Market for Sustainable Apparel (Packaged Facts, 2008) and The Organic Foods Sourcebook (Contemporary, 2001) and has written feature articles for Surface Design Journal.


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Gracie Gold had the fans in Sochi once again at the edge of their seats as she performed on Saturday. For the final event of the Sochi Winter Games the Olympic figure skaters once again hit the ice for an fun performance during the Olympic Figure Skating Gala. Gracie Gold had fun with her segment as she offered a perfect performance with the music All that Jazz. According to NBC Sports on Saturday, the program aired on NBC Olympics live stream and highlights will be seen Saturday night on NBC Olympics evening coverage, the star seemed at ease and continuously smiled on the ice.
Gracie Gold was edged out of medal contention at the Sochi Olympics, but you would have never thought the athlete was disappointed. She seemed relaxed on the ice and a strong part of the program. Giving some of her best moves on Saturday, the star seemed to really focus on entertaining the fans and less about the scores.
Without doubt Gracie Gold was one of the best American figure skaters representing Team USA. Hoping to continue to grow, the skater is looking at becoming the best in the United States and around the world. If she skates effortlessly like she did at figure skating gala the fans will see her in the years to come including the 2018 Olympics.
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Monday, February 04, 2013
What time are you lying down to go to sleep?
- 23:54
What was your bedtime routine?
- Some reading with a mug of cocoa.
What did you last eat tonight? (Include type, amount, and time you ate.)
- I ate a red pepper like an apple, and a little walnut cake, at 23:05. I know, naughty.
Did you exercise today? (Include the type, duration, and time of day if you exercised.)
- None, unless you include a leisurely stroll around town.
Did you consume any caffeinated drinks or foods today, or any alcoholic drinks? (Include type, number, and time of day.)
- An iced coffee at lunch time.
What types of stressors did you encounter today, and what types do you expect to encounter tomorrow?
- None today, though I'm very busy tomorrow. Not stressed, but feeling like I'm juggling a few too many balls in the air. I guess you could say I had the same thing tonight; I'm not stressed, but spent about an hour budgeting and working on to-do lists and such before my 30 minute wind-down.
How hungry did you feel today? (1- Not hungry, 2- Normal hunger, 3- Strong hunger, 4- Extreme hunger)
- 1.5 I guess. I had some cravings but wasn't really "hungry" and have eaten surprisingly little....
How awake did you feel today? (1- Exhausted, 2- Somewhat tired, 3- Fairly alert, 4- Wide awake)
- 3 - A little tired, I guess, but pretty perky.
How irritable did you feel today? (1- Calm, 2- Slightly annoyed, 3- Moderately irritable, 4- Highly irritable)
- 1. Nice and chilled out.
How long did it take you to fall asleep last night?
- About 20 minutes I think.
How many times did you wake during the night?
- I didn't.
What time did you wake up today?
- 7:20
How many hours of sleep did you get?
- 7:05 roughly
What mood did you wake up in?
- A bit groggy.
Any dreams?
- I know I had one, but I don't remember now what it was. Nothing bad, I don't think.
What quality was your sleep (according to the SleepCycle Iphone app)?
- 83%
All in all, not a bad night, and I'm doing a pretty good job of sticking to my plans for the night/day. I've been thinking that this morning, even though I have a jog penciled in, I'm going to skip it; weight loss and health are both important to me, but this time in the morning is also needed for planning the day ahead, which I was unable to complete last night. It needs doing; the 5k training will still be there on Wednesday morning. Boyfriend also pointed out that I had actually done Week 1 Day 1 twice, rather than moving on the Day 2, but also pointed out that if I'm struggling with Day 1 (which I did the second time) I can just keep doing that until it gets easier, then move on to Day 2 even if it's actually 6 weeks later. I can't fault the logic I suppose, so I'll give that a shot.
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My plans for the day include budgeting, housework, and catching up on some school-related stuff. All fun.
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The AP Top 25 is determined by a simple points system based on how each voter ranks college football's best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first place vote, 24 for second place and so on through to the 25th team, which receives one point. The rankings are set by listing the teams' point totals from highest to lowest. The mathematical formula is the same as the one used for the AP Pro 32 rankings and the AP Top 25 rankings for men's and women's basketball.
History of the Poll
The Associated Press began its college football poll on Oct. 19, 1936, and it is now the longest-running poll of those that award national titles at the end of the season. The preseason poll was started in 1950. A panel of 61 sports writers and broadcasters from around the country votes on the poll weekly. All of the voters have an extensive background in covering college football. Alabama's nine AP national titles lead the way, with Notre Dame sitting second with eight. Oklahoma has seven, while Miami and Southern California have five each. Each team's ranking will be mentioned in AP stories throughout the preseason and the regular season, along with a link to the Top 25: collegefootball.ap.org/poll


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Standard Textile's corporate wellness program was recognized as a result of a year-long, highly selective assessment process, the company says.
"We want our associates and their families to achieve the highest possible quality of life," says Gary Heiman, president and CEO of Standard Textile. "Helping others succeed is at the core of everything we do. The recognition by Healthiest Employers is well deserved. We've designed a comprehensive wellness program that helps our associates achieve their personal health goals, and it's rewarding to see the success they've experienced."
Components and benefits of Standard Textile's wellness program include comprehensive annual blood screenings for associates and spouses, an on-site fitness center, personalized health and wellness coaching, and nutrition consultations, among other incentives.
Through the company's health and wellness program, 92% of participants completed a preventative physical examiniation; 89% achieved a non-tobacco status through a blood test; and 84% achieved goals for reducing modifiable risk factors, the company reports.
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Celebrity Hacker Christopher Chaney to Plead Guilty, Faces Up to 60 Years in Jail
Christopher Chaney is expected to plead guilty to hacking the email accounts of Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis and other celebrities, facing up to 60 years in prison for his crimes.
According to documents filed in a Florida court on Thursday, Chaney has agreed to cop to nine felony counts, including unauthorized access to a computer and wiretapping.
The 35-year-old Jacksonville man was targeted by the FBI's "Operation Hackerazzi" and arrested last October.
Explaining that his invasions had become "addictive," Chaney hacked dozens of entertainment figures, including Johansson, whose private, nude photos wound up leaked to gossip sites.
In all, Chaney compromised more than 50 people's private accounts between November 2010 and October 2011, according to the court documents.
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Ginkgo Barley (Fu Chok)
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Ginkgo Barley (白果薏米腐竹糖水) is one of my favourite Chinese desserts of all time. Also known as fu chok (foo chuk), this dessert tastes light, refreshing and nourishing. It is also really easy to make. Be sure to buy the soft type of bean curd skin sheets to make this dessert (see picture below).
See Also: Snow Fungus Dessert Soup Recipe
The other type, which looks alike but is harder and oilier, is more suitable for making Chinese style meat stews such as "tau yu bak" (I found out the hard way). I also cheat by using canned ginkgo nuts (where the nuts are already shelled and boiled), so the steps and cooking time for this recipe are greatly simplified.
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Eh, Wiffy! You made my fave tong sui here! I cook this pretty regularly! In fact, my whole family loves it. =)
Btw, forgot to tell you … I sometimes beat a little bit of egg into the soup … making 蛋花 … Try it, it's actually nice. When I was blogging about this (http://dodol-mochi.blogspot.com/2009/12/jobs-tears-dried-beancurd-gingko-nut.html), I realized that what we refer to as è–ç±³, in English, it should be called Job's Tears, not barley. "Barley" is a term commonly and mistakenly used in our region! No wonder my American dad couldn't understand what I was trying to tell him … LOL!
oh I've always wondered what job's tears are, now I know! US frequently have a different name for food (such as for yam/sweet potato/taro), I think in Asia, more people will know it as barley. I learnt something from you every time, thanks for sharing :D
Hi Hi
This is my all-time favourite in Singapore. I wish I have all the ingredients available right now. One question : Is holland barley really from holland? If it is, maybe I can get it easily here in Antwerp (Belgium) chinatown….
Trying to prepare it right now.. (",)
TQ for sharing such a lovely tasting dessert…..
Made this last night and it was delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe :)
where can I buy holland barley?
Can I use Pearl Barley instead?
I've a problem getting the beanskin to be soft & silky. After my first attempt years ago which had the beanskin dissolve to tiny bits (and soft), I tried again cooking this dessert several times & somehow the beanskin just doesn't turn soft, no matter how long I cook it.
Sometimes I add it when the barley is half done, sometimes together at the start of the cooking process. The beanskin is still rubbery when everything is cooked. Could you help? What am I doing wrong? I've used the same brand as you do too…. Thanks so much!
I really have no idea since I don't encounter it. Perhaps you want to try cooking this for several hours in the slow cooker?
Hi Rosalind! Not sure if you'd see this but I encountered the exact same problem, even cooking it for hours over the slow cooker, double boiler etc and I finally found the solution! *excited* I'm using the same brand of fu chok, and the key is not to soak the fu chok for too long, not even more than 3 minutes I believe. I tried soaking until it turned pale (5 minutes?) and by then, it'd be too rubbery when cooked. I soaked it overnight thinking maybe it have to be soaked longer but it was the same. So In fact, just rinse it to make sure it's clean enough and it may be cooked directly in boiling water until the desired texture. I like it mushy so I put it in with the barley, hope this helps any others that face the rubbery fu chok problem!


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TC TO JANET CARLYLE HANNING ; 7 October 1840; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18401007-TC-JCHA-01; CL 12: 279-280
5 CHEYNE ROWE, CHELSEA, 7 October, 1840.
Dear Jenny,— Will you take a word from me to-day in place of many hundreds which I wish I had the means of sending you? My time is very limited indeed, but the sight of my handwriting may be a kind of enlivener to your kind thoughts about me. My dear Mother tells me you are afraid sometimes I may have forgotten you. Believe that never, my dear little sister, it will forever be an error if you do! The whirl I am kept in here is a thing you can form no notion of, nor how natural or indeed inevitable it is for me to give up writing letters at all except when I am bound and obliged to do it. You have no lack of news from me; to my Mother at least I send abundant details. Did I not answer your letter too? I surely meant and ought to have done it. If at any time you wanted the smallest thing that I could do for you, and wrote about, I should be busier than I have ever yet been, if I did not answer.— In short, dear Jenny, whatever sins I may have, whatever more I may seem to have, try to think handsomely of them, to forgive them. And above all things, consider that whether I write many letters or few, my affection for you is a thing that will never leave me.
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You would see by my Mother's last letter, where the Doctor is at present. I have heard nothing since I had a Newspaper from Dumfries, the other day, no letters. I mentioned that the box for Scotsbrig was to be sent off; it went accordingly and is now on the way to Liverpool, likely to be with you soon. There is a small parcel in it for you. We rejoice to hear that Robert prospers in his business: it is difficult to prosper in any business at present. A man of industry, sobriety, and steadiness of purpose; such a man has a chance if anybody have. Jane is certainly in better health this year than I have seen her for a good while. We wait to see what she will say to the cold weather! I myself am as well as usual; no great shakes of a wellness at any time. I expect to be busy, very busy this winter, which is the best consolation for all things. How I should like to hear of Jamie's harvest being all thatched! My love to my Mother, to Alick and all the rest. Jane unites with me in special remembrances to Robert and the glegg [bright] little lassie.1
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text: More Confident Than EverIt's a bright summer day; I squeeze into a snappy (in every sense of the word) new stretch ensemble and enter a dance studio, ready for my first class in 17 years. It's an advanced modern-dance class taught by a renowned choreographer, and nearly everyone else in the room is young enough to be my child. What had possessed me, at 54, to turn in my dance-critic's notebook and head for the boards?In a word, confidence: a surprising surge of it that began in my early 40s and continues to gather steam. It brought to mind my sensations when I first danced onstage some 30 years ago: I became aware not only of the space opening up around me but also of my right to push through it, unrestrained. "I can do…I use my powers; I! I!" — these lines from Tillie Olsen's Yonnondio rang in my head. You know what I'm talking about.Searching for ProofRavenna Helson, 83, may be the mother of all women's confidence researchers. "I'm glad you are feeling that middle age is a good thing!" she e-mailed me when I set out to learn whether there was scientific evidence of women's burgeoning confidence at midlife. Currently an adjunct professor emeritus of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, Helson was also the original director of the Mills Longitudinal Study, which she launched in 1958, when I was just 6 and considered my 32-year-old mother over the hill.Mills College is a small women's private school in Oakland, California; Helson's groundbreaking study has been tracking the social, psychological, and emotional development of 123 of its graduates for the past five decades. "The Mills women certainly had a surge of confidence in early middle age," Helson told me by e-mail. In the early 1980s, when the women were in their early 40s, their feelings of independence, confidence, and competence were particularly high — in sharp contrast to the way insecurities gripped them when they were younger. In her 30s, for example, the typical respondent worried that "I will never get myself together" and reported "feeling weak, incompetent, or not as strong as other people." But in their 40s — ah, the Mills women were "feeling powerful," "having a sense of being my own person," and "feeling a new level of productivity."Helson and I cyber-chatted a few more times; I couldn't wait to hop on a plane so I could learn more and cement what felt by now like a transcontinental bond. But when I tried to set up a meeting, she declined: "I am very busy."I'd been ditched! Twenty-five years ago, her "no" would have stung like a slap. But now I just turned the other cheek — this time eastward, toward Helson's disciples, those carrying her research into the next generation.See Them SoarMargie E. Lachman's office at Brandeis University, where she is professor and chair of the psychology department, is large and sunlit. A cheerful 55-year-old with rectangular glasses and dark hair swept up in a silver barrette, Lachman was one of the original researchers on the massive Midlife in the United States study, which began in 1994. Through surveys and phone interviews, MIDUS assessed the health and well-being of a nationally representative sample of more than 7,000 Americans ages 25 to 74. Data collection for the 10-year MIDUS II follow-up study, which examines how the original participants have changed, was completed in 2006. "We do find evidence that the sense of mastery peaks in midlife," Lachman says. "There is definitely a surge in confidence for women."These results are supported by a series of research studies by Abigail J. Stewart, a professor of psychology and women's studies at the University of Michigan, where she also headed the Institute for Research on Women and Gender. "I do think women experience an increase in 'confident power' in middle age," Stewart, 58, wrote me after I contacted her. She attached several of her research papers.My path had first crossed with Stewart's in the late 1970s, when I was faking being a knowledgeable editor at the Radcliffe Quarterly (impostor syndrome hit hard in my 20s) and she was the founding director of the Henry A. Murray Research Archive at Radcliffe College, which archives social science research. In 1974, while still a graduate student, Stewart had started working on an investigation of the Radcliffe class of 1964 that was inspired by personality tests the women had taken as freshmen. Over the years, she grew increasingly interested in the process of "middle aging," but the women she interviewed in her studies kept talking about confidence, so Stewart shifted gears to focus specifically on that."I think middle age for everybody involves a sense of ownership of one's self and clarity about who you are — the absence of which is part of what is difficult about being a young adult," Stewart told me during a phone interview. She looks back on her own days as a young academic to illustrate the point. "I watch my graduate students struggle with their first publications, and I remember feeling the way they feel," she says. "But I don't feel that way anymore. It's part of learning about yourself: 'Oh, I'm not so anxious about this anymore; it doesn't feel like my whole value as a human being rides on this.'"Stewart's Radcliffe research, like the Mills and MIDUS studies, is longitudinal, meaning it tracks the same group of people over time. When Stewart interviewed some of the Radcliffe women at 50, many said they felt they'd come into their own, finally understanding their strengths and limitations. "One woman talked about being able to deploy herself effectively," Stewart recalls. "I think what she meant was that she knows what she can do and that she cannot waste time trying to do things she's not good at. Ironically, being more comfortable accepting what you can't do leads you to be more confident about what you can do." The women also talked — a lot — about not worrying about what other people think.Perspective, PleaseThe women's comments are supported by data, and not just from the Radcliffe sample. Stewart and her colleagues have published several recent studies examining the lives of women from different generations and social classes. In one, they surveyed University of Michigan alumnae at the ages of, on average, 26, 46, and 66 to assess various traits, including confidence. The women in their 20s scored much lower in confidence than those in their 40s, who scored much lower than those in their 60s.This sense of increasing confidence often leads to what Stewart refers to as midcourse corrections — that is, major growth-oriented changes in their educational or work lives that women make in their early 40s as a result of regrets they articulate in their late 30s."It is not too late to change," says Lachman, who perceives midlife for women as both a time of reconsideration and a time of mastery. "You've got a lot of opportunities," she says. "There is still a lot of resilience and reserve capacity. People get wake-up calls." And it's easier to answer them, Lachman says, because many middle-aged and older adults are also better at regulating their emotions, experiencing more positive moods and fewer negative ones: "With experience, you realize that one failure is not necessarily going to destroy your career. And you begin to put things into perspective." The finding is supported by research on brain activity at various life stages.The strongest scientific evidence yet for the confidence surge could emerge from the combined analyses of the MIDUS I and MIDUS II studies. Together, they could represent the most accurate picture of midlife to date, given the size of the project, its socioeconomic diversity, and its longitudinal nature (it compares the original participants, 75 percent of whom returned, with their decade-older selves). The findings have not yet been released to the public.But the principal investigator for MIDUS II, Carol Ryff, discussed her preliminary impressions. Ryff, 57 and the director of the Institute on Aging at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she is also a psychology professor, developed a model with which to measure well-being, incorporating elements such as autonomy, self- acceptance, and a sense of purpose in life. Confidence, Ryff says, plays a role in several of those, especially autonomy, which, in the study, "is really about feeling that you can follow your own convictions and do what's right for you even if it might go against conventional wisdom or what other people think is appropriate." When she and her colleagues compared how survey respondents felt about themselves with what they'd said 10 years before, they discovered an upswing among those in midlife. "It's the people who were in their 30s to 40s who are now in their 40s to 50s who were more likely to show actual gains in their well-being over time," she says.Perception Versus RealityIn studies involving men and women, both genders had a surge in confidence as they hit middle age. "But they were at different levels," Lachman says. Men, more accustomed to feeling confident, begin higher on the scale, she explains. "So for the women, perhaps the surge in confidence is more meaningful or has more of an impact."Stewart, however, views the young men's assertions with skepticism. "My guess is that underneath this self-report by men in their 20s — that they feel fully confident and powerful and so on — is that they don't," she says. "But I think that the public image men have to project requires that they seem confident. And then they grow into it."I'm ready to bust another myth, one born of my generation's hubris: that the midlife female power boost was invented by boomers. No, the research says, it was not. In fact, increased confidence among women of a certain age seems to have occurred in every era, regardless of the social climate, which leads researchers to believe that it's experience in general — taking our lumps and learning from them — that makes us strong and wise.And why not do away with one more myth while we're at it? In light of the evidence on confidence, the pop-culture images of dried-up midlife women reeling from senior moments make no sense. Why, I ask Stewart, has society — men and even women — been so slow to get the memo?"I agree, it's pretty bizarre," she says. To her knowledge — as well as that of the other social scientists I spoke with — there have been no studies refuting the findings about women's increased confidence at midlife. "But the cultural stereotypes are very strong," she says. "They're resistant to change."I brought up the subject again when I visited Jacquelyn Boone James, 60, who's the director of research at the Boston College Center for Work & Family and coeditor of several books about midlife development. Wearing a jean skirt with orange stitching and a matching orange watchband, she too is incredulous at the hole in the popular consciousness about women's confidence — but not surprised that research has proved it wrong. "It seems so intuitive, don't you think?" she asks. "As we get older, we get experience, we face crises. And we realize that our heads don't fall off most of the time."Reaching New HeightsI had one more stop to make on my confidence trajectory: a visit to a psychologist who was working on a book about confidence and other elements of well-being.I found Susan Krauss Whitbourne, coeditor of The Baby Boomers Grow Up: Contemporary Perspectives on Midlife, in her office at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she's a professor of psychology. When I first contacted her, she sent me a copy of her as yet unpublished paper "Psychosocial Development in Adulthood from College Through Midlife," the basis for her new book on paths to fulfillment, scheduled to be published in 2009. At our meeting, Whitbourne, 59, is at once elegant and down-to-earth, with hot-pink nail polish peeking through her open-toe patent leather shoes.She walked me through the paper, a longitudinal study of 382 men and women who attended the University of Rochester, in New York, between the 1960s and the 1980s. The sample was divided in two: Group 1 first participated in 1966, and over the years of testing its members matured, on average, from age 20 to 54. Group 2 was first tested in 1977 and aged, on average, from 20 to 42.The confidence measures told their own story. "Industry" — the sense of identification with the world of work, the feeling that you're a competent person — soared for both groups as the subjects moved into middle age. "Identity" — having a strong sense of self and feeling you know who you are and what you want out of life — also increased over time. "And it doesn't stop," Whitbourne notes.Of course, generalities never give a complete picture, as all the researchers I spoke with pointed out. Midlife, they emphasized, varies for different people at different times and in different places. Indeed, the very years that constitute middle age change depending on whom you ask. I, for example, don't plan to slip into — what's it called now? the "young old"? — until I'm 70.But patterns do matter. They give us a foundation, a way to fit ourselves into the world. The midlife confidence surge, I'm now convinced, is as real as the sweat dripping off my face as I drive home from Amherst, hot but happy, in my un-air-conditioned Volvo.Six weeks later, I practice some mindful breathing before stepping into the dance studio — 2,500 square feet of light and air. From my position in the back, the 10-foot-high front wall of mirrors reflects not so much the bodies in the room but the great outdoors — leafy treetops, blue sky — shining through the giant windows behind us."Pull in your ribs, drop your pelvis, align your hips, stand on the inside of both legs," choreographer Dan Wagoner, himself a spry 75, cajoles us, using his hands to align his own body to illustrate what goes where. "Be of one piece.""That's it, dancers!" he exclaims. "Ah, when you have children they will drop right out of you!"At 54, I am well past the age of having children drop right out of me. But I am lifted and expansive, right where the researchers say I'm expected to be at this point in my life: I'm ready to fly.This Is Your Brain on ConfidenceMedical experts tell us that gray matter — the billions of neurons in the brain that process information — starts shrinking in our early teens. What we hear less often is the good news: that white matter — the insulated nerve fibers that connect the neurons and enable them to function at top speed and efficiency — keeps growing until we die. Studies by UCLA neurologist George Bartzokis, MD, have found that white matter volume reaches its peak in middle age — from 45 to 55 or 60, depending on the brain region. Both women and men enjoy this midlife brain perk; where some researchers say the genders differ is in brain "laterality." "Women tend to use both sides of their brain for processing, whereas men tend to use one side or the other," says Cynthia Darlington, associate professor at the University of Otago, in New Zealand, and author of The Female Brain. "This means that many women can parallel process — that is, process a couple of trains of thought or activities at once." Leanne M. Williams, director of the Brain Dynamics Centre at the Westmead Millennium Institute in Sydney, Australia, recently made another midlife-brain discovery. Over the years, her studies show, the brains of both sexes get better at suppressing negative emotions and letting positive ones through — but women's scores seem to outpace men's. Neuroticism in women declined, too. "Women are the ones whose brains are the most emotionally stable," Williams says, "particularly from age 50 on." Memo to Dr. Freud: Yes, anatomy is destiny, but not in the way you had in mind.Originally published in MORE magazine, February 2008.


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It's Labor Day weekend, and your thoughts are likely turned to the price of gas–and the taxes you pay to buy it.
The gas tax, which paid to build most of America's roads, no longer generates enough revenue to keep up with our transportation needs. As construction and maintenance costs have risen over the past two decades, the tax rate hasn't changed. And higher gas mileage as well as the spread of hybrids and electric cars mean that gasoline consumption is becoming detached from how much people drive—which is to say, the demand for roads.
There's wide agreement that the tax needs to be overhauled. But not how.
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Best: core meaning- better than any body or anything else.
Best Days is a small neighborhood pub located in Garland off 2121 Northwest Hwy. Like most bars in Garland, Best Days is small bar with a crowd of weekly regulars. Open seven days a week the staff at Best Days claim that every night is a good night to party, so the Nightlife Garland Examiner decided to go out and check for themselves which night is the BEST night to hang out with Garland locals.
Best Days:
Monday- Dallas local Tyler Burke comes to visit Best Days. We get there at 8:30 and the place is empty except for maybe two people playing pool. We sit at the very corner of the bar nearest the door and Jukebox. Every time a song changes it's so quiet we hear birds tweet. After turning around a few times to find out what the noise is we realize it is just the fill in music between songs.
We are the only people at the bar aside from the bartender. The waitress/bartender Stephanie sings karaoke after about an hour goes by and we've had a few drinks. She is the only one singing but she has a pretty voice and it seems to be the thing to do to pass time for the employees until the club closes, especially since there are so few people to wait on.
On the other side of the tavern are four pool tables, all of them empty except for one on which, Justice, a nightly regular at Best Days is playing. Aside from perhaps five people at Best Days, the place is a ghost town.
Thursday- We arrive with Garland local and roofer Brian Minyard around 10 PM. Upon arrival we find the place is packed. Every pool table is already in use and the bar is occupied with almost every bar stool taken. Finding two seats available in the middle we sit down and say hi to the friendly bartender Sammy.
Everyone is especially congenial this time, going out of their way to say hi and welcome us to the establishment. We sit at the bar for about twenty minutes and wait for a pool table to clear out while we mess around with technology.
Guy to girl ratio at this time is a bout 4 to 1, and random people are floating around from group to group. It seems that most people know each other here. Around 11 PM they open the wooden garage style doors to the patio and we grab the pool table closest to outside. It is an absolutely beautiful evening with the wind blowing just perfectly, teasing the balls barely as we line up our shots. The night air is soft and it has been drizzling on and off throughout the evening, bringing a refreshing smell to club as it blows through.
Stacking up piles of quarters on the side of the table we play about ten games of pool. Around 1 AM we put our pool sticks up and head to the darts boards on the other end of the club, playing until we shut the club down.
Saturday- Coming in with Dallas local and accountant Alex Ngo, commonly known as Duck! About forty people are here tonight and there is a lot of smoking going on, along with the club being very loud inside. We immediately dislike the atmosphere, however everyone is very friendly. Alfonso from Minnesota sits right down next to us and tells us hello, enlightening upon us that this is his first time to Dallas, and that he used to drive a Ford Ranger.
Looking around the bar we see that is is crawling with different energies and after about forty minutes of waiting for a pool table we decide to leave and go somewhere else down the street.
Back again on Monday: 9:54 PM- Being that Monday night at Best Days was The Garland Nightlife Examiner's least favorite night we decided to give it a second chance and come back again the following week, arriving with Dallas local Stephen Scotts.
Upon arrival there about sixteen people in the tavern. Justice, the gentleman that was there on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, is in the back playing pool. Tonight the dance floor is empty, which is normal for the nights we have visited, when most people hang around the bar and tables. The music playing tonight comes from two speakers in front of the DJ booth, alternating between hillbilly country and hip hop. The feeling of the place is disconcerting, and according to Stephen there is a "slight disconnect" between the two tempos and the crowd of people.
Sitting down at the tables on the dance floor we make sure to tip the waitress well on the first round, causing her to come back and promise us Happy Hour prices all night. We smile, and say thank you. After a few drinks we go to the bar and make friends with James Myers from Balch Springs and Stephanie from Mesquite, a friendly couple ka-noodled up in the corner we sat in upon our first visit to Best Days. During the conversation Chris, also known as "Puddintane, ask me again and I'll tell you the same," comes up to make acquaintances and we speak about fishing as we order more drinks from the bartender Chris.
Overall, Garland Nightlife Examiner rates Best Days as an interesting and ambitious place to visit, full of different personalities and characters with whom to engage or challenge in a game of pool. So next time there is an opening in your week, check it out for yourself! We recommend Thursday nights!
$2 draft and $2.50 wells from 8PM-2AM
Tuesday is Best Days People Pool League
Wednesday and Thursday is Karaoke 9PM-2AM
Friday and Saturday $1 and $2 Shots *DJ


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Discover a tropical paradise of white sandy beaches, crystal-clear lagoons and dramatic scenery in stunning Mauritius. Feast on mouth-watering cuisine, practise your swing on a world-class golf course or be pampered at one of our luxurious spa hotels.
Experience the postcard-perfection of this flawless island on holidays in Mauritius. An idyllic haven for beach holidays, the Mauritian coast offers powder-soft, white sands and crystalline lagoons -perfect for bathing and water sports. Outstanding in-resort facilities and dining make it hard to leave the hotel, but Mauritius has plenty to see and do. It is an island for exploring, with botanical gardens to discover, wildlife to encounter and a scenic centre to experience. Majestic mountains and verdant sugar cane fields form a striking backdrop and provide excellent hiking opportunities. Dine on an exquisite fusion of Asian and Creole cuisine and sample sweet Mauritian rum on a distillery visit.
In the north you'll find the resort town of Grand Baie, a tourist hotspot which offers great dining and nightlife. Although many of the beaches have been claimed by the hotels that line the coastline, you can still find hidden inlets and quieter beachside villages nearby. Stay at the LUX* Grand Gaube which is situated next to a quiet fishing village, on the north coast. Or get more for your money at the great-value Zilwa Attitude.
The sheltered north west side of the island is home to the capital, Port Louis – which is the islands largest city. Representing an exciting blend of cultures, the hustle and bustle of the streets, ethnic quarters and preserved colonial buildings provide a wonderful contrast to the beaches that line the coast. This area is also home to the world-class Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Gardens. Absorb the relaxed atmosphere of great-value Coin De Mire Attitude or enjoy the beautiful stretch of beach and fantastic facilities of Trou Aux Biches.
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MacBook Stock Slim Ahead of Suspected Refresh
- June 29th, 2011
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- Alex Brooks
It would appear that Apple is heading into a period of multiple Mac refreshes, this week signs have appeared that Apple is likely to refresh the MacBook Air and rumours point towards a Mac Pro refresh. Now it is being reported that supplies of the white MacBook have become constrained at some third-party retailers.
Last refreshed in May 2010 Apple's white MacBook is showing out of stock at a number of authorised resellers with may others reporting low inventory with no sign of any replenishing units.
In recent weeks no rumours have pointed towards any kind of MacBook refresh with attention focused on the upcoming MacBook Air refresh and the release of OS X Lion which is likely to occur towards the end of July.
In line with recent changes to other Macs, Apple will most likely add Thunderbolt connectivity to the MacBook; murmurings in from sources suggest that Apple will slash the current $999 price tag of the MacBook significantly.


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Imagine an Earth totally dominated by an alien race. Imagine that humans and their technology are completely powerless against these invaders. Imagine a world in which people are nothing more than cattle to their new masters Now imagine that one man discovers a key that might free mankind, but he must learn how to care and how to love before he can believe in that key
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The latest WFTDA rule set was released on March 1, 2014 introducing some important new rule changes for the coming season. Perhaps the most innovative change, made in an attempt to minimize power jam dominance, is the 50% shorter 30-second penalty. There are drawbacks and advantages to this and other changes, none of which will be discussed in this article.
Hidden away in the redline strikeout version of the rules, allowing hardcore derbyists to see even the most minute changes the WFTDA made since the last revision, is something really quite disturbing: the elimination of the word "bout" in exchange for "game." In the new Section 1.3 STRUCTURE, the word "bout" has been eliminated leaving the sentence to read: "A game is composed of 60 minutes of play..."
Let me begin by saying that it is against company policy (aka the rules) for me to use the "I" when writing on this forum. Then let me say that right now, I don't give a crap about the rules. It's simple. I don't want to play games. For years I have worked hard to improve at roller derby so that I could one day skate in a bout. Is that not what we do?
I knew that WFTDA was beta testing the 30-second penalty and cleaning up some confusion in the rule book, as they always do, but I had no idea they were going to sneak in some subversive conformative mainstream language and unsay all that we have ever said. Why can't we keep a single thing WFTDA, that made us unique? Now our rule book doesn't even say that we are women, thought the name WFTDA begins with the very word. The loss of minors wasn't exactly high on my like-it list but this is too much.
So we don't bout anymore? We just play games. We've lost the verb, to bout, which I have forced my computer to remember because it is the verb I have come to live my life in honor of and now it's meaningless. Well that is stupid. Shall we stop being derby girls and just be girls again? Bout was the word that couldn't be lost in translation, country to country wherever roller derby sprang up. It was the name of the thing that we do and now it is gone. Now we game.
Then again, maybe I'm making too much of it. It is just a word right? Maybe it's better not to call our games bouts so we can minimize confusion. Let's ask the dictionary which fits us better.
Game : an amusement or pastime
Bout: a contest of trial or strength
Maybe we shouldn't call it roller derby any more either, if we're so concerned with society's definition of words. After all derby is defined as "a race or contest (or a hat)." We, at least those of us involved in roller derby, know that derby isn't a race but it is frequently depicted as a race on television and people still ask if it's a race. We should clean that up to, so it makes more sense to the mainstream world. Now we shall call it "roller sparring." After all, it's just a word.
Derby: a race or contest (or a hat)
Spar: to make motions of attack or defense
And next rule set, don't mention it in advance or let WFTDA leagues vote on the importance of it. Just go ahead and put it in redline strikeout that we are all now roller sparring females who play games. That should garner widespread understanding and affection...at least in those who have no idea what is going on in the game formerly known as roller derby. In closing, what did that tiny change earn for roller derby? Why must things needlessly be taken away? If it's not broken must we needlessly fix it.
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Looking Two-Deep
Friday, May 15, 12:00 p.m. PT
Mid May has to be one of the most difficult times of the
year for diehard college football fans. This is the time period near the
beginning of 'The Gap' - otherwise known to teams coming off bowl appearances
as the year's longest stretch of the offseason. Spring ball is over, and
players won't don jerseys with numbers on them again until early August.
It's also a dry time for bloggers, who are reduced to
filling cyberspace with random lists as they tick off the days leading up to
the first snap of fall camp. In lieu of typing up my own chart of Top 5 Pac-10
Coaching Game Faces, I'll stay somewhat traditional and run down the Ducks'
post-spring, pre-fall depth chart.
OREGON FOOTBALL "TWO-DEEP" (Updated as of May 26)
WR Jamere Holland, Jr.-1L*; Garrett Embry, So.-1L
LT Bo Thran, Jr.-1L*; Darrion Weems, So.-SQ*
LG Carson York, Fr.-RS*; Charlie Carmichael, So.-SQ*
C Jordan Holmes, Jr.-2L*; Max Forer, Jr.-SQ*
RG Mark Asper, So.-1L*; Ramsen Golpashin, So.-SQ*
RT C.E. Kaiser, Jr.-2L*; Nick Cody, Fr.-RS*
TE Ed Dickson, Sr.-3L*; Malachi Lewis, Jr.-2L
WR Jeff Maehl,
WR Rory Cavaille, Sr.-3L*; D.J. Davis, Jr.-2L
QB Jeremiah Masoli, Jr.-1L; Darron Thomas, So.-1L
RB LeGarrette Blount, Sr.-1L; Andre Crenshaw, Sr.-3L
LCB Walter Thurmond III, Sr.-3L*; Kenjon Barner, Fr.-RS*
DE Will Tukuafu, Sr.-2L*; Zac Clark, Jr.-JC
DT Brandon Bair, Jr.-2L*; Terrance Montgomery, Jr.-JC
DT Blake Ferras, Sr.-1L; Simi Toeaina, Sr.-1L*
DE Kenny Rowe, Jr.-2L; Terrell Turner, So.-SQ*
RCB Willie Glasper, Sr.-3L*; Brian Butterfield, Jr.-1L*
SLB Eddie Pleasant, So.-1L*; Josh Kaddu, So.-1L
FS T.J. Ward, Sr.-3L*; Javes Lewis, So.-1L*
MLB Casey Matthews, Jr.-2L; Bryson Littlejohn, Jr.-JC
WLB Spencer Paysinger, Jr.-2L*; Dewitt Stuckey, So.-1L
ROV Talmadge Jackson III, Jr.-2L; Marvin Johnson, Jr.-2L*
PK Morgan Flint, Sr.-1L*; Rob Beard, Fr.-RS*
KO Rob Beard, Fr.-RS*; Morgan Flint, Sr.-1L*
P Jackson Rice, Fr.-HS; Tim Taylor, Jr.-1L*
KOR Walter Thurmond III, Sr.-3L*; Jamere Holland, Jr.-1L*
PR Kenjon Barner, Fr.-RS*; Walter Thurmond III, Sr.-3L*
LS Jeff Palmer, Fr.-RS*; Zach Taylor, Sr.-1L
HLD Jeremiah Masoli, Jr.-1L; Darron Thomas, So.-1L
*indicates player has utilized redshirt season
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center a five-year, $32.5 million core grant renewal to support its broad range of clinical, research and educational programs. The award is designed to reduce the impact of cancer upon the lives of people throughout California and beyond.
"In the past five years, the cancer center has grown in tremendous ways," said Peter A. Jones, director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. "Receiving renewal of our core grant both acknowledges the exceptional work of our researchers and administration and ensures that progress in the fight against cancer will continue to expand at USC Norris."
The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center was established in 1971 and has benefited from continuous recognition and funding from the NCI since 1973, when it was named one of the original eight comprehensive cancer centers. It is one of only 40 comprehensive cancer centers in the country.
"This grant renewal reaffirms the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center not only as a center of research excellence in the basic and clinical sciences, but also as an important community and regional resource," said Carmen A. Puliafito, dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
Nearly 200 scientists and physicians from the faculty of the Keck School of Medicine and several other USC professional schools/departments are members of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, investigating the complex origins and progression of cancer, developing prevention strategies and searching for cures.
The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center provides comprehensive care for patients in its affiliated hospitals and outpatient clinics and conducts hundreds of clinical trials, offering the latest in innovative cancer treatments. USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center affiliated hospitals include the USC Norris Cancer Hospital, USC University Hospital, Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center.