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It's important to know that wheat allergies are typically
gluten allergies. The fraction of gluten that causes allergies is called
prolamin and it exists in different forms in wheat, barley and rye.
Beers that contain wheat can range from 100 ppm to 200 ppm prolamin and
beers that do not contain wheat can range from 4 ppm to 30 ppm
prolamin. The government considers anything under 10 ppm prolamin and
20 ppm gluten to be "gluten free". Please be aware that non-wheat beers
contain gluten too and most craft beers are not "gluten free". Fat Tire, for example, is 76 ppm gluten, and therefore might cause an allergic reaction in folks who are allergic!
Specifically, the following beers contain wheat and if you have an allergy, you should definitely avoid:
Wit, Sunshine Wheat, Biere de Mars, Dandelion Ale, Dark Kriek, Eric's
Ale, Imperial Berliner Style Weisse Ale, Le Fleur Misseur Ale, Le
Terroir Dry hopped Sour Ale, Transatlantique Kriek, Hoptober, Snow Day
and Ken's Hefe.
You can check this out for yourself on The Beer Masher!
Select "Grain" on the left menu and then select any grain that contains
the word "wheat" to view all of the beers we make with wheat!
The lower right label of a bottle and the bottom of a can lists a 9
digit number indicating the package date. Look at the first 6 numbers
for a date. The brew number 100930021, for example, means this beer was
packaged on September 30, 2010. The first two digits indicate the year
(10), the next two indicate the month (09) and the final two indicate
the day of the month the beer was packaged (30). Check out the best
before date listed on your label to make sure you're drinking fresh and
that tasty NBB beer we all love!
See an example of New Belgium Date Code Locations!!
In general, the following set up will be the best for enjoying your NBB beer!
Ideal Temperature: 38°F
Pressure: 16 psi (pounds per square inch) (This is the set up for Fort
Collins at about 5000 feet above sea level – check out the resources
below for ideal pressures at a different elevations.)
Ideal Line Length: 6.5 feet of 3/16" ID (Inner Diameter) tubing. We recommend pouring a little slower to make pouring easier, so you can add a couple of feet to that and still be safe.
find out how these values were determined, establish the perfect set up
for your elevation and beer, or to learn more about the science of
setting up a proper keg draught system, make sure you check out The Basics of Draught Dispense and the CO2 Selection Chart!
One of the main points of our organizational structure is that
we are an employee owned business. We operate as an ESOP (Employee
Stock Ownership Plan) and practice open book management. Ownership
privileges are granted at an employee's one year anniversary. Along
with the financial benefits of employee ownership program comes the
cultural foundation of our company, which is highly family and community
oriented. Here is a brief description of how our company management is
You can learn all about our efforts toward giving back and supporting causes we believe in on the Philanthropy section of our website.
Due to ever-changing writs, laws and a miasma of bureaucracy,
New Belgium does not ship beer directly to individuals. We do mail order
soft goods (shirts, hats and the like) from our Groovy Goods store on this website.
you live outside our area of distribution, your best bet for procuring
our beers is a road trip (what fun!). Come to Colorado and visit our tasting room where the beers are free, the tours are informative, and your hosts are both dashing and charismatic.
Good question. Crucial, really. We are currently in 28 states plus the District of Columbia at this time with a lot of uncharted territory in the
You can check our Libation Locator for an up to date listing: http://www.newbelgium.com/beer/locator
We seem to sell lots of beer these days, generally limited by our capacity at the brewery in Fort Collins, CO.
to find out more information on when beers are brewed. Also, take a look at our fantastic Beer Masher to dig deep into our beers raw materials and other goodness.
We generally use...
We strive to source our ingredients and raw materials as locally and sustainably as possible, while balancing quality, availability and performance. Check out our Resource Locator to see where our brewing and packaging raw materials are coming from. Our Sustainable Purchasing Guidelines help us to select vendors who emphasize environmental and social responsibility in their operations.
We work to source our packaging as locally & sustainably as possible while balancing quality, safety, performance and availability. Our glass bottles, which are the biggest piece of our carbon footprint, are sourced just down the road from the brewery in Windsor, Colorado, and our cans come from about 55 miles away in Golden. Our paperboard for 6-pack & 12-pack carriers comes from California. Our 6-pack carriers and canned beer 12-pack paperboard are both 100% recycled content. Our bottled beer 12-pack paperboard is approximately 83% recycled content, with the virgin fiber coming from an FSC Certified source. As we expand our operations and build our second home in North Carolina, we are evaluating where to best source our packaging for East Coast production.
We are proud to say that 99.9% of our waste is diverted from the landfill. In general, we believe in closing loops, reducing total amount of waste generated, and finding ways to repurpose or recycle whatever waste we still generate. One great way to repurpose a waste stream is to turn it into energy. Our Merlin kettle in the brewhouse captures and reuses the steam coming off of a boil to speed up other steps in the brewing process. Our onsite process water treatment plant generates methane-rich biogas from our production wastewater. This methane is harnessed and sent back to the
brewery, where it is used to power a generator during peak load hours, accounting for about 15% of our electricity needs. Our largest waste stream is our spent grain, which we sell to a local farmer who feeds it to his cattle. We also have a sophisticated recycling center, and we encourage our employees to be mindful of the
lifecycle of the resources we use on a daily basis. To learn more, please check out the Waste Diversion section of our website.
Spent grain makes up a whopping 98% of our waste stream. Our spent grain goes to a local cattle farmer who uses it as feed. Visit the Waste Diversion section of our website to learn more about our waste stream and our efforts toward becoming a zero waste company.
Our water comes from the City of Fort Collins, where it is sourced from the Poudre River and Horsetooth Reservoir. The Poudre runs right through Fort Collins, and Horsetooth Reservoir, situated on the western edge of Fort Collins, is sourced from the Colorado River. Both of these beautiful rivers have their headwaters in the high country of Colorado. Mmmmm… crystal clean snowmelt goodness!
We generate almost 20% of our electricity needs onsite. About 4.5% comes from our two solar photovoltaic arrays located on the roof of our packaging hall, and 15% comes from biogas captured at our onsite process water treatment plant.
Why not start a pilot program?
We hope this information gives you a little insight to what we have learned here. We still think this discussion has a legitimate seat at the table and hope to help it evolve in the future. Ultimately, our environment will benefit from all manufacturers taking responsibility for their products at the end of their life cycles, and adopting cradle-to-cradle technologies.
While we are rarely expanding our small sustainability team, your best bet is to keep an eye on the jobs page for a position that's suited to your skillset and interests.
We are honored to receive so many great inquiries regarding our sustainability efforts. As much as we would love to connect with each and every person & project, it is not possible. Due to the number of projects on our plates and the requirements needed to keep them moving forward, we don't have the resources and time to answer all requests.
We do, however, have a number of resources which may help to answer some of your questions:
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Costa Luminosa Cruise Review by jrgaarder: Party boat
Overall Member Rating
Party boat
Destination: Baltic Sea
Embarkation: Copenhagen
I was disappointed in many aspects but perhaps my expectations were off for a European line. I haven't cruised that much, I went for the scenery (Fjords) and convenience of a cruise. I was taken aback by how much Costa pushed the bars and the drinks. They did a good job on some other things, but it was clear where their priorities lay.
The shore excursions were generally good.
The dining room food was very good, but small portions, so order a lot.
The self-service restaurant food was very good at lunch, but severely limited between lunch and dinner. But often too crowded and hard to find a table.
The wifi was terrible. Pricey and poor quality, could only surf, all uploads failed.
THe library was barely adequate.
The Costa people were nice, but the other guests were generally quite rude. Probably standard fare for European cruise, but don't expect people to respect lines, or let you get out of the elevator.
Quite a bit of More smoking, it is allowed indoors on the ship too. Less
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Only one deck of unobstructed windows, and my cabin was right below a very noisy bar, couldn't sleep before 1am.Cabin was adequate and comfortable, good shower, clothesline in the shower, plenty of pillows.
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Lean pastrami, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, topped with a special house
sauce and served on marble rye. Have it your way: steamed or
We enthusiastically support talented local musicians! Come on down and enjoy great live music -- everything from jazz to blues to rock to folk -- from the cozy comfort of our cafe!
Each month, we feature the works of a different local artist on the
walls of the
We're always on the lookout for inspirational, uplifting art to exhibit. So, if you're an artist, feel free to submit your artwork for review.
Honduras is a clean cup of coffee with good acidity, a light- to medium-body, nutty flavor, and a chocolate aroma.
"I really like the atmosphere in this place.
The couches, the people, the video games, it was a nice vibe...
I plan to come here on my lazy weekends."
- Alana H.
I can see the roaster, the beans and the amazing goodies in the
display... the barista was telling me to try their soy latte... she
asked me to taste it to make sure it
was perfect! ... This will definitely be my go-to coffee place... I
love it here!
- Nina N.
"This place is cute! It has all the fundamentals of a great place to
hang out -- brightly painted walls with art... cozy chairs
and couches, even a Pac-man... game. Plus they support local
musicians. I love any place I can stop by to hear live music (for
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Healthy Profit Seen on Latest iPhone
When Amazon announced the Kindle Fire last week, analysts debated whether the company would lose money on selling the hardware. That's not likely with Apple's latest iPhone.
UBM TechInsights, one of the firms that studies the innards of new consumer gadgets, on Tuesday estimated that it costs about $203 for Apple to make an iPhone 4S with 32 gigabytes of data storage capacity–in the same range as cost estimates when Apple introduced the iPhone 4 in mid-2010.
That estimate would point to a generous gross profit margin. Apple has set a $299 price for consumers for the 32-gigabyte model with a service contract–and carriers that get monthly payments from customers typically pay handset makers more than the retail price, which is subsidized.
Key components in the new device include a dual-core A5 processor–which UBM estimates costs Apple about $26, compared with the $16 A4 chip in the original iPhone. The firm puts the key radio chips, which enable the new iPhone to roam among multiple cellular networks, at $24, compared with $16 for the radio chips in the prior handset. That technology change enables the company to make one phone design to serve all carriers, UBM notes.
The biggest component cost comes from memory chips, which UBM puts at $38. Next comes the display, at $31.
UBM said one interesting aspect of the iPhone 4S announcement was the decision to forego adding the 4G cellular technology known as LTE and stick instead to the faster versions of third-generation networks. One reason for that decision could be longer battery life, but another factor is that LTE is not yet ubiquitous.
David Carey, a UBM analyst, noted that AT&T has still not adopted the technology, though rival Verizon promotes LTE heavily.


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Even the biggest Bellarmine College Prep die-hard couldn't have pictured Friday night's game against Archbishop Mitty ending the way it did, with Bellarmine's backups taking a knee multiple times to keep from running up the score.
In the locker room before a 29-0 victory, the Bells didn't picture the Central Coast Section Open Division semifinal going that way, either.
"Ironically, we were telling each other, 'No way this is going to be a blowout,' " said Bellarmine's Travis McHugh, who did much of the work to ensure that it was. "We knew we had to just stay on them all night."
Bellarmine's defense did just that, dominating for four quarters at San Jose City College and flustering a Mitty offense that has been one of the most explosive in the section. The Bells (11-1) held the Monarchs (7-4-1) to 120 yards of offense and got two sacks from Joe Gigantino and two interceptions from Alex Manigo.
"I give all the credit to my defensive line," Manigo said. "I knew Mitty would pick on me because last time I gave up three big plays. I had to be ready."
The "last time" was a 28-19 Bellarmine victory during the regular season, but this one was never close, in large part because of a two-minute stretch just before halftime.
The sequence started when a holding penalty wiped out a 30-yard Mitty pass play that would have put the Monarchs in the red zone.
Instead, Mitty continued to go the wrong direction. A sack by Gigantino cost the Monarchs 12 more yards, and a 17-yard punt gave Bellarmine the ball at Mitty's 40. The Bells wasted little time adding to their 6-0 lead. McHugh rushed for 29 yards on a broken play to set up Tim Crawley's second touchdown of the night, a 9-yard scamper that put Bellarmine up 13-0 with 1:10 remaining in the half.
On Mitty's ensuing possession, Andrew Barna's third-down pass was tipped and picked off by Joey Sanfilippo. After hitting Greg Kenter for 15 yards, McHugh closed the half with a 34-yard field goal.
"We knew we had good field position, and there was a little bit of urgency," McHugh said. "We were on the attack, always trying to put more points on the scoreboard."
The Bells tacked the points on throughout the second half. Crawley, who rushed for a second-half score and caught a late 25-yard touchdown pass from McHugh, finished with 81 total yards and four touchdowns.
McHugh was 9 of 13 for 105 yards through the air and rushed for 130 yards. Justin Taliaferro added 77 rushing yards and 33 receiving yards.
Bellarmine headed for the buses a happy group Friday night, and just as important a healthy one. McHugh survived a second-half scare when his non-throwing hand was stepped on, and now he and his teammates get to rest up and wait for the winner of Saturday's semifinal between Palo Alto and St. Francis.
On the losing sideline, the consensus was that Saturday night's winner is in for a tough task against a Bellarmine team that's taking an 11-game winning streak into the CCS championship.
"They're getting better," Mitty coach Matt Haniger said of the Bells. "They're where they should be. That's a special group."
Archbishop Mitty 0 "0 "0 "0 -- 0
Bellarmine 6 "10 "6 "7--29
BCP -- Crawley 1 run (kick failed)
BCP -- Crawley 9 run (McHugh kick)
BCP -- McHugh 34 FG
BCP -- Crawley 5 run (kick blocked)
BCP -- Crawley 25 pass from McHugh (McHugh kick)
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Asian Tribune is published by World Institute For Asian Studies|Powered by WIAS Vol. 12 No. 1586
Letter from America: The Rohingya Question – Part 2
When the British occupied Arakan, the country was a scarcely populated area. Consequently, formerly high-yield paddy fields of the fertile Kaladan and Lemro river valleys germinated nothing but wild plants for many years.
It is worth noting here that those valleys in the pre-Burman colonization period used to be cultivated by Rohingya Muslims and Hindus, whose forefathers were abducted from Bengal in the 16th and 17th centuries by the Magh and Portuguese pirates to work as slave labors.
Rice Cultivation, Indian Immigration and the Chettiars
With the overthrow of a despised regime and the emergence of a new friendlier administration promising an era of prosperity and encouraging return of the refugees, the descendants of some of those former refugees to British Bengal (today's Bangladesh) who had fled Bodawpaya's persecution were lured back to Arakan.
As noted elsewhere by this researcher and others, the vast majority of these returnees, however, were Maghs and not the Rohingya Muslims and Hindus who had settled permanently in more prosperous southern parts of the Chittagong District and came to be known as the Rohis by the local population. Likewise, most of the Chakmas, many Marmas and other smaller tribes (and even many Maghs) refused to go back to Arakan from Bengal. [The latter enjoy full citizenship rights in Bangladesh.]
As the demand for rice increased – not just in fertile deltas of Bengal and Burma, and the nearby territories of Thailand and Malaysia but also in far away Europe, the British began to develop Burma as the rice bowl for the British Empire.
As noted by Sean Turnell, a political economist, Burma's entry into the commercial imperatives of the British Empire, the conversion of the Delta into rich paddy-producing land initially required little capital. Britain's great 'exchange banks' took care of shipping, milling and other export-finance needs, and up until the middle of the 19th century the amount of capital required 'on the ground' in land preparation was slight.
In the early years of British rule in 'Lower Burma' the growth in rice exports was founded on cheap and surplus labor within cultivator families, and upon abundant land that required little more than clearing. That is, in those early years of British occupation, make-up labor from outside was not necessary to grow rice in Burma.
In 1857, after the Sepoy Mutiny in India (or more appropriately, India's First War of Independence) was suppressed by the British colonial government, the price of rice increased by some 25%. With the increase in rice price, land holdings were extended by cutting down the mangrove forests and by draining swamps, which required money. Thus came the Chettiars from Tamil Nadu to provide the necessary loan for cultivating land, because the British banks would not grant loans on mortgage of rice lands and the British government did not consider it necessary to open land mortgage banks or agricultural loan agencies. The Chettiar money-lenders charged an interest rate that was considered to be exorbitant by vast majority of the loan-seekers. In line with its policy of laissez faire the British government did not attempt in any way to control the usurious rates of interest.
Who are the Chettiars?
Sean Turnell provides some useful information which is worth sharing here. The Chettiars (also spelled Chettyars), or more properly the Nattukottai Chettiars, Hindus by faith, came from the Chettinad tract of what is now Tamil Nadu. Chettinad was a collection of 76 villages which, at the time of their activity in Burma, stretched from Ramnad District and into Pudukottai State of 'British' India. The Chettiars were originally involved in salt trading, but sometime in the 18th century they became more widely known as financiers and facilitators for the trade in a range of commodities. By the early 19th century finance had become the primary specialization of the Chettiars, and they became famed lenders to great land-owning families (zaminders) and in underwriting their trade in grain through the provision of hundis and other indigenous instruments. Of course, they became known to the British Imperial authorities as bankers who had been 'for centuries developing and perfecting to a remarkable degree a system of indigenous banking'.
The first Chettiars seem to have arrived in Burma at the outset of British rule – in
1826 accompanying Indian troops and laborers in the train of the British campaign in Tenasserim during the first of the three Anglo-Burmese wars. By 1880 the Chettiars had fanned out throughout Burma and by the end of the century they had become by far the 'the most important factor in the agricultural credit structure of Lower Burma'. By 1905 it was estimated that there were 30 Chettiar offices in Burma. According to the Burma Provincial Banking Inquiry Report (BPBE), the most dependable source on the extent of Chettiar operations, this number had increased to 1,650 by 1930. Nearly every well-populated part of Lower Burma there was a Chettiar within a day's journey of every cultivator. They essentially became the money lenders in the agricultural sector.
One example highlighted by the BPBE was in Prome, where it was estimated 'that Chettiars lend one-third of all the crop loans directly and finance the Burman lenders to such an extant that Chettiar money forms altogether two-thirds of all loans'. In terms of functional distribution, Chettiar loans were overwhelmingly employed in agriculture. Two-thirds of all Chettiar loans outstanding in 1930 were held by agriculturalists, the remainder roughly categorized as 'trade'. Chettiar lending was secured against collateral, and mostly against title to land.
The influx of paper money in the Burmese economy brought in temporary laborers, coolies, clerks, mechanics, cooks, etc. from the British Empire. (Even U.S. President Obama's Kenyan born Muslim grandfather served as a cook to a British officer in Burma.) As we shall see below, most of those temporary workers did not live longer than the cultivation-harvest period. The Chittagonians who were even closer and costing the least money to cross the Naaf River did not stay longer than required to finish such tasks as planters and harvesters.
Burma has always been xenophobic, racist and bigotry-ridden. But no other group was probably as much vilified as the Hindu Chettiars were in the British colonial period. Sean Turnell writes, "The economic history of Burma contains a number of contentious themes, but none has been as divisive as the role of the Chettiars. Celebrated as the crucial providers of the capital that turned Burma into the 'rice-bowl' of the British Empire, this community of moneylenders from Tamil Nadu were simultaneously vilified as predatory usurers whose purpose was to seize the land of the Burmese cultivator.
The truth, as in so many things, was more nuanced. The Chettiars were the primary providers of capital to Burmese cultivators through much of the colonial period, but the combination of the collapse of paddy prices in the Great Depression, the Chettiar insistence of land as collateral, and the imposition of British land-title laws, did bring about a substantial transfer of Burma's cultivatable land into their hands. The Chettiars did not charge especially high interest rates and, indeed, their rates were much lower than indigenous moneylenders. Nor did the Chettiars set out to become landlords, fearing that this would only antagonize the local population and lead to reprisals against them. Their fears were prescient, for in the end the Chettiars were expelled from Burma, in the process losing the land they had acquired and much of their capital."
With the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, the price of rice soared, which, led to more acreage for cultivation in Lower Burma.
Chettiar success in Burma came to a terrible end with the onset of the global Depression of the 1930s. Paddy prices had been trending downwards across the latter half of the 1920s, but they went into a steep decline in 1930 and remained at unremunerative levels until after the Second World War.
The impact of the collapse in paddy prices was soon felt amongst the cultivators of Burma's lower delta, whose general situation was summarized by Burma's Commissioner of Settlement and Land Records in his annual report to the Government for 1930-31: "The year was one of extreme depression for agriculture in Burma. The…agricultural economy had for many years had been based on the assumption that the price of paddy would be Rs.150 or more per 100 baskets. The result was that contracts for wages were made and loans were taken on the same scale as in previous years at the beginning of this cultivating season. Consequently when the crop was harvested, after the labour had been paid for at the rates agreed upon, and the rents paid in kind at the old rates, the tenant though left with the same share of produce, found its value reduced by half, and was unable to repay his loan and often not even able to pay the interest."
It is worth mentioning here that a handful of British farms entirely controlled the wholesale trade in rice, and Indian and Chinese merchants controlled the retail trade. As noted by Aung, the British farms agreed upon themselves not to buy any rice until the harvesting season was long past and the new planting season was approaching. The farmer, therefore, had no option but to sell the rice at a lower price, and, thus, default on loan payments. Of course, at the end of this cycle of distress were the Chettiars. Unable to collect even interest payments on their loans, let alone the principal, increasingly Chettiars came to foreclose on delinquent borrowers and to seize the pledged collateral. For the most part this was land. By 1936 they have become owners of 25% of land in the 13 Principal Rice-Growing Districts of Burma.
Exposed to the understandable anger of indigenous cultivators and the demagoguery of Burmese nationalists of all stripes, they became easy scapegoats not just for the current economic distress, but the foreign domination of Burma's economy. According to historian Harvey, "Alien in appearance and habits, the Chettyar was the butt of the Burmese cartoonist, he was depicted as Public Enemy No.1, and the violence of the mob was directed against him, a canalization, a projection of the people's own faults and failings on to a convenient victim."
In the vernacular press the demonization of the Chettiars soared to extreme heights, and they were accused of all manner of barbarities well beyond a mere rapacity for land. Forgotten there was the fact that the total Chettiar loans outstanding as at 1939 was £50 million, a figure, which according to Furnivall was 'the equivalent of all British investments in Burma combined'.
According to Turnell, "The Japanese invasion of Burma in 1942 brought with it many harrowing scenes, but few would match that of the flight of the Diaspora of Indian merchants, workers, administrators and financiers who had done much to transform Burma in the colonial era.
Prominent amongst those fleeing the onslaught of the Japanese, just as they had been prominent in the transformational role played by Indians in Burma beforehand, were the Chettiars of Tamil Nadu. Scapegoats then and now for the misfortunes that heralded the breakdown of Burma's colonial economy, the Chettiars were not allowed to return to their lives and livelihoods following the granting of Burma's independence in 1948. Portrayed by British colonial officials and Burmese nationalist politicians alike as almost pantomime villains in Burma's 20th century dramas, they left the stage as unambiguous victims."
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In Their Own Words – A Moment in the Sun
This 'In Their Own Words' is by J. Lorraine Martin. She digs deep through laughter and tears in her personal blog on life and motherhood at http://cheeselesspizza.blogspot.com. She is the mother to three children, one of whom has autism. She is a writer, graduate student, volunteer/mentor in the autism and refugee/immigrant communities.
I'm standing on a tennis court in my neighborhood.
Despite trees baring no leaves, the weather belies the time of year as the sun warms our exposed arms. I have an unlikely tennis partner by my side: my 17-year-old autistic son. This was his idea today. A breeze tickles through our hair, birds on a Southerly journey pause to sing, as if for us.
My other son–an avid tennis player capable of sending balls at a fast pace swooshing right by me before my eyes can barely register it–stands on the other side of the court, playing left handed so as to ease the pace of the game and give us a fighting chance.
We have playful rallies. We work on helping my oldest son by my side call out "mine" or "yours." We laugh over mishits, and occasionally my youngest son can't help creaming a ball at me. I can't help trying to return it with equal power, most often hitting the net and hoping I don't tax my old lady joints too badly.
I ponder the present moment. I am playing tennis with both of my boys. No one is rushing the moment. No one is embarrassed. No one is anxious. There are no "scenes." My oldest son, who usually surveys his surroundings on heightened guard, seems like that layer of self protectiveness is not required on this day. He has stepped outside, something he doesn't do much in our neighborhood, as he prefers the security and comfort of home. Yet on this day he is standing calmly and happily in the sunshine by his own initiative.
My husband, our dutiful ball boy and resident coach, asks our oldest son: "Why are you smiling so much?"
He answers, "Because I'm so happy."
We hit some more. I feel comfortably wrapped in gratitude and joy. At the end of our playing time, I hug each son for different reasons; heroes to me in their own unique way.
As my husband and youngest son want to play longer, I ask my oldest son if he would like to walk around to see the other courts, playground and pool closed for the winter. Normally, he would want to leave and go back home to what feels most comfortable. On this day, he says, "Let's walk." And we do. Strolling, peacefully taking in the view. We end our walk, viewing my husband and other son playing some more, as we stand on a higher platform looking down at them.
And then expectations begin to seep in. "Maybe you might like to come up to the high school to watch your brother play sometime." "Well, maybe," he answers. I imagine him sitting in the stands with us; my heart yearns and hopes. I then bring up that his yoga class will be resuming now that the holiday break is over. An intruding bit of anxiety hits my son, "I'm not sure if I want to go back to yoga, Mom." He is recalling that the instructor had coughed the last time and how that bothered him. I find myself wanting to say some sort of validating thought coupled with some problem solving advice as I feel yoga is good for my son to cultivate self-awareness and inner calm. I don't want him to discount all he loves about a person simply because they coughed as he sometimes tends to do. I find a bit of sadness creeping into my heart.
And then I suddenly feel quite aware of myself. Why am I clouding such a perfect moment—the calm and peaceful present—with expectations about the future? Why would I allow such intrusions? I switch back to what matters most: this moment I've been given.
The sun. The breeze gently whispering. The crisp sound of my youngest son's racket making contact with a ball as he plays tennis with his dad. My oldest son by my side, entirely calm, having just happily played tennis and taking a leisurely stroll with me.
He then puts his hand up for a minute to gesture for me to pause. "Listen, Mom to the birds." And we stand together and hear their song.
He adds, "I feel so good inside." My boy's song amongst the birds. A mother's spirit aloft and soaring.
We stand side by side gripping the iron rails of a fence, looking down at my husband and youngest son playing tennis. My emotions flow forth. "Oh, Mom is crying," my husband says with a smile on his face as he looks toward me with understanding. My son by my side looks at me and offers, "Mom cries when she's happy, but I only cry when I'm sad." My husband replies, "Why do you think she does that?" He says, "Because she is proud of me."
In Their Own Words – I Want to Have a Party!
This "In Their Own Words" essay was submitted by Edwinna McHale, who has a son with autism.
My son asked a question today! But, you might ask, why is that such a big deal? Every three year old asks questions, don't they? They just drive you nuts with questions, don't they?
Of course they do, but my child is 13. Never before today had he asked a question just to get information. Not, at least, without a monumental amount of effort, prompting and scripting. Today, as we were repeatedly circling the parking lot trying to find a space close enough to the clinic door, with the irritation that can only be a boy of 13 who has lost patience, he asked me "Why are we driving around in circles?"
And now I want to have a party! When you walk the autism road, you celebrate the smallest accomplishments. Sometimes, they are the only kind of accomplishments you have to celebrate.
Tommy learned early on, how to ask questions to get things he wants – like asking for food. But, most three-year-olds start to look for information. Why do things work this way? Who is that person? Where are they going? When will we get there? What are you doing? Until today, the only spontaneous questions my son has ever asked was when he wants something. "Mom, may I have a Diet Coke, please?" "Mom, can we go to McDonald's, please?" But never, before today, has he asked a question in order to obtain information. And never before today, has he actually listened to any answer more complex than "Yes" or "No."
When he was four, I wondered if I ever would hear him tell me "I love you, Mommy." I never did. When he was six, I would say, "I love you, Tommy." And he would answer "Me, too." But it was not until about three years ago, that he spontaneously said "I love you, Mom" for the first time in his life. He was already too old to be willing to call me 'Mommy" but he could, at long last, tell me that he loves me! I wanted to have a party then, too.
We wanted to have a party when he was five and got dressed by himself for the first time. When he was six and a half and was able to pick out a complete outfit for school the next day. When he was eight, and he could tell me "My tummy feels sick." Such small things, really. Most parents take them for granted. It's just a natural part of growing up, and all kids do it, right?
But for a child with autism, even learning how to look at a friend, smile, and say "Hi!" is a process that can take years. And suddenly, one day, without any warning, HE DOES IT! And we want to celebrate. People ask me why such small things warrant a celebration. I tell them that they will never know how hard it was to get here, but the fact that the journey was hard is reason enough to celebrate when we get here.
I am thankful that my child has taught me to appreciate and celebrate the small victories, and to truly understand how monumental those small victories really are.
So, my son asked a question today, and I want to have a PARTY!
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In Their Own Words – Focusing on the "Cans"
This "In Their Own Words" essay was submitted by Teresa Greenwood of Hays, Kansas, who has a daughter with autism.
This was my first celebration of World Autism Awareness Day. A year ago I didn't know that April 2 was anything other than another day on the calendar.
Did I ever think about autism before my two-year-old daughter was diagnosed – no. Sure, I'd heard of it, and I sympathized with families that "had to deal" with a child with a disability. I did not know anyone with a child with autism, however. And I never would have thought it would affect my family, but it has.
Morgan's diagnosis, and her progress since then, has changed my life for the better. I have more patience than ever before, and more understanding that we have to cherish every blessing we have. I am blessed to have Morgan in my life, and I would not change her in any way. Also, I am blessed with three other children who love their sister and embrace her diagnosis.
Of course, I grieve for the child she could have been without autism, but I also recognize the amazing child she is with it. When I drop her off at daycare and another two year old says "Hi, what's your name?" I am reminded that Morgan only occasionally says "Momma" and mostly babbles without words. I know that she may never be fully verbal and will probably be in special education classes in school. The odds are she will never live independently. When she becomes excited or upset she will flap her arms uncontrollably. She easily becomes overwhelmed to where she has to drop to her knees and suck on her fingers. She is an extremely picky eater, like most people who have autism, and she has trouble sleeping at times. But I do not dwell on the "can'ts" and the "nevers." I focus on the "cans."
Morgan transformed from completely nonverbal with little eye contact to a bright child who babbles constantly. She will hold a pig and say "oink oink." She will hold a cow and say "mooooo." She also has a sheep, which says "baaaa." She holds these animals to a toy hay bale to make them eat. She now waves bye-bye on occassion, and she has used some of the sign language she has learned. She will make a spider sign when she wants to sing "Itsy bitsy spider." And she will pull her sisters' hair if they get too close. She will run to her daddy when it is time to pray, and she will come crawl in bed with us in the middle of the night.
Morgan thrives in her therapy and learns quickly. And I can't thank her therapists enough for taking the time to work with her, to help her become the person she was meant to be. Early intervention is key to successfully living with autism, and Morgan was fortunate enough to be able to experience that.
I watched a video of a speech by Temple Grandin, who has her doctorate's degree and is a published author … and who also has autism. HBO recently made a movie about her, which I have yet to see. Watching the real Temple give a speech about her life with autism – and her successes since her diagnosis – gives me such hope that there is a place in this world for my daughter's beautiful mind.
I sympathize with the people glaring at us in church because Morgan is holding her toy cow in the air and yelling "moooooo!" But I am not sorry, because to me there is not a more beautiful sound in the world than my autistic daughter finally finding her voice and saying words. Even if it's barnyard talk.
On World Autism Awareness Day, remember autism, and the millions of families affected by this spectrum disorder. Research is continuing so that hopefully, someday, more can be understood about this mystifying disabiliity. Until then, I will continue to grin at my daughter while she talks to her farm animals, being extremely proud of all she has accomplished at such a young age.
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In Their Own Words – Awe, Autism
We recently received this e-mail from a parent:
My son was diagnosed with PDD-NOS at the age of two and a half. He's had years of Skills Trainers and Autism Consultants who have helped him navigate his world. He's fully mainstreamed in a public school here in Hawaii (he's in the seventh grade) and is doing exceptionally well (scoring A's in his Advanced Placement math, etc.) Although his autism diagnosis is his "Big Secret" which he shares with a very select group of people, his English teacher encouraged him to write about his struggles for his English paper (she promised she wouldn't share it with the class). I wanted to share this story with the autism community because it can perhaps give others some perspective and inspiration with respect to their struggles.
Have you ever had a challenge that you had to overcome, but you did not want anybody to know about it? Hi, I am (name redacted), and I have been dealing with this challenge for as long as I ever lived. I was born with a disability called autism. Yes, I seem like I am functioning regularly in society, but appearances can actually be deceiving. I will explain later what autism is, how I dealt with this and what I have learned from this experience. Come and explore my deep secret of my life.
First, I will tell you the many things I experienced while I had autism. I sometimes had a hard time in school. I was disorganized and I also sometimes couldn't focus when I was young. I had a hard childhood and this struggle for my "survival" was hard to overcome. I sometimes ask my mom, "Why me? Why did God choose me to lack what other people have?" I felt like I was an alien in school and was I thought I was very different from other people. I felt so discouraged that I ran away from home and ran as fast as I could. I brought clothes, a toothbrush and toothpaste, money to survive and I also wrote a note to tell my mom that I was leaving. I finally came home within four hours of running away from home.
In addition, I will tell you how I solved this dilemma. I try to think positive and try hard in making friends, which was hard for me to do. I was actually good at the academics, but I was (and am still) struggling with planning and applying my strategies to the real world. There were many people out there to help me and I do give them credit to all of their accomplishments. I tried to follow their advice and sometimes failed, but yes they did help me out. I also stay on a special diet so that I can concentrate more. I find it does help.
Next, I shall tell you what I learned from this experience. I learned that I am not an alien and am normal. In fact, I think that this is actually a good experience. I am more grateful to what I can do. I had things that I could not do that other people could do, but now I can do those things, which I do not take in vain. I also finally learned that I have the strength inside of me to overcome challenges. Now, when I do face challenges like this, I can know inside that "I AM AN OVERCOMER!"
Overall, I have reflected on this challenge and I feel good that I could face this challenge and almost beat it. However, I am still facing with this challenge of autism. So far, I am doing well and I think that I have gone farther than I have ever thought I could go. This is a message to all of you: whatever challenge you are facing, find the real problem and solve the real problem. Believe in yourself and have inner strength to fight the problem if it's physically or mentally.
This "In Their Own Words" essay is written by a seventh grade student in Hawaii and was submitted by his mother.
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Dear Mike
The recent reduction in milk prices have sent shockwaves through dairy farming communities and there is a real fear that it will have a devastating effect on both Cumbria and Lancashire's landscapes and rural economy.
As a group of concerned consumers, we recognise that a great way of raising awareness amongst the wider public about these dangers is via supermarkets like ASDA. Obviously, ASDA is a key buyer of dairy produce from companies such as Muller and Dairycrest – processors which have been the ringleaders in the reduction in milk prices.
We aim to have a medium size demonstration at the Lancaster store in the next couple of weeks with pantomime cows marching through the aisles to pick up dairy products from our target milk processors e.g. Wiseman milk, Muller Yoghurts (from the Muller Group), Cathedral City Cheddar (Dairycrest). The cows will then pay for the products with buckets of pennies – to highlight the recent reductions in milk prices. It will be a family friendly demonstration with cow face painting for the kids. The whole event will only last a couple of hours.
I know that Asda, as part of the Wal-Mart family of stores takes great pride in its place in the community. As dairy farming plays such an important role in Cumbria and Lancashire's rural economy, marginal price cuts in milk have knock on effects, not just on dairy farmers, but a whole host of rural businesses that supply them. This is clearly a fantastic opportunity for ASDA to take leadership and exert pressure on Dairycrest and Muller.
As we have already had interest from local and national media in the event, I wanted to let you know about our plans so it does not come as a surprise. An exact date and time has not been fixed yet as we are trying to coincide with media contacts to ensure we get maximum media exposure. It would be helpful if we could use the store's WiFi as we will be promoting the event using social media.
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Ask Chris #30: Best Baseball Comics and Our Choice in the Legion Election
Here at ComicsAlliance, we value our readership and are always open to what the masses of Internet readers have to say. That's why we've given Senior Writer Chris Sims the
punishment pleasure of stepping into the grand tradition of the Answer Man as he responds to your reader questions!
Q: With the baseball playoffs underway, do any stories standout in your mind involving the national pastime? — Protoculture27
A: Read comics long enough, and the fact of the matter is, you're gonna see some baseball sooner or later. I mean, despite the fact that they dabbled in half-court hoops in the '90s, I'm pretty sure there was a stretch in the '80s where the X-Men were on the baseball field more often than they were in the Danger Room.
But as for baseball-themed stories that are especially good, well, there actually are a couple that spring to mind.
The first one that comes to mind is appeared courtesy of Bob Rozakis and Dick Dillin in the pages of DC's Super-Stars Giant #10, where it's billed as an installment of Strange Sports Stories. And brother, does it live up to the name.
Before I get into the interiors, I just want to say that this cover — by the great Ernie Chan — is one of my all-time favorites. Not only does it feature the word "Sportstacular," but just look at the Joker. He is stoked to be getting chin-checked off a giant baseball. Flip it upside down, and he and Lex Luthor look like they're on a rollercoaster.
As for the story, it is completely, gloriously insane. The whole thing gets started when the Golden Age Huntress (later known as Tigress) and her husband and habitual Alan Scott punching bag The Sportsmaster are having an argument about her career. She's tired of being trounced by the forces of good and wants to give up the super-villain life to make a go at being a hero, while he wants them to remain firmly rooted in a life of crime. After all, the couple that commits intricate, thematic robberies together… stays together.
It's worth pointing out that they are having this argument at their home in the suburbs, and yet they are both in full costume:
In order to convince her to keep it crooked, the Sportsmaster suggests that they get the Justice League to play against a team of super-villains in a game of no-powers baseball, which is without question in the top five craziest plots I have ever seen in a Silver Age comic. It makes absolutely no sense, and yet, it makes perfect sense at the same time. This is the Sportsmaster we're talking about; it's not like he was going to come up with a solution that didn't involve sports.
Sportsmaster ends up using a machine to zap the heroes and villains to a baseball field — which is completely unexplained, as you'd think a machine that could zap people from one place to another would've come in handy during his crimes — and lays out the deal. Nine innings, no powers, heroes against villains in a straight-up baseball game. And the best part? Everyone totally agrees.
There is, of course, the pretty much mandatory cheating on the part of the bad guys…
…but the heroes manage to totally demolish them, winning 21 to 11. And I know this because of the absolute craziest thing about this issue: They published an actual all-text play-by-play at the end of the story:
Because why represent these thrilling moments visually when you could do it in text? Although oddly enough, if you look closely this is the page that slash fiction writers have been wondering about for years: Superman's the pitcher, Batman's the catcher. I know, I was surprised too.
As crazy as that story is, though, my favorite use of baseball in comics comes from Jeff Parker and Ig Guara in Marvel Adventures Avengers #26:
I've talked before about my pure, undying love for the Parker's (and later, Paul Tobin's) Marvel Adventures Avengers run, and the best thing about it is that they were allowed to do stories that embraced the inherent silliness of super-heroes, but were still good stories. This was, after all, the run that brought you the Avengers being turned into MODOKs and Ego the Living Planet developing a crush on our sexy, sexy Earth, but this issue is downright Looney Tunesian.
It's actually a sequel to the events of Fantastic Four #48 – 50, with a group of aliens coming to earth to borrow the Ultimate Nullifier in order to keep Galactus from eating their planet, unaware that, as Hank Pym explains to them, Reed Richards gave the Nullifier back to Galactus after their encounter:
Incidentally, Reed's Southern accent in this panel might actually be the best thing ever. Jury's still out, I'll keep you guys posted.
Anyway, the Avengers being the Avengers, they volunteer to go to the imperiled planet and lend a hand anyway, which involves Pym sending giant alien ants to Galactus's ship to get the Ultimate Nullifier back. And this, I think, is when Parker was seized by the spirit of Chuck Jones:
I love that sequence so much.
See, Spider-Man figured out that the Ultimate Nullifier would just level the playing field, equalizing everyone's powers and nullifying their various advantages and disadvantages, leaving the Avengers and Big G to figure out a way to settle their differences. Thus, Baseball. IN SPACE.
(OK, OK, actually first they try Chess and later move on to Texas Hold 'Em, but nobody asked me about those this week, so that's not what I'm going to talk about.)
Despite the fact that it made for a striking enough image to get on the cover, the entirety of baseball content only lasts about two pages. Still, it's a high point of the issue, especially once Ant-Man takes the pitcher's mound…
…to throw the Zeno's Paradoxer.
And that's how Hank Pym ruined baseball.
Both stories are tons of fun, and they'll probably stand as my favorite uses of America's pastime in comics until the Matt Fraction/Gabriel Ba biography of Kenny Powers becomes a reality, rather than something I just made up.
Q: Who are you voting for in this Legion election and why? — adampknave
Q: What is your take on the Legion election? — wndola
Q: Who are you backing in the Legion Elections? — thetallman_Z
Q: Who are you voting for as Legion Leader? — erkalbeleo
A: For those of you who don't know, it's election season for the Legion of Super-Heroes. The twist is that instead of the characters themselves choosing a new leader, the 31st Century's greatest heroes have opened it up to let readers decide with an online vote that's open until November 10.
It's a pretty neat idea — and I believe it's one that the Legion books has done before — but as much as I'm a fan of the franchise, I haven't been keeping up with the book lately, and I was planning on sitting this one out. Of course, that was before my pal Kevin Church made a pretty impressive argument for one of the most underused Legionnaires ever: Quislet!
If you ask me, the 31st Century could use the kind of fresh ideas you get from an intangible energy-being from an alternate dimension that flies around in a tiny spaceship and possesses electronics.
I was all set to throw my support behind the honorable gentleman (?) from Teall, but then my other friend Bully the Little Stuffed Bull made an even more impassioned argument for another stalwart Legionnaire who actually has political experience: Matter Eater Lad!
Unfortunately, in what I can only assume was meant to be a grave insult to the people of Bismoll, Matter Eater Lad was left off the current ballot, and that is ridiculous. Did any of the other candidates have Guided By Voices write a a song about them (Warning: a bit of salty language at the end that might be NSFW)? I think not!
The omission of Matter Eater Lad made me realize that as long as we keep supporting the corrupt political system that's in place, we're never going to get away from the same kind of Legion leaders that we've always gotten from Braal and Titan. That's why I say that this year, we send a message to those fat-cats in Earthgov and the UP and work to elect someone with integrity. Someone who stood up to Computo when no one else would. Someone with three heads.
This year, Vote Weirdo, everybody!
Or, you know, Quislet. Quislet's pretty rad.
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A: Curry beef!
Q: What superhero would make a good Luchador? — KevinInChains
A: This one's going to require some thinking. I mean, is there any character in comics known for his agility, with super-powers that would allow him to perform complex grabs and throws, who wears a full face-mask and actually wrestled in his first appearance?
Huh. Seems like there'd be some character who'd fit that bill, but I just can't think of anyone. Sorry!
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Rashne Jehangir
Contact:Postsecondary Teaching & Learning
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Office Hours:by appointment
Credentials:PhD Higher Education, University of Minnesota
MA Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology University of Minnesota
BA Psychology, Lawrence University
What motivates me in my work?
Relationships and connection are what motivate my work. I am motivated to cultivate meaningful relationships with my students and colleagues to create collaborative spaces to think and work together. I am also interested in the relationship between teaching, research and practice. How does my research connect to practice? How do our practices in the classroom and around campus support or constrain the development of students, especially those who have been historically underrepresented in higher education? How do we create innovative connections between academic and student affairs and between faculty and students? My scholarship and teaching is specifically focused on addressing access, equity, and student development in college for students who are first in their family to go to college.
What can students expect from me?
In my class you can expect to get to know me and your classmates well! I believe that teaching and learning is the practice of bringing together people and ideas to create a transformation. The transformation may be different for each participant to participate in creating transformational spaces students can expect to begin by defining the classroom as a community and to: (a) engage in self-reflection, (b) use collaboration and conflict as a catalyst to spur deeper learning, and (c) examine identity of self and community central to the big questions of the course. At the end of the semester students should be able to see answer the question: How can I take what I have learned in this class and apply it to other contexts, classrooms, and lived experiences?
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Rashné Jehangir is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning in the College of Education & Human Development at the U of M.
Her research interests include student development, access, retention and graduation of low-income, first-generation students and the transformation of teaching and learning to address intellectual, social, emotional and student development. Specifically, she has focused on the ways in which learning communities along with multicultural curriculum can serve as a pedagogical vehicle to challenge the isolation and marginalization of first-generation, low-income college students in college. She has also worked closely with local TRiO programs to develop social and academic supports for the students they serve. Her recent book Higher Education and First Generation Students: Cultivating Community, Voice and Place for the New Majority includes a qualitative study of longitudinal impact of learning community participation on the college experience of low-income, first-generation students. Dr Jehangir has been a regional and national consultant for faculty development and learning communities and has been an invited speaker at the Council for Opportunity in Education National Conference and the Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education and numerous faculty trainings around the country.
Rashné teaches courses in the social sciences and the humanities with a focus on race, class and gender issues in the United States and abroad. Most recently she has taught Stories of Change: Global Perspectives. In Fall 2008 she joined 10 other PsTL faculty to teach a new First Year Inquiry Course for all CEHD first year students. Rashné's section focuses on stories and narratives as game changers and uses the ipad as a medium to create short documentary films. Her current research projects focus on how narrative pedagogy impacts student learning outomes and is using photo-narrative methods to explore the experiences of first generation, low-income students as they transition from high school to college.
Selected Publications
Jehangir, R. ( 2012). Conflict as a catalyst for learning. About Campus, 17(2), 2-8
Jehangir, R., Williams, R., & Pete, J. (2012). The influence of multicultural learning communities on the intrapersonal development of first-generation college students. Journal of College Student Development. 53 (2), 267-284.
Jehangir, R.,Williams, R., & Pete, J. (2011). Multicultural learning communities: Vehicles for developing self-authorship in first-generation college students. Journal of the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 23(1), 55-76.
Jehangir, R. (2010). Stories as knowledge: Bringing the lived experience of first-generation college students into the academy. Urban Education, 45(4),533-553. [Special issue: Bringing the neighborhood into the classroom: Implications for urban education] Podcast of authors' discussion available at http://uex.sagepub.com/content/45/4/suppl/DC1
Jehangir, R.(2009). Cultivating voice: First-generation students seek full academic citizenship in multicultural learning communities. Innovative Higher Education,34(1), 33-49.
Jehangir, R. (2010) Higher education and first-generation students: Cultivating community, voice and place for the new majority. Palgrave Macmillan Press. http://us.macmillan.com/highereducationandfirstgenerationstudents#toc
Jehangir, R. (2009). In search of place: Using case studies to create counter-hegemonic spaces in higher education. In D. Cleveland (Ed.), When minorities are strongly encouraged to apply diversity and affirmative action in higher education (pp. 281-288). Higher Ed Series: Questions About the Purposes of Colleges and Universities. New York, NY: Peter Lang.
Jehangir, R.(2008). In their own words: Voices of first-generation students in a multicultural learning community. Opportunity Matters, 1(1), 22-31. [A publication of the Pell Institute, Washington, DC]
Jehangir, R.(2008). In their own words: Voices of first generation students in a multicultural learning community. Opportunity Matters, 1(1), 22-31. [A publication of the Pell Institute, Washington, DC]
Jehangir, R.(2008). Charting new courses: Learning communities and universal design. In J. L. Higbee & E. Goff (Eds.), Pedagogy and student services for institutional transformation: Implementing universal design in higher education(pp. 183-194). Reprinted from Curriculum transformation and disability: Implementing universal design in higher education(pp. 79-91).
Higbee, J. L., Miksch, K. L., Jehangir, R., Lundell, D. B., Bruch, P. L., & Jiang, F. (2007). Assessing our commitment to providing a multicultural learning experience. In J. L. Higbee, L. MacDonald, D. Van Blerkom, E. Miller Payne, & R. Smilkstein (Eds.), Best practices in college reading and learning: In memory of Cynthia, L. Peterson (pp. 125-139). El Dorado, KS: College Reading and Learning Association. Reprinted from Journal of College Reading and Learning, 34(2), 61-74.
Selected Presentations
Rashne Jehangir was invited to be a guest on Minnesota Public Radio's new show the Daily Circuit with host Kerri Miller. The show aired on December 5, 2013 and was titled When the first in a family goes to college.The show focused on the experience of first-generation college students in higher education. To listen: http://www.mprnews.org/story/2013/12/05/daily-circuit-first-college?from=education
Jehangir, R. (2014. May). Unpacking the Complexity of the First-Generation College Student Experience: Implications for Campus and Classroom, Chicago, IL. Keynote address for the Chicago Area Faculty Development Network, a Consortium of 20 institutions in the Chicago Area.
Jehangir, R. and Schoem. D. (2012, October). Invited speaker for Pre-conference Workshop. Engaging Difference, Encouraging Dialogue, Cultivating Civic Engagement. AACU Conference on Diversity and Learning: Modeling Equity, Engaging Difference: New Frameworks for Diversity and Learning. Baltimore, MD.
Jehangir, R. (2012, May). Invited Keynote address for the Learning Communities Regional Conference. Why learning communities matter in the age of Facebook. Inver Hills Community College.
Jehangir, R. (2011, July). Invited speaker for Summer Faculty Development Workshop on First-Generation Students and Learning Communities. Illinois College, Jacksonville, IL.
Jehangir, R. (2011, June). Invited expert resource faculty. Annual Learning Communities Summer Institute. The Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education. Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.
Higbee, J. L., Jehangir, R., Madyun, N., Duranczyk, I. (2010, November). Evaluation of a mentoring model for promotion and tenure. Paper presented at the Keeping our Faculties of Color Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Jehangir, R., & Williams, R. (2009, November). Learning communities and critical multicultural pedagogy: Narratives of first-generation college students at a predominantly White university. Round Table at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Jehangir, R., & Williams, R. (2009, February). Moving forward, looking back: Voices of first-generation students in a multicultural learning community. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, Orlando, FL.
Jehangir, R., & Williams, K. (2007, September). Adapting the learning community model & service learning to college opportunity programs. Paper presented at theNational Conference for the Council for Opportunity in Education, Chicago, IL. Invited speaker for the Pell Institute Research Strand.


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Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Lorenzo Mejia today dismissed most of a racketeering and money laundering case against a Medford couple related to a highly publicized raid on their medical marijuana dispensary in May 2013.
Mejia found Laura "Lori" Duckworth and her husband, Leland Duckworth, each guilty of a single count of felony delivery of marijuana, dismissing 24 other charges as part of a plea bargain.
The Duckworths each were sentenced to 11 months probation, after which their felony charge could be reduced to a misdemeanor.
Mejia also included in the sentence the seven days of jail time that the couple have already served after they were arrested.
The state of Oregon will be allowed to keep $4,973.71 seized in the raid.
Guns that were seized will be returned to Leland Duckworth's son for safe keeping until his dad completes the probation, Mejia ordered.
Mejia allowed the Duckworths to use medical marijuana as part of Oregon Medical Marijuana Program, but he said they couldn't grow or assist others in the cultivation of pot.
Lori Duckworth said Jackson County and Medford police invested a lot of time and effort into a case despite the evolution of laws that are more favorable toward marijuana in recent years.
"The reefer madness generation is dying," she said outside the courtroom. "It's a drug war. It's a failed war, and my husband and I were casualties of it."
Duckworth, a vocal proponent of medical marijuana, was the executive director of the Southern Oregon chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
Mejia said the laws against marijuana are changing, but he still said the Duckworths violated the law.
"We have to acknowledge these acts were criminal at the time they were committed," he said. "We will see what the voters or the Legislature does."
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Space, function, color! The opened-up kitchen feels spacious and part of the house now, making it easy to chat with friends while fixing a meal or just having a drink. I often sit and work at the counter because itâs such a comfortable space. At night I especially love to cook by the glow of the undercabinet LEDs bouncing off the cobalt glass tiles. The compact appliances suit the small space and leave a bit of floor space for Oopie. The curved peninsula sits atop a cabinet with drawers facing the dining room, making use of otherwise unreachable space next to the stove. In winter I love cozying up to the radiator.
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My kitchen was a tiny enclosed thing â literally an afterthought to an 1890s row house. The openings were my major challenges. The door out to the tiny yard opened only 45 degrees, and the room itself was cut off from the dining room and felt claustrophobic. For ideas I toured as many open-house row houses as possible. I decided to close up the exterior door entirely and convert the adjacent dining room window into a door. This enabled me to fill the kitchen with cabinets. I pushed the kitchen out a little into the dining room by using a shallow base cabinet and putting a curve on the overhanging countertop. This gave me a deep countertop with adequate space to walk around it.
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The floor is re-milled heart of pine and matches the rest of the floors in the house; the backsplash tile is made from recycled glass; the cherry wood is from nearby in Pennsylvania; the Icestone is from Brooklyn; and the radiator I bought off craigslist and had it stripped and powder coated. The old kitchen cabinets would not have fit into the new configuration so they are now in my basement serving as my workbench and organizing my tools. The renovation was initially about improving the kitchen, but it became a critical effort to stabilize the withering foundation, fix the rotting exterior walls, and build a new ceiling so the bathroom above would not fall into it.


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CHAFFEE -- Friday's pitcher's duel against one of their closest rivals may have been just what the Oran Eagles needed to get out of their recent struggles.
Kody Moore and the Eagles, who have been plagued with shoddy defense and a lack of offense of late, out-lasted Chaffee's Alex Davie in nine innings at Harmon Field to beat the Red Devils 2-1.
Although there are conference games still left on the schedule, Oran's one-run win over the Red Devils more than likely clinched the Scott-Miss Conference regular season title.
"I knew coming into today I was going to have to step my game up," Moore said. "I knew I was going to have to match (Davie) pitch for pitch and inning for inning. This was huge. (Chaffee's) one of the better teams in the area and we haven't been playing real well lately. Today, I really think this was the turning point."
It was a welcomed change of play for the Eagles who committed six errors Thursday. Although they coughed up three against Chaffee, their blunders didn't result in runs being scored.
Oran's defense was charged with making 24 of the 27 outs recorded.
"We had six yesterday so we thought we did pretty good," Oran head coach Mitch Wood said. "They're high school kids. You're very seldom going to have a perfect game."
Oran's ace knew the importance of this game when the week began asking head coach Mitch Wood for the ball.
Moore, who threw 112 pitches, didn't let his request to stand atop the mound go in vain. The hard throwing right hander threw all nine innings and held a potent Chaffee lineup to just one run and three hits.
"He's struggled a lot this year and he really came out today and did a good job," Wood said. "He wanted the ball Monday, so you know, I knew he wanted it and we put him in that situation. We're real happy with his performance."
His counterpart, Chaffee's Alex Davie, did just as well.
Davie threw 8 1/3 innings and allowed two unearned runs on four hits. He also struck out nine.
Chaffee, who hasn't allowed more than two runs to any team they've faced this season, prides themselves on pitching and defense. The left-handed Davie kept his end of the deal while the defense failed to keep theirs.
Chaffee committed four errors which ultimately allowed Oran to score their two runs.
"It's unfortunate," Chaffee head coach Brian Horrell said. "All year long we've been about pitching and defense and we got a great pitching performance again, but our defense had hiccups at bad times."
Oran's first run tied the game 1-1 in the fifth inning.
A ball misplayed by the Chaffee infield allowed Adam Schaefer to safely reach first. During the next at-bat, Oran's Bear Hicks took a fastball to deep right-centerfield for a double allowing Schaefer to score all the way from first.
"Evidently, the scouting report wasn't good because he can hit a fastball. You throw him that, he can hit a little bit," Wood said about Hicks, who is the Eagles' No. 8 hitter. "The bottom of my order, whose been struggling, was real patient and they're the ones that got things going for us."
The deciding run was also the result of a Chaffee miscue.
In the top of the ninth, and runners on first and second, a ground ball to the Red Devil infield looked to be a prime opportunity to turn a double play. The throw to second was off line which bounced into right field and rolled into foul territory.
Oran's Seth Ressel, who was standing on second, scored on the play which ended Davie's day on the hill.
"Unfortunately, it was a hiccup that cost us the second run," Horrell said. "But, you've got to tip your hat to (Oran) they had something to do with that. They put the pressure on us."
Cody Payne entered in relief and ended the inning with a fly ball and a strikeout stranding two Eagle runners in scoring position.
The Red Devils were able to put the tying run on second and the possible winning run on first after Devon Yahn advanced on an error and an intentional walk to Payne.
"I don't do that often," Wood said about putting the winning run on. "As a matter of fact, it could be the first time I've ever did that. I hate that crap more than anything. I'm a feeling guy. I felt something there."
Wood's feeling's didn't falter as a fly ball to left field ended the game.
Following a rousing triple by Chaffee's Alex Crowe, the Red Devils captured an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second. A sacrifice fly by Layton Tenkhoff pushed in Chaffee's one and only run of the game.
"We had a chance to get a conference championship today and we did what we wanted to do," Wood said. "Our next step is districts and then state. A lot of people said this wasn't important to us, but it was. It was a very important game to us. We were excited, as you could see we played well, the kids played hard."
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Sensors 2009, 9(9), 6730-6751; doi:10.3390/s90906730
Dendritic Cells as Danger-Recognizing Biosensors
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AbstractDendritic cells (DCs) are antigen presenting cells that are characterized by a potent capacity to initiate immune responses. DCs comprise several subsets with distinct phenotypes. After sensing any danger(s) to the host via their innate immune receptors such as Toll-like receptors, DCs become mature and subsequently present antigens to CD4+ T cells. Since DCs possess the intrinsic capacity to polarize CD4+ helper cells, it is critical to understand the immunological roles of DCs for clinical applications. Here, we review the different DC subsets, their danger-sensing receptors and immunological functions. Furthermore, the cytokine reporter mouse model for studying DC activation is introduced.
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Grades K-3 The Boyhood of Abraham Lincoln: 200 Years of Change
Lesson plan. Students read and illustrate a story about the early life of Abraham Lincoln. Students draw pictures comparing childhood in the past and present. Students learn some words in American Sign Language and tell a story about Lincoln in American Sign Language. Students present a Show and Tell with items from their own lives that are similar and different from items used long ago.
Grades K-3 Dramatic Interpretation: Stories of Abraham Lincolns Family and Early Life
Idea card. Students explore Abraham Lincolns Kentucky heritage through pantomime and visual art.
Grades K-3 Honoring Lincoln
Idea card. Students compare the Lincoln Birthplace Memorial in Kentucky to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, through discussion and a game.
Grades K-3 Lincoln and the Penny
Idea card. Students explore the history and art of the Lincoln cent, then perform counting and math activities involving the penny and the $5 bill.
Grades 3-8 The Lincoln Memorial and Civil Rights
Idea card. Students investigate the Lincoln Memorial as a source for inspiration and hope in the Civil Rights Movement.
Grades 4-5 As the Twig Is Bent: Lincolns Character in Picture Books
Lesson plan. After examining picture books about Lincolns childhood, students retell historic stories or create stories to illustrate qualities of character that Lincoln possessed.
Grades 4-5 Storytelling: From Aesop to Lincoln
Lesson plan. Students use storytelling as a tool to explore and remember historical information. Students watch video segments about the life of Abraham Lincoln and retell the information orally. Then students use primary sources and Aesops fables to interpret events of the Civil War.
Grades 4-5 Patterns of Human Settlement
Idea card. Students explore means and motivations of human movement and settlement in Lincolns time and create maps showing the Lincoln familys movements into and from Kentucky.
Grades 4-12 I, too, am a Kentuckian: A Lincoln Travelogue
Lesson plan. Students prepare for and present a play, I, too am a Kentuckian: A Lincoln Travelogue. The play showcases stops on the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail, incorporates music and dance, and shows the strong influence of Kentucky and Kentuckians on Lincolns childhood, his political beliefs, and his presidency. The play script is designed to be flexible so that students may add their own creative interpretations based on the research they have conducted.
Grades 5-8 Basic Democratic Ideas Idea card
Students analyze basic democratic ideas and the historical realities of slavery in Lincolns time.
Grade 8 Art Tells Historys Stories
Lesson plan. Students examine art works portraying Lincoln and aspects of the Civil War. Students research the life of Lincoln and key events in the Civil War as context for interpreting the art. Students write short speeches connecting historical information to artistic observation.
Grades 8-12 A Political Rally: The Election of 1860 in Kentucky
Lesson plan. Students analyze issues important in the 1860 presidential election in both the U.S. and Kentucky. In group work students present mock election campaigns for the four candidates and compare the classroom vote with the real county-by-county election results in Kentucky.
Grades 8-12 Give Us a Flag: Black Americans in the Union Army
Lesson plan. After examining primary-source documents dealing with Camp Nelson, the Union Army supply depot and recruiting station for African-American soldiers in Jessamine County, Kentucky, students create dialogues/plays featuring characters that might have been at Camp Nelson in 1864-65.
Grades 8-12 Understanding the Gettysburg Address
Lesson plan. Students analyze Lincolns Gettysburg Address sentence-by-sentence and discuss their interpretations within the context of the Civil War and today.
Grades 8-12 Lincoln: In His Own Words
Lesson plan. Students examine excerpts from Lincolns speeches and write articles using primary and secondary sources.
Grades 8-12 Lincoln Seen and Heard
Idea card. Students create sketches and a presentation after viewing photographs of Lincoln.
Grades 9-12 Lincolns Speeches
Idea card. Students analyze Lincolns speeches and why he was an effective speaker.
Grades 9-12 Lincolns Legacy: Kentucky on Trial
Lesson plan. Students prepare for and take part in a mock trial in which the Commonwealth of Kentucky is accused of not honoring Abraham Lincolns legacy.
Grades 9-12 Lincolns Resume
Lesson plan. Students research Abraham Lincoln through primary and secondary sources, including significant quotes and speeches. Students write resumes for Lincoln and, ultimately, for themselves, reflecting upon the personal skills that contribute to the work environment. Students analyze how Lincolns work experience contributed to his Presidency and write and deliver eulogies describing Abraham Lincolns greatest achievements.
Grades K-12 Kentucky Lincoln Bicentennial Teacher Network Lesson Plans
The Kentucky Lincoln Bicentennial Teacher Network has created lesson plans and units about Lincoln. These are available online at the Georgetown College web site. Many of the KET video segments would be useful additions to teaching these lesson plans; this cross-reference lists each Bicentennial Teacher Network lesson plan and the relevant KET resources.


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Centennial Parklands
Centennial Parklands is the name given to a group of three parklands in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Comprising about 360 hectares, the lands encompass Centennial Park, Moore Park and Queens Park and is managed by the Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust, acting as trustee for the Government of New South Wales. The Parklands are listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register, with various components of national, state or local heritage significance. The parks are owned by the local government areas of City of Randwick, Waverley Municipal Council, and City of Sydney.[1]
The Parklands are constructed on lands that were traditionally in the custody of the Gadigal clan[1] and are located about 5 km south-east of the Sydney CBD.[1]
From 1882, part of the Parklands were used to house the Sydney Showground, the home of the popular Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales' annual Easter Show, attracting up to 1 million people annually to the precinct. During the 1970s, it was recognised that the Showground facilities required significant investment. In 1988, a decision was made to relocate the Showground facilities to land adjacent to Homebush Bay,[2] and seven years later, it was resolved to redevelop the Moore Park Showground site into a movie production studio. The final Royal Easter Show held at Moore Park concluded during 1997.[2]
During the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and Sydney 2000 Paralympics, the parks hosted part of the road cycling events, the football, and formed part of the route for the marathons.[2][3]
The Parklands is home to over 15,000 trees, 124 species of native land and water birds, and 18 introduced species of land and water birds.[3]
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- ^ a b c "2000 Summer Olympics official report" (pdf). Preparing for the Games. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. 1: 68, 108, 113, 115, 387. 2001. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Centennial Parklands fun facts" (pdf). Centennial Parklands. Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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