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by Ricker Polsdorfer, MD
Ovarian cancer usually produces no symptoms until it is in an advanced stage. Very few women have it detected early on a routine pelvic exam or because it produced a symptom. In fact, almost 75% of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer have the disease at a very advanced stage.
At your annual checkup and Pap smear or when you have symptoms, your doctor will ask about your medical history and perform a physical exam, including a pelvic exam.
Tests may include:
If the pelvic exam reveals abnormalities, or you have worrisome complaints, further tests may include:
If cancer is found, the prognosis and treatment depend on the location, size, and stage of the cancer, as well as your general health. Staging is a careful attempt to determine whether the cancer has spread and, if it has, what body parts are affected.
Additional tests to determine staging may include:
The following stages are used to classify cancer of the ovary:
Beyond staging, a pathologist looks at the tumor through a microscope. The appearance of the cancer cells gives a good indication of how aggressive the cancer is. Grading the cancer adds to the staging information to help determine how best to treat you.
Kasper DL, Harrison TR. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 14th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 1998.
Ovarian cancer. National Cancer Institute website. Available at: . Accessed April 8, 2009.
9/18/2009 DynaMed Systematic Literature Surveillance : FDA clears a test for ovarian cancer. US Food and Drug Administration website. Available at: . Published September 11, 2009. Accessed September 18, 2009.
Last reviewed September 2012 by Igor Puzanov, MD
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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Browser provider Mozilla is reworking its MPL open source license. The process should be open and public and lead to modernizing and simplifying the document.
The originator of the Mozilla Public License (MPL) is lawyer Mitchell Baker, who created the license 12 years ago to allow conveying Netscape source code into an open source project. The currently used MPL 1.1 is already 11 years old.
Baker drew for the most on GPLv2 and the Apache license for the original MPL, both of which have new revisions, as the current head of the Mozilla Foundation explains in her blog. With over 10 years of open source experience, it was time to modernize the license.
The rework should occur very much like that for the GPL, as a public process. The Mozilla project is initially planning an alpha version based on MPL 1.1 and feedback gathered over the last few years. Commentary and discussion should follow, with subsequent beta revisions and release candidate drafts until the rework is completed. Accompanying it will be instructions for the licensing and new licensing upgrades.
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Golden Autumn 12 Days Adventure and Culture Tour in China
Tour Date: 10/22/2012 to 11/02/2012
Vacation Overview
Autumn is the best season to visit Beijing and southeast of China. This customized cultural and adventure depth tour offers you an exploring travel experiences in China for both natural wonders and cultural heritages. In this trip, you will hike the Great Wall; visit the Forbidden City and the Tiananmen Square. You will fly to southeast of China to hike the spectacular Yellow Mountain, the Tranquil Qiyun Mountain; visit the mysterious Hui ancient villages; hike or try zipline in the stunning bamboo forest. You will go to Zhejiang province to explore the famous West Lake on a bike, and then drive south to visit the romantic ancient water town. Lastly you will visit Shanghai – the biggest metropolitan city in China to experience the modern side of China. No matter it's your first time or fourth time to travel to China, this trip will become a trip of your lifetime.
Day 1: Home Country – Beijing (Arrival)
Arrive in Beijing, welcome at the Airport and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to explore this ancient capital. Stay in ShangDa Hotel or similar 4 star hotel.
Day 2: HIke the Great Wall in Beijing (B, L, D)
After breakfast, drive to JinShanling Great Wall. Lunch at local Chinese restaurant
Enjoy a full afternoon hiking tour at JinShanling Great Wall and GuBeikou Area. The autumn view of hte Great Wall is the best!
Transfer back to hotel after dinner. Stay in ShangDa Hotel or similar 4 star hotel.
Day 3: Vist TianAnMen Square, Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven in Beijing (B, L, D)
After breakfast, visit the TianAnMen Square and the Forbidden City; Lunch at local Chinese restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Temple of Heaven, then transfer to the airport for domestic flight to Huangshan City.
Stay in Huangshan International Grand Hotel (5 star).
Day 4: Hike to Visit Mysterious Ancient Hui Village - HongCun, TaChuan, MuKeng and Bamboo Forest (B, L, D)
Today we''ll spend whole day to explore the mysterious ancient Hui villages and have a chance to fly over a bamboo forest.
Drive to visit Hongcun - the World Cultural Heritage site, the Oscar-awarded movie" Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" was filmed there. HongCun Village is built in the shape of an ox. The locals liken LeiGang Hill as the ''head'', two huge trees on the hill as the ''horns'', the residences in the village as the ''body'', a winding stream as the ''intestines'', a crescent pond as the ''stomach'' and the four bridges as the ''four feet''. The architecture and carvings of the approximately 150 residences dating back to the Ming and Qing Dynasties are said to be among the best of their kind in China. One of the biggest of the residences open to visitors, Chenzhi Hall, also contains a small museum.
We''ll hike a couple of miles to TaChuang Village - a small tranquil village mostly renowned for its photogenic autumn scenery. TaChuang was built align with the shape of the mountain to create a pagoda shape. The hundreds of years old folk houses were well-arranged upon the mountain, tier upon tier, making it all look like a pagoda if seen from above. Limpid creeks wind their way through the village, adding vitality to the tranquil atmosphere of the village. That's how the village got its name with the pagoda-like houses and the creaks. TaChuan Village boasts numerous ancient giant trees, such as Chinese tallow trees, maples and camphor tree. Many of them have grown for hundreds of years that it needs several people hand in hand together to surround the trunk. The best time to visit TaChuan village is autumn (October and November), when the tree leaves turn multi-colored, creating a gorgeous sight, attracting many visitors and photographers. It's one of so-called 3 Grand Autumn Sceneries in China, the other 2 being Fragrant Hill in Beijing and Jiuzhaogou, a national tour destination in Sichuang Province.
We''ll hike another 2 miles to MuKen village - another small village resting in a six-km-long valley. It has approximately 90 people who live a simple and traditional lifestyle and all bear the same surname - Fu. Covered by bamboo forest, the valley is like a giant emerald. Sometimes the winds bend the treetops all the way into the recesses of the valley, like waves on a sea of green. Ang Lee, the director of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was stunned by the beauty of Mukeng and picked the bamboo forest as a scene featured a decisive battle – two swordsmen fought a contest on the treetops. The scene impressed many people and attracted more and more travelers to Mukeng, as well as painters and photographers.
If you like, try the zipline to fly over the bamboo forest like the swordsmen.
Transfer to the foothill of the Yellow Mountain. Stay in JianGu Hotel (4 stars),
Day 5: Hike Yellow Mountain (Huangshan) (B, L, D)
Of all the notable mountains in Asia, Mt. Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), to be found in the south of Anhui province of China, is probably the most famous. The famous scrolls of Chinese black and white paintings of high mountains, rocks, trees and sea of clouds come alive in Huangshan Mountains. This marvelous mountain area was listed on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 1990. There is an old saying well known throughout the country "No need to see any other mountains after Huangshan!"
Huangshan has spectacular landscape with its four unique scenes: sunsets, peculiarly shaped granite peaks, pine trees, and view of sea of clouds. Huangshan has all, the steepness, the grace, the elegance, and so on. It has inspired countless Chinese painters and poets for thousands of years.
Take the Yungu Cable Car up to middle of the mountains. Hike to see the ShiXing Peak, Lion Peak, Stone Monkey Gazing Over the Sea of Clouds. In the afternoon, hike through the most spectacular Grand Canyon of the West Sea.
Stay in BaiHai Hotel in the mountain (4 star).
Day 6: Hike Yellow Mountain & Hot spring (B, L, D)
Watch the sunrise in the early morning. After breakfast, hike to see Carp Back Peak, Thin Strip of Sky, Old Monk in Meditation, One-Hundred-Steps Ladders, Lotus Peak which is the top peak of Mt. Huangshan with an elevation of more than 1884 meters above sea level.. Take the Jade Screen Cable Car down the foothill of the mountains from the western steps. Drive back to downtown of Huangshan city and enjoy the hot spring.
Day 7: Hike the Qiyun Mountain & Stroll on the Tunxi Old Street (B, L, D)
In the morning, we'll drive to hike Qiyun Mountain. Qiyun is one of the four holy places of Taoism in China, deeply revered and yearned for by Taoists. Its peaks, rocks and caves are red, giving the area the name "Landform of Rosy Clouds". We will hike Moonlight Street, Cloud Rock Caves, and Tower-Upon-Tower.
After lunch, drive 30 minutes to visit a Tea Museum. Huangshan City produces the most tea of all China''s cities, now with 125200 acres of tea plantations. It manufactures 56,000 tons of special and excellent tea in a year. While sampling all kinds of the finest Huangshan tea, we'll enjoy the demonstration of traditional way of tea serving. You never know the tea would taste much better if served correctly.
Later you will have plenty of time to explore and shop at Tunxi Old Street. Originated in Song Dynasty (960-1279), Tunxi Old Street is located at the center of Huangshan City. The 1.2 miles street was paved with maroon flagstones at the width of 5-8 meter. The 2 or 3-story shops along the street still inherit the traditional design 800 years ago, which is "shop in the front, and house or workshop at the back". Tourists can walk along to buy all kinds of local souvenirs like paintings, tea, crafts, and Four Treasures of Chinese study: brushes, ink sticks, ink slabs and rice paper.
Day 8: Cruise on XinAn River & Drive to HanZhou (B, L, D) Drive to Shexian County to take a river cruise tour along the Xinan River. The line is from Peach Blossom Dam - Pu Kou NanYuan Kou -Shendu. It is a 3 hour boat ride. Relax and enjoy the sceneries along the river. We have the chances to visit the small villages along the riverside, listen to local opera in a village theater and mingle with locals.
After lunch, we'll drive to HanZhou - the capital of Zhejiang province. With enchanting natural beauty and abundant cultural heritages, Hangzhou is known as ''Heaven on Earth'' and one of China''s most important tourist venues. Stay in ZiJing Grand Hotel (5 star).
Day 9: Visit HanZhou and Bike around the famours West Lake (B, L, D)
In the morning, we'll take a cruise on the famous West Lake and visit some of the islands. The West Lake is one of the top ten tourist attractions in China. The cultural landscape of the West Lake initiated in the 9th Century, took shape in the 13th Century and had been thrived since the 18th Century. For about ten centuries, it has always been the spiritual home of Chinese culture elites, the paradise for all strata of Chinese people and a well-known lake in China with the longest history and biggest influence. It was inscribed on the World Heritage List on June, 24, 2011, by the committee of the 35th World Heritage Conference in Paris. After lunch, we'll jump to a bike and leisurely cycle around the lake to visit the Lei Feng Tower and other scenic spots.Afterwards, we''ll visit the National Silk Museum. No visitor to the West Lake and Hangzhou can fail to learn something of this city''s most famous products, namely silk and Longjing (Dragon Well) Tea. Since the Tang Dynasty (618-907) silk products from Hangzhou have found their way all over the world. The National Silk Museum is the first Chinese national museum to be dedicated to silk culture and is the largest of its kind in the world. Drive to Wuzhen, a historic scenic water town in northern Zhejiang Province. If you like, ride in a boat along the river in Xizha Scenic Zone of Wuzhen after dinner. Stay in TongAn Hotel (5 star)
Day 10: Tour Ancient Water Town Wuzhen (B, L, D)
Wuzhen, the last resting-on-water town in China, has a history of more than one thousand years. Due to its warm and humid climate, and abundant rainfalls and sunshine, the products here are rich, making Wuzhen well-known as "the town of fish, rice, and silk". In the town, watercourses and flagstone streets extend in all directions. The native residents live peacefully in their old houses by the water, just like their ancestors. Drive to Shanghai after touring Wuzhen, you can take time to tour the famous Nanjing Road and the stroll the Bund waterfront promenade.
Stay in Suzhou Hotel (4 star).
Day 11: Explore Shanghai - Yuyuan Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, Oriental Pearl TV Tower (B, L, D)
In the morning, we''ll climb the Oriental Pearl TV Tower located by the Huangpu River with 468 meters high. It has the best viewing spot of Shanghai and you have the chance to walk on the glass plank road within the tower.
Yuyuan Garden, also called ''Eastern Garden'', is a typical classical Chinese garden. The finely structured pavilions, winding cloisters, decorated walls and crystal pond together make the garden a charming and tranquil land in the bustling city.
Jade Buddha Temple is the most popular Buddhist temple in Shanghai, boasting 2 precious jade Buddha sculptures from Burma.
Day 12: Shanghai - Departure to your home country
Transfer to airport for the flight to your home country.
Included: 1. Domestic flight from Beijing to Yellow Mountain 2. Hotels: • Two nights 4 star hotel in Beijing • Five nights 5 start hotel in Yellow Mountain • One night 5 star hotel in HanZhou Mountain • One night 5 star hotel in Wuzhen water town • Two nights 4 star hotels in Shanghai 2. Meals include B (Breakfast), L(lunch), D(dinner) indicated in the itinerary 3. Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach for the while trip 4. Visiting tickets in Beijing, Yellow Mountain, HanZhou, WuZheng and Shanghai. 5. Hot Spring; Cruising XinAn River; Cruising and biking around West Lake Cruise 6. Transportation from/to Airports to hotels 7. One glass of beer or spring water or soda for each meal.
Not included: 1. Tips to tour guides/drivers 2. Tips for bag boys in the hotels 3. Your own shopping 4. Food/drink not included in the itinerary 5. Visa application fee 6. International Flight to/from China
Tour Price: $1988 for HCO members and $2188 for mon-members/guests with a $200 deposit due at RSVP by 9/18/12. Final payment due by 10/01/12. Single supplement is $380.


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Choreographer Brian Reeder set a high and witty bar Thursday night when Company C Contemporary Ballet opened its winter run at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
A former dancer with New York City Ballet, Ballet Frankfurt and American Ballet Theatre and now a freelance choreographer, Reeder peopled his latest work, "Being Served," with a maid, a butler and a swank dinner party crowd. Right away, he launched the capable cast into taut movement sequences that expressed repression, bitterness and yearning, followed later by sexual abandon, chaos and a whole lot of dying.
This was a multifaceted, tightly packaged comic drama built from elegant duets and ensemble work. It knew what it was about -- it
Then, once the couples' restraint loosened and the party took on the air of a bacchanal, with standout performances by Kristin Lindsay and Bobby Briscoe, "Being Served" turned gothic. Working in the tradition of today's gold standard in television -- everything from "Breaking Bad" to "True Blood" -- the gothic next got elegantly campy.
The maid and butler joined the crowd as it ripped up the stage, then they set about poisoning the posh party goers. When the diners finally collapsed into their chairs, the servants pushed the dead into their plates with the same brusque air as Mrs. Lovett dispenses with the bodies in "Sweeney Todd." The dying doesn't end there, nor does the humor. A bit over the top? Indeed.
This wry homage to American values on the skids had a strange coda. It came in the evening's closing work, a world premiere choreographed by former Paul Taylor dancer Patrick Corbin, a thumping dance titled "For Use in Subhuman Primates Only," set to music by the British duo Massive Attack. The title is the cautionary warning on bottles of an anesthetic designed for cats and primates but used as a party high that induces floaty, near-deathlike dissociation from the body -- and this captured the dance maker's vision of a zombiesque afterlife. If only Corbin had shared some of his fellow choreographer's sensibilities, then the ravelike, monochromatic weirdness of "For Use" might have seemed ironic rather than portentous.
The rest of the evening had a scattershot feel. On the heels of "Being Served," Company C director Charles Anderson premiered "Polyglot," a dance that began sweetly, with the cast dressed as circus figures that respond to comical horn beeps, typewriter clacks and insect buzzes. But the work got abruptly hijacked by an accent-thick text about multiple identity, as though another artist had crept in and taken over.
In the middle of the program, Anderson staged an excerpt of his 2010 "Beautiful Maladies," offering up six familiar jazz tunes. He set a small cast of dancers turning and stepping in what often looked like pleasurable but unformed noodling. Jacqueline McConnell is someone to watch with her sinewy elegance, and Bobby Briscoe and David Van Ligon shared fleeting moments of power in their male-male pairings. If only Anderson allowed these to develop, he might have taken us somewhere beautiful -- with or without the maladies.
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Company C Contemporary Ballet presents world premieres by Brian Reeder, Charles Anderson and Patrick Corbin
When and where: 8 p.m. Jan. 18 and 3 and 8 p.m. Jan. 19 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek; 8 p.m. Feb. 7 and 8, 6 p.m. Feb. 9 and 3 p.m. Feb. 10 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco
How much: $23-$45, 925-943-7469, www.lesherartscenter.org; 415-978-2787, www.ybca.org


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EDMONTON - For more than 50 years, Eva and Siegfried Osterwoldt have tended a large garden in their south Edmonton backyard.
Siegfried, 94, learned how to garden from his family, and he shared that know-how with Eva, 86, when the couple moved into the Avonmore neighbourhood 58 years ago.
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"To be able to help them out with something they really enjoy but can't do as easily anymore has been really good," Payne said.
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Alongside the Paynes', three other young couples share spots in the backyard garden.
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With harvest approaching, Eva still has plenty of tips and tricks to pass on to the youngsters.
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While other requests from homeowners interested in sharing their yards came in too late this year, the success of the Osterwoldts' backyard garden has encouraged Kelleppan to see such gardens expand next year.
"The mentorship and partnership is really important," Kelleppan said. "Gardening can be such a trial-and-error piece, so having a resourceful person to ask really helps."
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"We know people who moved out because they couldn't tend to the yard, that was the only reason," Osterwoldt said. "Maybe more older people can do this and stay in their houses."


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Also, because of their training, he said they should be better able to confront problems, and exert their thinking processes, both of which are qualities of a leader. The second expectation society has for its graduates is that of wishing to c(»itinue their learning, for they have the some-what unique ability to probe into the unknown. The third, and by far most im-portant of the three expectations was the "continuing commitment and loyalty of those holding de-grees, to higher education''. For, as Dr. Lord said, "If you close your books for ever, you have wasted yoiu* time and money, and failed yourself, your teachers, your parents, and your country." Tha speaker closed his address with the reminder that com-mencement is Just the completion of the first phase of a life-long commitment, not the end. After the very well-received address, the Honorable Mortimer J. Gleeson, Chairman of the Col-lege Council, presided over the commencement exercises, presented Dr. Lord with the New York State University's highest ward, The Commission of Honor. After three inspirational se-lections, "Halls of Ivy", "CUmb Ev'ry Mountain", and SUATC's Alma Mater were skillfully executed by the Collegiate Cho-rale, under the direction of Dr. Edwin P. Ore, Edwin R, Fisher presented the college with the Senior Class Gift. The gift, a full-length portrait of the late President John F. Kennedy, painted by Mr. Guy Corriero, a faculty member was presented with the hope that it be placed in the new arts and sciences building, to remind all who pass by, of this remarkable man who believed so much in fur-thering higher education, and as a lasting memory of New York State's first trimester graduating class. Following the exercises, a buffet reception was held for the graduates and their guests. 109 Students Receive Degrees Graduating studetits, faculty members and guests listen in rapt attention to Dr. Clifford Lee Lord, commencement speak-er, in Allard Field House. STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE FARMINGDALE, L. I., N. Y. VOLUME XXXV NO. 7 MARCH 9, 1965 New Sec'y Options Offered Increasing demands for com-petent secretaries with a sound working knowledge in specialized fields has led to the addition of two new options in the Sec-retarial Science program offered at State University's Agricultural and Technical College here, an-nounced Dr. Charles W. Laffln, Jr., president. Beginning with the Fall, 1965, semester Medical and Legal sec-retarial options will be offered at the Farmingdale college as well as the Industrial and Ad-vertising secretarial options of-fered in the past. Medical secretary students will be prepared for positions as secretaries and office aides in doctors' offices, hospitals, Insurance companies and re-search centers. The two-year Medical Secre-tary program places emphasis on strong writing ability and the transcribing of medical material, the interpretation of medical phraseology, the dictation of case histories, medical and laboratory reports and the practical use of medical forms used by welfare departments, insurance compan-ies and workmen's compensation. Applicants for the Medical Sec-retary option at State University, Farmingdale, must have com-pleted 16 units of high school credit including one unit of Al-gebra and two units of science, of which Biology and Chemistry are recommended. Legal secretary students will be trained for positions in law firms, governmental agencies and private corporations. In addition to instruction in law office procedures and the handling of legal correspondence and techniques for preparing legal documents, the legal sec-retarial student will have ex-tensive practice in the dictation and transcription of legal forms and testimony, both of which demand high standards of ac-curacy. Legal vocabulary and the necessary stenographic skill forms for legal terminology will also be covered in this two-year program leading to the Associate in Applied Science degree. Applicants for the Legal Sec-retary option at State University, Farmingdale, must have com-pleted 16 units of high school credit including one unit of Al-gebra. Because of the anticipated en-rollment demands for the Med-ical and Legal secretarial op-tions, students are encouraged to file their applications as early as possible. Additional information on these and other programs can be ob-tained by contacting the Director of Admissions, State University Agricultural and Technical Col-lege, Farmingdale, New York. A Wekome to the New Faculty A cordial Welcome is extended to the following new faculty:. Mr. Roben Fox, An Depart-ment, B^A.., Brooklyn College; Mr, Fox formerly taught in the Art department at New York City Community College, Before that, he was a commercial artist in the advertising field. Mrs, Muriel McClure, Nursing department, A.B., Cornell, Mt. Vernon, Iowa; M.N., West-em Reserve University, Mrs, McClure's elementary and secondary schooling was com-pleted in China. She has had experience both as staff nurse and school nurse. Mrs, Sylvia Lasser, Nursing department, R«N. Bellevue School of Nursing, B.A,, Long Island University, M,A" New York Un-iversity, Mrs, Lasser, has com-pleted courses for doctorate in Nursing Education at Teachers College, Columbia University and is currently writing her thesis, Mrs, Lasser has worked at hos-pital staff and private duty nurs-ing, as well as in a summer camp, formerly taught science in the Levittown public school and was also a school nurse. Stony Brook Pros Appointed Jol>n F, Kennedy — gift of Class of February '63. Mrs. Felissa Cohen, Nursing department. Part-time. R.N, B.S., Adelphi, M.A., New York university, Mrs. Cohen's area of specialization is in Medical Surgical Nursing Education. She has worked as a staff nurse and as an office nurse for a pedia-trician, Mrs, Mary Lou Kronke, Nurs-ing department, part-time, R,N, St, Clares Hospital School of Nursing, B.S., Columbia, Mrs, Kronke was formerly employed by the Great Neck Public School as a school nurse teacher, Mrs, Catherine Vassallo, Nursing department, part-time, R.N., B,S., Mt, St, Vincent; M.A., New York University, Formerly a school nurse-teacher at Bald-win Public School, Mr, Irving Saunders, Con-struaion Technology, Part-time, Registered Architea, He at-tended E)rexel and Columbia, He has his own firm. REMEMBER! This is PEACE CORPS WEEK at SUATC. See page a. Dr. John S. Toll, professor anA chairman. of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uni-versity of Maryland» has been appointed president of State Un-iversity at Stony Brook, effective September 1, 1965. The appointment was made by OH Dept Wins Awards The department of Ornamental Horticulture is the proud holder of two certificates of merit awarded to it by the Long Island Nurserymen's Association for the exhibits our college displayed at the 18th annual Garden and Home Show at the Roosevelt Raceway, Westbury, Long Island. The show ran from February 20 to February 28 with private nurseries, government, and edu-cational agencies demonstrating their skills in garden and floral design while at the same time competing for awards given by the sponsors of the show. Through the combined efforts of the landscape and nursery departments an exhibit entitled, "Horizons in Horticulture" was produced featuring scale models of the formal and informal gar-dens on our campus, and border plantings made from plant ma-terials gathered from the college and Planting Fields Arboretum at Oyster Bay, The first award reads: Certificate of Special Award State University at Farmingdale Department of Horticulture For Outstanding Garden Long Island Nurserymen's Association 18th Annual Garden Show 1965 A second and similar award was presented to the department of Floriculture for its exhibit of about 50 floral arrangements likewise created from materials from ^ur own^reenhouses and the collections at Planting Fields. the State University Trustees at their regular monthly meeting on February 17, upon recommenda-tion of the CouncU of the Un-iversity at Stony Brook, Or, Toll has been department chairman at the University of Maryland since 1953, His experience also includes a year, 1950-51, as a theoretical physi-cist at the Los Alamos Scien-tific Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and two years, 1951- 53, as staff member and asso-ciate director of Project Matter-horn, Forrestal Research Cen-ter, Princeton University. A highly regarded scientist. Or, Toll has been asked to serve on numerous national and inter-national advisory groups, as a member and as chairman, .and also serves as consultant to vari-ous government agencies. He has been chairman of a Research Advisory Committee for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration since 1962 and is a member of the National Science Foundation Advisory Panel for Pysics. Dr. Toll is a past national chairman of the Federation of American Scientists and served for three years as member-at-large for the U,S, National Com-mittee for the International Un-ion of Pure and Applied Physics, He studied at the University of Paris in 1950 under a grant from Friends of Elementary Par-ticle Theory Research and in 1958-59 was a John Simon Gug-genheim Memorial Foundation Fellow, Institute for Theoretical Physics of the University of Cop-enhagen, Denmark, and the Un-iversity of Lund, Sweden. Dr. Toll received the B,S. in physics, with highest honors, from Yale University in 1944, and the A,M, in physics, 1948, and the Ph. D, in physics, 1952, from Princeton University. Dr. Karl D, Hanzell, an ex-ecutive dean on the State Univer-sity Central Staff, has been act-ing administrative officer of the University Center at Stony Brook since being assigned that duty on September 4,1962.
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Weekly Standard Online
March 19, 2012
by Lee Smith
Journalist Nir Rosen defended himself against accusations over the weekend that he'd collaborated with Syrian security services. Rosen, who spent four months in Syria reporting for Al Jazeera International's English-language website, was implicated in emails published by Al Arabiya. Along with the Guardian, Al Arabiya has begun releasing a cache of emails apparently drawn from the accounts of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his wife, Asma. There are reportedly 3,000 emails already, though so far only a fraction have been released—and two relate to Rosen.
One, written in English and dated November 13, 2011, is from Assad advisor Hadeel al-Ali to the president's private email account, forwarding Rosen's CV along with his request for an interview with Assad. Ali puts in a good word to Assad for Rosen. "He's been writing some positive articles on Syria mentioning the armed groups attacking the security forces," writes Ali, "trying to represent the Alawites in a good way also."
Then, Ali explains to Assad that Rosen has already been in the country for two months, and how he has been able to travel freely around the country during the course of the uprising. "He got his cover from Khaled and his people," she explains.
It seems that "Khaled" is Khaled al-Ahmad, another Assad advisor whose exact role with the regime is not yet clear. In any case, because he too has the president's private email address he is presumably close to, if not part of, the regime's inner circle. A number of the leaked emails already released are from Ahmad to Assad, addressing security and economic concerns. One, written in Arabic and sent a week after the Ali email, relates in part to Rosen.
After telling Assad about a delivery of Libyan arms to the rebels, Ahmad relays what he has learned from the journalist. "Nir Rosen was able to enter Baba Amr (which is closed off) and has informed me that several journalistic delegations have entered the area after illegally crossing from the Lebanese border, among them a French and German journalistic delegation, and that the fighters are roaming freely in the streets, especially those who call themselves the battalions of Khaled Ibn al-Walid."
When this email was released Friday night, blogs and Twitter feeds lit up with denunciations of Rosen. Some, apparently aligned with the Syrian opposition, called him a spy. More damning still, others alleged that Rosen's information may have led to the deaths of journalists Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik, both killed in Homs by the regime's security forces. Rosen's defenders pointed out that the two were killed three months after the email from Ahmad to Assad. Rosen himself tweeted that the allegations "are completely untrue" and promised to answer the charges.
His response is characteristic of the same sensibility on display when Rosen was chastised for mocking CBS journalist Lara Logan after she was sexually assaulted last February in Cairo—here, again, Rosen is petty, self-pitying, and self-aggrandizing. He's hired a lawyer and threatens to take those who are "defaming" him to court. Everyone else owes him their gratitude and prayers for enduring "difficult and dangerous conditions to provide them with an understanding of events in far away places."
And then there's Rosen's random cheap shot at Israel. So what if he had to woo Syrian regime thugs to get a visa and clearance? According to Rosen, what was even worse—and worse than having to request access from the Mahdi Army, Al Shabab in Somalia, Mexican drug cartels, Mujahedin leaders in Falluja, and Taliban officials—was having to get approval from the Israeli Government Press Office to cover the Palestinian territories.
In the end, Rosen's bluster and broadsides can't help but damage his credibility as a reporter. This is a shame, because his journalism, as he says, speaks for itself—at least his work on Syria. The half dozen or sostories and interviews he's done since September constitute the most detailed and comprehensive account of the uprising to date.
"My goal," he writes, "was to provide an anthropology of Syria's descent into civil war so people could understand what is happening there." And it's true—anyone who wants the fullest and most accurate picture of the yearlong rebellion and how it might turn out should read Rosen's work. Any U.S. policymaker who picked up only Rosen's long article in FP.com about Islamism and the Syrian uprising would find it a much better guide to the make-up of the armed opposition than the briefings that the American intelligence community has been giving legislators and journalists.
As Rosen writes of his Syria reporting, "[It] is a clear eyed account which does not idealize or romanticize anybody but while sober it is always empathetic." This is true. And yet, given Rosen's marked sympathy for Syrian regime allies like Hezbollah, it's not surprising some readers can't see past his outspoken politics. How could a journalist who supported the resistance as openly as any Damascus apparatchik write credibly about a rebellion that threatens the Assad order?
Indeed, some of his Syrian critics have faulted him for being too sympathetic to the Alawite community, a perception confirmed to some by Hadeel al-Ali's statement that Rosen was "trying to represent the Alawites in a good way." However, the fact is that some of the opposition can only see the uprising in sharply sectarian terms—that is, if you're not objectively with the Sunnis, then by default you're with the Alawites.
However, while it's true that Rosen did not compromise his work, as he writes, "to obtain access and the privileges that come with it," the question remains: What was the extent of Rosen's contacts or relations with Syrian intelligence officials during his time in the country?
Rosen explains that the "media and public relations advisers to the Syrian government or the president himself" that he was in touch with "are the same people who arranged for the ABC News interview with Barbara Walters, for the Sunday Times interview with Bashar al Assad, for Agence France Presse, and for others to enter Syria."
It's true that all of these journalists were also granted access by regime officials, including perhaps by figures who were more than just media handlers, who had, as Rosen discreetly notes of some his Syrian contacts, "additional responsibilities." However, none of those other journalists stayed as long as Rosen did. He writes that during his time in Syria he "traveled and worked completely independently," but this is not accurate. As Hadeel al-Ali explained in her email to Assad, Rosen worked under "the cover of Khaled and his people"—someone, that is, with close ties to the highest level of the regime. Without that "cover," it is difficult to see how he could've traveled the country freely for four months in the middle of what has become a civil war—especially considering that other journalists have had to sneak into the country, and some may have been targeted by the regime's security forces.
Rosen writes that the emails that contain his name "are certainly real." Khaled al-Ahmad's email to Assad says that Rosen told him about foreign journalists in Homs, and yet Rosen argues that he "did not inform on journalists who were already in Syria." Since Rosen has himself authenticated the emails about him, it is difficult to escape the conclusion that either he or Ahmad is not telling the truth. Maybe Ahmad is purposefully lying—after all, he is part of a regime that traffics in murder, so why wouldn't he lie? Or maybe Ahmad just misremembers the source of his information. But it is unclear why in either case he would randomly drag Rosen's name into his correspondence with Bashar al-Assad.
Rosen should clear up the further ambiguities his defense has raised.
Lee Smith is a Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute and is the author of The Strong Horse: Power, Politics and the Clash of Arab Civilizations (Doubleday, 2010).
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Tell us about this design: Recently I had a bout of creative block so I started exploring new illustration styles and this is what came out. I love sports and was recently inspired to create something relating to athletics. Since basketball season is in full swing, I chose that sport.
Are you available for freelance? I'm always available for cool projects.
How would a potential design client get ahold of you if they needed some artwork? I'm pretty easy to get a hold of. Any potential clients can hit me up at [email protected] and I'll get back to them as soon as possible.
What's a day in the life of Geoff like? I get up, grab a little something to eat and then sit down and answer emails, check Facebook and a few other sites I frequent daily. After messing around with that stuff for a bit I finally get down to work. I got an XBox 360 for Christmas so I seem to be wasting a lot of time on that lately. Gotta break that habit quick! Once I hit that point where I'm forcing the creativity I stop for a while and do something else like go to the market, go to the gym or play guitar. I like to feel fresh when I'm designing and when I hit the wall I just stop instead of forcing things.
First time I ever saw the name Geoff years ago, I was like Gee-Off? Is that foreign? Have you experienced ignorant people like me? (Im enlightened now, but... ). Ha. Ignorant is a pretty harsh word. But still, it perplexes me when people say "Gee-off" when they read my name aloud for the first time. I just always would assume it's pronounced like mine, which is probably more common in the US. I blame my parents for my frustrations. Why couldn't they just name me Ed or Bill?
Do you own alot of shirts? If so, what's your favorite? I own a ton of shirts. Way more than any person should have. That said, my favorite tees are 2 Hook Ups shirts I've had for 10 years or a tee from Penn State football camp from when I was in high school. They're so worn in and comfortable. I couldn't bear being without them.
What inspires you? Other artists mainly. I love just looking around at people's portfolios and discovering new artists. I get so many great ideas for my work, even from people who have a totally different style than my own. I also like to keep an inspiration folder. It just has tons of images that I like. Some are other artists work and some are just pictures of objects and whatnot. When I need a spark of creativity I'll peruse the folder and get the creative juices flowing. I also get inspired by music. A lot of times when I'm doing a design for a band I'll listen to their music to draw some inspiration. Sometimes that inspiration comes from their lyrics and sometimes it just comes from the general mood of a song.
How did you get into art? I've been drawing since I was old enough to hold a crayon. I think it was just my natural direction to go in life, which is funny since no one else in my family is artistically inclined. Initially I got into art because it was easy. I was naturally good at it so it didn't seem like work. I just figured if I have to have a job that it should be something I like doing. So until the Cleveland Cavs have the need for a 5'11" power forward, I'll stick with my art gig.
If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? 3 words. Crack and hookers! I kid, I kid. I would pay off my parents houses, set up an account to pay for my nephew's college and then put the rest into savings and really focus on starting up a clothing line. It would be tee shirts but it would also be other types of apparel that I would design, honest to goodness clothing design. Knowing that I have a nest egg like that would really allow me the time to put 100% effort in getting it off the ground.
What advice would you offer to aspiring designers? Practice, practice, practice. You've really gotta immerse yourself in it. Make sure you have the ability to discern what is garbage and what is good and be able to shelve the garbage even though you spent a lot of time on it. Once you're done with a design, put it away for a day and then revisit it later and reevaluate what you've done. Always try to put out the best work possible and don't cut corners. Developing your own style is also very important. I still don't think I'm at the point where I have a recognizable style, but it's getting there. You definitely can't just force it to happen. It just happens organically over time.
MAC or PC? Macbook Pro and a Hackintosh I just built. No more buying Macs for me. WAY cheaper to build a Hackintosh with better specs. Sorry, Steve Jobs. Burn me once shame on you. Burn me twice…well, you know.
Any shout outs? If I name people individually, I know I'll omit someone. Plus the list would be annoying long. Let's just say there's a ton of artists out there who inspire me every day. So thanks to all of them for making me push myself harder to keep up with them.