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If it looks like a gubernatorial campaign, is as expensive as a gubernatorial campaign, and is staffed like gubernatorial campaign, then it's probably a gubernatorial campaign.
Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey has Iowa politicos chirping after hiring two well-respected campaign organizers. Northey has recently employed Tim Moran and Marcus Branstad to work on his behalf. Hiring two high-profile staffers has people speculating that Northey might be signaling a gubernatorial run.
Both Moran and Branstad were sought after during the Iowa caucuses. Branstad worked briefly for Sen. Bill Frist before joining Mitt Romney's Iowa staff. After the caucuses, Branstad worked on Congressman Tom Latham's re-election campaign. Moran cut his teeth on the 2002 Vander Plaats campaign and also worked on Romney's Iowa campaign. He then went to work for Congressman Steve King's campaign before joining King's congressional staff.
The reason why Northey's staffing decisions are turning heads is because re-election campaigns for state constitutional offices like Secretary of Agriculture have never hired multiple staffers, let alone staffers with the experience that Moran and Branstad bring with them. When Northey first ran for Secretary of Agriculture in 2006, he barley had any staff for his primary and general election campaigns. The same was true when State Auditor Dave Vaudt ran for re-election in 2006.
In Moran, Northey has a political operative who has spent most of his political career working western Iowa. Having worked for both Vander Plaats and King makes Moran a valuable asset to any campaign, but especially to a statewide gubernatorial campaign. It would be difficult to find a better person to organize western Iowa for a campaign.
Branstad, the youngest son of former Governor Terry Branstad, has spent most of his time organizing north central Iowa for Mitt Romney and Congressman Tom Latham. Marcus is a talented organizer with a great last name, and even if his last name was Smith, he would still be one of the best organizers in central Iowa.
There is no doubt that both are valuable assets for Northey, but they also come with a price tag. In Northey's 2006 campaign, he raised somewhere in the range of $400,000. The majority of the money he raised in that cycle came in the fall leading up to the general election. It would be hard to see how a re-election campaign for Secretary of Agriculture could afford to spend somewhere in the neighborhood of $150,000 on salaries between now and Election Day 2010.
To Northey's credit, he has done a good job at fundraising since being elected. As of this past January, Northey had $124,002.09 in his campaign account. He also has another important piece in place if he is indeed running for governor. Northey's fundraiser is Capitol Resources, which is operated by Nicole Schlinger. Capitol Resources is the main Republican fundraising entity in the state. Capitol Resources was the primary fundraiser for Jim Nussle's 2006 gubernatorial campaign and Steve Sukup's 2002 gubernatorial campaign.
Northey won his 2006 campaign with 50.2% of the vote. His close association with the Farm Bureau and other ag-related groups would be beneficial in a Republican primary or general election. News reports have stated that Northey has indicated that he plans to seek re-election to his current position, but his hiring of two top political organizers tells us that there may be something more in the works.
Either Secretary Northey is about to run the most extensive and expensive Secretary of Agriculture re-election campaign in Iowa's history, or he is exploring a run for governor.
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- 1 Introduction to Optogenetics
Introduction to Optogenetics
"Before we can find the answers, we need the power to ask new questions." -Karl Deisseroth
In essence, optogenetics is a neural modulation technique used to control neurons in vitro for the purpose of affecting the physiology of neural circuits and ultimately behavior of the studied organism. However, in recent studies, optogenetic techniques have been used to modify nonneuronal tissues, such as cardiac tissue and beta cells, willfully controlling the respective cell-specific roles. Although the implications of optogenetics seem like a panacea for many genetic diseases, much of the field is new; in terms of therapeutics, research is regretfully far behind. Currently, optogenetic techniques are attempted mostly on rodent specimens since primate studies lack profound electrophysical and behavior effects. Optogenetic is widely associated with neuroscience research- sometimes thought as the synergy between neuroscience and synthetic biology. Current optogenetically-related research aims to ascertain brain function of multiple neural circuits, but future endeavors include gene therapy for neurodegenerative diseases and neuroprosthetics.
The basis is optogentics is quite simple. The neuron in question is spliced with a specific opsin gene carried by viral vector, usually a modified lentivirus. Subsequently, the encoded opsin attached to the cell membrane. Opsin are photosensitive G protein receptors or ion channels that are induced by a specific wavelength of visible light via fiber optic cable or optrode. In turn, the opsin undergoes a conformational change, eliciting a change in membrane potential. For neuronal cells, changes in membrane potential give rise to action potentials. The strength of the depolarizing current (incoming positive charged ions) is encoded in the frequency of the action potentials generated. Furthermore, synapses (gap junction between neurons) can conduct spatial or temporal summation. Even neuronal cells can be silenced with hyperpolarizing current (incoming negative or outgoing positive charged ions). In short, optogenetics provides neuroscientists with an "on/off" switch for targeted neurons.
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The story behind optogenetics is a story of convergence of two seemingly unrelated fields: microbial microbiology and neuroscience. In 1971, Walther Stoeckenius and Dieter Oesterhelt discovered the transmembrane protein bacteriorhodopsin (BR) that is capable of moving ions in the presence of light. BR is highly expressed in haloarcheal membranes while a similar transmembrane protein proteorhodopsin (PR) is expressed in eubacteria. In 1977, Matsuno-Yagi and Mukohata described the ion pump channel halorhodopsin which displaces extracellular chloride ions in to the cell. As these discoveries were happening in the background, a growing desire to effectively control the neurons was ever –prevalent. During this period, neuroscientist adopted the idea that cognitive processes were distributed in various localizations of the cortex. This fact evident when lesions in specific areas would lead to loss of a specific process. Even fMRIs and PET solidified this point, but, even with these high-tech instruments, the processes themselves could not fully be understood. This would require an in detail analysis of the neural circuits that make up the localized cortical space. This would entail the use of electrodes in order to stimulate specific cells to generate action potentials. Electrode analysis and other biochemical methods provided much of the insight that we currently have on neuroscience, but this systematic approach is inherently flawed. Even though the electrodes are made extremely small in order to excite a particular cell, the electric charge permeates the cerebral space so that other close neurons are also stimulated. Such a problem defeats the purpose of ceteris paribus, since we are unable to determine whether the cell in question elicited the desired response in the first place. Moreover, to conduct a loss of function experiment, the neural tissue is question needs to be destroyed, or lesioned, but, once the tissue is destroyed, there are no methods to restored said tissue, further complicating neural circuit research. This lack of cell specificity and cellular controls encouraged neuroscientist to find alternative methods. In the 1990s, some scientist became infatuated with the idea that opsins may be the key; however, in the most part, this idea was considered too "far-fetched" to allocate resources, time, and money. In 1999 at the University of California in San Diego, Francis Crick commented that neuroscience faces the major challenge of controlling one type of cell while leaving the others unaffected. Crick even suggested that light could serve as a control tool. In 2002, Boris Zemelman, currently a UT associate professor, and Gero Miesenbock conducted the earliest genetically targeted method with rhodopsin photoreceptors in Drosophila. Also in 2002, channelrhodopsin (ChR1) was identified by Georg Nagel to contain a wider cation conductance (Na and K ions). In 2003, Channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) was later discovered in the same organism Chlamydomonas reinhardtii which conducts cations more than twofold greater than those of ChR1. ChR2 became the key to excitatory neuron transmission. In 2005, Karl Deisseroth, Edward S. Boyden, and Feng Zhang created a robust ChR2 optogenetic system cultured in mammalian neurons for precisely timed light driven action potentials. The term "optogenetics" was coined in 2006. In brief, the opsin genes discovered in various microbes were spliced in the neuron in order to elicit desired neural activity.
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Well, these samples have definitely spent enough time collection dust on our solid state drive (yup… times are changing) and we figured this is the right moment to share them with the world. Cassette 808 is based on an amazing set of Roland TR-808 samples that was recorded by Gregor Zemljic of Earrisistible Mastering way back in 2010.
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TRIMDON, England - Tony Blair said Thursday he would step down as prime minister on June 27, closing a decade of power in which he fostered peace in Northern Ireland and followed the United States to a war in Iraq that cost him much of his popularity.
In a somber farewell, Blair made way for Treasury chief Gordon Brown to take the top post. The British leader looked overcome with emotion, struggling to retain his trademark broad grin as loud cheers rang out.
"Hand on heart, I did what I thought was right," Blair told party workers and supporters at Trimdon Labour Club in his Sedgefield constituency in northern England. "I may have been wrong, but that's your call. But believe one thing if nothing else. I did what I thought was right for our country."
Following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, it was right, Blair said, to "stand shoulder to shoulder with our oldest ally, and I did so out of belief."
Brown, Blair's dour partner in reforming the Labour Party and a sometimes impatient rival in government, was expected to easily win election as the party's new leader and become the next prime minister. Brown has never criticized Blair's decision to go to war in Iraq and has given no indication on how he will steer Britain's role in the conflict.
Blair, 54, has stopped just short of openly endorsing Brown, a stern Scot who lacks his charisma and common touch.
The two men stuck together during the 2005 election campaign, at one point famously facing the cameras and eating ice cream. The camaraderie sometimes seemed forced, though they rarely disagreed in public on the issues.
On one occasion as he sat beside Blair during that campaign, Brown was asked whether he would have done the same as the prime minister over Iraq. There was a long pause before Brown said: "Yes."
For his long-expected announcement, Blair returned to the district where he won election to Parliament in 1983, and where he announced in 1994 that he was a candidate for Labour Party leader.
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The pair's real estate tycoon father, Mohamed, celebrated his 68th birthday on Sunday—an occasion that seems to have united the Hadid's five children.
Both Bella and her father posted a sweet snap yesterday, which included the whole fam: Bella, Anwar, Gigi, Mohamed, his fiancée Shiva Safai, and the Hadid's children from his first marriage, Marielle and Alana.
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Earlier on Sunday, Bella posted a shot of her and her 17-year-old brother relaxing at home, looking sun-dappled and fabulous as the Hadids typically do. Bella, clad in a loose-fitting yellow crop top reading "Bombshell" across the chest and a set of camo-print shorts, rested her head on her Anwar's shoulder, enjoying the morning time vibes, while Anwar, dressed in a rose-colored tee and navy sweats, looked into the camera. "Waking up…I love You," the elder Hadid captioned her photo.
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Western powers on Monday slammed a Moscow court's conviction of jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on new fraud charges, with Washington warning it would have a "negative impact" on Russia's image.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the verdict "raises serious questions about selective prosecution -- and about the rule of law being overshadowed by political considerations."
"This and similar cases have a negative impact on Russia's reputation for fulfilling its international human rights obligations and improving its investment climate," the chief US diplomat said in a statement.
Khodorkovsky and co-accused Platon Lebedev, already in prison on previous fraud charges, were convicted on embezzlement and money laundering charges that the head of the now-defunct Yukos oil giant insists were politically motivated by his support for Russia's opposition.
Germany led European criticism of the conviction, with Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle saying he was "very worried" by the verdict and calling it a "step backward" for Russia.
"The way the trial has been conducted is extremely dubious and a step backward on the road toward a modernisation of the country," he said in a statement.
"It is in the interest of our Russian partners to take these concerns seriously and to stand up for the rule of law, democracy and human rights."
The European Union warned it would be following the later announcement of Khodorkovsky's sentence while the head of the European Parliament said the verdict pointed to "systemic problems" with Russia's legal system.
"The European Union will continue to follow developments very closely, including the forthcoming announcement of the sentence," chief European Union diplomat Catherine Ashton said.
"As emphasised at the recent summit that took place on 7 December in Brussels, the EU expects Russia to respect its international commitments in the field of human rights and the rule of law."
European Parliament head Jerzy Buzek said Khodorkovsky's case "has become an emblematic symbol of the systemic problems of the rule of law, legal nihilism and human rights in today's Russia."
France also said it would continue to follow the process and urged Moscow to follow through on promises of legal reform.
"As President Dmitry Medvedev himself has stressed, consolidation of the rule of law is a necessary condition for the success of Russia's process of modernisation," French foreign ministry spokesman Bernard Valero said when asked about the verdict.
Britain said in a more muted reaction that it would stress to Russia that the law should be applied in a "non-discriminatory and proportional way".
The Foreign Office said it had been "watching the trial closely" and welcomed Medvedev's "focus on the need to strengthen the rule of law in Russia".
"We believe that Russia's people, and Russia's future, are best served by a judicial system properly independent of government or other outside interference; a system which administers justice consistently, transparently and objectively," a statement said.
Once Russia's richest man, Khodorkovsky's release on his first conviction was scheduled for next year, but then he was put on trial last year on charges of money laundering and embezzlement, deemed trumped-up by defenders.
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When Ninjasmoker first moved to Eugene, he told me about a sandwich shop that I had to try out. 'It's called Cheba Hut, and you're going to love it. Let's walk over there and smoke this on the way' I remember him saying. Ninjasmoker refused to tell me anymore, despite my repeated attempts at getting more information. When I arrived at the building, I noticed that the logo was very '420 friendly.' When we went in, I looked at the menu, and this is what I saw:
My favorite sandwich is the B.L.T., which is referred to at Cheba Hut as the 'Kush' sandwich. The 'Dank' sandwich is definitely dank (pizza sub), as is the 'White Widow' sandwich (chicken ranch). All of their beverages are referred to 'cottonmouth cures' and every store has local items referred to as the 'Secret Stash.' Check out Cheba Huts menu for yourself by clicking this link.
By the time the whole experience was over, I had sent roughly ten picture messages to my friends from the Cheba Hut, and had thoroughly explained to the staff three times how great I thought their place was. They assured me that they hear it all the time :) With such a great idea, it's hard to not shower them with praise each time I go in. I love marijuana and I love sandwiches. Cheba Hut is my mecca in Eugene.
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text: Dear All Relatively new to Android. Moved from an iPhone 3G. It an do more but it sure take hacking. (True linux experience . I have a few problems but I'll start with the main one. I am absolutely annoyed by the (wired) headset button behavior. On the iPhone I used the button for three things. Phone operation (pick up when rings, hang up to end call). Stop and start (and skip to next/previous) for music and for podcasts. I absolutely cannot replicate this functionality on the N1. I tried close to a dozen podcatchers. Most worked just fine but I either had to tell then to take over the button in which case it did not work in the music player or I had to disable it in which case it worked for the music player but not the podcast app. Behavior for incoming phone calls were pretty random depending on which app I used. Some overrode the podcast and rang into the headset and allowed me to pick up with the button, some didn't and I had to scramble to get to the phone. And it is absolutely annoying to press the button expecting to pause whatever I am listening to and to get a second thing playing on top of it. Not cool. I had no intentions of developing a new hobby: unexpectedly listening to music, a podcast while trying to order food at the counter. I am waiting for the moment I'll get to try all these things while trying to pick up the phone. (I think you get the picture). After doing some reading I am not optimistic that I'll fix this. It sounds like applications have to hijack the headset button from each other. This explains the total randomness of actions. It never is assigned to the last thing I was listening to (with priority to phone controls when needed). That would make sense. Thinking of possible solutions (short of anything destructive to the phone), I developed a few that theoretically could work. 1, I heard of apps in which I can regain some control over what the button does. Sounds like a pain in the ass especially since I do not want to think about these things but I have not tried these yet. 2, Getting a podcatcher that downloads podcasts in the background and allows the media player to see them. This way I would never have to run the podcatcher and could do everything from the media player. So far I only messed with the defalt audio player app on the N1. When I tell the podcatcher(s) to allow the music player to see the podcasts, it usually shows up as chaos. My music directory is chaotic enough. This just does not sound like a good solution (though I admit I did not explore alternative music players and how much order they can bring to the status quo with some tweaking). 3, Theoretically speaking it sounds like if I could find an awesome integrated music player with a built in podcatcher (an app that could take care of both downloading and playing my podcasts and dealing with my music) that could work great assuming it allows the phone to take over controls inside and during incoming calls. I have not found such an app yet. 4, ??? Anything I missed? I am pretty much a perfectionist when it comes to this thing. We are talking about the three main functionality of my personal smartphone (closely followed by email, the browser and possibly the map which all work great). I need these things to work seamlessly and flawlessly to be happy as they worked with the iPhone. (Well, the iphone didn't have the automated podcatching capability but I was able to sync whenever I wanted so it was close enough.) Can you all help me find the best possible solution. I would really appreciate it. Thanks.


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Unanswered: informix jdbc driver version
Don't be surprised by this question.. I'm new to this news group.. I have a question,
I am accessing remote informix database, using local informix jdbc driver for my java application.
I want to know, which driver version is best to use. Right now the version details are as follows..
informix db version 7.3.1 uc4
informix jdbc driver version 1.50.jc1
my guess is that, the jdbc version is old. Please give me information about the best driver for this db version.
The whole problem started with java.sql.ResultSet, traversing through result set by rs.next() and reading the data by rs.getString() is slow. I don't know what is the standartd time.. but for me to traverse 8000 rows x 12 colums, it is taking 25 seconds, which I don't like.
I thought I could use proper driver to fix this.
Please pass your advice/suggestions.
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I would suggest u use the latest JDBC driver, which support the java2 syntax: 2.21.JCx
Your version of th ejdbc driver supports the Java 1 syntax.
You can find the latest JDBC driver in the Client SDK.
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It appears that Konami have not used a head scan for Jordan Ayew in the latest instalment of the hugely popular game
The football video game war for top spot is well and truly back on with the release of Pro Evolution Soccer 2017.
FIFA has dominated the market for the best part of a decade with a sleek and easy-to-use presentation for players, but in recent years PES has stormed back in popularity with superior game play and graphics.
While the EA Sports' marketing machine has proven too strong for Konami to compete with in past years, PES has had the jump on FIFA by releasing the game two weeks earlier than EA.
By the look of the new PES, the gap between the two games could become smaller than ever.
However, it appears that Konami have not used a head scan for Jordan Ayew in the latest instalment of the hugely popular game, which has already hit the shelves worldwide.
Fans will clearly expect more from Konami, whose portrayal of the Aston Villa striker is a lot less impressive in their latest effort.
As handsome as he is, PES 2017 fans will every right to expect that Ayew would look realistic in the new game.
And while there's a passing resemblance to the Ghanaian international, the artists at Konami surely could have spent a little more time on Ayew's face to keep Ghanaians and Aston Villa fans who will buy the game satisfied.


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I think it all boils down to the fact that the Reds just need to spend more money on an organizational basis, nothing more. The lack of a good scouting department and minor league system is the result of lack of proper funding.
It only goes to show how terribly duped the citizens of Hamilton County were when they built the Great American Ballpark for the Reds. The Reds essentially stole hundreds of millions of dollars from the citizens of Cincinnati, and those citizens are not getting a return on their investment.
By the way, David...something that may interest you occurred yesterday. A great voice in the history of sports radio broadcasting was silenced, as Pittsburgh Steelers' color man Myron Cope retired after 35 years. Cope, who invented the TERRIBLE TOWEL and coined the phrase "Immaculate Reception", was to Pittsburgh as Marty and Joe are to Cincinnati. Mr. Cope will certainly be missed.
- At Thursday, June 23, 2005 12:39:00 AM, Adam Graham said...
Great analysis of the scouting system. Obviously, firing managers rarely solves anything. The Rockies fired Buddy Bell a few years ago, and we're still not a winning ball club.
I think Ken Griffey, Jr. is a huge disappointment. The guy is on pace to hit 27 homers. He's clearly not $10 million material right now. If they could get rid of him, that might be more productive with the scouting and the minor league system. The question is who's going to take him.
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Binding for Model list will be fine. But there is no winform DataSource control yet.
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On Monday, Clemson University and the University of Alabama will face off for the second year in a row at The College Football Playoff National Championship Game Presented by AT&T.
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Niche recently released its 2017 college rankings, sans an updated version of this list, so please note that this ranking comes from Niche's 2016 report, released at the end of 2015. You'll notice that while Alabama is near the top of the list, Clemson didn't make the top 20.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first politician to master the use of radio as a way to communicate directly with the nation. Three decades later, John F. Kennedy became the first candidate to exploit the power and reach of television. And now, in 2008, Barack Obama has demonstrated the power of the Internet - not just to raise money but to mobilize an army of supporters for his presidential campaign and to communicate his message directly to them.
The more I'm learning about what the Obama campaign did, and how it did it, the more I think Obama's use of new technology could have an equally profound impact on how our nation governs itself.
This is big stuff. Obama was able to bypass the media and get his message out directly to his supporters in an unprecedented manner. He held few news conferences and generally remained aloof from the reporters who were traveling with him. Can he adapt those same techniques when he's sitting in the White House? Or will he ignore the media at his peril?
In the old days, it was the role of political parties to raise money, organize workers and get the message out to voters. That role was greatly reduced with the popularity of television. Political consultants replaced party bosses as the key campaign operatives, and 30-second commercials and sound bites became the primary means through which to communicate with voters.
But 2008 was different. Short commercials still were a major way candidates tried to get their messages across, but in many cases those commercials never went out over the airwaves.
Instead, they aired on the candidates' Web sites - at no cost. And longer messages got a full hearing on the Internet, a distinct departure from how we've been doing our politics in recent years. For example, one of the most-watched events of the political primaries was Obama's 37-minute race-relations speech he gave in March in Philadelphia.
The Internet meant that you could watch what you wanted when you wanted to. And you didn't have to depend on columnists and pundits to tell you what it meant.
In fact, one of the criticisms of how the news media has covered politics in recent years - that what the candidates actually say gets short shrift and is too often only presented through the prism of a newsperson's analysis - is easily remedied on the Internet, where the actual speech or policy paper itself always is available.
The negative side of that, however, is that you are receiving raw information that hasn't been verified. There's the tendency of even the most inaccurate rumors to take on a life of their own, as they are e-mailed from address list to address list.
But such negatives seemed to have been outmatched by the Obama campaign's ability to transform passive supporters into active participants in his campaign. And if he could do that during a campaign, why can't he do it as president? He's maintained from the beginning that change must come from the bottom up. This always sounds good, but it's hard to implement in a society as complex as ours. But maybe, just maybe, Obama has found a way to trump interest-group politics.
This much I'm sure about: The Web doesn't offer incremental change in how we do politics. It's revolutionary.
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Sigh – I wish someone would take this communication tool and use it – scroll down for a description of how simple the blog is (paint by numbers).
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Paint By NumbersJuly 7, 2012
WANTED: one or more people to become the Blog CEO / COO / Author / Editor / Publisher / Chief Cook and Bottle Washer for the 2012-2013 season. NO experience required (it's paint by numbers). Position includes: perpetual tech support (from Egor) – hands on training program (with Egor) – short hours – no pay – great benefits. The Blog will be easy to hand over as an up and running entity with copies of all graphic art files to be included.
This (image above) is what it looks like to post to the blog – you log in (simple) – click add new post (simple) – a box is displayed in which you type a title (Paint By Numbers) – another box is for copy below the title – then you click Publish – shazaam – desktop publishing for the interweb.
It's not rocket science. In fact, it's as simple as writing an email.
If you are viewing this page you could create this post.
Time = as little / as much as you want.
The blog has served 34,901 views.
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Email: egor AT comcast DOT net
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Steve-OMay 5, 2012
UPDATE – July 3rd: from the Smith Family blog – Open House extended until 8 pm – see map below [click to enlarge].
UPDATE – June 28th: from the Smith Family blog
I am hosting an Open House for Steve and Roxie at my house July 3rd from 12 noon to 6pm. It's a way for everyone to come by and see mom and dad before they head back to Florida on Thursday July 5th. Also to celebrate the end of Steve-O's 6 weeks of radiation and chemo treatments! His last day for radiation is July 2nd. So please feel free to stop by anytime between 12 and 6pm and visit as long as you'd like. Pass the word on! I live at 14831 Copper Penny Dr. Granger, IN located in Fairfield Estates located off Fir Rd. Drinks and snacks for all!!
UPDATE: May 22 – an email from Coach Smith arrived with a photo attached (excerpt below photo – scroll down).
Long story short, I am doing fine. […] I started chemo and radiation today so I am sure the energy levels are going to suffer a little. I plan to swim and bike thru the process, but!
41 more days of the combo treatment then we are back to Florida for more chemo and hopefully to participate in a clinical trial at M D Anderson Cancer Center in Orlando. This could go on for as long as 5 years.
I wore my team BTTW t-shirt for my first day of treatment, thought it was appropriate.
UPDATE: in addition to messages of support, today there are two pics of Coach Smith wearing his 2011-2012 JAMS shirt – visit the family blog here.
From the JAHS Parent Group, a year end calendar is here (Word doc).
[An excerpt from the Smith family blog – see link below for more]:
If you're trying to think of a way to help the family out while Dad is undergoing treament these next 6 weeks, please visit our website here or contact Molly Woody (daughter) at email@example.com and let her know you'd like to make and deliver a meal to the family.
For those who have been following the family blog (click here) there is a continuous stream of support from those touched by Coach Smith. Steve will be back home again in Indiana soon to consult with various local medical professionals.
Hopefully one or more parents will keep the Blog alive going forward – it's literally "paint by numbers" (log in, click to open a box, type in the box, click publish) – I only woke the thing from sleep mode to share news irt Steve-O.
As of today, the Blog has served 34,151 views (counting from launch date 10/15/09). It'd be a shame if this viable communication node went dark. ~ Egor
Sports PhysicalsMay 1, 2012
Parents – wanting to share the news about Coach Smith caused me to wake the Blog from sleep mode – below find info from the JAHS Parent email re: Sports Physicals (for the 2012-2013 season). Note: I still hope one or more parents will adopt the blog for next season …
High school athletes interested in being on a team during the 2012-13 school year (i.e. fall, winter, or spring season sports) must have a physical exam performed after May 1, 2012 before he or she may participate in high school athletics.
The IHSAA required physical form may be downloaded here. Please bring the required forms to the physical. A parent must complete and sign the form for the examining physician to complete and pay a $15 fee.
Families may choose to have their family physician perform the sports physical, but this is a great way to have an inexpensive physical so that your son or daughter can participate in sports. This opportunity only happens once each academic year so be sure to take advantage of it this week even if your son or daughter will participate in a sport next spring.
Please contact the athletic office if you have any questions: 283-7713.
Washington High School – May 10 at 2:45 PM
Clay High School – May 23 at 2:45 PM
Toni Fein and Shannon Brewster, John Adams High School Parent Group
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com | The Parent group website is here.
Coach Steve SmithApril 26, 2012
UPDATE – Monday morning – the family Blog has more info, along with some great photos of Steve – the Monday South Bend Tribune Sports Section has a story about Coach Smith (by Al Lesar) – click here.
UPDATE – Saturday afternoon – the family Blog (linked below, and again here) has a new message that reads:
You've been warned, they let him out!!
Steve just got back home here in Orlando! Sitting in recliner and doing well! Keep the phone calls coming, he loves to talk to everyone! Aaron (son) flew out this morning. Molly and I (Sarah) are still here with mom and dad. My sister and I are both RN's so he's in good hands!!
Other: an overnight packet with "get well" cards went out today – to be delivered on Monday (rerouted to the home address) – note: the home address below had a mispeEling on the city – it's Clermont, FL (not Claremont), or, so I hope … since that's where the overnight went.
Other 2: want to participate in the fight against cancer? The Susan G. Komen Race for a Cure was today. The John Adams Eagles Flying Pink team will continue raising donations for a couple more weeks. Click here to donate through a secure site.
Other 3: a retrospective published Dec 3, 2011, honoring Coach Smith, is here.
UPDATE – Saturday morning: a blog (weB-LOG) was created to share info on Steve's condition / recovery – click: here
UPDATE: Some of the kids are signing a card for Steve – to send a message of support, email: egor AT comcast DOT net – or, write Steve directly.
Email from Leslie Eid: Dear Swim Parents, former swimmers,
It is with much sadness that I share the following about dear coach Smith. Following is the letter his daughter sent out.
We wanted to send out a mass email about dad and an update on how he is doing. He had surgery yesterday evening. They got most but not all of the tumor. The tumor is described as growing little finger-like probes into his brain, so it's impossible to surgically remove it all without cutting out brain tissue. Unlike other parts of your body, you can't just remove that part of your body. The pathologist so far has classified the tumor as a Stage 3 Anaplastic Astrocytoma, but the surgeon felt like it looks more like a stage 4 Glioblastoma. Stage 1 is benign Stage 4 sucks. So, this was not the news we were hoping for. Next step is for dad to recover in the ICU, and we hope for him to be transfered to another floor later today. Hopefully be sent home in a few days from the hospital. 10 days post op he'll have his staples removed and will start chemo and radiation soon after that. Depending on multiple factors that come into play will determine what kind of chemo and radiation they do. The surgeon will meet with the neuro team tomorrow to discuss his case and they will do another scan today to see how much of the tumor they got and see how it looks now. He also had a CT scan done this morning. We have some decisions to make as far as where to treat dad. We'd like to bring him home to South Bend so he can have more support from friends and family, but the cancer center here is one of the top 2 cancer centers with cutting edge research on cancer treatment.
We got to visit with him briefly after surgery. He can open his eyes and move his arms. He would try to talk but it was hard. It will take a few days for the swelling to subside and he should start to purk up after that.
We are all trying to absorb all this and put our heads around all this news that has just come out of the blue and knocked us off our feet. Kinda feel like we are all in a daze and have to remember to breath and walk one foot in front of the other. It helps to have all the messages and calls from everyone to kinda keep our minds occupied. We really appreciate all the support. Mom is doing well as can be and I think still absorbing the shock of all this. Aaron, Sarah and I are here as well as all his brothers and Grandad. Please pass on this info to anyone who we don't have the email too.
Dad is definitely a fighter and the toughest man we know. His concern before surgery was how soon can he get back on his bike and in the pool, so he's optimistic. We'll send more updates when we can and when we know anything more.
So…there is alot of praying to do and sending of good wishes…you will see addresses below. Of course, they will appreciate both….especially from coach's swimmers, past and present.
Please send this on to anyone you know would want to know. Coach Bart asked this info be published on the swim blog….so there will probably be more info to follow there.
Thanks all.
Leslie Eid
Orlando Regional Medical Center
1414 Kuhl Avenue
Orlando, FL 32806
Steve and Roxie Smith
752 Summit Greens Blvd
Clermont, FL 34711
The Week of 03/26/12March 26, 2012
Final days of the 1st quarter, Spring semester – no school Wednesday.
Who will you run for? To join Eagles Flying Pink, the 2012 John Adams team entered in the Race for a Cure, click here.
The Week of 03/19/12March 19, 2012
From the JAHS Parent Group:
Good Evening JAHS Parents,
While we did not have a meeting this month, we do want to share dates for some important upcoming dates.
Mar 17 Jazz Band Festival – Western Michigan University
Mar 28 No School – Teacher Record Day
Mar 29 John Adams District Band Concert – 6:30 PM, Gym A
Apr 2-6 Spring Break
Apr 6 Deadline to register for the May 5 SAT (http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-dates)
Apr 9 Silver Hawks Opening Day Parade with JAHS Marching Band – 5:30 PM, downtown South Bend
Apr 20 Show Choir Spring Fling – JAHS Auditorium
Apr 23 John Adams Parent Group Meeting – 7 PM, LGI Room (tentative date)
May 11 Big Band Bash – JAHS Gym
May 18 Junior/Senior Prom
May 22 Spring Music Department Concert (Band, Orchestra, Choir) – JAHS Auditorium
SBCSC Board Meetings: Mar 19, Apr 11, Apr 23. All at 6:30 PM downtown.
We also want to share some of the MANY amazing recognition that our students have earned! We suspect that more great things have been going on, so if you know of something that we haven't included, please pass the information on and we will happily share it.
From our Art Department:
The following students won their awards froover 2,250 art entries and over 800 writing entries in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards regional competition. They were honored at a reception in Fort Wayne on February 12th.
*Note: I attended the awards reception and grabbed a copy of the FW News-Sentinel. I have pulled the names and awards from this publication. I feel quite sure that there were MANY more awards for JAHS student art work. As the website and the printed newspaper were the only available sources, I am sure that this list is incomplete. If anyone has a more inclusive list, I am happy to amend and re-send!
Writing Portfolio Winners: Caitlin Compton-Lujin and Nicholas Rush
American Voice Award Nominee: Mary Kate Hall
Regional Award Recipients: Stephanie Egyed (Gold Key, Short Story); Mary Kate Hall (Gold Key, American Voice, Personal Essay/Memoir), Haleigh Henderson (Honorable Mention, Poetry), Sara Hilleary (Honorable Mention, Short Story),Paxton Lancaster (Gold Key, Poetry), Chad Ludwick (Gold Key, Poetry), Michael Malone (Honorable Mention, Short Story), Brooke Marquardt (Gold Key, Short Story), Danielle Mazick (Gold Key, Short Story), Matthew Miholick (Silver Key, Poetry), Rebecca Neal (Silver Key, Poetry), Nicholas Rush (Gold Key, Humor; Silver Key, Short Story), Ava Tomasula y Garcia (Gold Key, Poetry (4); Silver Key, Short Story, Silver Key, Poetry (3)), Elana Vanett (Silver Key, Flash Fiction; Gold Key, Poetry (2); Gold Key, Flash Fiction; Honorable Mention, Poetry (2)), Carolyn Wirtz (Gold Key, Dramatic Script; Honorable Mention, Personal Essay/Memoir)
Art Winners
Jordyn Doyle (Gold Key, Ceramics and Glass), Nicole Gorman (Gold Key, Printmaking), Nick Strafford (Gold Key, Ceramics and Glass), Ava Tomasula y Garcia (Gold Key, Drawing)
From a South Bend Regional Museum of Art publication: Silver Keys for Stephanie Egyed, Gwynneth Hurley, Ava Tomasula y Garcia, Seth Parker (2), Miriam Stoner
From our Choir Department:
Hello. I'd like to bring you up to date on our recent Choir students fantastic performances at both the District Solo Ensemble Festival recently held at Clay High School on February 11, and the State Choral Solo Ensemble Festival held at Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis, on February 18.
At the District Festival at Clay H. S., our choir students received one silver rating in a girls quartet ensemble and a silver rating in one solo entry. All the rest of the solos and ensembles received gold ratings and therefore qualified to go on to the State Contest. Our large ensemble consisting of 20 of our show choir members as well as two smaller ensembles, two girls barbershop quartets, all received a gold ratings. Solos performed by Daniele Mazick, Kelsie Weber, Mai Sutter, and Caitlin Compton Lujin all received gold medals. At the contest at Clay, the entire district had only had four girls barbershop quartets perform all day and Adams is proud to have had two of those four.
At the State Festival, all these solos and ensembles received gold ratings. The only exception was Maia Sutter, who did the best she could to perform her solo while she was quite sick and received a silver medal. However Maia was a terrific contributor at the state festival because she was a member of both of our girls barbershop quartets that received gold ratings. Our 20 member Madrigal entry received golds also.
The way the students performed and behaved so professionally the entire 13 hour day was highly commendable and certainly brought great credit to John Adams High School. I told the kids on the bus coming home that it was a privilege to be their extremely proud teacher for the long day of outstanding performances.
Meanwhile, put down on your calendar two major performing events for the Performing Arts Department of Adams High School. The choirs will perform their "Spring Fling" program on Friday night, April 20. On Tuesday night, May 22, the entire performing arts department will perform a year end concert which will feature the Band, Orchestra, and all our choirs, performing alone and in a special massed number to conclude the evening.
I want to express my sincere thanks for all you do to make Adams High School a better place for all!
Dr. Donald Moely
Director of Adams Choirs
From our Mock Trial Teams (Teacher Sponsors Shelly Gregory and Heath Weather and a host of amazing team coaches):
Elkhart Regional Awards
Best Attorneys: Taylor Miller (Team Hallelujah), Chris Carbonaro (Team Boatriders), Sydney Imes (Team Moofin), Edward Alexander (Team Sherman 42), Sarah Neal (Team Boatriders), Kel Beatty (Team Limit 5), Georgia Williams (Team What Name)
Best Witnesses: Jessica Woodruff (Team What Name), Patrick Kline (Team Hallelujah), Camille Zniewicz (Team Boatriders), Natasha Reifenberg (Team Limit 5), Grace Landry (Team Boatriders), Caleb Geisler (Team Moofin), Michael Wilson (Team Sherman 42), Olivia Adams (Team Hallelujah)
First Place — Boatriders (Martin Garin, Chris Carbonaro, Courtney Kison, Elana Vanet, Grace Landry, Sarah Neal, Camille Zyniewicz, Kati Marquardt
Second Place — What Name? (Zac Carpenter, Isaac Fish,Taylor Willikens, Jordan Willikens, Jessica Woodruff, Treasure Jones, Isabelle Ilieva, Georgia Williams
3rd Place — Sherman 42 (Edward Alexander, Isabel Bradley, Mitchell Durham, Maurice Hoban, Quinlan McWilliams, Michael Wilson, Becca Neal, Claire Soisson
Indiana State Championship
Best Attorneys: Jeremy Doyle, Nick Hall, Becca Neal, Georgia Williams
Best Witnesses: Haleigh Henderson, Grace Landry, Emily Migliore, Michael Wilson
1st Place: Team Whüp Swag (Jeremy Doyle, Stephanie Egyed, Moshe Freidland, Grace Lidinsky-Smith, Emily Migliore, Cassie Taylor, Kevin
2nd Place: Sherman 42
3rd Place: Kalina
5th Place: Sharp Shock
11th Place: What Name?
14th Place: Ponyboy
17th Place: Boatriders
20th Place: Inception
John Adams Boys Basketball
Congratulations to the Basketball team on a fantastic season! In the morning semi-final game the score was Adams 76, Lake Central 72. Later that same day, they lost a close game in the Regional Championship: Memorial 73, Adams 70.
Science Olympiad Team Information Coming Soon!
Toni Fein and Shannon Brewster
John Adams High School Parent Group
Email us at: firstname.lastname@example.com
Check our website regularly for many helpful resources about JAHS, college preparation, summer programs and more: here.


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I really didn't mean to buy a novel I really didn't mean to and yes I know I get them in the post for free anyway so why would I bother buying one it's just that it had a pretty cover and an intriguing blurb and so whoops it jumped off the shelf into my hand and then my bag and then came home (via the till, obviously, I'm not some kind of book thief).
Anyway, I'm glad I bought it, because it was good. And kind of intriguing.


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India: two nuns die in building accident
Two Sisters from the Congregation of Teresian Carmelites (CTC) were killed yesterday by falling bricks, in Kottayam, Kerala State. Sister Magi, aged 31, and Sister Reshmi, 34, from the Fatima Matha Convent at Nagampadom, Kottayam died at about 5pm. The construction of a multi-stored apartment was progressing at the neighbouring site of the Convent compound. Building labourers were unloading bricks through a lift, but at the fifth floor, they slipped on the nuns, who were doing some cleaning in the convent. They died instantly of severe crush injuries. Sister Iros, a member of the convent and Principal of Madonna English School told Salem Voice Ministries (SVM) News Service: ""Another sister Priya was also with them, but she miraculously escaped from the incident". Police have registered a case against the labourers. Paul Ciniraj, President of the Christian Ministers of the Churches of India (CMCI) and Director of Salem Voice Ministries, visited Fatima Matha Convent and expressed deep condolence on behalf of Christian medias and ministries around the globe. Sister Magi was working as a teacher of Madonna English School in Kottayam. She is the daughter of Chakkappan and Mary of Poyya Thaliyanath in Thrissur District. Sister Reshmi was a B Ed student at St Xavier's College, Aluva. She is the daughter of VA. Thomas and Thresiamma of Poonkavu Vadasseril of Alappuzha. She served about 15 convents. An year before she was the mother superior at Perumpalam Convent too. Source: SVM


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"Rising" A live recording by Derek Gripper (Guitar) and Udai Mazumdar (Tabla)
Udai's tabla lesson during the Alliance Française concert
"Namaste Friends. I am here to talk a very little bit about the tabla. I am sure all of you know the tabla very well. You have been having many Indians and Indian music, so I will not speak much here. But as I was requested, I'll show a tiny bit.
So as you know, both the drums together are called tabla. The left hand drum gives us the bass sound, and the right hand drum gives the treble, and both together are called tabla and not tablas. And what is very unique in tabla, first of all, is that we play it with the fingers, and not with the whole hand or with sticks or whatever. And secondly we can tune this instrument, especially the right hand drum. The left hand is also tuned. The right hand drum is tuned to the tonic of whatever we are playing. Coming just now for this tour with Derek, I couldn't bring so many, so I brought one tabla which is in B. B natural. So that is why we are playing all the songs that are set to B. The tonic is the B.
How we tune it is the little secret in tabla, which is one of the only percussion instruments which can be tuned. One of the very few. It is this black spot you see in the middle. It is made out of iron powder, charcoal powder, and rice starch. They make a paste and they put it on top, layer after layer, and they rub it a lot with a stone. And then it becomes very hard, dry, like small particles. If we didn't have this here the tabla would sound somewhat flat. This black spot here gives us a long resonance which is why we can tune the instrument. It is very long. It rings beautifully.
The other very particular thing in Indian percussion instruments, and Indian melodic instruments, is that we have this oral traditional of learning the arts and not writing it down (maybe writing it down later for future reference). But while we learn from the master he always sings whatever he has to teach, whether it is tabla or sitar or dance, or flute, whatever it is. He would sing it and we would imitate his singing, or his speaking, on the instrument. So that is how we developed an art of syllables for the instrument So each note, each sound I play on the tabla, has a syllable. So, just for example, we have Ta…Te te….Tun na…Ghe…Ghe na…Ta ra te te…Te ri ki ta Ta ka ta…and so on. There are so many syllables.
We combine these syllables to make compositions. Big compositions. We have many different rhythmic cycles. We choose a cycle, of six beats, or ten beats, or seven beats, or sixteen beats which is a very popular rhythmic cycle. Each of them have their own names. And then we start this rhythmic cycle which goes on like a metronome, like a clock. And our work is then to be fixed in this metronome, one being fixed in its own time – it always comes to one. And we improvise inside. Or sometimes we play a fixed composition. The task
is always to finish on one. So I will play some fixed compositions…"
Udai Mazumdar
Udai's initial training was in vocal music. His first encounter with the tabla was at the age of seven years. In 1981 he began his studies with the eminent Pandit Ashoutosh Bhattacharya, one of the foremost disciples of the legendary Pandit Kanthe Maharaj. In 1989 Udai moved to Delhi to live with world-renowned Sitar Maestro Ravi Shankar with whom he learnt the art of tabla accompaniment for many years.
Udai has performed at many important Indian and International festivals. He has accompanied Ravi Shankar on numerous occasions, including performances for the royal Families of England and Sweden and in a concert to mark the 75th birthday of Ravi Shankar. The latter concert Udai performed alongside the world famous tabla player Zakir Hussain. Udai is a regular performer on Indian National Radio and television and he travels continuously to perform at festivals around the world. Udai is based in New Delhi, India and Basel Switzerland, from where he travels for concerts around the globe and teaches private students.
Derek Gripper's Explorations in Indian Classical Music
When I was about nineteen I was asked to help with a project on Robben Island. We stayed on the island for a few days, a group of musicians working on music for the return of all the great figures of the Island on Heritage Day. In a way I met every important aspect of my future music in those few days: Sivamani, a self-taught Indian percussionist who is now one of Bollywood's big music stars, Robbie Jansen, the great Cape Jazz sax player, his side man trumpeter and accordion player Alex van Heerden, and double bass player Brydon Bolton. Sivamani and I played together one night, on tabla and viola, and he got excited and said I needed to learn Indian music. A few months later I had sold possessions and borrowed the rest and I was in Chennai for one of the biggest festivals of music in the world. I can't say it was a successful trip on the formal learning front as two months is not even time to scratch the surface, but it gave me a chance to see the incredible depth of Carnatic music, the sheer scope of the diversity of styles and personal expressions, and convinced me to go home and concentrate on playing the guitar…I had seen the violin played as it could be played and that was a mountain I didn't feel up to climbing. I returned to India a few more times over the years, learning little bits here and there from some wonderful musicians, and then I put the project aside, letting the influences and lessons seep through by themselves, without trying to develop them consciously.
I met Udai in the Bird's Eye Jazz club in Basel, Switzerland. I was doing a sound check and he made the mistake of saying he liked the piece – so I made him play with me in my set. He said nobody had ever done that to him before, poor guy. The concert was a tribute to our mutual friend, and my brother-in-law, Alex van Heerden, who had passed away earlier in the year. I had spoken a lot to Alex about Indian music, but it was only once he met and played with Udai that he confessed that he got what all the fuss was about. Here we are playing together for the very first time:
One night Alex and I were sitting talking in a minus-twenty Swedish winter. We had been talking for days. Too much talk. We had also been composing and arranging a series of Afrikaans minimalist electro-pop songs which would become Hemisfär. We were wondering about the music of Cape Town. Where had the rhythm of the Goema come from? As we were speaking a piece of music started playing on the radio. An Indian pop song. There it was: a fast goema. We laughed and declared that the goema had come from the East! Problem solved.
So it was a wonderful thing when Udai said he wanted to come to Cape Town and to play together again. He arrived and when I heard him warming up his tablas in his room upstairs I knew I was in for trouble. I confess that I thought we would be able to have a restful time and improvise some beautiful concerts. Not so! He drilled me and taught me and broke open my compositions until they glowed with a new light – the light of India's great and ancient tradition of rhythmic composition.
By the time he left my head was buzzing with rhythms, permutations, possibilities. I went walking on the beach after I took him to the airport. I tried to see the sea and the sand, but these rhythms kept on coming and taking up all my space. I gave myself up to them, clapping talas, speaking rhythms – grumbling softly along the beach like a madman.
By the next day my body gave in. At first it felt as though I was experiencing some sort of apotheosis. Then I became weaker and weaker and the tick bite fever took hold. Three weeks of confused and painful weakness.
I emerged on a stage in the City Hall, with Madosini, that great and masterful woman who knows how to draw the universe from a little wooden stick and a piece of wire. I played from death itself, searching for a music beyond the vastness of India, a music of this strange and magical place where I find myself, a place where the simplest things can sing the song of all things. The Cape.
Alex once suggested that you have to believe in magic to play music here. Sometimes I think magic is all we have. Besides the goema. We have that. A magical thread of rhythm that swam against the current from the East to find new life on the desolate shores of a new land.
There are three new compositions on this CD. The others have had their stories told on the CDs Ayo and Kai Kai:
Written in Copenhagen airport in the month before the climate talks in Copenhagen.
Written after reading Justin Nurse's beautiful and terrifying account of the loss of his daughter Vanilla when their car caught fire while she was sleeping inside. This happened on the morning of Vanilla's second birthday.
Written about a parking lot in Denmark. Afterwards a taxi picked me up with Joni Mitchel singing the words "put up a parking lot."
Derek and Udai's final South African Performance


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The Center for Global Engagement sponsors trips and various cultural events for International Students and Scholars each semester. The programs listed below are open for any Baylor international student and scholar to attend as well as their family members and friends.
Refund Policy: If a fee is required for a trip or event and a student has paid that fee, no refunds will be granted after the registration deadline for that event. Students that cancel before the registration deadline must come to the ISSS office to obtain a refund.


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Rome's revamped treasure
96 Rooms / 25 Suites
When it debuted in 1889, Hotel Eden was definition of Rome elegance, a title the hotel maintains to this day.
The Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star hotel is known for having the best address in the Eternal City — a corner perch in the via Veneto neighborhood, the original La Dolce Vita area, known for its tranquility and stunning views of the city.
And with its April 2017 reopening, Hotel Eden proudly reigns as the undeniable harbinger of style and hospitality. The hotel upgraded its look to classic yet very contemporary art deco, with high-ceiling rooms, custom furniture and wide space.
Personal touches are key in all Dorchester Collection properties, and Hotel Eden in particular, with state-of-the-art in-room services to the clever shoeshine, dental and beauty kits.
Don't miss the other amenities: Noted chef Fabio Ciervo oversees the hotel's two restaurants, the bar and all room service menus, while Los Angeles skin care guru Sonya Dakar makes her first European appearance in the new Eden Spa.
Our Inspector's Highlights
• The renovation was a floor-to-ceiling overhaul that emphasized better use of space. Public areas are comfortable, livable and have a logical flow, while rooms are both more spacious and personal (Hotel Eden downsized room count from 121 to 98 to open them up).
• General manager Luca Virgilio is always onsite, living the Dorchester model of personal touch. Part of the renovations included a 30 percent staff increase, creating a far more boutique feel to the luxury hotel. Virgilio also installed a guest relations team to coordinate bespoke experiences.
• The concierges are among the best in the city. Hotel Eden was known for having Rome's top concierge, Maurizio Pangrazio. When Maurizio retired in 2015, Alessandro Arciola took the mantle, and dare we say he could be even better than his mentor.
• Hotel Eden's ground-level lounge La Libreria, a gorgeous jewel of a sitting room/library with a golden box ceiling and color-marbled walls, is the perfect setting for a moment of relaxation. Take a look at the bookshelves, especially the left side, where the Secret Bar opens for in the later afternoon hours.
What to Know
• Hotel Eden is the premier Rome hotel for exclusivity and privacy while being in the city center. In other words, it's the kind of place where you can hide out while being in the thick of it all. Its quiet corner location guarantees you won't be overrun with tourists or paparazzi.
• For the best city vista, ask for a view facing via di Porta Pincia/Villa Malta/Villa Medici. The via Ludovisi rooms don't have much in the way of a view. Skip rooms below the third floor, and avoid any internal courtyard.
• Hotel Eden offers a breath of fresh air, whether it's from its terrace or its close proximity to Villa Borghese, Rome's largest park and broadest green space, just a four-minute walk away.
• The spa has one couples suite and two individual suites, so as soon as you book the hotel, reserve your Sonya Dakar signature body treatment to ensure a space. You're going to need it after a day of walking around Rome.
The Rooms
• Hotel Eden's rooms boast high ceilings, large picture-frame windows, custom furniture and lamps and rich white linens. The contemporary art deco décor comes in a relaxing palette of ecrus and ochres.
• You'll want to stay inside all day (or at least for an hour) playing around with the in-room, iPad whose capabilities include temperature and lighting controls.
• Cinema buffs will love the Bang & Olufsen televisions and sound systems, but we were equally impressed with the collection of Rome-centric books, including Shawn Levy's Dolce Vita Confidential. It's great pleasure reading for the luxury hotel.
• Bathrooms are beautiful examples of simplified luxe — floor-to-ceiling white marble, walk-in rain showers and separate bath, and tasteful gilded fixtures.
• Our favorite details are the in-room amenities, including the Bottega Veneta beauty kits, GHD hairdryer, customized his-and-hers beauty bags, a Hotel Eden LP and gorgeous vintage wallpaper-paneled closets.
The Food
• Hotel Eden always had the most enviable rooftop restaurant in the city, with its sweeping Rome views. Its 2017 reboot by designers Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku added a terrace garden with a nature-inspired wall and cascade awning, a curvaceous and contemporary cocktail bar, and La Terrazza, the hotel's gourmet restaurant with show kitchen and chef's table private dining experience.
• Lauded executive chef Fabio Ciervo returns to his panoramic outpost with new recipes and an even more invested quality-of-life focus (in the early 2000s, he was one of the first chefs in Rome to have nutrition and wellness menus as well as source local producers).
• Ciervo's new signature dishes include an evolved spin on the traditional cacio e pepe pasta, using Madagascar pepper and rose perfume, and his stracotto di manzo, a delicious long-cooked beef that will leave you speechless.
• Cocktail bar La Libreria strives to be the next Roman aperitif scene, with Ciervo's unique cicchetti (special finger foods) and cocktails by barman Gabriele Rizzi. Our pick is the Grande Bellezza, a pink vermouth cocktail that goes down easily, especially when you're watching the sun set behind St. Peter's Basilica.


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Rosie Yakob, co-founder of GeniusSteals, hosted a candid talk with female leaders about the "Woman's Journey" in advertising during London International Awards' Creative LIAsons 2017.
Yakob moderated a lively discussion between Merlee Jayme, chief creative officer of Dentsu Jayme Syfu, Susan Credle, global chief creative officer of FCB, Karen Howe, founder of The Township, and Laura Gregory, founder of Great Guns, who shared their personal journeys up the ranks of a male-dominated industry. Their stories gave attendees tips on everything from balancing family and careers to how to sell ideas and ask for a raise.
Creative LIAisons 2017
Ninety young agency professionals from around the globe attended the London International Awards' educational program Creative LIAisons this year. Three days of inspirational and informative talks from industry leaders and jury presidents were capped by a rare behind-the-scenes look inside the jury rooms on their fourth and final day in Las Vegas. Attendees observed the juries debate the final statues, their last lesson about creative excellence and judging work in Las Vegas.
Sponsored by
This is the first global awards show that integrates creativity conceived, written and produced solely in the Chinese language as part of its global awards program. The final round of judging will take place in Las Vegas at the same time as the LIA Global Judging.
While it carries with it the coveted London International Awards name, as well as the same LIA Statue curated in a red color for the Chinese language market, this show only accepts work in Chinese from anywhere in the world.
Statue winners might even achieve winning a Grand LIA. Only one Grand LIA may be awarded at the discretion of the jury. Winners of the Chinese Creativity Show, also have the potential to win Global Of the Year Awards and/or Regional Of the Year Awards. Of the Year Awards are calculated based on a point system allocated to Statue and Finalist wins. Winners and Finalists will also be given points in the prestigious LIA global ranking whether they are part of a global network or a local company.
All entries must be submitted in Chinese. The jury panel is comprised of top Chinese speaking judges from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia who truly appreciate the cultural perspective and nuance of the language. This jury ensures that ideas and meaning will not be lost in translation. As this show hopes to inspire and boost even greater Chinese creativity.
First Round Judging: September 1-3
Nanjing City, China
Final Judging: October 3-5 Encore, Las Vegas to run concurrently with LIA Global Judging
Awards Gala: November 25 in Beijing
"The question we get asked the most often is, 'so if you're the London International Awards, why do you hold it in Las Vegas'?"
It's a bit of a head scratcher for many people, to be fair.
In 2009, London International Awards Founder and President, Barbara Levy decided headed to Sin City, landing at the opulent Wynn/Encore hotel.
But, why Las Vegas?
Well, the truth is, you'll have to ask Innocean's Global CCO, Jeremy Craigen. In 2008, he met Barbara in Singapore while judging the World Press Awards. At dinner, Jeremy was having a conversation with Neil French about the numerous award shows he'd been asked to judge. He'd turned down numerous shows, one of which was LIA, summed up in one word from Jeremy as 'shit'. At that point, Neil said to Jeremy, "Why don't you just tell that to Barbara directly? She's sitting across from you." And of course, Jeremy did just that.
"I did say that…" admits Jeremy. "I had had a few Singapore slings by that point."
Barbara adds that the group then moved over to the bar at Raffles Hotel, where she and Jeremy started what has become a long-term friendship. Jeremy once again told Barbara how he felt about LIA, describing it with an equally flattering 'crappy'. Unperturbed, Barbara told him it was her ambition to elevate LIA to a top-tier show and that she had her eye on Jeremy as the first Jury President for the two separate competitions of Print and Outdoor.
Jeremy made a flippant remark ... "I'll do it if you hold it in Vegas."
Never one to back down from a challenge, Barbara flew straight to Nevada with the LIA team. We literally went from hotel to hotel, and we wound up at the Wynn. Barbara then got on the phone with Jeremy and said, 'mark these dates on your calendar'. His reply, 'I told you already, I'm not judging your stupid show.' Barbara responded without hesitation, 'you said you would judge in Las Vegas.'
"She is amazing," marvels Jeremy. "She phoned me up a week later – she'd flown out to Las Vegas and been to the Wynn. She said, 'I've booked it, are you coming?' And I had to stay true to my word!" No other show would do that.
Barbara said that LIA was planning on going to Vegas for just one year and then returning back to its old format. However, "Jeremy and the inaugural Las Vegas Jury Panel were so impressed with the Vegas set-up that they demanded we stay."
After a few years judging in Las Vegas, LIA decided to discontinue the Awards Ceremony in London. With the approval of the Worldwide CCOs. LIA decided to take the money spent on the Show and fly over 80 young creatives from around the world for an educational initiative. An idea that brought about the birth of Creative LIAisons.
"How amazing is that?" says Jeremy. The program was so successful that the Global CCOs all had the idea to let the attendees sit in on the statue discussions, which the attendees think is the best thing. "And it is. Because you realize that we're not just creative people who just want to have a laugh. We are absolutely torturing each piece of work."
So, that's how a spontaneous quip changed the landscape of LIA – and radically overhauled the brand. And that sense of spontaneity seeps into everything LIA does.
"A lot has changed. But some things, like honoring the work and the people that create it, hasn't," says Barbara. "Oh… and by the way, we never got rid of Jeremy."


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