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It's easy to report that landscape pros are now seeing a frustrating phenomenon: people planting a drought-tolerant, water-wise landscape, then killing it with watery kindness.
It's harder to actually hold back when it's your babies, your investment, your dream of bloom.
If I'd had a couple more years of serious gardening under my belt, I might have planted a true "Xeriscape" on my southwest facing hell corner, the garden I christened my "proof of life" garden in an earlier post. I might have skipped the drip system that's all primed to deliver a half-hour of highly efficient watering twice a week, to a set of carefully chosen, mostly native perennials and shrubs. A garden that, once established, needed no supplemental water would have been possible.
But not by me, not at that moment. Right now I suspect my neighbors chuckle about the woman with the fancy irrigation system who's still out there in May with her hose, hand watering because she's not gonna turn the dang thing on until it's way past ANY potential of a freeze. (Truth? I hate going down in the crawl space to flip the valve thingy.)
In any case, there I was, out on the corner, worrying after three dry warm days, checking the soil and fussing. I remember last summer when I planted that plot at the end of June, and it got so hot that I shielded the new shrub-lings from the searing July sun with cardboard boxes or a little tent made of a damp sheet draped across a patio chair. It looked like hell, but the shrubs made it.
We HAVE gardens to fuss over them. It's like owning pets — the reason for that being to spoil and enjoy them, within certain limits of reason. There are, my garden guru tells me, plants that absolutely resent fussing-over, like sedums. But I've learned as a cook that if you're skilled enough, you can have success without a recipe if you pay attention. Without attention, no recipe can save you. It's only through attention, imbued with fierce longing, that anyone grows in skill. The metaphor stretches to anything: writing, love, pet ownership.
And maybe if the attention is fierce enough and is paid at the right altitude on a learning curve, it changes you. The proof of life garden isn't finished, but I've come to terms with it being a process. After our recent heat blast (88 degrees Tuesday!) I watered parts of it and will water again later this week as the grasses put on a growth spurt and a "Snow Lady" daisy prepares to send up blooms. Unless, of course, we get rain. (Another thing horticulture pros kvetch about: folks who don't adjust their sprinklers to conditions).
Spring in Colorado always turns me into a kid on a road trip with her nose pressed between the front seats, torn between impatience and procrastination. I feel like I'm asking incessantly: "are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet?" until I flop from exhaustion. When the adult in me reclaims command, I am also torn: between acceptance that some plants may struggle, may die, and the impulse to say, "not if I can help it."
Last weekend, to signal that the season really has turned a corner and we're done with frost, I put out my favorite piece of garden bling: a solar birdbath fountain that brings the music of splashing to that dry corner, pictured at the top of this post. A seasonal road sign.
I think we're there. Water attentively.


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On a Friday night, we responded to a motor vehicle accident with person pinned. On scene, we had two patients who were already being treated. The second vehicle was nowhere in sight, and law enforcement had assumed it was a hit and run. Upon further investigation, we found the second vehicle under a tree, the limbs covering the vehicle, hiding it from plain view. As we started patient care, I crawled into the back seat to assist with patient care. One of the EMTs handed me their bulky Maglite and told me to hold it. I took it and promptly laid it down in the seat and reached up and switched on my SureFire G2®, with a KX4 LED conversion head that I had mounted on my helmet. It nearly blinded the techs as we packaged the patient for transport. While en route to the hospital, both EMT techs asked where they could purchase a light like mine. A month later, an email came out to everyone, recommending the purchase of G2 LEDs. I own many flashlights, but nothing compares to the quality of my SureFires.
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As some of you know, I started 2010 by working in a new position at Canonical: Ubuntu Project Manager. I've been having an absolute blast; working my butt off has never been more fun, challenging, or interesting. I'm finding that nearly every side-interest I've had in the past several years is coming to the forefront in my project management work.
There were all sorts of adjustments I needed to make before PM'ing again, and one of those was catching up on communication technology. I now live by email, calendars, IRC, Skype, and phone conversations. Gone are the days of going heads-down into some code for a week or two. I need to stay connected, 100% of the time. I needed to get a smartphone.
What I really wanted was a Nokia N900. Sadly, T-Mobile's not offering one, so I got an Android phone with a physical keyboard instead: a new G1. Yeah, out of date, but considering that I was still using a Razr, the G1 is cutting-edge ;-)
I gotta tell you, this little phone has changed my life. The craziest thing is not the apps, the Market, the features, etc.; it's the touchscreen that has made me a believer.
You Can Touch This
I can't believe how radically the touchscreen phone has changed my computing habits and preferences. When I sit down at my laptop or desktop to do something quickly, I don't want use the keyboard or mouse. I want to point, swipe, and tweak with my fingers. When I'm on the phone, my brain has my speaking and text-processing faculties tied up. To easily multitask while talking, I need to be able to use a different part of my brain: that part involved in motor control.
I like using the touchscreen so much that I will often use my G1 for tasks that are better suited for my laptop, merely because of the joy I get from using the interface.
Touch, tap, drag, push, swipe. I love it. Can't get enough of it.
The best thing of all? This is really silly: I love the virtual desktops and being able to navigate between them with a swipe. Whose idea was this? That designer or engineer needs to be promoted! I have never experienced a more intuitive way of switching virtual desktops. I didn't even know how much this was important to me until I used the G1. I want this for my laptop!
Having such a positive bias towards tactile technology, you can imagine my joy when I saw this Ubuntu blueprint. And then when I was asked to work with Bryce and Andy on the PM portion of multi-touch support, I was quite delighted. This will give application developers and device engineers what they need in order to start creating new exciting stuff for the Ubuntu world. You will be able to have an iPad-like experience on your Linux devices (that have the proper hardware).
The thing is, as much fun as tactile interfaces are, I want way more now. I've been given a taste... now I want the banquet.
An Interface for the Future
So the iPad has been getting lots of press. It's bigger than a phone, I like that: I could replace my pen-and-paper medium-sized Moleskine with one. The thing I like the best though? Yeah, you guessed it: the interface. Curling pages and apps that have been re-worked specifically for the new format/size. I love it when a device lets me use it in a way that is natural and intuitive, and provides visual (or other sensory) feedback on my use.
Apple has made, in my opinion, a good and interesting product. But certainly not a revolutionary one. It's a natural progression from what folks are already doing with smartphones and netbooks.
So let's talk about revolutionary :-)
Imagine you've got a crazy new shirt, one whose fibers convert your movements to electrical current and can power your devices. Perhaps it comes with a "battery net" for literally flexible power storage. Now imagine that some clever sod has equipped your shirt with sockets for micro-SD cards (or something similar). If you've read my "After the Cloud" posts, then you probably know where I'm going with this :-)
Now add some embedded micro-controllers, and bluetooth, a smart phone with cloud-controller software, and you've got a personal S3 with potentially terabytes of light-weight, wearable storage. And your phone controls the nodes, redundancy, failover, etc. Maybe your phone runs Ubuntu and you're pushing backups of your personal cloud onto your U1 account.
But how do we interface with all this great storage? Here comes the banquet I mentioned :-)
I want to be able to reach "into" my phone, grab an icon (application, file, contact, whatever) and put it where I want. But I mean really put it: I can pick up some data off my desktop, and throw it over my shoulder or at my feet. With appropriate sensing equipemnt on the power shirt's sleeves, my arms and hands are now the perfect "mice."
In fact, there's no more virtual desktop (that's old skool). One of the new primary functions of your mobile device is to peer "into" the halo of data that surrounds you now. You can either spin your virtual storage space around you like an inverted, 3D lazy susan, our you can physically move your phone around, like a diving mask peering into the water.
Closing Thoughts
The more data I have, the more I feel that I live in it. The problem is that our current tech forces us into tiny sardine cans and we have to consume our data with the equivalent of a single chop-stick. If I'm going to live in my data, I want to have the best possible experience of immersion that I can. I want an interface that can handle my future.
I could go on and on... I love this sort of thing. The important thing to know now is that the community is working on the building blocks for our technological future. The first steps are being made in open source software that will allow us to take giant, insanely cool steps in the not-to-distant future.


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When Absolut Vodka asked ex-model-turned-fashion-photographer-extraordinaire Ellen Von Unwerth to tackle their new ad campaign, she jumped at the opportunity. Working with Kate Beckinsale and Zooey Deschanel, Ellen brought a playful, enchanting aesthetic to the imagery (makes me fancy a tall glass of Absolut right this moment, actually). This enigmatic still (I'd like to be a fly on the wall of one of Ellen's dreams) was created with four HMIs.
Camera: Canon 1Ds Mark III with 70-200mm lens, set on a tripod 15 feet back. Shot at 1/60, f11, ISO 100.
Lighting: The key light is a 6k Arri fresnel HMI at f11 ½ (+½ stop) set on a highboy roller directly above and behind camera. A set of barn doors helps focus the light on Kate. A 1.2k Arri fresnel HMI with barn doors at f16 ½ (+1 ½ stops) sits just out of frame to camera right. This light is aimed at the Absolut bottle and creates the alluring highlight on the side of the bottle. A 1.2k fresnel at f16 ½ (+1 ½ stops) with a full CT orange gel aimed at the rear wall rests just off the ground, directly behind Kate. Another 1.2k fresnel with barn doors at f16 ½ (+1 ½ stops) sits on the floor behind Kate and is focused upwards at the rear wall. This creates the whitish glow on the wall as well as the floor.
Comments: The set designer for this shoot loved the creative concept but had some logistical problems with its execution. Born into an incredibly superstitious family, she was not willing to chance seven years bad luck (or worse, the death of a family member) propping the broken mirror. As a compromise, she agreed to watch via a video feed from a nearby room and direct her assistant over walkie talkies.


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If you were asked to pull together an ensemble of the most kick-ass actresses in Hollywood, who would be on your shortlist? For us, Zoe Bell would definitely make that cut. Sure, she's not as famous as Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hamilton or Uma Thurman, but as a stuntwoman turned leading lady, she has a clear edge over her competition as we see it. Thankfully, Millennium Films seems to agree, and has reached out to Bell about their in-development Expendables spin-off, The ExpendaBelles.
Speaking with Bell about her upcoming actioner Raze, Crave Online asked about The ExpendaBelles project. She responded:
"I have not yet [been offered] but we should print that they should. I've been in and I've met. Yes, I've had meetings with people but they haven't got a director attached yet so that's the next thing. I would obviously love to be involved in it…They've got Expendables and then The ExpendaBelles which is a cute little play on words there. So it's the ExpendaBelles gang that I have been and met with. Listen, I'd take either."
The ExpendaBelles has been a project Bell has publicly shown interest in on her Twitter page, encouraging fans who demanded she be considered for the project for which she seems a natural fit. Bell's been growing a reputation rare for a stuntwoman. Her career began as a double for Lucy Lawless on Xena: Warrior Princess, but when the show wrapped, Bell traveled from her homeland of New Zealand to Hollywood in hopes of making it big in stunts. What's remarkable is this time of her career was captured in a fascinating documentary called Double Dare, which concludes with her meeting and impressing the hell out of Quentin Tarantino as he searched for Thurman's stunt double on Kill Bill.
Since then, Bell and Tarantino have been recurring collaborators. She's worked on Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained and most notably, she had a lead role in his Grindhouse contribution Death Proof, where she rode on the hood of a speeding muscle car. The last film showed the clear advantage of having a stunt woman take on a lead role, allowing for camera shots and coverage that wouldn't be possible if doubles were brought in. For a better understanding of Bell's stunt skills, check out this reel:
Bell isn't the biggest name being tossed around The Expendables spin-off. (Meryl Streep, Milla Jovovich, and Cameron Diaz have also been mentioned.) But she's one I'm personally the most stoked about. But can she act, you might wonder? To answer that question, watch Death Proof or check out her upcoming Raze. But keep in mind, The Expendables movies ask most of its stars to do little more than act tough and deliver cutting one-liners. I'm confident Bell, even in her limited acting experience, can handle that. For now it seems like no talent will be confirmed until a director is in place. We'll keep you up to date on ExpendaBelles' development. In the meantime, look for Raze in theaters on January 10th.


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Panels and Autograph Signings Will Feature Cast Members and Creative Teams Behind CBS's "NCIS: LOS ANGELES," CBS Television Studios/CW's "Ringer" And SHOWTIME Series "Dexter ®" and "Shameless"
CBS to Launch a "Person of Interest at Comic-Con" Promotion And Host "Person of Interest" Cast Autograph Signings In Conjunction with the Warner Bros. Television Panel For the Network's New Crime Thriller Series
"The Big Bang Theory" Cast Members Return by Popular Demand to Sign Autographs and Headline a Warner Bros. Television Panel
Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs, Stars of CBS's Highly Anticipated New Comedy Series, "2 Broke Girls," to Sign Autographs –As Will Pamela Adlon from "Californication"
CBS Interactive Will Host the CNET Base Station with GameSpot And Cover Comic-Con's Hottest News, Events and Series Via CBS.com and GameSpot.com
Popular "Survivor" Winner Jenna Morasca to Serve As the Official Master of Ceremonies of the CBS/SHOWTIME/CW Booth (#4129), Which Will Feature Contests, Signings, Thousands of Giveaways And a Series-Themed Green Screen Photo Op
CBS, SHOWTIME and the CW are San Diego-bound with fan-favorite stars, coveted creative teams, exclusive previews — and superb swag — for Comic-Con 2011. From Preview Night, Wednesday, July 20, through Sunday, July 24, the company will have an extensive presence through panels, a booth, autograph signings, contests, interactive opportunities and on-site coverage via CBS Interactive's CBS.com, GameSpot and CNET.
The panels will include a SHOWTIME session with the Emmy Award-nominated and Peabody Award-winning series "Dexter," and the new hit series, "Shameless" as well as an exclusive first-look trailer of the upcoming new SHOWTIME drama series, "Homeland"; a CBS Television Studios/CW panel for the gripping new thriller series, "Ringer," in which Sarah Michelle Gellar makes her highly anticipated return to television; and a CBS "Teching Out with NCIS: LA" panel, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at how the series and stars of the #2 drama/scripted series use some of the coolest and most advanced technology available today. The CBS Television Studios/CW and CBS panels will also feature exclusive trailers and giveaways for those in attendance.
Stars scheduled to attend include Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch from "The Big Bang Theory"; Pamela Adlon from "Californication"; Michael C. Hall, C.S. Lee, David Zayas and James Remar, as well as special guest stars Colin Hanks and Mos from "Dexter"; Morena Baccarin from "Homeland"; LL COOL J, Chris O'Donnell, Renee Felice Smith and Barrett Foa from "NCIS: LOS ANGELES"; Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson and Taraji P. Henson from "Person of Interest"; Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nestor Carbonell, Ioan Gruffudd and Kristoffer Polaha from "Ringer"; William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum and Justin Chatwin from "Shameless"; and Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs from "2 Broke Girls."
"Survivor" winner Jenna Morasca will serve as the official Master of Ceremonies at the CBS/SHOWTIME/CW booth (#4129) to welcome and inform fans about the company's various Comic-Con activities, and host numerous trivia games featuring fun prizes. Booth giveaways will include "NCIS: LOS ANGELES" iPhone skins, "Person of Interest" tee-shirts and sharpies, "2 Broke Girls" change purses and sharpies, and assorted CBS series DVD sets; SHOWTIME will, once again, provide thousands of their sought-after SHOWTIME Comic-Con bags. "Big Brother's" sassy "robot" Zingbot will make several booth appearances on Sunday, July 24 to pose with fans and hand out four collectible Comic-Con edition "Big Brother" buttons. Also, CBS Consumer Products/StarTrek.com will offer hundreds of Enterprise bottle opener key chains, as well as a series of wristbands with Star Trek phrases on them. A new addition to the booth this year is a special green screen photo booth, which will enable fans to insert themselves within cast shots for "Ringer," "2 Broke Girls," "NCIS: LOS ANGELES," "Person of Interest," "The Big Bang Theory," "Dexter," "Weeds," "Shameless" or "Homeland."
CBS will present a "Person of Interest at Comic-Con" promotion throughout the five days of Comic-Con. CBS's "Person of Interest" is a new crime thriller from J.J. Abrams and "The Dark Knight" co-writer Jonathan Nolan about a presumed dead former-CIA agent who teams up with a mysterious billionaire to prevent violent crimes by using their own brand of vigilante justice. As of Wednesday, July 20, Comic-Con attendees will have the opportunity to enter a sweepstakes to win a customized and cast-signed "Person of Interest" iPad 2 – five in all. Details about the giveaway will be Tweeted from @cbsatComicCon, posted at the CBS/SHOWTIME/CW Booth (#4129) and listed on CBS.com's microsite (www.cbs.com/comiccon2011/) on July 20.
Also on Saturday, Warner Bros. Television will host the "Person of Interest" panel (6:45-7:30 PM in Room 6BCF) with stars Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson and Taraji P. Henson, and executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Greg Plageman. The cast and executive producers will also interact with fans at the CBS/SHOWTIME/CW booth and the Warner Bros. booth (#4545). (Fans will have the opportunity to view the first episode of "Person of Interest" at the Warner Bros. Television Sneak Peek Premiere event on Wednesday, July 20 at 6:00 PM in Ballroom 20.)
Comic-Con favorites Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar from the Emmy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-nominated, #1 comedy series, "The Big Bang Theory," will this year be joined by recurring cast members Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch. On Friday, July 22, they will interact with fans at the CBS/SHOWTIME/CW booth and the Warner Bros. booth and, along with creators/executive producers Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady and executive producer Steven Molaro, will participate in Warner Bros. Television's "The Big Bang Theory" panel from 12:30-1:30 PM in Ballroom 20.
Kat Dennings ("Thor," "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist") and Beth Behrs, stars of CBS's highly anticipated new comedy series, "2 Broke Girls," will sign autographs in the CBS/SHOWTIME/CW booth. In the series, they play two young women waitressing at a greasy spoon diner who strike up an unlikely friendship in the hopes of launching a successful cupcake business. Pamela Adlon from Golden Globe Award-nominated SHOWTIME series "Californication" will also appear in the booth to sign autographs.
CBS.com will offer a window into CBS events, news and action at Comic-Con for fans throughout the country via www.cbs.com/comicon. Coverage will include interviews with attending CBS stars, "man on the street" interviews, on-demand video coverage of the CBS series panels, photos from key Comic-Con and CBS events and interactive games that enable fans to immerse themselves in the excitement of Comic-Con. In addition to CBS.com, fans can get real-time updates through Twitter (@CBSatComicCon or @CBS) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/CBS), including live tweeting of panels and events and immediate access to photos and video.
CBS Interactive is hosting the CNET Base Station with GameSpot, where Comic-Con super fans can recharge their gadgets, play some of the hottest new video game titles in the GameSpot Game Room, grab snacks (including thousands of "2 Broke Girls" cupcakes), and win prizes. The CNET Base Station is located at the iconic Lou & Mickey's restaurant at the heart of the gateway between San Diego Convention Center and the adjacent Gaslamp Quarter, and will be open Thursday, July 21 and Friday, July 22, from 11:00 AM-8:00 PM. For more information and to register for the event, visit http://cnetbasestation.eventbrite.com/.
Additionally, GameSpot will cover Comic-Con from the gaming perspective, with special editions of its daily Web show, "On the Spot," from 11:00 AM-2:00 PM, PT (2:00-5:00 PM, ET), on Thursday, July 21, Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 22 as well as special editions of "Tonight on the Spot" on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. GameSpot coverage will also feature a live backpack cameraperson, capturing the action from the entire show floor with direction from users at home, who can email their requests to firstname.lastname@example.com. Visithttp://comic-con.gamespot.com closer to the event for regular updates, including the times of GameSpot's evening shows.
The CBS Television Studios/CW "Ringer" Panel (Thursday, July 21, 1:45-2:45PM in Ballroom 20):
Sarah Michelle Gellar ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") makes her highly anticipated television return in the gripping new thriller, "Ringer," as a woman who, after witnessing a murder, goes on the run, hiding out by assuming the life of her wealthy identical twin sister — only to learn that her sister's seemingly idyllic life is just as complicated and dangerous as the one she's trying to leave behind. Be the first to see an exclusive sneak peek of the new television series about family secrets and stolen identities, followed by a panel discussion moderated byEntertainment Weekly Executive Editor Kristen Baldwin with series stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nestor Carbonell ("Lost," "The Dark Knight"), Ioan Gruffudd ("Fantastic Four"), Kristoffer Polaha ("Life Unexpected"), Executive Producer Pam Veasey ("CSI: NY") and Co-Executive Producers Nicole Snyder ("Supernatural") and Eric Charmelo ("Supernatural").
Additionally, there will be a never-before-seen trailer and exclusive fan giveaways during the session, including portable custom "Ringer" stools for everyone in attendance, a chance to win a three-night stay in a luxurious suite at a high-end hotel adjacent to the convention center during the remainder of their Comic-Con stay, and cast-signed Comic-Con posters for 100 lucky fans.
For the latest updates on "Ringer" and behind-the-scenes coverage of Comic-Con 2011, go to www.cwtv.com/shows/ringer, www.twitter.com @cw_network and @CBSTVStudios #Ringer and www.facebook.com/ringer.
The SHOWTIME Panel and Exclusive SHOWTIME Trailers (Thursday, July 21, 5:30-7:30 PM in Ballroom 20):
The SHOWTIME panel will include the casts and creative teams behind the Emmy Award-nominated series, "Dexter," and the new hit series, "Shameless" – and will feature exclusive first looks at trailers for Season Six of "Dexter" and their upcoming new drama series "Homeland." Get the inside scoop on what's in store for the dysfunctional Gallaghers on "Shameless" as TV Guide Los Angeles Bureau Chief Mike Schneider leads an interview and Q&A with series stars William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum and Justin Chatwin, along with executive producer John Wells. Additionally, Comic-Con fans will be the first to see the world premiere new season trailer for "Dexter," after which KROQ Entertainment Reporter Ralph Garman will moderate a revealing interview and Q&A session with series star and executive producer Michael C. Hall, series stars C.S. Lee, David Zayas and James Remar, special guest stars Colin Hanks and Mos, and executive producers Sara Colleton, Scott Buck and Manny Coto. Also, Comic-Con favorite and "Homeland" series star Morena Baccarin will make a special appearance to introduce the exclusive trailer for the new fall series, "Homeland," a psychological thriller involving a volatile CIA officer and the war on terror which also stars Claire Danes, Damian Lewis and Mandy Patinkin. Howard Gordon ("24," "The X Files") and Alex Gansa ("24?) are the executive producers. For up-to-the-minute information on SHOWTIME and its stars at Comic-Con, fans can check out www.twitter.com/SHO_Network orwww.sho.com/comiccon.
"Teching Out with NCIS: LA" Panel (Friday, July 22, 7:00-8:00 PM in Room 6BCF):
The "Teching Out with NCIS: LA" panel will feature series stars Chris O'Donnell, LL COOL J, Renee Felice Smith and Barrett Foa, and series creator/executive producer Shane Brennan, and will be moderated by Christina McLarty, a correspondent for CBS Television Distribution's "The Insider." The session will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at how the series uses some of the coolest and advanced technology available today, as well as how the cast members utilize technology and social media in their own personal lives to connect with their fans. Find out what's real, what's not and what's in store for season 3.
Everyone attending the panel will receive a limited collector's edition "NCIS: LOS ANGELES" shirt with "Hettyisms," including: "I sense impending mayhem," "Oh, bugger!" or "Undercover work is a matter of confidence."
For the latest updates on "NCIS: LOS ANGELES" and behind-the-scenes coverage of Comic-Con 2011, follow on twitter @NCISLA_CBS and @CBSTVStudios, and follow the cast @LLCoolJ @ChrisOdonnell @BarrettFoa @Ericcolsen @DanielaRuah @ReneefSmith.
Wednesday, July 20 (6:00-9:00 PM)
Thursday, July 21 through Sunday, July 24 (9:30 AM to 7:00 PM)
Thursday, July 21:
12:30-1:30 PM — "Dexter" stars C.S. Lee and James Remar
2:00-3:00 PM — "Shameless" stars Emmy Rossum and Justin Chatwin
3:30-4:00 PM — "Ringer" star Nestor Carbonell
Friday, July 22:
11:30 AM-12:30 PM — "Dexter" star David Zayas
1:00-2:00 PM — "Californication" star Pamela Adlon
2:15-3:00 PM — "2 Broke Girls" stars Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs
3:15-4:15 PM — "The Big Bang Theory" stars Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch
4:30-5:30 PM — "NCIS: LOS ANGELES" stars Chris O'Donnell, Barrett Foa and Renee Felice Smith
Saturday, July 23:
11:30 AM-12:30 PM — "NCIS: LOS ANGELES" star LL COOL J
4:15-5:15 PM — "Person of Interest" stars Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson and Taraji P. Henson
In addition to @CBSatComicCon, fans can check out www.twitter.com/CBSTweet to follow even more behind-the-scenes moments with CBS stars at Comic-Con.


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The Importance of a Bookkeeping Audit Trail
Good business bookkeeping systems leave good audit trails. An audit trail is a sequence of events leading up to a bookkeeping entry in your business's accounts. You start with the source documents and follow through the bookkeeping steps in recording transactions to reconstruct this path. You may need to go back to the source documents and either verify certain information in the accounts or reconstruct the information in a different manner.
Suppose that a salesperson is claiming some suspicious-looking travel expenses; you probably want to go through all that person's travel and entertainment reimbursements for the past year.
If the IRS comes in for a field audit of your business, you'd better have good audit trails to substantiate all your expense deductions and sales revenue for the year. The IRS has rules about saving source documents for a reasonable period of time and having a well-defined process for making bookkeeping entries and keeping accounts:
Think twice before throwing away source documents too soon.
Check your audit trails for key transactions, such as cash collections, sales, cash disbursements, and inventory purchases.
Even computer-based accounting systems recognize the importance of audit trails. Well-designed computer programs provide the ability to backtrack through the sequence of steps involved in recording specific transactions.


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Chicken Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Anchovy & Sardine Meal, Pork Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Whole Ground Barley, Tomato Pomace, Dried Egg Product, Flaxseed, Canola Oil, Dried Apples, Cheese Meal, Dried Carrots, Air Dried Peas, Sun-cured Alfalfa, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Quinoa (Organic), Inulin, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Dried Cranberries, Dried Blueberries, Beta-Carotene, Dandelion (Organic), Garlic, DL-Methionine, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Choline Chloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Biotin, Rosemary Extract, Inositol, Dehydrated Kelp, Polysaccharide Complexes (sequestered) of Zinc, Iron, Manganese, Copper and Cobalt, Potassium Iodate, Sodium Selenite, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Enterococcus faecium, B. Subtillus, Bacillus lichenformis, Bacillus coagulins, Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus niger.
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Crude Protein min 24%
Crude Fat min 15%
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Calcium min 1.5%
Phosphorus min 1.1%
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First and fifth ingredients are named meat products.
Fat in top four ingredients (a bloat risk factor for large breed dogs). Use of controversial filler.
The first, fifth and sixth ingredients in this food are named meat products, all in meal form. This gives us a reasonable level of confidence that this food contains an adequate amount of meat for a canine.
The main grains, 2nd and 3rd on the ingredient list are brown rice and oatmeal. Both are decent quality.
It is a concern to see chicken fat as the fourth ingredient. Research at Purdue University has identified a fat in the top four ingredients of a dry dog food as a factor that increases the risk of bloat in large breed dogs. Smaller breeds are untested.
Beet pulp is filler and a controversial ingredient it is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.
Barley is a decent quality ingredient, although tomato pomace is filler. We would prefer to see the use of whole eggs rather than dried egg product in the food. Likewise, the use of fresh apples, peas and carrots rather than dried.
Overall, we are reasonably satisfied with the amount of meat product in the food. Despite the use of controversial fillers like beet pulp, these occur fairly far down the ingredient list and preceding ingredients have been good ones. This food has been given a four-star rating. Nonetheless, we would not recommend feeding it to dogs that suffer allergies and itchy skin.
Note that this food uses citric acid as a preservative and should not be premoistened prior to feeding (a bloat risk factor for large breed dogs).
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They Said The Baby Was Fine. He Wasn't.
For the first six months of his life, Shari Ungerleider's son, Evan, seemed completely normal: He babbled and cooed just like the other babies in their Wayne, New Jersey, play group and was all chubby-cheeked smiles for his doting mom. But by the time Evan turned 8 months old, Ungerleider began to notice that her blond, dark-eyed boy was falling behind. He slouched, unable to sit up for long. His alert smile turned vague and distant. While other babies his age scrabbled on the floor like turtles, Evan seemed content to lie on his back-and was growing more and more listless.
Shari and her husband, Jeff, rushed their only child from specialist to specialist for three frantic months, watching helplessly as Evan endured blood work, biopsies, exams, EEGs. Ungerleider nearly broke down at the sight of Evan's diapered and sedated body lying on a conveyor belt, sliding backward into an MRI tube. Please, she prayed, invoking the worst diagnosis she could imagine, don't let it be a brain tumor.
Evan's true diagnosis proved even more dire. He had Tay-Sachs, an incurable genetic disease that kills by age 5. As she struggled to digest the news, Ungerleider's mind reeled with grief, but also confusion: She'd been screened for Tay-Sachs during her largely uneventful pregnancy and had tested negative. Ungerleider called her obstetrician and begged him to review her records. Later, he called her back.
"Oh, my God," she remembers him telling her. "I misread your test. You are a Tay-Sachs carrier."
The memory of that moment in 1995—of the magnitude of what went wrong—still makes Ungerleider cry. "It was a mistake," she says bitterly, grimacing at the inadequacy of the word. Seated at her kitchen table before a mug of steaming coffee, Ungerleider, 36, dabs at her eyes with a manicured fingertip. "A mistake is telling someone they have a cold when they really have the flu. This mistake was going to kill my child." The Ungerleiders wanted to fight back however they could. They decided to file a controversial medical malpractice complaint known as a wrongful-birth lawsuit. In it, they contended that had they been properly informed of Evan's genetic defect, she would have had an abortion.
"I loved every second I had with Evan," Ungerleider says, her dark eyes filling. "But as a parent, would I have spared him a life of suffering? Absolutely."
It's a harsh—and heartbreaking—statement for any parent to make, to wish that your child had never been born. But in wrongful-birth lawsuits, it's invoked not only by parents of terminally ill children, but also by people whose doctors failed to diagnose a range of defects in a fetus during pregnancy, including Down syndrome, spina bifida and fragile X syndrome, a chromosomal defect that is one of the leading causes of mental retardation. A sampling of some current lawsuits sounds like a rundown of any pregnant woman's worst fears. One California couple is suing a doctor for allegedly neglecting to mention a state-mandated test that could have detected spina bifida, a condition that left their daughter partially paralyzed. A Minnesota woman whose baby was born with fragile X claims that a miscommunication by her doctor led her to believe that a screening had turned out negative when it hadn't been performed at all. An Indiana couple sued a lab, claiming that an ultrasound revealed that their daughter had hydrocephalus, or fluid on the brain, but, due to a clerical error, their doctor was never informed. Whatever the details, there's one necessary ingredient in a wrongful-birth complaint, explains Ungerleider's attorney, Bruce H. Nagel, of Roseland, New Jersey, one of the few lawyers who specializes in wrongful-birth cases. "In all cases, the mother must testify that had she had the medical knowledge, she would have terminated the pregnancy. Without that, there's no cause of action."
Therein lies the controversy. Advocates for the disabled decry the cases as endorsing a form of eugenics. And antichoice activists are up in arms because the cases rest on the notion that the mother has the right to terminate a pregnancy (a right that is, of course, guaranteed under current law). "I think of Hitler's Germany," says Mary Spaulding Balch of the National Right to Life Committee in Washington, D.C. "You're choosing who gets to live and who dies, based on an arbitrary standard, and that's a dangerous situation." Ethicists, meanwhile, are torn over wrongful-birth claims, as well as similar wrongful-life suits, in which disabled children themselves (or people acting on their behalf) argue they shouldn't exist. After all, some disabilities are so devastating that the child would probably be better off never having been born, says Arthur Caplan, Ph.D., director of the University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics in Philadelphia. "But where do you draw that line?" he asks. "It's one thing if we're talking about a genetic disease where a child is in constant, terrible pain, like Lesch-Nyhan syndrome," a rare defect that makes a child compulsively mutilate himself before dying an early death. "But Down syndrome? That's a call a lot of people don't want to go on record making."
In fact, many courts haven't been willing to enter such Solomonic territory. While wrongful-birth cases have surfaced in malpractice-friendly states such as California, Florida, Illinois and New Jersey—and in countries like Australia and the Netherlands—they've been rejected or limited in more than two dozen other states, including nine whose legislatures have passed laws barring the suits altogether. "Simply stated, the life of a child cannot constitute an injury," wrote a Kentucky Supreme Court justice in a 2003 ruling. Idaho's top court concurred this past spring; at the same time, the issue was being debated in two cases before Ohio's Supreme Court, whose decisions are due any day now.
Despite some courts' reluctance to handle them, wrongful-birth claims are on the rise, says attorney Dennis Donnelly, whose office in Chatham, New Jersey, has handled dozens of the suits. The increase has been spurred in part by the growing sophistication of the nearly 2.8 million prenatal screening tests given each year in the United States; the more doctors are able to predict bad outcomes, the more they're being held responsible for accurately passing along that knowledge to patients. The rising cost of health care also plays a role, Caplan notes. Some parents simply can't afford their children's medical bills, making a lawsuit a financial necessity, especially when they have other children to support. And there's a third reason.
"These parents are pissed," Caplan says. "Some of the angriest people I've ever seen are people who have children with birth defects and could have avoided it. As odd as it is to say, 'My child shouldn't exist,' they're so intent on punishing the health care provider that they don't care."
Shari Ungerleider, for one, doesn't think it's an odd claim at all. "As a parent, you always want to protect your children," she explains. "And it starts from when you're pregnant." Even if, she asserts, that means protecting your child from being born in the first place.
Shari and Jeff Ungerleider couldn't wait to have a baby. They'd married when Shari was 24 and working as a human resources administrator, only 11 months after meeting on a blind date. "You just know when it's right," she says with a smile, fiddling with her sparkly wedding band. Ungerleider got pregnant almost immediately. She was thrilled—and petrified. "I was the first of all my friends to have kids, so I was in it by myself," she recalls. Her mother had died of cancer months earlier, which compounded Ungerleider's isolation. But being pregnant also helped her focus on something other than her grief. As her August 1994 due date approached, she pictured her afternoons spent nuzzling with her baby at Gymboree classes and pushing him on playground swings.
Instead, their days were a blur of doctor's offices, beeping monitors and panicked phone calls. Tay-Sachs children lack an enzyme that breaks down fatty acids; as a result, the nerve cells of their brains and organs accumulate too much fat, which gradually shuts down just about every body system. At the age when other kids were taking their first steps, Evan was no longer able to hold himself up for more than a few seconds. He had a feeding tube implanted into his stomach, as he would soon lose his ability to swallow. He never uttered a word. "He'd smile sometimes, but a lot of those were seizures," Ungerleider says. "We didn't realize it at first—or didn't want to realize it—because we were happy he was smiling, whatever form it was." The Ungerleiders asked their parents and siblings to each wear a signature cologne, so that by the time Evan went blind, he'd be able to recognize them by their scent.
Ungerleider tried her best not to think about where all their efforts would inevitably lead. "But I couldn't help myself; I thought about it every day," she says. "It tore me up inside."
From looking through her ob/gyn file, Ungerleider had quickly figured out what went wrong with her prenatal screening. Tay-Sachs is a disease that typically afflicts Ashkenazi Jews—Jews of northern and central European descent, like Shari and Jeff—and, therefore, Ungerleider's doctor had ordered a genetic blood test to make sure she wasn't a carrier. As Ungerleider recalls it, her blood was sent to her insurance-approved lab, which in turn farmed it out to a second lab. That lab's conclusion, which it submitted to the original laboratory, was reportedly unambiguous: She was a carrier. But the first lab rewrote the results into a busy, poorly organized report; as Ungerleider looked through the sheaf of papers that eventually made it back to her doctor, she realized that, if one read it at a glance, the eye was drawn to the word normal. Which is evidently how her doctor had read it.
"I adored him. I trusted him. I thought he knew what he was doing. And I was wrong, obviously," she adds. The Ungerleiders met with lawyers about a malpractice claim against the doctor and the original lab. They'd never heard of a wrongful-birth suit before, but it fit their situation perfectly, and painfully. "Does it hurt to say, 'Had I known, I wouldn't have had Evan?' Yeah. It does," Ungerleider says. "But I don't think anyone can truly understand what it's like to have a child and to know that child is going to do nothing but suffer for five years. To me, that's wrong, to knowingly put a child through that."
Awash in anger and sorrow, the Ungerleiders were certain of another thing: "We wanted to have more children," says Shari, and when Evan was 18 months old, she became pregnant again. The couple knew that because they were both carriers, their odds of a Tay-Sachs pregnancy were one in four. It was 10 weeks before Ungerleider could have the genetic test to determine if the fetus had the disease. The wait seemed interminable. "I was afraid to get attached to the pregnancy," she admits. Luck was on their side: The baby was healthy.
The Ungerleiders tried to give their new son, Justin, a normal life. It wasn't easy, when even the simplest family outing meant leaving the house loaded down with Evan's special handicapped stroller, medical kit and portable oxygen tank. The family pulled out all the stops for Evan—including round-the-clock home nursing—bearing substantial out-of-pocket costs. They still managed to make ends meet, thanks to Jeff's well-paying job for a financial-services company and all the grandparents chipping in.
As is typical with parents of disabled children, Ungerleider's own needs fell by the wayside. Going to graduate school was out of the question. Lunching with a girlfriend or unwinding in front of the TV was unthinkable. Bedtime reading consisted of self-help books. And the house was always filled with people; the couple didn't even have privacy enough to argue. Little by little, their relationship cooled. "We had to get to know each other again," Ungerleider says. They began seeing a psychologist, which proved so helpful that they made it part of a standing Thursday-night date: dinner and a shrink.
By age 3, Evan was as floppy as a rag doll, except during his seizures, of which he'd have some two dozen "on a good day," Ungerleider says. His resistance was so low that any venture out of the house meant risking pneumonia. He'd already outlived the life expectancy of many Tay-Sachs sufferers.
It was then that Ungerleider discovered she was pregnant for a third time. A gene test revealed that her fetus had Tay-Sachs. "Devastating," she remembers, shaking her head. The decision was clear. She had an abortion.
Most wrongful-birth cases are settled out of court. With tales this emotional, however, it's little wonder that when a suit does go to trial, jurors find themselves brushing away tears—and meting out big money. New Jersey wrongful-birth juries have awarded $1.85 million for a Down syndrome baby and $1 million for brain damage; in a 1998 wrongful-life case, a Texas jury awarded a severely brain-damaged girl $60 million (though the verdict was later reversed). As with any medical-malpractice suit, the standard for a jury to consider in a wrongful-birth suit is whether or not the doctor made a mistake. But with mothers sobbing as they testify about their suffering children, marital strain and astronomical medical bills—and even the lawyers getting choked up sometimes—it's difficult for a jury not to feel sympathetic, says bioethicist Caplan. "Juries say, 'Boy, you deserve something.' But it doesn't mean that they've stood on the principle that a child shouldn't have been born."
That central premise, of course, presents the big ethical dilemma. A person might be able to justify preventing the birth of a baby with a terminal disease, in which a child like Evan Ungerleider lives his short life in misery. Or, perhaps, a case in which a child is born in a vegetative state, as in a wrongful-birth claim that the Kentucky Supreme Court dismissed in 2003; a woman claimed doctors had assured that her ultrasound was normal, but the fetus actually had a giant cyst where most of its brain should have been. One might sympathize with the parents of a girl with cystic fibrosis, whose complaint the New York Supreme Court green-lighted in 2003: The mother became pregnant using a donor egg from a fertility clinic—but while the clinic doctors allegedly knew that the donor was a carrier of cystic fibrosis, they never offered to test the prospective father, who turned out to be a carrier as well. What, then, about the case of a New Jersey woman who sued after her doctor allegedly misread a sonogram, and her son was born without arms—a case that settled in 1996 for $2.7 million?
Supporters of wrongful-birth lawsuits say that the type of birth defect is almost irrelevant. Rather, they frame the matter as a straightforward right-to-choose issue. "We wanted to be able to make an informed choice," explains former Salt Lake City resident Marie Borman, who says that her doctor failed to inform her that her child was at high risk for Down syndrome despite blood tests showing a 94 percent chance; Borman's daughter was born with the disorder. Because Utah's legislature forbids wrongful-birth lawsuits, Borman sued the state, claiming that its ban was unconstitutional—and that it shelters antichoice doctors who lie to patients in order to prevent abortions. The state Supreme Court agreed with the latter idea, writing that "the statute does create a safe harbor" for such doctors. Nonetheless, it upheld the ban. "If we'd understood the baby would have Down syndrome, we could have prepared ourselves emotionally and gotten the information we needed. Or maybe had an abortion," Borman says. "Either way, it was our choice to make."
But advocates for the handicapped say that however commonplace it is to abort fetuses with birth defects, endorsing the practice in court devalues the lives of the disabled. "These lawsuits are repugnant," says Andrew Imparato, president of the American Association of People With Disabilities in Washington, D.C. "A jury that holds a medical professional liable for allowing a disabled child to be born is saying that disability is a fate worse than death." In reality, he continues, "disability is a natural part of the human experience. These lawsuits say otherwise, and that's arrogant and unrealistic." Overcoming life's challenges can be enriching and even lead to greatness, argues Nancy Starnes, vice president of the National Organization on Disability in Washington, D.C. Would Stevie Wonder have been drawn to music if he weren't blind? Would Stephen Hawking be as prolific if he weren't forced to race the effects of Lou Gehrig's disease? "There are 54 million Americans living with disabilities today, and I can't imagine anyone saying that those people don't have value," Starnes says.
Opponents worry, too, that if the courts endorse genetic selection to weed out people with birth defects, it will send us down what is inevitably described as a slippery slope. "Once you say that the life of a person with a particular disability is not worthy, then you've set an arbitrary standard based on your own prejudices," says National Right to Life's Balch. "Any one of us can be pulled into that circle." As prenatal testing becomes more and more sophisticated, it raises the question of what, precisely, qualifies as a defect. The extreme: a future in which parents sue for being denied the chance to abort for bipolar disorder, nearsightedness or the presence of two X chromosomes when the parents really, really wanted a boy. It might sound like science fiction. But consider that in India and China, people already unlawfully use ultrasounds to weed out girls. And a woman in England recently set off a controversy when she had an abortion because her fetus had a cleft palate.
"It's what I call consumer eugenics," says Jonathan D. Moreno, Ph.D., director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville—meaning that, rather than a Nazi-like directive from above, it's a bottom-up form of designing babies based on individual preferences. But while Moreno agrees that these are powerful ideas that bear consideration—and that the notion of sex selection, for one, is problematic—he feels that such hypothetical concerns have no real bearing on the morality of wrongful-birth lawsuits. "The problem with all slippery slope arguments is that they are predictions. They speak to the morality of what these acts might lead to, but they don't speak to the morality of this particular act," he says. And in the here and now, Moreno says, in keeping with Roe v. Wade, there's nothing wrong with a mother terminating a pregnancy. "We don't, in general, put obstacles in the way of people's reproductive decision making. We think that's a slippery slope," he adds wryly.
In April 1998, Shari and Jeff Ungerleider agreed to an out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount. Although Ungerleider would have liked to have seen her doctor on the stand, "I didn't want to relive it, and I didn't want to make a public display of Evan," she explains. She felt vindicated: Even though her obstetrician and the lab admitted no wrongdoing (and, under the settlement terms, cannot be revealed by name), at least they'd been forced to pay. But when the last of the paperwork was sorted out, Ungerleider was left with an empty feeling. It didn't change what was going to happen next.
One day that December, the family's home nurse checked the pulse oximeter that was taped to Evan's toe and discovered that the oxygen levels in his blood were dipping. Ungerleider frantically called their pediatrician, but the only measure left was to put Evan on a ventilator, something Shari and Jeff had already agonized over and decided not to do. Ungerleider called each of her extended family members on the phone. "I have a feeling Evan's not going to make it through the night," she told them tearfully. They flocked to the house. Ungerleider spent that night cuddling her firstborn, caressing his face and hair, holding him close. At 5 A.M., as Evan's blood oxygen plummeted and his heart rate slowed, the night nurse looked at his parents. "You need to tell him it's OK to go," she said to them.
"That was the hardest thing we ever did," Ungerleider recalls now, sobbing.
With that, Evan slipped away.
"I miss him," she says, blotting her cheeks with a tissue. Justin, now 8, plays video games in a nearby playroom, and peals of giggles from daughters Leigh, 5, and Sydney, 2, issue from the Ungerleiders' furnished basement. "We would have let him stay with us forever if we could. But you have to take yourself out of the picture sometimes, and just do what's best for your child."
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Expressing Near and Far in Spanish
Two Spanish words can help you express distance: cerca (sehr-kah; meaning near or close) and lejos (leh-Hohs; meaning far). When traveling in a Spanish-speaking country, be sure to use these two words when you want to discuss how great the distance, and possible size of the effort, required to arrive at a specific place.
Take a look at how Ines weaves these words into her conversation to help her decide how to spend her day based on how near her potential destinations are to her and to each other.
¿Está lejos el cine Las Flores?
ehs-tah leh-Hohs ehl see-neh lahs floh-rehs
Is the Las Flores cinema far?
No está muy cerca . . .
noh ehs-tah mooy sehr-kah . . .
No, it's quite near . . .
. . . a sólo dos cuadras.
ah soh-loh dohs kooah-drahs
. . . only two blocks away.
¿Y el Teatro Bolívar?
ee ehl teh-ah-troh bvoh-lee-bvahr
And the Bolivar Theater?
El teatro Bolívar sí está lejos . . .
ehl teh-ah-troh bvoh-lee-bvahr see ehs-tah leh-Hohs
The Bolivar Theater is really far . . .
tiene que tomar el subte.
teeeh-neh keh toh-mahr ehl soobv-teh
you have to take the subway.


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A bold past, a bright future
While Mount Mary officially opened its doors in 1929, the foundation of the university's traditions date back to 1833 and the School Sisters of Notre Dame.
From the opening of St. Mary's Institute in Prairie du Chien in 1872 to the celebration of our centennial year in 2013 — and beyond! — Mount Mary boasts a rich legacy that champions social justice, creativity, and a curriculum that focuses not only on professional skills, but also on development of the whole person.
Our roots couldn't be stronger, and our branches continue to flourish.
2013 The Centennial Year
- In July, Mount Mary is renamed Mount Mary University. The institution's Board of Trustees approved the name change February 12, 2012.
- Mount Mary celebrates its 100th anniversary through numerous events and celebrations, including a Centennial Dinner and a special historical exhibit depicting the 100 year history of Mount Mary was displayed in the Marian Gallery. View the booklet version of that exhibit here (PDF).
- In May, the annual student-designer fashion show expands to include all arts and design students. The new annual event is named CREO and includes arts and design student exhibits as well as the runway-style student-designer fashion show.
- In July, Mount Mary College and the Medical College of Wisconsin sign a collaborative agreement to provide a dual degree program for students to earn a four-year baccalaureate degree from Mount Mary and a one-year Master of Public Health degree from the Medical College. It is the first 4+1 program of its kind to be offered by the two institutions.
- Mount Mary University's college yearbooks from 1930 to 1995 are digitized and made available online.
- In May, the annual student-designer fashion show moves off-campus for the first time.
- In July, Mount Mary College's first cohort of the Professional Doctorate of Art Therapy program begins. The program is the first of its kind in the United States.
- In July, Mount Mary College receives a grant from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation to design and implement a Students Building Bridges program to serve the needs of the college's diverse student body.
- In August, the Promise Program, funded by a TRIO grant, begins. The program serves first-generation and/or low-income students.
- The first floor of the Haggerty Library is renovated to house a new Student Success Center and Learning Commons with facilities for academic resources, career advising and student counseling as well as a new computer lab and Starbucks café. Other campus upgrades include additional electronic classrooms, a Barnes and Noble College Bookstore and the Parkway Place grill in Caroline Hall.
- In February, the Master of Science in Counseling program receives the National Certified Counselor credential from the National Board for Certified Counselors, becoming one of only four other Wisconsin higher education institutions to earn this credential.
- In February, President Eileen Schwalbach and Mount Mary's College in the Community program is awarded the 2009 Program Innovation Award from ProLiteracy America, the nation's largest adult literary organization.
- In May, the first Mount Mary MBA program graduates cross the stage at commencement.
- In July, Mount Mary College signs a transfer agreement with Waukesha County Technical College.
- The Master of Science in Counseling program adds a clinical mental health counseling concentration.
- In January, Mount Mary College joins with Columbia St. Mary's and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – St. Francis hospitals to add a diagnostic medical sonography undergraduate major.
- In February, Dr. Eileen Mihm Schwalbach is named Mount Mary College's 11th president. Her inauguration celebration takes place September 11.
- In September, Mount Mary College's athletic programs join the NCAA Division III.
- In December, the Mount Mary College administration signs an agreement with Gateway Technical College allowing Gateway Tech associate degree graduates to transfer credits to Mount Mary to earn a bachelor's degree.
- In January, Mount Mary College launches a Master of Business Administration program.
- In July, Mount Mary College expands its Master of Science in Counseling program to include concentrations in community, school and pastor counseling.
- Mount Mary College establishes a radiologic technology undergraduate major through a consortium with the Radiology Alliance, which includes Columbia St. Mary's, Froedtert and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – St. Joseph hospitals.
- In January, Mount Mary College begins offering the Master of Arts in English program.
- Mount Mary College and its service learning agenda is named to the U.S. President's Higher Community Service National Honor Roll. Mount Mary is the only institution of higher learning in Milwaukee and one of only nine in Wisconsin to receive this honor.
- The Urban Education Fellows Program (UEFP), a teacher training consortium administrated by Mount Mary College and Alverno College, receives a $1.2 million grant. UEFP prepares men and women who already have a bachelor's degree to teach in urban elementary and middle schools.
- Mount Mary College students initiate a new service project through the establishment of a community garden. The produce is donated to Second Harvest of Wisconsin and other local Milwaukee nonprofit agencies.
- In June, Mount Mary College's Women's Leadership Institute sponsors the first annual NEW Leadership™ Wisconsin program in Wisconsin, in affiliation with the Center for American Women and Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.
- Mount Mary College's newest building, the Bloechl Recreation Center, opens.
- Enrollment reaches more than 1,700 students, for the fourth year in a row, the highest in Mount Mary College's history. For four years, Mount Mary ranks among the highest enrollment growth of U.S. Catholic women's colleges.
- Mount Mary's capital campaign closes after reaching $28 million, far surpassing the original goal of $16million.
- The Midtown Program (now called the Grace Scholars Program) is established and is designed to make higher education accessible to young women in Milwaukee's central city.
- Enrollment reaches more than 1,600 students.
- On June 11, ground is broken for the Gerhardinger Center.
- The State of Wisconsin Board of Nursing grants approval for a partnership program offering a joint Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Mount Mary College and Columbia College of Nursing.
- The U.S. Department of Education awards more than $141,000 to Mount Mary College from the Fund for the Improvement of Post-secondary Education (FIPSE) to support development of the college's Leadership for Social Justice course.
- "Celestial Conversations," a major work by renowned metal sculptor Richard Hunt, is installed and dedicated near Caroline Hall.
- The Mount Mary College Women's Leadership Institute is launched.
- Mount Mary College receives a Title III grant of $1.75 million from the U.S Department of Education to enhance technology and innovation in the area of academic computing.
- The Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program is accredited.
- Mount Mary launches a Master of Science in Art Therapy program and a Master of Arts in Education: Professional Development program.
- The interior design program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation.
- In September, Mount Mary begins its first graduate program—Master of Science in Dietetics.
- On October 9, the Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Library is dedicated.
- Mount Mary College's social work undergraduate degree program becomes the first private college in
- Wisconsin to have a baccalaureate program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
- Mount Mary College establishes its annual Starving Artists' Show®, held the first Sunday after Labor Day.
- Mount Mary College launches the first four-year fashion design and merchandise management program in the nation.
- The university's Historic Costume Collection, consisting of significant 20th century womens' couture and ready-to-wear garments begins in the Fashion Department.
- On December 19, Bergstrom Hall—the location of the college dining rooms, bookstore and post office, opens.
- On May 19, ground is broken for Fidelis Hall, a residence for the School Sisters of Notre Dame, and
- Kostka Hall, a building housing an auditorium. The cornerstone is laid on October 1.
- In April, the School Sisters of Notre Dame celebrate the 100th anniversary of their founding.
- On June 10, Archbishop Messmer of Milwaukee gives the first commencement address.
- In August, Dr. Edward A. Fitzpatrick is appointed president of Mount Mary College.
- On September 16, Mount Mary officially opens its doors to 132 young women. The college consists of two buildings of Gothic style: Notre Dame Hall, with classrooms and administrative offices, and Caroline Hall, the student residence hall. One month and eight days later, the stock market crashes and the Great Depression begins.
- On September 12, the cornerstone of the new school, renamed Mount Mary College, is laid.
- St. Mary's College in Prairie du Chien is recognized by the North Central Association of Colleges as an approved college.
- Archbishop Messmer of Milwaukee requests that St. Mary's College move to Milwaukee in order to make Catholic education available to a wider group of students and also to provide for its students the advantages of a metropolitan center.
- The first college curriculum goes into effect at St. Mary's Academy in Prairie du Chien. On October 28, St. Mary's Academy became St. Mary's College, chartered by the state of Wisconsin to grant degrees. It is the first four-year Catholic college for women in Wisconsin. Three young women make up the first graduation class of St. Mary's College.
- St. Mary's Alumnae Association, the nucleus of the present association, is organized.
- On the occasion of the institute's 25th anniversary, the school changes its name to St. Mary's Academy.
- St. Mary's Institute opens in Prairie du Chien.


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Aging and Disability Resource Centers: Scorecard Highlights the Need for Information and Access to Services
By Wendy Fox-Grage , June 26, 2014 09:00 AM
Most Americans will eventually need services to help them live independently, either as consumers or as caregivers providing support to family and friends. However, many of them do not know where to turn for help or how to pay for these services.
That's a major reason Aging and Disability Resource Centers - referred to as ADRCs - are critically important to help them find the services they need. ADRCs offer a "single point of entry" for clients and families to get their questions answered in one place. In addition, ADRCs can provide referral to services and even help with transitions from different care settings.
How well do ADRCs meet the needs of those who seek their help? One indication can be found in the newly released second edition of the Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Scorecard. This study ranks state LTSS based on indicators of a high-performing system, including affordability, access, quality and choice. It found that most states have made only modest overall changes since the release of the first edition of the Scorecard three years ago, but more than half of the states (28) improved the functioning of their ADRCs.
The Scorecard clearly shows that where one lives has a great impact on the experience that consumers and their families are likely to have. To see this firsthand, I spent a day at the Fairfax County Area Agency on Aging, which runs the ADRC in Virginia's most populous county, located near Washington, D.C.
The agency helps seniors, adults with physical disabilities and their families with a full range of services in their community (see box). Social workers conduct initial screenings over the phone. To approve publicly funded services, social workers go to clients' homes and conduct full assessments.
Fairfax County Services for Older Adults & Adults With Disabilities
- Adult protective services
- Care management/social work
- In-home care
- Caregiver support and respite
- Health insurance counseling
- Meals on Wheels
- Nursing homes and assisted living
- Recreation, transportation, adult day health care and more!
"We are committed to having a one-stop shop for any citizen to call to find out about services available to older adults. The calls we receive range from crisis intervention for callers in emotional distress, to questions about long-term in-home care and how to finance that, to taxes and animal control, to concerns about elder abuse. Our six social service specialists handled over 15,000 calls last year," said Karen Hannigan, supervisor of the county's Aging, Disability and Caregiver Resources.
Many agencies, like Fairfax County, have expanded assistance offered by their ADRCs, even faced with the challenges of the Great Recession. However, there is still room for improvement. Some ADRCs provide few services, and no state received a perfect score for performance on all the functions that the Scorecard ranked. As the population ages, more people will need care to live in their homes and communities for as long as they are able. ADRCs are an important gateway to these critical services.
Wendy Fox-Grage, a senior strategic policy adviser for the AARP Public Policy Institute, thanks the Fairfax Area Agency on Aging for this opportunity and for serving the community.


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NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - In the team's season-opener last Saturday, seventeen fencers represented the MIT's men's fencing program at The Big One Fencing Tournament at Smith College. The event featured individual competition in a field of participants from nearly twenty schools, including several Division I and Division II programs. The Engineers finished with two top-ten performances across the three events.
In sabre, senior Rajiv Nadadur put up the Engineers' best performance, finishing third in a field of 76. Vinnie Ramesh also broke the top twenty with his sixteenth-place finish. Also representing MIT were Max Brand (37th), Isaac Businger (39th) and Nathan Arce (72nd).
MIT had troubles at epee, with freshman Jackson Crane pacing the Engineers at 40th. After pool play, Javi Ordonez (62nd) beat teammate Joseph Atnafu (67th) before losing to eventual-champion Justin Dion from Seton Hall University.
Sophomore Daniel Levine led the way for the Engineers at foil, capturing seventh place. Ben Nield and Rich Lagrandier also had impressive showings at twelfth and fourteenth, respectively. Sasha Siy (26th), Chris Perera (32nd) and Siraj Ali (65th) rounded out Tech's entries in the field of 82.
MIT squares off in its first team competition on Saturday, November 21, when it travels to Brown University to face UMass, UNH, Tufts, Boston University and Brandeis.


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China Inc. Moves Factory Floor to Africa
Rise Wages at Home Spur Makers of Shoes, TVs, Cars to Expand on the Continent
CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Each sparkly green television motherboard that rolls off the Hisense Co. factory line here moves China a tiny step toward a new global manufacturing base.
The line's eight South African technicians monitor the assembly process by computer and have incentives to work quickly. In less than a year of operation, they are producing at the same clip of 70 seconds per board as their Chinese counterparts.


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AdviceIQ: Why the market hasn't peaked
Has the stock market, which continues to reach new highs, topped out? Not yet. Here are four reasons I believe the stock market hasn't reached its peak.
After a five-year run-up (albeit with some downdrafts), bears say that it can't go up much more. At my firm, many clients are asking this very question. As the Dow Jones industrial average yo-yos around its recent milestone of 17,000, remember that eventually the pessimists will be right. All markets dip.
While I don't presume to predict the tops or bottoms of markets, these factors are worth considering:
1. Rolling correction: Value stocks replace growth stocks. I believe the markets are in the midst of a rolling correction, hidden by the strength in the Standard & Poor's 500 and Dow Jones indexes.
Larger companies, which have the greatest weightings in these indexes, are obscuring what is truly going on beneath the surface – a rotation out of more expensive growth stocks to more reasonably valued stocks. You can interpret this rotation in one of two ways: Either this is healthy or there is more trouble to come.
From what I see, this looks healthy -- with investors moving out of the most expensive speculative stocks like Twitter (TWTR) into larger, less costly companies, like Exxon Mobil (XOM). This year, micro-blogging company Twitter is off around 44% and energy giant Exxon has advanced almost 3%.
The price/earnings ratio for Exxon is around 14, and also below that of the S&P 500; this means Exxon is relatively inexpensive, and it pays a 2.7% dividend. Twitter, with no earnings, has no P/E, thus you pay almost $38 per share for red ink – and the hope that the company will some day turn a profit.
You can see this in the year-to-date returns. Returns are strongly positive in large- and mid-sized companies (think of those in the S&P and Dow), but broadly negative for smaller companies. The S&P is ahead almost 6.3% and the Dow is up 2%. But the Russell 2000, which tracks small-capitalization stocks, is down almost 1%.
2. Earnings: Investors may pay more for less. Last quarter's earnings were decent but not great. The earnings growth rate in 2014's first quarter was only 2.1%. And out of the 490 S&P 500 companies, 74% reported earnings above expectations with only 53% reporting sales above estimates. Looking forward, 82 companies issued negative earnings per share guidance while only 27 predict positive earnings for the second quarter, according to Factset Earnings Insight.
For the market to move much higher, we will likely need accelerating earnings in the back half of the year. Without a big increase in earnings, higher stock prices can only happen if investors are willing to pay even more for current, tepid earnings.
3. Consistent mid-term election year market conditions. Also, historically the second and third quarters of a mid-term election year are weak and choppy for the markets. This is consistent with what's going on now and suggests higher stock prices in this year's final quarter.
4. Stable credit markets. The credit markets aren't yet flashing any signs of stress in the system. Credit availability is very good, especially for non-investment grade companies that can access credit at very low interest rates. As long as corporate credit is readily available and markets believe that companies can repay their debts, this should provide a stabilizing effect for the equity markets.
As stocks climbed, the average yield on junk bonds (as measured by how much higher it was than that of ultra-safe Treasuries) came down. That is an expression of optimism: Investors lately demand lower interest from riskier corporate debt.
The rotation we see is healthy for the stock market. It's letting the market digest last year's rapid increase in stock prices as earnings catch up to valuations. For now, the market appears to be in wait-and-see mode about future earnings and increasing U.S. economic growth.
As such, I expect choppy markets for the next couple of months. Ultimately, this may turn out to be a year without clear direction, but one where equities still generate mid-to-high single-digit returns. And that portends higher stock prices, not a peak.
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Nathan Sonnenberg, CFA, CAIA, is chief investment officer of Glassman Wealth Services in McLean, Va., and is a member of the AdviceIQ Financial Advisors Network, which is a USA TODAY content partner offering financial news and commentary. Its content is produced independently of USA TODAY.


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Late Inning Magic Resides at 161st and River…
Merry Teix-mas!…
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As the saying goes, "All's well that ends well"! Friday night certainly proved the point as the Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-3 in Game 2 of the ALDS.
The game featured a pitching duel between A.J. Burnett and Nick Blackburn. It was scoreless until the 6th inning. The Twins broke out first in the top of the frame on a run-scoring triple by Brendan Harris.
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The Yankees countered in the bottom of the inning when Alex Rodriguez singled to score Derek Jeter from second.
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At that point, the Yankees went to the pen. Joba Chamberlain retired the first two batters in the top of the 7th, but surrendered a single to Joe Mauer. He was relieved by Phil Coke who struck out Jason Kubel to end the inning.
After a '3-up, 3-down' bottom of the 7th, Phil Hughes was on the mound to start the 8th. Like Chamberlain, he retired the first two batters but then got into trouble. After walking Carlos Gomez, Brendan Harris singled to move Gomez to third. Nick Punto followed with a single that scored Gomez, and Hughes headed for the showers at Joe Girardi's "suggestion".
Mariano Rivera entered the game but he promptly gave up a single to Denard Span that scored Harris. Mo struck out the next batter, Orlando Cabrera, to end the inning but the damage had been done as the Twins had taken a 3-1 lead.
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The Yankees were retired easily in the 8th, and Mo had no difficulty with the Twins in the top of the 9th despite a Michael Cuddyer single. So, the stage was set for the bottom of the 9th inning. Enter Twins closer Joe Nathan…
Mark Teixeira was up first and he lined a solid single to right. That brought the much criticized post-season "underperformer" to the plate. A-Rod silenced his critics by coming up big. His home run off Nathan tied the game, and the Yanks were back in business.
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Nathan retired the next 3 batters so the game moved to extra innings. The Twins had a chance in the top of the 10th against Alfredo Aceves but they left runners stranded at the corners.
The Yankees followed with what I thought was going to be the victorious moment. After Melky Cabrera grounded out, Jorge Posada singled. Of course, that brought Mr. "Make It Happen" (Brett Gardner) into the game as a pinch runner. When you talk about certainties in life, Brett getting his jersey dirty when he is on the base paths is a given. As expected, he stole second with a huge burst of speed. An errant pick off throw by Nathan sent Gardner to third although he did stumble to make it close. So, with just one out, the speedy Gardner stood at third. It wouldn't take much to bring him home. With Gardner on third, the Twins opted to intentionally walk Derek Jeter. Nathan was relieved by Jose Mijares. The stage was set for Johnny Damon to be the hero. If he couldn't get the job done, Mark Teixeira was on deck. Much to my chagrin, Damon hit a smash right at Orlando Cabrera. Brett Gardner had already broken for home, so the Twins were able to easily record the double play to end the threat.
The next inning would prove to be very memorable. Joe Mauer opened with a double to left off Damaso Marte except there was a small problem. The umpire (Phil Cuzzi) ruled the ball foul, however, replays clearly showed that the ball landed a foot inside of the foul line.
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Nevertheless, Joe Mauer was still able to reach base with a single. But his placement at first instead of second would prove to be very significant. Jason Kubel singled to move Mauer to second (he should have been on third if the double had stood). David Robertson, boyish face and all, entered the game in relief of Marte but gave up a single to Michael Cuddyer which loaded the bases. Had Mauer been on third, the Twins would have taken a 4-3 lead. Robertson proved to be a magician with the next 3 batters. Delmon Young lined out. Carlos Gomez hit a fielder's choice to Mark Teixeira who threw Mauer out at home. Brendan Harris, with several key hits earlier in the game, came up with a chance to save the day for the Twins. But his weak fly ball was caught by Nick Swisher and the Twins had failed to score despite loading the bases with no outs.
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With Jose Mijares still pitching for the Twins, Mark Teixeira came to the plate. As great as Teixeira has been this year, it is hard to believe that he didn't have any walk-off hits during the course of the season…well, at least until Friday night. He connected on what appeared to be an extremely hard liner but the ball never dropped until it reached the left field stands. After the game, Teixeira called the ball a "wall scraper". Whatever it was, it gave the Yankees the 4-3 victory and a 2-0 lead in the series.
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Have a pie, Mr. Teixeira! You deserve it…
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I have to admit that I do empathize with Twins fans. During football season, the majority of those fans share my passion for all things purple and gold. We cheer together when Adrian Peterson breaks a long run for a TD, Percy Harvin makes a key catch, Brett Favre zips a pass for a game winning touchdown or Jared Allen getting up from sacking yet another quarterback. The Twins had every opportunity to win Game 2, but the ghosts of Yankee Stadium ensured that it didn't happen.
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The series now moves to Minnesota for Game 3 at the Metrodome on Sunday. Andy Pettitte and the Yankees will face former teammate Carl Pavano. I remember the comparisons of Pavano to Pettitte when he joined the Yankees, as they are both similar physically. But clearly Pavano does not have Pettitte's heart. The Yanks have a chance to close out the series and it wouldn't get any better than a victory against the former American Idle.
A funny thing happened last night watching the Angels-Red Sox game. I have been giving Julia (of Julia's Rants) a hard time and repeatedly telling her "Go Angels!". But truth be told, I really do not like the Angels. I have never cared for the team. It's not to say that I have found new love for the Red Sox, but I found myself cheering for Boston and rooting for a late inning comeback. It was not meant to be as the Angels emerged with a 4-1 victory against Josh Beckett and the Red Sox to take a 2-0 advantage in the series. I will pull for the Red Sox when the series resumes in Boston. I really want to see the Red Sox and Yankees in the American League Championship Series. I have no desire to see a team that couldn't win 90 games in the World Series, so I wouldn't pull for the Twins if they are able to successfully overcome the Yankees in the ALDS. My dislike for the Angels would prevent me from cheering for them, so the only two choices in my mind are Yankees and Red Sox. As a member of the AL Eastern Division, the Red Sox would be my second choice for AL representatives in the World Series if the Yankees cannot be there. I hope that doesn't happen, believe me, as I am hoping to see the 27th World Championship for the Yankees…and nothing would be better than beating the Red Sox to advance. So, Julia, I'll say this for you, Go Red Sox! (statement expires at the conclusion of the Angels-Red Sox series).
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Speaking of the Minnesota Vikings, I'd like to say Happy Birthday to quarterback Brett Favre! The graybeard is now 40 years old. For your birthday, we'd like to give you a Super Bowl Championship! J
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