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Columbia College is a private, nonprofit institution founded in 1851 as Christian Female College, the first women's college west of the Mississippi River to be chartered by a state legislature. In 1970, the college changed its name to Columbia College when it became a coeducational, four-year liberal arts and sciences institution. Today the college serves more than 29,000 students through 36 Nationwide Campuses, a robust Online Campus, evening and day campuses, and graduate studies.
- The Day Campus and Evening Campus are located in Columbia, Mo.
- The college also has 36 extended campuses, including a campus in Guantanamo Bay.
- more than 1,100 Day Campus students
- nearly 2,000 Evening Campus students
- more than 18,000 nationwide campus students
- more than 6,000 Online Campus students
- more than 1,600 graduate students
- Undergraduate: associate and bachelor's degrees
- Graduate: Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Arts in Military Studies(MAMS), Master of Education in Educational Leadership(MED) and Master of Science in Criminal Justice (MSCJ)
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More than 800 undergraduate courses are offered through the Online Campus plus 29 online degrees.
Student-faculty ratio
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- 346 full-time equivalent faculty members
- 69 full-time faculty (80 percent have the highest academic degree in their field)
Columbia College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission.
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Saint Lucia Population: 162,7811 VISITOR FROM HERE!
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|The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Even after the abolition of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agricultural island, dedicated to producing tropical commodity crops. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979.
The twin Pitons (Gros Piton and Petit Piton), striking cone-shaped peaks south of Soufriere, are one of the scenic natural highlights of the Caribbean
|Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 616 sq km
land: 606 sq km
water: 10 sq km
Size comparison: three and a half times the size of Washington, DC
|Land Boundaries:
|0 km
|158 km
|Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August
|volcanic and mountainous with some broad, fertile valleys
|Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Gimie 950 m
|Natural resources:
|forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential
|Land use:
| arable land: 4.84%
permanent crops: 11.29%
other: 83.87% (2011)
|Irrigated land:
|30 sq km (2007)
|Natural hazards:
|hurricanes; volcanic activity
|Current Environment Issues:
|deforestation; soil erosion, particularly in the northern region
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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| noun: Saint Lucian(s)
adjective: Saint Lucian
|Ethnic groups:
|black 82.5%, mixed 11.9%, East Indian 2.4%, other or unspecified 3.1% (2001 census)
|English (official), French patois
|Roman Catholic 67.5%, Protestant 18.2% (Seventh-Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%), other Christian 5.1%, Rastafarian 2.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census)
|162,781 (July 2013 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 21.6% (male 18,101/female 17,098)
15-24 years: 16.9% (male 13,872/female 13,602)
25-54 years: 42.9% (male 33,528/female 36,230)
55-64 years: 8.4% (male 6,371/female 7,372)
65 years and over: 10.2% (male 7,510/female 9,097) (2013 est.)
|Dependency ratios:
| total dependency ratio: 48.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 35.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 13 %
potential support ratio: 7.7 (2013)
|Median age:
| total: 32.2 years
male: 31.1 years
female: 33.3 years (2013 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|0.36% (2013 est.)
|Birth rate:
|14.19 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Death rate:
|7.21 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|-3.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
| urban population: 28% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|CASTRIES (capital) 15,000 (2009)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.87 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
|Maternal mortality rate:
|35 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 12.07 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 11.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 77.22 years
male: 74.52 years
female: 80.08 years (2013 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|1.78 children born/woman (2013 est.)
|Health expenditures:
|8.7% of GDP (2010)
|Physicians density:
|0.47 physicians/1,000 population (2002)
|Hospital bed density:
|1.5 beds/1,000 population (2009)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 95% of population
total: 96% of population
urban: 2% of population
rural: 5% of population
total: 4% of population (2010 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 71% of population
rural: 63% of population
total: 65% of population
urban: 29% of population
rural: 37% of population
total: 35% of population (2010 est.)
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|21.4% (2008)
|Education expenditures:
|4.4% of GDP (2011)
| definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 90.1%
male: 89.5%
female: 90.6% (2001 est.)
|School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
| total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2011)
|Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
| total: 40.8%
male: 37.1%
female: 45.5% (2004)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Saint Lucia
|Government type:
|parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
| name: Castries
geographic coordinates: 14 00 N, 61 00 W
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
|Administrative divisions:
|11 quarters; Anse-la-Raye, Castries, Choiseul, Dauphin, Dennery, Gros-Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Praslin, Soufriere, Vieux-Fort
|22 February 1979 (from the UK)
|National holiday:
|Independence Day, 22 February (1979)
|22 February 1979
|Legal system:
|English common law
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Dame Pearlette LOUISY (since September 1997)
head of government: Prime Minister Kenny Davis ANTHONY (since 30 November 2011)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister (For more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections: the monarchy is hereditary; the governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general
|Legislative branch:
| bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (11 seats; six members appointed on the advice of the prime minister, three on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and two after consultation with religious, economic, and social groups) and the House of Assembly (17 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: House of Assembly - last held on 28 November 2011 (next to be held in 2016)
election results: House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - SLP 49.68%, UWP 45.83%; seats by party - SLP 11, UWP 6
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - with its headquarters on St. Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the member states; 3 High Court judges reside on Saint Lucia note - Saint Lucia is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice judge selection and term of office: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court chief justice appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62
subordinate courts: magistrate's court
|Political parties and leaders:
|Lucian People's Movement or LPM [Therold PRUDENT] Saint Lucia Labor Party or SLP [Kenny ANTHONY] United Workers Party or UWP [Stephenson KING]
|International organization participation:
|ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
|National symbol(s):
|twin pitons (volcanic peaks); Saint Lucia parrot
|National anthem:
| name: "Sons and Daughters of St. Lucia"
lyrics/music: Charles JESSE/Leton Felix THOMAS
note: adopted 1967
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Sonia Merlyn JOHNNY
chancery: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016
telephone: [1] (202) 364-6792 through 6795
consulate(s) general: Coral Gables (FL), New York
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
|the US does not have an embassy in Saint Lucia; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Saint Lucia
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The island nation has been able to attract foreign business and investment, especially in its offshore banking and tourism industries. Tourism is Saint Lucia's main source of jobs and income - accounting for 65% of GDP - and the island's main source of foreign exchange earnings. The manufacturing sector is the most diverse in the Eastern Caribbean area. Crops such as bananas, mangos, and avocados continue to be grown for export, but St. Lucia''s once solid banana industry has been devastated by strong competition and by Hurricane Tomas in 2010. Saint Lucia is vulnerable to a variety of external shocks, including volatile tourism receipts, natural disasters, and dependence on foreign oil. Furthermore, high public debt - 77% of GDP in 2012 - and high debt servicing obligations constrain the ANTHONY administration''s ability to respond to adverse external shocks. St. Lucia has experienced anemic growth since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008, largely because of a slowdown in tourism. As airlines cut back on their routes to St. Lucia in 2012, tourism growth slowed. Also, St. Lucia introduced a value added tax in 2012 of 15%, becoming the last country in the Eastern Caribbean to do so.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $2.233 billion (2012 est.) $2.243 billion (2011 est.) $2.212 billion (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $1.22 billion (2012 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|-0.4% (2012 est.) 1.4% (2011 est.) 0.2% (2010 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
| GDP - per capita (PPP): $13,300 (2012 est.) $13,500 (2011 est.) $13,400 (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
|GDP - composition, by end use:
| household consumption: 59%
government consumption: 18%
investment in fixed capital: 39.5%
investment in inventories: 0%
exports of goods and services: 52%
imports of goods and services: -68.5% (2012 est.)
|GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
| household consumption: 59%
government consumption: 18%
investment in fixed capital: 39.5%
investment in inventories: 0%
exports of goods and services: 52%
imports of goods and services: -68.5% (2012 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa
|tourism; clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, lime processing, coconut processing
|Industrial production growth rate:
|Labor force:
|79,700 (2012)
|Labor force - by occupation:
| agriculture: 21.7%
industry: 24.7%
services: 53.6% (2002 est.)
|Unemployment rate:
|20% (2003 est.)
|Population below poverty line:
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
| revenues: $185.2 million
expenditures: $222.2 million (2011 est.)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|15.2% of GDP (2011 est.)
|Public debt:
|77% of GDP (2012 est.) 77% of GDP (2010 est.)
|Fiscal year:
|1 April - 31 March
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.7% (2012 est.) 2.8% (2011 est.)
|Current account balance:
|-$178.3 million (2012 est.) -$220.4 million (2011 est.)
|$203.3 million (2012 est.) $179.8 million (2011 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, avacados, mangoes, coconut oil
|Exports - partners:
|US 13.1%, Peru 10.1%, UK 9.7%, Antigua and Barbuda 9.7%, Dominica 9.4%, France 8.5%, Barbados 8.5%, Trinidad and Tobago 7.9%, Grenada 6.4% (2012)
|$552.3 million (2012 est.) $616 million (2011 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|food 23%, manufactured goods 21%, machinery and transportation equipment 19%, chemicals, fuels
|Imports - partners:
|Brazil 55%, US 18.3%, Trinidad and Tobago 9.5% (2012)
|Debt - external:
|$438.8 million (31 December 2012 est.) $447.8 million (31 December 2011 est.)
|Exchange rates:
|East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - 2.7 (2012 est.) 2.7 (2011 est.) 2.7 (2010 est.) 2.7 (2009)
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|Electricity - production:
|358 million kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 165
|Electricity - consumption:
|317.3 million kWh (2009 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|0 kWh (2010 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|0 kWh (2010 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|76,000 kW (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|0 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|2,922 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|2,980 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|0 cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|430,800 Mt (2010 est.)
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|Telephones in use:
| 35,900 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 171
|Cellular Phones in use:
|216,500 (2011)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: an adequate system that is automatically switched
domestic: fixed-line teledensity is 25 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 130 per 100 persons
international: country code - 1-758; the East Caribbean Fiber Optic System (ECFS) and Southern Caribbean fiber optic system (SCF) submarine cables, along with Intelsat from Martinique, carry calls internationally; direct microwave radio relay link with Martinique and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; tropospheric scatter to Barbados (2010)
|Broadcast media:
|3 privately owned TV stations; 1 public TV station operating on a cable network; multi-channel cable TV service available; a mix of state-owned and privately owned broadcasters operate nearly 25 radio stations including repeater transmission stations (2007)
|Internet country code:
|Internet hosts:
|100 (2012)
|Internet users:
|142,900 (2009)
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| 2 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 205
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013)
| total 1,210 km
|Ports and terminals:
|Castries, Cul-de-Sac, Vieux-Fort
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|Military branches:
|no regular military forces; Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Marine Unit) (2012)
|Military service age and obligation:
|18 years of age for voluntary security service; no national army (2012)
|Manpower available for military service:
|males age 16-49: 41,414 (2010 est.)
|Manpower fit for military service:
| males age 16-49: 32,688
females age 16-49: 36,289 (2010 est.)
|Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
| male: 1,574
female: 1,502 (2010 est.)
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|Transnational Issues
|Disputes - International:
|joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which permits Venezuela to extend its Economic Exclusion Zone/continental shelf over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea
|Illicit drugs:
|transit point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe
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At last nights Roundtable I was pleased to see a great turn out in the Boy Scout break out. Last nights attraction was Camporee and what units can do to get ready for it. We had about a half hour left so I thought it would be worth our while to talk a little District talk with the leaders that took their time to be at the break out.
Now first of all.. I have said it before, and I am sure I will say it again.. at Roundtable we typically are preaching to the choir, but there were plenty of newer faces in the room, so putting on my District Chairman hat, I stepped up front and spent a few minutes sharing some district news, reported back a little on the District Journey to Excellence Score card, and made myself available for questions.
Summer camp. This became a big subject last night. There are way to many units that still have not reported a summer camp sign up for this year. It is a fact that Scouts that attend summer camp stay in Scouting longer. We looked at the numbers. Only 1/3 of the scouts signed up for our council camps are from our council. That means that lots of units from outside of our council are flowing into our camps. That's a great thing, except to say, that means that lots of Scouts in our council are not going to summer camp.
Retention. Summer camp leads us to retention. IF lots of Scouts are not going to summer camp, then its no wonder why they are not staying in Scouting. Our numbers show that we are doing well crossing Webelos into Boy Scouts, and we are doing a great job getting boys to join Scouts "off the street". But we are not doing the best we can to keep them in Scouting. It is no surprise that boys leave the program when they are not engaged. If they are not having fun, or participating fully in Scouting, they will leave. I mean, why stay?
Program. Back when I was a new Scoutmaster, a mentor of mine shared with me that regardless of everything else the key to a successful unit is the program. He said Program, Program, Program! I have shared this here before to, my "Field of Dream" philosophy. If you build the program, they will come.. and stay. Monthly camp outs, Summer camp attendance, advancement focus, service opportunities all add up to great program. Youth leadership that is driven to lead to the next adventure keeps them excited and wanting more. A solid program at the unit level is the answer to most if not all of the problems we face in the Scouting movement.
Which brought me to the final point of the evening. What is the role of the Council and the District? Resourcing. It is not the role of the Council or the District to run units. They are there to assist in the administrative tasks, financial opportunities, and resourcing of program (materials, camps, etc). I think too many people wait around for the Council or District to do things for them. The unit is where Scouting happens. It is where Scouts become men of character, good citizens, and discover fitness. If you wait around for the council to do that, you will never be a successful unit. The council and district can not build you a program that is successful. They can assist with the resources that will help your success… but wait around and you will fail.
A question came up about the DE and his role. Again, he is a resource manager. He is there to raise funds, develop relationships in the community to build and grow scouting. He is there to assist units in training, growing, and ensuring that the promise of Scouting is being delivered in those units. But wait for him to do the work at the unit. You will fail. This is not a bad thing. This is the way Scouting was designed. Scouting is owned and operated by the volunteers that care to serve our youth. Bottom line. We are Scouting and we Deliver the Promise. We, the volunteer. Our District committee is made up of volunteers, our Council committee is made up of volunteers, but more importantly, our units, Packs, Troops, and Crews are made up of thousands of volunteers that every single day do something to deliver the promise of Scouting to the great kids that come seeking fun and adventure.
It was great to be able to talk with some of those volunteers last night. As I looked at the room and saw the faces of the BSA, people that really care. I know that all is well. The numbers are the numbers, and they will come around. The people care and will do what ever it takes to develop those programs to make Scouting the greatest.
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Violinist Julia Fischer will make her Princeton debut Feb. 16 in Richardson Auditorium. Edward Skolnick '12 describes why her visit to campus is so special. Read more.
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On Thursday, Feb. 16th, the Princeton University
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For the people who have had the same phone service for decades, maybe the fear is losing the quality of service or having to establish a new number after all of these years. In the past, customers switching providers did have to get a new phone number. So, people have been reluctant to change because of the hassle informing friends, family, and business. However, now individuals can freely select a different service provider and transfer the phone number when making the switch. So, the valid concern associated with switching carriers is no longer an issue.
What is the problem with switching Adamsville cable service in order to save money on a Cox bundle? Are consumers afraid the quality will be sacrificed? Actually, the opposite is true. With Cox cable television, customers will receive 250 channels, with something geared to every member of the family. In addition, the music lover in the household will appreciate 45 digital channels with every genre available.
If monitoring the children's program choices is a concern, Cox has the problem covered. With parental controls, moms and dads can block single television shows or the entire channel if necessary. Without the code, the screen will blank out when an inappropriate program is accessed. Parents have the option to block viewing by the ratings or personal preferences.
In addition to the benefits Adamsville Rhode Island consumers have come to expect from the cable provider, Cox offers On-Demand viewing free. Most cable companies charge for the privilege of watching television at the most convenient time, with the ability to rewind sports plays or scenes missed when interrupted unexpectedly by the phone, the doorbell, the baby cries, or whatever.
With excellent phone and television service, switching High Speed Internet providers is the only obstacle between three separate bills and a cost saving Cox bundle. For many Adamsville, Rhode Island consumers, changing the Internet can be a hassle, unless advanced planning is put into place. While connecting to the Web will actually be fast and easy, customers are concerned with remaining in contact with friends, family, or business associates.
Fortunately, with advanced planning the problem can be easily solved. Adamsville customers can issue a group email notifying everyone on the mailing list of any necessary address change. Also, mail can be forwarded for the transition period to help smooth the move.
So, the three main reasons people may opt to stay with a more expensive Adamsville (RI) cable company or suffer 3 separate monthly bills have been summarily laid to rest. Now, consider the real benefits of subscribing to a Cox bundle-the savings. Why stay with the current service, when Cox offers convenience and significant cost cuts with every package.
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Tyler Murphy
Every morning I come into work and sift through a small stack of papers that soon enough will be perhaps the most broadly read – the police blotter.
If only I could tell you the number of favors I could have cashed out by just letting one of these sheets slide off into the nearby garbage can. It would be so easy… and just think of all the rewards… true love, gold coins and immortality. Yes, the temptation to remove both friend and foe from the list has great reward. It's tempting, but lucky for me credibility and honesty are in rare quantity. I'm sure if I just hold out a little longer they'll just keep appreciating. Maybe someday when the weight of the reward outweighs the usefulness of such things, I'll sell out and build a house on a magic cloud, riding my flying pig back and forth from Disney World every day. (Sorry for being so sarcastic, I can't stand Disney… not since the Lion King anyhow.)
My favorites are the calls we get from people who demand not to be placed in the blotter and these calls are usually from the most guilty. It's not like we were the one that sold you your crack and made you drive down Rt. 12 at 80 miles an hour with a license that was suspended because of your two prior DWIs, all since October. (Seriously we get a lot worse than that.)
Everyone goes into the blotter – EVERYONE. You, me, my neighbor, cops, judges and even my boss (holding my breath for that day.) If you get arrested, you get published. I can't help it if people before me weed out their relations, but as far as I know every agency takes it very seriously and anyone who does "help out a friend," shouldn't.
I understand the appearance of guilt by being arrested, but remember anyone in the blotter is innocent and such assumptions of guilt are often made by the type of people who appear in it. So remember don't be quick to judge because we all will be on the other end at one point or another. If any of you out there wants your dispositions published, please contact us. A disposition is the result of your case, however most don't get them put in … geez, I wonder why. (That was me being subtly sarcastic because most people are guilty of at least something).
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Felonies – 200 bucks and I get to fire you out of a cannon. (Sorry our cannon is having technical difficulties so please provide your own)
Murder, Manslaughter, rape – No need to worry about the blotter, you'll make front page news
Child molesters- let me hit you with my car at 70 miles an hour…. twice… then no.
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30 Beautiful Container Gardens
Cottage garden
A colorful miniature cottage garden in a container will thrive throughout the summer. See our step-by-step instructions for creating this container.
Tropical movement
Containers are ideal hosts for specimens that you normally wouldn't plant in a Midwest garden, such as this tropical blood banana paired with trailing geraniums and scaevola.
Splashes of color
This bright and fresh combo exudes charm. Echeveria 'Perle Von Nurnberg' pops in its surrounding of the lime-green Plectranthus 'Limelight'. And purple petunias and pink blossoms crown the arrangement with a touch of sweetness.
Triple play
Follow this three-part plan for lush containers. Begin with a "thriller," an upright star player such as this calla lily. Next, add in one or two complementary "fillers," which can include foliage or flowering plants like lantana and geraniums. Finish with a "spiller"—in this case livingstone daisy 'Mezoo Trailing Red'—that cascades over the edge.
Go grassy
Containers with ornamental grasses provide easy-care drama. For greater impact, combine different textures, heights, colors and plumes. These tough plants will still look great at the end of the season. In containers such as this one, the flowers hide the base of the grass and can be switched out as blooms fade.
Hanging around
Short on space? Planters hung from rafters, arbors, eaves or even trees draw eyes up and inject color to your landscape. Here, baskets filled with impatiens hang from a spreading tree.
Made for shade
Give shady areas of your yard bursts of color and texture. This shady container may not need watering as often as your sun pots. Feel the soil or use a monitor before you water so you don't drown the roots. Water should not stand inside the container. Our pot uses:
-- Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata 'Bostoniensis')
-- Begonia 'NonStop Pink'
-- Fuchsia spp.
-- Caladium bicolor
-- Slipper orchid (Paphiopedilum callosum)
-- Bleeding heart (Dicentra spp.)
-- Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum)
-- Elephant's ears (Bergenia spp.)
-- Labrador violet (Viola labradorica)
-- Bird's-foot violet (Viola pedata)
Attractive trio
Goat's beard, sweet potato vine 'Sweetheart Purple' and Superbells 'Lemon' combine for a pretty grouping in a vintage container.
Instant vacation
Flowers provide an instant vacation feel to any setting. Put out pretty containers in your backyard seating areas and grow flowering, fragrant favorites. The container pictured at left has pink begonias, red impatiens, gold-leaf fuchsia and English ivy.
Sunshine garden
Add drama to your yard with plants that happily bask in the sun. Give these plants at least six hours of sunlight every day. Use curly willow twigs or a small, decorative trellis to support the mandevilla. Plant list:
-- Vinca vine (Vinca spp.)
-- Water hyssop (Bacopa caroliniana)
-- Annual phlox (Phlox drummondii '21st Century White')
-- Daisy (Leucanthemum spp.)
-- New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens 'Pure Beauty Purple')
-- Bellflower (Campanula 'Birch Hybrid')
-- White monkey flower (Mimulus spp.)
-- Lobelia erinus 'Rosamund'
-- Phlox (Phlox spp.)
-- Gerbera daisy
-- Mandevilla spp. vine (one pink and one white)
-- Delphinium elatum 'Magic Fountain'
-- Dusty miller (Centaurea cineraria 'Silver Dust')
-- Salvia x sylvestris 'Blue Queen'
-- Morning glory vine (Convolvulus spp.)
Color on wheels
We planted this sunny collection of annuals in a child's wagon, but any rectangular planter with similar dimensions will work. Tuck extra bedding plants into fun containers, such as brightly colored beach pails. Be sure to drill a hole in the bottom to allow good drainage. Our wagon includes:
-- Horned violet (Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Plum Velvet')
-- French dwarf marigold (Tagetes 'Bonanza Orange')
-- Lobelia erinus 'Riviera Midnight Blue'
-- Variegated Swedish ivy (Plectranthus coleoides 'Variegatus')
-- Sunflower (Helianthus annuus 'Big Smile')
-- Floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Danube')
-- Petunia milliflora 'Fantasy Red'
Bright shade-loving annuals
This container garden features a bold palette of red and chartreuse — "thrillers, fillers and spillers."
• 'Garden Meister' fuchsia (thriller)
• Fancy-leaf coleus (filler)
• 'Marguerite' sweet potato vine, yellow calibrachoa and variegated potato vine (spillers)
Fantastic foliage
Texture and color combine to create a forget-about-flowers mix that thrives in full sun. Contrast the fine 'Sky Rocket' fountaingrass with the bold, burgundy leaves of Big Red Judy coleus. Trailing over the edge are velvety 'Atomic Snowflake' scented geranium (left) and creeping thyme (right).
Petite presence
When you've got a small plant, using it in a tabletop container lets you bring it to eye level where it can be better appreciated. Here, hyacinths take the spotlight. Placing them up close means you can appreciate their fragrance better, too.
Up high
Gardeners often overlook vertical space. Use freestanding or hanging containers to give your garden three-dimensional color. In this container: 'Ramblin' Violet' Wave petunia, strawflower (Bracteantha bracteata), and 'Cuzco Yellow' creeping zinnia (Sanvitalia procumbens).
Vibrant color
Balance zingy chartreuse or lime-green foliage with pink, orange or purple blooms. Magenta Petchoa SuperCal 'Neon Rose' and coral/orange Petchoa SuperCal 'Terra Cotta' pop against the chartreuse leaves of Wasabi coleus. This full-sun mix will look good all summer long.
All in a row
Unify your landscaping by repeating color and shape with similar or identical containers. This technique is especially effective along a path or on a long wall such as the one at left. The containers hold a purple-leaf coleus and creeping Jenny (Lysimachia 'Goldilocks').
Vines so fine
Vines can give your container garden height, shape and visual interest. Here, a Spanish flag twines upward to add the finishing touch in a colorful planting:
-- Zinnia haageana 'Persian Carpet'
-- Petunia 'Ultra Blue'
-- Coleus (Solenostemon 'Alabama Sunrise')
-- Spanish flag (Ipomoea lobata)
-- Vinca 'Illumination'
Good companions
Container designs should have plants with the same sun, soil and water requirements. Good companions include a variety of sedums and other succulents. The larger container at left features 'Bon Bon' (Sedum reflexum) for height with 'Angelina' (Sedum rupestre) and hens and chicks (Sempervivum) to fill. More 'Angelina' is in a companion pot.
Hang ups
Contain aggressive spreaders like creeping Jenny in pots and hanging baskets where the foliage adds lushness but is kept in bounds.
Vintage charm
Update the relaxed, cheerful look of a vintage container with rambling plants in a pretty pink, ivory and green palette:
-- Verbena Aztec Light Pink
-- Transvaal daisy (Gerbera jamesonii)
-- Geranium (Pelargonium hybrids)
-- Periwinkle (Vinca major 'Wojo's Gem')
-- Mini petunia (Supertunia Lemon Plume)
Sitting pretty
A long planter chock-full of flowers and foliage substitutes for a window box on a porch railing. 'Goldilocks' creeping Jenny, 'Burlesque' pigeon berry, Madagascar dragon tree, calibrochoa and coleus create a lush mix of upright and trailing plants.
Tall accent
For extra drama in a pot, use plants of varying heights. The spiky, red leaves of Cordyline 'Crimson Star' rise above the star-shape flowers of 'Graffiti Violet' geranium. Supertunia Watermelon Charm gracefully spills over the edge. This arrangement does well in full sun.
Informal summer planting
Trailing vines, willow branches, creeping myrtle and fountaingrass give a relaxed, flowing feel to this container garden, created in a 24-inch galvanized-metal tub. For a more formal summer planting, see the next slide.
Here's what we used:
-- Three 8-inch pots of fountaingrass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Autumn Light')
-- Two 8-inch pots of sweet potato vine (lpomoea batatas)
-- 12 willow (Salix spp.) branches
-- Three 6-inch pots of marigolds (Tagetes spp.)
-- One 8-inch pot of creeping myrtle (Vinca minor 'Variegata')
Formal beauty in an urn
For a more formal summer look than the previous slide, we created a planting in a 36-inch-diameter iron urn:
-- One 8-inch pot of maidengrass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus')
-- Two 4-inch pots of miniature roses (Rosa spp.)
-- Three 4-inch pots of Ficus nitida
-- 24 pussy willow (Salix discolor) branches
-- Two 6-inch pots of aluminum plant (Pilea cadierei)
Easy-care succulents
Succulents are a snap to grow and need almost no care. Most succulents prefer full sun, well-drained soil and good air circulation. Use a potting mix designed specifically for succulents or cacti. Water potted succulents regularly during the growing season, but don't overwater. Always water the plants at their base instead of overhead. Feed succulents monthly with a balanced plant food.
Both containers in the photo hold Echeveria spp.; the one in the front also has cobweb houseleek (Sempervivum arachnoideum) trailing over the side.
Multiple choice
This succulent planting combines Echeveria spp. with various types of hens-and-chicks (Sempervivum spp.) in a sleek black metal container. You can choose from more than 40 species of hens-and-chicks to vary your look. A few smooth stones between plants give this combination a rocky, organic effect.
Ruffles and flourishes
Mix spiky Dracaena with puckery coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides), coralbells (Heuchera spp.), flouncy pansy blossoms (Viola spp.) and geranium leaves (Pelargonium spp.) to create a lush, springtime combination.
Backyard jungle
Surround a burgundy paddle-leaf canna with low-growing, white-striped dwarf bamboo (Sasa masumuneana) to make a stunning foliage-focused container. Planting this bamboo in a pot will discourage rampant spreading.
Exotic alliance
Pair a tropical bulb--large-leaf imperial taro (Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris')--with scarlet plume (Euphorbia fulgens) in a 30-inch container. The result: An amazing addition to your landscape, so big it could even be used to divide sections of an outdoor room.
Air time
Metal orbs give air plants (bromeliads) an unexpected lift.
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Sodium laureth sulfate is a sodium salt produced by adding ethylene oxide to dodecyl alcohol. This produces an ethoxylate which is transformed in to a half ester of sulphuric acid and neutralized to achieve sodium laureth sulfate. Sodium laureth sulfate is a popular detergent, surfactant, and emulsifier found in many toiletries, cosmetics, and skin care products.
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Calling for more respectful debate and discussion in today's "increasingly polarized world," Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman addresses the crowd of 7,500 assembled on the front lawn of Nassau Hall for the University's 263rd Commencement. The University awarded degrees to 1,166 undergraduates in the class of 2010, nine from other classes and 804 graduate students.
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In today's environment of easy access to politically charged sound bites, Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman urged graduates to find common ground with others for the civil discourse needed to bring about change.
"As I think about the world that you are about to enter, it seems to me that effecting change has never been harder," she said June 1 in her annual Commencement address. "We are living in an increasingly polarized world, in which discussion and debate -- those critical ingredients for creating fertile ground for change -- have become sharper and far more likely to result in impasse than in consensus."
Speaking to the crowd of 7,500 assembled on the front lawn of Nassau Hall, she added, "Politics has never been for the faint of heart, and never more so than today. Everyone has taken sides, retreated to his or her respective corner, and tuned into the cable networks where they will have their opinions confirmed, or logged into the Internet bloggers who reinforce rather than challenge those opinions."
Two students add flair to their Commencement regalia with personalized mortarboards. (Photo: Brian Wilson)
Some national leaders are speaking out for a different approach, Tilghman said, citing former Congressman Jim Leach, a 1964 Princeton alumnus and now the chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Leach has been on a nationwide tour calling for civil discourse and expressing the dangers of polarization in the political sphere.
But all too often, Tilghman said, people look to the opinion that bolsters their own views -- including when it comes to media sources. "Whether you tune into Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann on the left or Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh on the right, or look to Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to simply laugh at it all," she said, "there is little doubt that the trend of framing national issues in the language of black and white; either/or; good guys and bad guys has created a downward spiral in the tone of our political discourse."
Tilghman told the graduates that improving the discourse is crucial to the future of this country. She noted that President Barack Obama, in his Commencement address at the University of Michigan earlier this spring, asked graduates, "How will you keep our democracy going? At a moment when our challenges seem so big and our politics seem so small, how will you keep our democracy alive and vibrant; how will you keep it well in this century?"
A group of classmates stands arm in arm as President Shirley M. Tilghman officially confers their degrees in Latin. (Photo: Denise Applewhite)
Tilghman said, "One aspect of keeping democracy alive and well is seeking common purpose and finding common ground with one another. Your Princeton education is intended to help you develop the character and habits of mind for you to do this. On our campus you have been exposed to a rich smorgasbord of ideas, perspectives and cultures, both inside and outside the classroom. … You were asked to acquire learning so that you would have the intellectual foundation to engage with the great ideas and pressing issues of the day. … And through these encounters, you have had a unique opportunity to hone your own perspective on the world."
She said Princeton students come into contact with a variety of viewpoints, not only through the faculty and the curriculum, but also through their classmates, who come from around the globe.
"The powerful lessons you take away from your Princeton education are learned as often on the playing fields and performance stages, in dining halls, dorm rooms and eating clubs as in the classroom or laboratory," she said. "It is much harder to throw epithets at a group when the group has the human face of your friend or classmate. By living and studying together, you are able to see beyond difference to the common humanity that binds us together."
In conclusion, Tilghman said, "As you walk, skip or run through the FitzRandolph Gates today, as educated citizens of this and many other nations, I hope you will carry forward the spirit of Princeton and all that it has sought to teach you -- an openness to the other point of view and the courage to stand up for what you believe, all informed by the highest standards of integrity and mutual respect. And I expect you will continue to do as you have done at Princeton -- to aim high and be bold!"
This graduate captures his own moment of celebration as he and his classmates exit FitzRandolph Gates after the ceremony. (Photo: Brian Wilson)
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Tilghman shared the podium with two Princeton seniors: valedictorian David Karp, a mechanical and aerospace engineering major from Berwyn, Pa.; and salutatorian Marguerite Colson, a history major from New York City.
Karp told his classmates that they should consider themselves people first and scholars second. "The scholastic achievements of our class are well documented, and I am certain that the intellectual challenges that we as a class will take on and solve will be numerous," he said. "But our time here has prepared us to handle far more than just academic pursuits, and our talents and passions clearly reflect this. Now that we have all successfully run the great intellectual gauntlet that is the Princeton undergrad experience, I hope that all of you will continue to seek out things that challenge you not just as a lawyer or a teacher or a hockey player, but as a person."
Colson delivered the salutatory address in Latin, one of her key areas of study. The Princeton tradition dates to an era when the entire ceremony was conducted in Latin. The Latin Salutatory, Princeton's oldest student honor, began as a serious, formal address, but today it often contains humorous tributes, recollections and a farewell to Princeton campus life.
Graduate students memorialize their friendship by posing with family members before the bell tolls to begin the Commencement procession. (Photo: Brian Wilson)
"At the outset of our freshman year, President Tilghman, you told our class, 'Past is not prelude,'" Colson said. "Looking to the past we find not inflexible precedents or prerequisites, but opportunities to transform the institutions we hold dear and to create new traditions to carry us into the future. … Eo Ipso [by that very fact], Princetonians, as you go forth, see, conquer and imbibe, may you be always faithful to the traditions your success is built upon. Remember, though, to make them new and to make them you."
The University awarded degrees to 1,166 undergraduates in the class of 2010, nine from other classes and 804 graduate students at its 263rd Commencement. It also conferred honorary doctoral degrees upon five individuals for their contributions to the humanities, law, medical and scientific research and human rights: Drew Gilpin Faust, a historian and the president of Harvard University; Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a U.S. Supreme Court justice and trailblazer for women's rights; Olufunmilayo Olopade, a medical researcher who focuses on cancer risk assessment; Albie Sachs, a champion of human rights in South Africa; and Edward Taylor, Princeton's A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Organic Chemistry Emeritus.
Honorary degree recipients pictured with President Shirley M. Tilghman (fourth from left) were: (from left): Olufunmilayo Olopade, Drew Gilpin Faust, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Edward Taylor and Albie Sachs. (Photo: Denise Applewhite)
As it does each year, Princeton honored excellence in teaching at the Commencement ceremony. Four Princeton faculty members received President's Awards for Distinguished Teaching, and four outstanding secondary school teachers from across New Jersey also were recognized for their work.
Top: Faculty members recognized with President's Awards for Distinguished Teaching by President Shirley M. Tilghman (right) were (from left): P. Adams Sitney, Jeffrey Stout, Erhan Çinlar and Arcadio Díaz-Quiñones. Bottom: The outstanding New Jersey secondary school teachers recognized during the ceremony, pictured here with John Webb (left), director of Princeton's Program in Teacher Preparation, which administers the awards, and President Shirley M. Tilghman (right), were (from second from left): Hans Toft, Cape May County Technical High School, Cape May Court House; Roy Chambers, Westfield High School, Westfield; Argine Safari, Pascack Valley High School, Hillsdale; and Gregory Devine, Delbarton School, Morristown. (Photos: Denise Applewhite)
Emily Sandys, who received a bachelor of arts degree in politics, looks over her diploma with her parents, Barbara and Peter, at Mathey College. (Photo: Denise Applewhite)
Other honors for students were presented over the last few days of the academic year. Six graduate students were honored for excellence in teaching during the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni's Tribute to Teaching Reception May 29. Advanced degree candidates participated in the hooding ceremony at McCarter Theatre on May 31.
Also on May 31, seniors were recognized at Class Day ceremonies, where the keynote speaker was Charles Gibson, a 1965 Princeton alumnus and former anchor of ABC's "World News." In an address that was at times humorous, but mostly earnest, he said, "It is old-fashioned, but I will tell you there are ethical imperatives in this life -- compassion, honesty, fairness, trustworthiness, a respect for others. … If you don't possess these basic qualities, no one will know it better than you do yourself. And if you don't admire yourself as a person, frankly, in the long run, you won't matter."
A student celebrates her culture by adorning her gown with traditional flower leis. (Photo: Denise Applewhite)
At the Baccalaureate service the day before, Jeff Bezos, a 1986 Princeton alumnus and founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com, spoke. He made an impassioned plea to the graduating seniors to pay close attention to the choices they make in life, as they will dictate not only success, but happiness: "When you are 80 years old, and in a quiet moment of reflection narrating only for yourself in the most personal version of your life story, the telling that will be the most compact and meaningful will be a series of choices you have made."
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Princeton University senior Sofia Quinodoz took on two theses that in essence pertain to unseen and not fully understood actions nonetheless felt by those they afflict. For her certificate in Latin American studies, she focused on how Argentine families remember through photographs the victims of the clandestine government persecution of the 1970s known as the Dirty War. The photos are often the victims' only remnants.
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In some ways, both of the theses Princeton University senior Sofia Quinodoz took on pertain to an unseen and not fully understood action that is nonetheless felt by those it afflicts, be it in the form of an infection or the void of a loved one suddenly erased.
As a molecular biology major, her primary thesis involves uncovering how bacteria communicate to coordinate group behaviors, such as their activity inside a host organism.
The thesis for her certificate in Latin American studies focuses on how Argentine families remember through photographs the victims of the surreptitious government persecution known as the Dirty War. The photos are often the only remnant of people whose lives and deaths were considered so inconvenient that few records of either exist.
Quinodoz has a personal attachment to both of her projects. She grew up in Lansdale, Pa., with her chemist mother and engineer father, who both emigrated from Argentina in the mid-1980s. Influenced by her parents and an engaging high-school chemistry teacher, she knew the scientist's life was for her. This fall, she will begin pursuing her Ph.D. in biology at the California Institute of Technology with support from a 2013 Gilliam Fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She was one of nine recipients nationwide selected to promote diversity in the life sciences.
As a molecular biology major, Quinodoz's primary thesis involves working in the laboratory of her thesis adviser and Squibb Professor of Molecular Biology Bonnie Bassler to help unravel the processes behind the bacterial communication system known as quorum sensing. Quinodoz wanted to identify which proteins are important to this process and found four proteins that, if targeted medicinally, could impede a specific set of bacteria behavior. The Bassler lab will follow up on her work.
"I got excited about science and have been going down that path ever since [high school]," Quinodoz said. "Having my parents as role models in the sciences helped me see myself as a scientist."
Then there was what her parents — and most of her family, which still lives in Argentina — didn't talk to her about: when a military junta ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. When as many as 30,000 people suspected of being leftist guerillas, activists and sympathizers were killed or "disappeared," vanishing into a secret, nationwide network of government-run detention centers.
"I was amazed that my parents never mentioned that they grew up during that time," Quinodoz said. "It's a very unpleasant time period to discuss in Argentina. A lot of my family was surprised by my interest in that period because for them the Dirty War was always something secretive and not something to discuss in public at the time."
Princeton gave her a chance to pursue both of these seemingly unrelated subjects, Quinodoz said.
"Part of why I came to Princeton was because I knew that I could get a strong research background while pursuing a liberal arts degree," she said. "I knew that I wanted to major in the sciences, but I also was very interested in the culture and history of Latin America. I had spent several summers in Argentina visiting my extended family, but never had a chance to learn about the history of the country that my parents are from."
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Quinodoz came to Princeton with an interest in chemistry, but decided on biology after experiencing it through the University's Integrated Science program. She realized that she loved scientific research after working in the biophysics laboratory of Eva-Maria Schoetz, a former Lewis-Sigler Fellow in the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics who is now at the University of California-San Diego.
"I realized that as much as I enjoyed chemistry problems, I was fascinated by the research in biology," Quinodoz said. "Integrated Science introduced me to how complex and interesting the processes in cells and organisms are. I realized that I wanted to find out how cells make decisions and control important activities."
Since February 2012, she has worked in the laboratory of her thesis adviser and Squibb Professor of Molecular Biology Bonnie Bassler to help unravel the processes behind the bacterial communication system known as quorum sensing. The key focus of the Bassler lab is how bacteria coordinate behaviors such as infection. Interrupting quorum sensing could prove to be an effective treatment against bacteria that cause diseases such as cholera.
Quorum sensing involves coordinating the activities of hundreds of genes among a group of bacteria and Quinodoz wanted to identify which proteins are important to this process. She followed up on a Bassler-lab discovery that the dominant protein behind quorum sensing, known as LuxR, controls about 600 genes in the bacterium Vibrio harveyi, a marine-life pathogen and relative of the cholera agent, V. cholerae. To understand how LuxR controls so many genes, Quinodoz investigated four proteins controlled by LuxR and found that they regulate hundreds of genes. Treatments could target these proteins as a way to impede a specific set of behaviors, as well as preclude the tedious task of focusing on each individual gene in a bacterium's DNA that is controlled by quorum sensing, Quinodoz said.
Bassler said her lab will follow up on Quinodoz's research. As a scientist, she said, Quinodoz shows patience and determination, as well as an ability to use techniques and technologies that combine biology, chemistry and physics.
"Sofia found her niche and fell in love with this idea that Princeton is good at — that there are no barriers between disciplines. She really embraced that and it excited her," Bassler said.
"The fun and torture of biology is that you're stuck in this morass of incomplete knowledge," Bassler said. "There were times when Sofia didn't have the answer and muscling through those moments is the mark of a good scientist. She would try this or try that until she got the answers she needed. If that meant using biology today and physics tomorrow, she learned it herself or asked a colleague and that's the hallmark of a great scientist."
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Perhaps like quorum sensing, photographic memorials for victims of the Dirty War communicate a message between counterparts. It's a message that mourns loss while rejecting that someone was "lost," as if removed with no trace or memory. What these individuals meant and what they left behind do not just disappear.
"Photography is the best way of counteracting the clandestine nature of the Dirty War," Quinodoz said.
"I explored how Argentine society utilizes photography to remember the disappeared. Memorials have photographs everywhere, and photo albums are used to document a person's entire life," she said. "As these photos recreate the life stories of the disappeared, they highlight the fact that family members lost their brothers, sisters or even parents during the Dirty War. Photos show that this absence is not just something that happened in the '70s — it's still happening today. The photos emphasize what's been lost."
With grants from Princeton's Program in Latin American Studies, Quinodoz visited former detainees, victims' families and official memorials in Argentina and Chile this past summer and winter.
Acknowledging the disappeared is a task that individuals, artists and even the government have undertaken, she said. Quinodoz visited the largest one-time detention center, the Navy School of Mechanics, or ESMA, which was converted into a national memorial. She examined the work of photographers such as Gustavo Germano who emphasize the absence of the disappeared by "rephotographing" old pictures and family portraits in the exact same location 30 years later — only with the disappeared missing. She met with individuals who keep meticulous scrapbooks, and documented public photo memorials constructed by survivors' groups such as Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo.
Yet justice is a deliberate process: There's an ongoing debate of whom to prosecute, when to do it and for what crimes. Some family members work to keep alive memories of people they never knew, Quinodoz said. People like Quinodoz who did not lose anyone wonder what to say to those who did — if anything at all.
"I wondered, 'Do you say you're sorry?'" Quinodoz said. "I talked to a woman whose parents disappeared when she was 3 years old, and she only got to know her parents through photographs. I had to be careful not to label her as 'a victim.' Throughout her whole life she struggled with the fact that her parents were disappeared because some people thought they were criminals, and yet those were her parents."
Thesis adviser Susana Draper, an assistant professor of comparative literature, said that Quinodoz ably captured how Argentines have woven an array of photos, recollections and versions of events into a single collective memory. The three "elegantly titled" chapters of her thesis bear the words that are key to the struggle to remember and acknowledge the disappeared, Draper said: Memory, Truth and Justice.
Quinodoz "did a great job reconstructing the story of how people remember the disappeared members of their family in the present, in which the only physical remnant is, sometimes, a photograph," Draper said. "Succinct and brief, her study shows the ways in which photography has been an essential medium for the creation and constant re-signification of a memory of the disappeared at different levels — the most personal and the most public."


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1 Memphis 15-MC84D 8" Subwoofer
Mono Amp
2 Channel Amp - Bridged
2 Memphis 15-MC84D 8" Subwoofers
Mono Amp
Mono Amp - Option 1
2 Channel Amp
2 Channel Amp - Bridged
4 Channel Amp - Bridged
3 Memphis 15-MC84D 8" Subwoofers
Mono Amp
4 Channel Amp
4 Memphis 15-MC84D 8" Subwoofers
Mono Amp
2 Channel Amp
2 Channel Amp - Bridged
4 Channel Amp
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Warning: The image depicted shows the resistance change when wiring multiple subwoofer terminals. Please refer to your subwoofer's owner's manual for the proper wiring of its terminals. Sonic Electronix, Inc. is not responsible for damage caused to your audio system or vehicle due to improper installation. Please call tech support at 1-877-289-7664 if you require additional assistance.
Product Name: Memphis 15-MC84D 8"
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