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Old Calendar Orthodox Church of Romania
The Old Calendar Orthodox Church of Romania or True Orthodox Church of Romania is a resistance, Old Calendarist Synod, which broke off from the Church of Romania, holding that the latter is in error.
In 1924, Metropolitan Miron of the Church of Romania introduced the New Calendar or Gregorian Calendar for use in the Church. Although most Romanians accepted the change, the skete of the Protection of the Theotokos in northern Moldavia rejected it. In 1925, led by Hieromonk Glicherie (now glorified by this synod as Saint Glicherie of Romania, the Confessor), unrecognized by the Romanian Orthodox church. Some of the bretheren left the skete to start an Old Calendarist group. When, in 1926 and 1929, Metropolitan Miron ordered Pascha to be celebrated according to the Gregorian Paschalion, a large number of faithful, including Russian émigrés, left the Church of Romania and joined the Old Calendarists. By 1936, the Old Calendarists numbered about 40 parishes.
Beginning in 1935, at the order of Metropolitan Miron, the Old Calendarists were under persecution. By 1940, ten Old Calendar priests had died in prison, and all of the Old Calendar churches had been shut down. St. Glicherie was imprisoned, but, at the beginning of World War II, released.
By 1950, with the release of St. Glicherie and other priests from prison, many of the churches were rebuilt. In 1955, Metropolitan Galaktion left the Church of Romania to serve the Old Calendarists, and immediately ordained new priests and deacons. However, he was soon arrested, and placed under house arrest in Bucharest. While under house arrest, Metropolitan Galaktion consecrated three other bishops, including Glicherie, who, in 1957, became the head of the True Orthodox Church of Romania.
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Since 1980, the Synod has been in full communion with the True Orthodox Church of Greece (so-called "Callistoites"), then with the Holy Synod in Resistance (so-called "Cyprianites"). The Synod also maintains communion with the Old Calendar Orthodox Church of Bulgaria (Bishop Photii). In former times, there was full communion with the Russian Orthodox Church outside Russia (ROCOR), but with the announcement of the then-upcoming rapprochement with the Moscow Patriarchate, these cut ties with one another.
Headquartered in the Monastery of the Transfiguration, Slatioara, Moldavia, the Synod has 130 parishes, 13 monasteries, 21 sketes, and publishes two periodicals, Traditia Ortodoxa and Catacombele Ortodoxiei. 160 priests (including 115 married priests and 45 hieromonks) and 26 deacons serve the Synod's faithful. 290 monks and 510 nuns dwell in the monasteries.

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This article was edited Sept. 17 to clarify the number of signed top-level domains.
The Domain Name System has emerged as the soft underbelly of the Internet in recent attacks by the Syrian Electronic Army, offering multiple avenues for interrupting services that are essential to online activities.
Efforts to protect against such attacks should include hardening DNS servers with technology such as the DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC), but it also requires basic network security and attention to best practices and policies to shore up a complex system with many points of entry.
"I do think that DNSSEC could help here," said Danny McPherson, chief security officer at VeriSign, which operates two of the Internet's root servers. "But it is not the sole protection for this type of attack. There are a lot of components. It's all about layered defense."
The hacktivists have exploited DNS weaknesses to modify DNS entries and redirect traffic for the New York Times and Twitter to propaganda pages supporting the Assad regime. They later attacked the Marine Corps website at www.marines.com, redirecting visitors to a message proclaiming that al Qaeda is the common enemy of both Syria and the United States. As debate and preparations for possible U.S. military action against Syria continues, government sites can expect to come under increasing pressure from such attacks.
It probably is significant that the Marine site affected, a recruiting site, was operating in the .com rather than the .gov domain. The .gov Top Level Domain is run by the government and is more tightly controlled than commercial domains that rely on commercial registrars and registries. But even in government, the DNS system is a complex environment that depends on large numbers of widely dispersed servers that direct Internet traffic from URLs to destinations defined by IP addresses.
The DNS infrastructure is a distributed, hierarchical system that associates domain names used in Uniform Resource Locators with IP addresses for more than 250 Top Level Domains and millions of secondary domains. There are millions of domain name servers in the infrastructure, each providing information about a small segment of the domain name space. The system depends on the ability of the elements to collaborate and to trust the information each provides. When information is modified or corrupted, traffic can be misdirected and bad information can be propagated throughout the system.
Because access to servers and to DNS records is possible at multiple levels (the registrant who owns a domain name, the registry that sells it, the registrar that maintains records, and the operators of the top level DNS servers), no one point or tool will secure the system.
"People should look systematically and find the weakest link," to protect the system, McPherson said. Often, that weakest link involves the humans in the system who either implement bad policy or do not follow good policy.
"DNS is susceptible to the same types of vulnerabilities as any other distributed computing system," as well as to additional threats because of its open, distributed nature, the National Institute of Standards and Technology says in its guidance for securing DNS. To protect against these vulnerabilities, NIST recommends:
DNSSEC addresses part of the security issue by providing a way to validate that DNS records have not been tampered with. This requires digitally signing records at each level of the DNS hierarchy so that signatures can be verified with public keys made available by the signer. When a client requests a DNS record, the public signing key from the zone also can be requested and used to validate the signature.
But the public key also should be validated. This is done by the server resolving the DNS request, which builds a chain of trust upwards through the DNS hierarchy. Each public key should be signed with a key from the zone above, and a server can continually request public signing keys in the chain until it reaches one that it can trust—a trust anchor. "The trust anchor list in a resolver is not built through a DNS transaction; it uses an out-of-band mechanism," NIST says in its DNS security guidelines.
For this interlocking system to work, two things must happen: DNS zones and records must be digitally signed, with keys published, and resolving servers must request and verify signatures.
Progress is being made on the first step, although it is uneven. Of 318 top-level domains, 118 are signed, according to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, including the major ones such as .com. Some 260,000 second-level domains have been signed in the .com TLD, by far the largest of the domains. But that is a drop in the bucket. According to the dashboard maintained by NIST, only 1 percent of more than 1,000 private-sector domains tested on Aug. 5 had enabled DNSSEC.
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quote:Originally posted by 5twelveMolina's owner died about 10 years ago. The building has been sold numberous times with differnet owners but it's never been the same. La Hacienda has also gone by the way. Manny's in KC,Mo. serves a great deep fried taco plate (corn). There's a couple other places in town that fry a flour shell. A deep fried taco...that's the way to eat a taco!
quote:Originally posted by bill vossRenewed interest in Deep Fried Tacos!Peas!
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quote:Originally posted by Dr. L.Down here in Texas and the SW, these are called flautas, and are stuffed with beef or pork or chicken.
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mayor al The Jack in the Box version could be referred to as the White Castle of the Taco World....Great at 4am after a long night of Cantina crawl !!! Last time I tried them was last summer...still 2 for 99cents !! Give me $5 worth and a large Dr Pepper and I will be ready to start the evening all over again.
mar52 I also like Jack in the Box tacos. They're very satisfying cheap eats. Can't beat them at two for a dollar. I do not like tacos from Taco Bell or Del Taco so Jack in the Box tacos are different from those by being deep fried as opposed to a filled pre-made shell.


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Wednesday, September 06, 2006
London, food stuff
I know, I am so late. Time flies - it's nearly two MONTHS since we visited London, and still no pictures. All I've said is that I did go to Wagamama (fab, fab!) and we did have dinner at Kahn's, which was also great. We also went to Borough Market, which you can read a lot more about here at The Passionate Cook.
The best cheese sandwich ever.
This was our real find at Borough Market, by the way. There were these guys running a raclette stand.. this sandwich has some aged cheddar, minced garlic and leeks. And a little piece of heaven it was. Just fabulous!!
Gorgeous Olive-Rosemary Bread from the market
Oh. And I had - this should surprise no one - a frappuccino every day. Man, I love them. Starbucks, come here, please? Pretty please?
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- Anja said...
I´ve heard rumors that they are going to open a starbucks here in stockholm!
- September 06, 2006 9:46 AM
Oooh, that sandwich looks good. I wouldn't mind one of those!
- September 06, 2006 1:43 PM
- Jeanne said...
I do believe that's the same type of cheese sandwich that David Lebovitz lost his heart to!! I really must try one next time I go. And yes, I'm afraid Starbucks frappuccinos are rather addictive, aren't they! One year they had a dark chocolate and coconut one that was TO DIE FOR! Glad you had such a good trip :-)
- September 06, 2006 5:46 PM
- Anne said...
Anja - I've sort of heard that too, but only as a very faint rumor. Hope it's true!
Jeanne - I looked it up, and yes! It sounds like he fell for them too :) I did make a similar one at home, but ah, not the same. Do have one, they're absolutely fab.
- September 06, 2006 5:53 PM
- Dianka said...
Looks so fun! And that rosemary bread looks delicious!
- September 06, 2006 8:34 PM
- Julia said...
hi Anne,
yes! yes! yes! Starbucks so has to come to Holland as well...!
and their delicious little snacks...*sight*
I could start with a 'rise and shine' muffin every morning...=)
- September 06, 2006 9:19 PM
It's high time I sent you that Starbucks muffin recipe from Good Food. At least you can bake it yourself while we can't reproduce frappuccinos. Most unfair...
- September 07, 2006 11:53 PM
- johanna said...
anne, it looks like you MUST save up for the airfare to join our foodblogger christmas party... we will have a cheese extravaganza with plenty of raclette and fondue, and of course, you're allowed to go to starbucks after!
- September 08, 2006 3:20 PM
- Dagmar said...
You would love Japan. There's a Starbucks in almost every corner :-)
- September 08, 2006 3:30 PM
- Anne said...
Johanna - wow, have you set a date? Christmas shopping in London is *definitely* a good thought, and if I know in good time, I'm sure I can catch some great flights! Besides, I'll travel far for cheese.
Dagmar - ah! Even there...
- September 08, 2006 4:04 PM
Did you see that there is also a Wagamama cookbook? And there's even a CD included showing some of the cooking techniques which is fun to watch. I've bought it before I went away for holidays and so I hadn't the time to try the recipes until now (I also need to buy some of the special ingredient). The photos are great and the recipes look easy to follow. I'm looking very much forward to try some.
... and I can absolutely understand having a frapucchino each day. When I visited London in a very hot summer some years ago I practically lived on this delicious concoction ...
- September 10, 2006 11:35 AM
- Anne said...
birx - yes, I got it! :) I haven't used it yet though, nor watched the cd, but I will. Soon, hopefully!
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Coonelly comments on game-ending call
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Pirates president Frank Coonelly has issued the following statement regarding the ending to Tuesday's game:
"The Pittsburgh Pirates organization is extremely disappointed by the way its 19-inning game against the Atlanta Braves ended earlier this morning. The game of baseball and this game in particular, filled with superlative performances by players on both clubs, deserved much better. We have filed a formal complaint with the Commissioner.
"While we cannot begin to understand how Umpire Jerry Meals did not see the tag made by Michael McKenry three feet in front of home plate, we do not question the integrity of Mr. Meals. Instead, we know that Mr. Meals' intention was to get the call right. Jerry Meals has been umpiring Major League games for 14 years and has always done so with integrity and professionalism. He got this one wrong.
"For Pirates fans, we may have lost a game in the standings as a result of a missed call but this game, and the gutsy performances by so many of our players, will make us stronger, more unified and more determined as we continue the battle for the National League Central Division."
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Amazing grace shown (publicly) by all the Pirates, I would have to say. Hey, I was livid watching from home! And Lugo ought to be ashamed of himself. Should have just kept his mouth shut. He knows…
All I can say is: We got "Breamed" again by Atlanta!
Thanks Jen, for your usual sterling reporting.
Well said… when all is said and done it's still just a game, not life and death. Mistakes will always be made in this great game, by players, managers and umpires … we are all human, it's part of life. There is no need to question anyone's integrity, all participants in the game gave their best but no one is perfect. Even video replay isn't perfect!


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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 12:27 pm
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Back from the dead, with a new name on the way, the rally formerly known as Skooter Du will take place next year, August 11-13.
I will take over the role of coordinator. Matty will be planning another great "big ride," our dear 433 will be our fabulous MC and I *think* we have the gymkhana covered. The format will remain the same, as will many of the venues.
If you loved the rally this year, please come and join the planning fun. There will be plenty of opportunity to get invloved when the time comes. Lots of those that have worked so hard to make the rally a success in the past have earned a long-deserved break and opportunity to just show up and have fun.
If you didn't like the format, I can appreciate that, but this event isn't going to be a whole lot different. Thanks in advance for keeping this forum pleasant for those that are happy with what this event has become.
Watch here for updates.
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:04 pm
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If you are doing it in simiar style (album names for rally name etc)
here are P's albums for ya.
For You 1978 Warner Brothers
Prince 1979 Warner Brothers
Dirty Mind 1980 Warner Brothers
Controversy 1981 Warner Brothers
1999 1982 Warner Brothers
Purple Rain 1984 Warner Brothers
Around the World in a Day 1985 Paisley Park
Parade 1986 Paisley Park
Sign 'O' the Times 1987 Paisley Park
The Black Album 1987 Paisley Park
Lovesexy 1988 Paisley Park
Batman 1989 Warner Brothers
Graffiti Bridge 1990 Paisley Park / Warner Brothers
Diamonds & Pearls 1991 Paisley Park / Warner Brothers
That'l keep it going till 2020
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:11 pm
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You think you're pretty funny, don't you?
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Location: Best Saint Paul
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:33 pm
Joined: 19 Jan 2005
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Location: MPLS
Hey the artwork is down already!
Or you could go with a one hit wonder like "Funkytown" less pressure that way...
-++-you can't spell jackass with out JKSC-++-
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:37 pm
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Posts: 587
Location: Best Saint Paul
I say you just need a new theme every other year. You come up with a theme, and I'll hire a high-powered marketing lab to come up with the second year's theme, based upon target marketing affecting the scooter-crowed demographics. Then the third year, you come up with a new one, and I'll take care of the year after that. Etc.
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:46 pm
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Now THAT could be an interesting addition to the gymkhana.
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 5:25 pm
Joined: 03 May 2005
Posts: 702
Location: Minneapolis
Or the Replacements:
Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash
Let It Be
(the album that has "Here Comes a Regular" on it)
Pleased To Meet Me
Don't Tell A Soul
All Shook Down
All For Nothing/Nothing For All
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 5:45 pm
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Another local eighties suggestion. . .
In Combo
Credit in Heaven
Dream Hog
Love is the Law
Only gets you through to 2009.
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:02 pm
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Posts: 477
Location: Minneapolis
Fuck it.
Just kill it off...
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Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:51 am
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Too many people love Matt's et al's rally to kill it off. That shouldn't even be a conversation point, Jeff.
What would really be sweet is if the various scooter interests in the Twin Cities agreed to disagree and went their own ways as far as rides go throughout the year. The Regulars has taken on its own life and likely will continue to thrive so long as folks step up to announce and lead rides.
I think the vintage crew (I don't recall what that club is calling itself these days) should do exactly what they've been doing which is maintain their own cool thing - I don't view any clubs as exclusive so much as focused. I think I am pretty much a poser who can hang on the fringes of just about any group which is OK by me. I'll go where the ride is.
The truth is that most scooter riders don't give a fuck about anything but the ride and could pretty much, like everything else in life, take or leave the various personalities involved. I consider some folks I've met to be friends and others not. No big deal.
As far as a yearly rally goes, the various groups in Chicago, from what I've gathered, do their own thing but get together to help out with rallies which makes perfect sense - I think of Sturgis where folks converge for a few days to embrace biking madness/weirdness. Too many people love it. Too many. It's a beautiful thing that Lisa's stepping up. Truthfully, I can think of no one better to take the reins. Props.
I think the Prince symbol with the scooter is actually pretty rockin and suggests a logical theme, "The rally formerly known as the Du." That's if Matt doesn't mind the homage. Besides, Mr. Rogers Nelson and his weirdness smack of the Cities and the silliness of scootering. He's a hobbit from what I understand being three feet tall and all. They make him look normal size by getting the camera really close.
This is yet another reason I'm looking for work in the Cities! Count me in for helping out, Lisa. I may not be in the Cities if I can't find work by that time but I will definitely lead the "City" ride again if that is what you wish.
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Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:07 am
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Location: NE Minneapolis
I think it's good news to hear that the big rally will continue much as it has been. Thanks for stepping up, Lisa. Count on my help when the time comes.
I also agree with Mr. Libido that while it appears the local scooter community is splintering off, we can all come together to organize & support a big rally once a year.
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Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:29 am
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Thanks both!
There are lots of scooterists around now, more styles and such to choose from, and more opportunity to hang with people that that you really have a lot in common with if that's what you choose to do. I think that's great.
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Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:41 am
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Location: St. Paul
kennylibido wrote:
I think the vintage crew (I don't recall what that club is calling itself these days) should do exactly what they've been doing which is maintain their own cool thing - I don't view any clubs as exclusive so much as focused.
i didn't know there was a vintage "club" -?- beks organized a couple rides, and there's the parka run, but is there actually a vintage-only "club" in town? be cool if there was. i wish i had the time to start one. kudos to anyone who steps up to organize anything. hat's off, lisa!
i agree with kenny that clubs focusing on one kind of vehicle or another is "focus" and not "exclusion". just saying "scooters only" is a "focus". so why not a "chetak club", or "kymko club" or "matte black rat club" or whatever. it's all just for fun, right? there's enough stellas in town for a huge, stell-o-rama ride or something...
and how 'bout the substitutes sc with those cool t-shirts! having lots of different clubs is cool, then having one big "all scooter" rally at the end of the year to bring everyone together balances it all out.
a lot of towns support multiple scooter communities. it's more fun that way in the end...
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I'm not organizing anything but a rally.
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It is commonly reported that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has more than 3,500 Family History Centers around the world. What does this actually mean to those interested in genealogical research? First of all, the main repository for genealogical information collected by the Church is located at the Family History Library and other storage facilities in and around Salt Lake City, Utah. The local Family History Centers are branch facilities of the Family History Library. Most of the Centers are located in LDS meeting houses around the world. Everyone is welcome to visit the centers and use their resources.
It is important to realize that some of these Centers are small rooms with one or two computers. Others are more elaborate, depending on local resources and local volunteers. The Centers are almost entirely maintained and staffed by volunteers and there is a wide variation in the volunteer's experience and background. On the other hand, some of the Centers are major research facilities in their own right. For example, the Mesa, Arizona Regional Family History Center is located in downtown Mesa, Arizona. (Mesa is part of the Phoenix/Mesa Metroplex which is the fifth largest city in the U.S.). The Center is housed in a two story building and has a huge collection of books, microfilm, and other resources. It has a volunteer staff of around 100 or more and has a full schedule of classes. Other Centers in Mesa area are much more limited both in their scope and staffing.
Most of the regularly operating Family History Centers have facilities for ordering microfilm copies of records from the vast collection in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. There is a charge, current $5.50 per film, for ordering film copies but the service works very well. If the Center is able to order microfilm, likely they have a microfilm viewer available for use also. You can see the Family History Library catalog online for free.
It is very important to check with the FamilySearch Website and search for a Family Center close to your location. You may also wish to contact the Center concerning current hours and resources before traveling to the Center's location. A search in Maricopa County, Arizona shows 16 Family History Centers. There are actually more than are listed but if a Center is not listed, it is likely that there are no regular operating hours.
I have talked to genealogists in the Phoenix area, who spend a considerable amount of time looking for their ancestors who have never visited the Mesa Regional Family History Center and were not even aware of its Website. Likewise, there are other libraries and resources available both locally and nationally with valuable genealogical information. There just might be a repository near you that you have overlooked or never visited. Try an in depth search online and see what you can find.
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Rare baby hippo on exhibit at Tampa Zoo
Female calf born Nov. 15
Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo has a brand new addition to its animal family.
A rare pygmy hippopotamus was born at the zoo Nov. 15. Pygmy hippos are extremely rare in the wild, numbering only a few thousand, according to a release.
The female calf was born to second-time mother Zsa Zsa and is only the second in the zoo's history. The calf was born weighing about 10 pounds and measuring 20 inches long.
Zoo officials said she is moving around more independently and is exploring her surroundings, including a heated pool.
There are only 55 pygmy hippos in captivity, as the births are managed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
The calf does not have a name, and the zoo is hoping guests can help name her.
Several African names starting with the letter Z in honor of mother hippo, Zsa Zsa, have been selected. The name that receives the highest number of votes through Dec. 3, will be declared the winner. Names include Zawadi, meaning "gift," Zola, meaning "to love" and Zuri, meaning "beautiful."
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- Toast hazelnuts in a small skillet over low heat. Stir and toss for a few minutes, until fragrant.
- Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. When pasta is done, reserve ½ cup of water before draining.
- Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven or deep skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add chard and sprinkle with salt. Increase heat to medium-high and stir until chard begins to wilt. Cover the pot and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until tender, stirring occasionally.
- Add the reserved pasta water and butter to the chard, and cook until the butter is melted. Then add the drained pasta, mix well, and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
- Season with pepper to taste. Portion onto two plates, and top with parmesan and hazelnuts.


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DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket is coming back to PS3, just in time for the start of this year's season. And like last year, PS3 will be the only game console to offer Sunday Ticket (sorry Xbox owners). The app will be available to download on September 4th.
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Access to the app will be free for current DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket MAX subscribers. However, everyone else (including non-DirecTV subscribers) will be able to buy a season pass for $299. While that's a steep price, that's actually $40 less than last year's offering.


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Okay...here it goes. You won't find this prediction anywhere else. It comes from my brother, who has served as a county election official and political party activist.
It is a long shot but considering how close this vote count may be not entirely without foundation. And if it happens it will require a national civics lesson. Quick.
Let us say that the battleground states split the way we think they will with President Obama winning Ohio. But Iowa and Nevada go to Romney. We have now set the stage for an electoral college tie at 269 apiece (270 is needed for victory)
By this time most people have figured out that the Constitution sends the election to the House of Representatives (the Senate picks the Vice President). Since it appears the House will remain in GOP control everyone assumes this will result in a President Romney. But wait. The House vote is by state. Victory requires one of the two candidates to win a majority of state delegations.
There will be a number of states that won't count because their congressional delegations are evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. That means it is quite possible neither candidate will get to the magic number of 26.
Now it gets really interesting. Under the Constitution the lower chamber of Congress can consider a third candidate. All it takes is one of the Romney or Obama electors to decide to vote for someone else and that third person now becomes the compromise candidate.
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The compromise is a former Republican, who once worked for Richard Nixon, now a Democrat who has be in charge of everything from the White House, the Office of Management and Budget, the CIA and now the Department of Defense. Oh... and he was also a Congressman.
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This is a momentous event, this bento lunch of Ethan's today!
Packed in a Laptop Lunches box:
- carrots and grapes
- granola bar
- turkey and cheddar cheese
- homemade rosemary bread
First of all, I think it's the first time he's ever taken a Laptop Lunches box to school. Which is funny because I bought this box before he started Kindergarten thinking it would be his main bento container. Then he turned out to be a light eater at school and the box was just too big for his appetite.
Secondly, I think this is the cutest cheese, ever! It's just the usual cheddar cheese I always use (bought in big blocks from Costco and sliced at home), but I used cutie patootie little bento cutters to make that adorable bear face. Squeee! I am eternally grateful that my ten-year-old boy still thinks things like this are really cute too. :)
Thirdly, did you see that there is BREAD in this box?!! Bread, folks! My kid is eating bread! This is my child that has only eaten bread if it is toasted or grilled and comprised of sourdough. Period. But I made some homemade rosemary bread several days ago and he flipped for it, gobbling it up just as fast as I could cut it. I made a second batch yesterday and this small piece is all that was left. He saved it asking it to go in his lunch for today. Yay!
The rosemary bread is devine. If you are familiar with the bread from Macaroni Grill, you'll love this too because it tastes exactly like it. YUM!
(sorry for the goofy picture. I took it with my camera phone.)
Rosemary Bread Recipe
1 C. warm water
1 Tbs. sugar
1 Tbs. yeast
Combine these three ingredients in a glass bowl and leave it alone until the yeast gets all happy, bubbly and foamy. This can take anywhere from 5-15 minutes, depending on how fresh the yeast is and the temperature of the water and the room.
When everything is puffing up and looking weird add:
2 1/2 C. flour
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil
Mix it all up. When you are getting close to everything being all incorporated add the rosemary. I used dried crushed rosemary, but fresh would surely be lovely too. I'll be doing that when our herb garden is up and growing this summer! For full strength rosemary bread add 2 Tablespoons of rosemary (this is the right amount for Macaroni Grill knock-off bread), use less if you like a more subtle rosemary flavor.
Continue to mix, add flour if needed until the dough is not longer sticky, and you can knead the dough into a soft round. Knead for ten minutes, got to get that gluten going!
Oil a large bowl with extra virgin olive oil. I use the same bowl I mixed the dough in, to save myself from washing extra dishes. ;-)
Put the dough in the oiled bowl and cover with a towel. Leave in a warm place for it to rise for one hour, until doubled in size. (I leave mine in the oven, turned off, but with the oven light on).
After an hour of rising, punch down the inflated dough and divide in half, then in halves again. This will leave you with four small rounds of dough. Allow the dough to rest for five minutes.
While dough is resting prepare your baking sheet. Wipe with extra virgin olive oil, or use parchment.
Place dough on baking sheet, allowing several inches of space between.
Brush or spray (I use this oil sprayer filled with EVOO) each dough round with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
Allow to rise again for 45 minutes, until doubled again.
Bake in a preheated oven at 375 for 15-20 minutes, until lightly browned. For a more golden and crunchy crust, pull out half-way through baking and brush/spray with EVOO again.
This will yield 4 loaves of bread that are about 7" round.
I crunched the numbers for nutritional breakdown.
For a half-loaf (making this recipe yield 8 servings):
calories: 193
fat: 5.2 grams
carbs: 29 grams
fiber: .8 grams
protein: 5 grams
I hope you enjoy! We sure are! :)
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Laptop Lunches bento & rosemary bread recipe
Posted by Melissa at 10:21 AM
Labels: Laptop Lunches, mini cutters, recipe, supplies
7 comments:
- aud1inok said... [Reply to comment]
Yummy! Can't wait to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing it.
- January 12, 2012 at 10:34 AM
- EP said... [Reply to comment]
Looks awesome. Do you use instant yeast, or active?
- January 12, 2012 at 10:57 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
EP, active yeast. :)
- January 12, 2012 at 1:04 PM
- Ms. Glaze said... [Reply to comment]
This is so cute! Man, I wish I had a Mom like you growing up! I was always on the hot lunch program.... Love the cutouts – so creative!
- January 31, 2012 at 12:48 PM
Hi, I am new to bread making, which flour do you use? Thanks
- April 25, 2012 at 6:40 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Hi Claire! I like to use King Arthur Unbleached Flour. :)
- January 18, 2013 at 11:37 AM
I'm new to this blog and I just found this recipe. I tried it out but with fresh rosemary and the outcome was delicious. My whole family loved it. In fact, they're asking when I'm making more!
- April 10, 2013 at 1:02 PM
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RYANAIR USE SHELL COMPANIES CREWLINK IRELAND LTD and WORKFORCE INTERNATIONAL TO RECRUIT YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER EUROPE WITH 60% OF NEW RECRUITS TERMINATED UNDER 12 MONTHS WITH YOUR LAST MONTHS SALARY NOT PAID,NO FLIGHTS HOME ''LEFT PENNILESS'' WITH DEPT COLLECTOR AFTER YOU FOR TRAINING FEES OUTSTANDING.THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PROBATIONARY CABIN CREW TERMINATED FOR PROFIT BY RYANAIR AS A MODULE TO GENERATE €MILLIONS EACH MONTH FOR RYANAIR THROUGH A PER HOUR RATE OF PAY SCAM.Please take a few days looking at this blog which is here to help.Good Luck ..
Below are true comments from Ryanair Crew,their own words.Ryanair will say they are all disgruntled former employees as they said regarding my 18 year old daughter in 2008.David Bonderman and Michael O'Leary are the chief exploiters and need to be SACKED ''NOW''.
"I have been with Ryanair for over 4 years now and yes it's had it's ups and Downs but I have overall enjoyed working there until recently. I have found myself looking else where for work as the conditions in my base worsen by the day. We have recently got a new supervisor who thinks it acceptable to threaten with 'Disiplinary action' for everything! She recently held a meeting stating that safety and sales where equally important! I am sorry but the safety of passengers and crew are my main priority not how many tea and coffee i can sell! The big wigs in head office need to take a serious look at things, as long serving crew are leaving. Yes I know that there is no lack of people waiting in the wings to sign up for 'The dream' but in my opinion you should try and retain experienced staff as after all you cannot buy or teach experience. I am sorry to say that Ryanair is no longer an enjoyable place to work and would strongly urge anyone considering joining up NOT TOO!"
-Cabin Crew, Belgium
"We need to do something its getting worse and worse in this company!"
-Employee, Germany
"New contracts for the 900 hours. First 300 hours 11 pounds, 301-600 14 pounds 601-900 hours 16 pound. Why difference in payment. It is the same work.. I can not believe this. Somebody has to stop this and do something about it. But probably ryanair is bringing to much money into the EU. So everybody keeps their mouth shut. Open your eyes.. "
-Cabin Crew, Belgium
"I've been working as a cabin crew for 10 months and my salary is less than 1000 Euro. I always have at least 10 H-SBY/month. Last month I earned 400 Euro because rostering personnel made a huge mistake and thought that I had resigned and I couldn't work for two weeks. I made complaints everywhere I could but nobody helped me and said sorry. We do feel that we are forced to leave the company, before getting a contract, in order to recruit new "birds" instead of us who would work for free for a year again. Ryanair SHAME ON YOU. THIS IS MODERN SLAVERY."
-Cabin Crew, Germany
"I am an ex-cabin crew member of 3+ yrs service and I am absolutely disgusted that things haven't got any better. I would never fly with them as a passenger purely on principle. Hopefully their bubble will burst one day - this company is not fit to fly. Especially when you're threatened upon leaving that your final pay might be withheld unless you sign a declaration that you will not sue the company in the future and you need to see a lawyer to find out if this is legal (which it is not)."
-Interested Public, UK
"I've now worked for Ryanair for 5 months, moving to London to do my training was tough and with no financial support from Ryanair with accommodation or anything I was already disappointed. I'd like to say most of the staff are pretty nice and all stick together. I have met some of the best people with this company but after a couple of months found myself being bullied by not only management but other staff as well. It got so bad I would ring in sick and when you tried to speak to my supervisor they just said 'is it because she's doing her job properly that she doesn't like you?'. So I thought what's the point of all the money we pay out and hard hours and extra time and Christmas bank holidays we don't get paid extra for and for what...£769 a month..."
-Cabin Crew, UK
"I have worked for Ryanair for 4 months. I thought it was going to be my childhood dream fulfilled but it is just a nightmare. I don't have a problem of being overworked, I barely get enough hours work to pay for basic living. During my training we were lead to believe that we would earn £1100pm on average, but the reality is £500pm, and considering paying for the uniform and training costs you can imagine what is left.
I was assigned to an airport 200 miles from home but exchanged with another trainee so that I could stay at home, this has been the only reason that I have been able to stay with Ryanair, had I relocated I would truly have not been able to survive. At my base I have a very unhelpful line manager who if you phone him he calls it pestering and makes you feel inept. I do love the job but I just don't know who to turn to or what to do. I have experienced many problems but have no support at all."
-Employee, Germany
Looking back to that time of my life, I have to say, I met plenty of great cabin crew, pilots and ground staff over there, but on the other hand their was a huge rivalry between the company as well.
Now I can say, that it was probably destiny and I am really happy that I do not work for Ryanair anymore.
My best wishes to all the remaining crew! Take care!"
-Ex-cabin crew, Slovakia
"Just got a letter in my pigeon hole about my poor attendance for the last 12 months, because I have 3 sick days in 1 year. I had a meeting with our "nice" BS that if I call in sick 1 more time.. I have to go to Dublin and explain myself. Calling in sick can cause flight delays. And think about your colleagues who get called off standby. What's this about ...come on??? 3 sick days in 1 year is nothing. Fed up!!"
-Cabin Crew, Belgium
"cabin crew need your help! ryanair treat them so bad!"
-Employee, UK
"i know when you wanna become cabin crew you want to fly and all, but this company is no glamorous aviation job: i worked in Dublin base but did a few days and overnights in other bases, but ryanair fly to old army airports apart from the odd few, and you are miles way from everything. so if you don't get based in the majors ones your life is just so boring. i worked for them for 10 months and they are the worst; avg working week 70 hours, avg flights per week 23-30, avg pay per month 1450+ commission. let me just give you a typical day in the life of a ryanair cabin crew member:
you wake up at 3.30 am for an early shift, and you have to report for your briefing at about 5:00. you will be asked safety question and meet your crew which you need to know or you will be offloaded. you could be doing Dublin Manchester, Manchester Dublin, Dublin Newcastle, Newcastle Dublin, Dublin Prestwick, Prestwick Dublin. which means you are doing 6 take offs and 6 landings, 6 drinks services, 6 boardings, 6 safety demos, 6 disembarkments, a million gashs (rubbish
i just want to say to anyone who is thinking about going to work for these people is to please make sure you know what your getting yourself in for, i know the buzz of the job will make you go for it, but for your own sake just hold out for a little while longer and apply elsewhere and get a job with a company that will look after you."
-Cabin Crew, Ireland
- Cabin Crew, UK
"I worked for this company for 9 months and managed to wrack up nearly 10,000 pounds worth of debt just trying to get by and living on my just over 800 pound a month wages, which as previously stated works out to be alot less than minimum wage. Theses were the most depressing 9 months of my life, being away from family and friends. It is not the cabin crews fault that they are tired it is the long hours and lack of respect that you get from the company. I got diverted one night. Finally getting back at 5.30 the next morning i was expected to be at work again at 5.30 that evening as i had my 12 hours rest. to me this was totally unacceptable but unless i wanted the base supervisor shouting i had to turn up. to me the way this whole company works is just unreal."
- Cabin Crew, UK
"Our daughter has joined Ryanair as cabin crew. She has only started working and is already miserable, tired, and is now well aware of the aggressive attitude of Ryanair personnel staff towards crew. What a pathetic air line. She borrowed money from us and from her sister for her training, etc. She was given NO TIME whatsoever to find accommodation at her new base before being expected to start flying. We are not in the
UK so could not help. She flew to the
UK from her training base on the Friday, on to her work base on Saturday. She couldn't find accommodation and ended up sleeping on a concrete floor on a curtain before getting up at
3.30am to start flying. Where was the personnel support? They should at least have a couple of days to find somewhere to live, and there should be a list of "emergency" accommodation for new arrivals. I am disgusted with the way she has been treated. These people seem to be stuck in a time warp - does nobody at Ryanair have any personnel qualifications or training? If they did, they would be aware that staff work better, more efficiently and willingly when they are treated as human beings, and not as beasts."
"Ladies and Gentlemen,
A very warm welcome aboard your flight today with a company that not only does not know how to treat its passengers but also its staff. How do I know simple I am one of the unlucky ones who was desperate to become a commercial pilot who was told at interview that this would be an ideal opportunity, 11months later and I'm now asking myself what area of work I seriously want to do. Ryanair have been the destruction of what I thought and know to be one of the best jobs in the world, destroyed by management. This man does not care for anything or anyone and I cant wait to quit very soon. It is very true that cabin crew pay for training, uniform, parking, sick days, getting transferred to a different base and all in the name of as STN base manager likes to point out "Face of the company". I decided now that I do not wish to pay to be free advertising nor to be treated worse than an animal. I am well aware no person goes to work to enjoy or be treated greatly but having worked for Barclay's before this company I suddenly realise what a waste of time this has been."
"I have worked for Ryanair 1 month and I'm appalled at the way they treat us. For anyone wanted to be cabin crew i believe Ryanair offer experience only. They do not give you full details of the job and what it entails whilst training. Expect LONG hours with no overtime pay. I spent 1 hour and 30mins waiting at 11.20pm for airport services to pick up a wheelchair passenger which meant that i missed my bus and had to get a cab. Ryanair isn't at fault with the delay in picking up the passenger but will have no say to the airport services about their lack of commitment. I'm glad to say I'm not continuing with the company."
- Parent
As a parent of someone who completed ryanair training course in march and has been flying since I would urge people NOT to do this course.
It is expensive, hard work and stressful.
If you pass 95 percent each exam you will qualify.
That's when the crap happens.
You pay for uniform , training and have little or no support when you are working.
Very few flying hours given. You are expected to be on home standby without being paid at least 2/3 times per week. After all deductions you are lucky to get £800 per month.
If you are living away it is almost impossible to survive!!
Now they want staff to take 3 months unpaid leave....cos aircraft numbers are being cut.
Any new employees will almost definitely be based abroad...I know this because my daughter has a friend who is undertaking this course at present.
This company has a hi dropout rate that's why they keep recruiting...it make sense to me now!!!
If only I knew...I wouldn't have encouraged her to go for her dream job with this sham of a company.
Avoid like the plague!!!!
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Ryanair plant FAKE member on Cabincrew.com in helping recruitment levels of new recruits at Ryanair all paying 3000 euro...See below.
Ryanair Shop Protest Manchester 2012...
Please listen below to what Ryanair Pilot say about Safety and how Ryanair management treat their employees...
Video 1 below...
Video 2 below...
IF YOU ARE FLYING RYANAIR THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU BUY THE RYANAIR ON BOARD CHARITY SCRATCH CARD WITH LESS THAN 1% GIVEN TO CHARITY FROM SALES OF €16.2 MILLION WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN THE UK DAILY MIRROR in 2015..
Added 28th January 2016..
Three comments from a former Ryanair cabin crew.
|I am cabin crew for Ryanair for 2 and a half years now. the money is disgraceful. they deducted 300gbp each month for 10 months when i first started. during the winter you are forced to take unpaid leave and have more standbys than flying days and earn at the lowest 400gbp and highest about 600gbp in summer lowest of about 850gbp and highest is usually averaged our at 1150gbp. please don't work for ryanair air, i can't express that enough to people.
Ryanair will recruit constantly because they get paid for it, they will keep some crew for 6 months and then sack them. in my base we had too many crew and we were all on standby a lot, but they continue to get new crew as it brings in more money for them. crew are numbers on their screen, so they won't be bothered about getting rid of others, but they usually just keep them on and have everyone on standby.
RYANAIR'S Communications Manager Robin Kiely not wanting to talk about cabin crew new FAKE pay deal in Liverpool November 2015 and then ran away Lol Lol Lol.
RYANAIR FLIGHT DELAY CLAIMS..Ryanair Flight Delay Compensation .Claim for yourself ''NOW''...
Added 29th March 2016 from Ryanair probationary cabin crew member.
Ryanair cabin crew paid £3.75 per hour...
Good evening! I'd like to message you, as I am currently a Crewlink employee working for Ryanair and am COMPLETELY unhappy from day one of my training. I'm writing this using a different profile just in case I'm fired before I pursue action against them. I trained last year in appalling conditions. We spent 6 weeks in what can only be described as a modern day concentration camp! Through this time we were absolutely exhausted and weren't eating properly due to the lack of spare time and lack of funds (which we relied on family for as the company didn't care about us enough to find ANYTHING). We signed a contract after being given only 10 minutes to read through it, on the very last day of the training. After 6 weeks, I can tell you I was physically and emotionally exhausted, and after paying all the money is already paid, as well as the exhaustion, it was inevitable that I should sign the contract. We got to our base, and on the first day, had to have a tour of the base from base supervisors. These base supervisors, from the moment we met them outside the airport, were rude and in absolutely no way friendly towards us. This rudeness and very often ignorant attitude from them, has continued even up to this day. There are certain ones who, if you say hello in the crew room, they will ignore you as if you're not even there. We are paid only for flying hours, and nothing whilst on the ground. This means we can easily work a 12 hour day and be paid for just 7 hours work. There are home standby days, where we are paid absolutely nothing. And there are airport standby days, in which we are forced to sell bus tickets, tag bags to be offloaded etc. And are paid just 3.75 per hour (well below minimum wage). I am completely unhappy, but cannot resign until I have paid the money I owe to Crewlink for the training, and also the money I borrowed to make it possible to be employed by this company. I feel disrespected and feel that the work ethic of the company is totally immoral and wrong. Surely there are illegal things going on that can be stopped? Thank you for reading this, A concerned cabin crew member.


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Q&A With Senior Kazumi Negishi
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One of the youngest Men's Tennis teams in UC San Diego history has come on strong at the end of the regular season and extended its streak of consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances to 10 in a row. UCSD will challenge top seed Hawaii Pacific this week in the first round of the NCAA West Regional. One of the key factors in the Tritons' success has been the play of senior Kazumi Negishi. The El Cerrito, Calif. native has moved into the No. 1 singles slot and teams with Erik Elliott at No. 1 doubles. "Kaz has had a great year and to have the record he has at No. 1 singles and doubles is really remarkable," says Head Coach Eric Steidlmayer. "He's got speed, tenacity, and an outstanding forehand. Kaz has also grown a lot, this year especially, and learned to deal with adversity much better." A management science major who plans to graduate in June, Negishi spent time recently discussing his UCSD career and the 2009 team.
Q: Does it seem surprising that your next match could be your last at UCSD?
NEGISHI: It's definitely surprising. Four years have gone by pretty fast and if it is my last match I will miss it a lot. I loved the competition and it's tough knowing that I will never get to play college tennis again.
Q: What do you consider the strengths and weaknesses of your game?
NEGISHI: My strengths are probably my forehand, speed, and competitiveness. I probably shouldn't be mentioning my weaknesses in case the Hawaii Pacific coach is reading this (laugh).
Q: What's been the biggest change in your game since you stepped onto the UCSD campus as a freshman?
NEGISHI: The biggest change would have to be my doubles game. My instincts on the court and my volleys have improved tremendously.
Q: What impact has Coach Eric Steidlmayer had on your approach to tennis?
NEGISHI: He has really helped me with the mental side of my game. I used to always have trouble focusing during practices and keeping my composure during matches, which got me in a lot of trouble. Eric has really helped me focus and relax more on the court and worry less about outside distractions, like myself.
Q: As the only senior on the 2009 UCSD roster, how has your role in the team dynamic shifted from previous years?
NEGISHI: Well my first three years we always had plenty of upperclassmen. Our end goal was to always win a national title and I felt like I was always just a piece of the puzzle. Now with so many young freshmen, I feel like my role on the team is to help anyone who's having trouble on or off the court. I feel like I've been through it all during my four years and through my stories and experiences, I feel like I've helped the freshmen class not make the same mistakes that I made.
Q: After a somewhat rocky start, UCSD has won eight of its last 11 dual matches. What do you think is the reason for that and will it have any bearing when you meet Hawaii Pacific (a team that defeated UCSD, 7-2, earlier in the year) in the first round of the NCAA Division II Tournament?
NEGISHI: The reason we are doing so much better is because as a team we are getting more confident. Every player is getting more match experience, which is so important for us when we face Hawaii Pacific.
Q: Which of the younger players on this year's team have you been most impressed with? Who do you expect to see at the top of the singles ladder in a few years and why?
NEGISHI: Well we have such a young, talented team that any one of them could play at the top spots in a year or two. Jake Fellow and Sam Ling have impressed me the most because both of them are holding down the bottom spots in the lineup. They have both clinched huge matches for us and both have the mental and competitive drive to improve on their tennis game. All of the young guys on our team are great. I can't wait to see how they progress in a few years.
Q: From a personality standpoint, how does this UCSD team differ from others you've been part of?
NEGISHI: This year's team is very close, and like years past, we all hang out with each other off the court. The main difference with this team compared to years past is that we have no egos on the court. We play as a team and unlike years past, we all love tennis.
Q: What does UCSD have to do in order to beat Hawaii Pacific?
NEGISHI: As a team we have to all play really well. More specifically, our doubles needs to step up and play a really clean match. We barely lost to them earlier in the year while missing two of our starters, so as a team we know we can compete with them.
Q: You've had success in both singles and doubles. Which do you prefer and why?
NEGISHI: Most, if not all, of my success this year has come at doubles. However, I prefer playing singles because I love the one-on-one competition. I love playing big points and big matches when my team needs me to win.
Q: Do you plan to continue playing tennis after your collegiate career has concluded?
NEGISHI: I definitely plan on playing tennis after I graduate. I will probably play some local tournaments or come out to some of the practices next year.
Q: If you were starting college again, what is the one thing you would do differently the second time around?
NEGISHI: I wouldn't do anything differently. I'm glad I played four years of college tennis. Looking back, I realize how big of an accomplishment that is. My only wish is that what I know now on the tennis court, I knew when I first came in.
Q: What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
NEGISHI: I love watching baseball in my spare time. I'm a huge San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's fan.
Q: You're a management science major. What is on your agenda following graduation?
NEGISHI: I am set to graduate this spring. My plan is to stay in San Diego and get ready to enter the real world.
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Laiah Blue (Women's Track & Field) April 16, 2009
Ryan Andre (Men's Crew) April 2, 2009
Josh Tanner (Baseball) March 24, 2009
Anju Shimura (Women's Swimming) March 7, 2009
Stephanie Bocian (Women's Water Polo) February 20, 2009
Lauren Chastain (Softball) February 5, 2009
A.J. Maulhardt (Men's Basketball) January 28, 2009
Annette Ilg (Women's Basketball) January 22, 2009
Steven Hardy (Men's Swimming) January 13, 2009
Frank Fritsch (Men's Volleyball) January 5, 2009
Kendall Bohn (Women's Swimming) December 22, 2008
Kelvin Kim (Men's Basketball) December 15, 2008
Michelle Osier (Women's Basketball) December 5, 2008
Sylvia Schmidt (Women's Volleyball) November 7, 2008
Denny Harper (Men's Water Polo Head Coach) October 17, 2008Ron Larsen (USA Volleyball Assistant Coach) October 13, 2008Jessica McGovern (Women's Soccer) October 6, 2008Bre Schofield (Cross Country) September 26, 2008Tony Fernandez (Men's Soccer) September 18,2008Kimberly Carpenter (Women's Volleyball) September 12, 2008A.J. Kotanjian (Men's Water Polo) September 2, 2008Peter Akman (Men's Soccer) August 21, 2008Natasha Belak-Berger (Women's Soccer) August 15, 2008Jake LaVieux (Men's Cross Country) August 8, 2008Dr. Penny Rue (Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs) July 30, 2008Michelle Torres (Women's Volleyball) July 15, 2008Jon Pascale (Men's Soccer Head Coach) July 1, 2008Julie Ertel (Athletics) June 16, 2008Clint Allard (Men's Basketball) June 9, 2008Jen Myers (Women's Crew) May 27, 2008Casey Ryan (Men's Track and Field and Men's Basketball) May 21, 2008


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Every child has a right to an education. Yet millions of children are living in countries where that right is systematically violated as a result of armed conflict. It is time for the international community to stop this state of affairs by getting serious about its responsibility to protect education in all countries, irrespective of the barriers created by armed conflict.
Education seldom figures in media reporting from conflict zones. Yet the effects are devastating. In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the education system has collapsed in the face of mass displacement and ongoing violence, more than 1 million children are out of school. When the surge in refugees driven from Somalia by hunger and violence arrived in camps in northern Kenya last year, there was no provision made for additional education. And the conflict in Yemen has pushed tens of thousands of children out of school.
Apart from violating the rights of children, failure to protect the right to education fuels the cycle of violence. One of the greatest fears of Somali mothers in the refugee camps of northern Kenya is that limited opportunities for schooling will draw their children into the ranks of the Al Shabab, the Islamist militant group. You hear similar concerns among refugees from Darfur in the camps of eastern Chad.
Parents living in conflict zones make extraordinary efforts to keep alive the hope that comes with education. Sadly, the same cannot be said of the international community. Currently, less than 2 percent of humanitarian aid is dedicated to education. And it is not just a case of too little aid arriving too late. Agencies trying to provide education in conflict zones have to secure their funding through unpredictable annual appeals processes, where money tends to follow the most recent wave of media interest – and where children living amidst long-running conflicts are seen as yesterday's news.
South Sudan is the latest country to demonstrate the inadequacy of the current aid architecture for education. In 2005, when a peace agreement ended a brutal 21-year civil war, hopes for a better future were running high. Seven years on, much has been achieved. More than half a million children have entered formal education for the first time. Child death rates have fallen by 20 percent. There have also been improvements in immunization, nutrition, and access to clean water.
Yet despite the progress that has been made, over 80 percent of South Sudan's population lives on less than $1.25 a day. The country has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world. Half of primary-school age children are out of school, and just 400 girls make it through to the last grade of secondary school. In fact, girls are more likely to die in childbirth than they are to make it through primary school.
With tensions running high, it is now critical that both sides in the Sudanese region draw back from the brink of conflict and resolve their differences. But South Sudan also needs support for reconstruction. As an all-party committee of the United Kingdom's parliament noted in a report this week, if South Sudan is to develop as a prosperous, peaceful nation, "it will need to invest in health, education and infrastructure."
Nowhere is this more evident than in schooling. South Sudan parents have demonstrated extraordinary resolve, innovation, and ambition in attempting to get their children into school. Their efforts are inspiring and humbling in equal measure. Schooling for their children was the most important demand of parents crossing as refugees from Sudan into the new South Sudanese state. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the international aid community.
Since the peace agreement, aid for education has arrived in an uncoordinated trickle. The Global Partnership for Education, which operates under the financial auspices of the World Bank, has yet to put a program in place. Most bilateral donors are operating on a small scale. To make matters worse, there is now talk of cutting back on long-term development assistance and transferring aid into short-term humanitarian budgets.
This is the last thing that South Sudan needs – and there is an alternative. In a report I've just published, I set out the case for an "education catch-up" plan aimed at extending learning opportunities for 2.5 million children by the end of 2015. The cost: around $400 million annually over the next four years. Around half of this amount could be co-financed by the World Bank and the Global Partnership for Education. The International Monetary Fund-World Bank spring meeting in Washington this weekend provides an opportunity to set the wheels in motion.
Some people will doubtless argue that getting all of South Sudan's children into school in the current climate is "unrealistic" and that we should wait until the threat of war has receded.
But where is the "realism" in denying a whole generation of children the chance of an education that could transform their lives? And why waste an opportunity to build an education system that could spur growth, create jobs, and nurture the attitudes on which a peaceful future depends?
When it comes to education, there should be no borders – only rights. Organizations like the Red Cross and Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) do not recognize borders in the provision of health care. Yet when it comes to education, the international community's commitment to the rights of children is weakest in precisely those conflict-affected states where support is most urgently needed.
That is why I have been calling for the creation of a new type of initiative – Education Without Borders – that will work to support and deliver education for children trapped in conflict zones, and for those forced to flee their homes as displaced people and refugees.
We need to stop viewing education as part of the collateral damage that comes with conflict. We know that education gives children their best hope of escaping poverty. And we know that education – especially of young girls – can act as a catalyst for progress in other areas, such as nutrition, child survival, and combating infectious diseases. For children trapped in conflict, education can help to create a sense of normality and keep alive the hope of a better future.
Never again should the right of a child to education depend on boundaries set by geography or conflict.
These children need our help – and they need it now.
Gordon Brown is the former prime minister of Great Britain.
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