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January 29, 2013 08:58 ET
"Find Your Story" Facebook App Available at www.findyours.com
"Find Your Story" Facebook App Available at www.findyours.com
BELLEVUE, WA--(Marketwire - Jan 29, 2013) - Facebook is already the world's largest repository of travel pictures. Soon, it may become the world's largest de facto travel movie studio, thanks to a new Expedia.com® Facebook app that lets Facebook users transform their travel pictures into moving video. Dubbed "Find Your Story," the Expedia app uses the latest in HTML5 web technologies to deliver a rich, shareable experience.
"The Expedia 'Find Your Story' app reimagines how you share your vacation photos by helping travelers take a series of standalone pictures and transform them into a narrative, a moving video of the experience, integrated with Google maps," said John Morrey, vice president and general manager of Expedia.com. "Find Your Story turns your vacation memories into a quick, vivid mini-movie that is instantly shareable with friends via Facebook and Twitter."
Expedia's Find Your Story app is one element of the company's larger Find Yours campaign, which includes national television spots, moving Web videos and much more. The driving purpose of Find Yours is to showcase the personal nature of travel -- to find simple, transformative travel moments and lift them up for celebration. All of the elements of Find Yours are powered by real travelers and genuine travel moments. As the world's largest online travel agency, Expedia has a relationship with millions and millions of travelers the world over.
To access the rich HTML5 web app, users can visit www.findyours.com. The app will prompt travelers with a few questions about their trip: where the journey began, where it ended, and up to five locations visited along the way. Google's technology will insert destination specific graphics into the video. The app will then ask users to name their story, upload up to 10 images from your Facebook and Instagram albums and then choose a filter and music. Once the story is complete, users can share via Facebook, Twitter and provide a unique URL to friends and family.
Facebook estimates that people upload more than 250 million photos to the social networking site daily. Over three-quarters of travelers post vacation photos to a social network. Expedia and ad agency 180LA built the Find Your Story app.
About Expedia.com
Expedia.com is the world's leading online travel site, helping millions of travelers per month easily plan and book travel. Expedia.com (http://www.expedia.com/, 1-800-EXPEDIA) aims to provide the latest technology and the widest selection of vacation packages, flights, hotels, rental cars, resorts, cruises and in-destination activities, attractions, services and travel apps. With the Expedia Best Price Guarantee, Expedia.com customers can get the best rates available online for all types of travel. Whether you want to relax in Turks and Caicos, sail in Lake Tahoe or ski in Vail, we know every trip and every traveler is unique and we want to help you Find Yours™.
Expedia, Expedia.com and the Airplane logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Expedia, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. © 2012 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. CST # 2029030-50
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I can't decide whether I love, hate or love to hate HBO's "True Blood" (8 p.m. CT June 16, HBO; 2 stars out of 4). With its many repeated plot points and an ever-increasing roster of supernatural beings, it doesn't seem to be aging as gracefully as its immortal vampires. But damn, it still makes me laugh with lines like this one from Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis): "That was the sickest [bleep] I ever saw on TV. And I watch 'Dance Moms.'"
The sixth season premiere, "Who Are You, Really?" picks up from last season's cliffhanger. After gulping the blood of first vampire Lilith (Jessica Clark), Bill (Stephen Moyer) has been reborn into a powerful, dangerous whack-job that Pam (Kristen Bauer Van Straten) dubs Billith. Jason (Ryan Kwanten) calls him "naked, evil Superman."
He could destroy mankind, all vampires, or neither. But Sookie isn't sticking around to find out. Once again, our faerie heroine swears off vamps Bill and Eric (Alexander Skarsgard). How long she remains fanger-free this time I don't know, but she seems to dig another half-human, half-faerie named Ben (Rob Kazinsky).
Sookie and Jason also meet their long-lost faerie grandfather, Niall (Rutger Hauer), who informs them they are descended from a royal line of faeries. Unfortunately for Jason, though, he hasn't been sprinkled with the pixie dust. "The genes skipped you," Niall tells him. The family reunion coincides with the arrival of Warlow, that mysterious vampire who killed Jason and Sookie's parents.
Warlow is after the same thing every other Big Bad on the series has wanted: Sookie. The hunt is on.
Meanwhile, Alcide (Joe Manganiello) has become werewolf packmaster and comes up against shifter Sam (Sam Trammell), while Andy (Chris Bauer) struggles raising his four fae babies. ("I don't know [bleep] about baby faeries!" he cries.)
With Bon Temps being so crowded, what should be this season's main focus--the war on vampires declared by Louisiana's Gov. Truman Burrell (Arliss Howard)--often takes a backseat to less interesting characters' stories. The show could take a cue from HBO's current all-star, "Game of Thrones," and start killing off characters.
"True Blood" still entertains with crackling dialogue and about half its plotlines, but it's starting to feel a little long in the fang.
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Blues musician Tad Robinson has seen the best of both worlds. Growing up in Manhattan, he saw corn for the first time when he flew west to attend college at Indiana University. After earning a degree, Robinson packed his bags and headed back to the big city life in Chicago, but when it came time to raise his children, he wound up in Greencastle, where he currently lives.
Robinson will make the 30-mile trip to Crawfordsville March 23 for the Experience Indiana Artists Series at Wabash College, sponsored by a grant from Lilly Endowment. His band will perform a concert 8 p.m. in Salter Concert Hall — three days after the release of his fourth album "New Point of View."
"It's my record release concert," Robinson said. "The way it worked is I'm an Indiana musician and I live in Greencastle. I checked the bill for Indiana music and I was approved by Wabash. It's kind of a coincidence."
After leaving Bloomington in 1982, Robinson's stay in the windy city gave him a start in the business.
"I cut my teeth in the blues clubs of Chicago," he said.
His band spent each Wednesday for two years in Rosa's Lounge, one of the better-known Chicago blues lounges. He also spent time on stage at Buddy Guy's Legends, B.L.U.E.S., the Wise Fools Pub and performed at the Chicago Blues Festival.
Robinson's Chicago ties also landed songs of his in motion picture films "Under Siege," "A Perfect Murder" and "The Guardian." It was in Chicago he met Andrew Davis, a film director who's always been faithful to his Chicago friends and crew. When making movies, Davis often will ask friends if they have any interest in participating in the film in some way.
The career in Chicago wasn't without setbacks. Living on a shoestring, Robinson didn't even own a car. Nonetheless, Robinson worked to sell himself as a legitimate artist. Sometimes it worked, other times it didn't.
"If you can't stand rejection, you're in the wrong business because a lot of doors are going to close in your face," he said. "As a freelancer, you have to sell yourself. Maybe you have to be willing to take a loss to get ahead."
Many times, the band landed gigs as the opening act for mainstream blues artists. Those early experiences, Robinson said, helped serve as an apprenticeship in the music industry.
But, as in most cases, family came first.
Robinson wanted his children to be raised in a quiet environment close to family. Thus he moved to Greencastle to be closer to his wife's side of the family. As a Greencastle resident, Robinson has had the chance to do several shows at DePauw University, as well as guest lecture at music history classes.
"We have a quiet place to raise our kids, but we also have the dimension that you get from living in a college town," Robinson said.
Along the way, Robinson has made his name known in music. His personal Web site has a quote from one of Chicago's finest blues musicians, Otis Clay, saying, "When Tad Robinson dies, he's going to soul heaven...a place reserved for very few people."
After recording two albums with legendary Delmark Records, Robinson made his own record with guitarist Alex Schultz before releasing his new album on the Severn Records label. An avid traveler, Robinson has made several stops throughout Europe to perform.
In 2004, Robinson received two W.C. Handy Blues Award nominations, the highlight of his career. The awards recognize the best blues recordings and performances of the year and is the highest honor for a blues artist.
"That's a big feather in a blues artist's cap," Robinson said of being nominated.
In addition to the concert at Wabash, Robinson will conduct a workshop 4:15 p.m. the same day in Salter Hall. He and his band members will share insight from careers as musicians in Indiana. Open discussion and questioning will be allowed. The workshop and concert are free and open to the public. Robinson will also have special guest Jonny Moeller on hand for the fans.
"Jonny is a real real killer guitar player," Robinson said. "He is kind of our secret weapon."


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April Paper a Day Challenge: Week 3
There is a display team called The Red Arrows!
I got caught up on last week with my forest palette:
Monday, April 8: Alphabet or Numbers
Tuesday, April 9: Painted
Wednesday April 10: Multiple Patterns
Thursday April 11: Border
Friday April 12: Scatter/Irregular Pattern
Saturday April 13: Start with a Photo (from one of my own photos)
Sunday April 14: Damask
Another one with my forest palette.
Monday, April 15: Plaid
Tuesday, April 16: Grunge
Thursday April 18: Doodles
Friday April 19: Embossed
Yay! Since I had the day off I actually got ahead of the game with this palette.
Saturday April 20: Arrows
Wednesday April 17: Words
Sunday April 21: Glitter
My glittery paper.
My doodles: Got my brushes at HG Designs. Lots of freebies there.
My embossed. Yep, I cheated a little and used one of Marisa's overlays.
It's looking great everyone! Here are my arrows for today:
Here is mine for tomorrow (out all day):
Glitter is not my thing. So I glittered the cupcakes, but it is not overwhelming visable
Whew, what a busy week this has been. I've had these done for a while (with the exception of the doodle paper...still not sure I really like it...but it's my first attempt at something like that completely from scratch) but didn't have time to post. So here they are...
Glitter: Sorry, it's turkey season here and I can't get camouflage off my mind.
OK, so I'm way behind! I decided to just start this weeks papers and go from there! It was a lot of fun, I decided on a color palette to make a Fathers Day kit that I wanna do. I like how challenging this is, it really has me thinking outside the box. I was wondering how in the world to incorporate glitter on a Father's Day paper, but I think I like how it came out. I hope I can find the time to see this out to the end,lol:)
Embossed: (I made two of these and couldn't choose, so I kept both)
Here's the preview of what I have so far all together:
@Elizabeth, I love the camo glitter pattern.
@Sheila, wow you do gorgeous work!
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The Golden State Warriors have acquired guard Marcus Williams from the New Jersey Nets in exchange for a conditional first round draft choice, it was announced today by Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Mullin.
Williams, 22, was a member of the NBA's All-Rookie Second Team with New Jersey following the 2006-07 campaign, when he averaged 6.8 points and 3.3 assists in 79 games (16.6 mpg). He was selected to play with the rookie squad in the 2007 Rookie Challenge during All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas and his season assist total (260) represented the third-most all-time for a Nets' first-year player. His rookie season was highlighted by a career-high 27 point performance against the Suns in Phoenix (11/24/06).
"We are happy to add a player like Marcus to our roster," said Mullin. "We felt that we needed to acquire another point guard and a player who is capable of running our offense and expanding our depth. We feel that Marcus can contribute to our cause next season."
Last season (2007-08), Williams averaged 5.9 points and 2.6 assists in 53 games with the Nets (16.1 mpg), highlighted by a season-high 25 point performance 2/20 vs. Chicago and career-best 13 assist outing 2/23 vs. Indiana. Additionally, the 6'3" guard averaged 11.7 points and 4.6 assists in 17 outings last season when logging at least 20 minutes. He missed the first 23 games of the campaign due to a fractured fifth metatarsal in his right foot.
A two-year NBA veteran, Williams was originally selected by the Nets in the first round of the 2006 NBA Draft (22nd overall). He appeared in a total of 132 games during his two-year stint with New Jersey, averaging 6.4 points and 3.0 assists. Prior to entering the NBA, Williams played three years at the University of Connecticut, where he was a member of the Huskies' NCAA Championship team in 2004 and registered the highest career assist-per-game average in school history (7.3 apg).


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It was another typical day at the office for the 7-0 Middletown Cavaliers in a 57-21 romp over backyard rival Appoquinimink Friday night on the Jaguars' home field.
It was another typical day at the office for the 7-0 Middletown Cavaliers in a 57-21 romp over back-yard rival Appoquinimink Friday night on the Jaguars' home field.
The Cavaliers' offense was led by a very talented senior running back Jamar Baynard, who ran over, under, around and through the Jaguars defense for 275 yards and six touchdowns. Junior quarterback Darius Wade ran an efficient offense, throwing for two touchdowns to junior split end Chris Godwin. Combined with Middletown's stifling defense, the determined Jaguars had tough going throughout most of the evening.
Appoquinimink actually led early in the game thanks to an outstanding run by senior running back Andre Connally, who raced 83 yards for the first points of the game. Andrew Jones PAT gave the Jags a 7-0 lead at the 6:48 mark of the first quarter. The Jags defense also slowed down the prolific Cavalier offense, which is averaging more than 50 points per game this season. Middletown finally got on the board at 1:43 of the quarter when Baynard scored his first touchdown on a ten-yard scamper. Josh Leach's PAT knotted the score at 7-7. Baynard's run completed a 10-play, 59-yard drive.
The Jags' offense went back to work and scored on the first play of the second quarter. Junior quarterback Landon Archangelo found Mal Esdale open behind the defense for a 60-yard touchdown pass. Jones' second PAT gave Appoquinimink a surprising 14-7 lead at 11:51.
"We knew we had to come out tonight and play four quarters against our cross town rivals, I expected nothing less," said Middletown coach Mark DelPercio.
"I was happy were were able to do what we did, especially the job Jamar Baynard did out there scoring six times, and the outstanding work of our offense line coaches, he said.
But the Middletown offense was not to be denied the rest of the evening. On the Cavaliers next drive, Wade hit Godwin for a 24-yard touchdown only 40 seconds after the Jags score. About three minutes later, Wade again hit Godwin, who raced 88 yards for the go-ahead score. Near the end of the quarter, Baynard ran 17 yards for his second touchdown of the night at 2:54 and building the Cavaliers halftime lead to 28-14.
The second half was the Jamar Baynard show, as the running back scored all three touchdowns in a dominating third quarter and his sixth and final tally at 10:12 of the fourth quarter.
"We have a great offense line and they did a great job blocking for me tonight. I just followed them and was able to have a good night tonight for my team," said Baynard.
At that point, both coaches cleared their benches to give second and third team players a chance to get on the field. Appoquinimink scored with 1:14 remaining as Esdale scored his second touchdown on a pass from Shane Anderson.
When asked if he was disturbed about Appoquinimink's early success, DelPercio said he was concerned but not worried. "No, if you're going to go into a panic, you won't be able to coach this sport. You're going to face adversity, but that's when you find out about your team, what kind of character your team has," he said.
The undefeated and rarely challenged Middletown team hosts Salesianum on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Many observers are calling this game a possible playoff preview.
Appoquinimink, now 3-4 on the season, travels upstate to play Charter on Saturday morning at 11 a.m.
Scoring Summary:
First Quarter:
Appoquinimink – Connally, 83-yard run, Jones PAT, 6:48 7-0
Middletown – Baynard, 10-yard run, Leach PAT, 1:43 7-7
Second Quarter:
A: Esdale, 60-yard pass from Archangelo, Jones PAT, 11:51 14-7
M: Godwin, 24-yard pass from Wade, Leach PAT, 11:11 14-14
M: Godwin, 88-yard pass from Wade, Leach PAT, 8:58 14-21
M: Baynard, 17-yard run, Leach PAT, 2:54 14-28
Third Quarter:
M: Baynard, 7-yard run, Leach PAT, 10:48 14-35
M: Baynard, 30 yard run, Leach PAT, 6:54 14-42
M: Baynard, 7-yard run, 2 pt. Bricker run, 3:38 14-50
Fourth Quarter:
M: Baynard, 21-yard run, Leach PAT, 10:12 14-57
A: Esdale, 11-yard pass from Anderson, Jones PAT 1:14 21-57


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Earthenware ceramic tiles work well to texture glass in a kiln. Generally, any fusible piece of glass can be heated and textured on a texture tile. Once textured, the glass can be slumped to create lovely vessels or displayed flat as panels or sun catchers. With the use of a common slumping firing schedule and most slump moulds, the texture will remain intact.
The basic procedure for the use of these textured tiles and design tiles is as follows:
Apply a quality glass separator to the tile according to the manufacturer's instructions. If using a water-based glass separator, the water must be completely driven from the ceramic tile before use with glass. Take care not to choose a glass separator that is excessively thick as the separator can fill in too much detail. The manufacturer of these tiles recommends the use of Primo Primer.
To achieve maximum texture on glass, fuse to a full fuse on the tile.
For an eye-catching effect, fuse iridised glass iridised side down on the textured tile.
This earthenware tile measures approximately 22.86 cm square (9" x 9") and features continuous lines of varying shapes which cover the whole tile.
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Itchy Ida — Hot Mess of the Day
Location: 3 feet from your itch, and still scratching it.
Hardest Things to Do With Long Nails: Playing Angry Birds, giving cootie shots.
Skills: Picking locks, changing the car radio station from the back seat, dosing cocaine.
Her Motto: "It's a long way to the top!"


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(Travel + Leisure) -- Fly into Maui's Kahului International Airport. For car rentals, book ahead on hertz.com or enterprise.com to get optimal rates.
Great Value Kaanapali Beach Hotel The 432-room low-rise hotel comes with authentic Hawaiian atmosphere, thanks to activities such as lei making. 2525 Kaanapali Pkwy.; 800/262-8450; kbhmaui.com; doubles from $159.
Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua More than 460 remodeled rooms, an elaborate spa, and a Jean-Michel Cousteau environmental excursion program, all at a resort with a century-old pineapple plantation. 1 Ritz-Carlton Dr.; 800/241-3333; ritzcarlton.com; doubles from $299.
Great Value Royal Lahaina Resort Set on 27 acres, many of the recently renovated cottages have ocean views. 2780 Kekaa Dr., Lahaina; 800/222-5642; hawaiihotels.com; doubles from $165.
Aloha Mixed Plate 1285 Front St., Lahaina; 808/661-3322; dinner for two $36.
Julia's Best Banana Bread 7465 Kahekili Hwy., Wailuku; 808/242-4399; dessert for two $10.
Moose McGillycuddy's Pub & Café 844 Front St., Lahaina; 808/667-7758; dinner for two $20.
Saigon Café 1792 Main St., Wailuku; 808/243-9560; dinner for two $30.
See and Do
Hale Paahao (Stuck-in-Irons House) Corner of Prison and Wainee Sts., Lahaina; 808/667-1985.
Valley Isle Sport Shooters Hwy. 30, Lahaina; 808/269-5543; valleyislesportshooter.com.
Whalers Village Museum 2345 Kaanapali Pkwy., Kaanapali; 808/661-5992; whalersvillage.com.
Tour Operators
Hike Maui A variety of half- and full-day excursions are led by one of 15 experienced Maui guides. 285 Hukilike St., Kahului; 808/879-5270; hikemaui.com; tours from $75.
Maui Ecoventures For custom trips or guided day hikes of Maui's rain forests and villages. 180 Dickenson St., Lahaina; 808/661-7720; ecomaui.com; tours from $80.
Back to: Driving Maui's wild highway
Source: Travel + Leisure
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Forget football. Are you ready for some … alternating current?
When the history of Candlestick Park is written — and after Monday night, the place can't be history soon enough — there will be a special chapter devoted to the evening of Dec. 19, 2011.
The chapter's tentative title: Pffffzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt!
At 5:18 p.m., about 20 minutes before the 49ers and Pittsburgh Steelers were scheduled to kick off in a nationally televised game, the lights went out. The entire stadium went powerless, except for a few dim and scattered emergency bulbs.
As the crowd sat in the gathering gloom, it took a half-hour before maintenance crews and electricians could boot up the backup system. Meanwhile, the players were stuck in their unilluminated dressing quarters beneath the 51-year-old stadium.
"Strange," said 49ers quarterback Alex Smith.
"Weird," said offensive tackle Joe Staley.
The most definitive comment, however, came from 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh when he was asked what it was like in the locker room before the game.
"It was dark," Harbaugh said.
It was also a coast-to-coast live embarrassment, to both the city of San Francisco (which owns the stadium) and PG&E (which didn't need more bad publicity).
Because guess what? When the game finally did begin — the 49ers would go on to win, 20-3 — the blackout problem returned. As the Steelers' offense huddled early in the second quarter for a first-down play — pffffzzzzzzzzzzzt. The lights went out again. It took an additional 16 minutes before football could be played.
"This is a pretty old place," said Steelers linebacker James Farrior, "or else they didn't pay their light bill."
At that point, as the ESPN crew scrambled to fill time, announcers speculated on what would happen if the power stayed out for 24 hours (one NFL plan was for the game to be played Tuesday in Oakland).
During the second interruption, both 49ers and Steelers milled around near their benches and tried to cope. Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger described how he killed the time.
"You stand around and talk," Roethlisberger said. "You throw footballs a little bit and wonder how this happens at a professional stadium."
An excellent point.
The 49ers front office said that a blown transformer was believed to be the outage culprit. This seemed to corroborate video replays of the first blackout, which showed a lightning-like flash in the area northwest of the stadium just before the watts went blotto.
"We are still trying to get some answers on why these outages occurred," said Jim Mercurio, the 49ers' vice-president for stadium operations.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for PG&E said that crews had located a downed power line outside the stadium but were not sure it was the reason for the initial outage. The company also said it had no theory on what had caused the second loss of power.
San Francisco officials had to be just as frazzled. The city has failed in its attempts to convince the 49ers they should build a new stadium in the abandoned Hunters Point shipyard just north of Candlestick. The team rejected those plans and instead has pursued a facility in Santa Clara. Two weeks ago, the 49ers received approval of about $850 million in bank loans to help finance the billion-dollar-plus project.
The 49ers franchise is also awaiting approval of a $150 million contribution from the NFL that would go toward construction. Needless to say, if 49ers owner Jed York was seeking proof to show the league that its $150 million would be well spent, he could hardly have picked a starker and darker example.
During the lengthy Monday outages, in fact, one Santa Clara booster was quietly smiling. Santa Clara Councilman Kevin Moore said the city's independent energy company, Silicon Valley Power, has a reliability rating "that ranks in the top quartile nationally, more than four times better than the Bay Area county average." So take that, you Golden Gate wimps.
For all of that, though, Monday night's blackout may be more remembered for what didn't happen rather than what did.
Crowd psychology is fascinating. Last summer at a preseason Candlestick game between the 49ers and Raiders, with the lights fully functioning, numerous fights erupted in the seats and gunfire echoed in the parking lot. But on Monday when the stadium was plunged into darkness, the crowd appeared to be largely peaceful.
Of course, the 49ers were on the way to victory.
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Because we are less dependent on external agencies, we are meticulous about controlling the quality of those external placements we approve for our students. In other words, our standards are very high, and when our students apply externally, training directors throughout the region are happy to offer placements to Wright Institute students.
Field Placement Sequence
Students accessing external field placements gain experiences that might not be available through our system network. These include field placements at in-patient psychiatric and medical hospitals, public community health and mental health centers, residential treatment programs, physical and cognitive rehabilitation centers, day treatment facilities, geriatric programs, forensic settings, child and family service agencies and more. While most of our students are placed "in-house" during the first two years, the third-year practicum is typically completed at an external placement. The third-year practica are impressive, and include premier Bay Area psychology and healthcare service/ training agencies, such as Veterans Administration sites, university and college counseling centers, medical centers, teaching hospitals, neuropsychological testing programs, family and child treatment programs, and more. The Wright Institute was instrumental in establishing the Bay Area Practicum Information Collaborative (BAPIC, www.bapic.info). Housed at our program, BAPIC is a coalition of Bay Area doctoral psychology programs and practicum agencies aimed at disseminating practicum training information, and coordinating a systematic practicum application process for doctoral students and agencies throughout the Bay Area. Read more »
Integrated Health Psychology Training Program (IHPTP)
The Wright Institute's Integrated Health Psychology Training Program (IHPTP) provides a vital and highly sought primary care training experience. IHPTP develops students' competence in providing psychological services within an integrated community health setting. Interns are instructed and supervised in the biopsychosocial model with a focus on evidence-based practice and research in behavioral medicine. Interdisciplinary teamwork, cultural competency, ethics, and professionalism are emphasized throughout the practicum, internship and postdoctoral training. Depending upon level of training, yearlong seminars include behavioral medicine, psychopharmacology and neuropsychological assessment. Read more »
Berkeley Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Clinic
The Wright Institute Berkeley Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Clinic provides brief and long-term, solution-focused, low-fee therapy for children, adolescents, adults and couples. Services are offered in English and Spanish. While the primary focus of training is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), exposure to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and schema-focused treatment is also emphasized. Read more »
The Wright Institute Clinic
Founded in 1969, the Wright Institute Clinic was the first clinic established by the Wright Institute. The Clinic has a longstanding reputation for providing high-quality, community mental health psychotherapy services to Bay Area clients on a sliding scale fee. Clinic therapists provide approximately 6,000 hours of direct service to the community each year. Trainees are supervised by some of the most well respected Bay Area clinicians who help student therapists develop their clinical and professional skills. Clinic therapists bring a wealth of diverse personal, cultural, and professional experiences to their clinical work. They are sensitive to, and understand the needs of the diverse community they serve, and work with each individual, couple, or family to identify treatment needs and goals. The theoretical focus is primarily psychodynamic, with a special focus on social and cultural concerns. Caseloads are structured according to the ability and comfort level of the student clinician, with a focus on distributing cases according to client age, gender, race, ethnicity, and type of concern. Treatments can last up to a year, but can also be as brief as six weeks. Read more »
The Wright Institute Assessment Clinic
Students provide assessments in the Wright Institute's low-fee psychological and neuropsychological testing clinic for children (age six and above), adolescents, and adults. Under the supervision of licensed clinical psychologists and board-certified neuropsychologists, students conduct assessments to develop diagnoses and recommendations that can assist with client difficulties. Conditions that are addressed range from developmental and mood disorders, to substance abuse and behavioral disorders. Read more »
The Wright Institute Recovery Clinic (WIRC)
The Wright Institute Recovery Clinic (WIRC) is an outpatient community mental health clinic providing low fee psychotherapy to Bay Area clients. Services include individual, couples, and family therapy for adults and the elderly. Therapy is provided by graduate students from the Wright Institute's clinical psychology doctoral program under the supervision of licensed clinical psychologists. Trainees work predominantly with clients and staff from Options Recovery Services, Inc., a non-profit day treatment facility serving adults with addiction and mental health disorders. The mission of Options is to help addicted mentally ill ex-offenders and other indigent adults improve their health and stability to reintegrate into the community. This clinic facilitates individual and group therapy using psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approaches. Read more »
The Wright Institute School-Based Collaboration (SBC)
The Wright Institute School-Based Collaboration (SBC) is a strategic response to systemic barriers that affect the academic performance and social-emotional development of youth growing up in communities challenged by violence, racism, discrimination, and lack of access to basic services and resources. Read more »
The Wright Institute Sanctuary Project (WISP)
A supplemental practicum (P4) that offers training and clinical experiences for advanced students in the doctoral program, who have an interest in working with immigrant and refugee populations. The primary focus of the program is on provision of culturally competent psychological evaluations for clients seeking asylum through the East Bay Sanctuary Covenant (EBSC) in Berkeley,CA. EBSC is a non-political organization offering sanctuary and support to immigrant and refugee communities. Services include support, community organizing assistance, advocacy, and legal services to those escaping war, terror, political persecution, intolerance, exploitation, and other expressions of violence. EBSC provides opportunities for transformational learning that arises from relationships fostered among refugees, immigrants, and host communities. Read more »
The Counseling Program at Contra Costa High Schools
The Counseling Program at Contra Costa College High Schools serves students in two high schools on Contra Costa College Campus, Gateway to College and Middle College High School. Both high schools work to improve the academic achievement of students with a history of failing to perform up to their full potential. The Counseling Program seeks to bolster students in the community in the face of challenging systemic problems through strength-based and collaborative therapy techniques. Read more »


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The Justice Department's 66-page response to the 868 (overwhelmingly negative) comments it received about its e-book price fixing case can be summed up in three words: take a hike.
In response to these and other public complaints about the lawsuit (see Sen. Charles Schumer), the Department of Justice, perhaps not surprisingly, staunchly defended its case against Apple and five major publishers, insisting they conspired to raise the prices of e-books.
The DOJ's investigation into sharp upticks in e-book prices upon the launch of Apple's iBookstore in 2010 "uncovered significant evidence that the seismic shift in e-book prices was not the result of market forces, but rather came about through the collusive efforts of Apple and five of the six largest publishers in the country," according to a US federal court filing in New York.
(The Wall Street Journal reported that the DOJ's suit claims "executives of the major book publishers met regularly in private dining rooms of upscale Manhattan restaurants to discuss how to respond to steep discounting by Amazon.com Inc.")
"The Department stuck to its view that what matters most is that consumers be able to buy e-books at the lowest prices possible in free market competition and that Apple and five publishers colluded illegally in instituting the agency model," writes industry newsletter Shelf Awareness. "The Department defended all of its proposed remedies, right down to its requirements of 'logs of communications among publishers,' federal review of any joint ventures and 'antitrust counseling' for publishing executives."
In other words, the DOJ said it's not wavering.
As reported in previous posts on the suit, three publishers – HarperCollins, Hachette, and Simon & Schuster – have agreed to settle the DOJ suit while Apple, Penguin, and Macmillan continue to fight the charges. The settlement with the first three publishers was opened to public comment, bringing a deluge of responses from individuals and groups including the Authors Guild, independent publishers, Barnes & Noble, literary agents, and Apple itself, which has long argued that the DOJ's suit will endanger e-book retailers and distributors alike and result in Amazon's market domination.
The DOJ called fears of an Amazon monopoly "speculative at best" and pointed out that Barnes & Noble had already captured part of Amazon's e-book market share long before the agency model was introduced.
"In the pre-conspiracy competitive market, innovation, discounting, and marketing were robust," the DOJ said in its response. "In contrast, the conspiracy eliminated any number of potential procompetitive innovations, such as 'all-you-can-read' subscription services, book club pricing specials, and rewards programs.'"
Not only is its suit legitimate, the DOJ asserted in its response, it's also already reaped positive changes in the industry. Since the settlement was announced, "more companies are investing to enter or expand in the market and compete against Amazon, Apple, and other e-book retailers," the DOJ claimed in its response, citing Microsoft's investment in Barnes & Noble and forthcoming tablets from Microsoft and Google.
Adding insult to injury, the DOJ said much of the criticism it received on its proposed settlement "expressed a general frustration ... from the evolving nature of the publishing industry – in which the growing popularity of e-books is placing pressure on the prevailing model that is built on physical supply chains and brick-and-mortar stores."
The DOJ is resolute in its suit and proposed settlement, but we're pretty sure this isn't the last we'll hear from Apple, either.
Husna Haq is a Monitor correspondent.


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"It's good for anything up to a half marathon or so."
When I asked the Brooks sales reps at the Marine Corps Marathon about the Green Silence, that's what they told me. Light, fast, and minimal—just not meant for long distances.
I didn't let it deter me. I had fallen in love with the Green Silence when I learned about it this summer: Not only is it all of the above, and in my opinion a perfect minimalist alternative to barefoot-style shoes for road running, but it looks awesomely-weird and is eco-friendly. More on that later.
Good for a marathon and (way) more
Long story short, I wore them in the marathon the next day. If people can run a marathon barefoot, there's no reason I can't do it with a pair of flimsy shoes, I figured. And in this case, I was right. No problems other than the (unrelated) IT band issues I expected, and even those could have been far worse.
But get this—after I got home, I found a card in the shoebox listing some of the features of the Green Silence, including the fact that Scott Jurek (everyone's favorite vegan ultrarunner) wore them at the 2010 AU 24-Hour World Championships. But he didn't do much there—he only ran over 165 miles and set a new American 24-hour record.
Let me repeat that. 24 hours, 165 miles. And yet the Brooks people told me the Green Silence isn't really for anything more than a half marathon! Now, I realize Scott Jurek is superhuman—but that doesn't mean his feet don't hurt like yours and mine. And it's not like he's a huge barefoot guy, either. So why Brooks sells the Green Silence as a short-distance shoe, I have no idea.
CD's, Tires, and Bottles…Oh My!
I knew the Green Silence was eco-friendly, but I didn't know how or why when I bought them. Here are just a few of the remarkable "green" features they boast:
- The laces, meshes, and webbings are made from recycled plastic bottles.
- The heel counters (the plastic pieces that reinforce the back of the shoe) are made from recycled CDs.
- The outsoles are made from 30% used tire material.
- The sockliner foam is fully biodegradable.
- The packaging is 100% recycled material, with chlorine-free tissue, water-based inks and adhesives, no silica packs, and only minimal stuffing.
- Brooks uses 50% less material to make the Green Silence than is used in standard shoe manufacturing.
Pretty neat, huh? I don't consider myself much of an environmentalist, but even I found this all pretty awesome. A nice bonus for a shoe I'd probably wear anyway.
Where the rubber meets the road
So all of this greenness is great. But it doesn't matter much if the shoes are terrible. Fortunately, they're not. Here's my personal experience with the Green Silence.
The first thing I noticed about the Green Silence (other than the funky look) was the weight. They weigh 5.9 ounces, only about 20% more than Vibram Fivefingers. The upper of the Green Silence is really flimsy—nothing like the stiff material that most shoes are made of, so there's really no breaking-in to be done to these.
The sole is shorter than that of most running shoes, and the heel isn't built up much higher than the front of the sole. These two things were important to me—I wanted a shoe that was a lot like barefoot running or running Vibram Fivefingers, but with just slightly more cushioning, since I find road running in Vibrams to be uncomfortable after a while. I want these shoes to be my everyday road shoes.
When I put on the Green Silence for the first time to test them out, I noticed that I ran differently. I naturally landed on my midfoot rather than on my heel, something that I'm still not convinced I even do in my Vibrams. (I have no idea why the Green Silence should encourage midfoot running any more than the VFF's, but for me, that's how it is.) I could definitely feel the lack of cushioning though, even walking around the expo—if you want a soft feel when you hit the ground like most fancy running shoes give you, the Green Silence are not for you.
My only complaint about the shoes is the lacing. Rather than running straight up and down the top of the shoe, the laces curve along the top of the foot. I've found I have to tie the laces pretty tight, due either to this curvature or the flimsiness of the shoe, and by the end of a long run the tops of my feet hurt from the tightness. I also found that my toes hit the front of the shoe a lot, leaving me with a not-so-pretty nail situation after the marathon. (Maybe getting a larger size shoe would have prevented this.)
So that's my take. Anyone else run in the Green Silence yet? I'd love to hear if your thoughts are the same as mine.
All I know is this is the first time I've been excited about a shoe in a good while (especially one that doesn't have individual toes on it!). If you decide to buy a pair from Amazon using this link, I'll get a cut and we'll all be winners. 🙂
Looking forward to hearing what the barefoot crowd, the racing flat crowd, and the environmentalists think of these babies. I know you're out there, so chime in.


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Deck The Halls With Error Messages
'Tis the season for technical glitches.
Netflix's video streaming was down for many hours on Christmas Eve. In a statement, Netflix said this was due to problems at Amazon Web Services, the server division of Amazon.com. Online grocer FreshDirect was another casualty. Its website was unavailable for hours on Tuesday and Wednesday after an apparent failure to renew its domain name.


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Argument preview: US v. Ressam
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18 U.S.C. § 844(h)(2) prescribes a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years for any person who "carries an explosive during the commission of any felony which may be prosecuted in a court of the United States." The question before the court is whether this provision requires that the explosive be carried "during and in relation to" the underlying felony.
This case stems from respondent Ahmed Ressam's attempt to set off explosives at Los Angeles International Airport in the days leading up to the millennium in late 1999. Ressam was born in Algeria, later moved to France, and eventually landed in Canada. It was there that he first encountered an Al Qaeda agent in 1998. In March of that year, Ressam left for Pakistan under the assumed name of Benni Norris to train with Al Qaeda. After undergoing extensive training in firearms, explosives, and methods for attacking major infrastructure, Ressam and other Al Qaeda members concocted a plan to set off explosives at LAX just prior to the new millennium. After returning to Canada in February 1999, Ressam continued his preparation for the LAX attack. On November 17, 1999, he traveled with a compatriot, Abdelmajid Dahoumane, to Vancouver, British Columbia. One month later, the two loaded their rental car with a number of bomb-making materials and left for Tswassen, British Columbia, where Ressam alone boarded the ferry for Port Angeles, Washington.
Although it was late in the day, Customs Inspector Diana Dean decided to stop Ressam for inspection as he drove his vehicle off the ferry into Washington. Observing Ressam's nervous and agitated responses to her questions, Dean asked Ressam to complete a customs declaration, which he signed as Benni Norris. Further inspection of the vehicle led to the discovery of extensive bomb-making material. Ressam was indicted and later convicted on nine counts related to his attempt to execute the LAX attack. Count 5 charged that Ressam had made a false statement to a United States customs official (signing the customs declaration as Benni Norris), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001. Count 9 was based on 18 U.S.C. § 844(h)(2), alleging that Ressam had carried an explosive during the commission of a felony (the false statement offense in count 5).
Ressam initially provided assistance to the government in exchange for leniency, but later stopped cooperating. He was eventually sentenced to twenty-two years of imprisonment, well below the sixty-five years to life suggested by the Sentencing Guidelines. The government appealed the sentence, while Ressam cross-appealed the sufficiency of the evidence on Count 9.
On appeal, the Ninth Circuit suggested that the crux of the issue was whether section 844(h)(2) contained an implicit relational element that required the government to prove that the explosives "facilitated or played a role in the crime" of lying on the customs declaration. The court began its analysis by acknowledging that the Third and Fifth Circuits had already concluded that section 844(h)(2) did not include an implicit relational requirement. Unlike the courts in those circuits, however, the panel believed that it was not "writing on a clean slate."
The court found that its understanding of section 844(h)(2) was constrained by its 1985 decision (written by then-Judge Anthony Kennedy) interpreting a closely related statutory provision, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). As originally enacted, section 924(c)(1)(A) required a mandatory minimum sentence when a person "carrie[d] a firearm unlawfully during the commission of any felony. . . ." In 1984 Congress amended section 924(c)(1)(A) to remove the word "unlawfully" and to include a requirement that the firearm be carried "during and in relation to" the underlying felony. Relying on the legislative history to the 1984 amendment, the court in Stewart concluded that the new language did not add a new element to 924(c)(1)(a), but rather made "explicit what had been implicit before."
The similarity of the two provisions, the court concluded, called for application of the canon in pari materia, which provides that similar statutory provisions should be interpreted similarly. Because it had concluded in Stewart that the addition of the language "and in relation to" did not change the scope of 924(c), it was "hard-pressed . . . to say that its absence changes the scope of § 844(h)(2)." Thus, both statutory provisions, with or without an explicit relational element, required the government to prove that the firearm or explosive was carried to facilitate or further commission of the crime. This made the case easy. Because the government had made no effort to establish such a relationship, "there [was] no real dispute that Ressam's conviction on Count 9 [could not] stand." The court remanded to the district court for re-sentencing, and the government filed a petition for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court. The petition was granted on December 7, 2007.
Petition for Certiorari
The government articulates three justifications for granting certiorari. First, the Ninth Circuit's decision places it on the lonely side of a 2-1 divide among circuit courts. Both the Third and Fifth Circuits had previously concluded that section 844(h)(2) did not include an implicit relational element.
Second, the government contended that the Ninth Circuit's construction of section 844(h)(2) was simply "incorrect." Beginning with an analysis of the "plain language of the statute," the government asserts that the most natural reading of the word "during" is "at the same time," which does not imply, let alone require, any kind of relational element. Moreover, the fact that section 844(h)(1), the companion provision to section 844(h)(2), explicitly requires that the fire or explosives be used to commit the underlying felony, provides further support for the notion that section 844(h)(2) contains no such requirement. The government continues its analysis with a direct response to the Ninth Circuit's reliance on section 924(c)(1)(A). It points out that while Congress amended section 924(c)(1)(A) in 1984 to include an "in relation to" element, it did not similarly change section 844(h)(2) when it amended that provision in 1988. While the legislative history does not make clear why the relational element was omitted, the "best explanation is that Congress . . . chose not to incorporate . . . the relational element that it had recently added to section 924(c)(1)(A)." The government concludes by explaining why the Ninth Circuit's reliance on Stewart was, in any event, inapt.
Third, the government emphasizes the importance of deciding the issue because the use of explosives to further terrorist efforts is likely to continue. Although section 844(h)(2) is not "frequently used," it is "likely to be particularly significant in terrorism cases" in which a defendant is detained before implementing his plan. The Ninth Circuit's decision, the government contends, would weaken the government's ability to use section 844(h)(2) as a "tool for combating terrorist-related activity."
Opposing certiorari, Ressam advances three basic arguments. First, he asserts that the issue is of little practical importance because reducing the maximum possible sentence from sixty-five years to fifty-five years in this particular case (after subtracting the mandatory minimum sentence of ten years from section 844(h)(2)) is unlikely to affect either the government's recommended sentence of thirty-five years or the district court's actual sentence of twenty-two years. In addition, this case is a poor vehicle because the issue could have been entirely avoided had the government decided to attach count 1 (conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism) to section 844(h)(2) rather than Count 5 (lying to a customs official) because it is undisputed that carrying explosives "related to" Ressam's conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism. Finally, Ressam argues that the government's assertion that requiring a relationship under section 844(h)(2) is necessary to prevent the impairment of terrorism prosecutions is unpersuasive. According to Ressam, of the 288 terrorism cases prosecuted from September 11, 2001 to August 31, 2006, there was not one in which the carrying of explosives was not "related to" the underlying felony.
Second, Ressam contends that the conflict among circuits is overblown. The rarity of section 844(h)(2)'s application makes clear why it took twenty years for any semblance of a disagreement to emerge. The statute's infrequent application belies any urgency to hear the case now.
Finally, Ressam defends the Ninth Circuit's reasoning. Reading the statute as a whole, rather than focusing on isolated words or sentences, compels the conclusion that section 844(h)(2) includes a relational element. To adopt the government's proposed interpretation, according to Ressam, would lead to absurd results. For example, if a police officer accepts a bribe unrelated to his possession of a handgun while lawfully carrying a loaded handgun, he would be subject to a mandatory additional sentence of ten years under the government's reading of the statute. Congress could not have intended such an absurd result. Ressam also believes that the rule of lenity should apply. When the statute is ambiguous, the court should interpret it so as to lighten the sentence, not increase it.
Merits Briefing
In its merits brief, the United States presents six arguments in support of its contention that section 844(h)(2) does not include a relational requirement. It begins, as it did in the petition, with an analysis of the statute's text. But rather than moving directly to a discussion of the language, it starts by emphasizing that courts are traditionally reticent to read elements into a statute, particularly one involving federal crimes. It is not long, however, before the dictionaries come out. The government relies on Black's, American Heritage, Webster's Third, and Random House, each one explaining that the word "during" merely suggests "in the course of" and nothing more.
Second, the government again compares section 844(h)(2) with its "predecessor," section 924(c)(1)(A). Noting the presence of an "in relation to" element in section 924(c)(1)(A) and its corresponding absence in section 844(h)(2), the government contends that the "presence of certain language in one [statute] indicates that the absence of such language [in another statute] reflects deliberate congressional choice." "The most natural inference from a side-by-side comparison of the two provisions is that Congress deliberately omitted" the language from section 844(h)(2) because it did not intend that it would contain any relational element.
Third, the government argues that although unambiguous statutory text makes resort to legislative history unnecessary, that history also supports the government's position. According to the government, a committee report accompanying the enactment of section 844(h)(2) confirmed that it was modeled after the very similar firearms provision housed in 924(c)(1)(A) enacted just two years earlier. In addition, section 924(c)(1)(A) was amended in 1984 to include an explicit "in relation to" element. When section 844(h)(2) was amended just four years later, no analogous relational provision was added. "The sequence and manner in which the two statutes were enacted and amended," the government concluded, "confirm that the absence of a relational element in section 844(h)(2) reflects a deliberate congressional choice."
Fourth, the government turns its attention to what it regards as the Ninth Circuit's misplaced reliance on its opinion in Stewart. The government finds it "equally plausible" that Stewart actually "undermines the court of appeals' decision," reasoning that because the court in Stewart considered it relevant that Congress had amended section 924(c)(1)(A) to include a relational element, Congress's "failure to add those very same words" to section 844(h)(2) must also be important. The government goes on to fault the Stewart court's reliance on the "legislative history of an amendment to determine the scope of the pre-amendment statute." Not only is the use of such history questionable, but that history is also, according to the government, more ambiguous than the Stewart court lets on.
The government concludes its brief by rebutting Ressam's claim that the canon against absurdities and the rule of lenity should apply. The canon against absurdities shouldn't apply for two main reasons. First, there is nothing absurd, according to the government, about "requir[ing] an additional ten years of punishment for any person who commits a federal felony while simultaneously carrying an explosive." Second, the canon should only be used when application of the statute to the defendant's particular situation is absurd, not when the defendant is only able to "attack the statute based on absurd hypotheticals."
Similarly, because the rule of lenity should only apply when there is "grievous ambiguity" in the text, it has no application to this case, where the language of the statute is patently unambiguous.
Ressam "s brief in opposition advances three chief arguments. Like the government, Ressam begins with an examination of the text. Rather than focusing exclusively on the specific language, however, Respondent emphasizes the statute as a whole, its history, and purposes. His initial proposition is that the terms "explosive," "felony," and "carries" are so broad that a relational element is necessary to constrain their reach. Without such an element, individuals "lawfully carrying explosives [such as fertilizer, dynamite, or even gunpowder]" to further legitimate objectives will be captured in the same wide web if they commit an unrelated felony as those seeking to undertake terrorist activity or other serious crimes. Respondent derives further support from section 844(h)(1), which""unlike (h)(2)""punishes the successful use of explosives in the commission of a felony. But like (h)(2), it carries a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years. Respondent argues that Congress could not have intended to punish someone who actually uses explosives for the purpose of committing a felony with the same length of imprisonment as someone who happens to carry explosives "while committing any unrelated felony."
Second, Ressam refers to the legislative history of the 1984 amendment to section 924(c)(1)(A). Although he concedes that the history of the original provision was "thin," Ressam contends that the history of the 1984 amendment indicates that the addition of the "in relation to" element did not alter the scope of the statute. It was with this understanding that Congress enacted the analogous 844(h)(2) provision just two years later.
Third, Respondent asserts that the government's interpretation does not "comport with a common sense reading of the statute." Instead of trusting prosecutorial discretion to constrain the overly expansive reach of the statute, the Supreme Court should give the provision its more natural reading, which is to require a connection between the intended use of the explosives and the underlying felony. In response to the government's heavy reliance on the fact that section 924(c)(1)(A) was amended to include a relational element while section 844(h)(2) was not, Respondent contends that "there is little to be learned from Congressional inaction." Respondent concludes with a final appeal to the rule of lenity. Instead of allowing for an expansive reading of the statute that may offend principles of equal protection and due process, the Court should resolve an ambiguous statutory provision "in favor or Respondent."
The case is set for oral argument on March 25. For the first time since Janet Reno argued before the Court in 1996, the Attorney General, Michael Mukasey, will argue for the government.


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Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints vie for NFC playoff bid
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Russell Wilson's Seattle Seahawks and Drew Brees' New Orleans Saints are among the NFC teams jockeying for a wild-card bid. Will the upstart rookie edge out the veteran? Our analysts debate.


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Maybe the quote by late singer Jim Morrison sums it up: "There are things known and things unknown and in between are the doors."
In this story, the thing known was an 80-year-old master from Holland named Jan DeSwart.
The thing unknown was the then-20-something furniture-maker, Anne Shutan.
And the in between -- the point of simultaneous connection and transition -- was the doors. Doors like you've never seen before. Liquid trees. Wooden waterfalls. Artistic gateways, trees turned inside out, literally.
It was 1985.
"I have finally found someone I can share my secrets with." The old man grabbed Shutan's shoulder. Then: "Come," with his accent, a cigar balancing on his lips.
Shutan, a Boulder County-based artist, remembers every detail of the moment that would carve out the rest of her life. She had been in Los Angeles, marketing her furniture, when an interior designer said she had someone Shutan needed to meet.
Without this moment, without these secrets, hundreds of sculptures and handcrafted, elaborate doors would not have been born. Most recently and prominently, two 81/2-foot tall mahogany doors marking the entrance of the library in the new Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center in downtown Denver.
Everything changed when Shutan stepped on DeSwart's land.
"As I walked into his Pasadena studio on the hill, his garden of sculptures and home, I'm tearing, literally, thinking even if I never meet him, my life is changed," Shutan says. "Just seeing these -- how did he make that hard medium move like that? There was a giggle in every piece."
DeSwart flipped through Shutan's portfolio of furniture and read it like her palm.
"I can tell that you can see." He invited her to move from Colorado to California and be his apprentice. "I will teach you to use the band saw like a pencil."
"Immediately, we were like a school of fish," Shutan says. "Exactly 50 years and one day apart."
DeSwart had suffered a stroke, so he could not move the entire left side of his body; Shutan seamlessly became his left hand, for two years.
"With technology and computers, there's just not the apprentice-master relationship anymore," Shutan says. "And then, a man and woman in wood -- I don't even know of another one."
Every morning at 8 a.m., she met the old man in front of his shop, where he would sit, smoking little Swedish cigars, talking about life. And then, a light bulb.
DeSwart would suddenly stop, push his glasses on top of his head and rise.
"Annie. Come here."
He would lead her to the band saw. She would stand to the side and watch, as he pulled out a square piece of wood.
"What is he going to do?" She never knew.
He would begin cutting a form, flowing and unpredictable, the wood melding under the blade like clay. Then -- he stopped. Pushed his glasses back onto his head. Pulled out his cigar. Looked her square in the eyes.
"Annie, if you ever have the choice of going with the mystery or the obvious, go with the mystery."
She promised.
What instruments does Anne Shutan use to make her doors? Her main tool is a large band saw from the '50s.
What materials does she use? Mostly mahogany, because it is stable. She also has used other hardwoods, like cherry, walnut and teak. She handpicks each piece of wood.
How much does a door cost? Anywhere from $6,500 to $20,000, depending on size, curves, inlays, location.
How long does it take to make a door? Two to four months.
How does she come up with the designs? Each door is unique. She creates designs by working with the clients and also by spending time in the house.
How many doors has she made? Dozens. She made seven in 2012 alone.
Who buys the doors? People across the country, including many residents in Boulder County.
Where does she make the doors? In her at-home studio in Boulder County.
If you go
See Anne Shutan's artwork at the following locations:
Osmosis Gallery, 290 Second Ave., Niwot
Rabbit Brush Gallery, 7504 Hygiene Road, Longmont
Mary Williams Fine Art, 5311 Western Ave. Unit 112, Boulder
Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center, 2 E. 14th Ave., Denver (in the library)
One day, the same interior designer who had first introduced them asked DeSwart to make a door for a family in Malibu. He turned down the job. On a limb, Shutan submitted 10 designs. The designer liked one.
"I'm doing the door," she told DeSwart.
His faced paled with anxiety. He was so worried that he asked her to not talk to him about it.
The door cost $12,000 -- which is about the average cost of one of Shutan's doors today.
The day of the reveal, the Malibu family held a door-hanging ceremony. It seemed everyone from the community was there. DeSwart and his wife came, too. Shutan's heart raced as they brought the door to the hinges. It fit perfectly. DeSwart's face glowed.
"He never looked more alive than at the door hanging," Shutan remembers.
The next day, he visited Shutan at her house. His eyes looked so relaxed.
"Annie, you don't need me anymore."
She feared what he was saying. She grabbed his shoulders and repeated, "Don't say that. Don't say that." What would she do without his guidance? She didn't feel ready. Not yet.
Four days later, DeSwart went into a coma.
As Shutan sat at his bedside clutching his hand, she wanted to beg him not to go. Instead, she swallowed her apprehension.
"I want you to know that you can go," she told him. "I'll take it from here."
He squeezed her hand.
He died the next day.
The top of Shutan's website bears the message: "Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls." -- Joseph Campbell
Shutan believes it's true.
She stands in the entrance of her house, surrounded by dozens of to-scale models of doors she has crafted during the past 30 years. Her own front door looks like a rippling pond of wood, compiled out of leftover planks from her other commissioned doors.
There's something about wood that warms her, she says. Even feng shui acknowledges that. Maybe it's because wood is one of the only natural mediums that stems from a living object.
"Part of the warmth is it's still breathing, because of the cellular structure; there are open grains," Shutan says. "It breathes. Even on their hinges, the doors still move like an eighth of an inch."
The wood is no longer growing, but it is not exactly dead. It is something else. Something connecting the two worlds. Something in between.(Learn more about Anne Shutan's doors at customdoormaven.)


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Since its inception in 1999 Pro Ski and Mountain Service has been able to survive and thrive as a small specialty retail store in the foothill town of North Bend, WA, and has slowly prospered into a refreshing option to the increasingly "pasteurized" retail environment.
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When I immigrated to the United States in 1990, skiing and all things that were part of the ski industry was what I knew and was interested in. So opening up Pro Ski Service in a tiny location in Seattle in 1991 seemed like a good idea. As the name implies, the original store focused on ski sales and service. While continuing to grow the ski shop I earned my Swiss IFMGA mountain guides license in 1996. The combined knowledge acquired in the mountains and in the retail store left a mark on how we do business to this day. In 1999, I founded Pro Guiding Service and opened up another retail location closer to the mountains in North Bend, WA. In 2005, I sold the Seattle store to focus on the North Bend store in conjunction with the guiding office.
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One thing that has made Pro Ski Service different from the start was our belief that there was no need for separation between a ski shop and a backcountry shop. We always thought that the two "sports" combined were mutually beneficial. Our store has attracted a certain "authentic" employee who seems to enjoy a more personal and diverse work environment in and out of the mountains. Since its inception in 1999 Pro Ski and Mountain Service has been able to survive and thrive as a small specialty retail store in the foothill town of North Bend, WA, and has slowly prospered into a refreshing option to the increasingly "pasteurized" retail environment. In serving the upper Snoqualmie Valley as well as the ski community of the greater Seattle area, it is quite common that we have a very young person trying on their first Park and Pipe boot next to a ski mountaineer who is getting ready for one of our international ski mountaineering trips. It is all mountain culture to us. We have become a well-known name for all things skiing, ski touring, hiking, and climbing. We stand by the brands we carry and feel confident we are providing the consumer with high quality products and excellent customer service, while staying competitive in our pricing. Our new retail venture into e-commerce will provide convenient shopping for our customers in the modern retail environment, but we will still be able to provide the service of a "brick and mortar" store.
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Pro Guiding Service proudly offers the most diverse ski touring and ski mountaineering programs of any guiding service in the Northwest. However, as our tagline "ski-rock-alpine" indicates, we do a lot more than just ski touring, as we have steadily expanded our offering for rock and alpine climbing. Having our guiding office in North Bend gives us immediate access to one of the largest sport climbing areas in the state of Washington. We also guide incredible day objectives for ski and alpine climbing on Snoqualmie Pass, which is located about twenty minutes from our headquarters in North Bend. We currently guide on four continents, 8 countries, employ 10 guides, and hold permits in The North Cascades National Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Snoqualmie Pass, the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Mount Baker Wilderness, parts of Mount Baker/Snoqualmie National Forest, the Cle Elum Ranger District, the Summit at Snoqualmie, several Washington State Parks, and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Much of our guiding work is spent in the North Cascades and it is safe to say this mountain range is the most diverse, high alpine mountain wilderness in the lower 48 states. We feel fortunate to be able to call the North Cascades our backyard. Because several of our guides are IFMGA certified we have access to guiding in the Alps, Canada and many of the other IFMGA member countries. All of our guides are AMGA (American Mountain Guides Association) certified in the discipline in which they are guiding or are actively pursuing certification. Several of our guides are involved in the instructor and examiner team of the AMGA or AIARE (American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education). This assures that our own guide's training and our instructional program curriculums remain at or above the current industry standard. If one of our scheduled programs does not exactly fit your needs, please don't hesitate to contact us for a private arrangement. It makes up a large portion of our business and we love doing it.
Product Development and Consulting Work
The above-mentioned elements have led to product consulting work for K2 Sports, Outdoor Research and others. We are proud to say that some of the design ideas have been used to build successful products such as the K2 Shuksan, the K2 rescue shovel, the OR Trailbreaker Pant and much more. More importantly it gives us a glimpse into what will come on the market in the next couple years as well as in depth knowledge of materials and construction methods. This of course influences our buying decisions for the retail store.
Books We've Written
In 2000, I published my first guidebook about ski tours and ski descents around Snoqualmie Pass called Backcountry Skiing Snoqualmie Pass. This book was later followed up by an instructional book, Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering, published by the Mountaineers. It was co-authored by Pro Guiding Service guides, Marge Wheeler, Scott Schell and myself. Last year Pro Guiding Service was commissioned by Mountaineers Publishing to write a guidebook featuring the top 75 ski tours and ski traverses in Washington state, scheduled for publication in the fall of 2013. Check them out here http://www.proguiding.com/books.html
Route Pioneering
I feel lucky to have been able to have come to the North Cascades when there was still a bit of route pioneering on classic alpine and ski objectives to be done. It was simply a lot of fun and allowed me to profile the guiding service in a meaningful way without spending hard earned cash on expensive adds in magazines. Some of the routes that have come from this are the now classic ski traverses, "The Forbidden Tour", the "Snoqualmie High Route", first descents of the Mount Buckner, Spider Mountain and Mount Torment North Faces, alpine traverses of Bonanza and Formidable Peak and more. As of late some of our young guides; Forest McBrian, Trevor Kostanich and Aaron Mainer, have also completed some high caliber traverses of the Picket Range, the North Central Cascades and a new descent of the iconic Liberty Ridge on Mount Rainier. More information here.
The People
In all my years working in this industry, I have learned it is all about the people who work for you as much as it is about the products you are selling. The employees of Pro Guiding Service and Pro Ski and Mountain Service range from IFMGA guides who work in the examiner pool, create course curriculums for AIARE, put up new routes, write guide books themselves, retail employees who build their own skis, understand retail and generally love being involved in the outdoor industry. We all have one thing in common; we all love the mountains in a very authentic way and that is what keeps this business driving forward.
This is our Mountain Culture and we hope you will enjoy it with us in our store, on-line, with our books or on one of our trips or courses. Welcome to the Mountain Culture of Pro Ski and Mountain Service and Pro Guiding Service


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The Waldorf School of Philadelphia, a private nursery through 8th grade elementary school at 7500 Germantown Ave. in Mt. Airy, plans to relocate to St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 6008 Wayne Ave. in Germantown in September of 2014.
It will occupy a 140-year-old historic church was designed and built by Frank Furness and George Hewitt between 1873 and 1883 for Henry Houston. The church has been on the Register of Historic Places since 1985.
"When we first did the walk-through on this building it was magical," said Kerry Hoffman, interim school chair at Waldorf. "For years, we have been talking about finding our own permanent home. We started looking at St. Peter's two years ago, but after discussing it among ourselves we realized we wouldn't be able to do it on our own."
In May 2011, the school approached developer Ken Weinstein to discuss the possibility of securing the property and renovating it to fit the needs of the school. Weinstein acquired the site in June for $435,000 and said the project, which includes renovations, will cost more than $5 million.
The church, which has been unoccupied since 2005, sits on one and one-half acres and has four vacant, deteriorated, historically significant buildings: a Gothic stone church, chapel, rectory and parish house.
"It's our goal to make an impact in our community, one property at a time," said Weinstein, whose organization Philly Office Retail will lease the property to the school.
Hoffman said the historic site is in alignment with the educational and academic philosophy of Waldorf. She added that its large wooded property, which leads into the Fairmount Park, and urban location make it a perfect fit for their school.
"I think our focus on bringing children to a reverence of beauty really speaks to why we think these buildings hold so much beauty within themselves," said Hoffman, formerly of Germantown.
"It's important for us to preserve buildings from the past because once they are gone they are not coming back," said Weinstein, whose organization has won Preservation Alliance Awards for community preservation of four properties: Cresheim Cottage Cafe, Trolley Car Diner, Allens Lane Train Station – all in Mt. Airy – and the Trolley Car Cafe (Bathey House) in East Falls.
"I love the idea of adaptive reuse of vacant deteriorated buildings," Weinstein said. "Many churches have gone out of business, so finding a new use and a new tenant is vital to saving historic properties. I love the challenge."
He added that historic buildings, such as St. Peter's Church, "are especially important to restore because they were designed by the best and built by those who spared no expense."
Weinstein said in this phase of the project, the buildings are currently undergoing extensive asbestos removal and selective demolition. After that phase is complete, workers will begin to make structural repairs and begin to repair the roofs on the church and the chapel.
He noted that the asbestos, which is in all four buildings, was much more prevalent than originally believed. Weinstein said if the buildings had remained neglected, in a couple of years they would have collapsed.
Hoffman, the interim school chair, said the community has embraced Waldorf, adding that the school hopes to establish strong connections with its new community.
"We are very excited about moving to our new permanent home and hope to build partnerships with other schools and organizations in the community."
Andy Trackman, president of Germantown United CDC, said the organization is very supportive of the adaptive reuse of old, historic buildings.
"Maintaining the physical fabric of the community of Germantown is very important to its economic revitalization," Trackman said. "What we have today is a unique asset that can't be found elsewhere. This project does two great things; It preserves a beautiful stone Frank Furness-designed building, and provides additional educational choices for our neighborhood.
"Germantown is one of the most historic neighborhoods in the United States, not just Philadelphia. So, as current residents, we have a duty to preserve this history for future generations. Our neighborhood's history and the sense of place its built environment provides are very important to our residents. Reusing historic buildings for modern purposes helps do this. Adaptive reuse also provides an economic and environmental benefit. Reusing an existing building can be as cost-effective as new construction – less new raw material is being used, and less is going into a landfill. Plus, they just don't build 'em like they used to, and that's important for the younger generations to see."


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aoffan23 wrote:EDIT: @Whiteagle: I almost thought you were using dark tan again. I assume that if you plan to make that IRL that the tan pieces will be the ones from the old AAT set?
Zupponn wrote:I'm looking forward to how the vehicle will turn out, but I can't help thinking that the fighter would be awesome as a gun for a giant mecha.
Whiteagle wrote:Yep!
...How would one stat printed-on weapons anyways?
Tzan wrote:Quantumsurfer wrote:I generally agree with TzanWarhead wrote:I agree with QuantumSmurfer.
I agree with Warhead.
aoffan23 wrote:Missile tubes? Man, I always thought they were just intakes, but I pretended they were weapons whenever I used them in a MOC.
aoffan23 wrote:EDIT: On the topic of this set, I'm still waiting for them to make an updated version, since they already did the Clone Wars one.
Whiteagle wrote:Doubtful, but we could hopefully get something like the Ground Armored Tank...
Zupponn wrote:The GAT reminds me of a Scorpion from Halo.
Zupponn wrote:The Crab Droid reminds me of a Scarab too.
Whiteagle wrote:Zupponn wrote:The GAT reminds me of a Scorpion from Halo.
Yeah, it isn't nearly as original as the TIE Crawler...
...How would one stat printed-on weapons anyways?
Bragallot wrote:It's not even that expensive, but seriously, it's a poor design imo.
Bragallot wrote:...How would one stat printed-on weapons anyways?
'According to the rulebook', not.
Ex_Bajir wrote:Bragallot wrote:It's not even that expensive, but seriously, it's a poor design imo.
Seriously though,whoever designed the TIE crawler must have had no knowledge of armored vehicle design.
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Activist Rails Against 'Myth' that U.S. IT Skills Are InferiorBy Deborah Perelman | Posted 2007-05-23 Print
On the heels of a busy season for H-1B-related activity--a record-breaking depletion of the temporary worker visas, two related pieces of Senate legislation and a published list of which companies are taking the most advantage of the program--a technology
On the heels of a busy season for H-1B-related activitya record-breaking depletion of the temporary worker visas, two related pieces of Senate legislation and a published list of the companies that are taking the most advantage of the programa technology activist on May 23 set out to pan "the myth that Americans can't cut it in technology."
"The myth that H-1B technology workers are smarter and more qualified than their domestic counterparts is given its most definitive exposure in a study unveiled today at the National Press Club," said Donna Conroy, director of brightfuturejobs.org, a white-collar lobbying organization, and a former tech pro. Conroy has been lobbying against expanding the H-1B visa hiring program for several years.
The report, ''Low Salaries for Low Skills: Wages and Skill Levels for H-1B Computer Workers, 2005,'' was released by John Miano and the Center for Immigration Studies May 22 and set out to correct what the center saw as misconceptions about the U.S. high-tech visa program.
The report showed that 87 percent of the job openings that were filled under this program were for entry-level positions that require only a "good understanding of the occupation." It also argued that applicants whom employers defined as possessing entry-level skills filled 56 percent of the 2005 H-1B job openings.
"Technology firms are propagating the myth that citizens from abroad are 'the best and the brightest' in science and technology, encouraging Americans to conclude that the U.S. work force is incompetent and incapable," said Conroy. "This is self-loathing talk at its worst! It hides that fact that these same employers can legally bypass the U.S. work force for these job openings."
It's been a busy few months in foreign worker-related news. On April 4, the entire 65,000-strong supply of H-1B visas for the 2008 fiscal year were exhausted on the first day they were available.
Two days later, a bill was introduced by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., that would put the onus on employers to prove that they had gone to lengths to ensure that an H-1B visa holder would not be displacing a prospective U.S. worker.
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On May 13, Grassley and Durbin sent letters to nine Indian firms, which were issued nearly 20,000 of the 65,000 2006 visas, requesting details on the way they use their H-1B visas.
On May 14, two more senators, Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., and Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., introduced The Skilled Worker Immigration and Fairness Act of 2007, which would raise the current annual ceiling on H-1B visas to 115,000, with provisions to adjust the annual cap to as high as 180,000 based on market conditions.
On May 16, InformationWeek magazine obtained a government list of the top 200 companies receiving foreign worker visas, revealing that five of the top 10 were Indian outsourcersincluding Infosys, Wipro, Tata, Satyam and Patni. Microsoft was No. 3 on the list, IBM was No. 8, Oracle USA was No. 9 and the New York City Public School System ranked a surprising twenty-second.
"Twenty years ago, when there was a labor shortage in the technology industry, technology firms routinely hired unqualified Americans and trained the hell out of them. Music and sociology majors were transformed into top-notch programmers. Now the only people who benefit from extensive training are H-1Bs," said Conroy.
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