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LIPARI, Italy -- Islands have a way of distilling experience. A little more remote, a little harder to get to, they offer travelers not only a sense of adventure but also the taste of a culture less likely to have been homogenized to mainland standards.
If islands distill, islands off islands distill again. A visit to Sicily in March 2004 had provided so much rough-edged gusto that March 2005 found us heading for the Aeolian archipelago off the Sicilian north coast.
The main departure point for the Aeolians is Milazzo, a four-hour train ride from Palermo's Central Station. The tracks hug the coastline, with snow-capped mountains and ubiquitous citrus groves, palm trees, and cacti on the right and the intense blue-green water of the Tyrrhenian Sea on the left. An hour or so before the end of the trip, the nearer islands thrust their sharp, volcanic silhouettes into view.
In Milazzo, we boarded an early hydrofoil for the short run to Lipari, the largest island in the chain.
The Aeolians, seven in all, emerged after a great tectonic shift on the sea floor a million years ago. Inhabited since ancient times, they are named for Aeolus, the wind king who gave Odysseus a tightly stoppered bag of his best gales. When the hero's curious men, with their own home in sight, pulled the plug and were driven helter-skelter back to his shores, Aeolus angrily turned them away.
The morning we arrived was sunny and calm. On the horizon, a dramatic plume of smoke from Stromboli, the outermost island and most active volcano, rose straight into the sky. (It was to Stromboli that Roberto Rosselini brought Ingrid Bergman when he wanted to give persistent paparazzi the slip.)
The proprietress of Le Terrazze, the small guesthouse we had found online, met the ferry, grinned broadly, and, with the muscular independence that seems a hallmark of island women everywhere, hefted our bags into her too-small trunk and drove us the two minutes to our pretty beach-front lodging as she steered with one hand and dialed her cell phone with the other.
After settling us, Signora mostly left us to our own devices. She greeted us daily, and on one occasion -- pointing enthusiastically to a picture in her brochure -- encouraged us to rent one of her go-carts to tour the island. The 100 euros a day was a deal breaker, but we delighted in the exchange. Her main selling point was that the tiny vehicles required no helmets (''Caschi, no," she proclaimed, motioning with both arms), so we could have flouted death by weaving, bare-headed and free, among trucks, cars, and Vespas.
Such offers, and the warm, gregarious sensibilities that make them, are the essence of Sicily and the best reason to go. Forget your helmets, your seat belts, your resolutions about the single glass of wine, your carbohydrate- or fat-free diets, your multiple uptight disavowals of hedonism for the sake of good sense. Life is short; take your pleasures as you can.
Lipari off-season is the island central casting dreams about. Tranquil, unspoiled, hills sprinkled with wildflowers, wharves lined with brightly painted wooden fishing boats, its 10-kilometer coast offers lovely beaches and splendid views. Beachcomb and you will return home pockets heavy with obsidian, pumice, and other volcanic stones. One reason every ancient seafaring civilization conquered the Aeolians is that in the millennia before metal, obsidian was much sought after for spearheads.
The Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Normans, and Turks have left their mark not only in the archeological sites but also on the native faces, the food, the churches, and fortresses. A remarkable museum, Museo Archeologico Eoliano, records this varied past, displaying burial urns, kitchen utensils, wine jars, and anchors hauled up from innumerable shipwrecks in local waters.
Hike up to Quattrocchi and enjoy a view of Vulcano steaming quietly on the far side of a narrow strait. Sunbathe on the beach or sit in the little parks. Take a place in the Marina Corta (Old Port), eating gelato, panini, or pizza while little boys play soccer on its cobblestoned piazza. We watched one young lad, who sent an errant pass into the harbor, swipe an oar from a fishing boat to cajole the ball back out of the water. His grandfather, or someone's, scolded him a little, but it was good-natured. The little boys have the run of the place, and their freedom evokes the past as surely as any monument.
The main town, also called Lipari, offers the rambling traveler several streets filled with old churches, shops, bakeries, cafes, bars, small hotels, and tasty restaurants unpretentiously showcasing the local cuisine. Fishermen hawk the day's fresh catch from the backs of bicycles and mopeds, or from small ice-filled trucks.
Wanting a special meal one night, we walked up to the citadel, where the cheerful dining room of Ristorante Filippino is discreetly tucked away from the crowded main street. The few extra steps rewarded us with excellent food: eggplant caponata; smoked swordfish; a delicate, crunchy fritto misto of shrimp, sardines, and calamari, which we thought could have been nudged over the top by just a dab of tartar sauce from home; and, most memorably, a steaming black mound of unctuous squid-ink risotto.
The best wines of Sicily are the whites, and Filippino provided us with a good one. After we finished a ricotta semifreddo with wild berries, the waiter arrived with complimentary glasses of malvasia, the islands' floral and mildly sweet dessert wine, and small sesame cookies for dipping. The total tab came to about $90. For a quick lunch, delicious street food like arancini (large, deep-fried, bread-crumbed rice balls stuffed with mozzarella, tomato sauce, and other treats) can be had for a euro.
With so many extra calories to burn off, we had hoped to visit Stromboli and ascend to the famous crater. But the sparse off-season ferry schedules made it impossible to get there and back in a day, so we settled instead on nearby Vulcano.
Just 10 minutes by hydrofoil from Lipari, Vulcano's Porto di Levante was all but deserted on a Sunday morning. About half a mile outside town, the trail to the summit begins with a warning sign in four languages, reinforced with a skull and crossbones and advising that the fumes from the ''smoke holes" present ''extreme danger of intoxication."
Undeterred, we pressed on, walking alternately on firm red clay and unpleasantly slippery deposits of cinders. The climb brought us in an hour and a quarter to the rim of the enormous Cratere della Fossa, a gray lunar bowl that the smoke holes have streaked with bright yellow sulfur deposits. The Greeks believed Hephaestus operated his forge here.
A chilly wind blew at the top, welcome after the heat of the ascent. From the height of 1,282 feet we could look almost straight down at boats plying the Vulcano harbor, across at Lipari, and beyond at Salina, Filicudi, and Alicudi nestling in the haze. The thought that there were so many more Aeolians to explore was a happy one, but they would have to wait for another trip.
David Smith and Janna Malamud Smith are writers in Milton.


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Baby's First Fountain Pen
Yesterday I was asked independently by two friends to recommend fountain pens to newbies, and this morning a third mentioned it and nudged me into making a post after I showed her The Atlantic's "How the Ballpoint Killed Cursive."*
The article does a good job answering the question of "why fountain pens?" I initially got into fountain pens for the colors and the temptation of yet more stationery, but that only got me in the door. What turned me into an exclusive fountain pen user was how much less pressure I needed to write, and how much easier it makes writing in cursive, or writing for long periods of time. I never liked ballpoints to begin with, finding the ink waxy, chunky, the points scratchy, and I was always hunting for a better pen. If you're not a fountain pen person and want to know what I do recommend, I like rollerballs and gel pens, notably the Uni-ball Vision Needle and the Uni-ball Signo. If you are curious about fountain pens, this post is for you.
As a lefthanded overwriter, I thought hand pain was par for the course, but in the course of using a fountain pen I learned two things. 1) It's all the pressure I used to make my chicken scratch, and 2) apparently everyone taught to write after the 1950s has been taught to finger write, which strains the hand. Yes, while researching left-handed writing solutions I learned that we're all writing wrong, and it's largely thanks to the mechanics of ballpoint pens.
Which isn't to say that fountain pens will cure all your ills; it's just why I like 'em and why I recommend 'em.
On to the bit everybody wants to know. What do I buy?
There are many "best fountain pens for beginners" posts floating around out there, and they all look a little something like this:
Pilot Varsity: $3
Platinum Preppy: $3
Pilot Kakuno: $13
Pilot Metropolitan: $15
Pelikan Junior: $16
Platinum Plaisir: $20
Pelikan Pelikano: $20
Kaweco Sport: $24
Lamy Safari: $28
Almost any "top five beginner fountain pen" list will be mostly made up of these pens. There are other pens in the same price range - various Jinhaos, some Sailors - which will occasionally make an appearance, but for the most part, these are it. Partly it's because these make up the bulk of "less expensive" pens.
To me, a nearly $30 pen is not a beginner's pen, but I'm a Millennial and many of my peers don't have that kind of money to spend on a lark. So if you're looking for the quick and dirty, here are my actual recommendations for a beginner:
Pilot Varsity: $3
Platinum Preppy: $3
Pilot Kakuno: $13
Pilot Metropolitan: $15
Pelikan Junior: $16
Platinum Plaisir: $20
Pelikan Pelikano: $20
Kaweco Sport: $24
Lamy Safari: $28
My usual spiel goes a little like this: how much are you looking to spend? Because you should really try the Platinum Preppy. It has a fantastic nib, is one of the most non-fiddly pens I have, and the seal on the cap means I'm not even sure it's capable of drying out. I once had a cartridge in there for 6 months.
If you're able to spend the $20, go for the Plaisir. The Platinum Plaisir has the exact same innards as the Preppy, but an aluminum body rather than a plastic one, making up for what appears to be the Preppy's only flaw: the plastic cap is prone to cracking. If you want to get a converter, you may as well get the Plaisir and a converter because anything over $25 gets you free shipping from JetPens.
BTW: a converter is a refillable ink reservoir that goes in your pen. A cartridge is not refillable (without tinkering) and nearly all pens come with one so you can start writing right away.
But mostly: get a Preppy. And tape the cap.
I will add some love for the Pilot Kakuno. I've just started playing with it, and it writes like silk. It is a children's pen, so it has a molded grip which may be a turn off for some, but it doesn't stop me as an hook-writing southpaw. I can't say much else about it, so I won't recommend it as enthusiastically as I do the Platinums, but so far, it is nice.
The Pilot Varsity shows up on the beginner lists because it's the easiest of easy. It's basically a regular disposable pen with a nib on top. There's no cartridges, no nothing, to mess around with. It writes exactly like those colorful pens we all used back in middle school. Personally, I find the grip rather uncomfortable compared to the Preppy and I don't think popping on a cartridge is all that taxing for a beginner. Honestly, you're going to have to learn some pen maintenance anyway so may as well start with the Preppy because who cares if you ruin it.
I love the Safari (I have two, I am a sucker for limited edition colors) but at $28 I think it's out of most first timers' price range. It is, however, worth every penny.
The reason I don't recommend the Jinhaos is because they're knock-offs. Not bad knock-offs, mind you, they are excellent pens for the price, but they're not as good as some other pens and most people recommend swapping the nib for something like the Goulet #6, which sounds like gibberish to most people.
The Sailor Clear Candy was actually my first non-Preppy fountain pen and I had a bit of trouble with it because of the barrel grip and the way I hold pens. I like them now, but I probably wouldn't recommend them to a beginner. Also, at $18, you're probably better served by grabbing something else. Also also: I hate screw-caps.
And finally: how do you write with a fountain pen?
Pretty much like any other pen. Fiddle around with it in your hand until you find the angle at which it puts ink on paper. Continue as normal. Same for choosing nibs. I recommend getting a fine or medium depending on how thick you like your pen to write (medium is closer to the standard 0.7 mm pen).
Congrats on buying a pen virtually no one in the office will steal because they all find it too intimidating!
Next up: Pen Maintenance, or in the alternative, When Did I Touch the Nib and How Did That Ink Get There.
*How the Ballpoint Killed Cursive.

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The Workshop aims to cover both in undergraduate and graduate level of studies, teaching and research needs of the Department of Philology, and for other Departments of the University of Crete any subject that relates to Paleography.
The Workshop owns a significant number of manuscripts in microfilm and photographic format. This collection is increased every year and is of particular interest to Byzantinists. The Workshop has acquired since September 2003 up to date digitalization equipment after being funded from the Regional Operational Development Program of Crete, and it has started the gradual digitalization of the existing and new material. It also owns microfilm readers and PCs for the reading of microfilmed or digitalized manuscripts in situ. A small library related to Greek Paleography has been organized, whose books are marked with a special sign in the catalogue of the University Library.
The Workshop material is confined for everybody, but the lecturers of the Byzantine and Modern Greek Philology, whenever for research use. However, all the students, the lecturers of the University, the researchers and anyone interested in, can freely consult the microfilmed and digitalized manuscripts in situ. The Workshop, in communication with the person in charge, can undertake at a symbolic rate the digitalization of material, on account of third persons.
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Things actually said to real families with internationally adopted kids, collected on adoption forums:
Are they REALLY brother and sister?
I guess their mom/dad is Ory Ental, huh?
Did their mother die in that big war they had down there?
Are you SURE she's [ethnicity]?
How could you love [adopted child] as much as [biological child]?
I adopted a dog once.
[Upon a post-adoption pregnancy] What are you going to do with the other one, keep him or send him back?
You get what you pay for.
Is he a real orphan?
What's wrong? You can't have one of your own?
Oh, they fight a lot there, don't they? Lots and lots of fighting!
[Regarding infant] Does she cry in Korean?
[By a family therapist, in front of child] Was her mother a prostitute?
Is he Chinese take-out?
What boat did he come on?
You know, your kids can marry each other.
How much did he cost?
[Public official, loudly, upon reviewing documents] You paid THAT much for her?
So is she, you know, natural?
How do you know he isn't really North Korean and a communist?
Will he be Christian?
I can't believe how Chinky his eyes are!
You know you'll never love an adopted kid the same as a real kid.
So, how much does it cost to buy a baby and how much of a cut does the birthmother get?
We'll that's awfully liberal of you.
No, what's her real name.
[In front of male child] HOW DID YOU GET A BOY?!! I thought they wanted the boys in China? You know what they do to those poor baby girls? Leave them abandoned in the streets to die! Why would they do that to a boy when they want the boys?
[In front of children] What kind of woman would abandon beautiful children like that? She must be a monster.
Where'd you get a slanty-eyed one?
Do you ever call him 'Immigrant baby?'
[regarding tiny infants] Does he speak Korean/Chinese/etc.?
[To clearly Anglo parents of clearly non-Anglo kid] Will you tell him he was adopted?
Don't they have birth control over there?
Are you going to buy rice in bulk now?
[Regarding twins, one a boy, one a girl] When a boy and a girl share a womb, those hormones get mixed up all willy-nilly, and so one of them will certainly turn out gay. [OK, that's not adoption-specific, but it's hilarious.]
Are you the nanny?
[After being told yes, they are siblings] No, but are they really siblings?
Can you tell me what you know about his real parents?
Is there a catalog or something?
What's wrong with American kids?
[to children] You don't know how lucky you are.
I've always wanted me one of them orientals!
Have you considered the eyelid surgery–I mean, not to make him look more white–but just because white people can see better with the shape of their eyes?
Oh, his mommy didn't want him?
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So are they all deformed, or does that just make them cheaper?
I'd definitely get one of them if they could guarantee me him. It's so expensive and there is no guarantee you'll get a good one.
I'm informed that adoptive parents of same-ethnicity kids get variations on some of these, too.
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Welcome to the January 2012 Newsletter Happy New Year and welcome back! The spring semester is underway with members of the Physics Department busy w
Happy New Year and welcome back! The spring semester is underway with members of the Physics Department busy with research publications, awards, events and upcoming new roles. We hope you enjoy reading this latest update.
Do you have news? Please send your updates to the News Team.
Prof. Robert Behringer featured in Nature and Duke Today
Prof. Matthew Hastings' Paper Featured Widely
Prof. Calvin Howell to Chair Search Committee for New Grad School Dean
Prof. Ashutosh Kotwal's Thesis Famous
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Prof. Ashutosh Kotwal has agreed to take the leadership position of Associate Chair for Teaching (ACT) in Physics starting July 1, 2012. Thank you to Prof. Stephen Teitsworth for doing a terrific job as ACT in the last three years.
The APT Committee has recommended, and Provost Lange agreed, that Prof. Kate Scholberg be promoted to Full Professor beginning July 1, 2012.
Warm congratulations to Profs. Kotwal and Scholberg!
KamLAND-Zen Started Zero-Neutrino Double-Beta Decay Search
After discovering reactor neutrino oscillations, determining the heat produced by radioactive decays in the interior of the Earth, determining the extraterrestrial high-energy anti-neutrino flux on Earth, and studying solar neutrinos with the KamLAND detector, on October 12, 2011 a subgroup of the original Japanese-US KamLAND collaboration commenced its search for the zero-neutrino double-beta decay of 136Xe. For this purpose, a 3.4 m diameter nylon balloon filled with about 400 kg of 136Xe absorbed in scintillator fluid and viewed by about 2000 phototubes was immersed in September into the original 1 kilo-ton KamLAND liquid scintillator detector (see Figure).
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Theoretical Physics Research on RENCI Site Research done by the Theoretical Nuclear and Particle Physics group is currently being featured on the homepage of RENCI, the Rennaissance Computing Institute at UNC and the International Science Grid This Week (ISGTW) site. Click here to read more.
T2K Oscillation Results Chosen in the Top 10 Physics Breakthroughs of 2011 The electron neutrino appearance results from the Tokai-to-Kamioka experiment reported in June have been selected as one of the top 10 breakthroughs in physics by Physics World magazine. Read the story here.
Duke-JLab Plant Instrumentation R&D Featured on DOE Pulse TUNL's instrumentation development work done in collaboration with the detector group at Jefferson Laboratory was recently featured in the DOE Pulse. The DOE Pulse is an online newsletter that highlights science and technology at DOE National Laboratories. You can read more here.
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We have put together a collection of alumni profiles. Browse them all here.
Grad Students Win Duke Fellowships Every year the graduate school uses various types of endowments to give out fellowships to outstanding graduate students. These fellowships are both merit and need based. This year four graduate students from the physics department were nominated by the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) based on requests from the faculty and students. Read the full story here.
Undergrads Receive Silver Medal An undergraduate team of three students, Zongjin Qian, Peter Zhu, and Josh Loyal won a silver medal in the "University Physics Competition," which is described here.
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Department Colloquium The next event will feature Jonathan Simon of Harvard University's "Building Synthetic Materials from Ultracold Atoms: Quantum Magnetism in an Optical Lattice" on February 2nd at 3:30PM in French Family Science Center room 2237.
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What will happen to global consumerism if breast cancer is ever really cured? Luckily for SunChips, it seems unlikely that we'll find out in the forseeable future.
Sun Chips bag with crass advertising slogan found, amid other Austin City Limits Music Festival garbage (you'd think they'd held the thing in my front yard) in the Twisty Driveway September 17, 2006. SunChips is a 'proud supporter' of the ignominious Komen Foundation. If you spend 39 cents to mail in the UPC code from this 'specially marked pink ribbon bag', SunChips will donate 25 cents to Komen. What a deal.
You guys think all I do is I lie around all day watching the Turner Classic Movie channel on cable. Well, I won't lie to you. I do. Yesterday afternoon, for example, I soaked up a couple of noir exemplars ("Hud"and "Winchester 73")* and was ready for more, but Stingray pried me up and toted me down to Polvo's (where, claims S, in an unheard-of break with Tex-Mex culinary cliché, the veg tacos are seasoned with— holy shit—tamari). These old Hollywood flicks are in many ways a laff riot, and I absorb'em like a sponge. But even I draw the line when TCM is showing, as they did the other day, a feelgood "family comedy" like saccharine overdose "Angel In My Pocket", starring Andy Griffith as a homespun Protestant minister in Whiteyland circa 1967; at such junctures, I whip out a book.
Recommended by a fellow blamer (you guys come in so handy sometimes) the book I whipped out to get me through the Andy Griffith interlude was Samantha King's Pink Ribbons, Inc. What a page-turner. It concerns a subject I enjoy finding despicable, the "market-driven industry for [breast cancer] survivorship". [It may or may not interest you to know, if you're just joining us, that my fascination for this topic is not merely academic; I was diagnosed exactly a year ago with stage 3 breast cancer.]
If you were to ask any space alien—who happened to be dropping by on its way to the Delta Quadrant—about breast cancer, it would undoubtedly tell you that, according to its personal observations, the primary symptom of the disease is a dramatically increased propensity to sprout pink teddy bears, pink visors, and pink rhinestone jewelry. Of course you and I know that infantilizing misogynist teddybear rhinestone pinkness, cancer-o-normative though it may seem, is actually just one of the most successful campaigns in the history of marketing gimmicks. Thanks to unprecedented support in terms of cash and selfless volunterrorism, breast cancer is currently the most popular disease in America.**
Under the noble auspices of charity, argues King in Pink Ribbons Inc, global corporations, politicians, and regressive white middle class American "family values" are all getting a big shot in the arm from the pink ribbon juggernaut. Corporations secure, with impunity, free publicity and a means to expand their market share via enlogoed "awareness" campaigns. Politicians support virtually unopposable "bipartisan" breast cancer funding initiatives as directed by behemoths like the massively influential and reactionary Komen Foundation and come out smelling like a rose. The rank and file, conditioned by now to believe that there's no problem shopping can't solve, are invited to feel virtuous and altruistic whenever they buy a Yoplait yogurt or a pink KitchenAid mixer.
But where's the activism? The ostensible focus of all this pseudo-philanthropic pink jockeying is a kind of nebulous breast cancer "awareness," rather than any serious effort at prevention or investigation into what actually causes breast cancer in the first place. Furthermore, once all this "awareness" has produced, via mammography outreach programs or self-exam propaganda (both masquerading as "prevention"), a positive diagnosis, there's not any great push to secure treatment for underserved women.
In other words, when you think of a breast cancer "survivor" you don't picture a poor black grandmother living in squalor without health insurance (and you certainly don't imagine a woman who, because of sensible research efforts, never got cancer in the first place.) The Breast Cancer Brand woman is a pro-patriarchy white chick: middle-class, straight, virtuous, concerned with maintaining her femininity, and married with two above-average kids. Ordinarily she'd be content with her life as the unassuming, unpaid family caregiver, but she's forced by circumstances to be plucky, brave, and heroic.
These circumstances, i.e. breast cancer, turn out to be, as King says, a lucky gift. In fact, breast cancer has given her such a marvelous opportunity for personal growth, she'd do it all over again in a heartbeat. We never hear about the dead women, of course, since their demise does nothing to reaffirm faith in the medical establishment, the government, patriarchy, the status quo, the Ford Motor Company, Avon cosmetics, or Hooters.
Observes King
The new version of individual responsibility allows women to get sick but not to die, and in circulating the ideal model of survivorship, succeeds in selling an enormous range of goods to consumers, raising millions of dollars for large nonprofits, and garnering votes for politicians eager to find an issue that positions them as prowomen but not profeminist. This model also helps maintain support for high-stakes [research], early detection, and cure-oriented research to the virtual exclusion of other avenues of exploration.
Thanks to the cancer industrial complex, now everyone can participate in marketing cheap crap to consumers, maintaining a "tyranny of cheerfulness," and preserving the blue-eyed American family fantasy with its sentimentalized white nurturing mother centerpiece. It's as easy as buying a bag of junk food.
Yeah, tell that to the walnut-sized tumor that my mammogram failed to notice. I guess I just wasn't plucky enough.
*In order to work up any enthusiasm for these, or any films made by and for proponents of patriarchy, the spinster aunt must confine her aesthet-o-meter to stuff like the quality of the cinematography; dwelling on feminist analyses of narrative or characterization merely fans the icy purgatorial flames of resentment. Not that I advocate blowing off critical readings of film, no no no. But let's face it; in the context of broken-ankle-recuperational TV entertainment, there is no movie that does not turn on a paradigm of male dominance and contain a rape fantasy, or some version of virgin vs. whore, or both. In "Hud" Paul Newman tries to rape Patricia Neal, who tells him the next day on her way out of town that if he'd just waited a while longer, she'd have done him of her own volition because he looks so hot with his shirt off. In "Winchester" Shelley Winters plays an archetypal dance-hall gal with a heart-o-gold, who is of course kidnapped and abused by the villain before being rescued — and thereby claimed — by Jimmy Stewart, who refers to her always as "the girl." Go patriarchy!
**Although, contrary to what the propaganda might suggest, and despite the enormous cute pink resources thrown at it, breast cancer treatment remains just as primitive and barbaric and unreliable as it was 30 years ago, and the incidence of the disease, far from declining, is actually increasing at an alarming rate. The figures almost seem to suggest that Komen et al, with their asinine walks "for the cure", have devised an excellent means of encouraging breast cancer rather than curing it.


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Worst Rock Tattoos: Yucky Yorke
Yeah, yeah, we get the joke here. Thom Yorke is famous for his drooping eyelid, a condition he's had since childhood, but this nipple-centric tattoo is more icky than it is funny. It screams, "I'm a creep," not, "Ain't I clever?" and it's hard to imagine the wearer of this ink blot being taken seriously by anyone unlucky enough to see him shirtless.
And how might the Radiohead frontman react to this, um, tribute? Yorke's not exactly the most jovial of rock 'n' roll frontmen, so we're guessing he'd shake his head, stuff his hands in his pockets and retreat to his secret layer. Then again, he's been hanging with thoroughly tatted-up Flea in Atoms for Peace, so maybe he'd be into it.


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Audi Tampa of Reeves Import Motorcars begins Le Mans tradition
published in the Fall 2013 quattro quarterly
SPECIAL THANKS TO REEVES IMPORT Motorcars, along
with Kim Rogers, Jeff Wisz, and David Forbes for hosting a
superb event, as more than 150 combined Audi and race fans
joined to watch over six hours of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
A few of the boys from Zuffenhausen, München, and Modena
joined fellow enthusiasts and owners of the marque from Ingolstadt
as all spent some quality time with family and friends
while they viewed the start of the race. As mentioned in "Wind
in the Willows" and taking a little literary license to change one
word, which I am sure Mr. Toad would not object to, "There
is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in cars—'simply messing'—about in
cars, or with cars".
Under Kim's deft leadership and as those who participated
in last years LeMans "Dropping of the Flag," experienced, the
team at Reeves always puts on class events and this one was
no exception. Along with the brilliant idea of race passes, lanyards,
and livery charts, there were numerous prizes not just
for the attending adults, but also the next generation of motorcar
enthusiasts. Add to this, the excellent fun foods served for
breakfast and lunch, all had an enjoyable time as we parked our
Audis under the trees and amongst the Roundels, Stag Horns,
and a pair of Tridents.
Once again, this was a prime example of Audi Tampa and
the ACFL working in tandem to promote Kundenbegeisterung.
This is Audi's internal nomenclature for their mission statement,
the inspiring of delight and enthusiasm for the customer
of the four-ringed brand in addition to a few owners of other
marques, who just might like to join that family!
One thing for sure, next year at this event, we will figure out
how we can enlist Bob Varsha at Speed to give Reeves Import
Motorsports, Audi Tampa, and the ACFL a shout out. Over the
years, the Speed team has done it for a couple bars on the West
Coast, I am sure our level of participation, and enthusiasm was
at least on a par with those pub patrons. What a great way to
spend part of one of the longest days of the year!


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AOKP Jelly Bean MR1 Build 5 is available
Pink does really make a difference. To most people a unicorn is just an imaginary creature from children's books but add the color pink into the equation and Android enthusiasts rejoice about AOKP, one of the most popular custom Android distributions. The team behind Android Open Kang Project has released a new build, a week after the last one, sporting bug fixes, new features and support for more devices.
The AOKP developers have fixed "a really nasty memory leak" which caused the popular custom Android distribution to randomly reboot. A side-effect of squashing the bug is increased speed in navigating the lockscreen. Jelly Bean MR1 Build 5 introduces support for six new devices, for a total of 28 as of the latest release.
The developers have added the LG Nitro HD for AT&T (codename "p930"), LG Optimus LTE for SKT (codename "su640"), LG Spectrum for Verizon (codename "vs920"), Samsung Galaxy Note II for Sprint and Verizon (codename "I900" and "i605", respectively) and the international Samsung Galaxy S III (codename "I9300") to the list of supported devices.
The new features include notification panel toggles (quick settings is the default option), new configuration menu for the navigation ring, S Pen support for the Samsung Galaxy Note II and a Quiet Hours toggle.
Users that have had Screenshot set as a navigation ring target or have uninstalled an app which was used as a navigation ring target must go into ROMControl and reset the navigation ring, because SystemUI may cause force closes (crashes).
AOKP Jelly Bean MR1 Build 5 is available to download from AndroTransfer and Goo.im. There is also a new Google Apps package available to go along with it, based off Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.


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The Lakes' fluid design
It's not often that you come across a garden where the main design element is inspired by the writings of a naturalist born in the Nineteenth century. For Romy Hawatt, the owner of this Arabian-influenced garden built by contractor Better Gardens in The Lakes, it was personalised, in-depth research paired with attention to detail that helped craft his ideal garden.
"I have always been intrigued by the writings of Viktor Schauberger, an Austrian naturalist born in 1885," Romy says. "He made a number of extraordinary observations about the natural world, specifically water, and is said to have intuited what we now know as the subtle energy effects of the liquid. His motto was 'observe and copy nature'. Inspired by his writings, I decided that I wanted a round pool, which is now the main design element of this garden. People said the idea was unusual and some tried to dissuade me, but it was the only way to provide – in the limited space of a backyard – the opportunity to allow water to flow in something other than a straight line."
Romy explains that Schauberger believed forcing water to follow straight lines creates areas of stagnation, which in effect 'kills' the water. "He believed that water needs to move, play and lap over itself and, apart from the natural oxygenation that occurs when this happens, if you are able to create a 'spiral flow' you can also create a subtle 'fluidic vortex' that helps keep the water clean. This is what we have tried to accomplish with the shape of the pool as well as the positioning of the pool jetting and skimmers. I'm happy to say that it all appears to be working great so far."
While the swimming pool serves as the 600-square-metre space's visual focal point, an array of additional design elements, carefully placed for visual balance, vie for attention. "The garden was designed from scratch and took several weeks to finalise and then about five months to build," Romy says. "Pergolas, courtyards and Arabian-style mosaic pots feeding water into feature lit ponds act as additional design elements, with the latter positioned to draw the eye to the swimming pool. The planters throughout the space are a combination of path-level and raised beds that marry pathways and ponds."
Romy always knew the garden alongside the Emirates Golf Club would boast magnificent views of the greens, but creating privacy from curious passers-by without breaking the flow of the landscape's fluid design proved a challenge. "Better Gardens and I came up with the idea of planting a sub-tropical garden 'wall' along the boundary of the property, opening the landscape up at the back so that it looks as though it extends out to the golf course.
We created a layer of thick, low-maintenance sub-tropical plants including carpentaria palm, traveller's palm, Washingtonian palm, gardenia, frangipani, bougainvillea and a series of ground covers. This wall also provides a substantial amount of shade." For consistency, Romy opted for the same species of grass as on the golf course. "We also used outdoor LED lighting in brilliant white to accentuate the abundance of green at night," he explains. "The lights have been placed in both the gardens and pathways to enhance the plants and architectural features, textures, colours and eclectic mix of designs."
Describing the garden's style as "nouvelle Arabian", Romy and Better Gardens showcased the distinctive architectural shape of the villa by contrasting it with extensive use of the colour blue in the garden as well as the detailed mosaics, terracotta-coloured pots and water features in the pool and ponds.
Romy says, "We tried to capture the essence of indoor/outdoor living as I believe people should spend as much, if not more, time outdoors as in. We evolved for thousands of years outdoors and now in the modern world most of us are cocooned in offices and homes, usually huddled under the air-conditioners and in front of TVs and computers. I believe the immediate outdoors should be enticing and easily accessible, which is what I was going for in the design of this space."


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Stephanie Marie Santos is from sunny Miami, Florida where she attended New World School of the Arts High School. She is currently working toward a Bachelor of Fine Arts focusing on Fiber at The Maryland Institute College of Art. Her keen sensibility for colors and drawing motivates her exploration of various materials in her sculpture and garment work. Her interests in cultural identity and nature are subjects of her recent artistic endeavors. She will graduate in May 2012 and is looking forward to working in the textile design industry as a lead designer.
In Shifting Bloom I take inspiration from natural forms and translate these into sculptural forms for the body. Accumulation of shapes and colors, growing like natural formations, accentuate and disrupt the silhouette of the body. The qualities that I find in intricately felting wool to silk are a metaphor to the delicate relationship of our bodies to a space. The progression of the pieces throughout the show leads to the body finally being overtaken by the garment.
The focus becomes the ephemeral quality of the performance; the body's movement through space that transcends the corporeal. I am interested in the relationship between the performer and the garment and how these influence each other. This collection is brought to life with the help of Alex Vizzi with choreography that is inspired by nature and open to its unexpected variations and the musical styling of Sergio Manuel Santos.
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Courses in History
HIS 1010, 1020: History of Western Civilization (3, 3)
The historical development of western institutions, ideas and cultures from antiquity to modern times.
HIS 1070, 1080: American History (3, 3)
Development of the colonies and their institutions, the Revolution, formation and organization of the Republic, the Civil War, the Reconstruction period, economic development, international affairs, the two World Wars.
HIS 3000: Introduction to Historical Research and Writing (3)
Prerequisite: Sophomore or junior standing
An introduction to the research and writing of history. The course will provide an overview of the historical craft and offer training and guidance in developing a topic, and researching and writing a historical research paper.
HIS 3020: Social Studies Teaching Methods (3)
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and admission to the TEP
A social studies method course intended to equip students to be effective middle and secondary social studies teachers by helping them to develop knowledge and skills suitable for the classroom. Note: This course is a requirement for all history majors seeking a license to teach, but will not count as an upper level history course for purposes of satisfying the major.
3000-4000 level
HIS 3120/4120: The Middle East and Arab World in the 20th Century (3)
The breakdown of the Ottoman Empire and the post-World War I creation of the various Middle Eastern states of today, from Egypt to Iran, the development of oil economies, divisions within Islam, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the rise of Iran, and attempts to create Arab unity. Emphasis will be placed on events and developments since 1900.
HIS 3160/4160: Africa and the Slave Trade to 1800 (3)
A survey of African history from pre-contact societies in sub-Saharan Africa to 1800, including sub-Saharan Africa to about 1600, the impact of Islam and the empires of West Africa; slavery in Africa and the introduction of slavery to the Americas, the Middle Passage, the development of slavery in Latin America and North America.
HIS 3180/4180: Colonial Africa and the Modern African Diaspora (3)
A study of Africa since 1800 with a focus on European Imperialism in the 19th century, decolonization, and African nationalism in the 20th and 21st centuries, and the African diaspora with an emphasis on Africans in the Americas.
HIS 3230/4230: The Age of Global Contacts (3)
Survey's the oceans' roles as highways for goods, services, and peoples. Each major oceanic region will receive analysis in regards to its specific history of human interactions, especially in the age of European expansion and under globalization, and the effects of these on civilizations.
HIS 3260/4260: Colonial Latin America (3)
Prerequisites: Western Heritage sequence-6 hours
Pre-Columbian America, the coming of the European conquerors, colonial Latin America, and the rise of nationalism.
HIS 3270/4270: Modern Latin America (3)
Prerequisites: Western Heritage sequence or HIS 3260
This course traces the history of the region from post independence until the present day. Emphasis is on the failure of republican institutions and the rise of caudillos, the neocolonial status of the region, and the various revolutions of the twentieth century from the Mexican revolution to the Sandinista Revolution.
HIS 3300/4300: Byzantium and Islam: The Medieval Mediterranean (3)
A political, social, economic, and cultural survey of the Mediterranean region from the fourth century to the fifteenth, focusing of the Byzantine Empire, the rise and spread of Islam, and relations between the European and Arab worlds.
HIS 3355/4355: Medieval Europe I: The Making of Europe (3)
An examination of the foundations of Europe from the German migrations and the transformation of the Roman Empire, to the wave of invasions by Vikings and other groups and the creation of a fragmented, feudal Europe. The early developments of European political and social institutions are covered along with the process of Christianization.
HIS 3360/4360: Medieval Europe II: The European Take-Off (3)
Follows the rapid expansion in size, wealth, and complexity of Europe during the first half of the second millennium AD. We shall investigate the dynamic political, social, economic, and cultural changes occurring in the High Middle Ages, followed by the catastrophe of the Black Death, its various effects, and the responses that will begin moving Europe in the direction of its modern form.
HIS 3380/4380: French Revolution and Napoleon (3)
This course will trace the causes and outbreak of revolution in 1789, the establishment of the revolutionary government and the fall of the monarchy, the Terror under Robespierre, the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte.
HIS 3410/4410: Early Modern Europe from 1500 to 1789 (3)
Early Modern Europe from the Middle Ages to the eve of the French revolution, focusing on the outstanding political, social, and cultural developments that begin what we call modernity: the Reformations, the Expansion of Europe, the Modern State, the Gunpowder Revolution, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment.
HIS 3420/4420: Modern Europe from 1789 to 1914 (3)
A study of the history of Europe. during the 'long' nineteenth century – from the French revolution to World War I, with a focus on political, cultural, and social developments during this period. Topics include political ideologies, the rise of nationalism, and the important cultural movements of romanticism, realism, and positivism.
HIS 3430/4430: Modern Europe from 1914 to the Present (3)
The study of Europe during the First World War, the rise of fascism, World War II, and post-war Europe.
HIS 3450/4450: Intellectual History of Europe in the 19th Century (3)
Topics include romanticism, German idealism, the rise of the social sciences, and three traditions of political thought: liberalism, socialism, and the politics of cultural pessimism. (Dual listing with PHI 3450)
HIS 3460/4460: Intellectual History of Europe in the 20th Century (3)
Readings and discussions on selected topics of 20th century European thought. Topics include existentialism, the impact of science and technology, political thought, and others. (Dual listing with PHI 3460)
HIS 3470/4470: Women in European History (3)
A study of the history of women in Europe from prehistory to the present, with primary emphasis on the Early Modern and Modern eras. The course will stress developments in the following areas: the nature and extent of women's participation in the public realm, educational opportunities for women, women's economic roles, the impact on women's lives of societal and cultural attitudes about women, the impact of major developments in western civilization on women's lives, and the accomplishments and contributions of individual women.
HIS 3500/4500: History of England to 1660 (3)
English life and the development of English institutions-monarchy, Parliament, common law, the Church-from Roman Britain to 1660.
HIS 3510/4510: History of England since 1660 (3)
The development of English and British political institutions, and the growth of British commercial and industrial and intellectual power, from 1660 to the 20th century.
HIS 3515/4515: History of Modern Russia (3)
The history of imperial Russia from Peter the Great to the Bolshevik Revolution, the Soviet regime.
HIS 3520/4520: History of Nazi Germany (3)
This course examines the political, societal, and intellectual origins of the anti-democratic impulse in Germany after 1919. It also examines the growth of the totalitarian one-party state, the rise of Hitler, World War II and the Holocaust.
HIS 3551/4551: War in the 20th Century (3)
A study of the causes, efforts at prevention, prosecution, and results of war in the 20th century, with some emphasis upon the effects on civilian populations.
HIS 3552/4552: History of the Early Church (3)
Prerequisite: HIS 1010 or permission of instructor
The history of ancient and mediaeval Christianity, including the origins and spread of the church, the emergence of its organization, its relations with non-Christian groups and the secular authorities, the development of Church literature, and the evolution of doctrine.
HIS 3600/4600: American Military History (3)
A study of American military activities and institutions in war and peace from the colonial period to the Persian Gulf.
HIS 3620/4620: Colonial America to 1763 (3)
The study of the English background and settlement of North America; the development of colonial political, social, economic and ecclesiastical institutions to 1763; backcountry issues and the significance of the French and Indian War.
HIS 3625/4625: Religion in Early America (3)
A study of the religious foundations of the United States, from the European religious background through colonial religious developments, and the effects of the American revolution, and the religion in the early national period through the 1840s.
HIS 3630/4630: History of Virginia (3)
The development of colonial institutions as influenced by frontier conditions and British policy and culture. A survey of Virginia history from colonial times to the present.
HIS 3640/4640: Foreign Policy of the United States since 1900 (3)
Prerequisite: HIS 1080
An examination of American foreign policy since 1900. The class emphasizes the foundations and the implementation of policy and examines the extent to which policy has remained consistent through the 20th century. Topics include the world wars, the development and end of the Cold War, and American involvement in the Middle East.
HIS 3650/4650: Women in American History (3)
This course examines the history of women in the United States from the pre-colonial period to the present, and will consider the experiences of women of different races, classes and ethnic groups regarding work, family, sexuality and social/political activism.
HIS 3660/4660: Jefferson's America (3)
The coming of the American Revolution; Confederation and Constitution; the Federalist era and the rise of the first two-party system; the presidencies of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison; the War of 1812 and its aftermath; the significance of slavery in the early republic.
HIS 3665/4665: Expanding America, 1815-1850 (3)
Prerequisite: HIS 1070
An examination of American history from the aftermath of the War of 1812 to the Compromise of 1850. It covers the forging of a national identity, politics and culture in Jacksonian America, the market revolution and the coming of industry, slavery and expansion, religion and reform.
HIS 3670/4670: Civil War and Reconstruction (3)
Prerequisite: HIS 1070
A study of the middle period of American history in the 19th century with emphasis on the social, political, economic and military aspects of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
HIS 3680/6480: African American History, 1800 to the Present (3)
A study of the major trends in African American history from 1800 to the present, with emphasis on social, economic, and political trends and issues including slavery, segregation and civil rights.
HIS 3690/4690: War and Memory in America (3)
This course will examine the ways that Americans have created and perpetuated popular memories and interpretations of warfare. Covering the American revolution through the War on Terrorism this class will explore the ways in which Americans commemorate, memorialize, and romanticize warfare.
HIS 3700/4700: The South (3)
A study of the development of southern social, economic, political, and ideological trends and institutions, with particular emphasis on slavery, Civil War, Reconstruction, segregation, and civil rights.
HIS 3705/4705 Gilded Age America (3)
Prerequisite: HIS 1080
This course offers a thematic approach to the key issues of the Gilded Age, defined as 1877-1917. It will explore the impact of the Civil war, the role of third party politics, the development of American diplomatic policy since reconstruction, the role and impact of race and gender, and the industrialization and urbanization of the nation.
HIS 3710/4710: United States, 1900-1945 (3)
Prerequisite: HIS 1080
An examination of the first half of the "American Century," concentrating on the response to industrialization and reform, the birth of the modern liberal state, and the arrival of America as a world power.
HIS 3720/4720: United States Since 1945 (3)
Prerequisite: HIS 1080
A continuation of HIS 3850/4850. An examination of the American economic, political, and social scene in the Cold War era and during a period of great social upheaval, as well as the roots and course of the Cold War, the '60s, civil rights, the impact of Watergate, resurgent conservatism, and the end of the Cold War.
HIS 3725 / 4725: America in the Age of Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll (3)
An examination of US history from the 1960s to the present. Topics include the social upheavals of the 1960s and the return to conservatism which began in 1968, and accelerated in the 1980s and 1990s. Through study of the culture and politics of each decade the course will focus on the ways in which developments of an era affected different groups of Americans.
HIS 3730/4730: Intellectual History of the United States (3)
A survey of the intellectual history of the United States from the Constitutional debates to the present. Topics which may be included are federalism and anti-federalism, transcendentalism, social Darwinism, socialism, liberalism, pragmatism, African-American thought, environmentalism and feminism. (Dual listing with PHI 3880)
HIS 3740/4740: Appalachia (3)
The course surveys the history of the Appalachian region from pre-European contact to the present. Special emphasis will be placed on the environmental history of the mountains and the effects of industrialization (timbering, coal, textiles, etc.) on the people.
HIS 3745/4745: Introduction to Public History (3)
Introduction to the field of public history: how historians interpret and present the past to the public at large. Lecture and discussion topics include collective memory, oral history and historic preservation. Students will also work on projects at local history museums, historic sites, or archives.
HIS 3750/4750: Local History/Appalachian Studies (3)
The practice of local history: sources and methods; a survey of the history of south-central Appalachia from colonial times to the present; topics in Appalachian history.
HIS 3770/4770: Wars of the Cold War (3)
This course surveys major developments and patterns in American and world military history and diplomacy from the end of World War II to the end of the Cold War, to include a discussion of patterns of post-Cold War warfare. Topics include the nature of warfare in the Cold War, the interplay of civil-military relations, the impact of war on the homefront, the presentation of war in public space, and war's place in historical and popular memory.
HIS 3930/4930: Philosophy of History (3)
Readings, papers, and discussion in problems of historical epistemology, such as the nature of historical truth and the question of objectivity in history; consideration of the various philosophies of history developed by St. Augustine, Vico, Hegel, Marx, Comte, Spengler, Toynbee, and others. (Dual listed as PHI 3930.)
HIS 3950/4950: Special Topics (3)
HIS 4780: Readings in European History (1-3)*
HIS 4790: Readings in American History (1-3)*
HIS 4900: Research Seminar in History
Prerequisite: HIS 3000
A content based research paper in history. Students will research and write a paper on a topic in history. This course will be offered each semester, with topics rotating between U.S., European, and cross-cultural history. This course is intended as the capstone to fulfill the 4000-level research paper required of all history majors.
*Note: Before a student may be registered in HIS 4780 or HIS 4790, he or she must present (a) the title of his or her reading project; (b) a statement of the course objectives; (c) a full bibliography containing those books and articles which will be read; and (d) a description of any special research projects which the student intends to carry out as part of the course.


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(Science: anatomy) A muscular segment; one of the zones into which the muscles of the trunk, especially in fishes, are divided; a myocomma.
One of the embryonic muscular segments arising from the protovertebrae; also, one of the protovertebrae themselves.
The muscular system of one metamere of an articulate.
See: myotomy.
Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page.


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Slash looks cooler than ever in this laid back image that captures his attitude to life and music perfectly. If you are a fan of the former lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses then you are sure to love this skinny fit t-shirt, perfect for any rock princess!
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The McCallie School
|The McCallie School
|Chattanooga, Tennessee
United States
|Private all-male secondary, Christian non-denominational
|Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.
|A. Lee Burns III
|915 (246 boarding)
|110 acres (0.4 km2), Suburban
|Blue and White
|Blue Tornado
|The Pennant
The McCallie School is a boys college-preparatory school located on Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. The school was founded in 1905 and now has 246 boarding students in grades 9-12 and 669 day students in grades 6-12.
Brothers Spencer Jarnigan and James "Park" McCallie founded a school in 1905 because, as Park would later explain, they recognized that "education in the South desperately needed every help it could get."[1] Both McCallie brothers had backgrounds in education. Park had taught for two years at Culver Academy after receiving a doctorate from the University of Virginia. Spencer had taught science at Chattanooga High School and had served for two years as the superintendent of public schools in Cleveland, Tennessee, before he pursued graduate work at the University of Chicago.
The brothers wrote that they wanted to establish a "first class University school,"[2] and they began it with 40 acres (160,000 m2) of farm land, 2 houses, and a $2000 grant from their father.[3] The brothers, however, eschewed an exclusively academic model for education. They believed that moral and physical education should accompany academics, and since they could not finance this vision outright, they laid the foundation of a 30 by 60-foot (18 m) gymnasium with their own hands. The school opened on September 21, 1905 and by the end of the first term, enrollment had grown from 42 boys to 58.[4] Tuition was $50 a semester,[5] and teachers and headmaster alike earned $50 a month.[6] By the school's 15th anniversary in 1919 the student body had grown to 280 students.[7]
Other highlights of McCallie's history include: the 1906 adoption of the Honor System, the 1918 adoption of a military training program, the 1937 reorganization of the school as a non-profit educational corporation, the 1970 elimination of the military training program, the 1998 introduction of the merit-based Honors Scholars Program, and the 1999 addition of a 6th grade class.
Honor code[edit]
The student body adopted an honor code in 1906 which requires every student to write and sign his name to the following "Honor Pledge" whenever he submits a major assignment: This work is my own. I have neither given nor received any unauthorized help."'[8]
The Senate, a group of students elected each year by the student body, administers the Honor Code with the assistance of a faculty adviser. The code does not require students to turn one another in, and a boy must generally be convicted of two honor violations before he is expelled.
Students are required to take five to six classes per semester. At least four of these courses must be from the Core Program, which includes: English, Math, History, Foreign Language, and Science. The remaining course load may be filled with courses such as Public Speaking, Health, Bible, Fine Arts, or other elective courses.
Some features of McCallie's curriculum include: upper level Math courses (Pre-Calculus, high school calculus, multivariable calculus, differential equations), Computer Science courses (Visual Basic, Introduction to Java Programming, and AP Computer Science A), foreign languages (German, Latin, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and Italian), and senior core electives (Introduction to Economics and Marketing & Advertising).
The school employs over 130 full-time faculty members, 12 part-time faculty members, four full-time academic counselors, and numerous adjunct faculty members and tutors. Nearly half of the faculty and staff members live on campus, either in residence halls or nearby houses.[citation needed]
AP Program[edit]
The curriculum offers Advanced Placement courses in the following areas: art, language, foreign language, economics, mathematics, history, and science.
McCallie's 6-12th grade student body consists of 915 students. Of these, approximately 246 are boarding students hailing from 21 different states and 5 foreign countries. All boarding students are in grades 9-12. 255 Middle School day students comprise grades 6-8.[citation needed]
Campus facilities[edit]
McCallie's campus consists of 110 acres (0.4 km2) on the western slope of Missionary Ridge, the site of a major battle during the American Civil War. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) east of downtown Chattanooga, and a major expansion program over the past few years has extended the campus southward and increased the number of athletic fields. The campus stretches from McCallie Avenue on the north to Main Street on the South and from the crest of Missionary Ridge on the East to Dodds Avenue on the West.
The second-newest building on campus is Pressly Hall, a 56-bed residence hall for freshmen that was completed before the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year. The newest building, Burns Hall, opened for the 2010-2011 school year. Burns, located adjacent to Pressly on the Ridge, is a 56-bed residence hall with an astonishing view over the city of Chattanooga. Walker Hall, the school's new science building, is currently under construction and is set to be completed during the spring semester of the 2015/16 school year. In the Spring of 2004, a 32,000-square-foot (3,000 m2) dining hall opened, and it more than tripled the amount of space available in the former dining facility (Alumni Hall).[9] The 1999 completion of McDonald Hall provided a new home for the Middle School and made room for McCallie's first-ever sixth grade class.[10] The Hunter Arts Building and the 5-story Maclellan Academic Building opened their doors in 1976.[11]
McCallie's most prominent facility may be the 180,000-square-foot (17,000 m2) Sports and Activities Center (SAC) completed in 1993. This building contains five basketball courts, a 25-yard (23 m)-by-25-meter pool, a wrestling room, a weight room, an indoor track, a racquetball court, and a climbing gym. Other athletic facilities include the 4,000-seat Spears stadium recently outfitted with artificial turf, a six-lane track, two indoor and twelve outdoor tennis courts, three baseball fields, 2 lacrosse fields, a soccer field, 2 intramural fields, and an outdoor recreational swimming area known as McCallie Lake. The diving tower, which rises out of the middle of the lake, is the oldest structure on the campus.[12]
The most recent addition to McCallie's campus is the 3.1 million dollar Strang-Voges Tennis Center. The building sits just above the varsity baseball field and adjacent to the main outdoor tennis courts features six parallel indoor hard courts with Plexi-pave acrylic finish. Stadium seating is available behind all six courts. The 47,674 -square-feet facility also includes a team locker room, a meeting room, two coaches offices, a kitchen and a men's and women's restroom and locker area. The playing surface measures 39,900 square feet, the seating area 4,000 square feet and the office and lounge area 3,774 square feet. The facility was constructed by Raines Brothers, Inc. of Chattanooga.[13]
Extracurricular activities[edit]
McCallie fields 14 varsity sports teams, including (football, baseball, basketball, soccer, cross-country, track and field, tennis, swimming and diving, lacrosse, crew, and wrestling, golf, bowling, and rock climbing). All of these sports except for crew, lacrosse, swimming, and rock climbing are governed by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA). McCallie also has a non-varsity Ultimate team.
The school offers many opportunities to students who do not wish to compete on the varsity level. Almost every varsity team has some combination of a JV team, a B team, or a ninth-grade team which enables younger or less skilled athletes to develop their skills and enjoy competition. An intramural program offers opportunities such as karate, juggling, and racquetball, as well as intramural competition in traditional sports. This program is called "PFC" - Personal Fitness and Conditioning. A middle school intramural sport that resembles PFC, known as McCallie Tornado Athletics (MTA) is also available. The Outdoor Program offers students an opportunity to hike, kayak, and climb in the afternoons after class as well as on weekend and holiday trips.
Arts and publications[edit]
In addition to athletic afternoon activities, students also have the opportunity to participate in a variety of artistic, intellectual, or service-oriented activities. These include the annual Candlelight Concert, the spring musical, a series of dramas, debate, mock trial, the Honors Orchestra, the Jazz Band, the Chamber Singers, the Pep Band, the Community Service Organization, as well as the school newspaper, (The Tornado), the yearbook (The Pennant), and the literary magazine (The Argonaut).[14] In 2001, the American Scholastic Press Association named The Argonaut the "Best Multi-Issue High School Magazine."[15]
Legacy and rivals[edit]
The school maintains an ongoing rivalry with nearby Baylor School, which primarily manifests itself in athletic competitions such as football. In fact, both schools place a priority on "The McCallie-Baylor Game" in lieu of a "homecoming" game. The longest streak held by either team is 11 consecutive years by McCallie, from 1998 to 2009.
Coordinate program[edit]
The full-time GPS/McCallie Coordinator organizes co-ed activities for McCallie and its sister school, Girls Preparatory School. Coordinate activities include social functions, music and drama productions, trips, and other social events.
McCallie's endowment is approximately $83 million.[16] In the 2005 fiscal year, the school's total revenue was $34,922,423 and total expenses equaled $25,380,730. Of these expenditures, 85.7% went toward program expenses.[17] The school's 2006 Annual Report notes that as of June 30, 2006 the Second Century Campaign has received pledges and gifts totaling $100,115,402 of its $125,000,000 goal. This capital campaign began in 2003 and is scheduled to run through 2013. The Annual Sustaining Fund raised $2,079,438 in 2005-2006. The Class of 1986 ranked first in terms of participation with 57% of members contributing. For including McCallie in their will or estate plans, 429 people have been named members of The Benefactors Society. Of these people, 339 are still living.[18]
Notable alumni include:
- Giovanni Alberto Agnelli, 1982, heir-designate to Fiat automobile empire
- Howard Baker Jr., 1943, former Senate Majority Leader, White House Chief of Staff, and Ambassador to Japan
- William M. Barker, 1959, chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court
- Robert E. Barnes, Criminal Tax Attorney to Wesley Snipes
- John M. Belk, 1939, President of Belk, Inc
- Michael Bingham, 2004, Olympic British Athlete (competed in 2008 Summer Olympics in 4 × 400 m relay)
- Zane Birdwell, 1998, Grammy award-winning recording engineer
- Bill Brock, 1949, former Senator from Tennessee, Secretary of Labor, and chairman of the Republican National Committee
- Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., 1958, Former South Carolina governor
- B. J. Coleman, 2007, former NFL Quarterback
- Fred Crawford, 1930, Former NFL player
- Ben Curtis, 1998, Actor
- James H. Daughdrill, Jr. former president of Rhodes College
- Andrew Exum, 1996, author; Middle East scholar
- Mark Fynn, Zimbabwean professional tennis player
- Ellis Gardner, 1979, former NFL offensive lineman
- Jason Hall, 2002, former NFL defensive end
- William A. Hawkins, CEO of Medtronic, the world's biggest maker of heart devices
- Tex Hill, 1934, WWII Flying Tiger
- James Killian, 1921, former president of MIT
- Marshall Fletcher McCallie, 1963, former Ambassador to Namibia
- Ralph McGill, 1917, Pulitzer Prize winner, anti-segregationist, and former editor of the Atlanta Constitution
- Jon Meacham, 1987, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former editor of Newsweek
- Adam Mitchell, 2005, Professional golfer
- Sonny Montgomery, 1939, former member of United States House of Representatives from Mississippi
- Tom Mullady, 1975, former NFL tight end for the New York Giants
- Ayanga Okpokowuruk, 2005, former NFL defensive end for the Cleveland Browns
- Pat Robertson, 1946, chancellor of Regent University and chairman of the Christian Broadcasting Network; leading architect of the American Christian Right
- Tawambi Settles, American football player
- Ted Turner, 1956, founder of CNN and Turner Broadcasting System, former owner of Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers
- Zach Wamp, 1976, former member of United States House of Representatives from Tennessee
- ^ Parker, Barry: McCallie: A Century of Inspiring Boys and Building Men. (Chattanooga: Parker Hood, 2005), 12.
- ^ Hazard, George, "When We Came To The Ridge: Part One of the History of The McCallie School 1905-1937" (Chattanooga: D.C. McDonald Associates, 1991), 7.
- ^ Hazard, George, "When We Came To The Ridge: Part One of the History of The McCallie School 1905-1937" (Chattanooga: D.C. McDonald Associates, 1991), 12.
- ^ Parker, Barry: McCallie: A Century of Inspiring Boys and Building Men. (Chattanooga: Parker Hood, 2005), 18.
- ^ Hazard, George, "When We Came To The Ridge: Part One of the History of The McCallie School 1905-1937" (Chattanooga: D.C. McDonald Associates, 1991), 19.
- ^ Parker, Barry: McCallie: A Century of Inspiring Boys and Building Men. (Chattanooga: Parker Hood, 2005), 16.
- ^ Hazard, George, "When We Came To The Ridge: Part One of the History of The McCallie School 1905-1937" (Chattanooga: D.C. McDonald Associates, 1991), 15.
- ^ http://www.mccallie.org/Internet/Default.aspx?pid=135 (6/20/2007)
- ^ "Building Community," McCallie News, Winter 2004, http://www.mccallie.org/news/Winter2003/default.htm (5/30/2007).
- ^ "A Year of Great Change," McCallie News, Fall 1999, <http://www.mccallie.org/news/fall1999/change3.htm>
- ^ Parker, Barry: McCallie: A Century of Inspiring Boys and Building Men. (Chattanooga: Parker Hood, 2005), 97.
- ^ "Still Waters Run Deep," McCallie News, Summer 2005, http://www.mccallie.org/Internet/Estrada.config?resource=2707 (30 May 2007).
- ^ "Strang-Voges Tennis Center Opens," McCallie News, September 2013, http://www.mccallie.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&nid=697901.
- ^ The McCallie Blue Book, 2006-2007, http://mccallie.org/Internet/Estrada.config?resource=4191 (5/31/2007).
- ^ Parker, Barry: McCallie: A Century of Inspiring Boys and Building Men. (Chattanooga: Parker Hood, 2005), 12.
- ^ http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/largest_endowments.php (2/2/2015)
- ^ "McCallie School," <http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/9011.htm> (5/31/2007).
- ^ http://mccallie.org/Internet/Default.aspx?pid=4612 (5/31/2007).
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Deputies: Jingle bells, 7 lbs of weed shipped to vacant homePosted: Updated:
Deputies said they arrested a man who received the delivery of a box shipped to a vacant Spartanburg home that had marijuana and Christmas bells inside.
Spartanburg County narcotics investigators recovered the box at a local package facility where they said a drug dog alerted them to something inside during a lineup.
When deputies opened the package, they found seven vacuum-sealed bags with approximately 7.7 pounds of marijuana inside packed between pillows, along with two small Christmas bells placed on top. Deputies resealed the package and followed the delivery truck to the vacant home on North Blackstock Road.
When the package was delivered, a man answered the door and signed for it, deputies said. They said investigators then knocked on the door, discovering the home was entirely empty except for the man and his backpack.
The man, identified as 30-year-old Edwin Bebe, told deputies he did not live there. They arrested him and after searching his bag, discovered digital scales inside. He was arrested and charged with manufacture/distribution/possession of marijuana and manufacture/distribution/possession near a school, with Fairforest Elementary School located within a half-mile.
Deputies said Bebe did not have keys to the house and did not know who owned it. They said on his cellphone was the tracking information for the package.
Bebe was being held on combined $25,000 bond. Jail records show he was arrested on Wednesday, which was his 30th birthday.
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|The lysosomal trafficking regulator interacting protein-5 localizes mainly in epithelial cells.
|Boone, M. ; Mobasheri, A.; Fenton, R.A.; Balkom, B.W.M. van; Wismans, R. ; Zee, C.E.E.M. van der ; Deen, P.M.T.
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Endocytosis, subsequent protein sorting into multivesicular bodies (MVBs), and eventual degradation in lysosomes compose an important mechanism for controlling protein expression on the plasma membrane. The lysosomal trafficking regulator interacting protein-5 (LIP5) is part of the complex protein machinery involved in MVB biosynthesis. LIP5 interacts with other players of the ESCRT machinery as well as with two known cargo proteins, AQP2 and EGFR, whose degradation is affected upon reduction of LIP5 expression. To investigate the expression and localization pattern of LIP5, we studied LIP5 protein expression in a mouse tissue panel and subjected various rodent and human tissues to immunohistochemistry. Immunoblotting revealed that, except for jejunum, LIP5 is expressed as a 42 kDa protein in all mouse tissues tested. Alternatively-spliced gene products could not be detected. Immunohistochemical studies revealed that in tissues positive for LIP5, LIP5 is detected in virtually all epithelial cells of the examined rodent and human tissues. The observed LIP5 expression in epithelial tissues suggests that LIP5 is of particular importance in the MVB sorting and degradation of proteins expressed in polarized cells.


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Lightning's summer assignment: get in shape
Coach Rick Tocchet has said several times he does not think his players are in the best shape they could be. Seems he believes it is because the team did not do a good job conditioning at the start of the season. There was reasons for that, of course. The trip to Europe did not help because of all the traveling and games that were played. And former coach Barry Melrose didn't set that as a priority, either. And once a team falls behind in that category, it is very difficult to make up during the grind of a season.
Tocchet on Monday said that is going to change this summer. He is putting it on the players to come into camp in shape and ready to play.
"It won't be accepted," Tocchet said of not being ready for training camp. "If you don't come in in good shape on this team next year, I don't know what's going to happen. It could get ugly for you."
Sounds a lot like former coach John Tortorella, doesn't it? Torts was a physical nut himself and he put his players through a grueling first few days of camp to see who did their summer work. He also had the players skate laps and laps every day, but no start-and-stop drills so as to limit groin injuries.
Tocchet has some of that in him as well. His first coach was Mike Keenan, who was out front of the curve in terms of getting his players in shape. Tocchet has told of drills in which he and his former Flyers teammates skated with tires tied to ropes around their waists.
Tocchet said he knows most of the players have personal trainers they use during the summer. He said the tea will check in with them every few weeks to chart progress and, again, see who is doing the proper work.
"Whether it's old school or new school, you get paid a lot of money, it's an 11- or 11 and a half-month job," Tocchet said. "Just hitting the golf course and riding the bike every once in a while over the summer is not going to cut it. You have to put time in the gym and work out and work out properly."
Other stuff: Tocchet said with every day goalie Mike Smith (concussion) does not practice makes his return a "moot point." Smith has said he wants to return this season and GM Brian Lawton backed him up. But with Smith doing just 20 minutes a day on a stationary bike, the odds seem long. ... As for next season, Tocchet said, "I don't know what I'd think if I didn't have Smitty next year. A lot of sleepless nights. He's our No. 1 goalie. We need him back." ... Tocchet loves what defenseman Matt Lashoff has done so far. "He's got a good shot on the power play. Ilike that he shoots. He's amde some good plays with the puck. I think there's some upside." ... Mike McKenna is expected to start in goal Tuesday against the Blue Jackets. ... Former Lightning star Fredrik Modin (knee) did not make the trip from Columbus. Former Lightning Chris Gratton is expected to be a healthy scratch.


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Late last week, I opened my inbox to a surprise.
Naomi Novik, the bestselling author of the Temeraire series, turned in her short story contribution for Unfettered, my forthcoming fantasy anthology. A new Temeraire short story is cause for celebration anyway. The fact that it is very different from any other Temeraire story you've ever read makes it even more so!
It is titled In Favour With Their Stars and it is absolutely wonderful.
But that's not the reason I am celebrating. Not directly.
I am celebrating because it is the final short story I needed for Unfettered to be complete!
For those of you who don't know, Unfettered is a fantasy anthology featuring new short stories by some of the best writers in the field. Brooks. Rothfuss. Sanderson. Carey. Novik. Williams. Hearne. Brett. The list goes on and on. These writers have come together on my behalf; sales of the hardcover will go toward eliminating medical debt from my bout with cancer two years ago.
Here is the list of short stories:
- The Shade of Allanon by Terry Brooks (a Shannara tale)
- Imaginary Friends by Terry Brooks (a precursor to the Word/Void trilogy)
- How Old Holly Came To Be by Patrick Rothfuss (a Four Corners tale)
- River of Souls by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson (a Wheel of Time tale)
- The Old Scale Game by Tad Williams
- Martyr of the Roses by Jacqueline Carey (a precursor to the Kushiel series)
- Dogs by Daniel Abraham
- Mudboy by Peter V. Brett (a Demon Cycle tale)
- Nocturne by Robert V. S. Redick
- The Sound of Broken Absolutes by Peter Orullian (a Vault of Heaven tale)
- The Coach With Big Teeth by R.A. Salvatore
- Keeper of Memory by Todd Lockwood (a Summer Dragon tale)
- Game of Chance by Carrie Vaughn
- The Lasting Doubts of Joaquin Lopez by Blake Charlton
- The Chapel Perilous by Kevin Hearne (an Iron Druid tale)
- Select Mode by Mark Lawrence (a Broken Empire tale)
- All the Girls Love Michael Stein by David Anthony Durham
- Strange Rain by Jennifer Bosworth (a Struck epilogue tale)
- Unbowed by Eldon Thompson (a Legend of Asahiel tale)
- In Favour With Their Stars by Naomi Novik (a Temeraire tale)
- The Jester by Michael J. Sullivan (a Riyria Chronicles tale)
- The Duel by Lev Grossman (a Magicians tale)
- The Unfettered Knight by Shawn Speakman (an Annwn Cycle tale)
Now comes the fun part. As editor, it is now my job to edit the stories, copyedit the stories, and begin designing the final book. I've already started on most of this. I am shooting for the book to be published in late May 2013.
For now though, the book is complete. It exists. And I couldn't be happier! To learn more about it, click HERE!
Lots of work left to do though!
Back to it!
Shawn Speakman is the author of The Dark Thorn, an urban/epic fantasy hybrid novel featuring Richard McAllister, a homeless knight who finds himself embroiled in a long-running war between the Church and the fey Tuatha de Dannan. When Shawn isn't writing, he maintains the websites for authors Terry Brooks, Naomi Novik, and David Anthony Durham, as well as runs The Signed Page. Learn more at www.shawnspeakman.com!