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Darien's Cassidy Schiff finds a home with Trinity College softball
During her days at Darien High School, Cassidy Schiff was one of the most prolific multi-sport athletes in Blue Wave history.
In her four years starting on the ice for the Wave, Darien won three FCIAC girls ice hockey titles and took the CHSGHA state championship in 2016 and 2017. Schiff was an All-FCIAC and All-State player as a senior co-captain and her overtime goal won the 2017 state crown.
A knack for winning carried over to softball where Schiff was a four-year starter for the Wave. A two-time All FCIAC Second Team selection, Schiff was co-captain of Darien's 2017 FCIAC Championship team.
With that kind of pedigree, one would assume the road to collegiate athletics would be a given. That said, for Schiff, the road to the NCAA had its fair share of twists and turns as she did not commit to either sport and matriculated at Trinity College last fall without a roster spot.
"I knew I loved Trinity academically and that it was a good fit for me," Schiff said. "But I didn't know if the numbers would work in my favor. So when I started in the fall I was trying to figure out how the timing and juggling would work out between school and sports and what would be the best fit for me."
Schiff started attending softball workouts the second week she arrived at Trinity and developed a strong bond with the team, helped in no small part by an old FCIAC rival and summer travel teammate, Gillian Birk. The former Staples High School star had already made the team and encouraged Schiff to try out as a walk-on.
"Those were my first friends on campus," Schiff said. "My social group was going to be softball from the beginning. Everyone else was running around campus like Bantams with their heads cut off, not knowing who their friends were so that part was easy for me."
Motivated by her new social dynamic, Schiff decided to make softball her priority and kept hockey on the back burner by joining the club hockey team. Trinity head coach Caitlin Hitchcock was familiar with her from the travel circuit, but Schiff took nothing for granted until she had cemented her spot.
"It was a roller coaster," Schiff said. "There were so many months leading up to it. From September to February, there are no coaches around. The girls are just doing team bonding and all the freshmen are just trying to get integrated. Once the 6 A.M. tryouts started in February it was like a switch turned on and everyone was in high gear. It was a little scary at first but then as things kind of worked out, I knew I was meant to be there."
Schiff ultimately earned a spot on the team, something that came as no surprise to her former high school coach.
"A coach always wants to see their players go on to play at the next level if they're capable of doing that," Wave softball coach Nick DeMaio said. "I was confident that if Cassidy played up to her capability she would not only make the team but that her coach would realize that this kid is a real asset."
That realization did not happen overnight. Schiff spent a good deal of the season on the bench, used primarily as a pinch runner with only two at bats under her belt over the first 22 games heading into an April 17 doubleheader at Wesleyan.
That's when everything changed.
Inserted at second base in game two of the twin bill, Schiff made the most of her opportunity, going 3-for-3 against the Cardinals. The next day she scored two runs in a start against Western Connecticut. Later that week Schiff started two of three games against Colby, going 4-for-7 with six runs and four RBI to help lead the Bantams to a sweep.
"I just kept pushing myself," Schiff said. "I knew that when I was on the bench every time our coached looked down, there were all these really good players so I knew that I had to make the most of what I was given."
By the time the NESCAC playoffs rolled around, Schiff had earned a starting job at third base, the one position that had not been solidified in the regular season.
Schiff finished the year with a .391 average and 16 runs scored. Five of her nine hits went for extra bases as Trinity won 10 of the 15 games Schiff appeared in — again proving that her track record as a winner was no fluke.
"Girls from our program have gone on to be very successful and I think Cassidy is going to be one of them," DeMaio said. "I think she takes the approach of relaxing and doing the best that she can. She made the most of it and things have turned out really well for her."
"I think that all my high school coaches prepared me very well," Schiff said. "We had been successful and had championship teams, but those coaches knew what it was going to take. It was very rewarding being able to come back not only having made the team but having the whole story of working my way onto the team. If you had told me I'd be starting by the end of the year, I would have said, 'no way.'"


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When my obsession for gaming was at its peak I was constantly introducing the people in my life to new games. Naturally, this included my parents. Every Sunday we would meet for dinner at their house and I would always bring a new board game for us to play. At first they were delighted at this wholesome family ritual. Unfortunately, I was still a tone-deaf gaming host back then, and the games I started bringing over grew increasingly complex. My parents were always good sports as I tried to introduce them to these new games. Sadly, they were often forced to trudge through each experience in patient appeasement of my interests. They weren't really having fun playing.
Then one day I decided to bring Ticket To Ride. The game was not new to me. By then, I had already played it to death with friends and it had started collecting cobwebs on my bookshelf. It's not that I disliked the game, only that I had moved on to newer, shinier things.
As I began explaining the rules of Ticket to Ride to my parents I saw them light up. They were nodding and leaning in with anticipation. Their eyes darted around the map and they began fiddling with the tiny train car pieces. I could see there was an instant connection happening. No dragons or spacemen. No seven-phase turn sequences to remember. No fantastical leaps of imagination required to understand the goal of the game. Everything about Ticket to Ride was familiar and made sense: a map of the USA, real world cities, train cars, routes.
How it works:
The goal of Ticket to Ride is to earn the most victory points by connecting different cities on the map with your train pieces. Each player starts with a hand of Train cards and 45 little plastic trains in their player color. They are also given a few Destination tickets that act as challenges to complete over the course of the game.
The Train cards come in 8 different colors (plus a wild suit), and these are the main resources used in the game. The colors of the cards correspond to different routes on the map. For instance: Las Vegas and Salt Lake City are connected by a route made up of 3 orange spaces. If you wished to claim this route, you must play 3 orange Train cards from your hand. This would allow you to cover the spaces of the route with your plastic trains and you would earn some victory points in the process. The longer the route you claim (more spaces), the more points you will earn.
While claiming routes for points is good, the best way to win at Ticket to Ride is to score the big points on Destination tickets. Each Destination ticket is unique, and it will show two cities on the map and a victory point value. To score the points, you must connect the two cities on the Destination card by claiming a chain of multiple routes. Example: If you held the Destination Ticket "Denver to El Paso", this could be accomplished by claiming the routes Denver to Santa Fe, and then Santa Fe to El Paso.
But it really doesn't matter which specific routes you use to complete a Destination ticket, so long as the cities somehow connect via your claimed routes. This can cause players to create complex spider webs of routes on the map. Destination tickets are extra important in Ticket to Ride not only because they award big points when completed, but because their point values are subtracted at the end of the game if left incomplete. This creates a lot of tension during the game where players are constantly concerned about the particular routes they need being snatched up by others.
Turns quickly since there are only three possible choices to make:
- Draw more train cards
- Claim a route
- Draw more destination tickets
Once someone runs low on train pieces (2 or less), the game comes to a conclusion and players tally up all the points they've scored. The player with the most points is declared the winner. This will typically be followed by a short decompression period where the losing players complain about their bad luck and missed opportunities).
The first play-through of Ticket to Ride with my parents went fantastic, and they gushed about how much fun they had playing. They told me it was their favorite game I had brought over to date. The following week I brought over a different game to play, but they had already purchased their own copy of Ticket to Ride and were ready to play again! This was the first time I realized the power of a 'gateway game', and there is perhaps no gateway game more effective at creating passionate new gamers than Ticket to Ride.
Beyond simply being a great game, Ticket to Ride has expanded my view of what attracts new players to the gaming hobby. Nowadays, everyone is trying to make the next big hit board game, but I feel most creators don't look outside their own personal interests for motivation. Ticket to Ride is a modern classic because the theme and rules are so accessible to all ages, and to people from all different walks of life. It makes me wonder what the next game to accomplish this will be.
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The drive maker on Thursday announced that it has begun shipping four new drives, including the high-capacity DiamondMax 16 and DiamondMax Plus 9 drives for top-of-the-line desktop PCs. The company also introduced the DiamondMax Plus 8 for midrange PCs and the Fireball 3 for low-priced computers.
The DiamondMax Plus 9 is Maxtor's highest-performance desktop PC drive to date. The drive pairs storage capacities of 60GB, 80GB, 120GB and 160GB with a rotation speed of 7,200 revolutions per minute. (The rotation speed refers to the spinning of the hard-drive platters, which hold the data and function like a record on a record player.)
Drive makers have combined the 7,200rpm speed, up from 5,400rpm, with higher areal densities (or the amount of data that a drive maker can fit onto a single platter) and a new, higher-bandwidth ATA133 interface in a quest to outdo one another and offer PC makers and consumers faster, higher-capacity disks. Faster drives with higher-bandwidth interfaces can read and write data more quickly, which can help boost PC performance.
The higher capacities of the Maxtor new drives stem from an increase in areal density. The Milpitas, Calif.-based company bumped its areal density up to as much as 80GB per platter for the new drives, doubling the 40GB of older drives such as its D540X.
Drive makers such as Maxtor will continue to increase the areal densities through research, thus boosting their available storage capacity. Among other things, the increases allow manufacturers to create new drives with the same or better storage capacities, but fewer platters, which helps to reduce the complexity and price of new offerings.
The DiamondMax Plus 9 rivals Western Digital's $399 Drivezilla, a 200GB, 7,200rpm hard drive that began shipping in July. Western Digital uses an areal density of 66GB per platter to reach the 200GB mark.
While large hard drives make for big headlines, most PCs now shipping come with drives ranging in size from 20GB to 80GB. The most expensive systems ship with 120GB drives. The new higher-capacity drives will likely appear in PCs later in the year.
To address the broader market, Maxtor also introduced the DiamondMax 16 and DiamondMax 8 line of drives.
The DiamondMax 16 drives offer 60GB, 80GB, 120GB and 160GB capacities, but will likely come in at a lower price than the DiamondMax Plus 9 drives, because of their slower 5,400rpm speed.
The DiamondMax Plus 8 is designed to offer performance on the cheap. It uses a single platter with a 7,200rpm speed. Maxtor will aim the drive, which will come in 20GB, 30GB and 40GB capacities, at midlevel PCs for businesses and consumers.
The company also introduced the new Fireball 3, a 5,400rpm drive that also will come in 20GB, 30GB and 40GB capacities.
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Washington Post: Democrats Take Control on Hill; New Speaker Pelosi Shepherds Ethics Bills To Passage in House
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was elected America's first female speaker of the House yesterday in a raucous, bipartisan celebration of a historic breakthrough, and hours later she presided over passage of the broadest ethics and lobbying revision since the Watergate era.
Democrats took control of the House and Senate after 12 years of nearly unbroken Republican rule, with resolute calls for bipartisan comity and a pledge to move quickly on an agenda of health-care, homeland security, education and energy proposals. Sen. Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), the soft-spoken son of a hard-rock miner, took the helm of the Senate, after a closed-door session in the Capitol's stately Old Senate Chamber. But with the eyes of history riveted on her, it was Pelosi's day.
'This is an historic moment, for Congress, and for the women of this country. It is a moment for which we have waited more than 200 years,' Pelosi proclaimed, to a roaring ovation in the packed House chamber. 'For our daughters and granddaughters, today we have broken the marble ceiling. To our daughters and our granddaughters, the sky is the limit.'
For Pelosi, yesterday's election was not only the culmination of a long climb by women through the ranks of Congress but also the personal triumph of a hard-nosed partisan, a grandmother of six who methodically plotted the Democrats' return to power after more than a decade in the minority. A House floor where Democrats had been marginalized to the point of irrelevance in recent years was alive with handshakes, smiles, hugs and boisterous children on the Democratic side of the aisle. Republicans, once so confident in what many saw as a permanent majority, sat glumly watching the festivities.
As Pelosi entered the chamber before her formal, party-line election, the House erupted in bipartisan applause. Only Rep. Joe L. Barton (R-Tex.), the outgoing chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, remained seated in stony silence. Pelosi's predecessor as speaker, Rep. J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), sat quietly and unobtrusively in the rear of the chamber, except for one brief moment of recognition.
When House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) rose to present the gavel to the new speaker, he was magnanimous in acknowledging both the roots of Republican defeat last November and the historic import of the moment.
'In a few moments, I'll have the high privilege of handing the gavel of the House of Representatives to a woman for the first time in American history,' he told his fellow lawmakers. 'Whether you're a Republican, a Democrat or an independent, this is a cause for celebration.'
He concluded with a warning for Democrats, gleaned from his party's pursuit of power and the lessons learned from defeat: 'If there is one lesson that stands out from our party's time in the majority, it is this: A congressional majority is simply a means to an end. The value of a majority lies not in the chance to wield great power but in the chance to do great things.'
In what must be another first, the gavel changed hands with a hug and a kiss.
In the Senate chamber, members lined up in groups of four to take their oaths with Vice President Cheney. Former senators, including Democrats John Breaux (La.), Charles S. Robb (Va.) and Jean Carnahan (Mo.), circulated on the floor to offer congratulations. Outgoing Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), now retired from the Senate, joked with Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) as the Democratic presidential prospect worked his way through the crowd. Family members crowded the surrounding corridors, including former president Bill Clinton. Democratic Sen. Robert C. Byrd (W.Va.) shouted 'Praise Jesus!' during the opening prayer.
The Senate will plunge into its own ethics and lobbying overhaul package next week, then take up legislation to boost the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade. But it was clear yesterday that the Senate would have no choice but to take a more deliberative approach to the issues the House plans to bulldoze through. Senate leaders pledged bipartisanship, and in a chamber divided 51 to 49 , they will have no choice.
'Now, I know that you're not accustomed, members of the press, to people getting along, working together,' Reid told reporters after the closed-door Senate meeting in the morning. 'But Senator McConnell and I believe this is a new day in Washington.'
Reid nodded to his GOP counterpart, Sen. Mitch McConnell (Ky.). 'I think Harry's got it right,' McConnell said.
The Senate margin is even more tenuous because Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) is sidelined after emergency brain surgery.
Republican leaders decided not to seek special language spelling out the terms of a transition in case of a power shift -- say, if Johnson vacates his post and his state's GOP governor appoints a Republican to replace him. Under that scenario, power would effectively shift to Republicans, because Cheney would provide the tiebreaking 51st vote. But for Republicans to take parliamentary control, the Senate would have to vote for new organizational rules, a move Democrats could filibuster.
A similar scenario unfolded in January 2001, when a 50-50 Senate convened. In 2001, Democrats demanded a 'kick-out clause' in organizing negotiations that would automatically scrap agreements on committee ratios and funding levels and force new organizational rules. But Republicans decided this month against a confrontation that would come from demanding a similar clause.
'Nobody over here talked about that at all,' said Don Stewart, spokesman for McConnell.
In the House, Democrats did not skip a beat between formally taking control and getting to work on what they have called their hundred-hours agenda. Last night, the House nearly unanimously approved a broad package of internal rules changes designed to sever the cozy links that have developed between lawmakers and lobbyists.
The changes would prohibit House members or employees from knowingly accepting gifts or travel from a registered lobbyist, foreign agent or lobbyist's client. Lawmakers could no longer fly on corporate jets. In addition, congressional travel financed by outside groups would have to be approved in advance by the House ethics committee and immediately disclosed to the public.
The measures were approved 430 to 1, with only Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) voting against it. This was a remarkable change considering that House Republicans could barely pass a far weaker measure last May and ultimately did not enact any measure because they could not reach agreement with the Senate. But voters in November identified corruption as one of their primary concerns, and the House responded yesterday.
'It's amazing what an election will do,' said Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.).
Today, Democrats hope to pass new rules to promote open deliberations in the House, rein in special-interest spending and lawmaker pet projects, and prohibit passage of spending or tax measures that increase the federal deficit.
Over the next two weeks, Democrats in the House plan to enact new homeland security measures, increase the minimum wage, allow federally funded stem cell research, permit the federal government to negotiate lower prescription-drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, cut student-loan interest rates and fund alternative-energy research by rolling back tax breaks for oil companies.
But Pelosi herself acknowledged that her carefully constructed consensus agenda will not satisfy the angry electorate that swept the Democrats to power. Democrats will have to confront President Bush on the larger, more controversial issues of the day: the war in Iraq, military tribunals that suspend the legal rights of terrorism suspects, and warrantless wiretapping by the National Security Agency.
Her call yesterday for a new direction in Iraq 'that allows us to responsibly redeploy American forces' elicited strong applause in her party while clearly splitting Republicans, many of whom joined the ovation.
Reid also saw Iraq as the issue of the day and a possible impediment to Democratic plans.
'Iraq is where it is,' Reid said. He added: 'We're not going to divert our attention from what needs to be accomplished for this country. There are a lot of things that need to be accomplished. And we're going to work on those, in spite of Iraq.'
To make it clear that such issues will have to be addressed, Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) reintroduced legislation on the new Congress's first day to mandate that NSA surveillance once again involve a warrant from a secret federal court.
'There's a long list where Congress has been abdicating their responsibility, and I suspect the leadership and the chairs will have to quickly get to work,' Schiff said.
Democrats are already having trouble reconciling their promises even for the initial hundred-hour blitz. Senior House Democratic aides said a promise to cut student-loan interest rates in half will have to be phased in over five years to comply with a pledge to offset any additional deficit spending with equal spending cuts or tax hikes.
The loan pledge is proving just too expensive, and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and the committee's senior Republican, Charles E. Grassley (Iowa) introduced legislation yesterday to immediately repeal the alternative minimum tax. That proposal would cost the Treasury hundreds of billions of dollars.


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Daniel Brown, a Newcastle resident, earned his undergraduate degree from Western Washington University for the summer 2012 quarter. Brown received a bachelor's degree in communication.
Marcia Nobuyama, a Newcastle resident, earned her undergraduate degree from Washington State University for the summer 2012 semester. Nobuyama received a bachelor's degree in fine arts.
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Revisiting Concordia's Sexual Violence Problem
Many say Concordia's response to sexual violence has been lackluster at best, here's a look as to why that is:
ASFA 2018 Elections: Meet Your Executive Team Candidates
Two Full Slates Running for the Student Association's Top Spots
Voting for the Arts and Sciences Federation of Associations' elections begins March 27 and runs until the 29. ASFA represents about 20,000 students within Concordia's Arts and Science programs. This year, ASFA is attempting to restructure their executive positions through referendum. All but two positions are contested. Quorum for the election is 370.
Concordia Student Union Elections 2018: Referendum Questions
Student Spaces, Library Services Fund and More Money to the Co-op Bookstore On the Ballot
From Tuesday to Thursday, Concordia's more than 35,000 undergraduate students will be asked to vote in the Concordia Student Union's annual election. In addition to electing a new executive team and council, students will also be asked to vote on four questions. Quorum for the election is 450 votes.
Principal of Concordia's Simone de Beauvoir Institute Shares Plans For Political Career
Kimberley Manning on the Future of the Institute, Liberal Party of Canada, and a "Feminist Parliament"
While Manning still has ways to go before making the jump—she announced her candidacy for the Liberal Party of Canada's nomination for the riding of Outremont on Feb. 26, meaning she still has to win the nomination and the by-election before making a move to Ottawa—she said that she will make sure the Simone de Beauvoir Institute is in good hands.
Principal of Concordia's Simone de Beauvoir Institute Running For Liberal Party of Canada
Kimberley Manning Seeking to Represent Outremont Riding in House of Commons
Concordia's own Kimberley Manning is looking to represent Outremont in Canada's House of Commons.
Concordia Board of Governors: University Won't Share Sexual Misconduct Task Force Applications
$1.9M Research Space to Open Next Fall, TA and RA Union Make Demands Heard
The Concordia Student Union won't be getting the applications that have already been submitted to the university's Task Force on Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Violence.
Concordia Concedes to CSU's Demands, Allows Union to Nominate Students to Task Force
Demands for More Student, Survivor Representation Go Unanswered
The university has given into the union's demand that they be the group to nominate the two undergraduate students who will participate in the task force.
UPDATED: CSU Wants Better Student, Survivor Representation on Sexual Misconduct Task Force
Demands Number of Students Be Increased, Good Academic Standing Requirement Dropped
The Concordia Student Union demands that the university change the way it's forming the group tasked with addressing the sexual misconduct allegations in its creative writing program.
Appointment Process for Task Force on Sexual Misconduct is Illegal, Says CSU
University Invites Students to Apply, in Violation of Accreditation Act
The Concordia Student Union is contesting the university's method of appointing students to the newly created Task Force on Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Violence, saying that it is illegal.
Concordia Releases Guidelines on Student-Instructor Relationships
Instructors Asked to Disclose Relationships Under New Rules
Concordia shared its new guidelines regarding student-instructor relationships Friday afternoon.
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Concordia students, staff, and faculty are invited to apply to the university's new Task Force on Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Violence.
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Concordia Investigates Sexual Misconduct Allegations in Creative Writing Program
'No Comment' on Suspending Faculty Allegedly Involved
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From Tuesday to Thursday, Concordia's 35,000 undergraduate students will be asked to vote on the following referendum questions.
CSU By-Elections 2017: Council Candidates
Your Guide to the Concordia Student Union By-Elections, From Nov. 28 to Nov. 30
From Tuesday to Thursday, Concordia's 35,000 undergraduate students will be asked to vote on the following candidates for council.
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Community Has Until Nov. 24 to Comment
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Updates From Council: Concordia Student Union Executives' Conflict of Interest Questioned
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simple lemony white bean salad with fresh herbs
My pantry is almost always stocked with canned organic cannellinis, chickpeas, and black beans! That's because they're packed with antioxidants, fiber, and protein. Plus, they're notably filling and simple to fix. This recipe showcases all of the above—and is loaded with fresh herbs and flavor.
I based this super easy bean side salad on "Italian Cannellini Bean Salad," which I found on page 160 of my very own The All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook, 2nd Edition. That's because the Recipe Redux theme of the month was to "Grab a Book & Cook," selecting a recipe on a page using any combination of the number '2016.' So, voila! I couldn't resist putting a new twist on one of my own recipes. Of course, this version is good for you and great tasting, too.
Enjoy it anytime … and often!
Calories saved: 50
Hint: It's just as healthful and delicious as the original recipe!
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 (15-ounce) can white beans, such as cannellini beans, drained
- 1 cup diced English cucumber
- 1/4 cup finely diced red onion
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh herb mixture, such as mint, cilantro, and basil
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the lemon juice and oil.
- Stir in the beans, cucumber, onion, and salt. Then stir in the herbs.
- Adjust seasoning and serve.
Per serving: 120 calories, 4.5g total fat, 0.5g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 0mg cholesterol, 180mg sodium, 17g total carbohydrate, 5g dietary fiber, 2g sugars (including 0g added sugars), 5g protein
NOTE: Other herbs that would work well in this recipe include fresh flat-leaf parsley, chives, and dill. The nutrition analysis is based on use of low-sodium canned beans.
The "Before" Version
Compare to Italian Cannellini Bean Salad in The All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook, 2nd Edition.
Per serving: 170 calories, 4g total fat, 0.5g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 0mg cholesterol, 160mg sodium, 25g total carbohydrate, 6g dietary fiber, 2g sugars (including 0g added sugars), 8g protein
Adapted from The All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook, 2nd Edition, by Jackie Newgent, RDN, with permission from The American Diabetes Association. To order this book, please call 1-800-232-6733 FREE or order online at Shopdiabetes.org.
Tasteover Tips
- To punch up freshness and aroma, play up fresh herbs; they can often be the highlight of a recipe
- Consider using more than one herb variety for flavor intrigue
- Do include contrasting textures for extra interest, like crunchy cucumber and "un-crunchy" beans
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Research shows that the use of suspensions has steadily climbed since the 1970s and that most suspensions today are for minor and non-violent incidents of misbehavior. These misbehaviors could be better addressed through measures that keep kids in school than by turning our kids away from the classroom door. Further, federal data my office, the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR), collected for the 2011-12 school year indicates that students of color disproportionately bear the burden when schools use exclusion as punishment – they are disciplined more harshly and more frequently than other students, resulting in serious, negative educational consequences. For example, black students without disabilities represented 35 percent of students suspended once, 44 percent of those suspended more than once, and 36 percent of students expelled – but only 15 percent of students total in the OCR's Civil Rights Data Collection. And over 50 percent of students involved in school-related arrests or referred to law enforcement are black or Latino.
Standing alone, disparate discipline rates like these do not necessarily indicate that a school or district is violating civil rights laws in every situation. Unfortunately, OCR investigations, which consider statistical data as part of a wide ranging examination of evidence, have revealed patterns of discrimination in certain cases.
Racial discrimination in school discipline is real, and it is a real problem. That's why today, my office, OCR, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, released first-ever federal policy guidance aimed at addressing the problem of racial discriminatory discipline practices in elementary and secondary education. We sent our policy guidance, in the form of a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), to help schools and districts identify and remedy discriminatory discipline practices. The guidance explains federal non-discrimination requirements under Titles IV and VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the legal approach the Departments will take when investigating complaints or compliance reviews alleging race or national origin discrimination in a school or district's discipline practices.
The DCL also provides concrete examples to help schools and districts understand the potential civil rights violations that may arise when disciplining students. Importantly, the DCL provides a number of recommendations that schools and districts can implement to ensure that discipline is fair and effective. These recommendations align with a set of guiding principles the U.S. Department of Education developed and also released today.
I encourage all educators, from the classroom to state education agencies, to take time to review the discipline guidance and other resources released as part of the Department's overall discipline package. I know that educators across the country are working to provide students with safe school environments where students can receive an excellent education. Teachers and principals make difficult, yet appropriate, decisions involving the use of school discipline each and every school day. And yet, in some of our schools and districts, the unfair and unnecessary use of suspensions and expulsions undermine this essential work. Students must be in school to be successful.
When schools exclude their students as punishment, then students not only miss valuable learning time but also too often lose a sense of belonging and engagement at school. This lesson in civic disengagement becomes further compounded when we send our students the message that they are being singled out or treated differently because of their race, ethnicity, or national origin.Exclusionary discipline practices place students at risk for experiencing a number of correlated educational, economic, and social problems, including school avoidance, increased likelihood of dropping out, and involvement with the juvenile justice system.
President Obama has challenged us to once again lead the world in college graduation rates.We cannot possibly hope to meet this challenge of preparing all students for college and career if we continually sideline some students with suspensions and expulsions rather than employing methods proven to work to teach kids responsibility for their actions and their learning, commitment to their peers in the educational process, and the value of school engagement. Let's work together to support schools, to remove barriers to educational opportunity, and to ensure students' safe passage through the critical and formative stages of their educational experience.
Catherine Lhamon is assistant secretary for the Office for Civil Rights.
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Word from the Lord
3/30/2016originally given in Seattle, Washington on October 2, 1994 while at a John G. Lake ministerial meeting
A rich inheritance as you look at those behind you and see the things I have done in the past.
DARE to BELIEVE! I AM about to do a Mighty Work. Greater, I say GREATER things you shall see!
Step out - walk out in it, it is there for you to take.
Does not My Word say - Greater things you shall do in My Name?
Catch the wave of My Spirit and soar with Me into new heights and you shall see Greater things.
You shall even look down upon My Works and see from a new view the move of My hand, says the Lord.
Step into a New Place with Me this day for you have not seen anything yet compared to what lies ahead.
How much more true is this Word today!


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Mi Lan Xiang (Honey Orchid) Phoenix Dancong Oolong Tea
€10,20 – €34,90
Premium Spring Mt. Wudong Mi Lan Xiang (Honey Orchid) Phoenix Dancong Oolong Tea from the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, the traditional cultivation area of Dancong Oolong teas. Due to the fine floral nots and the pronounced honey sweetness of this particular varietal, Mi Lan Xiang Dancong is the most popular Dancong Oolong tea. The 30-40 years old "half-tree" tea bushes are picked only once a year in spring (beginning of April) for a short period.
For more information and illustriations please refer to the detailed product description below.
Dancong Oolong teas are kind of a "science of their own", both within the wide and diverse world of pure teas as such and within the smaller, but even more complex world of Oolong teas in particular. Therefor, in order to describe, explain and quality-wise position our Spring Mi Lan Xiang (Honey Orchid) Phoenix Dancong Oolong Tea in a comprehensible manner, we first need to shine some light on the background and concept of Dancong Oolong teas in general.
Traditional origin regions of Oolong teas
The four traditional regions of origin of oolong teas are
- Wuyishan in the north of Fujian province, with its famous Rock Oolong Teas (also: 'Yancha Oolong teas'), such as Da Hong Pao Oolong tea, Rou Gui Oolong tea, Shui Xian Oolong tea, etc.,
- Anxi County in southern Fujian, with the not lesser famous Tie Guan Yin Oolong tea, popular especially among those tea lovers with a particularly sweet 'tea tooth',
- Taiwan, with its numerous renowned Oolong tea cultivars, including Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea, Four Seasons Oolong tea, Jin Xuan Oolong tea, Dong Ding Oolong tea, Ruan Zhi Oolong Tea, and many more,
- the 'Feng Huangshan' or 'Phoenix' Mountains in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, where Dancong Oolong teas have been grown and picked for more than 600 years now, including our Spring Imperial Mt. Wudong song Variety Mi Lan Xiang (Honey Orchid) Phoenix Dancong.
History and origin of Dancong Oolong teas
Center of the relatively large Phoenix Mountains ('Feng Huangshan') tea cultivation region is the mountain range's highest peak, Mount Wudong, located near the town of Chaozhou, where the documented history of Dancong Oolong teas began about 600 years ago. In addition to literature references, this is clearly evidenced by the existence of a still living and productive 'Huang Zhi Xiang' variety Dancong mother bush of this very age. The Dancong varieties represent an evolutionary intermediate stage of the tea tree's spread from Yunnan into other regions of South and Central China, marking an imaginary center point between the large-leafed, up to 20 meters high Yunnanese ancient tea tree and the small-leafed tea varieties growing in the form of bushes. The Dancong "half-tree bushes", as they are called in China for obvious reasons therefore combine features of both ends of the development line. Accordingly, the Dancong tea tree reaches heights of up to 6 meters, with relatively large and robust leaves, while at the same time producing fine and partly subtle flavor nuances that may partly resemble those of the small-leafed and low-growing Wuyi rock tea bush varieties.
In the old times, Phoenix Dancong Oolong tea was a highly valued 'tribute tea' at the imperial court, with its best qualities worth their weight in gold.
Types and similarities of Dancong oolong cultivars
Originally, the proliferation of the first existing, probably largely homogeneous Dancong Oolong tea bushes was done through their seeds (instead of 'cloning' of the bushes through cuttings). This caused a number of different Dancong Oolong tea varieties to develop already at an early stage. These differ in terms of taste and aroma characteristics, in the context of Dancong tea bush varieties often referred to as 'fragrances'. Today, tea connoisseurs distinct between at least 10 such 'fragrances' or Dancong oolong cultivars. Of these, the Mi Lan Xiang (= 'Honey Orchid' or 'Snow Orchid') 'Song Variety' Dancong tea bush has emerged as the most popular one due to its relatively high sweetness compared to other Dancong cultivars, and because of its resulting rareness is also generally the most expensive type of Dancong Oolong tea. Other known Dancong Oolong varieties include the Ba Xian ('Eight Immortals'), Huang Zhi Xiang ('gardenia fragrance'), Tong Tianxiang ('heavenly fragrance'), Jiang Hua Xiang ('ginger flower fragrance'), Yu Lan Xiang ('magnolia fragrance') and Zhi Lan Xiang ('orchid fragrance') varietals.
Shared properties of all (real) Dancong Oolongs are a mineral 'rock tea character', infused by the rocky grounds of Phoenix mountain, and a certain flowery astringency that is significantly more pronounced than in Wuyi rock teas. The latter is something that quite some newbies to Oolong teas might first have to get used to, while any die-hard Dancong Oolong tea lovers will consider it as both a Plus and an indispensable Must. However, whoever will take on the thorough exploration of the broad and complex flavor spectrum of Dancong oolong teas that virtually covers all flavor-specific sensors across the tongue and taste buds, will soon discover the pleasant sides of this highly individual Oolong tea.
'Dancong' means "single bush". The term goes back to a time when it could still be taken for granted that a Dancong Oolong would have been picked from just one bush variety to produce a pure 'single variety' Dancong Oolong tea. However, in modern times, where economic considerations often play a decisive role – especially for (mass) produced teas in the lower price segment, most Dancong Oolong teas on the market are blends of different cultivars. Not so our Spring Imperial Mt. Wudong Song Variety Mi Lan Xiang (Honey Orchid) Phoenix Dancong, which is not only picked from one single varietal, but also in one single tea garden. Always true to our motto 'The finest pure teas from identifiable tea gardens at affordable prices', it emerged as a clear winner from our degustation of different grades of the most popular Dancong cultivars.
Our Spring Mi Lan Xiang (Honey Orchid) Phoenix Dancong
Place of Origin
Our Mi Lan Xiang Dancong comes from Gonghue village, located near the Fengxi reservoir at approximately 400 meters above sea level on Mt. Wudong.
Due to south China's warm climate, teas are picked quite early in spring here each year. Accordingly, our Mi Lan Xiang Dancong Oolong tea is picked already from the beginning of April – and for a few weeks only – from 30-40 years old Song Variety Mi Lan Xiang Dancong tea bushes. The picking standard for this tea is the 2-3 youngest leaves plus one bud, which is about the highest common picking standard for Dancong Oolong tea.
The processing of Dancong Oolong teas largely resembles that of Wuyi Oolong teas. Accordingly, our Spring Imperial Mt. Wudong Song Variety Mi Lan Xiang (Honey Orchid) Phoenix Dancong is processed in line with traditional standards as a strong roasted oolong tea with a high degree of oxidation. For this, the freshly picked tea leaves are first left to wilt in the sun and then indoors for several hours, this process reducing the leaves' moisture content by about 30%. Then, the now much smoother leaves are subjected to several hours of a mechanical 'rolling' process, on this stage not yet serving the leaves' shaping, but rather aiming at breaking up the leaf surfaces in order to achieve the desired oxidation effect. The tea juices leaking from the leaf as a result react with air, a characteristic of oolong teas that is one of the essential factors coining the shared taste profile features of Oolong teas.
The subsequent 10-minutes roasting of the tea leaves over a high heat (about 200°C) charcoal fire stops the oxidation process and 'fixates' the tea leaves. Only now, the now extremely supple leaves, which at this stage have lost already more than half of their moisture content, are rolled into the characteristic long and tight, slightly curled shape. The final drying of the tea leaves at comparatively low heat in the oven ('baking') marks a break – or preliminary end – point of the Dancong Oolong processing cycle. The resulting tea is temporarily stored until the end of the picking season, and then subjected to thorough sorting out of all stalks and inferior quality leaves, followed by a final roasting, before the tea is ready for the market, where it is already eagerly awaited by buyers each year.
(please click here for a comprehensible video on Oolong tea processing)
Taste and appearance
Both the dark brown to black dry tea leaves and to an even greater extent the bright shining golden cup exude a subtle, slightly flowery fragrance, reminiscent of the local wild orchids' honey scent the Mi Lan Xiang (Honey Orchid) Phoenix Dancong Oolong tea has its name from.
The broad and extremely complex flavor spectrum stretching between a slightly astringent herb-floral pole and the sweetness of the described honey flavor groups around a pronounced taste body that is characterized by mineral, earthy and nutty notes. The typical roast flavor caused by the charcoal firing is a dominant aspect in the first and – to a lower degree- the second infusion, then increasingly giving up ground in favor of the described complex floral notes and the contrasting honey aroma. Virtually all taste areas on the tongue and palate are addressed, and the long-lasting aftertaste of Spring Mi Lan Xiang (Honey Orchid) Phoenix Dancong Oolong tea makes this tea's taste, but especially its sweetness linger long after its exposure to the taste buds.
After infusion, the wet, open tea leaves show a solid dark green color, interrupted by brownish marks, where the leaf surfaces were broken during the typical Oolong tea processing as described above.
Preparation recommendations are always a bit difficult, but especially for an Oolong tea, because the Chinese type of Oolong tea preparation deviates particularly much from western tea preparation standards. However, for our Spring Imperial Mt. Wudong Song Variety Mi Lan Xiang (Honey Orchid) Phoenix Dancong Oolong tea, we strongly advise you to follow the Chinese approach, at least with regard to the preparation of several, shorter infusions instead of one longer infusion. A single prolonged infusion with a steeping period of 2 minutes or even more in our opinion won't live up to revealing this tea's full potential, as it won't bring the subtle nuances and notes of this Dancong Oolong tea to your well-deserved attention. Unlike a tea that we would consider as relatively 'forgiving', the preparation of Dancong Oolong tea requires rather special focus and care, in order to get the best from this unique type of oolong tea. And believe us, this tea will reward you for your efforts!
We therefore recommend pouring 250-350ml water of a temperature of about 85-90°C over 3-5g tea leaves (preferably in a clay teapot) and leaving to infuse for no longer than 1 minute for a first infusion. With an even slightly shorter brew time for a second infusion and 1 minute again for each following infusion, our Song Variety Mi Lan Xiang Phoenix Oolong Dancong will produce at least 6 full value delicious infusions, each of which shows a completely individual taste profile.
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An incredible innovation story has been unfolding the past few years in DNA sequencing, giving rise to one of today's grand challenges of computing. New DNA sequencing tools in development are said to have enough horsepower to decipher the complete 3-billion-letter signature of an individual's DNA for under $1,000, and possibly with as little as 15 minutes of crunching. If this can truly be done on a large scale, scientists say it could clear the way for a more personalized brand of medicine.
We are fortunate in Seattle to live in one of the few places on Earth with the necessary cluster of computing and life sciences talent that it will take to put together this puzzle. That's why I'm thrilled to say today that Xconomy will bring together world leaders from the Northwest, and from the San Francisco Bay Area, for a truly special half-day summit on February 7 called "Computing in the Age of the $1,000 Genome."
This will be a star-studded event from beginning to end, featuring interactive conversations with scientists, entrepreneurs, and investors. Here's the lineup of confirmed speakers.
—Leroy Hood, the co-founder and president of the Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle
—Cliff Reid, co-founder and CEO, Mountain View, CA-based Complete Genomics
—Eric Schadt, chief scientific officer, Menlo Park, CA-based Pacific Biosciences
—Jim Karkanias, senior director, applied research and technology, Microsoft Health Solutions, Redmond, WA
—Deepak Singh, senior business development manager, Amazon Web Services, Seattle
—Rowan Chapman, partner, Menlo Park, CA-based Mohr Davidow Ventures
—Andreas Sundquist, co-founder and CEO, Palo Alto, CA-based DNANexus
—Ilya Kupershmidt, co-founder and VP of products, Cupertino, CA-based NextBio
—Rob Arnold, president, Seattle-based Geospiza
—Tim Hunkapiller, Seattle-based consultant, Life Technologies
Of course, this wouldn't be a realistic conversation without talking about the barriers standing in the way of a future based on genomic medicine. There are still immense challenges to be confronted before this vision can become reality. For starters, the genomic data will need to be stored, secured, backed up, analyzed, and visualized in order for it to live up to its promise.
Still, many of today's high-tech leaders, including Amazon and Microsoft, see big opportunities in helping overcome those challenges through their cloud computing technologies. And while an earlier generation of entrepreneurs struggled to build businesses around software for managing genomic data, a new wave of startups is emerging to tackle the challenge anew.
This without question will be one of the biggest innovation stories in the world over the coming decade, with the potential to forever change the way we think about health and wellness. It's often said that we as journalists get a front row seat to history in the making. I feel like this is one of those moments, and I feel privileged to invite you to come meet the newsmakers in person, and to pepper them with a few questions of your own about how this is supposed to go from concept to reality.
This event will take place from 2 pm to 6 pm on Monday, February 7, at Swedish Medical Center's James Tower Auditorium. You can find more information and reserve a seat here at the registration page. See you there on February 7.


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Shared Birthdays - with leap years considered.
This is an extension of the Shared Birthdays discussion started here.
On this page we'll investigate the probability that at least two people in a room with N people share a birthday and allowing for the possibility that some may have a birthday on February 29th. The are two mutually exclusive cases to consider:
1.) Either everyone in the room has a unique birthday and no one has a Feb 29th birthday. We will denote the probability of this event as P1(N). Or ....
2.) Everyone in the room has a unique birthday and exactly one person has a Feb 29th birthday. We'll call the probability of this P2(N).
These 2 cases do not overlap and cover all possibilities where everyone has a different birthday, so we may sum the two probabilities and subtract from 1 to get the probability that two or more share a birthday.
Case 1 - Unique birthdays and no Feb29th birthday
P1(N) is similar to the calculation used when we ignored leap year birthdays, except we allow for the fact that years average 365.25 days. (I still ignore the 100 and 400 year leap year exceptions.) The probability that first person has a unique birthday not Feb29th is P1(1)=365/365.25. The probability that the second person does not have the 1st person's birthday and does not have a Feb 29th birthday is (365/365.25)*(364/365.25). For the 3rd person the probability is (365/365.25)*(364/365.25)*(363/365.25) and in general for the Nth person the probability P1(N) = P1(N -1)*(366-N)/365.25.
Case 2 - Unique birthdays and a single Feb 29th birthday
This case is more complicated. The probability of person N being unique and meeting the single Feb 29th condition depends on whether the Feb29th birthday already exists. We'll call the probability in the case where the Feb 29th slot is taken among the previous occupants P2a, and if Feb29th is not taken we'll call it P2b. Again these are exclusive cases so we may add the probabilities to get the total probability of the event. P2(N)=P2a(N)+P2b(N).
Since we must have a single Feb29 birthday, for N=1 the probability is 1 chance in 1461, the number of days in four years when a leap year is included. We can write this as P2a(1)= .25/365.25. P2b(1)=0 of course.
Now the second person enters the room. If person #1 was not a Feb 29th, then by definition of this case, person #2 must be Feb 29th and P2a(2)=(365/365.25)*(0.25/365.25). If person #1 was a Feb29th then person number 2 must not be and P2b(2)=(0.25/365.25)*(365/365.25). Person #2 can celebrate any of the 365 days since person #1 had Feb 29th.
In the general case for P2a, Feb 29th is already taken when person N enters the room and the probability of that is P2(N-1) by definition. So P2a(N)=P2(N-1)*(367-N)/365.25).
For P2b, birthdays unique and Feb 29th not taken when N enters, just happens to be P1(N-1) so when N enters the room he must be a Feb 29th and the probabilities are P2b(N)=P1(N-1)*(0.25/365.25).
And just to complete the story.
The probability of one or more shared birthdays for room with N randomly selected people is 1 - (P1(N) + P2(N)).
The program displaying probabilities for N between 1 and 100 with and with the leap year calculation is available for downloading at Shared Birthdays or below.
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While inside The Hermitage, I've heard a woman commented, "if you've seen one museum, you've seen them all!" Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, yet I cannot agree with her comment. I'm only in Saint Petersburg for a two-day shore excursions.
This is my second museum visit, and I'm still recovering from the grandeur of the Catherine Palace's interiors that I saw the day before, where the exquisite Amber Room (a priceless replica of the one that the Nazis had looted in WWI) sits. So yes, I am also entitled to my own opinion, while I proceed to the third one called Saint Isaac's Cathedral State Museum. I've just been inside The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam last Spring. My visit to a lot more in Vienna, Rome, The Vatican, and Paris some years ago proved these museums do not look the same and if they have one in thing common the word I'll use to describe them is "magnificence". I invite you to peek inside The Hermitage through my simple Fujifilm X30 lens by allowing me to share with you the photos that I've taken.
The Collections
Nymphs and classical sculptures, vases of different eras, frescoes, oil paintings, glass-encased porcelain and artifacts, antique furniture – the list goes on.
The Spectacular Interiors
Ornate windows and doors, alabaster and red-carpeted stairs, frescoed pillars, ceilings and walls, vintage oak parquet floors, gold-framed mirrors that reveal the monarch's lifestyle in their time.
Tips for First-Timers
It is easy to get overwhelmed in the vastness and grandeur of The Hermitage interiors. Like me, you might find your eyes constantly glued on masterpieces created by the likes of Leonardo Da Vinci and Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. The works of other less famous artists are worth everyone's admiration also. These few tips will help you get the most out of your museum visits.
- If you are new to the place, with a very limited time, joining a group excursion is a better option than going solo. Not only you'll have a guide to explain what you need to know about the place and various art pieces, you'll save time from aimlessly wandering about on your own. As in most tourists-crowded cities, pickpocket incidents are aplenty. Tour guides provide an added security to ensure you don't get victimized or duped by strange people moving around with you, who are not part of your group.
- Be sensitive of other guests who want to savor their tour experience as well. They are there for the same reason as you.
- When it says "no camera", respect it.
- Last but not least, don't forget to "tip" your awesome guides.


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How to Draw with Lyn Evans
Drawing is basically quite simple.....you put down what you see and the trick is to use all the tools at your disposal to make it easier.
You don't need a lot to start. Few pencils, bits of charcoal and a cheap sketch book. Maybe a little bottle of ink and some sharp sticks or pens. The odd biro. Nothing too expensive, mainly it's lots of enthusiasm and a willingness to practice.
Drawing well is terribly important. Lots of people trace from photos, and that's fine, but I feel strongly that to produce a lovely drawing, especially a drawing as a start to a painting,
we have to do it ourselves. From start to finish.
I would start the day with some examples of drawing with a pencil, different effects etc. A bit of perspective and tone. Then I would set them off drawing from a photo of a simple landscape. After lunch we can try using charcoal and inks. Experimenting with different kinds of line and effects. I will bring in and we can gather some source material for this.
The day should cover the use of line, tonal value and perspective. The drawing I mostly produce for myself are the ground map for work done in the studio.
They also serve to illustrate how important it is to draw.
Sun 4 August 2019
Typically this course runs with around 9 students. Suitable for all abilities including beginners.
Please bring: Lyn will have source materials and some materials available . There may be a small fee payable to Lyn on the day for materials used.
About the Artist I have painted throughout most of my life, from my years at Sunderland Art College to the present day, I'm inspired mostly by the more unusual colours of nature. The early morning or late evening light, particularly during the Autumn months, is a favourite. I paint in oil, pastel and watercolours, each one bringing a different quality to the work. So often it is the subject that will dictate the medium used. Pastel is unsurpassed for colour and texture while oils excel in quality and the ability to move or blend.
Watercolour, with its more delicate character, is ideal for the beautiful misty days that we have in plenty in Cumbria.I paint everything and anything but landscape is my first love.So the countryside in which I live and the quality of light enjoy are present in all my work. My influences are Chien Chung Wei, the Taiwanese watercolourist, Iain Stewart, the Scottish watercolourist (both of whom I have painted with) and Casey Klahn the American pastelist.
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Mic competed in last year's ArtPrize competition, and came in the top 25. You may recognize his work here--(watch the video!)--
This year he is again making a bronze sculpture based on the life of St. Francis of Assisi. As you may have noticed from the photos, instead of using clay, as was the case last year, he's using styrofoam. Though this is a bit unorthodox, isn't ArtPrize too? I think it's great. Plus, it seems to be working really well.
The sculpture, like Mic's entry last year, is an interactive piece. People can come up onto the statue, and sit in between Jesus and St. Francis. For more info on the piece, and about Mic, check out his ArtPrize blog-- http://miccarlsonartprize.wordpress.com/
I can't wait to see this project when it's finished. Mic is displaying at the Waters Building, downtown Grand Rapids, in the main lobby.
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The Kansas City Royals have denied a report saying they're seeking retribution against the New York Mets on Opening Day for a Noah Syndergaard fastball that went over the head of Alcides Escobar during last season's World Series.
Marc Carig of Newsday reported "multiple industry sources" confirmed that the Royals kept the moment in mind and could look to retaliate Sunday night. However, Syndergaard isn't slated to start the game with Matt Harvey in line for the start instead, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.
However, a Royals official told MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan that "the only retribution planned for the Mets on Opening Night is a 30-second tribute video."
Royals manager Ned Yost said, "Some buffoon writes something and you guys are gonna jump like little monkeys in a cage for peanut," per Rustin Dodd of the Kansas City-Star.
The 23-year-old starter began Game 3 of the World Series with a pitch high and tight on the Royals' leadoff hitter. Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com noted afterward that multiple members of the Kansas City roster spoke out against the pitch, but the Mets ace didn't back down.
"If they have a problem with me throwing inside," Syndergaard said, "then they can meet me 60 feet, six inches away. I've got no problem with that."
Mets first baseman Lucas Duda didn't seem too worried about the report when asked by Mike Puma of the New York Post "Whatever they want to do, they are not going to bully us, they are not going to scare us," Duda said. "They are not going to scare us by hitting us. You can talk to all 15 position players that we have, and I'm pretty sure none of them are scared."
Game 3 was the only one the Mets won as the Royals went on to capture the championship in five games. But if the report is to be believed, raising the trophy and a long offseason of celebration weren't enough to make the Royals move past the incident.
Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reported earlier Tuesday that Matt Harvey is back in line to start the opener after passing a blood clot that affected his bladder, which initially left his status in question and led to speculation that Syndergaard could start.
In the bigger picture, this is another issue relating to a clash of the old school and the new school. The conflict was on full display earlier in spring training when New York Yankees legend Goose Gossage called out several players, including Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista, for showboating.
Baseball has more so-called "unwritten rules" than any other sport. It's led to a lot of self-policing over the years, where the players themselves handle problems rather than wait for the league to step in.
Whether it's the right approach for the modern game is certainly up for debate. But Kansas City won the World Series using an old-school approach on the field, and now it appears the team may have been planning to settle its lingering dispute with the Mets the same way Sunday night.
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Now that it's spring, the weather is getting super nice.
Lane still has ballet class every Saturday morning until the middle of June and it's getting a little rough wearing heavy tights to class.
So I thought I'd make her some pretty leg warmers to wear instead.
She loves them! They only took a few hours to make and came out beautifully.
Lane wore them to school today and I think she'll be wearing them with her regular clothes a lot. I guess I'd better get on making some more in different colours if that's the case!
Do you wear leg warmers? I'm thinking that I might need a pair now too. They look so sweet and comfortable.
**** A link to my girly leg warmers project on Ravelry (the link to the free pattern is on there as well. ****
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New Year's Eve in a hotel?
Make sure it smells good with ocean little flower candles.
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Knowitall Healthy!
Knowitall Healthy! was created to provide resources that support the objectives of the Student Health and Fitness Act 2005 implemented in South Carolina schools. The Student Health and Fitness Act 2005 was passed by the General Assembly on May 25, 2005 and was signed by the governor on June 1, 2005 to establish physical education, school health services, and nutritional standards in schools. Three state agencies - the SC Department of Education, the Department of Health and Environmental Control, and South Carolina ETV- collaborated to heighten public awareness of the initiative and to extend its reach to all South Carolinians.
Hand Hygiene Day, established by the World Health Organization, is held on May 5 every year. Check out our Flu PSAs - Illness Prevention Tips & Wash Hands Song in English and Spanish. These videos provide important reminders for everyone, all through the year. Four key illness prevention tips are highlighted in English and with Spanish subtitles, along with the Wash Hands Song with Danielle Howle.
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Diane LeBow
Diane LeBow is an award winning writer, photojournalist, and President emerita of the Bay Area Travel Writers. Based in San Francisco, Diane has published stories with Salon.com, VIA Magazine, Copley News Service, Travelers Tales, Seal, and Cleis Press anthologies, and numerous newspapers, magazines, and internet publications. Read more...
The Solas Travelers' Tales' 11th Annual 2017 Best Women's Travel Bronze Award: "Dancing on the Wine Dark Sea." (March 2017)
Bay Area Travel Writers Best 2017 – Gold Award for Magazine Travel Article: "At Home in Afghanistan"
Judge Don George, renowned travel writer and editor (SF Examiner, etc.), wrote: "This brave and evocative story richly captures multiple layers of the author's connection with Afghanistan and especially with Afghan women. The account poignantly illuminates the plight and the potential of Afghan women in a way that brings the reader into the heart of their cause. This is a very moving and inspiring story. (February 2017). Read the winning article.
BATW Best 2017 Travel Photography Bronze Award for "Essaouira, Morocco"
Judge Robert Holmes, internationally respected travel photographer, wrote: "This photograph beautifully captures the cool, early morning in this seaside town. I love the depth in the image created by the bike in the foreground and the tiny figure in the distance through the arch… A very atmospheric shot." (February 2017). See the winning photo.
Recently Published
Newly published essay on on Cuba, "Cuba: Machismo and Feminism Together at Last?"
Featured in the Culinary Gadabout, "London's Soho: From Bunnies & Brothels to International Cuisine & Jazz, "
Published in Clips and Pics
- "At Home in Afghanistan," photos from Afghanistan, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Morocco, and Libya"
- "10,000 year old Art Galleries on California's High Desert"
Published in California National Parks and Historic Sites' 100th Anniversary
- "Horses and History in Woodside, California," (pp.88-89); "SoHum: Southern Humboldt County," (pp.90-91 in )
Coming in December 2016: The Taste of Travel
- "Mozarella Making with the Water Buffalo Baronessa: Paestum, Italy" (BATW publications)
Diane received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Douglass Society (Rutgers University), on October 8, 2014, in New Brunswick, NJ, the highest honor given by the Douglass Alumnae Society for her long career in writing, photojournalism, college teaching, women's rights work, and pioneer work innovating women's studies curricula across the country. Read more>
Diane Lebow has also won the 2015, 2011, and 2010 Travelers' Tales SOLAS Awards for Best Women's Travel Writing. Read more about Diane's awards.


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Delicate and striking, these thin round hoop earrings feature weave like faceted detailing. Beautiful in rhodium plated sterling silver and secured with snap locks.
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Our Department
DeLC delivers a wide variety of degree schemes and provides a lively environment for study. The department is also small enough to allow students and staff to work closely together. When you study in DeLC you are constantly encouraged to achieve your very best.
About 60 undergraduate students enroll each year on a degree with us, studying one, two or three languages, or combining a language with a non-language subject. Visiting students from other countries enhance the international flavour of life in the department. Additionally, DeLC has a vibrant postgraduate culture, with students enrolled on MA programmes (in Translation or in Modern Languages research) and studying for PhDs.
Our Languages
Our degrees schemes combine Chinese*, French, German and Spanish as major subjects. Our major schemes all have the same aims: students achieve high-level language skills and in-depth understanding of the relevant cultures and complement this with courses that are comparative and trans-national (European and/or global) in nature.
Italian can also be taken as a minor subject and students are encouraged to reach an advanced (B2/C1) level.
* Chinese as a major subject can be studied in combination with French, German and Spanish for 20/21 entries, and as a minor subject in conjunction with other subjects.
Our Approach
Our approach to teaching and research is an exciting and intellectually challenging synthesis of languages and wide-ranging cultural studies. Our research is interdisciplinary contributing to the excellent results of two Lancaster University groupings in the latest research assessment (REF 2014), namely English Language and Literature, and Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory. In both groupings over a third of the research submitted was judged to be world-leading or internationally excellent.


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OH, NO! Facebook's Got More Unannounced Changes
Facebook has changed far more of the site than what it formally announced, adding to users' unhappiness with the site.
Facebook has changed far more of the site than what it formally announced, adding to users' unhappiness with the site.
These changes have occurred ahead of the f8 conference in an effort to make users more comfortable with them, like our sibling blog Inside Facebook astutely notes.
Instead, leaving changed features out of yesterday's news feed announcement has resulted in confusion on Facebook.
Some of Facebook changes have gone live earlier than others, and there are a few live tests in the mix, but the unannounced features include:
- Posts can now be as long as 5,000 characters, ten times the previous maximum length.
- You can no longer accompany a friend request with a message.
- Part or all of the navigation bar can remain on the screen even when you scroll down the page.
- You can create bookmarks, labeled favorites, in the left-hand column.
- Birthday reminders appear in the upper right side well-wishes now show up as notifications on the upper-right-hand corner of the screen, near where you see poke notifications.
- Friend lists that existed before the new smart list prompts have an entirely new management interface.
- The poke button has become a link tucked into a pull-down to the right of the add friend button.
- A thumbnail image of the user, and his or her name, appears int the right corner of the top blue navigation bar; when one surfs the site using a page alias, the name and main image appears in the same place.
These are a lot of things for people to learn how to use, and unwillingness to do so drives the complaints on the site.
Either it will take longer for folks to become comfortable with the new layout and features, or… No, we're not going to go there.
Media outlets looking to make their coverage more dramatic ("raise the stakes" is common advice among journalism professors) say these changes are driving people to switch to Google Plus, Facebook has 75 times more users and continues to benefit from the network effect.
Sure, a blog called AllFacebook.com would seem to have a vested interest in Facebook sticking around that might motivate a post to say that social network won't die anytime soon. However, we are part of broader-themed network of blogs, including our siblings at Social Times, which covers Google Plus more than us and has yet to say the search giant's social network has killed off Facebook.
So now it's time for me to ask you, dear readers, will it take longer for the average Facebook user to become comfortable with the site's changes, or will the social network have to allow the option to revert to the old version?


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Asus Expected to Provide Official ROOT
Asus Expected to Provide Official ROOT – First ZenFone 5 LTE will support wireless charging. ASUS will launch a large number of peripheral products in the fourth quarter ZenFone position whereby the consumer may be able to resolve the difficult situation to buy accessories.
Meanwhile, ASUS also confirmed the DIY ZenFone, further details have yet to be news, but I think ASUS will be announced at the Computex 2014.
In the ROM section, ZenFone in June can be expected to provide official ROOT of ROM, confirm that there will be two versions, one for unlocking, while the other is restored to use, while the official sponsor will assist in the development of third-party developers are not the same ROM to attract the attention of users.
In addition ZenFone, Asus also promised PadFone 2 can be upgraded to Android 4.4, in addition PadFone Infinity also upgrade to ZenUI, but the time was not announced.
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ONTD_Political's PotD: September 19, 2010.
Over a month ago, on August 5, 2010, the roof of the San Jose copper and gold mine collapsed, trapping 33 miners inside, 700 meters (2,300 ft) below ground near Copiapo, Chile. The fate of the miners was not immediately known - it took 17 days before a drill reached their refuge, discovering them alive and well. Rescue work began immediately, but even with several concurrent plans underway, the quickest likely rescue will still take two to three months. Until then, the 33 men will have to endure high temperatures and humidity in isolated conditions.( Collapse )
A video link has been established, many relatives have set up camp nearby, and food, air, messages and supplies are delivered by several narrow boreholes. Fluorescent lights with timers are to be sent down to attempt to keep the men on a normal schedule by imitating day and night as they care for each other and assist in their own rescue. Once it reaches them, the diameter of the rescue borehole will be very narrow. so each miner will have to ensure they have a waistline of no more than 90 cm (35 in) to escape.
Source: "Trapped in a Chilean mine" | The Big Picture | Boston.com


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Maybe I should change my tag line from "Author looking for her place between romance and suspense" to "Woman looking for her place between life and writing".
I have been struggling (for years, actually) to make time to write, or more accurately, revise this book. Revising seems to take a lot more energy, focus and time than the original writing.
To tell the truth, I'm terrified to start a new book. Maybe that's why finishing this one is taking so dang long. I'm scared of learning that I really don't know what I'm doing, even though I claim that I'm learning so much. Learning is failing, though. I know this.
But recently I discovered Lisa Cron and her books, Wired for Story and Story Genius.
One word: TRANSFORMATIVE
She spoke to my writing soul and it made sense and it stuck and it got me un-stuck! I have made more progress in the past few weeks than I have in the past few years. Glory Hallelujah!