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Division of Environmental Analysis (DEA) LINKS
- DEA Home
- SER Home
- Environmental Documents
- Contracts for Environmental Services
- About Us
- Frequently Asked Questions
Last Updated: Monday, January 22, 2018 10:06 AM
About Us
The Division of Environmental Analysis acts as the Department compliance lead and assists the Districts and our transportation partners in:
- Complying with state and federal environmental laws;
- Encouraging the public to participate in the environmental evaluation process;
- Determining the environmental consequences of our activities;
- Proposing prudent, feasible and cost effective strategies and alternatives to avoid or minimize adverse impacts of the Department's activities, and;
- Ensuring the mitigation selected is appropriate.
- Caltrans Division of Environmental Analysis Mission Statement
In response to enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), in 1969, and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), in 1973, Caltrans formally initiated an environmental function. Subsequently, in response to the passage of a host of environmentally-related laws and regulations and heightened public support for the environment, the Program has grown to become a substantive and inseparable part of Caltrans' planning, development, construction, operation and maintenance efforts.
The Division of Environmental Analysis administers Caltrans' responsibilities under federal and state environmental law. The Program develops and maintains Caltrans environmental standards, policies, procedures, and practices that are implemented by the Department's 12 District Environmental Branches. Program staff work with the districts to identify and assess the effects of Caltrans projects on the state's natural and cultural environments, and identify ways to avoid or mitigate those effects.
The Division of Environmental Analysis is headquartered in Sacramento, though each of the twelve district offices, located throughout the state. The Program, administratively under the Deputy Director for Project Delivery, is headed by a Program Chief who also serves as the Agency Preservation Officer. The Division of Environmental Analysis has a highly-trained, professional staff of planners, engineers and environmental specialists who work with the District Environmental Branches to help their staff and project managers with the environmental project process.
|Division of Environmental Analysis
Division Chief
Assistant Division Chief
District Coordinators
- - Districts 7 and 12
- - District 4
- - District Coordinator - Districts 5, 6, 9, and 10
- - District Coordinator – Districts 1, 2, and 3
- - District Coordinator - Districts 8 and 11
District Coordinators assist district environmental document writers as needed to ensure statewide conformity and consistency with policy.
|Biology Office
|Cultural Studies Office
|Environmental Management Office
|GNEIS Office
|Environmental Engineering
|Hazardous Waste, Air, Noise & Paleontology
|Office of Stormwater Program Development
|Stormwater Program Implementation
Biology Office
, Office Chief
The Biological Studies Branch
The Biological Studies Branch (Headquarters) provides the following services related to wildlife biology, botany, ecology, wetlands and aquatic biology:
- biological and natural resource studies in support of district projects;
- procedural guidance on compliance with state and federal natural resource laws;
- guidance in natural resources management through preparation of the Environmental Handbook, Volume III and Guidance for Consultants;
- training in natural resource issues;
- review of consultant-prepared natural resource studies;
Cultural Studies Office
, Office Chief
The Cultural Studies Office provides services related to cultural resources (archaeological, architectural and historical) issues, including:
- direct project support to the districts by assisting with technical studies;
- procedural guidance on compliance with state and federal cultural resources laws;
- Department policy and guidance through preparation of the Environmental Handbook, Volumes II (Cultural Resources) and various other publications;
- training on cultural resources issues to the Department and other agencies;
- conducts cultural resources surveys for the built environment, including buildings, bridges, structures, objects, complexes, linear features, districts, and landscapes;
- prepares Findings of Effect, Memoranda of Agreement; and assists in developing mitigation measures for historic properties and resources; and
- reviews cultural resources study documents, Findings of Effect, Memoranda of Agreement, and other environmental documents for adequacy of identification, evaluation, and treatment.
This branch assists the Districts on 106 procedural questions and interpreting application of the PA, peer reviews HPSR compliance documents prepared pursuant to the PA and acts as a liaison between the Districts, the SHPO's office and FHWA. This branch coordinates with the Districts regarding SHPO review schedules and CSO PEER reviews, organizes the periodic statewide teleconferences to discuss the PA and other 106 matters, and distributes the Caltrans "106 Bulletins" and other pertinent guidance (PA Teleconference Notes, and examples of Memoranda of Agreement. The interim head of the Section 106/PA Coordination Branch is Alexandra (Bevk) Neeb.
The Special Projects-Archaeology branch provides advice and guidance on issues
related to the management and preservation of archaeological resources with special
emphasis on review of complex studies and compliance documents in the area of
prehistoric archaeology including evaluations, data recovery plans, and contract
management. The branch is responsible for review and comment on cultural mitigations
in excess of $500,000 per DEA policy, acts as the designated "owner" of construction
contract specification standards for cultural resources and review of Non- Standard
special provisions (NSSPs), and coordinates with the Environmental Management Office
(EMO) in the design and delivery of training for cultural staff statewide. The branch
is also involved in strategic planning, identifying research priorities and funding,
organizing statewide task groups on critical cultural issues, and the planning of
functional workshops. Special Projects Archaeology is headed by .
The Built Environment Preservation Services Branch, managed by , serves as the Caltrans liaison with SHPO for the whole range of PRC §5024 compliance involving state-owned cultural resources: conducting consultations and coordinating with the districts and SHPO on Caltrans PRC §5024 and PRC §5024.5 activities; conducting PRC §5024.5 reviews; and reporting
annually to SHPO regarding Caltrans PRC §5024-related activities. The BEPS Branch Chief serves as Caltrans representative to the State Historical Building Safety Board on issues related to the California Historical Building Code. The Branch also updates guidance in the Environmental Handbook, Volume 2Cultural Resources.
Upon request, the branch reviews plans and specifications for conformance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, provides guidance and coordination on the appropriate use of the State Historical Building Code, mitigation measures to avoid or reduce adverse effects to non-archaeological historic properties and historical resources affected by Caltrans projects and activities, identification and ranking of character defining features of historic properties and resources, language for protective covenants, historic property maintenance and rehabilitation standards, and Historic American Building Survey (HABS) and Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation.
The Native American Cultural Studies Branch provides guidance, advice, training, and support to the Districts in working with Native American individuals, groups, and tribes on identifying and addressing cultural and environmental concerns. The Branch also works with Native Americans directly, either to establish working relationships with DEA, or as requested by districts, to facilitate project delivery. The NACS Branch Chief serves as the Statewide Native American Coordinator and serves as the DEA's representative on the Department's Native American Advisory Committee. The Branch Chief is the Division's liaison with other Departmental units and Native American Liaisons to assist in developing an integrated and consistent approach to Native American relations and is the liaison with the Native American Heritage Commission, State Historic Preservation Office, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, and other state and federal agencies regarding Native American spiritual and cultural resource concerns. The Branch Chief monitors and evaluates pertinent state and federal legislation and regulations, disseminates that information to the districts, and seeks to ensure that the Department is in compliance with such laws. The Native American Cultural Studies Branch is headed by .
Environmental Engineering - Hazardous Waste, Air, Noise & Paleontology
, Hazardous Waste, Air, Noise & Paleontology, Office Chief
Hazardous Waste
The Hazardous Waste program provides policy direction, technical and regulatory information, guidance documents, training, specifications, and funding information to assist Caltrans Districts with contaminated sites and materials that may be encountered during highway projects. This includes:
- Contaminants and Waste (Aerially Deposited Lead, Naturally Occurring Asbestos, Treated Wood Waste, asphalt and concrete grindings)
- Contaminated Properties (Acquisition of Contaminated Property Policy)
- Guidance for technical waste and regulatory topics and procedures most frequently encountered during highway project delivery (health and safety, remediation, site closure, environmental reporting, etc)
The Air program provides technical support for project-level air quality, mobile source air toxics and climate change studies, analysis and modeling.
- Green house gas analysis protocol
- PM2.5/10 hot spot analysis protocol
- Air quality model support for CT-EMFAC and CALINE4
The Noise program provides policy direction, technical and regulatory information, research, guidance documents and training to assist Caltrans Districts with both long-term and short-term impacts due to construction and traffic noise, traffic induced vibration and bioacoustics. This includes:
- Caltrans Traffic Noise Analysis Protocol and the Technical Noise Supplement
- Caltrans GIS Soundwall Inventory, a listing of soundwalls built on the State Highway System
- Noise abatement research, quieter pavements, truck noise mapping, noise measurement
- Noise modeling support
- Bioacoustics, pile driving noise and effects on fish and birds
The Paleontology program develops policy and provides technical and statutory information, guidance documents, and specifications to assist the Districts/Regions with the identification, evaluation, and mitigation of paleontological resources
Environmental Engineering - Stormwater
- Environmental Engineering, Office Chief
- Office of Stormwater Program Implementation, Office Chief
- Office of Stormwater Program Develeopment, Office Chief
- Office of Stormwater Fiscal Analysis, Office Chief
Stormwater Program staff provide quidance on CEQA/NEPA compliance for transportation-related water quality, erosion and sedimentation issues, Regional Water Quality Control Board Basin Plans and 401 and NPDES permits, State Water Resources Control Board Policies, and California water quality legislation. The Office develops Stormwater Best Management Practices, procedures, methods, and tools for the Department's Stormwater Program; and, manages the Stormwater budget and contract/procurement process.
Environmental Management Office
, Office Chief
The Environmental Management Office develops and monitors compliance of policies and procedures; develops, reviews and comments on proposed legislation; is responsible for preparation of departmental environmental reports and action items for the California Transportation Commission (CTC); addresses permit streamlining and environmental productivity; and maintains the Standard Environmental Reference, a compilation of all handbooks, guidance, manuals and policy documents pertaining to environmental compliance at Caltrans. The Office Chief is the primary environmental liaison with the FHWA District Operations Chiefs.
GNEIS - GIS, NEPA, ECS, IA Relations-CCC, eSD
, Office Chief
GNEIS consists of the following offices/subjects:
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - The mission of the GIS component of GNEIS is to provide GIS support to the DEA users to assist with the sharing of environmental spatial information with other stakeholders.
GIS support includes intranet and internet applications that allow stakeholders to access DEA spatial- based information. The GNEIS GIS group strives to create and maintain a collaborative environment between DEA users and their customers.
- NEPA Assignment (NEPA) - The Division of Environmental Analysis NEPA Assignment Office was created in 2007 to support implementation of the following programs:
- Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program under 23 CFR 327 and the NEPA Assignment Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The Project Delivery Program began as the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Pilot Program, a 5-year program that began on July 1, 2007 and ended on September 30, 2012.
- CE Assignment under 23 CFR 326 and the CE Assignment MOU.
- Environmental Collaborative Services (ECS) - The Division of Environmental Analysis (DEA) is pursuing an integrated information system with management and metrics tools that can efficiently process and deliver "product" information to stakeholders and decision makers while contributing to, and drawing upon, corporate knowledge. This integrated system manages information at four levels in concert with other systems:
- Product Information Flow
- Project Management Tracking
- Process Metrics and Feedback
- Corporate Knowledge
- Interagency Relations California Coastal Commission (IA Relations-CCC) - The Caltrans Coastal Program (CP) trains, educates and coordinates with Caltrans staff working on projects in the California coastal zone that must comply with the California Coastal Act. The California Coastal Commission, which implements the California Coastal Act, has a rigorous and complex process of reviewing and approving projects in the coastal zone. The CP serves as a link between Districts and the Coastal Commission, and assists Districts in navigating and understanding coastal policies and requirements through trainings, workload coordination meetings, communication tools and coordination assistance.
- environmental Staff Development (eSD) - We develop and deliver training to environmental staff, statewide. Our classes include the Environmental Academy, as well as specialized training courses for Caltrans biologists, archaeologists, architectural historians, generalists/coordinators and environmental engineers. We are a part of the Capital Project Skill Development Program (CPSD), within the Division of Environmental Analysis. CPSD develops, conducts, and manages training courses to improve the skills of employees engaged in the delivery of capital improvement projects.
Interagency Relations Contacts
DEA Offices manage various interagency agreements that provide staff to resource and regulatory agencies for enhanced services including the development of environmental initiatives and procedures to streamline environmental and permit processes.
- California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW)
- United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
- United States Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS)
- United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Services (NOAA)
- California Coastal Commission (CCC)
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- California Department of Parks & Recreation, Office of Historic Preservation (DPR)


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BERLIN (AP) — Online retailer Amazon said Thursday it will investigate reports that temporary staff at its logistics centers in Germany were subjected to a climate of intimidation.
A documentary aired Wednesday on German television told of grim conditions for staff hired by temp agencies on Amazon's behalf.
ARD public television cited temporary staff saying they were paid less than promised, faced constant searches and were intimidated by security staff wearing clothes linked to Germany's neo-Nazi scene.
"Amazon tolerates no discrimination or intimidation," Amazon spokeswoman Ulrike Stoecker told The Associated Press in an email. "Even though the security company wasn't hired by Amazon we are of course examining the allegations (...) and will take appropriate measures immediately."
Amazon has more than 7,700 permanent employees in Germany, but hires thousands more to fulfill a surge in orders before Christmas.
The German union ver.di says Amazon workers have for years complained of intense pressure, random searches and short breaks. It says many of the temporary staff come from other European countries where unemployment is high and the Amazon jobs are highly prized.

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January 2014 NIDA grantee Dr. O'Brien was honored for his "exemplary personal commitment to French‒American relations as symbolized by … exceptional cooperation in science and in public health."
July 2018
Several effective medications are now available for treating opioid use disorder but many patients who could benefit do not receive them. Some patients who receive the medications face challenges to staying in treatment.
October 2009 Reports on a study investigating the effectiveness of a combined therapy of disulfiram and naltrexone for people who abuse cocaine and alcohol.
December 2010 Reports findings from a survey that revealed that although substance abuse is prevalent in jails and prisons, many correctional facilities do not offer detoxification services or therapies to aid in maintaining abstinence.
November 2012 NIDA researcher Dr. Charles O'Brien recently received the James B. Isaacson Award for a lifetime of research on the biological basis of alcoholism.
December 2008 Highlights results from a pilot study suggesting that lofexidine, an anti-hypertensive medication, can enhance success rates among patients taking maintenance naltrexone to avoid opioid relapse.
March 2014 Microneedles are an innovative technique for delivering medications through the skin, a route that could particularly benefit patients receiving naltrexone therapy for opioid and alcohol dependence. Researchers have found a way to use the transdermal technique to deliver a single treatment of naltrexone that lasts for 7 days.
November 2013 More than half of heroin-addicted patients treated with naltrexone via an implanted delivery device maintained abstinence throughout a 6-month clinical trial in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The implant device, which releases a steady dose of naltrexone continuously for 2 months, averted relapse to heroin use three times as effectively as daily oral doses of the medication.
November 2009 Reports on a new device that creates tiny painless punctures in the skin to allow medication to flow evenly from a skin patch into dermal capillaries and the bloodstream.
February 2015 A significant portion of individuals who are addicted to opioid painkillers may initiate and maintain abstinence with a brief but intensive outpatient detoxification treatment followed by opioid antagonist therapy using naltrexone.


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Maricopa County Sheriff's officials say Arias is back at the Estrella Jail where she will be housed until her trial has concluded.
Arias was convicted of first-degree murder on Wednesday in the June 2008 killing of her one-time boyfriend. She claimed she killed Travis Alexander in self-defense after he attacked her, but authorities said it was a planned murder fueled by jealousy.
She returns to court Wednesday as jurors determine whether the death penalty should be an option for sentencing. Arias could also face life in prison.
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176 comments found.
Hello, Love the theme. Hoping you can help me with the mobile layout. I am only using 1×1 cubes for the portfolio, however it is showing up as rectangles that are cutting off the top and bottom of the 1×1 square on mobile. How can I adjust it so it is 100% height as well as 100% width. Thank you!
Hey TMBlain,
first of all, thank you for using Ikebana!
I've updated the mechanism that calculates the masonry tile sizes on smaller screens, now all image tiles will have equal width and height. I'll include it into the next version update of Ikebana (3.5); meanwhile, you can download this archive, unzip it, and upload the contained file into the following folder inside your server's WordPress installation: /wp-content/themes/Ikebana/ replacing the existing file.
Should you have other questions about the theme, do not hesitate to contact me.
Andrii / Satori Studio
Thank you for your response and help!
I changed the file. It worked but my 1 wide by 2 tall looks like it is now just a 1×1. Its not showing the top half of the tile. Is this correct?
- Just checked again, and none of the tiles on mobile are active. I click on them but they do not take me to the project page. Nothing happens when I click on them. This also happens when I minimize the screen size on my laptop.
the page is www.staging9.trishblain.com
I imagine it is a bit tricky but am used to being able to have responsive themes adjust no matter what size the image is.
Seems if it were to adjust the width of each tile to the screen and then max the height it would work for every tile.Not a programmer so have no idea if this is possible. I can adjust my design but just wanted to make sure this is correct!
Thank you so much for your help. I am likely going to reup in a couple of months for the extended support. I've appreciated your prompt help! Have a wonderful New Year!
Hey TMBlain,
I've adjusted the new code so that the links on tiles are clickable and the dimensions of each image tile remain proportional on mobile to their original dimensions, i.e. for example a 2×1 tile will remain 2×1 also on smaller screens. You can download the update here, unzip it, and upload into the same directory as above. Please let me know if this meets your expectations!
Have a very merry Christmas!
Andrii / Satori Studio
Thank you so much! That works perfectly. Have a great New Year!
Glad to hear! You too
Menu not working when viewing on mobile device! The menu loads just fine but is when you try selecting a page within the menu dropdown on mobile, the links don't work. Nothing happens. Tried on ipad, iphone 6, samsung galaxy, etc… Any ideas here?
Hey Mackmorg,
first of all, thank you for choosing Ikebana!
Could you please provide a link to the webpage in question – I will look into the problem. Thanks!
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
Its all of them. The menu works, but you can't select any item off the menu. Here is one off the showcase website's on your own support forum: http://www.ljwood.com/ Same thing. Click on menu, then it does drop down like it should, but you can't select any of the drop down items. Not good.
Please advise asap. Thank you.
... and why is it your own demo is not using the mobile responsive view? If it was, you would be able to see the issue viewing on a mobile as well.
Hey Mackmorg,
I cannot seem to be able to reproduce the issue – taking ljwood.com as an example, if I tap on the "Main menu" element and then tap on any of the appearing items, the respective page gets loaded. Could you please tell me the model of your mobile device and the browser you're using to view the page? Thanks!
Regarding your second question – the theme demo (http://satoristudio.net/ikebana/) uses the same code as is found in the ThemeForest distributable. Please clarify what you mean by "not using the mobile responsive view", ideally with a screenshot – I will be happy to investigate the matter further.
Andrii / Satori Studio
I'm using an iPhone 6 and Chrome browser.
... As well as Safari.
Hey Mackmorg,
there indeed seems to be a drop-down javascript but on Apple devices, thank you for the heads-up! I've rewritten the drop-down menu script completely to fix this, please find the updated file here – download the archive, unzip it, and upload the resulting file into the following folder inside your WordPress install: /wp-content/themes/Ikebana/includes/dropdown-menus/ – replacing the existing file. After than refresh the web page and let me know if the issue still persists.
Andrii / Satori Studio
I did as you directed and the results are still the same. Also, cleared the cache and tried again, to no avail.
To clarify: if you tap on the mobile menu drop-down, pick an option in the carousel that opens in the bottom of the screen, and then tap on "done" in the top right corner of that carousel, nothing happens? Could you please provide the URL of the website in question, and also try using the theme demo's mobile menu (http://satoristudio.net/ikebana/) from your mobile device. Thanks!
Andrii / Satori Studio
Okay, its the same but maybe the menu carousel doesn't work the way I think it does, or should.
So when i click on the Menu bar, it drops down to all the pages in a menu carousel, then I scroll with my finger to the correct page I 'tap' that selection and nothing happens. All I see at the top of the pages carousel is an up ^ or down arrow and an X to the right. There isn't any selection for 'done' as you say. HOWEVER when I tap on either the up or down arrow it does go to whatever page I had 'fingered' to on the carousel.
This is confusing as no one I've had try thinks to click on the up or down arrow since it appears its to go up or down, much like the X is common for closing. Is there any way to replace the up and down with DONE. Or SELECT. Or something more recognizable???
... continued from last reply. I see an issue: When viewing mobile on Chrome the 'up down' arrows and the X are on the upper right part of the page's carousel. When viewing in Safari on the same iPhone the 'up down' arrows are on the upper left of the carousel and the word Done is on the upper right. So perhaps this is a Chrome issue as I can deal with clicking the word Done, but it doesn't show Done in Chrome, only an X.
Hey Mackmorg,
I've decided to completely redo the mobile menus in Ikebana to avoid any sorts of cross-device problems. Please download this archive, unzip it, and upload the files into the same location as above (/wp-content/themes/Ikebana/) replacing the existing file. Let me know if this version works in a more coherent fashion.
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
WOW! Andrii this is awesome and works perfectly! Looks really good too! Thank you for your diligent support, and providing this awesome solution.
Anyone else reading this will want this new menu setup. Its visually appealing and extremely easy to use.
Thank you Andrii!
Okay well now the home page (Portfolio) is all messed up on a desktop and laptop. The squares all stack one by one on top of each other, the image slide square doesn't load, the text overlay on one of the squares is showing way down at the bottom stacked under the last square.
The mobile side is great except for the Samsung 4 that I noticed, the iPhone works good.
Please advise. Clearly something is affecting the home/portfolio on a computer since I replaced those files. Thank you again in advance.
Hey Mackmorg,
glad to hear it works as intended! I've submitted an update of the theme containing, among other things, the new mobile menu, to ThemeForest, it should be available to all buyers by the end of the week.
Should you face other issues or have further questions about Ikebana, do not hesitate to contact me!
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
See my last reply. Your mobile fix affected the home/portfolio page.
Hey Mackmorg, could you please message me using the box in the right panel of my profile page (http://themeforest.net/user/satoridesign) – I will send you the entire set of the most recent Ikebana files, to update and see if it works as intended if all files are up to date. Thanks!
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
Andrii, this worked great! Thank you very much for your excellent support.
Glad to hear! Anytime
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
Does somebody achieve to put a slider in a Masonry homepage? How to do that? I'm trying with Nivo_slider shortcode but doesn't show in homepage. Only can see its project page and also duplicate separate images below the slider
Hey Beatriz,
the slide gallery in the Ikebana demo grid is using the "gallery" post format, not the Nivo slider (which is a separate shortcode designed for inserting sliders inside the contents of a page or a post, not a portfolio tile). In order to avoid duplicate images inside the project, simply remove the image tags from the content area of the said project – the gallery slider will still show up since the images remain associated with that project.
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
Good Morning,
Absolutely love the theme, however i am having 2 problems:
1 – Once i have made a post sticky, i cant make it unsticky, after i save the project, it reverts back to sticky. Is there away around it?
2 – The projects on the homepage (using portfolio) without an image, don't show the excerpt, just the first few words of the project, is there away to get this to work?
Many thanks for any help,
Hey Dave,
first of all, thank you for choosing Ikebana!
I will go over the issues in the same order:
1). This is a known bug; my apologies for the inconvenience. Please try the fix posted by me in the support forums here and let me know if it works in your case.
2). Tiles that have no thumbnails are intended to display the content in Ikebana, but now that you've mentioned it I think it would be a good idea to include an option to display some text other than content in the tile, if needed. Please try downloading this archive, unzipping it and uploading the resulting file into the theme folder inside your WordPress install via an FTP client or your hosting's file management tool: /wp-content/themes/Ikebana/ – replacing the existing file.
Andrii / Satori Studio
Good Afternoon Andrii,
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.
I have tried the first fix for the sticky button not working, however that doesn't work in my case, it broke the site, leaving the home page completely blank.
The second fix, i cant seem to see if it has worked? What was it supposed to do? Nothing seems to have changed.
Many thanks for any help,
Hey Dave,
1). Could you please set WP_DEBUG to 'true' (more info here), refresh the website, and paste here any error messages in generates.
2). After substituting the file with the new one the "excerpt" field in projects will be used for tile text in case it is not empty. Does it work for you?
Andrii / Satori Studio
Hey Andrii,
These are the error messages i get:
Notice: tgmpa was called with an argument that is deprecated since version 2.4.0! The `parent_menu_slug` config parameter was removed in TGMPA 2.4.0. In TGMPA 2.5.0 an alternative was (re-)introduced. Please adjust your configuration. For more information visit the website: http://tgmpluginactivation.com/configuration/#h-configuration-options. in /home/fourcg/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 3737
Notice: tgmpa was called with an argument that is deprecated since version 2.4.0! The `parent_url_slug` config parameter was removed in TGMPA 2.4.0. In TGMPA 2.5.0 an alternative was (re-)introduced. Please adjust your configuration. For more information visit the website: http://tgmpluginactivation.com/configuration/#h-configuration-options. in /home/fourcg/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 3737
And nope, the excerpt text is not used on the home page at all. Is there another fix for it?
Many thanks for all the help,
Hey Dave,
could you please email me at support[at]satoristudio.net with the url of your website and the admin credentials (login and password) – I will be able to troubleshoot this more efficiently if I see the back-end. Thanks!
Andrii / Satori Studio
Hey Andrii,
I have emailed you with those details, thanks in advance for the help.
Just one other question, is it possible to remove the /project/ part of the permalink when you create a new project item?
Thanks again,
Hi Dave,
1). I've replaced the specific piece of code in the "functions.php" file and now the sticky option can be switched off. This fix will also be present in the subsequent theme updates, so no worries regarding compatibility.
2). You've been changing the parent theme's "content.php" file, yet since you are using a child theme which contains a custom file with the same name, that one had to be changed, sorry for not mentioning that in my instructions. In any case, I've made the changes and the excerpts in tiles now show as intended.
3). Regarding the latest question: by default WordPress does not allow removing custom post type url base slugs completely, yet there are ways to do that, for example this plugin.
Andrii / Satori Studio
Good Morning,
Absolutely love the theme, however i am having 2 problems:
1 – Once i have made a post sticky, i cant make it unsticky, after i save the project, it reverts back to sticky. Is there away around it?
2 – The projects on the homepage (using portfolio) without an image, don't show the excerpt, just the first few words of the project, is there away to get this to work?
Many thanks for any help,
Hey Dave, for some reason there are two identical comments from you here, I've replied to the first one
Andrii / Satori Studio
I need to hide some tags from Widget: Tag Cloud. Does anybody have an idea of how it is possible?
I tried the plugin simply exclude but does not work for portfolio tags, or am I doing something wrong …
Hey Beatriz,
according to the code of the Simply Exclude plugin (see this file, line 1817) the checkbox to exclude from the "Tag cloud" widgets is only rendered by the plugin for the standard WP taxonomies, i.e. categories and native tags; in other words, this plugin does not have that setting for the custom taxonomies by design.
You could try e.g. the Ultimate Tag Cloud Widget plugin instead.
Alternatively, you might want to try hiding items in the tag cloud plugin using CSS, applying "display:none" declarations to the unwanted elements.
Andrii / Satori Studio
Excelent! Thank you Andrii!!
Hi Andrii! Another thing whit Projects Tags. It is possible to show the tag of each project in their own page? How can I achieve this?
Thank you very much in advance for your help!
Hey Beatriz,
displaying project tags on projects is not a back-end feature of Ikebana at this time, you can either insert a custom piece of code into the "single-project.php" template file, e.g. something like this, or manually mention the term on each of the project pages.
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
The first solution looks very difficult to me. I'm not a programmer!!! How could mention the term of the project pages?
By "mentioning the term" I meant simply adding a line of text into the project content stating the type of project.
I you need a programmer, I can recommend Envato Studio as a source of high-quality, value-for-money freelance services.
Andrii / Satori Studio
Hehehehe! Thank you Andrii!
Hi Andrii,
I purchased and love ikebana. It's coming together nicely for me. I do have two questions for you.
1) I'd like to have two portfolio pages. One a default home page at my top domain page, the other a secondary portfolio page with specific projects in that portfolio that DO NOT appear on the home page. How do I exclude projects from the home portfolio and include ONLY those projects on the secondary portfolio? I've looked through the pdf manual and the options within my wordpress backend and I don't see how to do this.
2) I'd like to do image projects with a featured image that displays on the portfolio but, when the image is clicked, a more detailed/text overlaid image appear in the lightbox. Is this possible? I can insert media into the project and have that display, in the preview on the grid and the lightbox that opens, or I can use a featured image and have THAT display in the preview and lightbox but I can't get it to preview one and lightbox the other.
Thanks for your support.
Hey Jon,
first of all, thank you for choosing Ikebana!
I will go over the questions below, in the same order:
1). Ikebana does not offer this out-of-the-box yet, but we have this in our backlog and are planning to implement the multiple portfolio page feature in the future release of the theme. Meanwhile, you can consult this support forum thread for instructions. Please note that any custom changes to the theme are better implemented via a child theme, in order to make them as manageable as possible.
2). If I understood correctly, you need some grid items to display one image as a background and another one in the lightbox that appears on click. If this is the case, the theme files will need modifications again – the plugin that is used to render lightboxes in the theme does not feature such kind of functionality out of the box. The line that needs to be modified is "content-image.php" inside the root theme directory (i.e. Ikebana). On line 78, you'll find:
<a href="<?php echo $imageformat; ?>">
You'll can replace the "$imageformat" with whatever you need to render in the link which opens the lightbox, i.e. the project thumbnail:
<a href="<?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>">
This change is also highly recommended through a child theme.
Andrii / Satori Studio
Hi Andrii,
Thanks for the reply. I got the first question solved with your great instructions on your support forum. It is working beautifully.
The second question, I don't fully understand your solution. I've got the .php file open but I don't understand the code well enough to know what I need to sub in for "$imageformat". When you put "the_post_thumbnail" what would I need to put there for the media file attached to the project/post to display in the lightbox instead of the featured image?
Again, just to describe the issue as clearly as I can. For an "Image" type project, I'd like the "Featured Image" to display in the grid on the portfolio, but I'd like a file attached in the project itself (the same image but watermarked) to display in the lightbox after a click on the grid image. For any given project, if I don't chose a featured image the watermarked image included in the project itself will display in the grid and also the lightbox. When I DO chose a featured image that image overrides the image in the project (the watermarked one) and displays in the lightbox after the click. I'm trying to get the featured image to display in the grid and the attached image to display in the lightbox. Does that make sense?
Again, thanks for the help, I really do love the theme.
The above comment posted twice. I'm not sure why. This is just an edit so that it doesn't appear twice. Thanks Andrii,
Hey Jon,
thank you for the clarification, I've decided it'd be more efficient to implement it instead of explaining: please download this custom file I've made for you, unzip it, and upload the resulting .php file into the root theme folder (/wp-content/themes/Ikebana/) inside your WP instance, replacing the existing file when prompted.
Please let me know if the file does the trick!
Andrii / Satori Studio
Hi again Andrii,
Thanks for the work and for editing that .php file for me. The new file didn't solve my problem BUT I did find a workaround. Instead of making the project an "image" project, I just changed it to a "link" project and used the link to the media file as the url on my site. That way the featured image stays the same and the link goes to the different image hosted on my site so it appears in the lightbox since wordpress just sees it as an image link. It's working perfectly now.
Thanks again for your time and the great theme.
Hey Jon,
for the sake of consistency, here's a second take on the custom solution; I've tried it on a fresh install and it works as you've described, yet the solution you've found is also perfectly valid, glad to hear that one's resolved
Andrii / Satori Studio
I'd like to build a Pinterest style website with outbound links from the Pins (not internal links to posts). Can I do that with Ikebana?, can I create outbound text links from within the tiles?
Hey RubberDragon,
thank you for expressing interest in Ikebana! It is possible to have external links inside text tiles and/or image tiles linking to external URLs in the theme. For the latter, the "link" post format can be used.
Should you have other questions about the theme, do not hesitate to contact me!
Andrii / Satori Studio
Sounds good. Any way I could try that out without purchasing? Do you have a version online where I can login and have a play?
Sure, please send me an email to support[at]satoristudio.net and I will send you testing website credentials.
Andrii / Satori Studio
Hi there Im after a masonry theme and this looks great. I do have one question if its possible to get an answer? Is it possible to make the homepage tiles only, getting rid of the menu, top bar, footer etc etc ? I need this for desktop and mobile. Thank you in advance
Hey ileighk,
thank you for expressing interest in Ikebana!
The header will not appear if there is no menu, social icons and search box defined, the icon menu is hidden by default, unless at least one icon menu item has been created, the copyright area will not appear if no copyright statement has been defined in the theme options, and the footer widget area can be removed by adding this line of custom CSS to the "Style: Add Custom CSS" tab of the Theme Options panel:
#container-footer { display: none !important; }
Should you have more questions about the theme, do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
Hello, My question is do you support RTL language and " qTranslate X " or WPML Plugins?
Hey Albaghadiya, thank you for expressing interest in Ikebana!
The theme does not expressly support RTL languages at the moment, yet I've known people to use it for websites in Arabic and other RTL tongues. All text strings in Ikebana are wrapped into proper WordPress localization functions, so it does support third-party translation plugins.
Should you have other questions about the theme, do not hesitate to contact me!
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
Pre-purchase questions:
Can the portfolio be set to fullscreen? The demo has a lot of dead space on the sides. Can a portfolio picture link to an outside webpage, instead of a post?
Hey guillorec,
thank you for choosing Ikebana! The content width can be adjusted using the "Maximum content width" option in the "Page Elements" tab of the Theme Options panel. A portfolio project of "link" format with a thumbnail (featured image) will appear in the grid as an image tile linking to an external URL.
Should you have other questions about the theme, do not hesitate to contact me!
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
Thanks. I did end up purchasing.
1. I was able to make the content width wider but there is still a large border that is big enough for 1-2 more columns (on desktop) . I set the width to 9999999.
2. On mobile, when in landscape mode the border is minimal and looks great. However, when i rotate the phone it switches to a single column that is the width of the screen. The boxes are huge and should only be about 1/4 of the size. How do I fix this?
3. I created a project of link format with a thumbnail. I don't see where to input the external URL
Disregard #3. I figured it out.
4. Can I make the text on the portfolio overlay center-justified?
Hey guillorec,
I will go over the questions using the same numbering:
1). Could you please provide the URL of the page in question, as well as a screenshot of how it looks on your device? Also, it will help if you could tell me the screen width, in pixels.
2). On smaller screens, the tiles with images retain the aspect ratios of the images, so as not to crop the image in unnecessary places, i.e. if the tile is a square on larger screens it will remain a square on mobile screens, with the height dictated by the width of the smartphone's screen; text-only tiles will wrap their text, i.e. their height will depend on the number of words they contain. If this is not the case on your instance of Ikebana, please provide a screenshot, I will look into the issue
4). A setting for this hasn't been envisaged yet, but you can achieve the effect by adding this code to the "Style: Add Custom CSS" tab of the Theme Options panel:
.image-post-overlay-in { text-align: center; }
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
4. thanks, that worked
2. nvmd. I just made them even smaller and it worked.
Hey guillorec,
regarding number 1: this is how the website looks on 1920px wide screen (partial screenshot) – http://satoristudio.net/files/usofba_screenshot.jpg
The system adds a 90px minimum margin on both sides of the screen for aesthetic purposes, plus anything that did not fit into a full tile width (e.g. if the screen width is 1000px and tile width is 120px then the system will take 1000-90-90=820 pixels as the base width (subtracting the margins here) and then determine the maximum number of full tiles that can fit (6), so there will be 6 tiles per row totalling 720px and (1000-720)/2 = 140px side margins. Given this, the layout presented on the screenshot looks as planned in the algorithm. In case you need to eliminate the side margins, you can tweak the $minmargin variable on line 814 of the "header-functions.php" theme file.
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
Ok, thats what I want to do is tweak the 90px minimum. I'll try that later today. Thanks for all your quick replies
Ok that worked perfectly. So far you're 4 for 4.
5. On the portfolio page, any text or images I add comes up at the top of the page with the grid below it. How can I swap that and keep the grid on the top with any text or images showing beneath the grid?
Hey guillorec,
the content comes before the grid by design, at the moment there's no setting to switch the order; however, it's technically doable, e.g. by moving the content of lines 7-12 to line 95 in the "page_portfolio.php" theme file, preferably using a child theme.
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
Didn't work
Hey guillorec,
please try additionally taking the following steps:1). right before the content of lines 7-12 that you've now moved further down, insert the following line:
<?php wp_reset_query(); ?>2). in the "Style: Add Custom CSS" tab of the Theme Options panel, add the following statement:
#portfolio-content-block { clear: both; }
Andrii / Satori Studio
Hi. I'm having trouble with the mobile version of the theme. When you filter the results on the portfolio page, it doesn't scroll at all. I'm seeing the same problem is also on your demo site on mobile, so you can see what I'm talking about. What could be wrong with it?
Hey Andir,
can you please clarify – the page can't be scrolled at all after tapping on any of the filters above the grid? Could you please also mention which device (and browser you're using to view the website). Thanks!
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
Hi Andrii,
Sure, I'm using chrome on android. You can have a look at my page here (http://andirrashi.me/). If you open the mobile version of the site and try to filter the results by the filters (graphic design, illustration ….) and then try to scroll down you'll see what I mean. The same issue seems to happen on the demo site as well when i visit it from my android phone …
Hey Andir,
not sure I can replicate the issue – when I open the website on an Android device, apply a filter and scroll down, I can see the filtered tiles showing up. Am I missing the point here?
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
Hey Andrii,
Thank you very much for the response and I am terribly sorry. There apparently seems to be something wrong with my device because I tested the site with another android device and as you said it is working fine. Anyway, I'm sorry and thanks for your reply
Btw, is there any possibility to replace the videos playable in tiles with a dummy player because I can see that they are significantly adding to the loading time of the page?
Hey Andir,
could you please tell me your smartphone model – we'll investigate this further
Regarding your second question – could you please clarify what you mean by a dummy player? In case you need to replace the videos with static, automatically generated video screenshots, you can untick the "Playable video in masonry tile (only for "video" format)" checkbox in the project edit mode.
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
Sure Andrii, I'm using a sony xperia z3 compact.
Hey Andir,
thank you for the clarification! Indeed, YouTube loads its scripts and other files together with the video on page load by default, and there are indeed ways of loading them asynchronously; we will add this to the theme development backlog and implement it in the next version update. Meanwhile, just in case, here are a couple solutions (here and here), if you feel like taking a go at it yourself as well.
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
Thanks a lot man! Appreciate it.
Hello, I'm currently using version 1.5 I believe and am about to upgrade to your latest release. Is there anything specific I need to watch for, or will the upgrade work seamlessly and not affect the Portfolio (home page) for example, and sidebars, etc. or do I need to plan on some down time while I re-set things up in the Admin section. Thank you in advance for your advice.
Hey mackmorg,
every Ikebana update is planned in such a fashion so as to work seamlessly on existing websites, yet it's always recommended to make a backup of the website prior to any major updates (and maintain regular backups in general) – if you're not yet doing so, I can recommend the free Updraft Plus plugin for this purpose – been using it myself on dozens of websites for years.
In case something does come up after the update, do not hesitate to contact me, will be glad to help.
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
Thank you as always for the prompt replies and assistance!
Good evening,
I am having a problem:
1 – Once i have made a post sticky, i cant make it unsticky, after i save the project, it reverts back to sticky. Is there away around it?
Many thanks for any help,
Hey Andreia,
thank you for choosing Ikebana!
This is a known issue, and has been corrected in theme version 3.6. Please update the theme using the freshest source available in the "Downloads" tab of your ThemeForest account, and either overwrite the old theme files via an ftp client (like FileZilla) or uninstall the theme and install it anew (don't forget to make a full backup of the website before doing any updating!).
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
The theme in on my download tab is still 3.5. Could you send version 3.6 to my email?
Hey Andreiabah,
I've submitted the version 3.6 right now, it should be live within 24 hours and will become available after that in the Downloads tab of your account. Thanks for your patience!
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
OK thanks. I'll wait.
Hey there, the update is live and available for download
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio
Problem solved with the last update you submitted! Thank you so much!
Hi Andrii / Satori Studio,
My company has purchased your theme and also the 6 month support extension. Unfortunately we are unable to login to the support section I have sent you another email from that website.
Please can you contact me back ASAP.
Phil Ambler
Hi Andrii / Sator Studio,
We are interested in the theme for our company, is there the possibility of a test access / account to test the theme. That would be very helpful. In the theme there is the possibility to show the horizontal navigation also in the mobile version…
with best regards, Sunil
Hello Sunil,
thanks for expressing interest in Ikebana! At the moment there's no test account, but you can ask me any questions you have regarding the theme.
Concerning the navigation – the mobile version displays the hamburger version of the main (horizontal) menu and a vertical version of the icon menu (the one on the left of the grid), there are currently no other setups available.
Sincerely, Andrii / Satori Studio


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The creative industry is demanding a new generation of graphic designers who can readily stretch their skills across a wide range of analog and digital media to create communication design that successfully cuts through the white noise of our convoluted visual environment.
Our curriculum consists of multiple areas of emphasis that reflect the scope of professional opportunities: print and branding, packaging and environmental graphic design, motion and visual interaction design, as well as transmedia design.
Transmedia Fluency is the term we use to describe our approach to teaching graphic design: a discipline that has transcended its role as commercial art practice to that of an essential and universal tool for communicating the multi-dimensional experience of a place, product, service or personality in every imaginable context.
Transmedia Fluency means working across all media. All of the above is deeply rooted and united in typographic excellence that spans across all activities of our program.
Our curriculum accommodates two different kinds of students and creative personalities: generalists, who want to produce work across the entire scope of communication design, and individuals who are passionate for a very specific media format.
For both student types, our program offers a nourishing environment for creative discovery with effective student advisement tools, that help each individual to establish his or her own learning path. We facilitate such a self-curated curriculum through intensive mentorship readily accessible to students. Dedicated faculty directors curate, oversee and mentor each of our graphic design areas of emphasis.
Immersed in such a culture, our highly motivated students expand the boundaries of graphic design, thriving in an exploration-centered environment that boldly envisions the future. Consequently, the graduates from our program are highly sought after by the most exciting and disruptive global brands like Uber, Tesla, Google, Facebook, Nike, and creative agencies like IDEO, R/GA, Local Projects and other future-forward organizations.
Q: What is Gx?
A: Gx is the abbreviation for the Graphic Design program at ArtCenter. "G" is for Graphic Design. Think of the "x" as a variable, a container for the five areas-of-emphasis within Graphic Design. Those areas are Print, Packaging Design, Visual Interaction, Motion and Transmedia.
Q: What is Transmedia Design?
A: We asked some of our students to explain in this video.
Q: Who's the educational leadership?
A: Chair: Nik Hafermaas. Managing Director: Steve Kim. Nik has been leading the department and Steve has been coaching our students for over 10 years now. We also have Faculty Directors for each area-of-emphasis within Gx. We have one of the strongest core of full-time faculty and one of the largest part-time faculty teams. We are all working as creative professionals.
Q: How big is the department?
A: Gx has the second largest student body at ArtCenter. Despite our size, we take great pride in providing the most robust one-on-one advising to guide you through the curriculum.
Q: Do I have to take "foundational" classes within Gx?
A: At ArtCenter we don't offer a generic foundation program. Instead, you enter directly into the Gx program. Our foundational classes are specific to Graphic Design and are the basis of your success. Students learn the basic tenets of concept, composition, layout, typography, use of imagery, etc. in the foundational terms. Once those skills have been attained, our students have the freedom and independence to focus on the areas-of-emphasis that interest them the most in their advanced terms.
Q: Can I transfer in credits from other schools?
A: When you submit your portfolio and transcripts for studio and liberal arts (general education) transfer consideration, the Admissions Department works closely with our Chair to award transfer credit where appropriate. We want to place you in just the right level so that you're challenged, but not overwhelmed. Your studio credit possibilities are based on your portfolio as well as your transcript, while your liberal arts credits are evaluated directly from your transcripts(s).
Q: Are there scholarship opportunities?
A: Yes. ArtCenter offers scholarship opportunities for your incoming term. You'll hold those funds for your entire time here as long as you maintain an eligible GPA and continue to show financial need, if you are an U.S. student. International students can also apply. Afterwards, as long as you maintain a 3.0 GPA, you can participate every term in our scholarship portfolio review for a chance at additional funds.
Q: What is my professional career outlook after I graduate?
A: Students graduating from ArtCenter have exceptionally high rates of professional success. Graduates from Gx in particular are highly sought-after by the most innovative corporations — by leading creative offices and by global brands alike: from Google to Uber, from IDEO to the United Nations.
Q: Can I visit your campus and the Graphic Design department?
A: Yes by all means! We have tours M-F at 2:00 and counseling appointments with our admissions staff M-F. Call 626-396-2373. We will also invite you in to look at some great portfolios each term as our Gx students present their work in their scholarship reviews.
Q: Now I'm seriously interested — where do I go from here?
A: Please check out the Admissions tab on this website for a comprehensive plan of action..
Steve Kim, Managing Director
Nik Hafermaas, Chair
Danielle Ferrer, Coordinator
We hope are inspired by what you've seen here and consider joining this remarkable creative community. We'd like to introduce you to this program and help you access an ArtCenter education.
Scheduling a visit to ArtCenter
The best way to experience our program is through a visit. Call us for a tour of the campus or to meet with an Admissions Counselor for an individualized counseling session. If you can't visit, we offer phone and Skype counseling as well.
Call 626.396.2373
– For campus tours at 2:00pm, Monday through Friday;
– For individual counseling and Portfolio Advisement Sessions.
Visit the Admissions section of the main ArtCenter website for full information on the application process and financial aid to the College.
When you are ready to apply
Visit the Admissions section of the main ArtCenter Website for full information on the application process and financial aid.
– Applications are accepted for the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters;
– There are no set deadlines, you can apply as long as we have room;
– Watch the video, "Begin Here", with information and inspiration about preparing your Graphic Design portfolio;
– You can visit us anytime us for further advice on portfolio preparation;
– Submit the application for admission on the main website;
– Submit all high school and college transcripts along with any required test scores;
– Submit your Graphic Design portfolio.
Affording the cost of education
Financial aid and scholarships are available, and are based on merit and need.
U.S. students please complete the FAFSA and visit the Financial Aid section of the ArtCenter website for a link.
International students are also eligible to apply for scholarships, but do not need to submit financial documents.
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As a hard-driving star point guard on her high school basketball team, United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice wasn't afraid to use sharp elbows to reach her goal. It's a style that's carried from the court through a meteoric career as a U.S. diplomat, and one that's earned her as many detractors as supporters along the way.
As President Barack Obama's presumed choice to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, Rice's style, temperament and her role in explaining the Sept. 11 attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in which four Americans were killed, have come under scrutiny. Questions have arisen about whether she is too undiplomatic to be America's top diplomat.
"She does have that point guard mentality; the driver, the catalyst. She wants to be the one out front pushing the agenda and driving the body forward," said Ed Luck, dean of the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, a former special adviser to the United Nations secretary-general and a Rice fan. "I'm sure, through the years, her more abusive side has stuck with some people."
From Washington to New York to world capitals, there are varying views of the 48-year-old Rice: Is she the blunt, ambitious diplomat who, as a 28-year-old National Security Council aide questioned whether President Bill Clinton should use the term "genocide" about the deadly situation in Rwanda because it could negatively impact the mid-term elections; the person who reportedly made an obscene gesture toward Clinton-era diplomat Richard Holbrooke during a State Department meeting; or the U.N. ambassador who took to Twitter to call out Russia and China in plainspoken language for deep-sixing a resolution condemning the crackdown in Syria?
Or is she the self-assured high school valedictorian, Stanford University graduate, Rhodes scholar and child of inner-circle Washington who rose to assistant secretary of state for African affairs under Bill Clinton; vowed to never again be a bystander when a Rwanda-style genocide occurs; and helped convince Obama to intervene militarily in Libya last year while helping push through a strong U.N. resolution giving the administration political cover to do it
Rice, who declined to be interviewed for this article, has acknowledged that patience hasn't always been her virtue and that she can be a tough customer when crossed. She makes no apologies for that.
"I'm straightforward. People know when they talk to me that what they see is what they get – that I'm not playing games," Rice said in "How Great Women Lead," a book by Bonnie St. John and Darcy Deane released in April. "They see me as pretty open and collaborative, tough when I need to be, but not confrontational for its own sake."
She told the authors, "I think people know not to mess with me," adding, "and if they haven't learned . . . and they try, they will learn."
That warning hasn't prevented a flow of Republican lawmakers from trying to mess with her chances of becoming secretary of state. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. – who Rice mocked during the 2008 presidential election for wearing a flak jacket while touring a Baghdad market – is leading the charge against her, calling her unqualified for the job. Other Republicans joined McCain's chorus by branding Rice an Obama political toady who besmirched her diplomatic title by going on Sunday news shows so close to a highly contested presidential election and firmly, but incorrectly, stating that the Benghazi attack was the outcome of spontaneous demonstrations and not terrorism.
"I don't think people around here want in the secretary of state's office someone who's a political operative," Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said Tuesday. "But I'll give her a fair hearing. It could well be that my perceptions are different than reality."
Further complicating Rice's potential path to Foggy Bottom is the fact that Rice and her Canadian-born husband own millions of dollars worth of stock in Canadian energy and pipeline companies that would profit from the construction of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
Rice violated no laws and properly revealed the stock on government financial disclosure forms, according to government watchdog groups. But if she becomes secretary of state, she could face a potential conflict of interest, as one of her first acts may involve the pipeline's permit.
Despite what seems to be heavy Republican resistance, Obama is staunchly defending Rice, even though he hasn't officially nominated her. In an interview with Bloomberg TV Tuesday, the president called Rice "highly qualified" and said she's done "a great job as U.N. ambassador."
Rice also is fighting on her own behalf. She personally met with McCain, Corker and Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and explained that the information she conveyed in five talk show appearances five days after the Benghazi attack were provided by the intelligence community. She told the lawmakers that the initial assessment on which they were based was incorrect and that there was no protest or demonstration in Benghazi.
A U.S. intelligence official told McClatchy that the talking points were written, upon request, so members of Congress and senior officials could say something preliminary and unclassified about the attacks.
The senators said they came away from the meeting with more questions than answers about Rice and appear more resistant to her than before.
"Frankly, I found her to be very defensive and not very forthcoming," Collins said on Fox News last week. "I walked out of the meetings with a profound sense of disappointment. I actually presented Susan Rice to the Foreign Relations Committee in the Senate when she was first nominated to be U.N. ambassador."
Even Moscow has weighed in. A Russian Foreign Ministry source told the Kommersant business daily that the country prefers Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., over Rice because she is considered "too ambitious and aggressive."
Rice's backers say some of the opposition to her potential nomination seems more personal than professional. They point to her clash with McCain in 2008 and suggest that Graham is using the Benghazi issue to tack more to the right as he faces re-election in South Carolina in 2014. Another factor : Senators could prefer that Kerry, a colleague, get the post.
The battle is personal as well for some Rice supporters. House Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn of South Carolina was good friends with her father, the late Emmett Rice, a Tuskegee airman who was born in Florence, S.C., became an economist and rose to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Her mother is Lois Dickson Rice, a Maine native who's a former vice president of the College Board and former advisory council chairwoman of the National Science Foundation.
"I think it's absolutely a shame for this young lady, whose roots are deep in South Carolina soil, to get sullied like this by my senior senator," Clyburn said on MSNBC in reference to Graham.
Clyburn and several members of the Congressional Black Caucus have suggested that some criticisms of Rice have racial overtones. Others, including conservative pundit Kathleen Parker, have suggested that sexism is at play, arguing that hot-tempered men in diplomatic and political life haven't undergone the scrutiny that Rice has.
"People who talk about her temperament haven't been in meetings with (the late) Larry Eagleburger and Richard Holbrooke," said former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, who replaced Rice on the National Security Council when she shifted to the State Department. "Those who think she's tough haven't been in meetings with other secretaries of state. She's bright, very tenacious, very skilled, and has as much experience as anybody in the foreign policy establishment."
Still, some who've dealt with Rice in the past say that she's left them feeling cool toward her.
"She always seems to be thinking, 'Which path will get me to state? Is it this one or that one?'" said one Democratic member of the House of Representatives, who requested anonymity in order to speak freely about a fellow Democrat.. "She would do whatever it took to get there."
Luck, the former diplomat at the University of San Diego, said he initially worried when Rice was appointed to the United Nations, a body where diplomacy often moves at a snail's pace.
"I didn't know if it was a good fit – I wasn't sure she had the patience for the U.N., which can be a trying place to build consensus," he said. "She had more diplomatic skill than people expected and turned out to be an articulate spokesperson for the U.S."


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surreal78 wrote: Cliffy may not have been big, but he was as tough as they come for that weight class (well, for a skill guy.)
Not when compared to a guy like Theo Fleury or Marty St Louis.
Cliff was a real good player for his size but he didn't play in the high trafic areas like those other two guys and his next hit will be his first. Ronning was a slick passer with great skill but he was a perimeter player. Really who can blame him being the size he was ???
I was obviously being facetious comparing him to Tootoo and Nordmark to Stevens but my point was that T Linden was not close to the phyical beast that S Doan is. Linden was 195 pounds soaking wet on a 6 ft 4 frame.... He is a twig. Doan is 30 -4 0 pounds heavier and a fuck of a lot stronger and tougher than Linden ever was.


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Motorists have plenty of reasons to stop in Las Vegas, but for those whose final destination is Ely, Nev., the most important is gas. That's because the three-hour drive north on U.S. 93 is filled with so much nothing that they'll start to ask themselves two questions: First, have those scientists who claim our planet is overpopulated ever driven this route? Second, does Ely, a town of about 4,000, really exist? The answer to the latter, thankfully, is yes.
The bed
Upon check-in at the Hotel Nevada & Gambling Hall (501 Aultman St.; [775] 289-6665, rooms from $35), guests receive vouchers for a free margarita (regularly 99 cents), a free beer across the street at Liberty Club and $2 to play in the downstairs gaming area. This alone is worth the visit, but it's Hotel Nevada's décor that has been attracting visitors since 1929. Casino walls are lined with taxidermy and biker-inspired artwork, and the floor is home to a 1947 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead, a 1947 Indian motorcycle and myriad wooden miniature dioramas. Upstairs, in one of the hotel's 63 rooms, travelers encounter Western artifacts, flat-screen televisions and breathtaking views of nearby Cave Mountain.
The meal
The goal in life is to stay out of prison. The exception to this rule is when you're eating at the Jailhouse Cell Block Steak House (211 5th St.; [775] 289-3033; no single item more than $29.95), where diners are seated at tables behind bars that give off a jail cell vibe. Its hearty menu includes Basque-style chops, halibut steak and brochette of beef teriyaki that reminds guests they're only pretending to be incarcerated.
The find
During the day, head 11 miles north to the McGill Drugstore Museum (11 4th St., McGill, Nev.; [775] 235-7276. Open by appointment only, so call ahead). The shop was open until the mid-1980s, and the merchandise has remained intact since former owner Elsa Culbert closed the doors. Today, guests can sit at the 1930 terra-cotta tile soda fountain while guide Daniel Braddock highlights vintage merchandise such as Ipana toothpaste and Dippity-do styling gel. Once the sun goes down, hop aboard a dinner train at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum (110 Avenue A, East Ely; [866] 407-8326) for a two-hour excursion through White Pine County on a 19th century steam locomotive. Themes change regularly and include a barbecue dinner, haunted ghost tour and a Polar Express ride that begins this month. Regardless of the excursion, stand on the open-air flat car and watch as the railroad careens through two tunnels, meadows and scenic countryside.
The lesson learned
Based on the numerous murals throughout downtown Ely, you learn that cowboys were much more artistically inclined than the "shoot 'em up" stereotype perpetrated by Hollywood films.
The tab
Two nights at Hotel Nevada can cost as little as $80; two dinner entrees at Jailhouse Cell Block Steak House cost about $60. McGill Drugstore Museum tours are free; the average price of a ticket for the Nevada Northern Railway dinner train is $46 a person.


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Israel's consul seeks to expand trade with NHBy JOHN DiSTASO
Senior Political Reporter
January 26. 2013 7:23PM
MANCHESTER - New Hampshire would do well to follow the lead of Massachusetts in at least one regard - to engage in more trade with Israel and attract Israeli firms to expand in the state, that nation's top diplomat to the region says.
Shai Bazak, Israel's consul general to New England, met with New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan and U.S. Reps. Carol Shea-Porter and Annie Kuster last Thursday, and came away impressed.
He said in an interview he also considers Sen. Kelly Ayotte "a friend" who "has a great future."
"It's refreshing" that the state has women in top offices, he said. "It's a very good sign to the United States and to the world. You are leading the world."
Bazak said several Israeli-owned businesses operate in the state, including defense contractor Kollsman Inc., a subsidiary of Israeli-based Elbit Systems Ltd.
He said he invited Hassan to Israel for a trade mission.
"We can attract Israeli companies to open here and to hire more people here and create more jobs," said Bazak.
Since Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick went to Israel several years ago, Bazak said, there has been a strong uptick in Israeli-owned firms in the Bay State, resulting in billions of dollars in revenue to that state.
"We can bring revenue to New Hampshire, as we do to Massachusetts," he said.
Bazak, 45, has been the Israeli consul general to New England, based in Boston, since 2010. A longtime friend of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Bazak served as Netanyahu's media director and spokesman when he was the leader of the opposition party, from 1994 to 1996, and during Netanyahu's first term as a prime minister, from 1996 to 1998.
A former sharpshooter in the Israeli Defense Forces, Bazak also formerly headed a high-tech American private investment company in Israel, Old City Partners, and served on a committee charged with regulating commercial television and radio in Israel.
In last Tuesday's Israeli election, Netanyahu's Likud Party retained enough seats in the parliament, the Knesset, to keep him in office. That was never in question, Bazak said.
But Likud lost seats as the new centrist Yesh Atid party, headed by former newsman Yair Lapid, gained power.
Lapid did not challenge Netanyahu's hard-line policies on the Iranian nuclear threat, conflict with the Palestinians or the overall tumult in the Arab world. Bazak, however, said as a result of the election, the government will be "more moderate" in those areas.
"It will make it easier for Netanyahu to negotiate with the Palestinians," Bazak said.
Lapid ran on mostly domestic issues, including a controversial call to force so-called "ultra-Orthodox" Jews to begin paying taxes and serving in the military.
This group is supported by the taxpayers, and on Friday, various ultra-Orthodox parties vowed to band together to fight the changes sought by Lapid's party.
"We have an old joke in Israel," said Bazak. "One-third of the people are going to work every morning, one-third are paying taxes, and one-third of Israel is going to the army. The only problem is that it is the same one-third."
While that is an exaggeration, Bazak said the middle-class "is carrying more and more weight, and this is why Lapid got so many votes."
Bazak said about a dozen parties are represented in the parliament. He said the new influence given to Yesh Atid and other parties "shows the strength of the Israeli democracy."
Bazak shied away from the well-publicized cool relations between the Obama administration and Netanyahu, saying the United States and Israel are ultimately strong allies that have had "ups and downs, as all friends have." He noted U.S. public support for Israel is strong.
But Bazak declined comment on the recent U.S. sale of F-16 fighter aircrafts to Egypt.
He also would not comment on Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's nominee to be secretary of defense, who has been criticized for using harsh language about Israel.
Bazak said peace in Israel and the Palestinian territory will come only when the Palestinians and Arabs understand that the United States stands "100 percent behind Israel."
He said when critics in the Arab world or the media "try to say that the position of the United States should be balanced to make this guy compromise or the other guy compromise, this is not equal.
"The Israelis have already proven ourselves that we want to compromise," said Bazak. "We have already made concessions."
He said the Arab world should know they "cannot push Israel more than what they did already.
"This is it," he said. "We have our back to the wall and have offered everything we can. There will be no more concessions.
"When the Arabs understand that, they will stop the illusions and come to negotiate and have peace with us. I believe they understand that America will be there for Israel, always, no matter what.
"I hope that they will soon come to the negotiating table because the moon in the skies of the Middle East is shining on the heads of their children just the same as our children," Bazak said. "And they deserve to sleep a good night's sleep as much as our children do.
"The only difference is we educate our children to want peace, and the other side, unfortunately, does not do so," said Bazak.


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Gadsden County 4-H is seeking 4-H alumni to help celebrate the 100th year of Florida 4-H. Call Sydney Pryer at 875-4682 or e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Gadsden County NAACP Branch No. 5149 will meet at the Women's Historic Society Building on Washington Street in Quincy June 25 at 7 p.m. All members are encouraged to attend.
The Gadsden Senior Center will host a health fair June 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring Quinction Hall as the guest speaker. Vendors will be on hand providing information on healthy living. For more information, call 627-9758.
• First Baptist Church in Quincy holds Sunday School each week at 9:45 a.m., followed by worship at 10:55. Sunday evening worship begins at 6 p.m. Sunday morning worship services are broadcast on Sunday events at 6 p.m. on 93.3 FM.
• Church services at Mt. Pilgrim Primitive Baptist Church are held the first, second and fourth Sundays at 11 a.m., and at 8 a.m. on the third Sunday of each month. Church school begins at 9:45 a.m. each Sunday morning.
Joann Kimble and Barzell Ervin, along with Ruby and Raymond Houston, are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their children, Tosha Ervin and Terrence Houston.
The bride-elect is employed as a nurse and attended Chipola College. She is a resident of Tallahassee.
The groom-elect is employed as a correctional officer and attended the Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy.
The wedding is planned for 4 p.m. June 20 at St. Hebron AME Church.
After a honeymoon in Myrtle Beach, S.C., the couple will make their home in Tallahassee.
A while back, Bill Willis and his wife paid a visit to Hiawassee, Ga., and found themselves passing through Dahlonega. They were struck by the veterans memorials they saw in the town and the beauty they added to Dahlonega, and decided to bring the idea home.
Willis, a member of the Greensboro Kiwanis Club, presented the idea of placing veterans memorial crosses throughout the town, and the club was on board immediately.
Chattahoochee City Manager Lee Garner would have liked to have had a couple thousand more spectators and 25 more racers for last weekend's Chattahoochee Challenge, a boat drag racing event. But spring showers turned into record downpours that resulted in the river flooding, causing two cancellations.
"Considering what we've been through to get this going, I'm pretty happy. We didn't have any injuries or accidents," Garner said following the two-day event, which featured 26 racers.
There will be a Faceville School reunion June 13 at Faceville Methodist Church. Registration is at 10 a.m., and attendees are asked to bring a lunch to share.
The 44th annual reunion of the descendants of Otis and Rebecca Smith will be held June 14 at noon at Sylvania Methodist Church in Faceville, Ga. Please bring covered dishes for your immediate family.
Sharon McCray Bradley and Kelvin E. Williams will be married June 20 at 4 p.m. at Mt. Zion PB Church in Quincy.
The bride-elect is the daughter of the late Arthur and Williease McCray of Quincy.
The groom-elect is the son of Katie B. Williams and the late S. H. Williams of Dothan, Ala.
No formal invitations will be sent, and all family and friends are invited.
Monica Brinson and Carlton McWhite were married April 18 at Arnett Chapel. The bride is the daughter of Marcia Thompkins and the granddaughter of Katrine Thompkins.
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Super Bowl 2012 Commercials — Which Ad Has The Cutest Baby?
It was baby fever at the Super Bowl XLVI this year! The commercials featured SO many adorable tots, and we're obsessed with these videos!
If the ads for the 2012 Super Bowl are any indication, babies sell! From the flying tot in the Dorito's ad to the talking E*Trade fella, we can't stop laughing at these too funny commercials. Which adorable baby commercial is your favorite?
Watch the cute Super Bowl baby commercials here:
Toyota Camry:
Which one is your favorite? Vote for your pick!