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Frequently Asked Questions
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We hope that the below list of questions and answers is helpful. You might have other, more specific, questions, and we encourage you to be in touch with our office. There are many ways to contact us and we look forward to hearing from you.
How many students attend Middlebury, and what is the size of an entering first-year class?
About 2,500 attend the College. We typically enroll about 600 students in September at the beginning of Fall Semester and 90-100 in February at the beginning of Spring Semester.
How many students apply to Middlebury?
Middlebury received 9,227 applications for the class of 2022.
How many of those applicants were offered admission?
For the Class of 2022, 1,734 students were offered admission.
When are applications due?
Middlebury's application deadlines vary depending upon the application type; Early Decision I, Early Decision II, Regular Decision, Fall Transfer and Spring Transfer.
Which applications does Middlebury accept?
We accept the Common Application and the Coalition Application.
Why do you admit students in September and February?
Middlebury is fortunate to be able to offer first-year admission to students at two times each year. Because of the large number of students who choose to study abroad each spring, spaces open on campus that we can offer to February first-year students. February First-Years, or "Febs," are chosen from the regular applicant pool. Candidates who apply for admission can indicate a preference for when they would like to enter college; however, the point of entry is ultimately an admissions committee decision.
Does Middlebury admit transfer students?
Yes. Middlebury College typically enrolls a small number of transfer students at the beginning of each semester. Students interested in transferring for the spring semester must postmark applications by November 1. Students interested in beginning their studies in the fall must postmark their applications by March 1. Traditionally, transfer students are admitted only to the sophomore year and to the first term of junior year and must plan to complete at least two years' work (18 courses) at Middlebury. An estimate of the time required for graduation will be given upon matriculation, but final transcript evaluation may not take place until after a student completes a semester at Middlebury. The number of transfer students admitted from year to year varies and depends upon the amount of housing space available on campus.
Can you explain your Early Decision programs versus Regular Decision?
Regular Decision is the process most students choose. Students postmark their applications by the appropriate deadlines in December and January, and we notify them of our decision in early April. Regular Decision applicants can apply to as many colleges as they wish, and they are not obligated to attend Middlebury if admitted.
If Middlebury is a student's clear first choice, then Early Decision provides an opportunity to apply and be notified of our decision in mid-December (Early Decision I) or mid-February (Early Decision II). Unlike Regular Decision, Early Decision is "binding," which means that candidates may not apply for an early decision from another institution and must sign the Early Decision Commitment Statement. The College assumes that a student admitted under the Early Decision program will attend Middlebury, provided that the financial aid is appropriate. Students may file applications for a regular decision from other institutions, but they must withdraw those applications immediately if admitted to Middlebury College. We will be forced to withdraw our offer of admission if these guidelines are not followed.
When would I be notified regarding my Early Decision application?
Students applying in November under the Early Decision I program are notified in mid-December. Students applying under the Early Decision II program are notified in early February. Any financial aid decisions would accompany or directly follow our admission letter.
Can I complete all the required testing by the Early Decision deadlines?
Absolutely. Students who apply Early Decision I need to complete our testing requirements no later than October for the SAT exams or the ACT. Results of the December SAT exams or December ACT will be accepted for Early Decision II.
What happens to my application if I am not offered admission through one of the Early Decision programs?
Applicants who are not offered admission during Early Decision may be denied admission or deferred for reconsideration as part of the regular applicant pool. Early Decision applicants who are deferred to the regular pool may be admitted, refused, or placed on our wait-list. Typically about 10–20% of the applicants who are deferred are offered admission in the spring. A student who was deferred and then offered admission is no longer expected to adhere to the "binding" commitment of Early Decision. Early Decision I applicants are not deferred into the Early Decision II applicant pool; they are deferred into the regular decision applicant pool.
What is the difference between Early Decision I and Early Decision II?
The only difference between the two is the deadlines. The assessment standards for Early Decision I and Early Decision II applications are identical. Both programs are binding and assume that an applicant will attend if admitted.
Does applying through one of the Early Decision programs increase my chances for admission?
The admissions committee does, in every instance, attempt to apply the same assessment standards regardless of when a candidate submits an application. Any perceived statistical advantage due to the smaller Early Decision applicant pool is misleading due to the self-selecting nature of Early Decision, and we would discourage a candidate from applying for strictly strategic reasons. We welcome applications from students who have made a clear commitment to Middlebury and who are excited about making that decision early in their senior year, but an early application should not be viewed as a means of increasing one's chances for admission.
How does applying Early Decision influence my financial aid?
Applying Early Decision has no impact on how the College assesses a family's need and calculates an aid package. Although tax returns, etc., are not available until January, the College will make an estimated decision based on the information provided on the CSS Profile, which the Student Financial Services Office will finalize after a family's federal tax documents are filed. The financial aid package arrives with, or shortly after, a letter of admission. The College does not differentiate between Early Decision or Regular Decision when awarding financial aid. Because Middlebury's financial aid is need-based, an applicant's aid application will be neither hindered nor helped by applying early. Candidates should know that Early Decision is not a good option for those students who desire or require the opportunity to compare financial aid packages.
What kind of testing does Middlebury require?
Middlebury's testing requirement may be met by any one of the following three options: the ACT (preferably with the Writing Test); the SAT; or three exams in different areas of study from the SAT Subject Tests. Middlebury accepts the College Board's Score Choice option which allows applicants to submit only the highest scores across all test dates. Please note it is your responsibility to make sure that all tests are sent to Middlebury from the appropriate testing service.
Does Middlebury offer credit for AP and/or IB coursework done in high school?
A maximum of two advanced placement credits may be used to anticipate course work at Middlebury. AP credits applied toward graduation will be counted toward the 16-course limit in the department granting the credit unless the department specifically states that the credits do not count toward the major. AP credits do not fulfill distribution requirements. Official AP Score reports must be reported to Middlebury College no later than the end of the student's second semester.
Students who have completed the full IB Diploma and earned grades of 6 or 7 on higher-level examinations, are eligible for a maximum of two Middlebury course credits. No credit is awarded for standard level exams.
The registrar maintains a page outlining the AP credit policy specific to academic departments.
Do you have minimum test scores?
Middlebury does not set minimum or "cut off" scores. All applications are assessed by at least three admissions officers. We are accustomed to seeing ACT scores that range between 30-34 (Composite) and SAT Subject Tests that range from the low to middle 700s; however, those ranges are approximate and students should know that we look at test scores in the context of your academic transcript. Test scores are an important part of our process because they allow us to compare students from all over the world who attend thousands of different secondary schools. Please remember that tests taken after December of your senior year are not likely to arrive in time for us to use in our decision-making process.
How can I submit my IB or AP exams if I am taking them as a senior?
You will not be able to submit your senior year scores for consideration in the application process. If a student wants to submit AP or IB scores on their application, then those scores must be from exams taken by the end of junior year. After a student matriculates at Middlebury, there will be opportunity to submit AP and IB scores to the registrar for up to 2 courses worth of credit.
What kind of testing is required from international students?
International applicants are expected to meet the same standardized testing requirement as U.S. applicants. In addition, an applicant for whom English is not the first language is required to submit a test of English proficiency. Middlebury College will accept any of the following: TOEFL, SAT I Verbal, IELTS, CPE, MELAB, and ELPT. Predicted grades in IB A1 or A2 English or in A-level English will be considered as a test of English proficiency. There is no minimum or "cut off" score. For more information on applying to Middlebury as an international student, please read the Frequently Asked Questions for International Applicants.
What are Middlebury's testing deadlines for Regular Decision?
Students applying to Middlebury under the Regular Decision program MUST have all testing completed by December of their senior year. January tests do not typically arrive in time to be used in the admissions process.
Is there a minimum GPA for admission to Middlebury?
We do not set a minimum GPA for a variety of reasons. Most importantly, we want to understand a student's academic history as completely as we can. Having an arbitrary "cut-off" for GPAs would not acknowledge the great variety in grading systems among the thousands of secondary schools in the U.S. and abroad. Clearly Middlebury College seeks students who achieve excellence in their academics; we define that excellence by assessing the rigor of a student's course load as well as the grades earned in those courses. Your academic attitude matters to us, an attitude that is reflected in the decisions you have made in choosing your classes. In lieu of an average or minimum GPA, it is sometimes helpful to know that the students we admit typically rank in the top decile of their class.
How important is rank-in-class? What if my school does not calculate it?
If a school does not provide an exact rank it may instead distinguish "deciles" or "quintiles." For example, a student in the top decile of a class of 180 students would be somewhere in the top 18. Rank in class or decile distinctions are helpful in the process because they do allow us to place you in the context of your class; however, we do not look at rank without first extrapolating its meaning. An unweighted rank that does not acknowledge students enrolled in the most rigorous courses is less helpful than a weighted rank. If a school provides no type of ranking this does not put an applicant at a disadvantage. Most schools send a school profile, which describes the grading system and provides a grade distribution that charts the percentage of students earning each type of grade. This information allows us to see where your grades fall as compared to the rest of your academic peers. Do not worry about being at a disadvantage if your school does not provide a class rank. We work very hard to understand what your transcript says about you and do not depend solely upon GPA and rank to do so.
Is there a system that the admissions staff will use to assess the individual elements of my application?
Middlebury College does not have a set formula that applies to each application. We feel that every applicant presents a different academic and personal history and one universal formula could not accurately assess each student's strengths. As mentioned above, we care deeply about the academic choices you have made, and we want to see that you have chosen a rigorous curriculum, taken advantage of the academic opportunities available at your school, and achieved at a high level in your courses. We cannot, because of the great variety in grading systems, compare the GPAs of students who attend different high schools; however, your test scores give us a piece of academic information that we can use to compare you to other students. We are also a community of very active and engaged citizens. We look for applicants who have made contributions outside the classroom. Students' activities vary from extracurricular clubs and athletics to community service and after-school jobs. Do not be concerned that there is an implicit preference for one type of activity over another within the admissions committee. We are impressed by people who have had an impact on their school or community and find that students who were active in high school will be engaged citizens at Middlebury College. We use your essays to get a sense of how you think and how well you express yourself. Do not worry about coming up with the "right" answer to an essay question. Instead, think about what it is that you would want an admissions officer to know about you after reading your essays. Teacher recommendations are important because they allow us insight into the kind of contributions that you make in the classroom. Middlebury's classes are typically very small (20 students or fewer) and faculty members expect a great deal of discussion and debate. Teacher recommendations can help us identify students who are active and thoughtful participants in class. All of these elements combine to influence our admissions decision. We encourage you to treat each element of your application with care.
Do students from private schools have an advantage over students from public schools?
No. Applicants to Middlebury College represent many wonderful public and private institutions from the U.S. and abroad. We have no preference for one type of school over another. Approximately 52% of Middlebury students attended public high schools and the remaining 48% attended independent, parochial, or home schools.
Does Middlebury have geographical quotas?
No. While we do seek to represent as many states and countries as we can, a student's home address would not make up for any significant gap in his or her academic profile. Some geographical areas may be more interesting to us, but there is no optimal number of students we enroll from a given area.
Does it make a difference if I am the child of an alumna or alumnus of Middlebury?
We value greatly the connection between Middlebury and its alumni; however, a student who does not present a competitive academic profile would not be admitted simply because his or her parents attended Middlebury. About 6–9% of an incoming class represents children of alumni.
How do I apply for financial aid?
First-year applicants initially receive an estimated aid decision which becomes official after the family's tax returns are reviewed. To apply for an estimated aid decision, Middlebury College requires that you submit the CSS (College Scholarship Service) Profile form, which is available on the College Board Website. You will need to provide Middlebury's code, which is 3526. After enrolling at Middlebury, a family must also submit the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and federal income tax returns in order to receive a final aid decision. For further details regarding the CSS Profile and other financial aid instructions visit the Student Financial Services Website. There you will find a link to the College Board and other helpful Web sites.
Will my financial aid application have an impact on my admissions application?
Middlebury's admission process is "need-blind" for U.S. citizens. This means that we do not know of your family's finances when we assess your application. In the case of international students and transfer students, Middlebury follows a need-aware admissions policy. Middlebury is committed to meeting the full demonstrated need of any admitted student, domestic or international. All admission decisions are based upon an applicant's ability to contribute as a student and a citizen to the Middlebury College community.
Does Middlebury offer any merit or athletic scholarships?
No. All financial assistance at Middlebury is based on demonstrated need; and we meet 100% of demonstrated need for all admitted students, domestic and international, who apply and qualify for financial aid.


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Ron Paul may no longer be in Congress, but other conservative members are stepping up to carry issues he pushed in the past. On Facebook yesterday, Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) announced that he reintroduced legislation to audit the Federal Reserve:
Today I reintroduced H.R. 24, the "Audit the Fed" legislation originally authored and championed by former Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX). My plan is to pick up right where Congressman Paul left off. Our economy is far from recovering, and the recent fears regarding the potential impacts of the 'fiscal cliff' and its aftermath prove that the American people must continue to demand transparency from the entity charged with ensuring stable economic and monetary policy.
You can read the official statement from Rep. Broun's office here.
The legislation will open up certain information to the Government Accountability Office excluded from audits in subsection (b) of 31 USC 714, including agreements and transactions with foreign central banks and discussions between the Treasury Department.
The House overwhelmingly passed the Audit the Fed bill last year. Unfortunately, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) refused to bring it to the floor for a vote, despite his past support of more transparency of the Federal Reserve.

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Raymond Clarence Walters Jr., 69, of Stroudsburg, passed away Thursday Dec. 27, 2012, at Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg.
He was born May 31, 1943, in East Stroudsburg, the son of the late Raymond C. Walters Sr. and the late Almeda (Smith) Walters. He was a lifetime resident of Monroe County and was a 1962 graduate of Stroudsburg High School and formerly married to Mary Campbell for 28 years. Ray was a member of the Faith United Methodist Church, Stroudsburg. He was also a member of the Monroe County Cruiser Car Club, and enjoyed driving his dad's restored pickup truck. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by Edinger and Company Construction for many years.
Ray is survived by his three children, daughter Teresa Hudson and her husband, Mike, of Royersford; daughter Denise Sfridis and her husband, Pete, of Nazareth; and son Raymond Michael Walters and his wife, Becky, of Stroudsburg.
He is also survived by nine grandchildren, Raya, Tiara and Rachael, Nicholas, Stephanie, Daniel and Ashley and Eleni and Andres; and his brother, Philip Bruce Walters of Nanticoke; a niece, several nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his sister, Betty Jane.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 2, at Thomas Funeral Home, with the Rev. Amy Banka officiating. Burial will follow in Laurelwood Cemetery, Stroudsburg. There will be a viewing from 11 a.m. until the time of the services at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Ray's name to Gentiva Home Care, 1250 N. Ninth St., Stroudsburg PA 18360.
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Raymond Clarence Walters Jr.
Raymond Clarence Walters Jr., 69, of Stroudsburg, passed away Thursday Dec. 27, 2012, at Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg.


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How We Live: Sarah And David Cunningham
It should come as no surprise that the owner of the fantastic Walker-Cunningham art gallery (which just happens to house the collection of one of my local favorites, Dora Atwater Millikin) has a beautifully-designed home.
What was surprising to me when I visited Sarah and David Cunningham's home last week, though, was just how homey and laid-back the mid-century Sudbury house felt (I admit it: part of me assumes a gallery-owner would live in a white-walled box with one item per wall, straightened with a level hourly).
That's exactly the goal the couple are trying to achieve. "We love how warm, inviting, and bright this house is," Sarah says. "Hosting and entertaining for friends and family is very important to us, and this space is perfect for a gathering large or small; even though the house isn't large (the 3 bedroom 2 bath is 1600 sq. ft.), we can still pack a crowd with ease thanks to the naturally open floor plan."
Maybe part of the reason this treasure trove of mid-century pieces and artworks—both from Sarah's gallery and acquired during the family's travels—manages to be both welcoming and well-designed is the integration of their stunning collection into their everyday lives.
The Eames rocker, a wedding gift and a favorite of both David and Sarah's, was where they rocked their 5-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter to sleep, and where they still sit down to read to them. DIY updates (achieved with ample help from Sarah's father H. David Boocock, a master craftsman and builder) include new cork flooring and new cabinetry, but also windowseats to nestle into and a comfy dog bed, complete with slipcovers by Sarah's mother. Great light through beautiful ribbon-style windows is amplified by the light, bright paint-job that Sarah and David undertook when they moved in, and which they say transformed the space from a dark "cave-like" space into its current, airy incarnation. Even their toilet-paper storage doubles as a work of art!
All the work has paid off for Sarah and David, who have definitely created the kind of space they were hoping for. "When we return after a trip or come home from work, it's a refuge and a comfort to be home," David and Sarah say. In their space, the old adage proves true: there's no place like home.
Check out all the pictures we took at Sarah's beautiful home on Facebook.


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SANTA CLARA, CA—DECEMBER 3, 2002—Following the posting of the latest benchmark results from the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation's Graphics Performance Characterization (SPEC/GPC) group, NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) today announced that the newest NVIDIA Quadro®4 AGP 8X professional graphics solutions and the IBM® IntelliStation™ M Pro 6219 workstation surpassed all other platforms to achieve the highest performance on five of the six SPEC Viewperf™ 7.0 benchmark tests. Additionally, this outstanding OpenGL® performance highly translates to application performance, where the NVIDIA and IBM solution outperformed the competition in several CAD and DCC SPECapcSM tests. Overall, the NVIDIA Quadro4 family demonstrates an unmatched combination of application performance and graphics programmability, continuing its leadership position in the professional workstation graphics market. All SPEC/GPC benchmark results can be found at www.spec.org/gpc/. The latest benchmark results were posted on November 27, 2002.
"The NVIDIA Quadro4 solutions are ideal for today's most demanding workstation applications," said Dan Vivoli, vice president of marketing at NVIDIA. "The latest SPEC results demonstrate our leading graphics performance and value, and are emphasized when teamed up with a premier system. When you also consider the higher precision image quality and the overall engineering excellence that characterize the NVIDIA Quadro4 family, it's clear that these solutions push applications to new levels."
NVIDIA Quadro4 solutions outperformed the competition in five of the six SPEC Viewperf 7.0 test categories: 3ds max-01, DRV-08, DX-07, Light-05, and ProE-01. NVIDIA Quadro4 solutions also achieved top overall composite scores in application performance, including SPECapc Pro/ENGINEER™ 2001, SPECapc 3ds max 4.2™, SPECapc SolidWorks2001Plus™ and SPECapc Unigraphics V17™. The NVIDIA Quadro4 family demonstrated excellent price-performance across all SPECapc tests (measured as cost per composite). The performance of the NVIDIA Quadro4 solution on the IBM IntelliStation M Pro 6219 platform underscores NVIDIA's position as the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions.
The NVIDIA Quadro4 family, a top-to-bottom product line of workstation graphics solutions, combines the industry's highest performance with the most complete graphics feature set and unprecedented values. The NVIDIA Quadro4 XGL series perfectly suits computer-aided design and digital content creation, while the NVIDIA Quadro4 NVS series of multi-display solutions optimally accelerates professional 2D applications in financial services and Non-Linear Video Editing (NLE) markets. The newest NVIDIA Quadro4 solutions, based on the Intel® AGP 3.0 specification, extend the family with AGP 8X capabilities and achieve significant performance improvements. The recently announced platforms include the NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL, the NVIDIA Quadro4 580 XGL, the NVIDIA Quadro4 380 XGL, and the NVIDIA Quadro4 280 NVS.
The complete family of NVIDIA Quadro4 graphics solutions, including the newest AGP 8X boards, are available from Leadtek in Asia; PNY Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and Europe; and Technology Joint Corporation/ELSA Japan in Japan.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation, a market leader in visual computing technology, is dedicated to creating products that enhance the interactive experience on consumer and professional computing platforms. Its graphics and communications processors have broad market reach and are incorporated into a wide variety of computing platforms, including consumer digital-media PCs, enterprise PCs, professional workstations, digital content creation systems, notebook PCs, military navigation systems, and video game consoles. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and employs more than 1,400 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.nvidia.com.
Certain statements in this press release, including the statements relating to the Company's performance expectations for NVIDIA's family of products and expectations of continued revenue growth, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, manufacturing and other delays relating to new products, difficulties in the fabrication process and dependence of the Company on third-party manufacturers, general industry trends including cyclical trends in the PC and semiconductor industries, the impact of competitive products and pricing alternatives, market acceptance of the Company's new products, and the Company's dependence on third-party developers and publishers. Investors are advised to read the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly those sections entitled "Certain Business Risks," for a fuller discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.
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Hal Holbrook has performed the one-man show "Mark Twain Tonight!" for 60 years, earning a 1966 Tony Award and later an Emmy nomination for the CBS telecast.
He's crisscrossed America, playing big cities and small towns in all 50 states, as well as 20 countries, even some behind the Iron Curtain. Five presidents have witnessed him bringing the beloved humorist and author of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" to vivid life.
"Mark Twain gets me out of the bed in the morning," said Holbrook, 89, who performs as Twain about 20 times a year. "He literally fires me up. I don't have to fire myself up, all I have to do is lay there and think about what's going on in my country and the world and run over some Twain I am going to do."
Holbrook and his iconic show are the subject of a new documentary, "Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey." The film, which doesn't have a distributor yet, will screen Sunday afternoon as part of the Los Angeles Film Festival.
Scott Teems, who directed Holbrook in the 2009 drama "That Evening Sun," helmed this intimate black-and-white documentary exploring the history of the show, Holbrook's painstaking preparation and his transformation into the man born Samuel Clemens. Teems includes candid interviews with the actor, who admits that he's made countless mistakes in his life, as well as interviews with friends and co-workers such as Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Martin Sheen and Cherry Jones. Two of his three children, David and Eve, also are poignantly honest about their often difficult relationship with their father.
"Holbrook/Twain" is also a love story about Holbrook and his third wife, Dixie Carter, who died four years ago after 26 years of marriage.
It was Carter who was the catalyst for the documentary.
"The whole thing was Dixie's longtime dream," said Teems during a recent interview with Holbrook in the actor's hilltop home in Beverly Hills. Paintings of Carter and pictures of the couple decorate the warm, rustic house.
"I came over here to try to convince Hal and Dixie to be in 'That Evening Son,'" Teems said. "It was the first time I ever met them. We went through all of that business about 'Evening Sun,' and at one point she said to me, I am going to make a movie about the Twain show. I think you should make the movie."
A year later, while the three were on the festival circuit with "Evening Sun," Carter asked him again. "We kind of kept talking about it," Teems said. "When she passed away suddenly, we put our heads together about what it must be."
He knew he wanted "Holbrook/Twain" to be in black and white because he wanted the movie to reflect the timelessness of Twain's words. Shooting in black and white also would neutralize Holbrook's stage makeup.
"I wanted to be really intimate with him, and because it [black and white] neutralizes it, you are not looking at the makeup, you are looking at a face that is tonally consistent," Teems said. "I wanted to draw you in and focus on him and the life on the road."
"Mark Twain Tonight!" was the result of a two-person show that Holbrook did with his first wife, Ruby, in which they portrayed figures from history and literature, including Twain. Holbrook first performed Twain at what was then called State Teachers College at Lock Haven (now Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania) and got his first big break on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1956. The show earned raves off-Broadway in 1959, and six years later Holbrook opened on Broadway.
After all these years, it's difficult to separate Holbrook from Twain, who during his lifetime offered satirical, razor-sharp and still topical commentaries on such topics as racism, religion and politics — especially the machinations of Congress. Holbrook feels as strongly about these subjects today as his onstage alter-ego, who died in 1910 at the age of 74.
"I put in three numbers last summer," said Holbrook, who has won five Emmys, including one for the 1974 miniseries "Lincoln," and earned an Oscar nomination for the 2007 film "Into the Wild."
"One of them is on the Christian Bible and Christian people and religion," Holbrook said of the additions to the Twain show. "It's a very powerful piece. I respect religion, but I don't respect how people treat it. They politicize it, and the politicians use it."
Holbrook keeps a record of every performance he's given, taking copious notes after the show on what material he performed and audiences' reaction. Whenever Holbrook does a return engagement at a theater, he rarely repeats any of the material.
These days, Holbrook isn't the only actor performing Twain. Several others are treading the boards as the humorist, including Val Kilmer in "Citizen Twain."
"Guys have secretly played and not-so-secretly played Twain for years," Holbrook said, smiling. "I try to track them down and make sure they aren't stealing my show."
Holbrook, who was abandoned by his parents when he was a small boy, didn't mind telling some harsh truths about his life, most notably that he was not a good father when his children were growing up.
"I was raised by grandparents," he said. "I was brought up with ancient people. They didn't play with children. We didn't have toys. They sent me away at 7 to boarding school and I was lost. I was not brought up to sit around and make sweet talk to children. My job was to go out and make a living."
But he said that Carter opened his heart. They two met on the set of the 1981 TV movie "The Killing of Randy Webster."
"She was brought up in the South, where everybody loved each other," Holbrook said, softly. "I had never known people like that in my own life.
"I thought this is not for me. I thought this is not for real. But it was real. I was a hard man to teach. I was a very hard, skeptical person. I still am skeptical, but she educated me."
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Multiple Mast Cell Tumors in Dogs
Dear OncoLink "Ask the Experts,"
I have a 5-year-old female Pitbull mix. I took her to the vet about 5 months ago to look at her "warts." She had one on her eye, and forearm. He told me they were just warts, and not to worry. Well, it turns out, they were mast cell tumors. Anyway, she had 13 different little warty things removed, 12 were mast cells (the eye was papilloma).
They were all grade I. He said the margins were clear. But why does she have them all over her body? He said I should have an aspirate taken from her spleen, liver, and bone marrow. He said he has never seen multiple sites of grade I tumors before.
Please help me to sort this out.
Lili Duda, VMD, Editor of the OncoLink Veterinary Oncology Section, responds:
You might consider having the dog "staged" for mast cell tumor. This staging would include: CBC, blood chemistries, abdominal ultrasound (and needle aspirates if the liver or spleen look abnormal), buffy coat smear, bone marrow aspirate, and needle aspirates of any lymph nodes if enlarged.
In general, the treatment of grade I mast cell tumors is surgical removal—if surgery obtains "clean" margins then this is usually adequate. Grade I mast cell tumors generally have a relatively benign behavior.
However, mast cell tumors can behave unpredictably. The fact that there are multiple tumors indicates that some form of systemic treatment might be warranted (such as prednisone or other chemotherapy)—however this depends to a large extent on the results of the staging evaluation.
We have seen a group of dogs that develop multiple mast cell tumors either with multiple tumors at the same time or multiple tumors over the years. Some dogs and some breeds of dogs seem predisposed to developing multiple tumors. However, if there is no evidence of spread to lymph nodes or other organs, many of these dogs can be successfully treated by surgical removal of the tumors particularly if the tumors are small (with or without some form of chemotherapy) and close monitoring for new tumors.
If you or your veterinarian have not already done so, please consult a qualified veterinary oncologist to further explore the treatment options for your pet.


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Mobile Devices Security: Evolving Threat Profile of Mobile Networks
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This presentation will cover the evolution of threats related to 3G/4G Mobile Networks and their impact on Mobile Device security. Specifics about all-IP mobile networks will be covered by walking through various threats, including IP based threats and VoLTE-related security vulnerabilities. The impact of those threats on mobile device security and how to combat them will also be presented.


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There's one consistent takeaway: the screen is awesome. How awesome?
Walt Mossberg of All Things D: Using the new display is like getting a new eyeglasses prescription—you suddenly realize what you thought looked sharp before wasn't nearly as sharp as it could be ... It has the most spectacular display I have ever seen in a mobile device."
MG Siegler of TechCrunch: "Web pages look almost as if they're being displayed in a high-quality glossy magazine. Photos look like photos — the printed out kind. Text is razor sharp and crisp, just like print."
Jim Dalrymple of The Loop: "Remember how startling it was to go from one of those giant standard definition projector TVs to an HDTV? That's what this is like.
The Retina display will make you do a double-take the first time you see it. Even on the home screen, it's crisp and clear — you can notice a huge difference, even from the iPad 2."
Josh Topolsky of The Verge: "Yes, this display is outrageous. It's stunning. It's incredible. I'm not being hyperbolic or exaggerative when I say it is easily the most beautiful computer display I have ever looked at. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that you hold this in your hands, or maybe it's the technology that Apple is utilizing, or maybe it's the responsiveness of iOS— but there's something almost bizarre about how good this screen is. After the launch event, I described the screen as "surreal," and I still think that's a pretty good fit."
Jason Snell of MacWorld (he's more luke warm): "Buyers of this third-generation iPad will love the Retina display, but the fact is that the iPad 2's screen was also excellent. It may be that there just isn't quite as dramatic a contrast between the two screens as there was between the pre- and post-Retina iPhones two years ago. Maybe I've been spoiled by my iPhone's Retina display, or maybe the iPad 2's display is really that good."


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Long long overdue update from Israel & the Dead Sea with Spencer Tunick & Sigalit Landau
I am writing to you from my apartment in Tel Aviv where I just had coffee with the most prolific Israeli artist that has been creating work at the Dead... Read more
NakedSea Newsletter Issue #2. Breaking News from the Dead Sea
I wrote this newsletter directly from Kibbutz Ein Gedi at the Dead Sea on the day that Israel, Jordan & the Palestinian Authority have signed a historic agreement affecting the... Read more
NakedSea Newsletter Issue #1. Holiday 2013
NakedSea.com is now open for Business
Welcome to the 1st edition of the NakedSea newsletter whose purpose it is to update you on the latest developments at Naked Sea Salt... Read more
A tasty way to enjoy the Dead Sea. Just launched a 40 Day Popup store for my latest social venture. Please help spread the word. Every pledge helps & it tastes great.
I am posting some exciting news.
As you all know, a few years ago I initiated and led the Naked Sea project together with the artist Spencer Tunick to bring... Read more
Obama is coming to the Dead Sea. Please spread the word.
Please join us on September 14th at the Dead Sea for an environmental float with Spencer Tunick and www.saveoursea.org.il
Details can be found at: www.indiegogo.com/deadsea or at: https://www.facebook.com/events/476815572334048/
Dead Sea Environmental Float with Spencer Tunick on September 14th
I am pleased to announce that we have recently hit our initial funding goal on Indiegogo thanks to a generous contribution by the environmental photographer Roie Galitz http://www.roiegalitz.com/ who signed up as... Read more
Spencer Tunick Dead Sea Environmental Float - September 14th
We are happy to announce that registration for the Environmental Float is now live. If you are planning to attend the event on September 14th please go to the site... Read more
Spencer Tunick is returning to Israel
To all the Spencer Tunick installation's' participants - the yearly event (2012)
Spencer Tunick is returning to Israel. Please join him on September 14th at the Dead Sea. https://www.facebook.com/events/476815572334048/
It... Read more
July 29, 2012
Press release
A year after the famous installation:
Spencer Tunick returning to Israel to support campaign to rescue Dead Sea
The renowned photographer will participate in mass... Read more
Spencer Tunick is coming back to Israel on September 14th to help the Dead Sea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great news.
Spencer Tunick has decided to return to Israel on September 14th in his continued quest to help Save the Dead Sea from disappearing. He is joining forces with the... Read more
Fresh Paint Art Fair Israel - Dead Sea Art
I am pleased to announce that Spencer's artwork from the Dead Sea will be shown in Israel at the Fresh Paint Art Fair from May 15-19. These works are being... Read more
Naked Sea - Spencer Tunick Print Release Party (Feb. 23rd)
We are celebrating the release of the artwork from Spencer Tunick's historic installation at the Dead Sea with a grand party!!!!!!!!!!!! (participants - please read the message on the bottom)... Read more
Holiday Greetings & Update
Dear Naked Sea Supporters,
With the holidays here, I wanted to take this time to wish everyone a Happy & Healthy New Year. I also want to thank you for... Read more
Press Release For Immediate publication, October 25, 2011
Artist Spencer Tunick has today revealed the breathtaking first image from his historic... Read more
Final Thoughts
It is hard to imagine that it has been almost 4 years since I started to work on this project. This is a great time to do some soul searching... Read more
Victory in Israel at the Dead Sea + More
Dear Kickstarter friends,
It's now been several days since Spencer's historic installation at the Dead Sea. Although it was a real close call with many challenges from the local authorities... Read more
Mystery Installation #2 - Sept. 18 - CANCELED!!!
We apologize that we have to cancel tomorrows installation. Everyone who has registered and paid is being contacted. Thanks for your understanding.
Cheers - Ari
Installation Update - we are almost there
I want to thank everyone who has registered so far at www.nakedsea.info and let you know that as of now there will be no selection process. Everyone should be receiving... Read more
The Campaign has ended a big thanks to everyone for their support
Dear Backers,
It is now official your pledges have been accepted by Kickstarter. Thanks to your help we have raised $116K for our project. Over the next few weeks the... Read more
Looking forward to a strong finish on Monday followed by a celebration
We are excited and appreciative of all the support and pledges we have received so far. 633 backers and $91K+ is incredible and we are working hard to have everything... Read more
Message from Spencer
I just returned from a trip to Israel where I scouted locations for the Dead Sea Installation, conducted a press conference, and succeeded in raising money for this project.... Read more
Spencer Tunick Leaves Israel Triumphant
Dear Friends & Supporters,
Last week was an amazing week for our campaign. Spencer Tunick concluded his visit to Israel with a celebratory party at the home of Nimrod &... Read more
Greetings from the Dead Sea
Dear friends and supporters,
Greetings from the Dead Sea where I am with Spencer concluding his Israel trip and scouting of locations. We are really pleased with all of the... Read more
Spencer Tunick coming to Israel
Dear backers and supporters,
It has been an exciting week since we first launched this campaign. We are now up to 118 pledges and $16.5K. While we are still $40K... Read more
Photographer Spencer Tunick gives upstate living a shot
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/realestate/residential/northern_exposure_vX8IbagjvyCYIBuHkLSyeL#ixzz1KpCselPz
"People sometimes think I have this Warholian factory of naked people," photographer Spencer Tunick says, gesturing at the walls of his Rockland County studio, "but it's really... Read more
Photographer plans mass nude Dead Sea shoot
JERUSALEM — American art photographer Spencer Tunick is seeking funds and models for one of his trademark mass shoots of naked volunteers, this time at Israel's Dead Sea shoreline.
A statement from... Read more
Spencer Tunick Plans Mass Naked Artwork at Dead Sea, Lowest Place on Earth
Spencer Tunick, the artist known for gathering together hundreds of naked volunteers, is planning his next project at the lowest place on earth, the Dead Sea in Israel. He is using the... Read more


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Sweetbay Supermarket intends to shutter a handful of area supermarkets in the next month -- and nearly one-third statewide -- as part of a corporate restructuring.
The local stores are at 501 N. Beneva Road, in Sarasota; 5201 33rd St. E., in Bradenton; 8750 State Road 70 E., in Manatee County; 3410 U.S. 301, in Ellenton; and 10175 Tamiami Trail, in Punta Gorda.
The local closings will cost 250 to 300 jobs, the company said Thursday.
"While these decisions are difficult, especially given the impact on our associates, customers and communities, these actions will continue to enhance the performance of our overall store portfolio and further enable us to deliver profitable growth and accelerate shareholder value," Sweetbay said in a statement.
When completed, the supermarket chain will still operate 10 stores in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties, including on 14th Street in Bradenton, and in Sarasota's Midtown Plaza.
Sweetbay, which under Belgian parent company Delhaize Group and a Tampa-based American affiliate revamped from former Kash n' Karry stores beginning in 2004, has suffered from image problems and an inability to carve out a niche among Florida shoppers.
While Kash n' Karry appealed to budget-conscious consumers, Sweetbay's more upscale approach has alienated some of its customer base with higher prices on wine and other items.
Most notably, Sweetbay has failed to gain traction against firmly imbedded competitors like Publix Super Markets Inc. and newcomers like Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe's.
The chain has struggled, as well, against lower-cost competitors like Winn-Dixie, Aldi, Sav-A-Lot and big-box chains like Sam's Club and Costco in Southwest Florida.
"Every chain closes a few here and there, but to close that percentage of their stores in one shot, that is not something you usually see," said Patrick C. Fitzpatrick, a consultant with Atlanta Retail Consulting, of Georgia.
"Management usually has to have their back against the wall to make a decision like that," he added.
In all, Sweetbay announced plans to close 33 Florida stores -- 30 percent of its Sunshine State outlets -- by mid-February. Most are north of Manatee County. Of the 33 closings, 12 stores are in Pinellas and Pasco counties and another six are in Tampa, the company stated.
Roughly 2,000 employees will lose jobs with the closings, the company said.
When the restructuring is complete, Sweetbay will have 72 stores in Florida.
The closings come as Delhaize Group's American revenue slipped in the fourth quarter and earnings estimates are expected to fall considerably for last year as a whole, according to company data.
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Index of works
The Hans Christian Andersen Center has created a complete online index of Hans Christian Andersen's literary works. You may read more about the index here. Or search it with Google:
On occasion of Hans Christian Andersen's 199th anniversary on 2 April 2004 we have published Jean Hersholt's The Complete Andersen, which contains the most comprehensive collection of translations of Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales on the web, includes Picturebook Without Pictures and the novel Lucky Peer. We attached a search engine and an alphabetic index to this web edition.
The Twelve Months of the Year. Drawn by Ink and Pen (da. 1832) is online here. We are planning to publish a english translation of I Sverrig (Pictures of Sweden).
Birthe Trærup has translated a chapter from A Poet's Bazaar, "the dancing dervishes", into Esperanto and let us publish it.
Find more links to online HCA texts in the links collection or start with these:
On the Danish pages we have published manuscripts for three texts of Hans Christian Andersen: the famous fairy tales "The Little Mermaid" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" and the poem "Phantasie ved Vesterhavet" (1830).
The manuscript for the poem "Denmark, My Native Land" ("I Danmark er jeg født, der har jeg hjemme") is additionally transcribed, as a part of Victor Borge's Greeting to HCA.
Many more Andersen manuscripts are found online at the websites of the Royal Library, Copenhagen, and Odense City's Museums:
- Frederiksberg Bibliotek Seven original HCA fairytale manuscripts from the collections of Frederiksberg Bibliotek (the library of Frederiksberg, Denmark).
- Hans Christian Andersen manuscripts Twenty fairy-tale manuscripts from Odense City's Museums' archives. The museum has also published the manuscript for Mit Livs Eventyr (The Fairy Tale of my Life)
- HCA's fairy tale manuscripts 88 of The Royal Library's (Copenhagen) manuscripts for 61 of Hans Christian Andersen's tales. With cronologic and alphabetic survey. Essay by Jesper Gehlert Nielsen and Klaus P. Mortensen.


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For Ken Brecher to say that being the president of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles is the best job he's ever had -- well, that speaks volumes. Consider that he's run the Sundance Institute, the Boston Children's Museum and a major Philadelphia philanthropy; that he's an anthropologist with a Rhodes scholarship and two research tours in the Amazon on his resume. The British playwright Christopher Hampton used Brecher's field notes for his play "Savages." He landed in Los Angeles as a theatrical "anthropologist in residence" -- a.k.a. associate artistic director -- at the Mark Taper Forum, exploring the then-uncharted territory of local subjects and underserved audiences.
Brecher's office at the Richard Riordan Central Library downtown is an oooh-what's-that museum of engaging objects from his travels, but, ever the anthropologist, he's always more enticed by what he's yet to discover -- in this case, right outside his office door.
Some timing -- you sign on to run the Library Foundation at a time when books seem to be going virtual and public libraries are getting the squeeze.
Libraries are an anchor institution of a community. To me, there are two great moments in the day: the moment the library doors open, and it looks like the January sales, like the Filene's Basement sale -- people rush in to the Central Library. I've never seen anything like it -- you'd think every one of them has to get the same book.
The second great moment is after school. It's the most dangerous time for a young person; Mom and Dad are both out working; there's nobody home. You can go to the library, and in that library is exactly what you're looking for -- other interesting, smart young people who also have homework to do.
The thing that really drew me to the Library Foundation [is that it] provides, for every student with a library card, a free tutor online every day of the week, seven days a week, from 3 until 10 o'clock at night. You say, I've got to write an essay about Jane Austen, or I'm struggling with geometry, and there's a college graduate, a professor, a PhD student online [to] help you. Can you imagine what a gift this is?
Many people go to museums and come away feeling, "I didn't understand that; I felt more comfortable in the gift shop than in the exhibit." You never feel that in a library. Never. Librarians love technology, they love books, they love information and they love people -- now who else has that combination?
At the Canoga Park library, a group of young women was there to work on their prom dresses. This incredible librarian had books to show them how. There was a mother whose child had been killed, and [the librarian] was going to help her with her eulogy for her son. Everything [about a library] says, "Come on in, this belongs to you."
Do the groups you ask for support say, hey, a library is a public institution -- let the public pay for it?
That's one of the first things I say in any [fundraising] meeting: The city pays the librarians, it turns on the lights, pays for custodians and upkeep. The private Library Foundation does none of that. What we do is the programs -- the literacy programs, the reading programs, the support programs. I'm looking to support summer reading clubs and homework clubs.
People have [begun] saying: If we want to fund social services, we can do it through a library. If we want to fund afterschool education, we can do that through a library. Someone said to me, "We're interested in young Latinas with a gift for mathematics," and I said, "How many would you like to meet? Come with me now!"
And city funds for libraries are being cut too.
So shortsighted. My relatives were visiting and I gave them a midnight tour of the library. As we left, outside on the steps were young people with computers doing their homework. It's the [library's Wi-Fi] -- if they can get right onto the steps, they can do their homework. They are living in single-room occupancy, in the shelters, but they're also students. They'd borrowed computers from the shelters and huddled on the steps of the Central Library doing their homework. And there are people who don't think we should be open seven days a week? Maybe in the 21st century we should be open 24 hours a day!
You're a trained anthropologist -- you must do field work just walking around the library.
I [saw] a person I'd have to describe as struggling. Most likely he was homeless, [with] a shopping cart at the door and a little dog tied to it and it was pouring rain. This person came in dripping wet, maybe in his early 20s, and he went to one of the free computers. I walked by him and did the thing you probably shouldn't, and I'm embarrassed that I did, but I did peek over his shoulder and there was an email. It said, "Dear Sonny, where are you? Love, Mom." And he wrote back, "Mom, I'm in Venice, California. Love, Sonny." Where else in Los Angeles could that young man have used a computer [free]?
After your Amazon trips and other adventures, you worked at the L.A. Olympics and the Mark Taper Forum.
Gordon Davidson [founding artistic director of the Center Theater Group] brought me here as anthropologist in residence. He said, I have a series of subjects that interest me, and I'd love you to do field work on them and perhaps produce these plays with me, which I did. We worked on "Zoot Suit," on "Children of a Lesser God." It was thrilling. It was the beginning of a love affair with Los Angeles.
You spent more than a dozen years heading the Sundance Institute.
I was in my sister's kitchen when I got a call from Robert Redford. He really wanted to define "independent" [movies] in a different way. I learned that film was not necessarily about the number of people who came to see it. Hollywood says it's about the weekend grosses -- I [say] maybe it's about how many people talk about it.
I created the documentary program and also a documentary fund. The thing that thrilled us at Sundance is the originality, the ideas, the community of people who are interested in ideas, people who do things way ahead of the curve.
The institute didn't do the judging of films for the festival; did people buttonhole you anyway?
I couldn't go anywhere without people handing me a script or wanting to talk about one. One of my closest friends, when his daughter's film didn't get into Sundance, he was so disappointed in me, and I said, "That's not how it works." [People] think, "I just made a $2-million contribution to your program, and I can't get a three-minute short film by my grandson into the festival?" No, of course not. In the end they respect you more.
Do some people think you've moved backward, from a 20th century medium like film to an ancient one like books?
Very smart people are saying to me, "What's it like there? Is it dusty? Is it quiet?" And my answer is, "Exactly the opposite." Last year we had 155 million hits to the website. We had 17 million visits to the libraries. We had 18 million books and other materials in circulation. What the library's going to be by the end of the 21st century? It's up to us to figure out a way to sustain it. Nothing to me is more at the forefront of thinking than libraries.
Your own experiences are like something out of a 19th century adventure novel -- including living in the Amazon, twice.
When I was 17 years old, I floated down a branch of the Mississippi on a raft with two friends. We were terrified, but we wanted to be like Huck Finn. I began to have what I thought of as expeditions -- sometimes they were to the local forest preserve. Lewis and Clark always fascinated me, and the notion of making contact with people very different than myself. That's probably why I became an anthropologist.
When I did my field work in Brazil, it was before the first road crossed the country. We made contact with 15 tribes; one of those tribes was very isolated. They're called the Wausha. I've never been able to go back. I certainly felt at home there; I felt more at home than I felt in my parents' home.
Why is that?
I discovered the true nature of my being. I went into a kind of harmony. I loved being part of a tribe. I also loved that these were among the smartest, most generous people I'd ever known in my life.
These people, hunting with bows and arrows, without a written language, were deeply thoughtful philosophers. [They] understood that it was through storytelling that you put together the life you want to lead. They were natural historians. They were astronomers. They knew the movement of every star, the name and life habits of every plant in the jungle, every bird. A 10-year-old boy could identify every tree in the Amazon.
You must have felt like an infant.
When they saw the bottoms of my feet, they burst into laughter! Some women cried; they said, "Your poor mother -- she must have carried you [for years], because you can't be this big and have soft, pink feet."
The second time you went into the Amazon, you took a set of Shakespeare -- and you had to discard it. It sounds like an Evelyn Waugh novel.
I used my fellowship from the Ford Foundation to get someone to drop me there. The plane made a little rolling stop and I rolled out. There was pouring rain, the Amazon was flooded, [the guide and I] were walking through the forest. I was up to my knees, I was up to my waist. My pack had to go onto my head to keep it dry.
I thought, "This is too heavy. I'm not going to make it." I had a complete miniature set of Shakespeare, bound in red Moroccan leather. I only kept "King Lear." First, I thought, "I won't need the comedies. And 'Hamlet,' I know how it ends. I'm too close in age to Hamlet. Lear is a long way off." And I literally watched my little red Shakespeares floating away. And then I laughed out loud. I thought, "
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2009-10: One of the Blue Devils' top performers throughout the year ... opened the season with a third-place effort at the Roy Griak Invitational on Sept. 26, covering 8K in 24:53.3 ... led Duke to a fourth-place finish at the ACC Championships, finishing sixth in 23:34.04 to earn his third consecutive All-ACC honors ... placed 13th at the NCAA Southeast Regional, clocking a personal-best 30:30.12 for 10K to grab his second all-region honors ... named team MVP for the third-straight season after helping Duke earn a berth to the NCAA Championships ... indoors, ran 4:06.84 for one mile at the Virginia Tech Classic for the No. 5 all-time performance at Duke ... won the 5,000m at the Armory Collegiate with a 14:16.37 showing the No. 2 performance at Duke ... garnered All-ACC recognition in the same event with a third-place, 14:29.64 showing at the conference championships ... outdoors, clocked a personal-best 3:49.95 in the 1,500m at the Carolina Fast Times on Apr. 10 ... earned All-East honors with a 14:13.84 showing for 5,000m at the IC4A Championships ... also was a member of the Duke 4x1,500m team that posted the No. 2 all-time performance at Duke with a 15:28.45 showing at the Penn Relays.
2008-09: Duke's first finisher in four of the six events in which he raced ... finished fifth at the Blue Ridge Open with a 24:38 time over 8K ... clocked 24:39 at the ACC Championships to place 10th and earn his second All-ACC honors ... at the NCAA Southeast Regional, covered 10K in 30:43 to place 11th, and earn all-region recognition as well as to qualify individually for the NCAA Championships ... indoors, set the Duke school record with an 8:10.62 clocking for 3,000m at the Terrier Classic in Boston ... placed eighth at the ACC Championships in 8:18.02 ... finished fifth at the IC4A Championships in the 3,000m to garner All-East honors and score four points for Duke ... outdoors, focused on improving his speed and anchored the 4x1,500m relay which posted a time of 15:28.45, the fastest in the U.S., at the Raleigh Relays ... doubled in the 1,500m and 5,000m at the ACC Championships, placing seventh in 14:27.82 over 5,000m in Miami ... ran a personal-best 4:08.60 mile split at the Penn Relays as part of the 4xMile team that recorded the No. 2 all-time performance at Duke (16:32.40) ... won the Duke Twilight 5,000m for the second-straight year with a 14:37.63 showing ... concluded the year with a then-personal-best 14:19.20 clocking in the 5,000m at the IC4A Championships in Princeton, N.J.
2007-08: Earned All-ACC honors as a rookie ... also grabbed All-East accolades with a third-place finish at the IC4A Championships ... Duke's top finisher three times in 2007 and a top-three Blue Devil in all six of his cross country races ... indoors, qualified for IC4A's in the 3,000m with a 8:27.06 clocking in the season opener ... won the Duke Twilight 5,000m in 14:36.71, which also qualified for IC4A's ... ended his freshman campaign with a 14:37.66 5,000m in the rain at the IC4A Championships before coming in fifth in a tactical 5,000m at the USATF Junior Nationals.
Prior to Duke: State outdoor runner-up in the 3,200m ... finished 14th at the State Division I Cross Country Championships ... won multiple league and district championships in the 3,200m ... three-time state competitor ... two-time All-Ohio and district champion in cross country.
Personal: Son of Ben and Laila Waggoner ... born March 25, 1989 ... has two sisters, Kate and Tess ... father played football at Kenyon College (1981-84) ... majoring in Interdepartmental Math and Computer Science.
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Lawyer Randy Kessler said Friday that Williams responded with the counterclaim after former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart filed for divorce in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta last week. Stewart's filing says his marriage to Williams is "irretrievably broken."
In the filing, Porsha is seeking alimony and the use of the couple's Atlanta mansion.
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11:11, The 1/11/11 Countdown, And Sweet Relief From The Typical New Years Resolutions
How many times have you suddenly stopped what you were doing––just for a split second––to glance at the clock (for no apparent reason, kind of like an impulse or reflex), and when you did, the clock read 11:11, or maybe 1:11?
So here is your first little tidbit. Take it to heart:
- Make amends;
- Ditch 2010's bad habits;
- Decide on what you really want; and
- Map out your plan of action.
- Find all the things in your life you have to be grateful for NOW… because what you appreciate, appreciates.
- As for all the OTHER STUFF, look at it and say, "Thank you for the lovely contrast. Because of it, I now know what I REALLY REALLY want… and I'm READY for it!
- As you define this experience, this circumstance, or this thing that you REALLY REALLY want, focus on WHAT you want, and WHY. Trust that the HOW will show up at the perfect time, in the ideal way, and that when it does, you'll know it because it will feel so "in your flow". Claim your desires, own them, feel proud and worthy of them… because you are.
- Take action as inspiration, insight, and inner hunches lead you to (never out of obligation). You really can't get the action part wrong as long as you follow your pleasure, trust your gut, and do what excites you and makes you come alive! And if you ever hit a wall where you don't know what to do, just engage in something… ANYTHING! And remember to be easy about it because nothing you want is upstream.
- At all costs, DO NOT sit and "spin". Spinning in your monkey mind––worrying, doubting, comparing, fearing, what-if-ing––it's never your truth. Your truth is likely right behind what scares and excites you the most. So run, don't walk, straight towards it with an open heart.
P.S. You know that teaching what you've just learned, discussing it, or writing down your thoughts on it helps you integrate it, right? So I suggest you do it… NOW.
Thinking about it is one thing, but expressing/sharing this desire of yours brings it another step closer to you. And I want to support you in that so spill the beans.
Leave me a comment below and tell me about YOUR "lovely contrast" from 2010, and what, as a result, you're now SUPER CLEAR that you're READY for now…. in 2011!!
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Normally, a drop in the nation's unemployment rate would be reason to cheer. But August's decline to 8.1 percent from 8.3 percent the month before prompted more hand-wringing than clapping.
Why? Because with the U.S. economy adding fewer than 100,000 jobs, the unemployment rate fell because of an increase in people leaving the labor force.
Not everyone who exits the labor force wants a job; some are new retirees, and others have gone back to school. But clearly more people have become so discouraged that they have stopped looking for work.
Bureau of Labor Statistics data show that roughly 8 percent of Americans who are not in the labor force say they would like to work. This figure has been rising since 2008, though it still is roughly 2 percentage points lower than in the mid-1990s. But that comparison provides little comfort, because other data show labor-force participation is at its lowest level in more than 30 years.
Persistent high unemployment could be the No. 1 issue from now until Election Day in November. It also has been a topic of much debate among economists, some of whom believe it is explained more by structural changes than a lack of demand by consumers.
But in a new research paper, Edward Lazear of Stanford University and James Spletzer of the U.S. Census Bureau reach the opposite conclusion: "Neither industrial nor demographic shifts nor a mismatch of skills with job vacancies is behind the increased rates of unemployment."
The patterns they found in employment data were consistent with those in prior recessions but more pronounced due to the severity of the downturn.
This question is not merely academic. As the two researchers note, "central banks may be able to reduce unemployment that is cyclic in nature, but not that which is structural." The Federal Reserve apparently holds the same view. At midweek, it reportedly was set to roll out another round of economic stimulus.
In the coming weeks, President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney will square off in debates likely to be dominated by questions about the economy. Expect the same in the area's congressional races.
Voters will want to know where the candidates stand on actions to reduce joblessness. They deserve clear answers.
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Runs Android 4.4 and offers full access to all video conferencing apps in the Google Play Store (such as Skype, Skype for Business, Google Hangouts, etc)
Proprietary, patent pending embedded MCU supports up to 4-way 1080p Full HD (or 5-way 720p HD, or 9-way VGA) video conferencing, collaborative sharing of computer screen at 1080p resolution, and cross-protocol local conference mixing between SIP and any other Android video conferencing apps (e.g., Skype, Skype for Business, Google Hangouts, etc)
Integrated dual-band WiFi, integrated Bluetooth 4.0, Gigabit network port, SD interface (for local recording)
Remote-controllable wide-angle PTZ camera with 12x optical zoom, Bluetooth-based multi-touch remote control
State-of-the-art H.264 High Profile video compression and FEC (Forward Error Correction) technology to ensure high resolution stunning video quality using low-to-modest bandwidth (e.g., 512kbps)
FPGA based hardware implementation of advanced ISP (Image Signal Processing - including auto-focus, auto exposure, auto white balance, noise reduction, wide dynamic range, etc) technology
Interoperable with 3rd party SIP-based video conferencing solutions (such as BlueJeans, Cisco, Polycom, and Huawei) using BFCP and TIP (pending)
3x HDMI output, 1x VGA/HDMI input
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Protocols/Standards: SIP RFC3261, BFCP, TIP (pending), RTP/RTCP, HTTP/HTTPS, ARP, ICMP, DNS (A record, SRV, NAPTR), DHCP, PPPoE, SSH, TFTP, NTP, STUN, LLDP-MED, LDAP (pending), TR-069, 802.1x, TLS, SRTP, TCP/IP/UDP, IPv6 (pending), FEC, FECC, (pending: H.323, H.245, H.225, H.235, H.241, H.460)
Camera: 1/3 2 Megapixel CMOS 1920Hx1080V@30fps
Lens: 12x optical zoom, +/-23° tilt, +/- 90° pan, 70°(W)*- 6.3° (T) field of view
Network Interface: 1× RJ45 10/ 100/ 1000 Mbps port
Wi-Fi: Yes, integrated dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz & 5GHz)
Bluetooth: Yes, integrated. Bluetooth 4.0 + EDR
Video Outputs: 3x HDMI up to 1080p with CEC
Video Input: 1x VGA/1x HDMI with resolution up to 1080p
Microphone/Speaker: External MIC/Speaker, built-in MIC, cascadable external MIC/speaker (pending)
Remote Control: Bluetooth remote control with multi-touch touchpad
Auxiliary Ports: 1x USB 2.0, SD, external speaker port, reset pin
Graphic Display: OLED with 128x32 resolution
Voice Codecs: G.711μ/a, G.722 (wide-band), G.726-32, iLBC (pending), Opus, G.722.1, G.722.1c (pending), in-band and out-of-band DTMF (In audio, RFC2833, SIP INFO)
Video Codecs: H.264 BP/MP/HP, video resolution up to 1080p, frame rate up to 30fps, bitrate up to 4Mbps
People Video Resolution: 1080p from 512 Kbps, 720p from 384 Kbps, 4SIF/4CIF from 128 Kbps, SIF/CIF/QSIF/QCIF/SQSIF/SQCIF from 64 Kbps
Content Video Resolution: Input: VGA, SVGA, XGA, WXGA, WXGA, SXGA, 1440×900, 720p, 1600×1200, 1080p (HDMI), up to 60fps; Encoding: 1280×720, 1920×1080
Output Resolution: 720p, 1080p
Embedded MCU: Up to 4-way 1080p conference, 5-way 720p conference, 9-way VGA conference
Dual-Stream: BFCP, people video (up to 1080p@30fps) + content video (up to 1080p@15fps, 720p@30fps)
Audio Features: AEC, ANS, AGC, PLC, CNG/VAD
Video Features: FEC, dynamic display layout, picture-in-picture, picture-outside-picture, digital caption (pending)
Platform Bridging: Bridge SIP calls with any Android VoIP apps such as Skype, Skype for Business, Google Hangouts and more
Telephony Features: Hold, transfer, forward (unconditional/no-answer/busy), call park/pickup, 9-way audio/video conference, downloadable XML phone book, LDAP (pending), call waiting, call history, flexible dial plan, personalized music ringtones, server redundancy & fail-over
Sample Applications: Skype, Google Hangouts, Skype for Business, Web browser, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google calendar, mobile phone data import/export via Bluetooth, etc. API/SDK available for advanced custom application development
Application Deployment: Allows Android 4.4.2 compliant applications to be deployed in the device with provisioning control
QoS: Layer 2 QoS (802.1Q, 802.1p) and Layer 3 (ToS, DiffServ, MPLS) QoS
Security: User and administrator level passwords, MD5 and MD5-sess based authentication, 256-bit AES encrypted configuration file, TLS, 128/256-bit SRTP, HTTPS, 802.1x media access control
Multi-Language:English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Polish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and more
Upgrade/Provisioning: Firmware upgrade via TFTP / HTTP / HTTPS or local HTTP upload, mass provisioning using TR-069 or AES encrypted XML configuration file
Power & Green Energy Efficiency: Universal power adapter included: Input 100-240VAC 50-60Hz; Output 12VDC/5A (60W)
Package Content: GVC3200 video conference system, external USB speaker/MIC, remote control, lens cover, universal power supply, network cable (1.5 meters), USB extension cable (5 meters), mounting kit, 4 HDMI cables (one 1.5 meter cable, two 3 meter cables and one 5 meter cable), 2 AAA batteries, quick installation guide, brochure, GPL license
Temperature and Humidity: Operation: 0°C to 40°C, Storage: -10°C to 60°C, Humidity: 10% to 90% Non-condensing
Compliance: FCC: Part 15 (CFR 47) Class B; UL 60950 (power adapter), Part 15C, Part 15E.407, Part 2.1091; CE: EN55022 Class B, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3, EN60950-1, EN62479, RoHS, EN301893, EN62311; RCM: AS/NZS CISPR22/24; AS/NZS 60950; AS/NZS 4268
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Ray's Take Persistent high unemployment and more than a decade of volatile stock markets have many people anxious to draw Social Security as early as possible even if they are shy of full retirement age. Some are so anxious about the system they want to get what they can before it goes bust. No one has a crystal ball, but more often than not, this is not the best plan.
If you plan to still work at age 62, 64 or beyond, it can work against you to draw payments during those years. These would likely be your highest income years, able to boost payments later if you're not drawing now. Plus, you will pay taxes on part of your Social Security payments, so it's a double loss.
Beyond that, there are myriad things to consider when deciding when to file for Social Security: Do you need the money now? How much have you saved for retirement? How about spousal benefits? Should you file early but defer payments? Should one spouse get payments while the other waits? How would payments affect the spouse who lives longest?
Remember, annual cost-of-living adjustments that raise monthly benefits are a percentage of those payments – the lower the payments you start with, the smaller the increases. Longevity risk is a much greater concern for most people than they realize. Now that corporate pensions have given way to 401(k) accounts and the like, Social Security's lifetime income stream with inflation adjustments is a significant resource.
It's a very complicated decision and requires long and careful consideration. You can find some help at the Social Security Administration's website, though the many options presented might confuse you even more.
This is one time when the help of a trusted financial advisor or personal accountant could be invaluable. You need an informed decision, because you have only 12 months to change your mind, and the rest of your life to live with the decision you've made.
Dana's Take Baby Boomers may experience the double whammy of not drawing the Social Security promised plus living far longer than imagined. Our other challenge will be downshifting from an inflated lifestyle to a more modest one.
Seniors today lived through the Great Depression and appreciate how to conserve resources. Today's generation of supersized spenders will have to work hard to transition into "making something out of nothing."
Ray advises newly married couples to start living on one income to prepare for the day when they might need to live on one income. Those of us approaching retirement age could practice living on a slashed income.
Start planning today for how to live smaller for longer. Would that mean a home with one bathroom instead of four? Perhaps the savings you realize now can be socked away for those golden years.
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It is rather interesting what some of your characters houses and wand results are, I think a few of you will be surprised.
Also I hope everyone understands that some wands are repeats but they will still be unique to the owner.
...Also stiffness/whippiness could be variable with the same wood...
Alrighty, off to be social I'll be back to finish my sheet tonight :)
It's restaurant week! So many places to eat at this weekend that is what I'll be doing. Gonna need a break after this week of prep for the game.
Bwahahaah apparently it is! I went to California [something] pizza last night in La Jolla, and it was good, although a bit spicy for my taste. I want to go to that vegan mexican place downtown, I forget the name, but apparently they have a nummy tofu burrito that sounds divine.
-catches the running Josi and does Amelicious things to her boo...errr... I guess miss Kay won't be happy if I start smutting up her fancy thread...
I must seriously be able to sense when this happens providing you do those Amelicious things to everyone else then that is fine, have to be fair to all the players after all
I'm sure it will :)
your optimism is needed for sure *hugs*
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia spoke Monday night at SMU's law school with his buddy and co-author Bryan Garner.
At the talk, Scalia stressed that judges' decisions should " reflect the letter of the law," the Dallas Morning News reports.
Scalia is a strict "textualist" - one who interprets the U.S. Constitution strictly - who was dubbed the "high court curmudgeon" by former Georgia representative Bob Barr.
The outspoken justice has complained about flight attendants' poor grammar and enraged the gay community by pointing out that the Constitution doesn't protect "homosexual sodomy."
On Monday, Scalia had a different target for his ire. He complained of schoolchildren who visit the Supreme Court and call the Constitution a "living document."
" It's not a living document," Scalia said, according to the Dallas Morning News. " It's dead, dead, dead."
Scalia also suggested on Monday night that his strict interpretation of the Constitution sometimes forces him to write opinions that conflict with his personal beliefs.
In the next few months, Americans will get to see whether Scalia can find a Constitutional justification for affirmative action, gay marriage, and a landmark civil rights law.


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Basil Fawlty is coming to Hulu.
The online digital platform has has acquired streaming rights to popular BBC programs, including "Doctor Who," "Top Gear," and comedy classics such as "Fawlty Towers."
On Wednesday, BBC Worldwide North America and Hulu said they had entered into a non-exclusive, multiyear pact that will add titles from the BBC Worldwide library to Hulu's monthly subscription service, Hulu Plus, in the U.S.
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WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says 20 percent of Americans won't make it through the website to buy health insurance through new exchanges.
The Obama administration is scrambling to fix the malfunctioning website by Nov. 30. But White House spokesman Jay Carney says there will still be 1 in 5 who will start the process online but won't be able to purchase insurance.
Carney says technical problems are only one reason. Some won't be comfortable using a computer to buy insurance. For others, their tax situation is too complicated for the website to determine eligibility for subsidies.
Carney says trained navigators and call centers can better serve those individuals.
He says the White House is also considering other channels to help people get enrolled, such as direct sign-ups through insurance companies.
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