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National Poetry Month Kick-Off!April 1, 2010 • 1 Comment • category: Excerpts
April is National Poetry Month! Begun in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets, National Poetry Month was set up to promote the continued reading, writing, and appreciation of poetry. On their website, you can sign up to receive a Poem-a-Day in your e-mail for the month, check out poetry-related events near you, and even download an iPhone app!
Algonquin has a few wonderful books of poetry, and to celebrate National Poetry Month, we're going to share a few of our favorite poems with you. Today's is from Robert Alden Rubin's Poetry Out Loud.
In Poetry Out Loud, Robert Alden Rubin has hand-selected poems that are perfect to read out loud. I have long held the belief that everyone should have at least one poem that they can recite by heart. Like memorizing the words to the National Anthem, tying a bow-tie, or sewing a button–it is just one of those things that should be in everyone's repertoire, you never know when you might need it.
In honor of the spring allergies that this wonderful weather has brought, I am starting our month-long tribute to reading poetry aloud with The Sniffle by Ogden Nash.
The Sniffle
In spite of her sniffle,
Isabel's chiffle.
Some girls with a sniffle
Would be weepy and tiffle;
They would look awful,
Like a rained-on waffle,
But Isabel's chiffle
In spite of her sniffle.
Her nose is more red
With a cold in her head,
But then, to be sure,
Her eyes are bluer.
Some girls with a snuffle,
Their tempers are uffle,
But when Isabel's snivelly,
She's snivelly civilly,
And when she is snuffly
She's perfectly luffly.
Robert Alden Rubin, the editor of Poetry Out Loud, offers some information about this poem:
Ogden Nash, whose humorous poems were a regular feature of The New Yorker for years, never pretended to write immortal verse; this is supposed to be funny and whimsical, so the bouncy skeltonics work here. Part of what makes this poem come to life is the way Nash takes words that are sometimes pronounced differently than they're spelled and spells them the way they sound. Don't read this as fast as you would a true skeltonic poem, and pause after the really bad rhymes—to let them sink in.
Chiffle = cheerful.
Tiffle = tearful.
Uffle = awful.
Luffly = lovely.
Now go off into the luffly spring weather, and read this poem out loud to a friend!
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Table Of Contents
Release Notes for Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch, Release 1.0.4
Software Releases and Component Firmware Versions
Resolved Caveats from CTMS, Release 1.0.4
Open Caveats from CTMS, Release 1.0.3(8)
Open Caveats from CTMS, Release 1.0.2(250)
Closed Caveats from CTMS Release 1.0.2(250)
Open Caveats from CTMS Release 1.0
Closed Caveats from CTMS Release 1.0
Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
Release Notes for Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch, Release 1.0.4
Created April 25, 2008, OL-13015-04
These release notes describe the open caveats and additional information for the Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch (CTMS), Release 1.0.4.
New Information
Software Releases and Component Firmware Versions
Table 1 provides the current recommended set of software releases and component firmware versions for the Cisco TelePresence solution.
Table 1 Software Releases and Component Firmware Versions
Product/Component Recommended Version Release Date
Cisco TelePresence System (CTS)
1.2.2 (or later)
CTS component firmware: Display AppCode for Gen1 Displays
CTS component firmware: Display BootCode for Gen1 Displays
CTS component firmware: Display App_Code for Gen2 Displays
CTS component firmware: Display BootCode for Gen2 Displays
CTS component firmware: Camera firmware version
Cisco TelePresence Manager (CTS-Man)
Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch (CTMS)
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM)
6.0 or 6.1
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970G
Resolved Caveats from CTMS, Release 1.0.4
•CSCsl59947: CTM and CTMS time differences
Summary: Currently in CTMS, all dates are formatted as per the time zone of CTMS. Instead of formatting the time to the CTMS time zone, we need to format it to the Client browser time zone.
•CSCsm26250: Changes to CTMS default settings not saved after reboot
Summary: Changes made to CTMS default settings are not saved after system reboots. After reboot, CTMS goes back to original settings.
•CSCsm51081: Intermittent reverberation during a multipoint call
Summary: Intermittent reverberation during a multipoint call.
•CSCsm51258: Need a warning in CTMS GUI for log level turned on to DEBUG
Summary: We need a warning somewhere in CTMS GUI for log level turned on to DEBUG especially for SWITCHING or MEDIA Process. These two processes generate a great deal of information and sometimes this can lead to severe packet loss.
•CSCsm53874: Scheduler account can create admin user account
Summary: You can create an account that has admin privileges with an account that only has scheduler privileges.
•CSCsm82320: Fast busy tone when launching a recurrent meeting for the second time
Summary: CTMS gives a fast busy tone when launching a recurrent meeting for the second time.
Open Caveats from CTMS, Release 1.0.3(8)
•CSCsi16039: Log Files: Change the name of the "Download All" button
Summary: In Log Files window, after using the filter button, the only choice that the user has is he button labeled "Download All." "Download All" implies that all of the log files will be downloaded, not the files that are the result of the filtering. The recommendation is to change "Download All" to "Download File(s) Listed."
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsi24160 - Clicking "Filter" applies changes to Log Levels
Summary: From the Log Files window, if you select "New Log Level" for one process and then click "Filter,' the result is that the Log Level is automatically applied and the Apply and Reset buttons are grayed out. The Log Level should not be applied until the user clicks "Apply."
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsi45541: Inconsistent use of rooms vs. segment in CTMS Administration software
Summary: In System Configuration, under System Settings, on the Resource Management window, parameters refer to "segments." In Meeting Management, on the Default Settings page, parameters refer to "rooms," "sites," and "segments." The recommendation is to standardize on "segments."
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsi49322 - Active Meeting Status window should move to the front of CTMS WebUI
Summary: If you create an AdHoc meeting with maximum rooms, and then add another room, the Active Meeting Status window is displayed, showing the error. If you click on the CTMS WebUI screen without closing the Active Meeting Status window, the Active Meeting Status window moves to the background. If you try to add another room, the Active Meeting Status window updates but stays in the background.
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsi51051 - Pages take a long time to refresh
Summary: The WebUI is now taking a very long time—1 to 2 minutes—to refresh. Only the web status bar at the bottom of the screen shows that the page is refreshing.
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsi51283: Logs and System Error displays incorrectly when choosing "Rows per Page"
Summary: System Errors and Log files list 10 errors or files per page. If you have more than 10 errors or files, when you click "Last," those beyond the initial 10 errors or files are displayed on another (last) page. If you click "Rows per Page" and choose anything greater than 10, the system does not increase the number of line items displayed. The last view remains. No scroll bar is available to see previous entries.
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsi84648 - Reset button does not reset Log Levels, but acts as Apply button
Summary: From Log Files, if you change the Log Level for CCS process to DEBUG (the default is INFO) and then click Reset, the field is not reset but applied and the Apply button is grayed out.
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsi95884 - If the SFTP port number is changed during CTMS software upgrade, the wizard does not retain the changes
Summary: If the SFTP port number is changed during CTMS software upgrade, the wizard does not retain the changes.
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsj02267: CTMS host name change not allowed
Summary: Users cannot change host name from CLI. Web UI has no option to change hostname.
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsj05237 - No status shown if the user relaunches the web page during software upgrade
Summary: If a user closes the web pages after initiating the upgrade process (the auto switch version), and later re-launches the same upgrade page to check the progress, there is no status given; instead, it shows "Preparing upgrade patch," which was already done.
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsj15373 - GUI "hangs" after being idle
Summary: After idle time, GUI hangs; user cannot access anything or log out. When this happens, user must close web browser, open a new browser, and log in again.
Status: Assigned; Workaround: close web browser, open a new browser, and log in again.
•CSCsj24360: Log files shown on the GUI does not match downloaded number of log files
Summary: From Log Files, if you select "Download All" and the click "Okay," and then open the zipped file for the log files, the number of log files listed on the GUI does not match the number of files in the zipped file.
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsj29837 - CTMS scheduled meeting information should include switch and quality policies
Summary: Because the switch policy can be configured and modified on Cisco TelePresence Manager for scheduled meeting, the CTMS display for scheduled meetings should have the switch policy information and quality of conference used information on the detail page.
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsj31510 - Schedulable segments value blank out when Reset button is clicked
Summary: In System Configuration, under System Settings, on the Resource Management window, when user changes the AdHoc segment value and clicks the Reset button, Schedulable segments value blanks out and the Apply and Reset buttons are grayed out.
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsj35537: Cannot open files directly listed in Log Files when "All" is selected
Summary: From Log Files, if you click "License,properties," the system opens a new web browser without any contents. There is no option to Open, Save or Cancel.
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsj44260 - Software upgrade/downgrade wording needs to be changed
Summary: Customers can select to upgrade or downgrade versions of CTMS software. When users are switching to a lower version of the software, the message should say "downgrade" instead of "upgrade."
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsj48010 - Very long description in template shows up as "Null."
Summary: From AdHoc Meeting, if you select Templates and then add a long meeting description, when you launch an Ad Hoc meeting using that template, the Meeting Description shows up as "null."
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsj87499 - Dual image on single
Summary: When CTMS media received an IDR, it will have its destination cache invalidated. CTMS has a problem in RTP processing logic. It may result in IDR packet from new segment (active speaker) dropped, and send streams from another segment wrongly to the destination.
Status: Resolved
•CSCsj90876 - Media destination cache optimization to reduce RTP processing window
Summary: One of the major overheads in media process is the time spent on EPO lookup for each packet in user space. There was transmission destination cache implemented. The cache is invalidated for each RTP processing window.
The enhancement is to cache transmission destination for all segments for all end points including both video and audio. The performance of media is expected to be significantly improved further.
Status: Resolved
•CSCsj92140 - Incorrect audio packet handling causes switch to sometimes be unresponsive
Summary: Under rare condition, when MediaProcessor may buffer more than one audio packet in a UDP channel, only the first packet has its confidence level updated into rank table. All other packets buffered do not get the chance to update their confidence level into rank table. This error can cause switching to be unresponsive when two segments from same endpoint compete.
Status: Resolved
•CSCsj92146 - Media statistics enhancement
Summary: Media need enhance statistics for troubleshooting. The following statistics need to be added.
–Mean jitter standard deviation
–Mean video frame duration standard deviation
–Max ssrc switch count per 4 seconds
–Calculate video jitter based on mux version with either first packet of a video frame or last packet of video frame.
–Total packets received and transmitted
Status: Resolved
•CSCsj92637 - Unable to add or modify DNS entries via CTMS web page
Summary: The CTMS web page does not allow users to add or modify the DNS entries. Only IP, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway values can be modified.
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsj92688 - Inconsistent switch and IDR packet lost
Summary: When a top active speaker is detected and IDR is received by media, Media use source SSRC derives segment information to calculate index to transmission destination cache. The cache gets updated when the media layer goes through the EPO table to find a list of destinations to transmit a packet. Whenever a destination is found, it gets added to destination cache based on index calculated from rtp packet ssrc. Since media manipulate ssrc in the same packet for each iteration finding destination, the source ssrc used for cache index calculation keeps changing. It may result in the wrong cache index if the ssrc is the same before or after manipulation.
Status: Resolved
•CSCsk43793 - Web should not restart CTMS processes when updating resources
Summary: When some parameters like resources are updated from web, web should not restart CTMS processes; it should delete all active conferences and then reset the parameters.
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
Open Caveats from CTMS, Release 1.0.2(250)
•CSCsj51298 - Calls cannot be cancelled if the dialed-out number is preceded with "0."
Summary: In releases prior to CTMS Release 1.0.2(250), dialed-out numbers preceded by "0" trigger a JavaScript validation error that forces the calls to fail. In CTMS Release 1.0.2(250), users cannot cancel a call before the call is answered if the dial-out number is preceded by "0."
Status: Verified.
•CSCsj35537: Cannot open Log files directly when "All" is selected.
Summary: When you click "Log Files" in CTMS Administration Software, and then select "Licence Properties," a new web browser window opens with no content.
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsj38998: Log files contain extraneous files.
Summary: Log files contain extra files that are not useful for debugging
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
Closed Caveats from CTMS Release 1.0.2(250)
•CSCsj31519 - Switching policy cannot be configured after upgrade from Cisco TelePresence Manager (CTS-Man) Release 1.1 to CTS-Man Release 1.2.
Summary: After completing upgrade from CTS-Man 1.1 to CTS-Man 1.2, the MCU field value is "N/A" and the field from which a user can select a new policy is disabled.
Open Caveats from CTMS Release 1.0
•CSCsi44352: Time zone is not configurable during installation.
Summary: CTMS server is defaulting GMT and not offering an option to select the right time zone during installation or through CLI post install.
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsi45541: In the CTMS Administration software, there is an inconsistent use of terms: rooms versus segment.
Summary: In CTMS Administration software, parameters under System Settings and Resource Management use the term "segments." Default Settings under Meeting Management uses the term "rooms." Default settings also includes site/segment switching parameter. Recommendation: use "segments" consistently throughout.
Status: Assigned; no current workaround.
•CSCsi48916: Cannot delete user.
Summary: After a user is created, it cannot be deleted.
Status: Verified.
•CSCsi71121: No indication given when switching versions.
Summary: When switching versions, the web page refreshed back to the platform login page. It should give the status of shutting down until the link is out.
Status: Verified.
Closed Caveats from CTMS Release 1.0
•CSCsh81490: If you enter data and then move to another tab without selecting "Apply," no warning message is displayed.
Summary: In System Settings, if you enter data in Access Management and then select another tab (QoS tab, for example), no warning message is displayed, telling you that the data you entered will be lost.
•CSCsi26863: A call exceeding maximum streams should return a "fast busy."
Summary: A call exceeding maximum streams should return a "fast busy." Currently, the caller is dropped without any indication. Maximum streams is configured in the CTMS Administration software. If it is set to 20, a caller attempting to allocated the 21st stream should be sent a busy signal.
•CSCsi46414: Cannot delete template.
Summary: After a template is created, it cannot be deleted.
•CSCsi48875: CTMS should reject audio calls if it receives an audio only SDP.
Summary: If CTMS receives an audio only SDP, it should reject this call immediately. Today, it proceeds as normal: it opens its media ports and waits for AppMux packet. When the AppMux packet doesn't come, it does a media timeout and raises a warning alarm.
•CSCsi52075: The Ad hoc Meeting Status page displays inconsistent state.
Summary: After creating an ad hoc conference with three attendees, the conference was cancelled from the Ad Hoc meeting status page. The status displays that the meeting was terminated by end user, then calling state, then media timeout occurred.
•CSCsi52572: CTMS CLI "modifyconf" command does not work for Static Meetings.
Summary: Policy is not changed when using "modifyconf" for Static meetings.
•CSCsi53840: When a CTS-1000 exits a conference, another CTS-1000 active speaker may be displayed briefly.
Summary: There is a corner case where if a specific CTS-1000 is the active speaker and a different CTS-1000 leaves the conference, the first CTS-1000 can show up on 2 displays for a few seconds.
•CSCsi54335: The Static Conference dialed number changed after hold/resume.
Summary: The phone user interface displayed a different dialed number after a static conference call was put on hold and then resumed.
•CSCsi55871: Media Processor log level change above INFO causes jitter.
Summary: The Media Processor log level default value is INFO; this is different from all other processes. If it is changed above INFO that Jitter could/will result.
•CSCsi58667: Two video picture overlaps—one actual and one transparent.
Summary: Occasionally during conferences, two video pictures overlap: one of the active speaker, and a transparent image of another speaker. This artifact clears up when someone else switches in the segment.
•CSCsi69494: After Hold/Resume with hosted meeting, participants can join.
Summary: If the host does not join the conference, pressing hold/resume on the two other CTS-1000 devices causes them to join the hosted meeting.
•CSCsi67495: When first conference participant is put on hold, video does not resume when second participant joins conference.
Description: When the first participant joins a meeting, they are put on hold by the CTMS over a SIP trunk. This creates an icon on the screen (hourglass) that alerts the user that they are the first participant. When a second participant joins, they are resumed. On the resume, the call information is being sent by Cisco Unified Communications Manager with a video port set to zero. This causes no video is sent to the end point. To recover, they must drop from the meeting and re-enter.
•CSCsi70080: Timeout only displays voice mail dialed number instead of going to voice mail.
Summary: After starting an ad hoc meeting, created a second ad hoc meeting with the same dialed number; only displays voice mail dialed number instead of going to voice mail.
•CSCsi71444: No hourglass icon on second try to join hosted meeting.
Summary: On first call into a hosted meeting from non hosted end points, an hourglass icon is displayed. On second call into the hosted meeting, no icon is displayed.
Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
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Special Note: NIST Computer Security Division would like to acknowledge Dr. Hori's valuable contributions as an organizer to this workshop, and also for being a key representative to the workshop committee. Thank you.
Randall Easter, NIST (General Chair)
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50 student-athletes to be honored with Weaver-James-Corrigan scholarships and awards
GREENSBORO, N.C. (April 24, 2014) – Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford announced today a list of 44 student-athletes who have been selected for the Weaver-James-Corrigan Award, including three student-athletes who will receive the Thacker Award. An additional six student-athletes who plan to enter a professional career in their chosen sport were named honorary recipients.
The Weaver-James-Corrigan and Jim and Pat Thacker postgraduate scholarships are awarded to selected student-athletes who intend to pursue a graduate degree following completion of their undergraduate requirements. Each recipient will receive $5,000 toward his or her graduate education. Those honored have performed with distinction in both the classroom and their respective sport, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community.
In addition to those receiving scholarship funds, six student-athletes will receive the Weaver-James-Corrigan Honorary Award. Three men's soccer players – Clemson's Alex Stockinger, NC State's Fabian Otte and Notre Dame's Harrison Shipp – are among the recipients, along with women's soccer player Molly Menchel of Virginia, football player Ross Cockrell of Duke and men's basketball player Raphael Akpejiori of Miami.
The Weaver-James-Corrigan Award is named in honor of the late Jim Weaver and Bob James, as well as Gene Corrigan, the first three ACC commissioners. The league's first commissioner, James H. Weaver, served the conference from 1954-70 after a stint as the Director of Athletics at Wake Forest University. His early leadership and uncompromising integrity are largely responsible for the excellent reputation enjoyed by the ACC today.
Robert C. James, a former University of Maryland football player, was named commissioner in 1971 and served in that capacity for 16 years. During his tenure, the league continued to grow in stature and became recognized as a national leader in athletics and academics, winning 23 national championships and maintaining standards of excellence in the classroom.
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Anthony Bellitti; Boston College; History; Men's Cross Country/Track & Field; Basking Ridge, N.J.
Bellitti is a four-year member of the Boston College cross country, indoor and outdoor track teams. He served as team captain of the cross country team this past fall. Bellitti is a four-year member of the BC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and currently serves as the committee president. He is a three-time recipient of the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement and has made the ACC Academic Honor Roll three times. In 2012, Bellitti helped lead the cross country team to a second place finish at the New England Championships. He earned All-New England accolades in the 3000m steeple chase in 2011 and 2012, and has had a breakout indoor track season this year with IC4A qualifiers in the mile (4:14.23) and 3000m (8:22.36).
Hannah Mulvey; Boston College; Economics; Field Hockey; Milton, Mass.
Hannah Mulvey, a Milton, Mass., native was a four-year member of the Boston College field hockey team. She was named to the NFHCA Academic Squad as a junior and sophomore and is up for consideration again as a senior. She is also a three-time recipient of the Athletics Director's Award for Academic Achievement and a two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree. A defensive back for the Eagles, she played in 40 games in her career and recorded her first points as a senior, notching three assists in 2013. As a senior, Mulvey is a vice president of the student-athletes advisory committee (SAAC) and has made multiple trips with other BC student-athletes to New Orleans during the winter break to help rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
Tory Speer; Boston College; Communication; Softball; Trabuco Canyon, Calif.
A senior captain of the Boston College Softball team, Speer led the Eagles last season in batting average (.331), doubles (11), home runs (15), RBI (38) and walks (41). Her 15 home runs set a BC single-season record. She currently ranks second all-time at BC in career on base percentage (.414), doubles (33) and walks (78)and is third in slugging percentage (.574). As a freshman, she was named ACC Freshman of the Year and earned ECAC All-Star status. Last season Speer was named second team All-ACC. Speer is a three-time member of the All-ACC Academic Team and has earned ACC Academic Honor Roll accolades and the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement three times.
Chandler Catanzaro; Clemson; Biological Sciences; Football; Greenville, S.C.
Chandler Catanzaro is an original walk-on who became Clemson's starting placekicker as a freshman. He went on to be a four-year starter and three-time All-ACC player and was 67-82 on field goals and 203-207 on extra points for 404 points in 53 games. Catanzaro became the first Tiger in history to start 50 games and the first to score at least one point in 53 consecutive games. He made 39 of his last 41 field goals over three years including 20 in a row, a Clemson record and fifth in ACC history. He was 24-31 (a school-record 77.4 percent) on field goals of 40+ yards in his career, including making 13 of his last 14 field-goal attempts of 40+ yards. Catanzaro kicked the game winning field goal on last play of the game twice, vs. LSU in Chick-fil-A Bowl and vs. Wake Forest in 2011. He was a two-time semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award, three-time Academic All-ACC selection and four-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member and will be named to Hampshire Honor Society by the National Football Foundation.
Emily Howard; Clemson; Psychology; Women's Diving; Newtown, Pa.
Emily Howard, senior captain in 2013-14, is the most decorated diver in the short history of Clemson's women's only diving program. She set both the one-meter and three-meter school records in 2013-14 while leading the team in points each of her final two seasons. She has recorded eight first-place finishes over the last two seasons, more than any other Tiger. The native of Newtown, PA was named ACC Female Diver-of-the-Week on February 11, 2014, becoming the first Clemson diver to receive the honor. In 2013, she received the CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America award. She also received the Coleman Most Valuable Diver award in 2013, given annually to the team's best diver. Howard is a two-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll and has served as a member of Clemson's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, including serving Vice President in 2013-14. She represented Clemson at the 2013 NCAA National Career in Sports Forum in Indianapolis, IN.
Thomas McNamara; Clemson; Applied Economics and Statistics; Men's Soccer; West Nyack, N.Y. (Thacker Award)
McNamara, the Tigers' captain, scored four game-winning goals for Clemson in 2013 while leading the Tigers (11-7-3) to the first round of the NCAA Tournament. He led the team with seven goals and eight assists for 22 points. McNamara was a first-team All-ACC Player in 2013, a member of the All-ACC Tournament team, a two-time ACC Player-of-the-Week selection and a National Player-of-the-Week selection. He was also named a NSCAA Second-Team All-American and first-team All-South. McNamara was named a first-team scholar All-American and first-team scholar All-South by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and a first-team Academic All-American by CoSIDA. He was the 18th person and second men's soccer player in Clemson athletic history to be named an All-American both on and off the field in the same academic year.
Alex Stockinger; Clemson; Economics; Men's Soccer; London, UK (Honorary)
Stockinger graduated Cum Laude with a degree in economics in December. The four-year starter graduated in 3 1/2 years. He returned to his native country of Norway to pursue professional playing opportunities there. During his career, he was named to the All-ACC academic team three times. He played in 74 matches and was a starter 64 times during his four seasons at Clemson. He had four goals and four assists for 12 points during his Clemson career. He also took 40 shots and had one game-winning goal at Clemson.
Tanner Anderson; Duke; Biology; Men's Track & Field; Valdese, N.C.
Tanner Anderson earned a myriad of awards as a high jump specialist for the Duke men's track and field team. As a freshman, Anderson not only became the first Duke high jumper to break the 7' barrier but also captured the IC4A title after posting the fifth-best mark in the nation at 7-4.25 (2.24). An All-ACC Outdoor selection in 2011 and 2012, Anderson set school records in the indoor and outdoor high jumps while also receiving All-ACC Academic honors in 2012 and 2013. Anderson also earned a spot on the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2011 and 2012.
Juliet Bottorff; Duke; Neuroscience; Women's Cross Country; Newark, Del.
Two-time cross country All-America honoree, Juliet Bottorff, saw one of the most successful cross country careers in Duke history. In addition to posting two top-30 performances at the national cross country meet, Bottorff earned both All-Southeast Region and All-ACC accolades in cross country in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013. Bottorff captured the ACC Championship in 2013, marking the first time since 2005 a Blue Devil won the event. Bottorff proved equally prosperous in the classroom, earning the 2012 ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year award and garnering All-ACC academic team recognition all four years she competed.
Ross Cockrell; Duke; Political Science; Football; Waxhaw, N.C. (Honorary)
One of the finest defensive backs in ACC history, Ross Cockrell twice captained Duke to bowl games in 2012 and 2013. As a senior, he earned his second straight first team All-ACC citation as the Blue Devils won a school record 10 games, captured the ACC's Coastal Division crown and earned a berth in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. One of just 17 football players in league history to earn Academic All-ACC honors four times, Cockrell closed his 49-game career with 233 tackles, 12 interceptions and a school record 42 pass breakups.
Perry Simmons; Duke; Civil Engineering; Football; Raleigh, N.C.
A two-time All-ACC selection at offensive tackle, Perry Simmons was named the recipient of the 2013 Jim Tatum Award as the league's top senior scholar-athlete for football. Also a National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete, he helped Duke to a school record 10 wins in his final campaign including the ACC's Coastal Division Championship and an appearance in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Also a two-time Academic All-American, Simmons started 50 consecutive games for the Blue Devils, guiding Duke to back-to-back bowl game berths for the first time in school history.
Kelly Hensley; Florida State; Exercise Science; Softball; Niceville, Fla.
Kelly Hensley finished the 2013 softball season with a .315 average, 33 walks, 13 home runs and 54 RBI. Her 13 home runs and 54 RBI each ranked third-best for a single season in program history. In 2013 she was named FSU's first-ever ACC Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was a Third Team Capital One Academic All-American. Hensley was sworn in and commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army as part of a scholarship to the Florida State College of Medicine. She will become active duty following medical school with hopes of achieving an orthopedic surgery residency.
Tom Neubacher; Florida State; Men's Diving; Sport Management; Windermere, Fla.
An All-American in 2013, Tom Neubacher finished his ACC career by contesting in 12-of-12 'A' finals at the ACC Championships, taking back-to-back All-ACC honors on 1-meter by capturing bronze in 2012 and 2013. He is a two-time NCAA qualifier, capturing All-America accolades in 2013 with a seventh place finish on 1-meter before earning an honorable mention on platform with a 13th place showing. With his seventh place finish, he became just the sixth Seminole to accomplish the feat on the 1-meter board in school history. Neubacher was the Golden Torch winner – an award given to the athlete with the highest GPA on the team in 2013.
Shayla Bivins; Georgia Tech; Science, Technology & Culture; Women's Basketball; Jacksonville, Fla.
Senior Shayla Bivins is a captain of the Georgia Tech women's basketball team and has started every game of her senior season at center. Bivins is a four time member of the ACC Honor Roll. She is the President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Board and is the Student Government Association Athletic Representative. She is highly involved in community service initiatives, including the Girls on the Run program. Bivins was named the 2014 WBCA Allstate Good Works Team and was one of two student-athletes chosen to serve on the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Issues Committee.
Will Jackson; Georgia Tech; Business Administration; Football; Knoxville, Tenn.
Will Jackson, a four-year starter on the Georgia Tech offensive line, played the 2013 season as a graduate student after earning his undergraduate degree in May of 2013. Jackson, who is pursuing his MBA at Tech, played in 48 career games with 42 starts. A three-time Academic All-ACC selection, Jackson was a leader on an offensive line that paved the way for the Yellow Jackets to rank in the top 10 nationally in rushing each of the last four seasons. Jackson, a Dean's List student and former member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Board, earned honorable mention All-ACC honors in 2013.
Alysha Rudnik; Georgia Tech; Business Administration; Softball; Lawrenceville, Ga.
Alysha Rudnik, a native of Lawrenceville, Ga., is a four-year starter on the Georgia Tech softball team. She is a two-time first team All-ACC selection, and a three-time ACC Honor Roll and ACC All-Academic team honoree. She garnered the Georgia Tech Top Female Scholar Athlete Award for the 2012-13 school year and was named a 2013-14 Peach of an Athlete as selected by the Atlanta Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. A contributor in the community, Rudnik has been involved in eight community service groups, including the Girls on the Run and Michael Isenhour Toy Drive since her freshman year.
Mary Cushman; Maryland; Family Science; Volleyball, Rochester, N.Y.
Cushman finished as one of just two players in program history to total 1,300 career kills and 750 digs, overcoming a partially torn rotator cuff her senior season. Cushman ranks fourth on the Maryland charts in kills (1,344) and second in total attacks. On the academic side, she recently became the first player in program history to be named Academic All-ACC four times. Cushman is also Vice President of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, in addition to volunteering with the Let's Move! Campaign and Alternative Spring Break.
Brett Harman; Maryland; Kinesiology; Baseball; Westminster, Md.
A three-time Academic All-ACC selection and member of the Capital One Academic All-District 2 team as a senior in 2012, Harman departed Maryland tied for second all-time in career strikeouts (254) and tied for fifth in career wins (16). As a senior, Harman posted a 3.04 ERA, which ranked 15th in the ACC, and struck out 91 batters as a junior in 2011, which is the ninth-highest single-season total in school history. Harman was the recipient of Maryland baseball's Academic Achievement Award for the 2010-11 season for being the junior or senior with the highest GPA.
Nikki Maier; Maryland; Kinesiology; Softball; Orange, Conn.
Nikki Maier was a true everything player for the Terrapins in her career, starting 149 of 173 games played in the infield, in the outfield, and as a power hitter. She hit .256 for her career with 89 RBI. Nikki had a knack for hitting in big time games, picking up home runs against numerous ranked teams. She helped lead the Terrapins to three straight NCAA Regionals appearances in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Nikki was named to the All-ACC Academic Team in 2012 and the ACC Honor Roll in her career.
Raphael Akpejiori ; Miami; Mechanical Engineering; Men's Basketball; Lagos, Nigeria (Honorary)
Raphael Akpejiori, a forward from Lagos, Nigeria, helped Miami to the 2013 ACC Championship and the NCAA Sweet 16 a season ago. The senior engineering major was named to the 2013 All-ACC Academic Men's Basketball Team and he has been recognized on the ACC Honor Roll for two years. In addition, he has been distinguished on the University's Dean's List (3.5 GPA) once and the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.2 GPA) three semesters throughout his career at UM. He is currently enrolled in a dual enrollment program and will complete both his bachelor's and master's degrees in May 2015.
Lindsi Arrington; Miami; Motion Picture Practice; Women's Cross Country/Track & Field; Woodbridge, Va.
A standout on the race course and in the classroom, Lindsi Arrington has twice earned All-ACC Academic honors. The senior, who carries a 3.731 cumulative GPA, has been a key member of Miami's cross country and track and field programs. Arrington capped her cross country career by running the second-fastest women's 6K time in school history (21:15.53) at the 2013 NCAA South Regional. Her personal-best 5K time of 17:36.23, set at the 2013 Disney World Classic, also ranks second in UM history. Arrington ranks among the top 5 in school history in the indoor mile (2nd, 4:54.95), the indoor 3000m (2nd, 10:03.35), the outdoor 1500m (3rd, 4:30.10) and the outdoor 5000m (4th, 17:26.39).
Bassim El-Sabawi; Miami; Biology; Men's Track & Field; San Diego, Calif.
Bassim El-Sabawi, a sprinter on Miami's men's track team, is the textbook definition of an exemplary student-athlete. Boasting a 3.969 cumulative GPA, El-Sabawi is a three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member. The biology major has also made the Athletic Director Honor Roll, the Dean's List, and the Provost's Honor Roll in every semester that he has studied at Miami. In recognition of his dedication and commitment to both academics and athletics, the University of Miami rewarded El-Sabawi with the title of the 2012-2013 UM Athletic Department Underclassmen Male Scholar Athlete of the Year.
AJ Salcines; Miami; Baseball; Biology; Miami, Fla.
AJ Salcines has been one of the team's most important relievers on the mound, and is now in his fourth and final season with the Hurricanes. Salcines, who was named to the ACC Honor Roll for his first three years, has been named to the Dean's List Honor Roll for all seven semesters of his undergraduate career. Salcines, a member of the 2012 All-ACC Academic Team, was named team MVP in 2012 after a dominant season out of the bullpen.
Meredith Hoover; North Carolina; Romance Languages; Women's Swimming; Concord, N.C.
Meredith Hoover is the ACC and UNC record holder in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:54.47. In 2013 she earned All-America honors in that event after qualifying for the NCAA Championships for the first time in her career and placing fourth in 1:54.75. She was second at the ACC Championship in 2013, when she earned All-ACC and All-ACC Academic honors. A College Swimming Coaches Association of America first-team Scholar All-America honoree in 2012-13, Hoover has been named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in each year at UNC. She is a recipient of the Leader of Distinction Award, highest honor bestowed by the Carolina Leadership Academy.
Michelle Ikoma; North Carolina; Business Administration and Exercise & Sport Science; Gymnastics; Naperville, Ill.
An EAGL All-Academic honoree each year of her career, Michelle Ikoma helped UNC to two team conference championships and served as team captain as a senior. After overcoming a torn Achilles as a sophomore, she returned to set career bests and earn second-team All-EAGL honors on uneven bars in 2013. Ikoma was a finalist for the 2013 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award and was a Scholastic All-America by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches. A Phi Beta Kappa inductee, she serves as co-president of UNC's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and has been awarded the 2014 Wells Fargo postgraduate scholarship. Ikoma earned the Leader of Distinction Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Carolina Leadership Academy.
Kelly McFarlane; North Carolina; Health Policy & Management; Women's Soccer; Mill Valley, Calif.
Kelly McFarlane was a four-year starter in the UNC midfield and team captain of the 2013 team, which finished in the top five nationally and reached the NCAA quarterfinals. She helped the Tar Heels to the 2012 NCAA title and the 2010 ACC regular-season crown. She never missed a game in her Tar Heel playing career, competing in all 92 matches, a feat no UNC player had accomplished in more than a decade. A two-time All-ACC Academic honoree, she received the AUPHA/McGaw Undergraduate Scholarship Award in the Gillings School of Global Public Health and is a recipient of the Leader of Distinction Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Carolina Leadership Academy.
Kody Burke; NC State; Business Administration; Women's Basketball; Northridge, Calif.
A four-year starter on the NC State women's basketball team, Kody is the definition of a student-athlete. She is a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, three-time member of the All-ACC Academic Team, and currently ranks 16th in NC State women's basketball history with 1,494 career points. Burke also holds notable spots in the Wolfpack record book in career blocks (2nd, 188) and rebounds (10th, 787). She is the only player in school history to record three straight seasons of 50 or more blocks and has recorded 15 double-doubles throughout her career. Kody has managed to achieve all of this while maintaining a career GPA of 3.937.
Brie Merriwether; NC State; Biological Sciences; Volleyball; Orlando, Fla.
During her time in a Wolfpack uniform, Brie Merriwether was a three-time All-ACC Academic Team selection, two-time Capital One Academic All-District III Team honoree and garnered Capital One Academic All-America accolades as a senior. The Orlando, Fla., native led the team in blocks as a starting middle blocker her junior (96) and senior (123) campaigns. She was also a team captain during her third and fourth seasons. Merriwether completed her career with 379 career blocks, which ranks as the eighth best in Wolfpack history. The Wolfpack Alumna is currently in chiropractic school at Life University in Georgia.
Fabian Otte; NC State; Sport Management; Men's Soccer; Meunster, Germany (Honorary)
Recognized as an ACC All-Academic student-athlete in all three seasons at NC State, Fabian Otte was a mainstay in goal for the Pack during a period of unprecedented program growth. Otte was the starting keeper in 52 of 56 career games played, leading NC State as high as No. 14 in the national rankings during the 2013 season. The German native finished his career ranked tied for seventh in Wolfpack history with 13 shutouts, the last being a 92-minute clean sheet in a 1-0 win at No. 10 UNC in the final match of his collegiate career.
Meagan Proper; NC State; Sport Management; Women's Soccer; Garner, N.C.
A regular starter for the Wolfpack throughout her career, Meagan Proper is a two-time ACC All-Academic Team selection. The native of Garner, N.C., played a total of 75 matches at defense for NC State, scoring one goal and distributing 12 assists. Proper's one career goal came at the most opportune time, as it was during a win over ranked Wake Forest in the final match of her career. She was named to the College Soccer 360 Primetime Performers Honor Roll for the week of Oct. 28 – Nov. 3, 2013, for her role in this victory over the No. 23 Demon Deacons. Proper earned a 3.889 GPA throughout her college career.
Greg Andrews; Notre Dame; Accounting; Men's Tennis; Richland, Mich.
A two-time captain who was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year in 2011 and BIG EAST Player of the Year twice in 2012 and 2013 before Notre Dame joined the ACC. Greg Andrews helped the Irish win the BIG EAST Championship last year as a junior and then won both the singles and doubles crown at the 2013 ITA Summer Circuit Event. Andrews is a top student who has made the Dean's List every semester of his collegiate career. He has already been named Co-ACC Player of the Week once this season.
Jennifer Kellner; Notre Dame; Accounting; Women's Tennis; Smithtown, N.Y.
A two-time captain who was twice named to the all-BIG EAST team and earned BIG EAST Academic All-Star accolades before Notre Dame joined the ACC in time for her senior season. Jennifer Kellner helped her team win the BIG EAST Championship every season of her collegiate career. She was also selected as the Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Knute Rockne Student-Athlete Award winner and was one of five Notre Dame student-athletes to receive a BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award. During her junior season, she logged a 18-13 singles record and played at No. 1 doubles with fellow co-captain Chrissie McGaffigan.
Harrison Shipp; Notre Dame; Finance; Men's Soccer; Lake Forest, Illinois (Honorary)
Harrison Shipp never missed a game during his Notre Dame career and his final match was a 2-1 victory over Maryland that clinched the program's first national title. Harrison, a team captain, was named the 2013 Capital One Academic All-American of the Year for men's soccer along with being the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar All-America Player of the Year. He led Notre Dame in goals (12) and assists (10) as a senior en route to being a unanimous first team All-American and the Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year. Harrison also was selected as the 2013 ACC Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Elizabeth Tucker; Notre Dame; Accountancy; Women's Soccer; Jacksonville, Fla.
A two-time tri-captain, Elizabeth Tucker helped Notre Dame to four consecutive NCAA Championship berths during her career and was a member of the 2010 national championship squad. A Dean's List student with a 4.00 grade-point average, Tucker garnered first team Capital One Academic All-America honors in both 2012 and 2013 (one of 15 Notre Dame student-athletes to earn first-team Academic All-America honors twice). She appeared in all 92 matches during her career, earned 87 starts and finished with 19 goals and 14 assists. Tucker is a finalist for the 2014 Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup.
Ashley Corum; Pitt; Applied Developmental Psychology; Women's Track & Field; Carlisle, Pa. (Thacker Award)
Ashley Corum has been recognized for her academic excellence throughout her time at the University of Pittsburgh. She has been named to the University's Dean's List in three of her semesters at Pitt, and has been named to Pitt's Athletic Director's Honor Roll five times. In 2012-2013, Corum achieved the title of Conference Academic Honoree. Most recently this past fall, Corum earned a 4.0 GPA for the semester. Her achievements carry over to the track where she has placed in the top-five over the past four years at the Big East Championships. In her freshman debut, she impressed with a winning performance in the triple jump (41-0.51) at the Big East Outdoor Championships. She then took home 14th that same season at the ECAC Championships. As a sophomore, she claimed fifth in the triple jump at the indoor and outdoor Big East Championships. In her junior campaign, Corum placed fourth in the triple jump event at the Big East Championships (indoor). In her last Big East performance, she was awarded fourth overall for her performance in the triple jump, qualifying her for the first round of Regionals.
Jocelyn Lu; Pitt; Neuroscience; Women's Tennis; Mission Viejo, Calif.
Jocelyn Lu played 22 singles at No. 2 and 20 doubles matches at No. 1 as a junior, leading the team with a 4.0 GPA and helping Pitt tennis to highest team GPA at Pitt. As a sophomore, she played at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles and registered 11 wins when paired with Taylor Washington at No. 1 doubles. The doubles team never lost more than two consecutive matches. Lu was named team MVP following a stellar freshman campaign, leading the team with 20 victories in singles action and posting a 20-8 singles record that tied for ninth overall in single-season wins. She compiled a .714 season win percentage that ranked 14th in the record books.
Katie O'Rourke; Pitt; Media & Professional Communications; Gymnastics; Springfield, Va.
Katie O'Rourke has won five event titles to date as a senior on beam and floor. As a junior, O'Rourke helped Pitt to NCAA Regionals and competed on the beam and floor. O'Rourke earned All-EAGL first team for floor and second team for balance beam and EAGL All-Tournament First Team on beam and was named to the EAGL All-Academic team for the second consecutive year. As a sophomore, she competed at NCAA Regional Championship where she scored a 9.700 on the floor for the ninth-best score. She was named to the All-EAGL Second Team on both floor and beam, EAGL All-Academic team, All-Tournament First Team on floor at 2011 EAGL Championships, finishing 5th as a freshman and the All-Tournament Second Team on vault at 2011 EAGL Championships. She earned the 2011 Most Valuable Freshman Award.
Adrian Chambers; Syracuse; Psychology & Biology; Field Hockey; Wilmington, Del.
Chambers was a four-year member of Syracuse's field hockey team, helping lead the program to four-straight NCAA Tournaments, including the 2012 Final Four, and two conference tournament titles. She was a member of the Dean's List and Athletic Director's Honor Roll every semester of her collegiate career. She is a two-time member of the NFHCA National Academic Squad. Chambers finished her playing career with two goals.
Laura Hahnefeldt; Syracuse; Advertising & Psychology; Field Hockey; Hamburg, Germany
Hahnefeldt was a four-year starter at back for Syracuse, leading an Orange defense that was consistently one of the best in the country. A three-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and a 2013 member of the All-ACC Academic Team, she has been named to the Dean's List and the Athletic Director's Honor Roll every semester of her collegiate career. Hahnefeldt was named NFHCA All-Mideast Region all four years of her career, including when she was the Region Player of the Year in 2012, and is a three-time NFHCA All-American. She was named All-ACC in 2013 after scoring one goal and assisting on five others. She was a two-time All-BIG EAST honoree and finished her career with six goals and 13 assists. Hahnfeldt has also been named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad each year of her collegiate career and recently earned Summa Cum Laude honors.
Sarah Pagano; Syracuse; Biochemistry; Women's Cross Country/Track & Field; Ringwood, N.J.
Sarah Pagano has excelled in everything she has endeavored at Syracuse, from the cross country trail to the track to the classroom. Pagano was named to the All-BIG EAST team three times during her cross country career and was an honorable mention USTFCCCA All-American in her junior outdoor season. She also set the school record in the indoor 5,000-meter run this season. Pagano was a member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic team in her junior and senior years and was a member of the BIG EAST All-Academic team in each of the last four seasons.
Jon Fausey; Virginia; Kinesiology; Wrestling; Dalmatia, Pa.
Jon Fausey is a three-time NCAA qualifier for the UVa wrestling team. The 2012 ACC champion at 184 pounds, Fausey has won 96 career matches, which ranks 10th in program history. He has been named to the NWCA All-Academic Team three times and the ACC Academic Honor Roll four times. Fausey has served as a council member with the Student-Athlete Mentor program. He also is a member of the 4th Year Trustees and coordinates children's hospital visits. Fausey is currently finishing his master's degree in exercise physiology and will attend Yale's Physicians Assistant school next year.
Molly Menchel; Virginia; Psychology; Women's Soccer; Alexandria, Va. (Honorary)
Molly Menchel, a three-year starter at left back, is Virginia's all-time leading scorer among defenders, recording 13 goals and 17 assists for 43 points during her career. Eight of her 13 career goals were game-winners. In 2013, she was a second-team NSCAA All-Southeast Region honoree and a third-team All-ACC selection as the Cavaliers had an undefeated regular season and made their first trip to the College Cup in 22 years. A two-time ACC All-Academic Team selection, she was a 2013 second-team NSCAA Scholar All-American. Menchel was the selected by the Washington Spirit in the third round of the NWSL Draft with the 26th overall selection.
Kate Norbo; Virginia; Kinesiology; Women's Soccer; Roanoke, Va.
Kate Norbo, a two-year starter in the midfield, was a key player among some of the most successful Virginia women's soccer teams. In 2013, she started 25 of 26 contests, recording one goal and two assists, as the Cavaliers had an undefeated regular season and made their first trip to the College Cup in 22 years. In 2012, Norbo was named to the ACC All-Academic Team after tallying career highs in goals (six) and assists (four) as Virginia won the ACC Championship. She is a four-time selection to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Thomas Porter; Virginia; Kinesiology; Men's Cross Country/Track & Field; Fredericksburg, Va.
Thomas Porter, a 2013 Outdoor Track & Field All-American, has been a top performer for the Cavaliers in both cross country and track & field. He has earned All-ACC honors in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field during his career. In 2013, he placed 16th in the men's 5000m at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships to earn second-team All-America honors. This fall, he helped Virginia finish 13th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, finishing in 63rd place. He has earned All-Academic honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) twice in cross country and once in track & field.
Leigh Allin; Virginia Tech; Mechanical Engineering; Women's Track & Field; Lexington, Ky.
A pole vaulter for the Hokies, Leigh Allin has been consistent both in the field and in the classroom.In 2012, she finished ninth in the outdoor pole vault and 10th in the indoor pole vault at the ACC Championships. That same year, she qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round, where she finished 21st in the pole vault. The following year, Allin finished 10th at the ACC Championships in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault and also qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round. Allin has recorded career highs of 12'09.50" (3.90m) in the outdoor pole vault and 12'08.00" (3.86m) in the indoor pole vault.
Frances Dowd; Virginia Tech; Enviornmental Policy and Planning; Women's Cross Country/Track & Field; Fairfax, Va. (Thacker Award)
An All-America selection in the 800-meter distance, Frances Dowd has been a constant for the Hokies in middle distance races since arriving at Tech. Dowd holds the Virginia Tech school record in the indoor 600-meter race, the indoor 800-meter race and ran the anchor leg for the school record-setting 4x800 team this season. During the indoor season in 2012, Dowd finished 15th at the NCAA Championship in the 800 meters (2:09.38), earning second team All-America honors and earned All-ACC honors with a third place finish in the 800 meters at the ACC Championship. In 2012, she won the NCAA Elite 89 Award, an honor presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA championships. She was also a two time Capital One All-District selection.
Tea Ivanovic; Virginia Tech; International Studies; Women's Tennis; Antwerpen, Belgium
Tea Ivanovic has been a key contributor for the Hokies since arriving on campus. The Antwerpen, Belgium native earned 42 career singles victories entering he final season playing mainly from the No. 5 and 6 spots throughout her career. Ivanovic is a two-time ITA Scholar Athlete award winner and has made herself a staple on the A.D. Athletic Honor Roll and the ACC Academic Honor Roll. She has been a member of the Honors College at Tech since freshman year and will graduate this spring with a degree in international studies, focusing on world politics and policy, while also minoring in philosophy. The 2013 All-ACC Academic team honoree is proficient in five languages and recently earned the Outstanding Senior Award from the Political Science and International Studies departments.
Aubrey Bledsoe; Wake Forest; Health and Exercise Science; Women's Soccer; Cincinnati, Ohio
The all-time leader in shutouts for the Demon Deacons, Aubrey Bledsoe wrapped up her career with a 57-25-12 record with 33 clean sheets in 94 starts. Perhaps her most defining moment on the field came as she stonewalled Maryland in a penalty shootout of the 2010 ACC Championship Match to hand Wake Forest its first ever conference championship in women's soccer. Off the field, Bledsoe was a four-time All-ACC Academic Team selection in addition to earning back-to-back Academic All-American accolades. Through the 2013 fall semester, she had posted a 3.88 cumulative GPA, the highest on the squad.
Katie Stengel; Wake Forest; Health and Exercise Science; Women's Soccer; Melbourne, Fla.|
Katie Stengel completed her storied career as a Demon Deacon as the top scorer in program history with 50 goals and 125 points. She was named the 2010 ACC Freshman of the Year and certainly lived up to expectations, being named an All-ACC First Teamer three times and a Second Teamer after her senior season. Stengel is also one of just three Demon Deacons to earn All-American honors three times, being a First Teamer in 2011 and a Second Teamer in 2010 and 2012. She also earned All-ACC Academic accolades in each of her four years.
Evan Stephens; Wake Forest; Finance; Baseball; Lexington, Ky.
Evan Stephens, a native of Lexington, Ky., has appeared in 133 games with 103 starts over the last four seasons for the Demon Deacons. The senior has racked up 40 RBIs and 31 stolen bases to go along with a .454 on-base percentage and a stellar .985 fielding percentage in his career. Off the field, Stephens was the recipient of the 2012-13 Edwin G. Wilson Scholar-Athlete of the Year award that honors the most outstanding Wake Forest athletes for academic excellence. He also earned Academic All-District awards following the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
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Still, I was reading that tomorrow's scratches will be Christensen, White and Kennedy. And since most teams go with their regular lineup at or toward the end of the preseason, I don't think that bodes well for White and Kennedy. I could be totally wrong about that.
But Vinny Prospal is returning to center the top line with Gaborik and Frolov. And I guess that Derek Stepan gets another look … unless he's already made the team … Or maybe I'm making something out of nothing completely.
The Rangers have decided not to make cuts until Sunday, or maybe later, which could mean they're working on a deal. Or it could just mean that there's certainly no harm in having a few extra bodies around until they have to get down to 23 for opening night. And though it's not his M.O. to keep 23 around, there's no reason John Tortorella couldn't live with three extra players for a week or two or three.
If I had to guess, though, White and Kennedy have no place to play here, and that might go for Stepan, too, especially if they like Prospal as the No.1 center and if Drury is going to be ready for the opener, which remains possible.


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Topic: inoperable cholangiocarcinoma--how long can you survive?!
Hi.... glad to have found this site. I'm just learning how to spell this crazy cancer..... My mom has just recovered from a failed surgery (they opened her up and found it had already spread throughout her liver) and started her first round of chemo. I visited with her this weekend and found her to be incredibly tired, no appetite, terribly constipated, short of breath and developing a dry cough. This is way sicker then she's been since January when she started having a dull ache in her side. I can't tell if these are symptoms of the cancer or of the stress of diagnosis or of the chemo. Any thoughts on what is causing what?
Other types of cancer have already killed two of her sisters, so we know how bad it can get. She's been given a poor prognosis--months (though she won't tell me how many.) Can people really survive cholangiocarcinoma for years?!!!? Is it worth it to fight it with chemo, if they say it can't cure anything?! Any hope?
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Cagliari Contemporary Arts Centre
Zaha Hadid Architects
Cagliari, Italy
The aim of the project was to create a node of cultural exchanges that simultaneously will serve as a landmark announcing the arrival to Cagliari from the sea, and answer the five challenges proposed by the brief.
Through the interconnection of the inner circulation with the
public paths and the alternation of open spaces and cavities, the
building shares its public dimension with the city. Moreover, it
geometrically aligns along the axis of the sea, and extends its
arms towards the quarter and the stadium of S. Elia, connecting and
assimilating itself to the site.
The new museum is like a coralline concretion, empty inside, hard and porous on the external surface, able to accommodate, in a continuous osmotic exchange with the external atmosphere, cultural activities in a lively and changing environment. At times it assimilates to the ground, creating a new landscape, while at others it acquires a strong mass defining the new skyline.
The open and dynamic quality of the shape is also pursued inside the building, where the circulation of the visitors through the exhibition, information and commercial paths determine the geometry of the spaces.
The erosion that forms a great cavity inside the building
articulates the volume in a succession of open spaces for
exhibition, places of aggregation and occasions for installation of
contemporary art.
Such spaces, visible from a variety of viewpoints, satisfy the perceptive and the aesthetic dialogue between the contemporary and the Nuragic art. The inner cavity allows the genesis of two continuous skins, one contained within the other. The museum program is placed between the "external skin" of the facade system, and the "inner skin", equipped with a flexible serial system of anchorage and electrification, that allows multiple uses of surfaces/ walls for installations or video projections.
The communication, contemporary and Nuragic exhibitions, and the public paths crossing the building and intercepting each other, create the fluid structure of the building, allowing a variety of uses and configurations. The vertical and oblique elements of circulation create zones of interference and turbulence creating a visual continuity between the different parts of the building.
The vital metaphor governing the museum becomes clear within the phasing plans: as with living organisms, the growth of the museum will be self-regulated. It will happen naturally when the conditions of a mature balance between the economic atmosphere and philanthropic and cultural environment are reached.
Phase 1 constitutes approximately 50% of the new cultural centre and includes the realization of the event space situated in the central cavity, the external cave and the vault used for installations, all activities related to communication apart from the large conference hall, all offices, with the aim to start all the necessary activities of management and marketing of the various departments of the museum (library, search and didactics, exhibition, etc), a small but significant part of the exhibition spaces to generate further interest to create a place for the dialogue between the arts over time.
The consolidation of the museum complex in every new phase transforms the landscape. The second phase is constituted by the completion of the exhibition spaces with other related spaces, including the library and conference hall. This construction, in adhesion with the building of phase one, takes advantage of the existing distributive system, completing it and supplying a new facade on the entrance court.
Phase 3 comprises the extension of phase 2 towards the city of Cagliari. It is an isolated building that accommodates the Research Laboratories. It will be connected to the rest of the museum through a "connecting carpet", in order to offer a privileged site by the sea for performance and the production of the adjacent research laboratories.
Facts about Cagliari Contemporary Arts Centre
Total area:
12.000 m2
Design: Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher
Project architect:
Paola Cattarin
Design team:
Paolo Matteuzzi
Federico Bistolfi
Support team:
Michele Salvi
Serena Pietrantonj
Vincenzo Barilari
Samuele Sordi
Local Architect:
Luca Peralta
Nuragic art consultant:
Elisabetta Alba
Environmental sustainability:
Max Fordham LLp, London
Neil Smith
Mechanical and electrical system:
Max Fordham LLp, London
Neil Smith
Adams Kara Taylor, London
Hanif Kara
Quantity Surveyor:
Building Consulting Naples
Pasquale Miele
Regione Autonoma della Sardegna
Last updated: December 19, 2013
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Travel blog: The Untouchable City
Greg Lynn: Fountain of Toys
Los Angeles, California, USA
Home of Finn Juhl
Ordrup, Denmark
Honey I'm Home
Copenhagen, Denmark
Iwan Baan: Contemporary Architectural Photographs
London, United Kingdom
Let's Get Lost
Beverly Hills, California, USA


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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
By Thomas K. Connellan
In an ancient Greek myth, a sculptor named Pygmalion creates an ivory statue of the ideal woman and is so taken with its perfection that he falls hopelessly in love with it. His creation seems so real to him that he expects it to speak to him and return his love. He begs, prays, and offers her gifts. When she does not respond, he despairs. The goddess Aphrodite eventually takes pity on him and brings the statue to life.
Centuries later, the playwright George Bernard Shaw drew upon the Pygmalion myth to write the story of Professor Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle, an illiterate and uncultured Cockney flower girl. Higgins makes a bet with a colleague that he can train Eliza to speak in a cultured manner and pass her off as a duchess. Thanks to his positive expectations (and a lot of hard work), he eventually does so—and, of course, falls in love with her. Shaw's Pygmalionand the subsequent musical My Fair Lady dramatize Professor Higgins' success in using positive expectations as a basis for helping someone reach their full potential.
The Pygmalion effect—the effect of one person's positive expectations upon the behavior of another—is alive and well in the modern world. It is a major factor in the best school classrooms and the most successful businesses.
"Smart Kids"
Perhaps no one has done more research on the impact of expectations than Robert Rosenthal, a former professor of social psychology at Harvard University. One of Rosenthal's more interesting studies was conducted in an elementary school with the help of Lenore Jacobson, a staff member of a West Coast school system. Each grade in the school had three classes: one for children of above-average ability, one for children of average ability, and one for children of below-average ability. Schoolchildren were given an intelligence test, which Rosenthal and Jacobson told teachers would accurately predict which students would become "intellectual bloomers." The researchers gave teachers the names of those children who, they said, had scored high in testing and would show remarkable gains in intellectual development during the school year. What the teachers were not told, however, was that Rosenthal and Jacobson had simply chosen 20 percent of the pupils, at random, to be "intellectual bloomers." The only real difference between these students and the other 80 percent in each class was in the minds and expectations of their teachers.
At the end of the school year, the children were again given the same IQ test. The children in each class who had been randomly designated "intellectual bloomers" showed an average IQ increase four points higher than their classmates—obviously the result of their teachers' expectations. When the teachers were asked to describe the behavior of their students, they said the "bloomers" were more interesting, more curious, happier, slightly more appealing, better adjusted, more affectionate, and less anxious for social approval.
Also interesting was the way teachers reacted to students who improved in IQ but were not designated "bloomers": The higher their IQ gain, the more likely the children were to be considered less interesting, less well-adjusted, and less affectionate. Their improvement, against expectations, was viewed as a negative.
In his classic Harvard Business Reviewarticle, "Pygmalion in Management," J. Sterling Livingston described a similar response among sales managers. The district office manager of a large life insurance company observed that new insurance agents performed better in outstanding, fast-growing agencies, so he assigned his best agents to work with the best assistant manager. The six next-best agents were assigned to an average assistant manager, and the lowest producers went to work for the least able assistant manager. This distribution produced some interesting results.
The Pygmalion Effect is one of the strongest levers you have to boost your reps performance. We know from our workshops that sales reps thrive on the carefully conceived and thoughtfully delivered communiqué. In the office and out, both medium and message can make or break the power of positive expectations.
That means that every piece of you has to believe. Everything matters.Everything! Every word, every gesture, every intonation, every tweak to the setting. Every one of those must be congruent with you and your message. Here's the headline version. It's a play on the old saying, "I'll believe that when I see it."
As far as your sales reps' performance is concerned, you'll see it when you believe it. Their improved performance starts with changes in your behavior.
As soon as that happens, their behavior will begin to change within 24 hours, because you will be communicating your confidence in your sales reps in a way that they experience that confidence.
Lessons for Sales Managers
© 2010 Thomas K. Connellan.
Thomas K. Connellan is a keynote speaker whose clients include FedEx, Home Depot, Neiman Marcus, and GlaxoSmithKline. For more information, visit www.tomconnellan.com. To purchase "Turbulent Times Leadership for Sales Managers: How the Very Best Boost Sales," visit http://www.amazon.com/Turbulent-Times-Leadership-Sales-Managers/dp/09769...


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About the Book
These are my trail journals from my walk with Blazer on the Appalachian Trail. We hiked from southern Virginia to New York between May - July 2007. The bonus section has a week trip with Big Daddy to Isle Royale July 2007. Below is the inside flaps to the hard cover version. They somehow made it through with spelling errors, but were corrected here.
Welcome to noworries 2007 Appalachian trail journal. Where he will walk, roll, and skip (yes he still skips) his way north up the Appalachian Trail. He also reserves the right to frolic when the mood strikes. He is aware that there are other trails to the west, but doesn't seem to care. The AT to him is a lot like one's favorite blankie. As in past journals if you are searching for deep, moving, philosophical thought you should probably keep looking. The '99 thru-hike up the AT (alcoholachian trail) was what not to do and still manage to finish, though it does make an entertaining read. The 2005 hike could double as a AAA guide to hotels & taverns between GA-ME. The 2007 journal promises to pick up where that one leaves off. Noworries will join Blazer whom he hiked with in 2005. Blazer will be hiking from Va-Me attempting to complete the AT. Why he feels noworries should be along is anyones guess. Maybe he likes a challenge. There is also the rumor of Big Daddy show up for a month or two. Depending where they are by august this could involve a possible flip flop to Virginia and head south. There is also the constant threat of the Colorado trail in august. No worries from time to time may go by worries if he is having a bad day or looking for sympathy from trail chicks. Some have labeled him the sunshine hiker, which he denies. We would like to point out he is starting in the middle of Virginia during the month of May, you decide. It's not that we believe he won't hike in the rain, but more likely than not he will be unable to reach a hotel. Anything contained in this journal is not meant to offend anyone. He seems to think hippies, vegetarians, and tree huggers offend easily Please don't sue us! This has been brought to you by myspace.com/worries
Hopefully, Bigdaddy and his other heterosexual life partner Matt will be doing my journal entries. Please note i said "hetro" I think mike my brother may be doing the pictures. Myspace will be handled by me when and if i can find anywhere to do it. If i get any bigger i will have to have my own publicity team. This will be a PG13 journal. So if Bigdaddy starts to abuse his artistic freedom and add lots of beer and hooker stories he will be reprimanded. Splendid. The flight yesterday was alarmingly easy, but don't tell my brother. I landed in rainy Roanoke Va and was whisked away by my hippie shuttle chick (this made me very happy) to Daleville Va.
Features & Details
- Category Sports & Adventure
Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
116 Pages
- Publish Date Feb 16, 2008
- Tags Appalachian Trail, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Isle Royale, Hiking, backpacking, outdoors, thru-hiking, nature, camping, trekking, photography, travel, photos, AT, journals, trail, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania
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Double with balcony in the Raval
Size11 m²
Floor No.1(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Elevator in building
- Balcony/terrace
- Towels
Accommodation summary
|Carrer Riereta, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
|Property type
|Private room
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
The room has a lot of natural light and the balcony looks out over the street. The bed is handmade from pallets and very sturdy and comfortable. The balcony has a small table and two seats where you can have breakfast or relax with a drink enjoying the afternoon sun or the fresh breeze at night. The room also has wifi and a closet.
You can use the kitchen, living room and our garden terrace if you like. We also have another room with a private bathroom for rent in the same apartment. The place is naturally cool but in case needed the room is equipped with a fan. We also have wifi internet available. The apartment is located on the first floor but in case needed there is an elevator in the building.
We, Erwin and Isabel, respectively from Holland and Colombia, also live in the apartment. We can show you on your way in case its the first time you visit the city.
The apartment is located In the city centre in the multicultural El Raval neighbourhood. Its one block from Rambla del Raval. Almost all attractions in the city centre are with in walking distance of the apartment. Although its close to almost anywhere it is not as busy as some other nieghbourhoods of the centre like the Gotic and El Born. Some of the highlights of the neighbourhood are the famous Boqueria market, MACBA Barcelona's museum for modern art and Gaudi's city palace Palau Guell. It is also the place for trendy shops and restaurants to spring up, which next to their traditional counterparts make a lively mix of old and new.
There are three metro stations ( Liceu, Paral-lel and Sant Antoni) close by (Liceu, Paral-lel and Sant Antoni) that can be use for going to attractions that are further away like the Sagrada Familia or Camp Nou.
House rulesFor check-ins after 22h a 10 euros over charge is applied. After 12 a 20 a euros over charge is applied.
Smoking is not allowed inside. You can however smoke on our big terrace and your balcony.
We would like to have people keep the noise down especially in the evening and to be friendly and respectful towards our neighbours.
Its also not allowed to organize parties with non-guests in the apartment or on the terrace.
You´ll have your own keys and we aks you to use resources consciously (energy and water).
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Reviews of this property
Han sido 5 días donde no nos ha faltado de nada, una acogida y despedida muy buena. No se puede pedir más de los anfitriones, repetiría sin duda!
Me and my friend spent 7 nights in this apartment and we really had a good time with Isabel and Erwin, two incredible people who will help you in any possible way while you'll stay in Barcelona. We took the room with the balcony, a little small but with all the comforts (a big wardrobe, conditioned air and a small table with pretty chairs). The terrace was big and full of plants, a nice place to spent some free time. The bathroom was clean and functional. The location was perfect, 5 minutes from the Rambla. Fantastic experience, highly recommended!
Wij hebben een fijn verblijf gehad bij Isabel. We vonden de sfeer heel ongedwongen, we konden in het huis onze eigen gang gaan. Leuk klein balkonnetje bij de kamer, en daarnaast mochten wij gebruik maken van een mooi groot terras. Verbeterpunten zijn de volgende. De airconditioning werkt niet opperbest, en met de balkondeur open slapen is niet echt een optie, omdat het buiten behoorlijk rumoerig is 's nachts. Verder ontbrak voor ons de uitleg hoe en wat over het huis, waardoor we niet zo goed wisten waar we gebruik van mochten maken in het huis. We hebben goede tips gehad voor lokale dingen om te doen, zoals een goed strand en een plaats om te eten. De host is vriendelijk en behulpzaam. Verblijven in deze wijk is erg leuk omdat het minder toeristisch is dan de andere wijken van Barcelona. Een ander voordeel daarvan is dat bijvoorbeeld eettentjes over het algemeen prima te betalen zijn.
very nice flat near the City Center of Barclona. Our room was pretty and clean furnished with a wardrobe, a double bed and a small private balcony. The shared bathroom was ok as well. We also had access to the kitchen wich was great especially for breakfast.
Isabell was a nice host who gave us a warm welcome and many useful tips.
All in all we had a great time in Barcelona.
4 nights sensational immersed in the magic of a genuine pearl and beauty that is this neighborhood, along with the quiet and convenient Isabel, I highly recommend to those who want to spend immersed in the daily life of a place and not in the banality of the tourist.
Clean rooms, very nice host, very close to the center, so unfortunately also very loud at night.
Great location, nice clean room and very welcoming hosts!
Super beliggenhed, dejligt rent værelse og meget imødekommende værter!
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The Crap We Missed – Tuesday 9.13.11
"Someone said that fatass Ali Lohan is out here. Point me at her."
Welcome to Tuesday's The Crap We Missed featuring Nancy Grace's best Casey Anthony-induced aneurysm face, promo shots Wonderful Pistachios inexplicably sent me from its latest commercial featuring Khloe & Lamar and The Winklevoss Twins because apparently these are the people – I almost said "celebrities." – you want to endorse your nuts, I'm back to thinking Leo's an idiot again and a full Final Five full of the full-figured Kelly Brook.
Is someone gonna help Selma Blair, or are we just leaving her dead body next to those chairs?
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This was a good year for gays at the Oscars — at least on screen. Of the 20 characters whose portrayers were nominated for acting Oscars, five — Glenn Close, Janet McTeer, Rooney Mara, Kenneth Branagh (as bisexual Laurence Olivier) and Christopher Plummer — were members of the LGBT community. (I also have my suspicions about Jonah Hill's character.) In the end, only one — Plummer — ended up in the winners' circle, but it was a sweet victory nonetheless.
Onstage, Meryl Streep's makeup artist seemed to be the only gay winner, though you can never tell about those sound mixers.
For those keeping track, I correctly picked seven of the top eight categories (missing only original screenplay), but the raft categories proved to be a crap-shoot: some very puzzling victories (for instance, Hugo for visual effects over the far superior achievements of Rise of the Planet of the Apes) muddled things.
Although both won five Oscars, in head-to-heads between The Artist and Hugo, The Artist came out ahead, beating Hugo for best picture, director, score and costumes. Hugo beat The Artist in direct competition for cinematography and art direction. Remarkably, neither of the frontrunners won for their screenplays, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was the (happy) surprise winner for film editing.
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Naomi Watts Gossip
Naomi Watts gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Shailene Woodley in The Divergent Series: Allegiant
Last year Insurgent was one of the stupidest, most boring movies I saw. This year, Allegiant is sure to be one of the stupidest, most boring movies I see. It is infuriating to sit through a sequel that makes all the same mistakes as its predecessor, but that is exactly what happens with Allegiant. Full Story
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Amy Schumer has a vacation date with the Seinfelds. Reenacting the swimming pigs scene from The Bachelor. Full Story
Naomi Watts: Oscar Prom Dress
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I think a few times before I've been not so down with Naomi's red carpet style. I think it's totally fair that we just don't necessarily jive, style-wise. I bet she's really upset about it too. But in all seriousness, that's cool. Something isn't unattractive just because I don't like it, especially if everyone else does. Full Story
Smutty Social Media, February 26, 2016
This must have been a very busy week for dermatologists in LA. Last chance to get those tweaks in so they settle nicely before Sunday. Somehow this looks like an attempt at #Vermeer #pearlearring A little #Metime with @colbert_md❤ #triad facial thank you!!! Preparation for the #oscars Good luck Liev!! #spotlight Full Story
Celebrity Home Porn: Naomi & Liev edition
There have been rumours about Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber recently because a tabloid – I think Star? – keeps reporting that they're done. As you know, the two were at the SAGs together last weekend – click here for a refresher – so, for now, they're telling us that they're together. Full Story
Naomi & Liev at the SAGs
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There's been some noise around Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber lately. I think it's STAR Magazine that's been calling a breakup? No one's paying attention, really, because it's STAR Magazine. Naomi wasn't with Liev at the Golden Globes. That, presumably, was why STAR decided to jump on the story. Full Story
Naomi Watts, Emmy Spouse
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Whaaaaat…is this dress? I mean, I can't help laughing over this. It's short, it's at least two fabrics, it's kind of a slimmer line in the front than it is in the back, where it wafts out all Fairy princess, slash your great-aunt's curtains from the 80s. It's got a pocket, but either it's so far down or the dress is sliding down such that she has to streeeeeeetch to get her hand into the pocket. Full Story
Smutty Social Media, September 15, 2015
Reese and Naomi hang out, but would Naomi wear Draper James? Thanks for the shoutout @reesewitherspoon I'm lucky to have such a generous friend. #talentcrush #gno Full Story
TIFF Review: About Ray
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I feel bad sh*tting on About Ray, but…I'm going to sh*t on it—it's not very good. Starring Elle Fanning as transgender teen Ray and directed by Gaby Dellal (Looking), About Ray is more about everyone else talking about Ray than Ray himself. It's a standard wacky family coming of age story, except the quirk is that Ray is transitioning from female to male, which sends his flighty mom into a panic as he needs both parents signatures before beginning the medical process of transitioning, and they haven't seen or heard from Ray's dad in a decade because of something his mother did. Full Story
TIFF Review: Jake G in Demolition
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Jake Gyllenhaal has been on a TREMENDOUS run these last few years, throwing down ace performance after ace performance, including a Hall of Fame-level Cinematic Weirdo in Nightcrawler's Lou Bloom. In Jean-Marc Vallee's Demolition he offers another take on the Cinematic Weirdo, this time starring as Davis, a repressed, buttoned-up financier whose life implodes after his wife dies. Full Story
Naomi Watts: defending the middle part
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Naomi Watts in Paris for Armani Prive. Her hair. Freshly lightened? Or does it just seem that way because she's wearing white? Whatever the reason it looks incredible. Am also obsessed with how it's been styled. You know what the difference is? The middle part. Before we start arguing about the middle part, please see below and browse through a selection of photos of Naomi with her regular side part and on the few occasions she's chosen a middle part. Full Story


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Celilo Falls and Celilo Park
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Wy-am, or Celilo Falls, once one of North America's largest waterfalls, offered life-sustaining salmon and served as a gathering place for thousands of Native Americans for more than 10,000 years. The profound significance of this site is still felt today. Construction of The Dalles Dam in 1957 inundated the site and silenced the great Celilo Falls, creating a slack-water lake in their place. Before the construction and dedication of The Dalles Dam, Wy-am served for centuries as one of history's great marketplaces. A half dozen tribes had permanent villages between the falls and where the dam now stands. As many as 5,000 people would gather to trade, feast and participate in games and religious ceremonies. Elders and chiefs regulated the fishing, permitting none until after the first salmon ceremony. Each day, fishing started and ended at the sound of a whistle. The loss of this major fishing, gathering and ceremonial area via inundation due to The Dalles Lock and Dam upset tribal life in the region forever. Some Elders still remember the falls and grieve their loss. Celilo Falls was also prosperous to the region through salmon canneries, but it is the tribal heritage that remains significant today.
Visitors can access this site at Celilo Park on I-84 at exit 97, about 12 miles east of The Dalles, where south of the freeway stand the small Indian Village and Celilo Longhouse (still used today for ceremonies) and north of the freeway the park rest area on the river.
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